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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 DESCRIPTION OF THE FARMER’S DAUGHTER—THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS—THE PARTICULARS OF HIS JOURNEY.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby’s cradle for me against night.
age
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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of forward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skillful in dressing her baby.
all
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From this reading This was my bed all the time I stayed with those people, though made more convenient by degrees, as I began to learn their language and make my wants known.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A DESCRIPTION OF THE FARMER’S DAUGHTER—THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS—THE PARTICULARS OF HIS JOURNEY.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This was my bed all the time I stayed with those people, though made more convenient by degrees, as I began to learn their language and make my wants known.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of forward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skillful in dressing her baby.
AUTHOR
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From this reading A DESCRIPTION OF THE FARMER’S DAUGHTER—THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS—THE PARTICULARS OF HIS JOURNEY.
baby
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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of forward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skillful in dressing her baby.
baby's
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From this reading Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby’s cradle for me against night.
bed
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From this reading This was my bed all the time I stayed with those people, though made more convenient by degrees, as I began to learn their language and make my wants known.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was my bed all the time I stayed with those people, though made more convenient by degrees, as I began to learn their language and make my wants known.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was my bed all the time I stayed with those people, though made more convenient by degrees, as I began to learn their language and make my wants known.
cabinet
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From this reading The cradle was put into a small drawer of a cabinet, and the drawer placed upon a hanging shelf for fear of the rats.
CARRIED
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From this reading A DESCRIPTION OF THE FARMER’S DAUGHTER—THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS—THE PARTICULARS OF HIS JOURNEY.
child
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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of forward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skillful in dressing her baby.
contrived
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From this reading Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby’s cradle for me against night.
convenient
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From this reading This was my bed all the time I stayed with those people, though made more convenient by degrees, as I began to learn their language and make my wants known.
cradle
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From this reading Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby’s cradle for me against night.
DAUGHTER
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From this reading A DESCRIPTION OF THE FARMER’S DAUGHTER—THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS—THE PARTICULARS OF HIS JOURNEY.
degrees
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From this reading This was my bed all the time I stayed with those people, though made more convenient by degrees, as I began to learn their language and make my wants known.
DESCRIPTIONnounUS /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading A DESCRIPTION OF THE FARMER’S DAUGHTER—THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS—THE PARTICULARS OF HIS JOURNEY.
dexterous
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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of forward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skillful in dressing her baby.
drawer
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From this reading The cradle was put into a small drawer of a cabinet, and the drawer placed upon a hanging shelf for fear of the rats.
dressing
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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of forward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skillful in dressing her baby.
FARMER'S
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From this reading A DESCRIPTION OF THE FARMER’S DAUGHTER—THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS—THE PARTICULARS OF HIS JOURNEY.
fear
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From this reading The cradle was put into a small drawer of a cabinet, and the drawer placed upon a hanging shelf for fear of the rats.
fit
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From this reading Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby’s cradle for me against night.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of forward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skillful in dressing her baby.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of forward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skillful in dressing her baby.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of forward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skillful in dressing her baby.
hanging
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From this reading The cradle was put into a small drawer of a cabinet, and the drawer placed upon a hanging shelf for fear of the rats.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of forward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skillful in dressing her baby.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A DESCRIPTION OF THE FARMER’S DAUGHTER—THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS—THE PARTICULARS OF HIS JOURNEY.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This was my bed all the time I stayed with those people, though made more convenient by degrees, as I began to learn their language and make my wants known.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of forward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skillful in dressing her baby.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The cradle was put into a small drawer of a cabinet, and the drawer placed upon a hanging shelf for fear of the rats.
JOURNEYnounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A DESCRIPTION OF THE FARMER’S DAUGHTER—THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS—THE PARTICULARS OF HIS JOURNEY.
known
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From this reading This was my bed all the time I stayed with those people, though made more convenient by degrees, as I began to learn their language and make my wants known.
language
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From this reading This was my bed all the time I stayed with those people, though made more convenient by degrees, as I began to learn their language and make my wants known.
learn
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From this reading This was my bed all the time I stayed with those people, though made more convenient by degrees, as I began to learn their language and make my wants known.
made
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From this reading This was my bed all the time I stayed with those people, though made more convenient by degrees, as I began to learn their language and make my wants known.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was my bed all the time I stayed with those people, though made more convenient by degrees, as I began to learn their language and make my wants known.
