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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 Now, after a time, he grew very tired, and very hungry, for he had eaten his big cake first thing, and night closed in on him so that he could scarce see his way.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Now, after a time, he grew very tired, and very hungry, for he had eaten his big cake first thing, and night closed in on him so that he could scarce see his way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now, after a time, he grew very tired, and very hungry, for he had eaten his big cake first thing, and night closed in on him so that he could scarce see his way.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at last he came to a large house and begged board and lodging at the back door.
back
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From this reading But at last he came to a large house and begged board and lodging at the back door.
beer
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From this reading Now Jack was a good-looking young fellow, so the maid-servant at once called him in to the fireside and gave him plenty good meat and bread and beer.
begged
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From this reading But at last he came to a large house and begged board and lodging at the back door.
big
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From this reading Now, after a time, he grew very tired, and very hungry, for he had eaten his big cake first thing, and night closed in on him so that he could scarce see his way.
board
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From this reading But at last he came to a large house and begged board and lodging at the back door.
bread
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From this reading Now Jack was a good-looking young fellow, so the maid-servant at once called him in to the fireside and gave him plenty good meat and bread and beer.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at last he came to a large house and begged board and lodging at the back door.
cake
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From this reading Now, after a time, he grew very tired, and very hungry, for he had eaten his big cake first thing, and night closed in on him so that he could scarce see his way.
called
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From this reading Now Jack was a good-looking young fellow, so the maid-servant at once called him in to the fireside and gave him plenty good meat and bread and beer.
came
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From this reading But at last he came to a large house and begged board and lodging at the back door.
closed
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From this reading Now, after a time, he grew very tired, and very hungry, for he had eaten his big cake first thing, and night closed in on him so that he could scarce see his way.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Now, after a time, he grew very tired, and very hungry, for he had eaten his big cake first thing, and night closed in on him so that he could scarce see his way.
daughter
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From this reading And it so happened that while he was eating his supper the master's gay young daughter came into the kitchen and saw him.
door
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From this reading But at last he came to a large house and begged board and lodging at the back door.
eaten
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From this reading Now, after a time, he grew very tired, and very hungry, for he had eaten his big cake first thing, and night closed in on him so that he could scarce see his way.
eating
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From this reading And it so happened that while he was eating his supper the master's gay young daughter came into the kitchen and saw him.
employment
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From this reading So she went to her father and said that there was the prettiest young fellow she had ever seen in the back kitchen, and that if her father loved her he would give the young man some employment.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So she went to her father and said that there was the prettiest young fellow she had ever seen in the back kitchen, and that if her father loved her he would give the young man some employment.
father
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From this reading So she went to her father and said that there was the prettiest young fellow she had ever seen in the back kitchen, and that if her father loved her he would give the young man some employment.
fellow
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From this reading Now Jack was a good-looking young fellow, so the maid-servant at once called him in to the fireside and gave him plenty good meat and bread and beer.
fireside
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From this reading Now Jack was a good-looking young fellow, so the maid-servant at once called him in to the fireside and gave him plenty good meat and bread and beer.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, after a time, he grew very tired, and very hungry, for he had eaten his big cake first thing, and night closed in on him so that he could scarce see his way.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now, after a time, he grew very tired, and very hungry, for he had eaten his big cake first thing, and night closed in on him so that he could scarce see his way.
gave
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From this reading Now Jack was a good-looking young fellow, so the maid-servant at once called him in to the fireside and gave him plenty good meat and bread and beer.
gay
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From this reading And it so happened that while he was eating his supper the master's gay young daughter came into the kitchen and saw him.
give
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From this reading So she went to her father and said that there was the prettiest young fellow she had ever seen in the back kitchen, and that if her father loved her he would give the young man some employment.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now Jack was a good-looking young fellow, so the maid-servant at once called him in to the fireside and gave him plenty good meat and bread and beer.
good-looking
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From this reading Now Jack was a good-looking young fellow, so the maid-servant at once called him in to the fireside and gave him plenty good meat and bread and beer.
grewverbUS /ɡruː/
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Now, after a time, he grew very tired, and very hungry, for he had eaten his big cake first thing, and night closed in on him so that he could scarce see his way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now, after a time, he grew very tired, and very hungry, for he had eaten his big cake first thing, and night closed in on him so that he could scarce see his way.
happened
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From this reading And it so happened that while he was eating his supper the master's gay young daughter came into the kitchen and saw him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, after a time, he grew very tired, and very hungry, for he had eaten his big cake first thing, and night closed in on him so that he could scarce see his way.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So she went to her father and said that there was the prettiest young fellow she had ever seen in the back kitchen, and that if her father loved her he would give the young man some employment.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, after a time, he grew very tired, and very hungry, for he had eaten his big cake first thing, and night closed in on him so that he could scarce see his way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, after a time, he grew very tired, and very hungry, for he had eaten his big cake first thing, and night closed in on him so that he could scarce see his way.
house
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From this reading But at last he came to a large house and begged board and lodging at the back door.
hungry
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From this reading Now, after a time, he grew very tired, and very hungry, for he had eaten his big cake first thing, and night closed in on him so that he could scarce see his way.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading So she went to her father and said that there was the prettiest young fellow she had ever seen in the back kitchen, and that if her father loved her he would give the young man some employment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, after a time, he grew very tired, and very hungry, for he had eaten his big cake first thing, and night closed in on him so that he could scarce see his way.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And it so happened that while he was eating his supper the master's gay young daughter came into the kitchen and saw him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it so happened that while he was eating his supper the master's gay young daughter came into the kitchen and saw him.
