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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 Ruth got a jar of clear white honey out of the closet, put it under her shawl, and was off.
accomplish
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From this reading It was a mile to the Wigginses', and it took Ruth over an hour to accomplish her errand and return.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was a mile to the Wigginses', and it took Ruth over an hour to accomplish her errand and return.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Whitmans kept bees, and their honey was the celebrated luxury of the neighborhood.
bees
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From this reading The Whitmans kept bees, and their honey was the celebrated luxury of the neighborhood.
celebrated
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From this reading The Whitmans kept bees, and their honey was the celebrated luxury of the neighborhood.
clean
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From this reading First, though, she instructed Serena to go out in the garden and dig a good supply of parsnips and clean them for the next day's dinner.
clear
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From this reading Ruth got a jar of clear white honey out of the closet, put it under her shawl, and was off.
closet
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From this reading Ruth got a jar of clear white honey out of the closet, put it under her shawl, and was off.
day's
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From this reading First, though, she instructed Serena to go out in the garden and dig a good supply of parsnips and clean them for the next day's dinner.
dig
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From this reading First, though, she instructed Serena to go out in the garden and dig a good supply of parsnips and clean them for the next day's dinner.
dinner
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From this reading First, though, she instructed Serena to go out in the garden and dig a good supply of parsnips and clean them for the next day's dinner.
errand
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From this reading It was a mile to the Wigginses', and it took Ruth over an hour to accomplish her errand and return.
father
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From this reading When she got home she found Serena getting supper, and her father was washing his hands out in the shed; her mother had not returned.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, though, she instructed Serena to go out in the garden and dig a good supply of parsnips and clean them for the next day's dinner.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading First, though, she instructed Serena to go out in the garden and dig a good supply of parsnips and clean them for the next day's dinner.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she got home she found Serena getting supper, and her father was washing his hands out in the shed; her mother had not returned.
garden
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From this reading First, though, she instructed Serena to go out in the garden and dig a good supply of parsnips and clean them for the next day's dinner.
getting
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From this reading When she got home she found Serena getting supper, and her father was washing his hands out in the shed; her mother had not returned.
go
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From this reading First, though, she instructed Serena to go out in the garden and dig a good supply of parsnips and clean them for the next day's dinner.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, though, she instructed Serena to go out in the garden and dig a good supply of parsnips and clean them for the next day's dinner.
got
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From this reading Ruth got a jar of clear white honey out of the closet, put it under her shawl, and was off.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she got home she found Serena getting supper, and her father was washing his hands out in the shed; her mother had not returned.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading When she got home she found Serena getting supper, and her father was washing his hands out in the shed; her mother had not returned.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ruth got a jar of clear white honey out of the closet, put it under her shawl, and was off.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When she got home she found Serena getting supper, and her father was washing his hands out in the shed; her mother had not returned.
home
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From this reading When she got home she found Serena getting supper, and her father was washing his hands out in the shed; her mother had not returned.
honey
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From this reading The Whitmans kept bees, and their honey was the celebrated luxury of the neighborhood.
hour
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From this reading It was a mile to the Wigginses', and it took Ruth over an hour to accomplish her errand and return.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading First, though, she instructed Serena to go out in the garden and dig a good supply of parsnips and clean them for the next day's dinner.
instructed
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From this reading First, though, she instructed Serena to go out in the garden and dig a good supply of parsnips and clean them for the next day's dinner.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ruth got a jar of clear white honey out of the closet, put it under her shawl, and was off.
jar
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From this reading Ruth got a jar of clear white honey out of the closet, put it under her shawl, and was off.
kept
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From this reading The Whitmans kept bees, and their honey was the celebrated luxury of the neighborhood.
luxury
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From this reading The Whitmans kept bees, and their honey was the celebrated luxury of the neighborhood.
mile
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From this reading It was a mile to the Wigginses', and it took Ruth over an hour to accomplish her errand and return.
mother
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From this reading When she got home she found Serena getting supper, and her father was washing his hands out in the shed; her mother had not returned.
neighborhood
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From this reading The Whitmans kept bees, and their honey was the celebrated luxury of the neighborhood.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, though, she instructed Serena to go out in the garden and dig a good supply of parsnips and clean them for the next day's dinner.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When she got home she found Serena getting supper, and her father was washing his hands out in the shed; her mother had not returned.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Whitmans kept bees, and their honey was the celebrated luxury of the neighborhood.
off
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From this reading Ruth got a jar of clear white honey out of the closet, put it under her shawl, and was off.
out
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From this reading Ruth got a jar of clear white honey out of the closet, put it under her shawl, and was off.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was a mile to the Wigginses', and it took Ruth over an hour to accomplish her errand and return.
parsnips
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From this reading First, though, she instructed Serena to go out in the garden and dig a good supply of parsnips and clean them for the next day's dinner.
put
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From this reading Ruth got a jar of clear white honey out of the closet, put it under her shawl, and was off.
return
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From this reading It was a mile to the Wigginses', and it took Ruth over an hour to accomplish her errand and return.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When she got home she found Serena getting supper, and her father was washing his hands out in the shed; her mother had not returned.
Ruth
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From this reading Ruth got a jar of clear white honey out of the closet, put it under her shawl, and was off.
Serena
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From this reading First, though, she instructed Serena to go out in the garden and dig a good supply of parsnips and clean them for the next day's dinner.
shawl
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From this reading Ruth got a jar of clear white honey out of the closet, put it under her shawl, and was off.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading First, though, she instructed Serena to go out in the garden and dig a good supply of parsnips and clean them for the next day's dinner.
shed
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From this reading When she got home she found Serena getting supper, and her father was washing his hands out in the shed; her mother had not returned.
supper
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From this reading When she got home she found Serena getting supper, and her father was washing his hands out in the shed; her mother had not returned.
supply
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From this reading First, though, she instructed Serena to go out in the garden and dig a good supply of parsnips and clean them for the next day's dinner.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Whitmans kept bees, and their honey was the celebrated luxury of the neighborhood.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Whitmans kept bees, and their honey was the celebrated luxury of the neighborhood.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading First, though, she instructed Serena to go out in the garden and dig a good supply of parsnips and clean them for the next day's dinner.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading First, though, she instructed Serena to go out in the garden and dig a good supply of parsnips and clean them for the next day's dinner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading First, though, she instructed Serena to go out in the garden and dig a good supply of parsnips and clean them for the next day's dinner.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a mile to the Wigginses', and it took Ruth over an hour to accomplish her errand and return.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Ruth got a jar of clear white honey out of the closet, put it under her shawl, and was off.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Whitmans kept bees, and their honey was the celebrated luxury of the neighborhood.
washing
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From this reading When she got home she found Serena getting supper, and her father was washing his hands out in the shed; her mother had not returned.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she got home she found Serena getting supper, and her father was washing his hands out in the shed; her mother had not returned.
white
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From this reading Ruth got a jar of clear white honey out of the closet, put it under her shawl, and was off.
Whitmans
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From this reading The Whitmans kept bees, and their honey was the celebrated luxury of the neighborhood.
Wigginses
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From this reading It was a mile to the Wigginses', and it took Ruth over an hour to accomplish her errand and return.
