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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 Uncle Jabez Spins A Yarn. (continued) You know where Goody Hallett lives, Goodman Rich?
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before I had gone very far, my horse showed a slight lameness and I was, perforce, obliged to travel at a slow pace.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Before I had gone very far, my horse showed a slight lameness and I was, perforce, obliged to travel at a slow pace.
Avery's
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From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before I had gone very far, my horse showed a slight lameness and I was, perforce, obliged to travel at a slow pace.
beloved
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From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
Billingsgate
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From this reading Night comes on rapidly at this season and it was very dark when I reached the confines of Billingsgate.
comes
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From this reading Night comes on rapidly at this season and it was very dark when I reached the confines of Billingsgate.
confines
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From this reading Night comes on rapidly at this season and it was very dark when I reached the confines of Billingsgate.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Uncle Jabez Spins A Yarn. (continued) You know where Goody Hallett lives, Goodman Rich?
dark
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From this reading Night comes on rapidly at this season and it was very dark when I reached the confines of Billingsgate.
evening
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From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
far
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From this reading Before I had gone very far, my horse showed a slight lameness and I was, perforce, obliged to travel at a slow pace.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
gathering
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From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
gone
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From this reading Before I had gone very far, my horse showed a slight lameness and I was, perforce, obliged to travel at a slow pace.
Goodman
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From this reading Uncle Jabez Spins A Yarn. (continued) You know where Goody Hallett lives, Goodman Rich?
Goody
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From this reading Uncle Jabez Spins A Yarn. (continued) You know where Goody Hallett lives, Goodman Rich?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before I had gone very far, my horse showed a slight lameness and I was, perforce, obliged to travel at a slow pace.
Hallett
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From this reading Uncle Jabez Spins A Yarn. (continued) You know where Goody Hallett lives, Goodman Rich?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
horse
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From this reading Before I had gone very far, my horse showed a slight lameness and I was, perforce, obliged to travel at a slow pace.
hour
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From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a lonely spot.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a lonely spot.
Jabez
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From this reading Uncle Jabez Spins A Yarn. (continued) You know where Goody Hallett lives, Goodman Rich?
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
just
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From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Uncle Jabez Spins A Yarn. (continued) You know where Goody Hallett lives, Goodman Rich?
lameness
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From this reading Before I had gone very far, my horse showed a slight lameness and I was, perforce, obliged to travel at a slow pace.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
late
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From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
lives
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From this reading Uncle Jabez Spins A Yarn. (continued) You know where Goody Hallett lives, Goodman Rich?
lonely
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From this reading It is a lonely spot.
Mr
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From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
Night
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From this reading Night comes on rapidly at this season and it was very dark when I reached the confines of Billingsgate.
obliged
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From this reading Before I had gone very far, my horse showed a slight lameness and I was, perforce, obliged to travel at a slow pace.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Night comes on rapidly at this season and it was very dark when I reached the confines of Billingsgate.
pace
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From this reading Before I had gone very far, my horse showed a slight lameness and I was, perforce, obliged to travel at a slow pace.
pastor
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From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
perforce
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From this reading Before I had gone very far, my horse showed a slight lameness and I was, perforce, obliged to travel at a slow pace.
rapidly
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From this reading Night comes on rapidly at this season and it was very dark when I reached the confines of Billingsgate.
reach
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From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
reached
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From this reading Night comes on rapidly at this season and it was very dark when I reached the confines of Billingsgate.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
Rich
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From this reading Uncle Jabez Spins A Yarn. (continued) You know where Goody Hallett lives, Goodman Rich?
season
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From this reading Night comes on rapidly at this season and it was very dark when I reached the confines of Billingsgate.
shades
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From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
showed
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From this reading Before I had gone very far, my horse showed a slight lameness and I was, perforce, obliged to travel at a slow pace.
slight
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From this reading Before I had gone very far, my horse showed a slight lameness and I was, perforce, obliged to travel at a slow pace.
slow
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From this reading Before I had gone very far, my horse showed a slight lameness and I was, perforce, obliged to travel at a slow pace.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
Spins
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From this reading Uncle Jabez Spins A Yarn. (continued) You know where Goody Hallett lives, Goodman Rich?
spot
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From this reading It is a lonely spot.
supper
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From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Night comes on rapidly at this season and it was very dark when I reached the confines of Billingsgate.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
travel
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From this reading Before I had gone very far, my horse showed a slight lameness and I was, perforce, obliged to travel at a slow pace.
Truro
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From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
Uncle
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From this reading Uncle Jabez Spins A Yarn. (continued) You know where Goody Hallett lives, Goodman Rich?
usually
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From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
very
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From this reading Before I had gone very far, my horse showed a slight lameness and I was, perforce, obliged to travel at a slow pace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before I had gone very far, my horse showed a slight lameness and I was, perforce, obliged to travel at a slow pace.
Webb
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From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Night comes on rapidly at this season and it was very dark when I reached the confines of Billingsgate.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Uncle Jabez Spins A Yarn. (continued) You know where Goody Hallett lives, Goodman Rich?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
YarnnounUS /jɑrn/
an informal story or conversation
From this reading Uncle Jabez Spins A Yarn. (continued) You know where Goody Hallett lives, Goodman Rich?
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Uncle Jabez Spins A Yarn. (continued) You know where Goody Hallett lives, Goodman Rich?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading After spending an hour last evening with your beloved pastor, Mr. Webb, I resumed my journey to Truro just as the shades of evening were gathering, expecting to reach Mr. Avery’s in time for his usually late supper.