Jack
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From this reading Now Jack was a good-looking young fellow, so the maid-servant at once called him in to the fireside and gave him plenty good meat and bread and beer.
kitchen
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From this reading And it so happened that while he was eating his supper the master's gay young daughter came into the kitchen and saw him.
large
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From this reading But at last he came to a large house and begged board and lodging at the back door.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at last he came to a large house and begged board and lodging at the back door.
lodging
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From this reading But at last he came to a large house and begged board and lodging at the back door.
loved
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From this reading So she went to her father and said that there was the prettiest young fellow she had ever seen in the back kitchen, and that if her father loved her he would give the young man some employment.
maid-servant
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From this reading Now Jack was a good-looking young fellow, so the maid-servant at once called him in to the fireside and gave him plenty good meat and bread and beer.
man
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From this reading So she went to her father and said that there was the prettiest young fellow she had ever seen in the back kitchen, and that if her father loved her he would give the young man some employment.
master's
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From this reading And it so happened that while he was eating his supper the master's gay young daughter came into the kitchen and saw him.
meat
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From this reading Now Jack was a good-looking young fellow, so the maid-servant at once called him in to the fireside and gave him plenty good meat and bread and beer.
night
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From this reading Now, after a time, he grew very tired, and very hungry, for he had eaten his big cake first thing, and night closed in on him so that he could scarce see his way.
Now
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From this reading Now, after a time, he grew very tired, and very hungry, for he had eaten his big cake first thing, and night closed in on him so that he could scarce see his way.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now, after a time, he grew very tired, and very hungry, for he had eaten his big cake first thing, and night closed in on him so that he could scarce see his way.
once
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From this reading Now Jack was a good-looking young fellow, so the maid-servant at once called him in to the fireside and gave him plenty good meat and bread and beer.
plenty
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From this reading Now Jack was a good-looking young fellow, so the maid-servant at once called him in to the fireside and gave him plenty good meat and bread and beer.
prettiest
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From this reading So she went to her father and said that there was the prettiest young fellow she had ever seen in the back kitchen, and that if her father loved her he would give the young man some employment.
said
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From this reading So she went to her father and said that there was the prettiest young fellow she had ever seen in the back kitchen, and that if her father loved her he would give the young man some employment.
saw
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From this reading And it so happened that while he was eating his supper the master's gay young daughter came into the kitchen and saw him.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading Now, after a time, he grew very tired, and very hungry, for he had eaten his big cake first thing, and night closed in on him so that he could scarce see his way.
see
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From this reading Now, after a time, he grew very tired, and very hungry, for he had eaten his big cake first thing, and night closed in on him so that he could scarce see his way.
seen
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From this reading So she went to her father and said that there was the prettiest young fellow she had ever seen in the back kitchen, and that if her father loved her he would give the young man some employment.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So she went to her father and said that there was the prettiest young fellow she had ever seen in the back kitchen, and that if her father loved her he would give the young man some employment.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now, after a time, he grew very tired, and very hungry, for he had eaten his big cake first thing, and night closed in on him so that he could scarce see his way.
some
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From this reading So she went to her father and said that there was the prettiest young fellow she had ever seen in the back kitchen, and that if her father loved her he would give the young man some employment.
supper
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From this reading And it so happened that while he was eating his supper the master's gay young daughter came into the kitchen and saw him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now, after a time, he grew very tired, and very hungry, for he had eaten his big cake first thing, and night closed in on him so that he could scarce see his way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But at last he came to a large house and begged board and lodging at the back door.
there
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From this reading So she went to her father and said that there was the prettiest young fellow she had ever seen in the back kitchen, and that if her father loved her he would give the young man some employment.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, after a time, he grew very tired, and very hungry, for he had eaten his big cake first thing, and night closed in on him so that he could scarce see his way.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, after a time, he grew very tired, and very hungry, for he had eaten his big cake first thing, and night closed in on him so that he could scarce see his way.
tired
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From this reading Now, after a time, he grew very tired, and very hungry, for he had eaten his big cake first thing, and night closed in on him so that he could scarce see his way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But at last he came to a large house and begged board and lodging at the back door.
very
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From this reading Now, after a time, he grew very tired, and very hungry, for he had eaten his big cake first thing, and night closed in on him so that he could scarce see his way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now Jack was a good-looking young fellow, so the maid-servant at once called him in to the fireside and gave him plenty good meat and bread and beer.
way
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From this reading Now, after a time, he grew very tired, and very hungry, for he had eaten his big cake first thing, and night closed in on him so that he could scarce see his way.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So she went to her father and said that there was the prettiest young fellow she had ever seen in the back kitchen, and that if her father loved her he would give the young man some employment.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And it so happened that while he was eating his supper the master's gay young daughter came into the kitchen and saw him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So she went to her father and said that there was the prettiest young fellow she had ever seen in the back kitchen, and that if her father loved her he would give the young man some employment.
young
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From this reading Now Jack was a good-looking young fellow, so the maid-servant at once called him in to the fireside and gave him plenty good meat and bread and beer.
