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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 DYNAMITE When a man injures a woman's feelings by any particular course of conduct to which she objects, the maternal in her rises to the surface and she treats and forgives him as she would a naughty child,--but a man makes any kind of woman-affront into a lover's quarrel.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When Nell and Jane went to see Mr. Dodd about building the long tables to serve the barbecue dinner on, he said he was too busy to do it and hadn't even any lumber to sell.
air
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From this reading As to the rally, they have stood aside with their hands in their pockets and their noses in the air, and if it hadn't been for Aunt Augusta and Nell and Jane being natural-born carpenters and draymen, we might have had to give it up and let them go on with it to their own glory.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DYNAMITE When a man injures a woman's feelings by any particular course of conduct to which she objects, the maternal in her rises to the surface and she treats and forgives him as she would a naughty child,--but a man makes any kind of woman-affront into a lover's quarrel.
any
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From this reading DYNAMITE When a man injures a woman's feelings by any particular course of conduct to which she objects, the maternal in her rises to the surface and she treats and forgives him as she would a naughty child,--but a man makes any kind of woman-affront into a lover's quarrel.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading DYNAMITE When a man injures a woman's feelings by any particular course of conduct to which she objects, the maternal in her rises to the surface and she treats and forgives him as she would a naughty child,--but a man makes any kind of woman-affront into a lover's quarrel.
aside
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From this reading As to the rally, they have stood aside with their hands in their pockets and their noses in the air, and if it hadn't been for Aunt Augusta and Nell and Jane being natural-born carpenters and draymen, we might have had to give it up and let them go on with it to their own glory.
Augusta
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From this reading As to the rally, they have stood aside with their hands in their pockets and their noses in the air, and if it hadn't been for Aunt Augusta and Nell and Jane being natural-born carpenters and draymen, we might have had to give it up and let them go on with it to their own glory.
Aunt
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From this reading As to the rally, they have stood aside with their hands in their pockets and their noses in the air, and if it hadn't been for Aunt Augusta and Nell and Jane being natural-born carpenters and draymen, we might have had to give it up and let them go on with it to their own glory.
back
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From this reading Then things happened in my back yard that it sounds like a romance to write about.
barbecue
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From this reading When Nell and Jane went to see Mr. Dodd about building the long tables to serve the barbecue dinner on, he said he was too busy to do it and hadn't even any lumber to sell.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That is what masculine Glendale has been doing to its women folks for four days, and I believe everybody has been secretly enjoying it.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading As to the rally, they have stood aside with their hands in their pockets and their noses in the air, and if it hadn't been for Aunt Augusta and Nell and Jane being natural-born carpenters and draymen, we might have had to give it up and let them go on with it to their own glory.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That is what masculine Glendale has been doing to its women folks for four days, and I believe everybody has been secretly enjoying it.
building
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From this reading When Nell and Jane went to see Mr. Dodd about building the long tables to serve the barbecue dinner on, he said he was too busy to do it and hadn't even any lumber to sell.
busy
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From this reading When Nell and Jane went to see Mr. Dodd about building the long tables to serve the barbecue dinner on, he said he was too busy to do it and hadn't even any lumber to sell.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading DYNAMITE When a man injures a woman's feelings by any particular course of conduct to which she objects, the maternal in her rises to the surface and she treats and forgives him as she would a naughty child,--but a man makes any kind of woman-affront into a lover's quarrel.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading DYNAMITE When a man injures a woman's feelings by any particular course of conduct to which she objects, the maternal in her rises to the surface and she treats and forgives him as she would a naughty child,--but a man makes any kind of woman-affront into a lover's quarrel.
carpenters
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From this reading As to the rally, they have stood aside with their hands in their pockets and their noses in the air, and if it hadn't been for Aunt Augusta and Nell and Jane being natural-born carpenters and draymen, we might have had to give it up and let them go on with it to their own glory.
