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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 In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading My brother, continued the barber, one morning fastened the bag of glass about him, disguised himself like an old woman, and took a scimitar under his gown.
according
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From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My brother, continued the barber, one morning fastened the bag of glass about him, disguised himself like an old woman, and took a scimitar under his gown.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
avenge
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From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
bag
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From this reading To this end, he took a bag, large enough to contain five hundred pieces of gold, and filled it with pieces of glass.
barbarous
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From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
barber
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From this reading My brother, continued the barber, one morning fastened the bag of glass about him, disguised himself like an old woman, and took a scimitar under his gown.
brother
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From this reading My brother, continued the barber, one morning fastened the bag of glass about him, disguised himself like an old woman, and took a scimitar under his gown.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
Cannot
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From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
cheat
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From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
contain
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From this reading To this end, he took a bag, large enough to contain five hundred pieces of gold, and filled it with pieces of glass.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My brother, continued the barber, one morning fastened the bag of glass about him, disguised himself like an old woman, and took a scimitar under his gown.
counterfeiting
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From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
cured
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From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
disguised
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From this reading My brother, continued the barber, one morning fastened the bag of glass about him, disguised himself like an old woman, and took a scimitar under his gown.
end
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From this reading To this end, he took a bag, large enough to contain five hundred pieces of gold, and filled it with pieces of glass.
enough
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From this reading To this end, he took a bag, large enough to contain five hundred pieces of gold, and filled it with pieces of glass.
fastened
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From this reading My brother, continued the barber, one morning fastened the bag of glass about him, disguised himself like an old woman, and took a scimitar under his gown.
filled
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From this reading To this end, he took a bag, large enough to contain five hundred pieces of gold, and filled it with pieces of glass.
five
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From this reading To this end, he took a bag, large enough to contain five hundred pieces of gold, and filled it with pieces of glass.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
gave
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From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
glass
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From this reading To this end, he took a bag, large enough to contain five hundred pieces of gold, and filled it with pieces of glass.
gold
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From this reading To this end, he took a bag, large enough to contain five hundred pieces of gold, and filled it with pieces of glass.
gown
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From this reading My brother, continued the barber, one morning fastened the bag of glass about him, disguised himself like an old woman, and took a scimitar under his gown.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
hold
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From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
hundred
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From this reading To this end, he took a bag, large enough to contain five hundred pieces of gold, and filled it with pieces of glass.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To this end, he took a bag, large enough to contain five hundred pieces of gold, and filled it with pieces of glass.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
large
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From this reading To this end, he took a bag, large enough to contain five hundred pieces of gold, and filled it with pieces of glass.
lend
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From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
like
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From this reading My brother, continued the barber, one morning fastened the bag of glass about him, disguised himself like an old woman, and took a scimitar under his gown.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
medicines
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From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
met
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From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
month
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From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My brother, continued the barber, one morning fastened the bag of glass about him, disguised himself like an old woman, and took a scimitar under his gown.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My brother, continued the barber, one morning fastened the bag of glass about him, disguised himself like an old woman, and took a scimitar under his gown.
newly
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From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
old
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From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My brother, continued the barber, one morning fastened the bag of glass about him, disguised himself like an old woman, and took a scimitar under his gown.
out
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From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
pair
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From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
perfectly
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From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
Persia
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From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
pieces
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From this reading To this end, he took a bag, large enough to contain five hundred pieces of gold, and filled it with pieces of glass.
prey
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From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
put
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From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
resolved
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From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
said
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From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
scales
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From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
scimitar
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From this reading My brother, continued the barber, one morning fastened the bag of glass about him, disguised himself like an old woman, and took a scimitar under his gown.
seek
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From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this end, he took a bag, large enough to contain five hundred pieces of gold, and filled it with pieces of glass.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To this end, he took a bag, large enough to contain five hundred pieces of gold, and filled it with pieces of glass.
town
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From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading My brother, continued the barber, one morning fastened the bag of glass about him, disguised himself like an old woman, and took a scimitar under his gown.
up
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From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
voice
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From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
walking
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From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
weights
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From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To this end, he took a bag, large enough to contain five hundred pieces of gold, and filled it with pieces of glass.
woman
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From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
woman's
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From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
wounds
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From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
