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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 A group of negroes came gathering about the horse, and Jack asked of them whether Colonel Parker was at home.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A group of negroes came gathering about the horse, and Jack asked of them whether Colonel Parker was at home.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Just then Mr. Simms came to the door of his office in one of the wings of the house, and then, though bareheaded, walked directly across in the sun to where Jack stood holding his horse.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A group of negroes came gathering about the horse, and Jack asked of them whether Colonel Parker was at home.
answer
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From this reading “Iss, he be at home,” was the grinning answer; but no one made any offer to help him in any way.
answered
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From this reading “What d’ ye want?” said the factor, and Jack answered that he brought a letter from Mr. Richard Parker to his honor.
any
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From this reading “Iss, he be at home,” was the grinning answer; but no one made any offer to help him in any way.
asked
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From this reading A group of negroes came gathering about the horse, and Jack asked of them whether Colonel Parker was at home.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A group of negroes came gathering about the horse, and Jack asked of them whether Colonel Parker was at home.
bareheaded
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From this reading Just then Mr. Simms came to the door of his office in one of the wings of the house, and then, though bareheaded, walked directly across in the sun to where Jack stood holding his horse.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Iss, he be at home,” was the grinning answer; but no one made any offer to help him in any way.
brought
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From this reading “What d’ ye want?” said the factor, and Jack answered that he brought a letter from Mr. Richard Parker to his honor.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Iss, he be at home,” was the grinning answer; but no one made any offer to help him in any way.
came
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From this reading A group of negroes came gathering about the horse, and Jack asked of them whether Colonel Parker was at home.
Colonel
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From this reading A group of negroes came gathering about the horse, and Jack asked of them whether Colonel Parker was at home.
d
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From this reading “What d’ ye want?” said the factor, and Jack answered that he brought a letter from Mr. Richard Parker to his honor.
day
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From this reading MISS ELEANOR PARKER IT was nearly noon the next day when Jack rode up to the front of Marlborough.
directly
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From this reading Just then Mr. Simms came to the door of his office in one of the wings of the house, and then, though bareheaded, walked directly across in the sun to where Jack stood holding his horse.
door
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From this reading Just then Mr. Simms came to the door of his office in one of the wings of the house, and then, though bareheaded, walked directly across in the sun to where Jack stood holding his horse.
ELEANOR
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From this reading MISS ELEANOR PARKER IT was nearly noon the next day when Jack rode up to the front of Marlborough.
factor
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From this reading “What d’ ye want?” said the factor, and Jack answered that he brought a letter from Mr. Richard Parker to his honor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “What d’ ye want?” said the factor, and Jack answered that he brought a letter from Mr. Richard Parker to his honor.
front
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From this reading MISS ELEANOR PARKER IT was nearly noon the next day when Jack rode up to the front of Marlborough.
gathering
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From this reading A group of negroes came gathering about the horse, and Jack asked of them whether Colonel Parker was at home.
grinning
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From this reading “Iss, he be at home,” was the grinning answer; but no one made any offer to help him in any way.
group
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From this reading A group of negroes came gathering about the horse, and Jack asked of them whether Colonel Parker was at home.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Iss, he be at home,” was the grinning answer; but no one made any offer to help him in any way.
help
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From this reading “Iss, he be at home,” was the grinning answer; but no one made any offer to help him in any way.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Iss, he be at home,” was the grinning answer; but no one made any offer to help him in any way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Just then Mr. Simms came to the door of his office in one of the wings of the house, and then, though bareheaded, walked directly across in the sun to where Jack stood holding his horse.
holding
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From this reading Just then Mr. Simms came to the door of his office in one of the wings of the house, and then, though bareheaded, walked directly across in the sun to where Jack stood holding his horse.
home
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From this reading A group of negroes came gathering about the horse, and Jack asked of them whether Colonel Parker was at home.
honor
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From this reading “What d’ ye want?” said the factor, and Jack answered that he brought a letter from Mr. Richard Parker to his honor.
horse
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From this reading A group of negroes came gathering about the horse, and Jack asked of them whether Colonel Parker was at home.
house
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From this reading Just then Mr. Simms came to the door of his office in one of the wings of the house, and then, though bareheaded, walked directly across in the sun to where Jack stood holding his horse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Iss, he be at home,” was the grinning answer; but no one made any offer to help him in any way.
Iss
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From this reading “Iss, he be at home,” was the grinning answer; but no one made any offer to help him in any way.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MISS ELEANOR PARKER IT was nearly noon the next day when Jack rode up to the front of Marlborough.
Jack
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From this reading MISS ELEANOR PARKER IT was nearly noon the next day when Jack rode up to the front of Marlborough.
