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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 GROVE OF DESTINY When I had got up in the morning and rounded up my cows I started a fire and began whistling.
afraid
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From this reading "Don't be afraid," said I.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After I had the fire going and had whistled all the tunes I knew--_Lorena, The Gipsy's Warning, I'd Offer Thee This Hand of Mine,_ and _Joe Bowers_, I tapped on the side of the wagon, and said "Virginia!"
all
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From this reading After I had the fire going and had whistled all the tunes I knew--_Lorena, The Gipsy's Warning, I'd Offer Thee This Hand of Mine,_ and _Joe Bowers_, I tapped on the side of the wagon, and said "Virginia!"
almost
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From this reading She gave a scream, and almost at once I heard her voice calling in terror from the back of the wagon; and on running around to the place I found that she had stuck her head out of the opening of the wagon cover and was calling for help and protection.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY When I had got up in the morning and rounded up my cows I started a fire and began whistling.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She gave a scream, and almost at once I heard her voice calling in terror from the back of the wagon; and on running around to the place I found that she had stuck her head out of the opening of the wagon cover and was calling for help and protection.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She gave a scream, and almost at once I heard her voice calling in terror from the back of the wagon; and on running around to the place I found that she had stuck her head out of the opening of the wagon cover and was calling for help and protection.
back
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From this reading She gave a scream, and almost at once I heard her voice calling in terror from the back of the wagon; and on running around to the place I found that she had stuck her head out of the opening of the wagon cover and was calling for help and protection.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Don't be afraid," said I.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY When I had got up in the morning and rounded up my cows I started a fire and began whistling.
Bowers
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From this reading After I had the fire going and had whistled all the tunes I knew--_Lorena, The Gipsy's Warning, I'd Offer Thee This Hand of Mine,_ and _Joe Bowers_, I tapped on the side of the wagon, and said "Virginia!"
breakfast
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From this reading I was not in the habit of whistling much; but I wanted her to wake up and dress so I could get the makings of the breakfast out of the wagon.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was not in the habit of whistling much; but I wanted her to wake up and dress so I could get the makings of the breakfast out of the wagon.
calling
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From this reading She gave a scream, and almost at once I heard her voice calling in terror from the back of the wagon; and on running around to the place I found that she had stuck her head out of the opening of the wagon cover and was calling for help and protection.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I was not in the habit of whistling much; but I wanted her to wake up and dress so I could get the makings of the breakfast out of the wagon.
cover
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From this reading She gave a scream, and almost at once I heard her voice calling in terror from the back of the wagon; and on running around to the place I found that she had stuck her head out of the opening of the wagon cover and was calling for help and protection.
cows
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From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY When I had got up in the morning and rounded up my cows I started a fire and began whistling.
DESTINY
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From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY When I had got up in the morning and rounded up my cows I started a fire and began whistling.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't be afraid," said I.
dress
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From this reading I was not in the habit of whistling much; but I wanted her to wake up and dress so I could get the makings of the breakfast out of the wagon.
fire
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From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY When I had got up in the morning and rounded up my cows I started a fire and began whistling.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She gave a scream, and almost at once I heard her voice calling in terror from the back of the wagon; and on running around to the place I found that she had stuck her head out of the opening of the wagon cover and was calling for help and protection.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She gave a scream, and almost at once I heard her voice calling in terror from the back of the wagon; and on running around to the place I found that she had stuck her head out of the opening of the wagon cover and was calling for help and protection.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She gave a scream, and almost at once I heard her voice calling in terror from the back of the wagon; and on running around to the place I found that she had stuck her head out of the opening of the wagon cover and was calling for help and protection.
gave
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From this reading She gave a scream, and almost at once I heard her voice calling in terror from the back of the wagon; and on running around to the place I found that she had stuck her head out of the opening of the wagon cover and was calling for help and protection.
get
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From this reading I was not in the habit of whistling much; but I wanted her to wake up and dress so I could get the makings of the breakfast out of the wagon.
Gipsy's
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From this reading After I had the fire going and had whistled all the tunes I knew--_Lorena, The Gipsy's Warning, I'd Offer Thee This Hand of Mine,_ and _Joe Bowers_, I tapped on the side of the wagon, and said "Virginia!"
going
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From this reading After I had the fire going and had whistled all the tunes I knew--_Lorena, The Gipsy's Warning, I'd Offer Thee This Hand of Mine,_ and _Joe Bowers_, I tapped on the side of the wagon, and said "Virginia!"
got
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From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY When I had got up in the morning and rounded up my cows I started a fire and began whistling.
GROVE
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From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY When I had got up in the morning and rounded up my cows I started a fire and began whistling.
habit
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From this reading I was not in the habit of whistling much; but I wanted her to wake up and dress so I could get the makings of the breakfast out of the wagon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY When I had got up in the morning and rounded up my cows I started a fire and began whistling.
