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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 "'Mine has been a very different fate,' said the iron pot, which stood by the matches.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading My only pleasure is to be made clean and shining after dinner and to sit in my place and have a little sensible conversation with my neighbors.
All
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From this reading All of us excepting the water bucket, which is sometimes taken into the courtyard, live here together within these four walls.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am the first in this house when anything solid or useful is required.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'From my first entrance into the world I have been used to cooking and scouring.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I am the first in this house when anything solid or useful is required.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My only pleasure is to be made clean and shining after dinner and to sit in my place and have a little sensible conversation with my neighbors.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "'Mine has been a very different fate,' said the iron pot, which stood by the matches.
bucket
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From this reading All of us excepting the water bucket, which is sometimes taken into the courtyard, live here together within these four walls.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "'Mine has been a very different fate,' said the iron pot, which stood by the matches.
clean
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From this reading My only pleasure is to be made clean and shining after dinner and to sit in my place and have a little sensible conversation with my neighbors.
conversation
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From this reading My only pleasure is to be made clean and shining after dinner and to sit in my place and have a little sensible conversation with my neighbors.
cooking
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From this reading 'From my first entrance into the world I have been used to cooking and scouring.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading All of us excepting the water bucket, which is sometimes taken into the courtyard, live here together within these four walls.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "'Mine has been a very different fate,' said the iron pot, which stood by the matches.
dinner
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From this reading My only pleasure is to be made clean and shining after dinner and to sit in my place and have a little sensible conversation with my neighbors.
entrance
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From this reading 'From my first entrance into the world I have been used to cooking and scouring.
excepting
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From this reading All of us excepting the water bucket, which is sometimes taken into the courtyard, live here together within these four walls.
fate
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From this reading "'Mine has been a very different fate,' said the iron pot, which stood by the matches.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'From my first entrance into the world I have been used to cooking and scouring.
four
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From this reading All of us excepting the water bucket, which is sometimes taken into the courtyard, live here together within these four walls.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'From my first entrance into the world I have been used to cooking and scouring.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'Mine has been a very different fate,' said the iron pot, which stood by the matches.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'From my first entrance into the world I have been used to cooking and scouring.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All of us excepting the water bucket, which is sometimes taken into the courtyard, live here together within these four walls.
house
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From this reading I am the first in this house when anything solid or useful is required.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'From my first entrance into the world I have been used to cooking and scouring.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am the first in this house when anything solid or useful is required.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 'From my first entrance into the world I have been used to cooking and scouring.
iron
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From this reading "'Mine has been a very different fate,' said the iron pot, which stood by the matches.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am the first in this house when anything solid or useful is required.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My only pleasure is to be made clean and shining after dinner and to sit in my place and have a little sensible conversation with my neighbors.
live
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From this reading All of us excepting the water bucket, which is sometimes taken into the courtyard, live here together within these four walls.
made
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From this reading My only pleasure is to be made clean and shining after dinner and to sit in my place and have a little sensible conversation with my neighbors.
matches
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From this reading "'Mine has been a very different fate,' said the iron pot, which stood by the matches.
MinepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'Mine has been a very different fate,' said the iron pot, which stood by the matches.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'From my first entrance into the world I have been used to cooking and scouring.
neighbors
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From this reading My only pleasure is to be made clean and shining after dinner and to sit in my place and have a little sensible conversation with my neighbors.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All of us excepting the water bucket, which is sometimes taken into the courtyard, live here together within these four walls.
only
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From this reading My only pleasure is to be made clean and shining after dinner and to sit in my place and have a little sensible conversation with my neighbors.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I am the first in this house when anything solid or useful is required.
place
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From this reading My only pleasure is to be made clean and shining after dinner and to sit in my place and have a little sensible conversation with my neighbors.
pleasure
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From this reading My only pleasure is to be made clean and shining after dinner and to sit in my place and have a little sensible conversation with my neighbors.
pot
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From this reading "'Mine has been a very different fate,' said the iron pot, which stood by the matches.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am the first in this house when anything solid or useful is required.
said
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From this reading "'Mine has been a very different fate,' said the iron pot, which stood by the matches.
scouring
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From this reading 'From my first entrance into the world I have been used to cooking and scouring.
sensible
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From this reading My only pleasure is to be made clean and shining after dinner and to sit in my place and have a little sensible conversation with my neighbors.
shining
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From this reading My only pleasure is to be made clean and shining after dinner and to sit in my place and have a little sensible conversation with my neighbors.
sit
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From this reading My only pleasure is to be made clean and shining after dinner and to sit in my place and have a little sensible conversation with my neighbors.
solid
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From this reading I am the first in this house when anything solid or useful is required.
sometimes
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From this reading All of us excepting the water bucket, which is sometimes taken into the courtyard, live here together within these four walls.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Mine has been a very different fate,' said the iron pot, which stood by the matches.
taken
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From this reading All of us excepting the water bucket, which is sometimes taken into the courtyard, live here together within these four walls.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'Mine has been a very different fate,' said the iron pot, which stood by the matches.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All of us excepting the water bucket, which is sometimes taken into the courtyard, live here together within these four walls.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am the first in this house when anything solid or useful is required.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'From my first entrance into the world I have been used to cooking and scouring.
together
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From this reading All of us excepting the water bucket, which is sometimes taken into the courtyard, live here together within these four walls.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All of us excepting the water bucket, which is sometimes taken into the courtyard, live here together within these four walls.
used
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From this reading 'From my first entrance into the world I have been used to cooking and scouring.
useful
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From this reading I am the first in this house when anything solid or useful is required.
very
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From this reading "'Mine has been a very different fate,' said the iron pot, which stood by the matches.
walls
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From this reading All of us excepting the water bucket, which is sometimes taken into the courtyard, live here together within these four walls.
water
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From this reading All of us excepting the water bucket, which is sometimes taken into the courtyard, live here together within these four walls.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I am the first in this house when anything solid or useful is required.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "'Mine has been a very different fate,' said the iron pot, which stood by the matches.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My only pleasure is to be made clean and shining after dinner and to sit in my place and have a little sensible conversation with my neighbors.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading All of us excepting the water bucket, which is sometimes taken into the courtyard, live here together within these four walls.
world
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From this reading 'From my first entrance into the world I have been used to cooking and scouring.
