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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 few moments Mr. Temple resumed the story, as follows:-- SAMUEL JOHNSON.
all
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From this reading In the street of the village you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers with cartloads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Now and then a farmer's red-faced wife trotted along on horseback, with butter and cheese in two large panniers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the street of the village you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers with cartloads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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away
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From this reading [CONTINUED] Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
butter
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From this reading Now and then a farmer's red-faced wife trotted along on horseback, with butter and cheese in two large panniers.
cabbages
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From this reading In the street of the village you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers with cartloads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
cartloads
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From this reading In the street of the village you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers with cartloads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
cattle-dealers
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From this reading In the street of the village you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers with cartloads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
cheese
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From this reading Now and then a farmer's red-faced wife trotted along on horseback, with butter and cheese in two large panniers.
children
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From this reading [CONTINUED] Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
CONTINUEDnounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading [CONTINUED] Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
cows
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farmer's
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farmers
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From this reading In the street of the village you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers with cartloads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
father
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From this reading [CONTINUED] Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
few
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fifty
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From this reading [CONTINUED] Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
follows
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the street of the village you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers with cartloads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading [CONTINUED] Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
hard-hearted
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From this reading [CONTINUED] Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
herds
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From this reading In the street of the village you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers with cartloads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading [CONTINUED] Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [CONTINUED] Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
horseback
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From this reading Now and then a farmer's red-faced wife trotted along on horseback, with butter and cheese in two large panniers.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a few moments Mr. Temple resumed the story, as follows:-- SAMUEL JOHNSON.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now market-day in the village of Uttoxeter.
JOHNSON
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From this reading In a few moments Mr. Temple resumed the story, as follows:-- SAMUEL JOHNSON.
large
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From this reading Now and then a farmer's red-faced wife trotted along on horseback, with butter and cheese in two large panniers.
market-day
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From this reading It was now market-day in the village of Uttoxeter.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In the street of the village you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers with cartloads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
moments
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From this reading In a few moments Mr. Temple resumed the story, as follows:-- SAMUEL JOHNSON.
Mr
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From this reading In a few moments Mr. Temple resumed the story, as follows:-- SAMUEL JOHNSON.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading [CONTINUED] Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
now
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From this reading It was now market-day in the village of Uttoxeter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was now market-day in the village of Uttoxeter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now and then a farmer's red-faced wife trotted along on horseback, with butter and cheese in two large panniers.
onions
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From this reading In the street of the village you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers with cartloads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
other
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From this reading In the street of the village you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers with cartloads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
oxen
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From this reading In the street of the village you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers with cartloads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
panniers
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From this reading Now and then a farmer's red-faced wife trotted along on horseback, with butter and cheese in two large panniers.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [CONTINUED] Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
pig-drovers
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From this reading In the street of the village you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers with cartloads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
produce
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From this reading In the street of the village you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers with cartloads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
red-faced
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From this reading Now and then a farmer's red-faced wife trotted along on horseback, with butter and cheese in two large panniers.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In a few moments Mr. Temple resumed the story, as follows:-- SAMUEL JOHNSON.
sale
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From this reading In the street of the village you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers with cartloads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
Sam
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From this reading [CONTINUED] Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
SAMUEL
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From this reading In a few moments Mr. Temple resumed the story, as follows:-- SAMUEL JOHNSON.
see
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From this reading In the street of the village you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers with cartloads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
shown
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From this reading [CONTINUED] Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading [CONTINUED] Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading [CONTINUED] Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
soil
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From this reading In the street of the village you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers with cartloads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
squeaking
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From this reading In the street of the village you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers with cartloads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
story
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street
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From this reading In the street of the village you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers with cartloads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
swine
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From this reading In the street of the village you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers with cartloads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
Temple
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From this reading In a few moments Mr. Temple resumed the story, as follows:-- SAMUEL JOHNSON.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a few moments Mr. Temple resumed the story, as follows:-- SAMUEL JOHNSON.
then
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From this reading Now and then a farmer's red-faced wife trotted along on horseback, with butter and cheese in two large panniers.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading [CONTINUED] Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
trotted
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From this reading Now and then a farmer's red-faced wife trotted along on horseback, with butter and cheese in two large panniers.
turnips
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From this reading In the street of the village you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers with cartloads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
two
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From this reading Now and then a farmer's red-faced wife trotted along on horseback, with butter and cheese in two large panniers.
Uttoxeter
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From this reading It was now market-day in the village of Uttoxeter.
village
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From this reading It was now market-day in the village of Uttoxeter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now market-day in the village of Uttoxeter.
Well
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From this reading [CONTINUED] Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
wife
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From this reading Now and then a farmer's red-faced wife trotted along on horseback, with butter and cheese in two large panniers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the street of the village you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers with cartloads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
years
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From this reading [CONTINUED] Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In the street of the village you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers with cartloads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
young
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From this reading [CONTINUED] Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
