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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 Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
accord
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From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This afternoon Jennie had missed her blue-checked apron.
alertness
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From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading The goat inspired no fear in anybody else.
apron
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From this reading This afternoon Jennie had missed her blue-checked apron.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was no one at home but herself, and she had seen nobody pass the door.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been drying on the line outside the kitchen door five minutes before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It had been drying on the line outside the kitchen door five minutes before.
blue-checked
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From this reading This afternoon Jennie had missed her blue-checked apron.
bullfight
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From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no one at home but herself, and she had seen nobody pass the door.
Carl
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From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
carried
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From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
chase
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From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
corn-cob
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From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
Cully
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From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
daily
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From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
day
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From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
door
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From this reading It had been drying on the line outside the kitchen door five minutes before.
dozen
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From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
drying
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From this reading It had been drying on the line outside the kitchen door five minutes before.
duties
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From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
else
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From this reading The goat inspired no fear in anybody else.
fear
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From this reading The goat inspired no fear in anybody else.
five
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From this reading It had been drying on the line outside the kitchen door five minutes before.
flat
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From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
goat
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From this reading The goat inspired no fear in anybody else.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This afternoon Jennie had missed her blue-checked apron.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading There was no one at home but herself, and she had seen nobody pass the door.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
home
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From this reading There was no one at home but herself, and she had seen nobody pass the door.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The goat inspired no fear in anybody else.
inspired
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From this reading The goat inspired no fear in anybody else.
interfered
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From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been drying on the line outside the kitchen door five minutes before.
Jennie
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From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
kitchen
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From this reading It had been drying on the line outside the kitchen door five minutes before.
line
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From this reading It had been drying on the line outside the kitchen door five minutes before.
men
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From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
minutes
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From this reading It had been drying on the line outside the kitchen door five minutes before.
missed
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From this reading This afternoon Jennie had missed her blue-checked apron.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The goat inspired no fear in anybody else.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading There was no one at home but herself, and she had seen nobody pass the door.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It had been drying on the line outside the kitchen door five minutes before.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was no one at home but herself, and she had seen nobody pass the door.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
other
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From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
out
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From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had been drying on the line outside the kitchen door five minutes before.
pass
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From this reading There was no one at home but herself, and she had seen nobody pass the door.
place
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From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
play
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From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
proper
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From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
reach
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From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
seen
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From this reading There was no one at home but herself, and she had seen nobody pass the door.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was no one at home but herself, and she had seen nobody pass the door.
shovel
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From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
shying
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From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
spanking
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From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The goat inspired no fear in anybody else.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
There
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From this reading There was no one at home but herself, and she had seen nobody pass the door.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This afternoon Jennie had missed her blue-checked apron.
times
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From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no one at home but herself, and she had seen nobody pass the door.
way
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From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Jennie would chase him out of her way a dozen times a day, and Cully would play bullfight with him, and Carl and the other men would accord him his proper place, spanking him with the flat of a shovel whenever he interfered with their daily duties, or shying a corn-cob after him when his alertness carried him out of their reach.
