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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 ostler at the _Paul Jones_ had a natural gift of imperfection.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ROAD TO ANDERBY "Well," sighed Mary, "and that's that."
ANDERBY
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From this reading THE ROAD TO ANDERBY "Well," sighed Mary, "and that's that."
asperity
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From this reading "How many times have I told you to twist the belly-band once round the strap before you pass it under the pony's body?" she inquired with asperity.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The ostler at the _Paul Jones_ had a natural gift of imperfection.
attending
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From this reading While she was attending to this business herself, John lounged into the yard, his pipe in his mouth, and his hands thrust into the pockets of a light overcoat.
back
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From this reading She thrust the last parcel into the back of the dog-cart, and walked round to examine the pony's harness.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "How many times have I told you to twist the belly-band once round the strap before you pass it under the pony's body?" she inquired with asperity.
belly-band
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From this reading "How many times have I told you to twist the belly-band once round the strap before you pass it under the pony's body?" she inquired with asperity.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How many times have I told you to twist the belly-band once round the strap before you pass it under the pony's body?" she inquired with asperity.
business
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From this reading While she was attending to this business herself, John lounged into the yard, his pipe in his mouth, and his hands thrust into the pockets of a light overcoat.
dog-cart
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From this reading She thrust the last parcel into the back of the dog-cart, and walked round to examine the pony's harness.
examine
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From this reading She thrust the last parcel into the back of the dog-cart, and walked round to examine the pony's harness.
gift
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From this reading The ostler at the _Paul Jones_ had a natural gift of imperfection.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The ostler at the _Paul Jones_ had a natural gift of imperfection.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading While she was attending to this business herself, John lounged into the yard, his pipe in his mouth, and his hands thrust into the pockets of a light overcoat.
harness
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From this reading She thrust the last parcel into the back of the dog-cart, and walked round to examine the pony's harness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "How many times have I told you to twist the belly-band once round the strap before you pass it under the pony's body?" she inquired with asperity.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading While she was attending to this business herself, John lounged into the yard, his pipe in his mouth, and his hands thrust into the pockets of a light overcoat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While she was attending to this business herself, John lounged into the yard, his pipe in his mouth, and his hands thrust into the pockets of a light overcoat.
How
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From this reading "How many times have I told you to twist the belly-band once round the strap before you pass it under the pony's body?" she inquired with asperity.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "How many times have I told you to twist the belly-band once round the strap before you pass it under the pony's body?" she inquired with asperity.
imperfection
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From this reading The ostler at the _Paul Jones_ had a natural gift of imperfection.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While she was attending to this business herself, John lounged into the yard, his pipe in his mouth, and his hands thrust into the pockets of a light overcoat.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "How many times have I told you to twist the belly-band once round the strap before you pass it under the pony's body?" she inquired with asperity.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She thrust the last parcel into the back of the dog-cart, and walked round to examine the pony's harness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "How many times have I told you to twist the belly-band once round the strap before you pass it under the pony's body?" she inquired with asperity.
John
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From this reading While she was attending to this business herself, John lounged into the yard, his pipe in his mouth, and his hands thrust into the pockets of a light overcoat.
Jones
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From this reading The ostler at the _Paul Jones_ had a natural gift of imperfection.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She thrust the last parcel into the back of the dog-cart, and walked round to examine the pony's harness.
light
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From this reading While she was attending to this business herself, John lounged into the yard, his pipe in his mouth, and his hands thrust into the pockets of a light overcoat.
lounged
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From this reading While she was attending to this business herself, John lounged into the yard, his pipe in his mouth, and his hands thrust into the pockets of a light overcoat.
many
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From this reading "How many times have I told you to twist the belly-band once round the strap before you pass it under the pony's body?" she inquired with asperity.
Mary
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From this reading THE ROAD TO ANDERBY "Well," sighed Mary, "and that's that."
mouth
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From this reading While she was attending to this business herself, John lounged into the yard, his pipe in his mouth, and his hands thrust into the pockets of a light overcoat.
natural
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From this reading The ostler at the _Paul Jones_ had a natural gift of imperfection.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She thrust the last parcel into the back of the dog-cart, and walked round to examine the pony's harness.
once
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From this reading "How many times have I told you to twist the belly-band once round the strap before you pass it under the pony's body?" she inquired with asperity.
ostler
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From this reading The ostler at the _Paul Jones_ had a natural gift of imperfection.
overcoat
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From this reading While she was attending to this business herself, John lounged into the yard, his pipe in his mouth, and his hands thrust into the pockets of a light overcoat.
parcel
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From this reading She thrust the last parcel into the back of the dog-cart, and walked round to examine the pony's harness.
pass
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From this reading "How many times have I told you to twist the belly-band once round the strap before you pass it under the pony's body?" she inquired with asperity.
Paul
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From this reading The ostler at the _Paul Jones_ had a natural gift of imperfection.
pipe
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From this reading While she was attending to this business herself, John lounged into the yard, his pipe in his mouth, and his hands thrust into the pockets of a light overcoat.
pockets
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From this reading While she was attending to this business herself, John lounged into the yard, his pipe in his mouth, and his hands thrust into the pockets of a light overcoat.
pony's
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From this reading She thrust the last parcel into the back of the dog-cart, and walked round to examine the pony's harness.
ROAD
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From this reading THE ROAD TO ANDERBY "Well," sighed Mary, "and that's that."
round
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From this reading She thrust the last parcel into the back of the dog-cart, and walked round to examine the pony's harness.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thrust the last parcel into the back of the dog-cart, and walked round to examine the pony's harness.
sighed
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From this reading THE ROAD TO ANDERBY "Well," sighed Mary, "and that's that."
strap
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From this reading "How many times have I told you to twist the belly-band once round the strap before you pass it under the pony's body?" she inquired with asperity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE ROAD TO ANDERBY "Well," sighed Mary, "and that's that."
that's
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From this reading THE ROAD TO ANDERBY "Well," sighed Mary, "and that's that."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROAD TO ANDERBY "Well," sighed Mary, "and that's that."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading While she was attending to this business herself, John lounged into the yard, his pipe in his mouth, and his hands thrust into the pockets of a light overcoat.
thrust
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From this reading She thrust the last parcel into the back of the dog-cart, and walked round to examine the pony's harness.
times
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From this reading "How many times have I told you to twist the belly-band once round the strap before you pass it under the pony's body?" she inquired with asperity.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ROAD TO ANDERBY "Well," sighed Mary, "and that's that."
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How many times have I told you to twist the belly-band once round the strap before you pass it under the pony's body?" she inquired with asperity.
twist
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From this reading "How many times have I told you to twist the belly-band once round the strap before you pass it under the pony's body?" she inquired with asperity.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "How many times have I told you to twist the belly-band once round the strap before you pass it under the pony's body?" she inquired with asperity.
walked
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From this reading She thrust the last parcel into the back of the dog-cart, and walked round to examine the pony's harness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While she was attending to this business herself, John lounged into the yard, his pipe in his mouth, and his hands thrust into the pockets of a light overcoat.
Well
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From this reading THE ROAD TO ANDERBY "Well," sighed Mary, "and that's that."
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While she was attending to this business herself, John lounged into the yard, his pipe in his mouth, and his hands thrust into the pockets of a light overcoat.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "How many times have I told you to twist the belly-band once round the strap before you pass it under the pony's body?" she inquired with asperity.
yard
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From this reading While she was attending to this business herself, John lounged into the yard, his pipe in his mouth, and his hands thrust into the pockets of a light overcoat.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How many times have I told you to twist the belly-band once round the strap before you pass it under the pony's body?" she inquired with asperity.