Just
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From this reading Just then Mr. Simms came to the door of his office in one of the wings of the house, and then, though bareheaded, walked directly across in the sun to where Jack stood holding his horse.
letter
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From this reading “What d’ ye want?” said the factor, and Jack answered that he brought a letter from Mr. Richard Parker to his honor.
made
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From this reading “Iss, he be at home,” was the grinning answer; but no one made any offer to help him in any way.
Marlborough
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From this reading MISS ELEANOR PARKER IT was nearly noon the next day when Jack rode up to the front of Marlborough.
MISS
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From this reading MISS ELEANOR PARKER IT was nearly noon the next day when Jack rode up to the front of Marlborough.
Mr
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From this reading Just then Mr. Simms came to the door of his office in one of the wings of the house, and then, though bareheaded, walked directly across in the sun to where Jack stood holding his horse.
nearly
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From this reading MISS ELEANOR PARKER IT was nearly noon the next day when Jack rode up to the front of Marlborough.
negroes
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From this reading A group of negroes came gathering about the horse, and Jack asked of them whether Colonel Parker was at home.
next
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From this reading MISS ELEANOR PARKER IT was nearly noon the next day when Jack rode up to the front of Marlborough.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Iss, he be at home,” was the grinning answer; but no one made any offer to help him in any way.
noon
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From this reading MISS ELEANOR PARKER IT was nearly noon the next day when Jack rode up to the front of Marlborough.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MISS ELEANOR PARKER IT was nearly noon the next day when Jack rode up to the front of Marlborough.
offer
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From this reading “Iss, he be at home,” was the grinning answer; but no one made any offer to help him in any way.
office
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From this reading Just then Mr. Simms came to the door of his office in one of the wings of the house, and then, though bareheaded, walked directly across in the sun to where Jack stood holding his horse.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Iss, he be at home,” was the grinning answer; but no one made any offer to help him in any way.
PARKER
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From this reading MISS ELEANOR PARKER IT was nearly noon the next day when Jack rode up to the front of Marlborough.
Richard
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From this reading “What d’ ye want?” said the factor, and Jack answered that he brought a letter from Mr. Richard Parker to his honor.
rode
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From this reading MISS ELEANOR PARKER IT was nearly noon the next day when Jack rode up to the front of Marlborough.
said
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From this reading “What d’ ye want?” said the factor, and Jack answered that he brought a letter from Mr. Richard Parker to his honor.
Simms
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From this reading Just then Mr. Simms came to the door of his office in one of the wings of the house, and then, though bareheaded, walked directly across in the sun to where Jack stood holding his horse.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Just then Mr. Simms came to the door of his office in one of the wings of the house, and then, though bareheaded, walked directly across in the sun to where Jack stood holding his horse.
sun
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From this reading Just then Mr. Simms came to the door of his office in one of the wings of the house, and then, though bareheaded, walked directly across in the sun to where Jack stood holding his horse.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What d’ ye want?” said the factor, and Jack answered that he brought a letter from Mr. Richard Parker to his honor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISS ELEANOR PARKER IT was nearly noon the next day when Jack rode up to the front of Marlborough.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A group of negroes came gathering about the horse, and Jack asked of them whether Colonel Parker was at home.
then
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From this reading Just then Mr. Simms came to the door of his office in one of the wings of the house, and then, though bareheaded, walked directly across in the sun to where Jack stood holding his horse.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Just then Mr. Simms came to the door of his office in one of the wings of the house, and then, though bareheaded, walked directly across in the sun to where Jack stood holding his horse.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MISS ELEANOR PARKER IT was nearly noon the next day when Jack rode up to the front of Marlborough.
up
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From this reading MISS ELEANOR PARKER IT was nearly noon the next day when Jack rode up to the front of Marlborough.
walked
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From this reading Just then Mr. Simms came to the door of his office in one of the wings of the house, and then, though bareheaded, walked directly across in the sun to where Jack stood holding his horse.
want
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From this reading “What d’ ye want?” said the factor, and Jack answered that he brought a letter from Mr. Richard Parker to his honor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MISS ELEANOR PARKER IT was nearly noon the next day when Jack rode up to the front of Marlborough.
way
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From this reading “Iss, he be at home,” was the grinning answer; but no one made any offer to help him in any way.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What d’ ye want?” said the factor, and Jack answered that he brought a letter from Mr. Richard Parker to his honor.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading MISS ELEANOR PARKER IT was nearly noon the next day when Jack rode up to the front of Marlborough.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Just then Mr. Simms came to the door of his office in one of the wings of the house, and then, though bareheaded, walked directly across in the sun to where Jack stood holding his horse.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading A group of negroes came gathering about the horse, and Jack asked of them whether Colonel Parker was at home.
wings
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From this reading Just then Mr. Simms came to the door of his office in one of the wings of the house, and then, though bareheaded, walked directly across in the sun to where Jack stood holding his horse.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “What d’ ye want?” said the factor, and Jack answered that he brought a letter from Mr. Richard Parker to his honor.
