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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 Thankful indeed he must have felt when this kind carpenter's mate came and squeezed up against him among a crowd of sailors, and managed to pass some meat and drink out of his own pocket and into Richard's.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Thankful indeed he must have felt when this kind carpenter's mate came and squeezed up against him among a crowd of sailors, and managed to pass some meat and drink out of his own pocket and into Richard's.
all
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From this reading You needn't mind taking things from me, for they are all bought out of my own money, not the king's.'
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Thankful indeed he must have felt when this kind carpenter's mate came and squeezed up against him among a crowd of sailors, and managed to pass some meat and drink out of his own pocket and into Richard's.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thankful indeed he must have felt when this kind carpenter's mate came and squeezed up against him among a crowd of sailors, and managed to pass some meat and drink out of his own pocket and into Richard's.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You needn't mind taking things from me, for they are all bought out of my own money, not the king's.'
back
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From this reading 'What makes thee so good to me?' whispered back Richard.
bought
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From this reading You needn't mind taking things from me, for they are all bought out of my own money, not the king's.'
bring
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From this reading Pleased with his success, he whispered to Richard, 'I'll bring you some more every day while you need food.
came
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From this reading Thankful indeed he must have felt when this kind carpenter's mate came and squeezed up against him among a crowd of sailors, and managed to pass some meat and drink out of his own pocket and into Richard's.
carpenter's
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cleverly
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From this reading His new friend did this so cleverly that nobody noticed.
crowd
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From this reading Thankful indeed he must have felt when this kind carpenter's mate came and squeezed up against him among a crowd of sailors, and managed to pass some meat and drink out of his own pocket and into Richard's.
day
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From this reading Pleased with his success, he whispered to Richard, 'I'll bring you some more every day while you need food.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading His new friend did this so cleverly that nobody noticed.
drink
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From this reading Thankful indeed he must have felt when this kind carpenter's mate came and squeezed up against him among a crowd of sailors, and managed to pass some meat and drink out of his own pocket and into Richard's.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Pleased with his success, he whispered to Richard, 'I'll bring you some more every day while you need food.
felt
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From this reading Thankful indeed he must have felt when this kind carpenter's mate came and squeezed up against him among a crowd of sailors, and managed to pass some meat and drink out of his own pocket and into Richard's.
food
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From this reading Pleased with his success, he whispered to Richard, 'I'll bring you some more every day while you need food.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You needn't mind taking things from me, for they are all bought out of my own money, not the king's.'
friend
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From this reading His new friend did this so cleverly that nobody noticed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You needn't mind taking things from me, for they are all bought out of my own money, not the king's.'
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'What makes thee so good to me?' whispered back Richard.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Thankful indeed he must have felt when this kind carpenter's mate came and squeezed up against him among a crowd of sailors, and managed to pass some meat and drink out of his own pocket and into Richard's.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thankful indeed he must have felt when this kind carpenter's mate came and squeezed up against him among a crowd of sailors, and managed to pass some meat and drink out of his own pocket and into Richard's.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thankful indeed he must have felt when this kind carpenter's mate came and squeezed up against him among a crowd of sailors, and managed to pass some meat and drink out of his own pocket and into Richard's.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thankful indeed he must have felt when this kind carpenter's mate came and squeezed up against him among a crowd of sailors, and managed to pass some meat and drink out of his own pocket and into Richard's.
I'll
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From this reading Pleased with his success, he whispered to Richard, 'I'll bring you some more every day while you need food.
indeed
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From this reading Thankful indeed he must have felt when this kind carpenter's mate came and squeezed up against him among a crowd of sailors, and managed to pass some meat and drink out of his own pocket and into Richard's.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Thankful indeed he must have felt when this kind carpenter's mate came and squeezed up against him among a crowd of sailors, and managed to pass some meat and drink out of his own pocket and into Richard's.
kind
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From this reading Thankful indeed he must have felt when this kind carpenter's mate came and squeezed up against him among a crowd of sailors, and managed to pass some meat and drink out of his own pocket and into Richard's.
king's
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From this reading You needn't mind taking things from me, for they are all bought out of my own money, not the king's.'
makes
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From this reading 'What makes thee so good to me?' whispered back Richard.
managed
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From this reading Thankful indeed he must have felt when this kind carpenter's mate came and squeezed up against him among a crowd of sailors, and managed to pass some meat and drink out of his own pocket and into Richard's.
mate
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From this reading Thankful indeed he must have felt when this kind carpenter's mate came and squeezed up against him among a crowd of sailors, and managed to pass some meat and drink out of his own pocket and into Richard's.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You needn't mind taking things from me, for they are all bought out of my own money, not the king's.'
meat
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From this reading Thankful indeed he must have felt when this kind carpenter's mate came and squeezed up against him among a crowd of sailors, and managed to pass some meat and drink out of his own pocket and into Richard's.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You needn't mind taking things from me, for they are all bought out of my own money, not the king's.'
money
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From this reading You needn't mind taking things from me, for they are all bought out of my own money, not the king's.'
more
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From this reading Pleased with his success, he whispered to Richard, 'I'll bring you some more every day while you need food.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Thankful indeed he must have felt when this kind carpenter's mate came and squeezed up against him among a crowd of sailors, and managed to pass some meat and drink out of his own pocket and into Richard's.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You needn't mind taking things from me, for they are all bought out of my own money, not the king's.'