Hand
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From this reading After I had the fire going and had whistled all the tunes I knew--_Lorena, The Gipsy's Warning, I'd Offer Thee This Hand of Mine,_ and _Joe Bowers_, I tapped on the side of the wagon, and said "Virginia!"
head
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From this reading She gave a scream, and almost at once I heard her voice calling in terror from the back of the wagon; and on running around to the place I found that she had stuck her head out of the opening of the wagon cover and was calling for help and protection.
heard
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From this reading She gave a scream, and almost at once I heard her voice calling in terror from the back of the wagon; and on running around to the place I found that she had stuck her head out of the opening of the wagon cover and was calling for help and protection.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She gave a scream, and almost at once I heard her voice calling in terror from the back of the wagon; and on running around to the place I found that she had stuck her head out of the opening of the wagon cover and was calling for help and protection.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I was not in the habit of whistling much; but I wanted her to wake up and dress so I could get the makings of the breakfast out of the wagon.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY When I had got up in the morning and rounded up my cows I started a fire and began whistling.
I'd
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From this reading After I had the fire going and had whistled all the tunes I knew--_Lorena, The Gipsy's Warning, I'd Offer Thee This Hand of Mine,_ and _Joe Bowers_, I tapped on the side of the wagon, and said "Virginia!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY When I had got up in the morning and rounded up my cows I started a fire and began whistling.
Joe
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From this reading After I had the fire going and had whistled all the tunes I knew--_Lorena, The Gipsy's Warning, I'd Offer Thee This Hand of Mine,_ and _Joe Bowers_, I tapped on the side of the wagon, and said "Virginia!"
knew
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From this reading After I had the fire going and had whistled all the tunes I knew--_Lorena, The Gipsy's Warning, I'd Offer Thee This Hand of Mine,_ and _Joe Bowers_, I tapped on the side of the wagon, and said "Virginia!"
Lorena
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From this reading After I had the fire going and had whistled all the tunes I knew--_Lorena, The Gipsy's Warning, I'd Offer Thee This Hand of Mine,_ and _Joe Bowers_, I tapped on the side of the wagon, and said "Virginia!"
makings
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From this reading I was not in the habit of whistling much; but I wanted her to wake up and dress so I could get the makings of the breakfast out of the wagon.
MinepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After I had the fire going and had whistled all the tunes I knew--_Lorena, The Gipsy's Warning, I'd Offer Thee This Hand of Mine,_ and _Joe Bowers_, I tapped on the side of the wagon, and said "Virginia!"
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY When I had got up in the morning and rounded up my cows I started a fire and began whistling.
much
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From this reading I was not in the habit of whistling much; but I wanted her to wake up and dress so I could get the makings of the breakfast out of the wagon.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY When I had got up in the morning and rounded up my cows I started a fire and began whistling.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was not in the habit of whistling much; but I wanted her to wake up and dress so I could get the makings of the breakfast out of the wagon.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY When I had got up in the morning and rounded up my cows I started a fire and began whistling.
Offer
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From this reading After I had the fire going and had whistled all the tunes I knew--_Lorena, The Gipsy's Warning, I'd Offer Thee This Hand of Mine,_ and _Joe Bowers_, I tapped on the side of the wagon, and said "Virginia!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After I had the fire going and had whistled all the tunes I knew--_Lorena, The Gipsy's Warning, I'd Offer Thee This Hand of Mine,_ and _Joe Bowers_, I tapped on the side of the wagon, and said "Virginia!"
once
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From this reading She gave a scream, and almost at once I heard her voice calling in terror from the back of the wagon; and on running around to the place I found that she had stuck her head out of the opening of the wagon cover and was calling for help and protection.
opening
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From this reading She gave a scream, and almost at once I heard her voice calling in terror from the back of the wagon; and on running around to the place I found that she had stuck her head out of the opening of the wagon cover and was calling for help and protection.
out
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From this reading I was not in the habit of whistling much; but I wanted her to wake up and dress so I could get the makings of the breakfast out of the wagon.
place
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From this reading She gave a scream, and almost at once I heard her voice calling in terror from the back of the wagon; and on running around to the place I found that she had stuck her head out of the opening of the wagon cover and was calling for help and protection.
protection
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From this reading She gave a scream, and almost at once I heard her voice calling in terror from the back of the wagon; and on running around to the place I found that she had stuck her head out of the opening of the wagon cover and was calling for help and protection.
rounded
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From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY When I had got up in the morning and rounded up my cows I started a fire and began whistling.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She gave a scream, and almost at once I heard her voice calling in terror from the back of the wagon; and on running around to the place I found that she had stuck her head out of the opening of the wagon cover and was calling for help and protection.
