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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 This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.
Betty
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From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.
boat
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From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.
buried
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From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.
carried
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From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.
close
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From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.
coffin
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From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.
cottage
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From this reading When Granny Rea returned to her cottage, the fire was out.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading I made'n for Peter, and Peter'll expect to have'n."
fallen
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From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.
fire
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From this reading When Granny Rea returned to her cottage, the fire was out.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I made'n for Peter, and Peter'll expect to have'n."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.
grandmother
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From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.
Granny
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From this reading When Granny Rea returned to her cottage, the fire was out.
grave
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From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.
hand
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From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.
have'n
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From this reading I made'n for Peter, and Peter'll expect to have'n."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.
Hext
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From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.
house
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From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I made'n for Peter, and Peter'll expect to have'n."
I'll
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From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.
John
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From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.
made'n
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From this reading I made'n for Peter, and Peter'll expect to have'n."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.
o
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From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.
Old
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From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.
out
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From this reading When Granny Rea returned to her cottage, the fire was out.
partially
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From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.
Peter
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From this reading I made'n for Peter, and Peter'll expect to have'n."
Peter'll
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From this reading I made'n for Peter, and Peter'll expect to have'n."
place
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From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.
procession
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From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.
put
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From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.
Rea
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From this reading When Granny Rea returned to her cottage, the fire was out.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Granny Rea returned to her cottage, the fire was out.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.
said
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From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.
service
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From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.
sexton
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From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.
shovelfuls
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From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.
son
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From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.
top
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From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.
trouble
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From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Granny Rea returned to her cottage, the fire was out.
white
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From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.