child
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conduct
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From this reading DYNAMITE When a man injures a woman's feelings by any particular course of conduct to which she objects, the maternal in her rises to the surface and she treats and forgives him as she would a naughty child,--but a man makes any kind of woman-affront into a lover's quarrel.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DYNAMITE When a man injures a woman's feelings by any particular course of conduct to which she objects, the maternal in her rises to the surface and she treats and forgives him as she would a naughty child,--but a man makes any kind of woman-affront into a lover's quarrel.
days
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From this reading That is what masculine Glendale has been doing to its women folks for four days, and I believe everybody has been secretly enjoying it.
dinner
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From this reading When Nell and Jane went to see Mr. Dodd about building the long tables to serve the barbecue dinner on, he said he was too busy to do it and hadn't even any lumber to sell.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When Nell and Jane went to see Mr. Dodd about building the long tables to serve the barbecue dinner on, he said he was too busy to do it and hadn't even any lumber to sell.
Dodd
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From this reading When Nell and Jane went to see Mr. Dodd about building the long tables to serve the barbecue dinner on, he said he was too busy to do it and hadn't even any lumber to sell.
doing
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From this reading That is what masculine Glendale has been doing to its women folks for four days, and I believe everybody has been secretly enjoying it.
draymen
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From this reading As to the rally, they have stood aside with their hands in their pockets and their noses in the air, and if it hadn't been for Aunt Augusta and Nell and Jane being natural-born carpenters and draymen, we might have had to give it up and let them go on with it to their own glory.
DYNAMITE
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enjoying
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From this reading That is what masculine Glendale has been doing to its women folks for four days, and I believe everybody has been secretly enjoying it.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Nell and Jane went to see Mr. Dodd about building the long tables to serve the barbecue dinner on, he said he was too busy to do it and hadn't even any lumber to sell.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading That is what masculine Glendale has been doing to its women folks for four days, and I believe everybody has been secretly enjoying it.
feelings
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folks
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From this reading That is what masculine Glendale has been doing to its women folks for four days, and I believe everybody has been secretly enjoying it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That is what masculine Glendale has been doing to its women folks for four days, and I believe everybody has been secretly enjoying it.
forgives
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four
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From this reading That is what masculine Glendale has been doing to its women folks for four days, and I believe everybody has been secretly enjoying it.
give
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From this reading As to the rally, they have stood aside with their hands in their pockets and their noses in the air, and if it hadn't been for Aunt Augusta and Nell and Jane being natural-born carpenters and draymen, we might have had to give it up and let them go on with it to their own glory.
Glendale
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From this reading That is what masculine Glendale has been doing to its women folks for four days, and I believe everybody has been secretly enjoying it.
glory
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From this reading As to the rally, they have stood aside with their hands in their pockets and their noses in the air, and if it hadn't been for Aunt Augusta and Nell and Jane being natural-born carpenters and draymen, we might have had to give it up and let them go on with it to their own glory.
go
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From this reading As to the rally, they have stood aside with their hands in their pockets and their noses in the air, and if it hadn't been for Aunt Augusta and Nell and Jane being natural-born carpenters and draymen, we might have had to give it up and let them go on with it to their own glory.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As to the rally, they have stood aside with their hands in their pockets and their noses in the air, and if it hadn't been for Aunt Augusta and Nell and Jane being natural-born carpenters and draymen, we might have had to give it up and let them go on with it to their own glory.
hadn't
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From this reading As to the rally, they have stood aside with their hands in their pockets and their noses in the air, and if it hadn't been for Aunt Augusta and Nell and Jane being natural-born carpenters and draymen, we might have had to give it up and let them go on with it to their own glory.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading As to the rally, they have stood aside with their hands in their pockets and their noses in the air, and if it hadn't been for Aunt Augusta and Nell and Jane being natural-born carpenters and draymen, we might have had to give it up and let them go on with it to their own glory.
