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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 "We met—'twas in a crowd."—_Haynes Bayley._ HELEN soon discovered that the Crowmore cart had quite an established reputation; her peas, and beans, strawberries and asparagus commanded a brisk sale.
actually
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From this reading Customers came flocking round her, and she actually ventured to retort to some of their sallies with mild replies in kind.
all
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From this reading "Shure, we are all fighting and killing one another to dale with you!" said a sturdy old farmer, vigorously elbowing his way to the front.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "We met—'twas in a crowd."—_Haynes Bayley._ HELEN soon discovered that the Crowmore cart had quite an established reputation; her peas, and beans, strawberries and asparagus commanded a brisk sale.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We met—'twas in a crowd."—_Haynes Bayley._ HELEN soon discovered that the Crowmore cart had quite an established reputation; her peas, and beans, strawberries and asparagus commanded a brisk sale.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Shure, we are all fighting and killing one another to dale with you!" said a sturdy old farmer, vigorously elbowing his way to the front.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Shure, we are all fighting and killing one another to dale with you!" said a sturdy old farmer, vigorously elbowing his way to the front.
Aren't
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From this reading "Aren't we for all the world like flies round a pot of honey!
asparagus
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From this reading "We met—'twas in a crowd."—_Haynes Bayley._ HELEN soon discovered that the Crowmore cart had quite an established reputation; her peas, and beans, strawberries and asparagus commanded a brisk sale.
Bayley
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From this reading "We met—'twas in a crowd."—_Haynes Bayley._ HELEN soon discovered that the Crowmore cart had quite an established reputation; her peas, and beans, strawberries and asparagus commanded a brisk sale.
beans
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From this reading "We met—'twas in a crowd."—_Haynes Bayley._ HELEN soon discovered that the Crowmore cart had quite an established reputation; her peas, and beans, strawberries and asparagus commanded a brisk sale.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
energetic and quick
From this reading "We met—'twas in a crowd."—_Haynes Bayley._ HELEN soon discovered that the Crowmore cart had quite an established reputation; her peas, and beans, strawberries and asparagus commanded a brisk sale.
came
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From this reading Customers came flocking round her, and she actually ventured to retort to some of their sallies with mild replies in kind.
cart
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From this reading "We met—'twas in a crowd."—_Haynes Bayley._ HELEN soon discovered that the Crowmore cart had quite an established reputation; her peas, and beans, strawberries and asparagus commanded a brisk sale.
commanded
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From this reading "We met—'twas in a crowd."—_Haynes Bayley._ HELEN soon discovered that the Crowmore cart had quite an established reputation; her peas, and beans, strawberries and asparagus commanded a brisk sale.
crowd
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From this reading "We met—'twas in a crowd."—_Haynes Bayley._ HELEN soon discovered that the Crowmore cart had quite an established reputation; her peas, and beans, strawberries and asparagus commanded a brisk sale.
Crowmore
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From this reading "We met—'twas in a crowd."—_Haynes Bayley._ HELEN soon discovered that the Crowmore cart had quite an established reputation; her peas, and beans, strawberries and asparagus commanded a brisk sale.
Customers
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From this reading Customers came flocking round her, and she actually ventured to retort to some of their sallies with mild replies in kind.
dale
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From this reading "Shure, we are all fighting and killing one another to dale with you!" said a sturdy old farmer, vigorously elbowing his way to the front.
discovered
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From this reading "We met—'twas in a crowd."—_Haynes Bayley._ HELEN soon discovered that the Crowmore cart had quite an established reputation; her peas, and beans, strawberries and asparagus commanded a brisk sale.
elbowing
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From this reading "Shure, we are all fighting and killing one another to dale with you!" said a sturdy old farmer, vigorously elbowing his way to the front.
established
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From this reading "We met—'twas in a crowd."—_Haynes Bayley._ HELEN soon discovered that the Crowmore cart had quite an established reputation; her peas, and beans, strawberries and asparagus commanded a brisk sale.
farmer
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From this reading "Shure, we are all fighting and killing one another to dale with you!" said a sturdy old farmer, vigorously elbowing his way to the front.
fighting
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From this reading "Shure, we are all fighting and killing one another to dale with you!" said a sturdy old farmer, vigorously elbowing his way to the front.
flies
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From this reading "Aren't we for all the world like flies round a pot of honey!
flocking
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From this reading Customers came flocking round her, and she actually ventured to retort to some of their sallies with mild replies in kind.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Aren't we for all the world like flies round a pot of honey!
front
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From this reading "Shure, we are all fighting and killing one another to dale with you!" said a sturdy old farmer, vigorously elbowing his way to the front.
GIRL
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From this reading "THE MARKET GIRL."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "We met—'twas in a crowd."—_Haynes Bayley._ HELEN soon discovered that the Crowmore cart had quite an established reputation; her peas, and beans, strawberries and asparagus commanded a brisk sale.
Haynes
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From this reading "We met—'twas in a crowd."—_Haynes Bayley._ HELEN soon discovered that the Crowmore cart had quite an established reputation; her peas, and beans, strawberries and asparagus commanded a brisk sale.