said
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From this reading After I had the fire going and had whistled all the tunes I knew--_Lorena, The Gipsy's Warning, I'd Offer Thee This Hand of Mine,_ and _Joe Bowers_, I tapped on the side of the wagon, and said "Virginia!"
scream
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From this reading She gave a scream, and almost at once I heard her voice calling in terror from the back of the wagon; and on running around to the place I found that she had stuck her head out of the opening of the wagon cover and was calling for help and protection.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gave a scream, and almost at once I heard her voice calling in terror from the back of the wagon; and on running around to the place I found that she had stuck her head out of the opening of the wagon cover and was calling for help and protection.
side
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From this reading After I had the fire going and had whistled all the tunes I knew--_Lorena, The Gipsy's Warning, I'd Offer Thee This Hand of Mine,_ and _Joe Bowers_, I tapped on the side of the wagon, and said "Virginia!"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was not in the habit of whistling much; but I wanted her to wake up and dress so I could get the makings of the breakfast out of the wagon.
started
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From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY When I had got up in the morning and rounded up my cows I started a fire and began whistling.
stuck
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From this reading She gave a scream, and almost at once I heard her voice calling in terror from the back of the wagon; and on running around to the place I found that she had stuck her head out of the opening of the wagon cover and was calling for help and protection.
tapped
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From this reading After I had the fire going and had whistled all the tunes I knew--_Lorena, The Gipsy's Warning, I'd Offer Thee This Hand of Mine,_ and _Joe Bowers_, I tapped on the side of the wagon, and said "Virginia!"
terror
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From this reading She gave a scream, and almost at once I heard her voice calling in terror from the back of the wagon; and on running around to the place I found that she had stuck her head out of the opening of the wagon cover and was calling for help and protection.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She gave a scream, and almost at once I heard her voice calling in terror from the back of the wagon; and on running around to the place I found that she had stuck her head out of the opening of the wagon cover and was calling for help and protection.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY When I had got up in the morning and rounded up my cows I started a fire and began whistling.
TheepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading After I had the fire going and had whistled all the tunes I knew--_Lorena, The Gipsy's Warning, I'd Offer Thee This Hand of Mine,_ and _Joe Bowers_, I tapped on the side of the wagon, and said "Virginia!"
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After I had the fire going and had whistled all the tunes I knew--_Lorena, The Gipsy's Warning, I'd Offer Thee This Hand of Mine,_ and _Joe Bowers_, I tapped on the side of the wagon, and said "Virginia!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was not in the habit of whistling much; but I wanted her to wake up and dress so I could get the makings of the breakfast out of the wagon.
tunes
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From this reading After I had the fire going and had whistled all the tunes I knew--_Lorena, The Gipsy's Warning, I'd Offer Thee This Hand of Mine,_ and _Joe Bowers_, I tapped on the side of the wagon, and said "Virginia!"
up
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From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY When I had got up in the morning and rounded up my cows I started a fire and began whistling.
Virginia
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From this reading After I had the fire going and had whistled all the tunes I knew--_Lorena, The Gipsy's Warning, I'd Offer Thee This Hand of Mine,_ and _Joe Bowers_, I tapped on the side of the wagon, and said "Virginia!"
voice
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From this reading She gave a scream, and almost at once I heard her voice calling in terror from the back of the wagon; and on running around to the place I found that she had stuck her head out of the opening of the wagon cover and was calling for help and protection.
wagon
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From this reading I was not in the habit of whistling much; but I wanted her to wake up and dress so I could get the makings of the breakfast out of the wagon.
wake
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From this reading I was not in the habit of whistling much; but I wanted her to wake up and dress so I could get the makings of the breakfast out of the wagon.
wanted
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From this reading I was not in the habit of whistling much; but I wanted her to wake up and dress so I could get the makings of the breakfast out of the wagon.
Warning
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From this reading After I had the fire going and had whistled all the tunes I knew--_Lorena, The Gipsy's Warning, I'd Offer Thee This Hand of Mine,_ and _Joe Bowers_, I tapped on the side of the wagon, and said "Virginia!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was not in the habit of whistling much; but I wanted her to wake up and dress so I could get the makings of the breakfast out of the wagon.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY When I had got up in the morning and rounded up my cows I started a fire and began whistling.
whistled
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From this reading After I had the fire going and had whistled all the tunes I knew--_Lorena, The Gipsy's Warning, I'd Offer Thee This Hand of Mine,_ and _Joe Bowers_, I tapped on the side of the wagon, and said "Virginia!"
whistling
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From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY When I had got up in the morning and rounded up my cows I started a fire and began whistling.
