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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 "A DEVIL OF A WOMAN."
all
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From this reading "From all such devils, good Lord, deliver us!"--_The Taming of the Shrew._ "And now, my men, upon him!" cried Mistress Hazlehurst, backing to make room in which her followers might obey.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "From all such devils, good Lord, deliver us!"--_The Taming of the Shrew._ "And now, my men, upon him!" cried Mistress Hazlehurst, backing to make room in which her followers might obey.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading These followers tried to push forward; the horses crowded one another, and there ensued much huddling and confusion.
backing
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From this reading "From all such devils, good Lord, deliver us!"--_The Taming of the Shrew._ "And now, my men, upon him!" cried Mistress Hazlehurst, backing to make room in which her followers might obey.
bridle
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From this reading But the lantern-bearer, holding his light and his bridle in one hand, caught Mr. Marryott's bridle with the other.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the lantern-bearer, holding his light and his bridle in one hand, caught Mr. Marryott's bridle with the other.
caught
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From this reading But the lantern-bearer, holding his light and his bridle in one hand, caught Mr. Marryott's bridle with the other.
confusion
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From this reading These followers tried to push forward; the horses crowded one another, and there ensued much huddling and confusion.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "From all such devils, good Lord, deliver us!"--_The Taming of the Shrew._ "And now, my men, upon him!" cried Mistress Hazlehurst, backing to make room in which her followers might obey.
crowded
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From this reading These followers tried to push forward; the horses crowded one another, and there ensued much huddling and confusion.
deliver
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From this reading "From all such devils, good Lord, deliver us!"--_The Taming of the Shrew._ "And now, my men, upon him!" cried Mistress Hazlehurst, backing to make room in which her followers might obey.
DEVIL
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From this reading "A DEVIL OF A WOMAN."
devils
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From this reading "From all such devils, good Lord, deliver us!"--_The Taming of the Shrew._ "And now, my men, upon him!" cried Mistress Hazlehurst, backing to make room in which her followers might obey.
down
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From this reading Hal struck this hand down with one of his pistols, which were not prepared for firing.
ensued
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From this reading These followers tried to push forward; the horses crowded one another, and there ensued much huddling and confusion.
firing
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From this reading Hal struck this hand down with one of his pistols, which were not prepared for firing.
followers
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From this reading "From all such devils, good Lord, deliver us!"--_The Taming of the Shrew._ "And now, my men, upon him!" cried Mistress Hazlehurst, backing to make room in which her followers might obey.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hal struck this hand down with one of his pistols, which were not prepared for firing.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These followers tried to push forward; the horses crowded one another, and there ensued much huddling and confusion.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "From all such devils, good Lord, deliver us!"--_The Taming of the Shrew._ "And now, my men, upon him!" cried Mistress Hazlehurst, backing to make room in which her followers might obey.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "From all such devils, good Lord, deliver us!"--_The Taming of the Shrew._ "And now, my men, upon him!" cried Mistress Hazlehurst, backing to make room in which her followers might obey.
Hal
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From this reading Hal struck this hand down with one of his pistols, which were not prepared for firing.
hand
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From this reading But the lantern-bearer, holding his light and his bridle in one hand, caught Mr. Marryott's bridle with the other.
Hazlehurst
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From this reading "From all such devils, good Lord, deliver us!"--_The Taming of the Shrew._ "And now, my men, upon him!" cried Mistress Hazlehurst, backing to make room in which her followers might obey.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "From all such devils, good Lord, deliver us!"--_The Taming of the Shrew._ "And now, my men, upon him!" cried Mistress Hazlehurst, backing to make room in which her followers might obey.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "From all such devils, good Lord, deliver us!"--_The Taming of the Shrew._ "And now, my men, upon him!" cried Mistress Hazlehurst, backing to make room in which her followers might obey.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the lantern-bearer, holding his light and his bridle in one hand, caught Mr. Marryott's bridle with the other.
holding
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From this reading But the lantern-bearer, holding his light and his bridle in one hand, caught Mr. Marryott's bridle with the other.
horses
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From this reading These followers tried to push forward; the horses crowded one another, and there ensued much huddling and confusion.
huddling
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From this reading These followers tried to push forward; the horses crowded one another, and there ensued much huddling and confusion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "From all such devils, good Lord, deliver us!"--_The Taming of the Shrew._ "And now, my men, upon him!" cried Mistress Hazlehurst, backing to make room in which her followers might obey.
lantern-bearer
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From this reading But the lantern-bearer, holding his light and his bridle in one hand, caught Mr. Marryott's bridle with the other.
light
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From this reading But the lantern-bearer, holding his light and his bridle in one hand, caught Mr. Marryott's bridle with the other.