HELEN
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From this reading "We met—'twas in a crowd."—_Haynes Bayley._ HELEN soon discovered that the Crowmore cart had quite an established reputation; her peas, and beans, strawberries and asparagus commanded a brisk sale.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "We met—'twas in a crowd."—_Haynes Bayley._ HELEN soon discovered that the Crowmore cart had quite an established reputation; her peas, and beans, strawberries and asparagus commanded a brisk sale.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Shure, we are all fighting and killing one another to dale with you!" said a sturdy old farmer, vigorously elbowing his way to the front.
honey
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From this reading "Aren't we for all the world like flies round a pot of honey!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We met—'twas in a crowd."—_Haynes Bayley._ HELEN soon discovered that the Crowmore cart had quite an established reputation; her peas, and beans, strawberries and asparagus commanded a brisk sale.
killing
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From this reading "Shure, we are all fighting and killing one another to dale with you!" said a sturdy old farmer, vigorously elbowing his way to the front.
kind
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From this reading Customers came flocking round her, and she actually ventured to retort to some of their sallies with mild replies in kind.
like
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From this reading "Aren't we for all the world like flies round a pot of honey!
MARKET
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From this reading "THE MARKET GIRL."
met
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From this reading "We met—'twas in a crowd."—_Haynes Bayley._ HELEN soon discovered that the Crowmore cart had quite an established reputation; her peas, and beans, strawberries and asparagus commanded a brisk sale.
mild
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From this reading Customers came flocking round her, and she actually ventured to retort to some of their sallies with mild replies in kind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Customers came flocking round her, and she actually ventured to retort to some of their sallies with mild replies in kind.
old
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From this reading "Shure, we are all fighting and killing one another to dale with you!" said a sturdy old farmer, vigorously elbowing his way to the front.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Shure, we are all fighting and killing one another to dale with you!" said a sturdy old farmer, vigorously elbowing his way to the front.
peas
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From this reading "We met—'twas in a crowd."—_Haynes Bayley._ HELEN soon discovered that the Crowmore cart had quite an established reputation; her peas, and beans, strawberries and asparagus commanded a brisk sale.
pot
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From this reading "Aren't we for all the world like flies round a pot of honey!
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We met—'twas in a crowd."—_Haynes Bayley._ HELEN soon discovered that the Crowmore cart had quite an established reputation; her peas, and beans, strawberries and asparagus commanded a brisk sale.
replies
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From this reading Customers came flocking round her, and she actually ventured to retort to some of their sallies with mild replies in kind.
reputation
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From this reading "We met—'twas in a crowd."—_Haynes Bayley._ HELEN soon discovered that the Crowmore cart had quite an established reputation; her peas, and beans, strawberries and asparagus commanded a brisk sale.
retort
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From this reading Customers came flocking round her, and she actually ventured to retort to some of their sallies with mild replies in kind.
round
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From this reading Customers came flocking round her, and she actually ventured to retort to some of their sallies with mild replies in kind.
said
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From this reading "Shure, we are all fighting and killing one another to dale with you!" said a sturdy old farmer, vigorously elbowing his way to the front.
sale
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From this reading "We met—'twas in a crowd."—_Haynes Bayley._ HELEN soon discovered that the Crowmore cart had quite an established reputation; her peas, and beans, strawberries and asparagus commanded a brisk sale.
sallies
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From this reading Customers came flocking round her, and she actually ventured to retort to some of their sallies with mild replies in kind.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Customers came flocking round her, and she actually ventured to retort to some of their sallies with mild replies in kind.
Shure
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From this reading "Shure, we are all fighting and killing one another to dale with you!" said a sturdy old farmer, vigorously elbowing his way to the front.
some
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From this reading Customers came flocking round her, and she actually ventured to retort to some of their sallies with mild replies in kind.
soon
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From this reading "We met—'twas in a crowd."—_Haynes Bayley._ HELEN soon discovered that the Crowmore cart had quite an established reputation; her peas, and beans, strawberries and asparagus commanded a brisk sale.
strawberries
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From this reading "We met—'twas in a crowd."—_Haynes Bayley._ HELEN soon discovered that the Crowmore cart had quite an established reputation; her peas, and beans, strawberries and asparagus commanded a brisk sale.
sturdy
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From this reading "Shure, we are all fighting and killing one another to dale with you!" said a sturdy old farmer, vigorously elbowing his way to the front.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We met—'twas in a crowd."—_Haynes Bayley._ HELEN soon discovered that the Crowmore cart had quite an established reputation; her peas, and beans, strawberries and asparagus commanded a brisk sale.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE MARKET GIRL."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Customers came flocking round her, and she actually ventured to retort to some of their sallies with mild replies in kind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Customers came flocking round her, and she actually ventured to retort to some of their sallies with mild replies in kind.
twas
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From this reading "We met—'twas in a crowd."—_Haynes Bayley._ HELEN soon discovered that the Crowmore cart had quite an established reputation; her peas, and beans, strawberries and asparagus commanded a brisk sale.
ventured
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From this reading Customers came flocking round her, and she actually ventured to retort to some of their sallies with mild replies in kind.
vigorously
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From this reading "Shure, we are all fighting and killing one another to dale with you!" said a sturdy old farmer, vigorously elbowing his way to the front.
way
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From this reading "Shure, we are all fighting and killing one another to dale with you!" said a sturdy old farmer, vigorously elbowing his way to the front.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We met—'twas in a crowd."—_Haynes Bayley._ HELEN soon discovered that the Crowmore cart had quite an established reputation; her peas, and beans, strawberries and asparagus commanded a brisk sale.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Customers came flocking round her, and she actually ventured to retort to some of their sallies with mild replies in kind.
world
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From this reading "Aren't we for all the world like flies round a pot of honey!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Shure, we are all fighting and killing one another to dale with you!" said a sturdy old farmer, vigorously elbowing his way to the front.