happened
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From this reading Then things happened in my back yard that it sounds like a romance to write about.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is what masculine Glendale has been doing to its women folks for four days, and I believe everybody has been secretly enjoying it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As to the rally, they have stood aside with their hands in their pockets and their noses in the air, and if it hadn't been for Aunt Augusta and Nell and Jane being natural-born carpenters and draymen, we might have had to give it up and let them go on with it to their own glory.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Nell and Jane went to see Mr. Dodd about building the long tables to serve the barbecue dinner on, he said he was too busy to do it and hadn't even any lumber to sell.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading DYNAMITE When a man injures a woman's feelings by any particular course of conduct to which she objects, the maternal in her rises to the surface and she treats and forgives him as she would a naughty child,--but a man makes any kind of woman-affront into a lover's quarrel.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DYNAMITE When a man injures a woman's feelings by any particular course of conduct to which she objects, the maternal in her rises to the surface and she treats and forgives him as she would a naughty child,--but a man makes any kind of woman-affront into a lover's quarrel.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That is what masculine Glendale has been doing to its women folks for four days, and I believe everybody has been secretly enjoying it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As to the rally, they have stood aside with their hands in their pockets and their noses in the air, and if it hadn't been for Aunt Augusta and Nell and Jane being natural-born carpenters and draymen, we might have had to give it up and let them go on with it to their own glory.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DYNAMITE When a man injures a woman's feelings by any particular course of conduct to which she objects, the maternal in her rises to the surface and she treats and forgives him as she would a naughty child,--but a man makes any kind of woman-affront into a lover's quarrel.
injures
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From this reading DYNAMITE When a man injures a woman's feelings by any particular course of conduct to which she objects, the maternal in her rises to the surface and she treats and forgives him as she would a naughty child,--but a man makes any kind of woman-affront into a lover's quarrel.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading DYNAMITE When a man injures a woman's feelings by any particular course of conduct to which she objects, the maternal in her rises to the surface and she treats and forgives him as she would a naughty child,--but a man makes any kind of woman-affront into a lover's quarrel.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is what masculine Glendale has been doing to its women folks for four days, and I believe everybody has been secretly enjoying it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That is what masculine Glendale has been doing to its women folks for four days, and I believe everybody has been secretly enjoying it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading That is what masculine Glendale has been doing to its women folks for four days, and I believe everybody has been secretly enjoying it.
Jane
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From this reading As to the rally, they have stood aside with their hands in their pockets and their noses in the air, and if it hadn't been for Aunt Augusta and Nell and Jane being natural-born carpenters and draymen, we might have had to give it up and let them go on with it to their own glory.
kind
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From this reading DYNAMITE When a man injures a woman's feelings by any particular course of conduct to which she objects, the maternal in her rises to the surface and she treats and forgives him as she would a naughty child,--but a man makes any kind of woman-affront into a lover's quarrel.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading As to the rally, they have stood aside with their hands in their pockets and their noses in the air, and if it hadn't been for Aunt Augusta and Nell and Jane being natural-born carpenters and draymen, we might have had to give it up and let them go on with it to their own glory.
like
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From this reading Then things happened in my back yard that it sounds like a romance to write about.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Nell and Jane went to see Mr. Dodd about building the long tables to serve the barbecue dinner on, he said he was too busy to do it and hadn't even any lumber to sell.
lover's
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lumber
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From this reading When Nell and Jane went to see Mr. Dodd about building the long tables to serve the barbecue dinner on, he said he was too busy to do it and hadn't even any lumber to sell.
makes
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man
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masculine
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From this reading That is what masculine Glendale has been doing to its women folks for four days, and I believe everybody has been secretly enjoying it.
maternal
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mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading As to the rally, they have stood aside with their hands in their pockets and their noses in the air, and if it hadn't been for Aunt Augusta and Nell and Jane being natural-born carpenters and draymen, we might have had to give it up and let them go on with it to their own glory.
Mr
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then things happened in my back yard that it sounds like a romance to write about.
natural-born
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naughty
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From this reading DYNAMITE When a man injures a woman's feelings by any particular course of conduct to which she objects, the maternal in her rises to the surface and she treats and forgives him as she would a naughty child,--but a man makes any kind of woman-affront into a lover's quarrel.