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pleased with his success, he whispered to Richard, 'I'll bring you some more every day while you need food.
needn't
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From this reading You needn't mind taking things from me, for they are all bought out of my own money, not the king's.'
new
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From this reading His new friend did this so cleverly that nobody noticed.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading His new friend did this so cleverly that nobody noticed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You needn't mind taking things from me, for they are all bought out of my own money, not the king's.'
noticed
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From this reading His new friend did this so cleverly that nobody noticed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thankful indeed he must have felt when this kind carpenter's mate came and squeezed up against him among a crowd of sailors, and managed to pass some meat and drink out of his own pocket and into Richard's.
out
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own
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From this reading Thankful indeed he must have felt when this kind carpenter's mate came and squeezed up against him among a crowd of sailors, and managed to pass some meat and drink out of his own pocket and into Richard's.
pass
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From this reading Thankful indeed he must have felt when this kind carpenter's mate came and squeezed up against him among a crowd of sailors, and managed to pass some meat and drink out of his own pocket and into Richard's.
PleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Pleased with his success, he whispered to Richard, 'I'll bring you some more every day while you need food.
pocket
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From this reading Thankful indeed he must have felt when this kind carpenter's mate came and squeezed up against him among a crowd of sailors, and managed to pass some meat and drink out of his own pocket and into Richard's.
Richard
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From this reading Pleased with his success, he whispered to Richard, 'I'll bring you some more every day while you need food.
Richard's
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From this reading Thankful indeed he must have felt when this kind carpenter's mate came and squeezed up against him among a crowd of sailors, and managed to pass some meat and drink out of his own pocket and into Richard's.
sailors
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From this reading Thankful indeed he must have felt when this kind carpenter's mate came and squeezed up against him among a crowd of sailors, and managed to pass some meat and drink out of his own pocket and into Richard's.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His new friend did this so cleverly that nobody noticed.
some
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From this reading Thankful indeed he must have felt when this kind carpenter's mate came and squeezed up against him among a crowd of sailors, and managed to pass some meat and drink out of his own pocket and into Richard's.
squeezed
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success
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From this reading Pleased with his success, he whispered to Richard, 'I'll bring you some more every day while you need food.
taking
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From this reading You needn't mind taking things from me, for they are all bought out of my own money, not the king's.'
Thankful
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From this reading Thankful indeed he must have felt when this kind carpenter's mate came and squeezed up against him among a crowd of sailors, and managed to pass some meat and drink out of his own pocket and into Richard's.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His new friend did this so cleverly that nobody noticed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You needn't mind taking things from me, for they are all bought out of my own money, not the king's.'
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading 'What makes thee so good to me?' whispered back Richard.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You needn't mind taking things from me, for they are all bought out of my own money, not the king's.'
things
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From this reading You needn't mind taking things from me, for they are all bought out of my own money, not the king's.'
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Thankful indeed he must have felt when this kind carpenter's mate came and squeezed up against him among a crowd of sailors, and managed to pass some meat and drink out of his own pocket and into Richard's.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thankful indeed he must have felt when this kind carpenter's mate came and squeezed up against him among a crowd of sailors, and managed to pass some meat and drink out of his own pocket and into Richard's.
up
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From this reading Thankful indeed he must have felt when this kind carpenter's mate came and squeezed up against him among a crowd of sailors, and managed to pass some meat and drink out of his own pocket and into Richard's.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What makes thee so good to me?' whispered back Richard.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Thankful indeed he must have felt when this kind carpenter's mate came and squeezed up against him among a crowd of sailors, and managed to pass some meat and drink out of his own pocket and into Richard's.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Pleased with his success, he whispered to Richard, 'I'll bring you some more every day while you need food.
whispered
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From this reading Pleased with his success, he whispered to Richard, 'I'll bring you some more every day while you need food.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pleased with his success, he whispered to Richard, 'I'll bring you some more every day while you need food.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Pleased with his success, he whispered to Richard, 'I'll bring you some more every day while you need food.
