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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A VERY EXCITING WINTER EVENING.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Susie and Port had made some acquaintances at the donation, and some at the spelling-match, and some at the meeting-house; but people had not exactly made up their minds what to do about them.
acquaintances
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From this reading Susie and Port had made some acquaintances at the donation, and some at the spelling-match, and some at the meeting-house; but people had not exactly made up their minds what to do about them.
affair
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From this reading Now came the altogether sensational affair of the moonlight skating-race on the mill-pond, and something had got to be done.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Some had said at first that they were there for their health, and some that they were orphans and had come to stay; but the facts of the case got around after a while.
altogether
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From this reading Now came the altogether sensational affair of the moonlight skating-race on the mill-pond, and something had got to be done.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The people of Benton valley and village had not been ignorant of the fact that Deacon Joshua Farnham's family had some city cousins spending the winter with them.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Some had said at first that they were there for their health, and some that they were orphans and had come to stay; but the facts of the case got around after a while.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Some had said at first that they were there for their health, and some that they were orphans and had come to stay; but the facts of the case got around after a while.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now came the altogether sensational affair of the moonlight skating-race on the mill-pond, and something had got to be done.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The people of Benton valley and village had not been ignorant of the fact that Deacon Joshua Farnham's family had some city cousins spending the winter with them.
Benton
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From this reading The people of Benton valley and village had not been ignorant of the fact that Deacon Joshua Farnham's family had some city cousins spending the winter with them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some had said at first that they were there for their health, and some that they were orphans and had come to stay; but the facts of the case got around after a while.
came
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From this reading Now came the altogether sensational affair of the moonlight skating-race on the mill-pond, and something had got to be done.
case
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From this reading Some had said at first that they were there for their health, and some that they were orphans and had come to stay; but the facts of the case got around after a while.
city
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From this reading The people of Benton valley and village had not been ignorant of the fact that Deacon Joshua Farnham's family had some city cousins spending the winter with them.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some had said at first that they were there for their health, and some that they were orphans and had come to stay; but the facts of the case got around after a while.
cousins
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From this reading The people of Benton valley and village had not been ignorant of the fact that Deacon Joshua Farnham's family had some city cousins spending the winter with them.
Deacon
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From this reading The people of Benton valley and village had not been ignorant of the fact that Deacon Joshua Farnham's family had some city cousins spending the winter with them.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Susie and Port had made some acquaintances at the donation, and some at the spelling-match, and some at the meeting-house; but people had not exactly made up their minds what to do about them.
donation
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From this reading Susie and Port had made some acquaintances at the donation, and some at the spelling-match, and some at the meeting-house; but people had not exactly made up their minds what to do about them.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now came the altogether sensational affair of the moonlight skating-race on the mill-pond, and something had got to be done.
EVENING
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From this reading A VERY EXCITING WINTER EVENING.
exactly
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From this reading Susie and Port had made some acquaintances at the donation, and some at the spelling-match, and some at the meeting-house; but people had not exactly made up their minds what to do about them.
EXCITING
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From this reading A VERY EXCITING WINTER EVENING.
fact
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From this reading The people of Benton valley and village had not been ignorant of the fact that Deacon Joshua Farnham's family had some city cousins spending the winter with them.
facts
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From this reading Some had said at first that they were there for their health, and some that they were orphans and had come to stay; but the facts of the case got around after a while.
family
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From this reading The people of Benton valley and village had not been ignorant of the fact that Deacon Joshua Farnham's family had some city cousins spending the winter with them.
Farnham's
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From this reading The people of Benton valley and village had not been ignorant of the fact that Deacon Joshua Farnham's family had some city cousins spending the winter with them.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some had said at first that they were there for their health, and some that they were orphans and had come to stay; but the facts of the case got around after a while.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some had said at first that they were there for their health, and some that they were orphans and had come to stay; but the facts of the case got around after a while.
got
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From this reading Some had said at first that they were there for their health, and some that they were orphans and had come to stay; but the facts of the case got around after a while.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The people of Benton valley and village had not been ignorant of the fact that Deacon Joshua Farnham's family had some city cousins spending the winter with them.
health
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From this reading Some had said at first that they were there for their health, and some that they were orphans and had come to stay; but the facts of the case got around after a while.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The people of Benton valley and village had not been ignorant of the fact that Deacon Joshua Farnham's family had some city cousins spending the winter with them.
