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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The next day was Sunday, and immediately after breakfast Jasper announced that he was going "to haul a passel of them" over to church, the place of worship and of gossip being about five miles distant.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The next day was Sunday, and immediately after breakfast Jasper announced that he was going "to haul a passel of them" over to church, the place of worship and of gossip being about five miles distant.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The next day was Sunday, and immediately after breakfast Jasper announced that he was going "to haul a passel of them" over to church, the place of worship and of gossip being about five miles distant.
air
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From this reading "Thar air two hosses out yander at the stable, and it is jest one of Jasper's pranks to take these steers," she said.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day was Sunday, and immediately after breakfast Jasper announced that he was going "to haul a passel of them" over to church, the place of worship and of gossip being about five miles distant.
announced
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From this reading The next day was Sunday, and immediately after breakfast Jasper announced that he was going "to haul a passel of them" over to church, the place of worship and of gossip being about five miles distant.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT DRY FORK.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And when everything was made ready, Mrs. Mayfield was delighted to find upon going out to the gate that they were to be drawn by two enormous oxen.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The next day was Sunday, and immediately after breakfast Jasper announced that he was going "to haul a passel of them" over to church, the place of worship and of gossip being about five miles distant.
breakfast
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From this reading The next day was Sunday, and immediately after breakfast Jasper announced that he was going "to haul a passel of them" over to church, the place of worship and of gossip being about five miles distant.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Margaret objected.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And when everything was made ready, Mrs. Mayfield was delighted to find upon going out to the gate that they were to be drawn by two enormous oxen.
church
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From this reading The next day was Sunday, and immediately after breakfast Jasper announced that he was going "to haul a passel of them" over to church, the place of worship and of gossip being about five miles distant.
day
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From this reading The next day was Sunday, and immediately after breakfast Jasper announced that he was going "to haul a passel of them" over to church, the place of worship and of gossip being about five miles distant.
delighted
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From this reading And when everything was made ready, Mrs. Mayfield was delighted to find upon going out to the gate that they were to be drawn by two enormous oxen.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading The next day was Sunday, and immediately after breakfast Jasper announced that he was going "to haul a passel of them" over to church, the place of worship and of gossip being about five miles distant.
drawn
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From this reading And when everything was made ready, Mrs. Mayfield was delighted to find upon going out to the gate that they were to be drawn by two enormous oxen.
DRY
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From this reading AT DRY FORK.
enormous
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From this reading And when everything was made ready, Mrs. Mayfield was delighted to find upon going out to the gate that they were to be drawn by two enormous oxen.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading And when everything was made ready, Mrs. Mayfield was delighted to find upon going out to the gate that they were to be drawn by two enormous oxen.
find
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From this reading And when everything was made ready, Mrs. Mayfield was delighted to find upon going out to the gate that they were to be drawn by two enormous oxen.
five
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From this reading The next day was Sunday, and immediately after breakfast Jasper announced that he was going "to haul a passel of them" over to church, the place of worship and of gossip being about five miles distant.
FORK
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From this reading AT DRY FORK.
gate
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From this reading And when everything was made ready, Mrs. Mayfield was delighted to find upon going out to the gate that they were to be drawn by two enormous oxen.
going
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From this reading The next day was Sunday, and immediately after breakfast Jasper announced that he was going "to haul a passel of them" over to church, the place of worship and of gossip being about five miles distant.
gossip
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From this reading The next day was Sunday, and immediately after breakfast Jasper announced that he was going "to haul a passel of them" over to church, the place of worship and of gossip being about five miles distant.
haul
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From this reading The next day was Sunday, and immediately after breakfast Jasper announced that he was going "to haul a passel of them" over to church, the place of worship and of gossip being about five miles distant.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next day was Sunday, and immediately after breakfast Jasper announced that he was going "to haul a passel of them" over to church, the place of worship and of gossip being about five miles distant.
hosses
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From this reading "Thar air two hosses out yander at the stable, and it is jest one of Jasper's pranks to take these steers," she said.
immediately
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From this reading The next day was Sunday, and immediately after breakfast Jasper announced that he was going "to haul a passel of them" over to church, the place of worship and of gossip being about five miles distant.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Thar air two hosses out yander at the stable, and it is jest one of Jasper's pranks to take these steers," she said.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Thar air two hosses out yander at the stable, and it is jest one of Jasper's pranks to take these steers," she said.
Jasper
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From this reading The next day was Sunday, and immediately after breakfast Jasper announced that he was going "to haul a passel of them" over to church, the place of worship and of gossip being about five miles distant.
Jasper's
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From this reading "Thar air two hosses out yander at the stable, and it is jest one of Jasper's pranks to take these steers," she said.
jest
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From this reading "Thar air two hosses out yander at the stable, and it is jest one of Jasper's pranks to take these steers," she said.
made
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From this reading And when everything was made ready, Mrs. Mayfield was delighted to find upon going out to the gate that they were to be drawn by two enormous oxen.