Nell
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From this reading As to the rally, they have stood aside with their hands in their pockets and their noses in the air, and if it hadn't been for Aunt Augusta and Nell and Jane being natural-born carpenters and draymen, we might have had to give it up and let them go on with it to their own glory.
noses
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From this reading As to the rally, they have stood aside with their hands in their pockets and their noses in the air, and if it hadn't been for Aunt Augusta and Nell and Jane being natural-born carpenters and draymen, we might have had to give it up and let them go on with it to their own glory.
objects
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From this reading DYNAMITE When a man injures a woman's feelings by any particular course of conduct to which she objects, the maternal in her rises to the surface and she treats and forgives him as she would a naughty child,--but a man makes any kind of woman-affront into a lover's quarrel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DYNAMITE When a man injures a woman's feelings by any particular course of conduct to which she objects, the maternal in her rises to the surface and she treats and forgives him as she would a naughty child,--but a man makes any kind of woman-affront into a lover's quarrel.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As to the rally, they have stood aside with their hands in their pockets and their noses in the air, and if it hadn't been for Aunt Augusta and Nell and Jane being natural-born carpenters and draymen, we might have had to give it up and let them go on with it to their own glory.
own
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From this reading As to the rally, they have stood aside with their hands in their pockets and their noses in the air, and if it hadn't been for Aunt Augusta and Nell and Jane being natural-born carpenters and draymen, we might have had to give it up and let them go on with it to their own glory.
particular
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pockets
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From this reading As to the rally, they have stood aside with their hands in their pockets and their noses in the air, and if it hadn't been for Aunt Augusta and Nell and Jane being natural-born carpenters and draymen, we might have had to give it up and let them go on with it to their own glory.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading DYNAMITE When a man injures a woman's feelings by any particular course of conduct to which she objects, the maternal in her rises to the surface and she treats and forgives him as she would a naughty child,--but a man makes any kind of woman-affront into a lover's quarrel.
rally
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From this reading As to the rally, they have stood aside with their hands in their pockets and their noses in the air, and if it hadn't been for Aunt Augusta and Nell and Jane being natural-born carpenters and draymen, we might have had to give it up and let them go on with it to their own glory.
rises
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romance
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said
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secretly
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From this reading That is what masculine Glendale has been doing to its women folks for four days, and I believe everybody has been secretly enjoying it.
see
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sell
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From this reading When Nell and Jane went to see Mr. Dodd about building the long tables to serve the barbecue dinner on, he said he was too busy to do it and hadn't even any lumber to sell.
serve
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From this reading When Nell and Jane went to see Mr. Dodd about building the long tables to serve the barbecue dinner on, he said he was too busy to do it and hadn't even any lumber to sell.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DYNAMITE When a man injures a woman's feelings by any particular course of conduct to which she objects, the maternal in her rises to the surface and she treats and forgives him as she would a naughty child,--but a man makes any kind of woman-affront into a lover's quarrel.
sounds
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stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to the rally, they have stood aside with their hands in their pockets and their noses in the air, and if it hadn't been for Aunt Augusta and Nell and Jane being natural-born carpenters and draymen, we might have had to give it up and let them go on with it to their own glory.
surface
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From this reading DYNAMITE When a man injures a woman's feelings by any particular course of conduct to which she objects, the maternal in her rises to the surface and she treats and forgives him as she would a naughty child,--but a man makes any kind of woman-affront into a lover's quarrel.
tables
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ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is what masculine Glendale has been doing to its women folks for four days, and I believe everybody has been secretly enjoying it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DYNAMITE When a man injures a woman's feelings by any particular course of conduct to which she objects, the maternal in her rises to the surface and she treats and forgives him as she would a naughty child,--but a man makes any kind of woman-affront into a lover's quarrel.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As to the rally, they have stood aside with their hands in their pockets and their noses in the air, and if it hadn't been for Aunt Augusta and Nell and Jane being natural-born carpenters and draymen, we might have had to give it up and let them go on with it to their own glory.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As to the rally, they have stood aside with their hands in their pockets and their noses in the air, and if it hadn't been for Aunt Augusta and Nell and Jane being natural-born carpenters and draymen, we might have had to give it up and let them go on with it to their own glory.
