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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 The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
Ahab
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From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the one side of him was his father, winking at him and pointing out the richness of Mr. Bilby’s fields, the weight of his cattle, the size of his barns.
barns
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From this reading On the one side of him was his father, winking at him and pointing out the richness of Mr. Bilby’s fields, the weight of his cattle, the size of his barns.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
Bilby's
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From this reading On the one side of him was his father, winking at him and pointing out the richness of Mr. Bilby’s fields, the weight of his cattle, the size of his barns.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
cattle
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From this reading On the one side of him was his father, winking at him and pointing out the richness of Mr. Bilby’s fields, the weight of his cattle, the size of his barns.
Christian
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From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the other side of him was his fond mother, whispering and whispering, ‘The girl’s a witch, she’ll come to no good end, she’ll hang yet, the girl’s a witch ... witch ... witch.’
courting
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From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
day
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From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
discerns
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From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
Doll
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From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
dwindles
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From this reading _Young Thumb dwindles.
end
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From this reading On the other side of him was his fond mother, whispering and whispering, ‘The girl’s a witch, she’ll come to no good end, she’ll hang yet, the girl’s a witch ... witch ... witch.’
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
father
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From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
fields
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From this reading On the one side of him was his father, winking at him and pointing out the richness of Mr. Bilby’s fields, the weight of his cattle, the size of his barns.
fond
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From this reading On the other side of him was his fond mother, whispering and whispering, ‘The girl’s a witch, she’ll come to no good end, she’ll hang yet, the girl’s a witch ... witch ... witch.’
foster
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From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
girl's
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From this reading On the other side of him was his fond mother, whispering and whispering, ‘The girl’s a witch, she’ll come to no good end, she’ll hang yet, the girl’s a witch ... witch ... witch.’
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the other side of him was his fond mother, whispering and whispering, ‘The girl’s a witch, she’ll come to no good end, she’ll hang yet, the girl’s a witch ... witch ... witch.’
hang
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From this reading On the other side of him was his fond mother, whispering and whispering, ‘The girl’s a witch, she’ll come to no good end, she’ll hang yet, the girl’s a witch ... witch ... witch.’
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Witch or no witch he would have no other.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Witch or no witch he would have no other.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the one side of him was his father, winking at him and pointing out the richness of Mr. Bilby’s fields, the weight of his cattle, the size of his barns.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
lost
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From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
mother
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From this reading On the other side of him was his fond mother, whispering and whispering, ‘The girl’s a witch, she’ll come to no good end, she’ll hang yet, the girl’s a witch ... witch ... witch.’
Mr
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From this reading On the one side of him was his father, winking at him and pointing out the richness of Mr. Bilby’s fields, the weight of his cattle, the size of his barns.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Witch or no witch he would have no other.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On the one side of him was his father, winking at him and pointing out the richness of Mr. Bilby’s fields, the weight of his cattle, the size of his barns.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Witch or no witch he would have no other.
other
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From this reading Witch or no witch he would have no other.
out
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From this reading On the one side of him was his father, winking at him and pointing out the richness of Mr. Bilby’s fields, the weight of his cattle, the size of his barns.
pointing
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From this reading On the one side of him was his father, winking at him and pointing out the richness of Mr. Bilby’s fields, the weight of his cattle, the size of his barns.
recovered
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From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
richness
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From this reading On the one side of him was his father, winking at him and pointing out the richness of Mr. Bilby’s fields, the weight of his cattle, the size of his barns.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
she'll
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From this reading On the other side of him was his fond mother, whispering and whispering, ‘The girl’s a witch, she’ll come to no good end, she’ll hang yet, the girl’s a witch ... witch ... witch.’
side
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From this reading On the one side of him was his father, winking at him and pointing out the richness of Mr. Bilby’s fields, the weight of his cattle, the size of his barns.
size
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From this reading On the one side of him was his father, winking at him and pointing out the richness of Mr. Bilby’s fields, the weight of his cattle, the size of his barns.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
Thumb
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From this reading _Young Thumb dwindles.
Titus
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From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the other side of him was his fond mother, whispering and whispering, ‘The girl’s a witch, she’ll come to no good end, she’ll hang yet, the girl’s a witch ... witch ... witch.’
torments
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From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
weight
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From this reading On the one side of him was his father, winking at him and pointing out the richness of Mr. Bilby’s fields, the weight of his cattle, the size of his barns.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
whispering
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From this reading On the other side of him was his fond mother, whispering and whispering, ‘The girl’s a witch, she’ll come to no good end, she’ll hang yet, the girl’s a witch ... witch ... witch.’
winking
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From this reading On the one side of him was his father, winking at him and pointing out the richness of Mr. Bilby’s fields, the weight of his cattle, the size of his barns.
witch
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From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
woman
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From this reading The witch torments him and her foster father discerns that she is not nor ever can be a Christian woman._ From the day on which Ahab was lost and recovered, Titus began a secret courting of Doll.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Witch or no witch he would have no other.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading On the other side of him was his fond mother, whispering and whispering, ‘The girl’s a witch, she’ll come to no good end, she’ll hang yet, the girl’s a witch ... witch ... witch.’
Young
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From this reading _Young Thumb dwindles.