Margaret
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From this reading But Margaret objected.
Mayfield
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From this reading And when everything was made ready, Mrs. Mayfield was delighted to find upon going out to the gate that they were to be drawn by two enormous oxen.
miles
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From this reading The next day was Sunday, and immediately after breakfast Jasper announced that he was going "to haul a passel of them" over to church, the place of worship and of gossip being about five miles distant.
Mrs
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From this reading And when everything was made ready, Mrs. Mayfield was delighted to find upon going out to the gate that they were to be drawn by two enormous oxen.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day was Sunday, and immediately after breakfast Jasper announced that he was going "to haul a passel of them" over to church, the place of worship and of gossip being about five miles distant.
objected
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From this reading But Margaret objected.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day was Sunday, and immediately after breakfast Jasper announced that he was going "to haul a passel of them" over to church, the place of worship and of gossip being about five miles distant.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Thar air two hosses out yander at the stable, and it is jest one of Jasper's pranks to take these steers," she said.
out
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From this reading And when everything was made ready, Mrs. Mayfield was delighted to find upon going out to the gate that they were to be drawn by two enormous oxen.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The next day was Sunday, and immediately after breakfast Jasper announced that he was going "to haul a passel of them" over to church, the place of worship and of gossip being about five miles distant.
oxen
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From this reading And when everything was made ready, Mrs. Mayfield was delighted to find upon going out to the gate that they were to be drawn by two enormous oxen.
passel
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From this reading The next day was Sunday, and immediately after breakfast Jasper announced that he was going "to haul a passel of them" over to church, the place of worship and of gossip being about five miles distant.
place
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From this reading The next day was Sunday, and immediately after breakfast Jasper announced that he was going "to haul a passel of them" over to church, the place of worship and of gossip being about five miles distant.
pranks
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From this reading "Thar air two hosses out yander at the stable, and it is jest one of Jasper's pranks to take these steers," she said.
ready
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From this reading And when everything was made ready, Mrs. Mayfield was delighted to find upon going out to the gate that they were to be drawn by two enormous oxen.
said
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From this reading "Thar air two hosses out yander at the stable, and it is jest one of Jasper's pranks to take these steers," she said.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Thar air two hosses out yander at the stable, and it is jest one of Jasper's pranks to take these steers," she said.
stable
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From this reading "Thar air two hosses out yander at the stable, and it is jest one of Jasper's pranks to take these steers," she said.
steers
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From this reading "Thar air two hosses out yander at the stable, and it is jest one of Jasper's pranks to take these steers," she said.
Sunday
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From this reading The next day was Sunday, and immediately after breakfast Jasper announced that he was going "to haul a passel of them" over to church, the place of worship and of gossip being about five miles distant.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Thar air two hosses out yander at the stable, and it is jest one of Jasper's pranks to take these steers," she said.
Thar
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From this reading "Thar air two hosses out yander at the stable, and it is jest one of Jasper's pranks to take these steers," she said.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next day was Sunday, and immediately after breakfast Jasper announced that he was going "to haul a passel of them" over to church, the place of worship and of gossip being about five miles distant.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day was Sunday, and immediately after breakfast Jasper announced that he was going "to haul a passel of them" over to church, the place of worship and of gossip being about five miles distant.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The next day was Sunday, and immediately after breakfast Jasper announced that he was going "to haul a passel of them" over to church, the place of worship and of gossip being about five miles distant.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Thar air two hosses out yander at the stable, and it is jest one of Jasper's pranks to take these steers," she said.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when everything was made ready, Mrs. Mayfield was delighted to find upon going out to the gate that they were to be drawn by two enormous oxen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day was Sunday, and immediately after breakfast Jasper announced that he was going "to haul a passel of them" over to church, the place of worship and of gossip being about five miles distant.
two
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From this reading And when everything was made ready, Mrs. Mayfield was delighted to find upon going out to the gate that they were to be drawn by two enormous oxen.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And when everything was made ready, Mrs. Mayfield was delighted to find upon going out to the gate that they were to be drawn by two enormous oxen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day was Sunday, and immediately after breakfast Jasper announced that he was going "to haul a passel of them" over to church, the place of worship and of gossip being about five miles distant.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And when everything was made ready, Mrs. Mayfield was delighted to find upon going out to the gate that they were to be drawn by two enormous oxen.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when everything was made ready, Mrs. Mayfield was delighted to find upon going out to the gate that they were to be drawn by two enormous oxen.
worship
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From this reading The next day was Sunday, and immediately after breakfast Jasper announced that he was going "to haul a passel of them" over to church, the place of worship and of gossip being about five miles distant.
yander
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From this reading "Thar air two hosses out yander at the stable, and it is jest one of Jasper's pranks to take these steers," she said.