Then
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As to the rally, they have stood aside with their hands in their pockets and their noses in the air, and if it hadn't been for Aunt Augusta and Nell and Jane being natural-born carpenters and draymen, we might have had to give it up and let them go on with it to their own glory.
things
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From this reading Then things happened in my back yard that it sounds like a romance to write about.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DYNAMITE When a man injures a woman's feelings by any particular course of conduct to which she objects, the maternal in her rises to the surface and she treats and forgives him as she would a naughty child,--but a man makes any kind of woman-affront into a lover's quarrel.
too
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From this reading When Nell and Jane went to see Mr. Dodd about building the long tables to serve the barbecue dinner on, he said he was too busy to do it and hadn't even any lumber to sell.
treats
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From this reading DYNAMITE When a man injures a woman's feelings by any particular course of conduct to which she objects, the maternal in her rises to the surface and she treats and forgives him as she would a naughty child,--but a man makes any kind of woman-affront into a lover's quarrel.
up
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From this reading As to the rally, they have stood aside with their hands in their pockets and their noses in the air, and if it hadn't been for Aunt Augusta and Nell and Jane being natural-born carpenters and draymen, we might have had to give it up and let them go on with it to their own glory.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Nell and Jane went to see Mr. Dodd about building the long tables to serve the barbecue dinner on, he said he was too busy to do it and hadn't even any lumber to sell.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As to the rally, they have stood aside with their hands in their pockets and their noses in the air, and if it hadn't been for Aunt Augusta and Nell and Jane being natural-born carpenters and draymen, we might have had to give it up and let them go on with it to their own glory.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Nell and Jane went to see Mr. Dodd about building the long tables to serve the barbecue dinner on, he said he was too busy to do it and hadn't even any lumber to sell.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That is what masculine Glendale has been doing to its women folks for four days, and I believe everybody has been secretly enjoying it.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading DYNAMITE When a man injures a woman's feelings by any particular course of conduct to which she objects, the maternal in her rises to the surface and she treats and forgives him as she would a naughty child,--but a man makes any kind of woman-affront into a lover's quarrel.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading DYNAMITE When a man injures a woman's feelings by any particular course of conduct to which she objects, the maternal in her rises to the surface and she treats and forgives him as she would a naughty child,--but a man makes any kind of woman-affront into a lover's quarrel.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As to the rally, they have stood aside with their hands in their pockets and their noses in the air, and if it hadn't been for Aunt Augusta and Nell and Jane being natural-born carpenters and draymen, we might have had to give it up and let them go on with it to their own glory.
woman's
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From this reading DYNAMITE When a man injures a woman's feelings by any particular course of conduct to which she objects, the maternal in her rises to the surface and she treats and forgives him as she would a naughty child,--but a man makes any kind of woman-affront into a lover's quarrel.
woman-affront
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From this reading DYNAMITE When a man injures a woman's feelings by any particular course of conduct to which she objects, the maternal in her rises to the surface and she treats and forgives him as she would a naughty child,--but a man makes any kind of woman-affront into a lover's quarrel.
women
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From this reading That is what masculine Glendale has been doing to its women folks for four days, and I believe everybody has been secretly enjoying it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading DYNAMITE When a man injures a woman's feelings by any particular course of conduct to which she objects, the maternal in her rises to the surface and she treats and forgives him as she would a naughty child,--but a man makes any kind of woman-affront into a lover's quarrel.
write
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From this reading Then things happened in my back yard that it sounds like a romance to write about.
yard
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From this reading Then things happened in my back yard that it sounds like a romance to write about.
