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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 I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She looked very dense at this and insisted that I should build the fire, and show her where the things were; and when I had done so she pinned back her skirts and went about the work in a way that threw me into a high fever.
all
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From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY DOES ITS WORK Virginia opened her eyes and smiled at me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY DOES ITS WORK Virginia opened her eyes and smiled at me.
back
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From this reading She looked very dense at this and insisted that I should build the fire, and show her where the things were; and when I had done so she pinned back her skirts and went about the work in a way that threw me into a high fever.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
blundered
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From this reading I told her that I wasn't going to let her do it, that I was strong and liked to cook; and I stammered and blundered when I tried to hint that I liked cooking for her.
breakfast
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From this reading "You may bring the new milk," said she, "and by that time I'll have a fine breakfast for you."
bring
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From this reading "You may bring the new milk," said she, "and by that time I'll have a fine breakfast for you."
build
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From this reading She looked very dense at this and insisted that I should build the fire, and show her where the things were; and when I had done so she pinned back her skirts and went about the work in a way that threw me into a high fever.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "You may bring the new milk," said she, "and by that time I'll have a fine breakfast for you."
cook
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From this reading I told her that I wasn't going to let her do it, that I was strong and liked to cook; and I stammered and blundered when I tried to hint that I liked cooking for her.
cooking
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From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
dense
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From this reading She looked very dense at this and insisted that I should build the fire, and show her where the things were; and when I had done so she pinned back her skirts and went about the work in a way that threw me into a high fever.
DESTINY
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From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY DOES ITS WORK Virginia opened her eyes and smiled at me.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
DOESauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY DOES ITS WORK Virginia opened her eyes and smiled at me.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked very dense at this and insisted that I should build the fire, and show her where the things were; and when I had done so she pinned back her skirts and went about the work in a way that threw me into a high fever.
eyes
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From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY DOES ITS WORK Virginia opened her eyes and smiled at me.
fever
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From this reading She looked very dense at this and insisted that I should build the fire, and show her where the things were; and when I had done so she pinned back her skirts and went about the work in a way that threw me into a high fever.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You may bring the new milk," said she, "and by that time I'll have a fine breakfast for you."
fire
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From this reading She looked very dense at this and insisted that I should build the fire, and show her where the things were; and when I had done so she pinned back her skirts and went about the work in a way that threw me into a high fever.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I told her that I wasn't going to let her do it, that I was strong and liked to cook; and I stammered and blundered when I tried to hint that I liked cooking for her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
getting
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From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
given
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From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
going
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From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
GROVE
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From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY DOES ITS WORK Virginia opened her eyes and smiled at me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You may bring the new milk," said she, "and by that time I'll have a fine breakfast for you."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY DOES ITS WORK Virginia opened her eyes and smiled at me.
high
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From this reading She looked very dense at this and insisted that I should build the fire, and show her where the things were; and when I had done so she pinned back her skirts and went about the work in a way that threw me into a high fever.
hint
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From this reading I told her that I wasn't going to let her do it, that I was strong and liked to cook; and I stammered and blundered when I tried to hint that I liked cooking for her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
I'll
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From this reading "You may bring the new milk," said she, "and by that time I'll have a fine breakfast for you."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She looked very dense at this and insisted that I should build the fire, and show her where the things were; and when I had done so she pinned back her skirts and went about the work in a way that threw me into a high fever.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading She looked very dense at this and insisted that I should build the fire, and show her where the things were; and when I had done so she pinned back her skirts and went about the work in a way that threw me into a high fever.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She looked very dense at this and insisted that I should build the fire, and show her where the things were; and when I had done so she pinned back her skirts and went about the work in a way that threw me into a high fever.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I told her that I wasn't going to let her do it, that I was strong and liked to cook; and I stammered and blundered when I tried to hint that I liked cooking for her.
ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY DOES ITS WORK Virginia opened her eyes and smiled at me.
just
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From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
lazy
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From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I told her that I wasn't going to let her do it, that I was strong and liked to cook; and I stammered and blundered when I tried to hint that I liked cooking for her.
liked
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From this reading I told her that I wasn't going to let her do it, that I was strong and liked to cook; and I stammered and blundered when I tried to hint that I liked cooking for her.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked very dense at this and insisted that I should build the fire, and show her where the things were; and when I had done so she pinned back her skirts and went about the work in a way that threw me into a high fever.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "You may bring the new milk," said she, "and by that time I'll have a fine breakfast for you."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY DOES ITS WORK Virginia opened her eyes and smiled at me.
milk
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From this reading "You may bring the new milk," said she, "and by that time I'll have a fine breakfast for you."
more
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From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
new
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From this reading "You may bring the new milk," said she, "and by that time I'll have a fine breakfast for you."
now
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From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY DOES ITS WORK Virginia opened her eyes and smiled at me.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
opened
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From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY DOES ITS WORK Virginia opened her eyes and smiled at me.
out
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From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
passenger
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From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
pinned
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From this reading She looked very dense at this and insisted that I should build the fire, and show her where the things were; and when I had done so she pinned back her skirts and went about the work in a way that threw me into a high fever.
said
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From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She looked very dense at this and insisted that I should build the fire, and show her where the things were; and when I had done so she pinned back her skirts and went about the work in a way that threw me into a high fever.
show
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From this reading She looked very dense at this and insisted that I should build the fire, and show her where the things were; and when I had done so she pinned back her skirts and went about the work in a way that threw me into a high fever.
skirts
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From this reading She looked very dense at this and insisted that I should build the fire, and show her where the things were; and when I had done so she pinned back her skirts and went about the work in a way that threw me into a high fever.
smile
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From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
smiled
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From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY DOES ITS WORK Virginia opened her eyes and smiled at me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She looked very dense at this and insisted that I should build the fire, and show her where the things were; and when I had done so she pinned back her skirts and went about the work in a way that threw me into a high fever.
spryly
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From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
stammered
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From this reading I told her that I wasn't going to let her do it, that I was strong and liked to cook; and I stammered and blundered when I tried to hint that I liked cooking for her.
strong
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From this reading I told her that I wasn't going to let her do it, that I was strong and liked to cook; and I stammered and blundered when I tried to hint that I liked cooking for her.
sweet
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From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
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 DOES ITS WORK Virginia opened her eyes and smiled at me.
then
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From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
things
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From this reading She looked very dense at this and insisted that I should build the fire, and show her where the things were; and when I had done so she pinned back her skirts and went about the work in a way that threw me into a high fever.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
threw
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From this reading She looked very dense at this and insisted that I should build the fire, and show her where the things were; and when I had done so she pinned back her skirts and went about the work in a way that threw me into a high fever.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told her that I wasn't going to let her do it, that I was strong and liked to cook; and I stammered and blundered when I tried to hint that I liked cooking for her.
trace
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From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
tried
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From this reading I told her that I wasn't going to let her do it, that I was strong and liked to cook; and I stammered and blundered when I tried to hint that I liked cooking for her.
useless
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From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
very
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From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
Virginia
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From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY DOES ITS WORK Virginia opened her eyes and smiled at me.
wagon
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From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
wasn't
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From this reading I told her that I wasn't going to let her do it, that I was strong and liked to cook; and I stammered and blundered when I tried to hint that I liked cooking for her.
way
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From this reading She looked very dense at this and insisted that I should build the fire, and show her where the things were; and when I had done so she pinned back her skirts and went about the work in a way that threw me into a high fever.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked very dense at this and insisted that I should build the fire, and show her where the things were; and when I had done so she pinned back her skirts and went about the work in a way that threw me into a high fever.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She looked very dense at this and insisted that I should build the fire, and show her where the things were; and when I had done so she pinned back her skirts and went about the work in a way that threw me into a high fever.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I told her that I wasn't going to let her do it, that I was strong and liked to cook; and I stammered and blundered when I tried to hint that I liked cooking for her.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She looked very dense at this and insisted that I should build the fire, and show her where the things were; and when I had done so she pinned back her skirts and went about the work in a way that threw me into a high fever.
winning
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From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I think this was the first time that she had given me more than just a trace of a smile; but now she smiled, a very sweet winning smile; and getting spryly out of the wagon she said that she had been a lazy and useless passenger all the time she had been with me, and that from then on she was going to do the cooking.
WORK
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From this reading THE GROVE OF DESTINY DOES ITS WORK Virginia opened her eyes and smiled at me.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You may bring the new milk," said she, "and by that time I'll have a fine breakfast for you."