MARKET
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From this reading A DESCRIPTION OF THE FARMER’S DAUGHTER—THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS—THE PARTICULARS OF HIS JOURNEY.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby’s cradle for me against night.
METROPOLIS
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From this reading A DESCRIPTION OF THE FARMER’S DAUGHTER—THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS—THE PARTICULARS OF HIS JOURNEY.
mistress
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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of forward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skillful in dressing her baby.
more
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From this reading This was my bed all the time I stayed with those people, though made more convenient by degrees, as I began to learn their language and make my wants known.
mother
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From this reading Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby’s cradle for me against night.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of forward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skillful in dressing her baby.
needle
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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of forward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skillful in dressing her baby.
night
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From this reading Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby’s cradle for me against night.
nine
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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of forward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skillful in dressing her baby.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DESCRIPTION OF THE FARMER’S DAUGHTER—THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS—THE PARTICULARS OF HIS JOURNEY.
old
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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of forward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skillful in dressing her baby.
PARTICULARS
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From this reading A DESCRIPTION OF THE FARMER’S DAUGHTER—THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS—THE PARTICULARS OF HIS JOURNEY.
parts
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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of forward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skillful in dressing her baby.
people
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From this reading This was my bed all the time I stayed with those people, though made more convenient by degrees, as I began to learn their language and make my wants known.
placed
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From this reading The cradle was put into a small drawer of a cabinet, and the drawer placed upon a hanging shelf for fear of the rats.
put
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From this reading The cradle was put into a small drawer of a cabinet, and the drawer placed upon a hanging shelf for fear of the rats.
rats
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From this reading The cradle was put into a small drawer of a cabinet, and the drawer placed upon a hanging shelf for fear of the rats.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby’s cradle for me against night.
shelfnounUS /ʃelf/
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading The cradle was put into a small drawer of a cabinet, and the drawer placed upon a hanging shelf for fear of the rats.
skillful
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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of forward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skillful in dressing her baby.
small
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From this reading The cradle was put into a small drawer of a cabinet, and the drawer placed upon a hanging shelf for fear of the rats.
stayed
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From this reading This was my bed all the time I stayed with those people, though made more convenient by degrees, as I began to learn their language and make my wants known.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DESCRIPTION OF THE FARMER’S DAUGHTER—THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS—THE PARTICULARS OF HIS JOURNEY.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This was my bed all the time I stayed with those people, though made more convenient by degrees, as I began to learn their language and make my wants known.
THEN
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From this reading A DESCRIPTION OF THE FARMER’S DAUGHTER—THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS—THE PARTICULARS OF HIS JOURNEY.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was my bed all the time I stayed with those people, though made more convenient by degrees, as I began to learn their language and make my wants known.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading This was my bed all the time I stayed with those people, though made more convenient by degrees, as I began to learn their language and make my wants known.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading This was my bed all the time I stayed with those people, though made more convenient by degrees, as I began to learn their language and make my wants known.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was my bed all the time I stayed with those people, though made more convenient by degrees, as I began to learn their language and make my wants known.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A DESCRIPTION OF THE FARMER’S DAUGHTER—THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS—THE PARTICULARS OF HIS JOURNEY.
TOWN
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From this reading A DESCRIPTION OF THE FARMER’S DAUGHTER—THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS—THE PARTICULARS OF HIS JOURNEY.
up
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From this reading Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby’s cradle for me against night.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The cradle was put into a small drawer of a cabinet, and the drawer placed upon a hanging shelf for fear of the rats.
very
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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of forward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skillful in dressing her baby.
wants
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From this reading This was my bed all the time I stayed with those people, though made more convenient by degrees, as I began to learn their language and make my wants known.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cradle was put into a small drawer of a cabinet, and the drawer placed upon a hanging shelf for fear of the rats.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This was my bed all the time I stayed with those people, though made more convenient by degrees, as I began to learn their language and make my wants known.
years
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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of forward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skillful in dressing her baby.
