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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 CLARE A TRUE MASTER.
Abdiel
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From this reading They would be mainly how and where he found refuge, and how he and Abdiel got things to eat.
all
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From this reading It would take a big book to tell all the things of interest that happened to Clare in the next few weeks.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They would be mainly how and where he found refuge, and how he and Abdiel got things to eat.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They would be mainly how and where he found refuge, and how he and Abdiel got things to eat.
benevolent
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From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
big
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From this reading It would take a big book to tell all the things of interest that happened to Clare in the next few weeks.
book
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From this reading It would take a big book to tell all the things of interest that happened to Clare in the next few weeks.
certain
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From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
CLARE
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From this reading CLARE A TRUE MASTER.
contrive
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From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
days
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From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Verily they did not live on the fat of the land.
dismissed
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From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
eat
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From this reading They would be mainly how and where he found refuge, and how he and Abdiel got things to eat.
evident
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From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
fat
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From this reading Verily they did not live on the fat of the land.
few
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From this reading It would take a big book to tell all the things of interest that happened to Clare in the next few weeks.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They would be mainly how and where he found refuge, and how he and Abdiel got things to eat.
gardener
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From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
gave
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From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
got
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From this reading They would be mainly how and where he found refuge, and how he and Abdiel got things to eat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
happened
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From this reading It would take a big book to tell all the things of interest that happened to Clare in the next few weeks.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would be mainly how and where he found refuge, and how he and Abdiel got things to eat.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
how
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From this reading They would be mainly how and where he found refuge, and how he and Abdiel got things to eat.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It would take a big book to tell all the things of interest that happened to Clare in the next few weeks.
interest
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From this reading It would take a big book to tell all the things of interest that happened to Clare in the next few weeks.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would take a big book to tell all the things of interest that happened to Clare in the next few weeks.
job
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From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
land
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From this reading Verily they did not live on the fat of the land.
live
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From this reading Verily they did not live on the fat of the land.
mainly
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From this reading They would be mainly how and where he found refuge, and how he and Abdiel got things to eat.
MASTER
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From this reading CLARE A TRUE MASTER.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would take a big book to tell all the things of interest that happened to Clare in the next few weeks.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Verily they did not live on the fat of the land.
Now
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From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would take a big book to tell all the things of interest that happened to Clare in the next few weeks.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Verily they did not live on the fat of the land.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
pay
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From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
people
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From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
person
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From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
place
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From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
pocket
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From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
refuge
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From this reading They would be mainly how and where he found refuge, and how he and Abdiel got things to eat.
seeing
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From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
shillings
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From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
some
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From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would take a big book to tell all the things of interest that happened to Clare in the next few weeks.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would take a big book to tell all the things of interest that happened to Clare in the next few weeks.
ten
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From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It would take a big book to tell all the things of interest that happened to Clare in the next few weeks.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It would take a big book to tell all the things of interest that happened to Clare in the next few weeks.
then
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From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would be mainly how and where he found refuge, and how he and Abdiel got things to eat.
things
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From this reading It would take a big book to tell all the things of interest that happened to Clare in the next few weeks.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would take a big book to tell all the things of interest that happened to Clare in the next few weeks.
TRUE
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From this reading CLARE A TRUE MASTER.
twenty
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From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
Verily
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From this reading Verily they did not live on the fat of the land.
want
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From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
weeks
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From this reading It would take a big book to tell all the things of interest that happened to Clare in the next few weeks.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They would be mainly how and where he found refuge, and how he and Abdiel got things to eat.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
work
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From this reading Now and then some benevolent person, seeing him in such evident want, would contrive a job in order to pay him for it: in one place, although they had no need of him, certain good people gave him ten days’ work under a gardener, and dismissed him with twenty shillings in his pocket.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would take a big book to tell all the things of interest that happened to Clare in the next few weeks.