Lord
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From this reading "From all such devils, good Lord, deliver us!"--_The Taming of the Shrew._ "And now, my men, upon him!" cried Mistress Hazlehurst, backing to make room in which her followers might obey.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "From all such devils, good Lord, deliver us!"--_The Taming of the Shrew._ "And now, my men, upon him!" cried Mistress Hazlehurst, backing to make room in which her followers might obey.
Marryott's
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From this reading But the lantern-bearer, holding his light and his bridle in one hand, caught Mr. Marryott's bridle with the other.
men
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From this reading "From all such devils, good Lord, deliver us!"--_The Taming of the Shrew._ "And now, my men, upon him!" cried Mistress Hazlehurst, backing to make room in which her followers might obey.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "From all such devils, good Lord, deliver us!"--_The Taming of the Shrew._ "And now, my men, upon him!" cried Mistress Hazlehurst, backing to make room in which her followers might obey.
Mistress
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From this reading "From all such devils, good Lord, deliver us!"--_The Taming of the Shrew._ "And now, my men, upon him!" cried Mistress Hazlehurst, backing to make room in which her followers might obey.
Mr
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From this reading But the lantern-bearer, holding his light and his bridle in one hand, caught Mr. Marryott's bridle with the other.
much
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From this reading These followers tried to push forward; the horses crowded one another, and there ensued much huddling and confusion.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "From all such devils, good Lord, deliver us!"--_The Taming of the Shrew._ "And now, my men, upon him!" cried Mistress Hazlehurst, backing to make room in which her followers might obey.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hal struck this hand down with one of his pistols, which were not prepared for firing.
now
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From this reading "From all such devils, good Lord, deliver us!"--_The Taming of the Shrew._ "And now, my men, upon him!" cried Mistress Hazlehurst, backing to make room in which her followers might obey.
obey
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From this reading "From all such devils, good Lord, deliver us!"--_The Taming of the Shrew._ "And now, my men, upon him!" cried Mistress Hazlehurst, backing to make room in which her followers might obey.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A DEVIL OF A WOMAN."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading These followers tried to push forward; the horses crowded one another, and there ensued much huddling and confusion.
other
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From this reading But the lantern-bearer, holding his light and his bridle in one hand, caught Mr. Marryott's bridle with the other.
pistols
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From this reading Hal struck this hand down with one of his pistols, which were not prepared for firing.
prepared
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From this reading Hal struck this hand down with one of his pistols, which were not prepared for firing.
push
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From this reading These followers tried to push forward; the horses crowded one another, and there ensued much huddling and confusion.
room
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From this reading "From all such devils, good Lord, deliver us!"--_The Taming of the Shrew._ "And now, my men, upon him!" cried Mistress Hazlehurst, backing to make room in which her followers might obey.
Shrew
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From this reading "From all such devils, good Lord, deliver us!"--_The Taming of the Shrew._ "And now, my men, upon him!" cried Mistress Hazlehurst, backing to make room in which her followers might obey.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hal struck this hand down with one of his pistols, which were not prepared for firing.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "From all such devils, good Lord, deliver us!"--_The Taming of the Shrew._ "And now, my men, upon him!" cried Mistress Hazlehurst, backing to make room in which her followers might obey.
Taming
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From this reading "From all such devils, good Lord, deliver us!"--_The Taming of the Shrew._ "And now, my men, upon him!" cried Mistress Hazlehurst, backing to make room in which her followers might obey.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "From all such devils, good Lord, deliver us!"--_The Taming of the Shrew._ "And now, my men, upon him!" cried Mistress Hazlehurst, backing to make room in which her followers might obey.
there
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From this reading These followers tried to push forward; the horses crowded one another, and there ensued much huddling and confusion.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These followers tried to push forward; the horses crowded one another, and there ensued much huddling and confusion.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Hal struck this hand down with one of his pistols, which were not prepared for firing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "From all such devils, good Lord, deliver us!"--_The Taming of the Shrew._ "And now, my men, upon him!" cried Mistress Hazlehurst, backing to make room in which her followers might obey.
tried
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From this reading These followers tried to push forward; the horses crowded one another, and there ensued much huddling and confusion.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "From all such devils, good Lord, deliver us!"--_The Taming of the Shrew._ "And now, my men, upon him!" cried Mistress Hazlehurst, backing to make room in which her followers might obey.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "From all such devils, good Lord, deliver us!"--_The Taming of the Shrew._ "And now, my men, upon him!" cried Mistress Hazlehurst, backing to make room in which her followers might obey.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hal struck this hand down with one of his pistols, which were not prepared for firing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "From all such devils, good Lord, deliver us!"--_The Taming of the Shrew._ "And now, my men, upon him!" cried Mistress Hazlehurst, backing to make room in which her followers might obey.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the lantern-bearer, holding his light and his bridle in one hand, caught Mr. Marryott's bridle with the other.
WOMAN
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From this reading "A DEVIL OF A WOMAN."
