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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 THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
anger
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From this reading "You'll take your death of cold," she said in kindly anger.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
away
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From this reading A doctor had come from Somerton, and they took her away from him upstairs, and shut the door.
back
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From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
Bury
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From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
came
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From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
carrying
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From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
change
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From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
Chris
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From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
clothes
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From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
coats
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From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
cold
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From this reading "You'll take your death of cold," she said in kindly anger.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A doctor had come from Somerton, and they took her away from him upstairs, and shut the door.
covered
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From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
death
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From this reading "You'll take your death of cold," she said in kindly anger.
deep
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From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A doctor had come from Somerton, and they took her away from him upstairs, and shut the door.
door
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From this reading A doctor had come from Somerton, and they took her away from him upstairs, and shut the door.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A doctor had come from Somerton, and they took her away from him upstairs, and shut the door.
gate
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From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A doctor had come from Somerton, and they took her away from him upstairs, and shut the door.
hand
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From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A doctor had come from Somerton, and they took her away from him upstairs, and shut the door.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
holding
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From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
Inn
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From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
kept
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From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
kindly
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From this reading "You'll take your death of cold," she said in kindly anger.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
landing
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From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
made
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From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
Marie
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From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
out
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From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
Oxford
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From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
persuade
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From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
road
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From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
room
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From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
rough
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From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
said
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From this reading "You'll take your death of cold," she said in kindly anger.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You'll take your death of cold," she said in kindly anger.
Sheaf
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From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
shut
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From this reading A doctor had come from Somerton, and they took her away from him upstairs, and shut the door.
sight
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From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
Somerton
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From this reading A doctor had come from Somerton, and they took her away from him upstairs, and shut the door.
stead
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From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
stretcher
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From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
that's
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From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
tried
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From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
up
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From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
upstairs
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From this reading A doctor had come from Somerton, and they took her away from him upstairs, and shut the door.
walked
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From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
wet
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From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
woman
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From this reading The woman who kept the inn came up to him as he stood on the landing outside her room and tried to persuade him to come away and change his wet clothes.
World
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From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
Yellow
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From this reading THEY took Marie back to the Yellow Sheaf Inn, on the Oxford road, carrying her on a rough stretcher made of a broken gate, covered with coats, and Chris walked beside her, holding her hand in his.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "World if you know what is right, Take me in his stead, Bury me deep out of sight, I am the one that's dead."
You'll
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From this reading "You'll take your death of cold," she said in kindly anger.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You'll take your death of cold," she said in kindly anger.