Joshua
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From this reading The people of Benton valley and village had not been ignorant of the fact that Deacon Joshua Farnham's family had some city cousins spending the winter with them.
made
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From this reading Susie and Port had made some acquaintances at the donation, and some at the spelling-match, and some at the meeting-house; but people had not exactly made up their minds what to do about them.
meeting-house
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From this reading Susie and Port had made some acquaintances at the donation, and some at the spelling-match, and some at the meeting-house; but people had not exactly made up their minds what to do about them.
mill-pond
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From this reading Now came the altogether sensational affair of the moonlight skating-race on the mill-pond, and something had got to be done.
minds
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From this reading Susie and Port had made some acquaintances at the donation, and some at the spelling-match, and some at the meeting-house; but people had not exactly made up their minds what to do about them.
moonlight
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From this reading Now came the altogether sensational affair of the moonlight skating-race on the mill-pond, and something had got to be done.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The people of Benton valley and village had not been ignorant of the fact that Deacon Joshua Farnham's family had some city cousins spending the winter with them.
Now
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From this reading Now came the altogether sensational affair of the moonlight skating-race on the mill-pond, and something had got to be done.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The people of Benton valley and village had not been ignorant of the fact that Deacon Joshua Farnham's family had some city cousins spending the winter with them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now came the altogether sensational affair of the moonlight skating-race on the mill-pond, and something had got to be done.
orphans
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From this reading Some had said at first that they were there for their health, and some that they were orphans and had come to stay; but the facts of the case got around after a while.
people
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From this reading The people of Benton valley and village had not been ignorant of the fact that Deacon Joshua Farnham's family had some city cousins spending the winter with them.
Port
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From this reading Susie and Port had made some acquaintances at the donation, and some at the spelling-match, and some at the meeting-house; but people had not exactly made up their minds what to do about them.
said
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From this reading Some had said at first that they were there for their health, and some that they were orphans and had come to stay; but the facts of the case got around after a while.
sensational
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From this reading Now came the altogether sensational affair of the moonlight skating-race on the mill-pond, and something had got to be done.
skating-race
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From this reading Now came the altogether sensational affair of the moonlight skating-race on the mill-pond, and something had got to be done.
some
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From this reading The people of Benton valley and village had not been ignorant of the fact that Deacon Joshua Farnham's family had some city cousins spending the winter with them.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Now came the altogether sensational affair of the moonlight skating-race on the mill-pond, and something had got to be done.
spelling-match
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From this reading Susie and Port had made some acquaintances at the donation, and some at the spelling-match, and some at the meeting-house; but people had not exactly made up their minds what to do about them.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The people of Benton valley and village had not been ignorant of the fact that Deacon Joshua Farnham's family had some city cousins spending the winter with them.
stay
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From this reading Some had said at first that they were there for their health, and some that they were orphans and had come to stay; but the facts of the case got around after a while.
Susie
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From this reading Susie and Port had made some acquaintances at the donation, and some at the spelling-match, and some at the meeting-house; but people had not exactly made up their minds what to do about them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The people of Benton valley and village had not been ignorant of the fact that Deacon Joshua Farnham's family had some city cousins spending the winter with them.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The people of Benton valley and village had not been ignorant of the fact that Deacon Joshua Farnham's family had some city cousins spending the winter with them.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some had said at first that they were there for their health, and some that they were orphans and had come to stay; but the facts of the case got around after a while.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The people of Benton valley and village had not been ignorant of the fact that Deacon Joshua Farnham's family had some city cousins spending the winter with them.
there
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From this reading Some had said at first that they were there for their health, and some that they were orphans and had come to stay; but the facts of the case got around after a while.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some had said at first that they were there for their health, and some that they were orphans and had come to stay; but the facts of the case got around after a while.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some had said at first that they were there for their health, and some that they were orphans and had come to stay; but the facts of the case got around after a while.
up
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From this reading Susie and Port had made some acquaintances at the donation, and some at the spelling-match, and some at the meeting-house; but people had not exactly made up their minds what to do about them.
valley
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From this reading The people of Benton valley and village had not been ignorant of the fact that Deacon Joshua Farnham's family had some city cousins spending the winter with them.
VERY
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From this reading A VERY EXCITING WINTER EVENING.
village
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From this reading The people of Benton valley and village had not been ignorant of the fact that Deacon Joshua Farnham's family had some city cousins spending the winter with them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some had said at first that they were there for their health, and some that they were orphans and had come to stay; but the facts of the case got around after a while.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Susie and Port had made some acquaintances at the donation, and some at the spelling-match, and some at the meeting-house; but people had not exactly made up their minds what to do about them.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Some had said at first that they were there for their health, and some that they were orphans and had come to stay; but the facts of the case got around after a while.
WINTER
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From this reading A VERY EXCITING WINTER EVENING.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The people of Benton valley and village had not been ignorant of the fact that Deacon Joshua Farnham's family had some city cousins spending the winter with them.
