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184
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From this reading 184 The Nail A merchant had done good business at the fair; he had sold his wares, and lined his money-bags with gold and silver.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 184 The Nail A merchant had done good business at the fair; he had sold his wares, and lined his money-bags with gold and silver.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 184 The Nail A merchant had done good business at the fair; he had sold his wares, and lined his money-bags with gold and silver.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Let it be wanting,” answered the merchant; “the shoe will certainly stay on for the six miles I have still to go.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 184 The Nail A merchant had done good business at the fair; he had sold his wares, and lined his money-bags with gold and silver.
away
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From this reading So he packed his trunk with the money on his horse, and rode away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then he wanted to travel homewards, and be in his own house before nightfall.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Then he wanted to travel homewards, and be in his own house before nightfall.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At noon he rested in a town, and when he wanted to go farther the stable-boy brought out his horse and said, “A nail is wanting, sir, in the shoe of its left hind foot.”
business
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From this reading 184 The Nail A merchant had done good business at the fair; he had sold his wares, and lined his money-bags with gold and silver.
certainly
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From this reading “Let it be wanting,” answered the merchant; “the shoe will certainly stay on for the six miles I have still to go.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 184 The Nail A merchant had done good business at the fair; he had sold his wares, and lined his money-bags with gold and silver.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 184 The Nail A merchant had done good business at the fair; he had sold his wares, and lined his money-bags with gold and silver.
farther
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From this reading At noon he rested in a town, and when he wanted to go farther the stable-boy brought out his horse and said, “A nail is wanting, sir, in the shoe of its left hind foot.”
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At noon he rested in a town, and when he wanted to go farther the stable-boy brought out his horse and said, “A nail is wanting, sir, in the shoe of its left hind foot.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Let it be wanting,” answered the merchant; “the shoe will certainly stay on for the six miles I have still to go.
go
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From this reading At noon he rested in a town, and when he wanted to go farther the stable-boy brought out his horse and said, “A nail is wanting, sir, in the shoe of its left hind foot.”
gold
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From this reading 184 The Nail A merchant had done good business at the fair; he had sold his wares, and lined his money-bags with gold and silver.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 184 The Nail A merchant had done good business at the fair; he had sold his wares, and lined his money-bags with gold and silver.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 184 The Nail A merchant had done good business at the fair; he had sold his wares, and lined his money-bags with gold and silver.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Let it be wanting,” answered the merchant; “the shoe will certainly stay on for the six miles I have still to go.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 184 The Nail A merchant had done good business at the fair; he had sold his wares, and lined his money-bags with gold and silver.
hind
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From this reading At noon he rested in a town, and when he wanted to go farther the stable-boy brought out his horse and said, “A nail is wanting, sir, in the shoe of its left hind foot.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 184 The Nail A merchant had done good business at the fair; he had sold his wares, and lined his money-bags with gold and silver.
homewards
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From this reading Then he wanted to travel homewards, and be in his own house before nightfall.
horse
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From this reading So he packed his trunk with the money on his horse, and rode away.
house
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From this reading Then he wanted to travel homewards, and be in his own house before nightfall.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Let it be wanting,” answered the merchant; “the shoe will certainly stay on for the six miles I have still to go.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he wanted to travel homewards, and be in his own house before nightfall.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At noon he rested in a town, and when he wanted to go farther the stable-boy brought out his horse and said, “A nail is wanting, sir, in the shoe of its left hind foot.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Let it be wanting,” answered the merchant; “the shoe will certainly stay on for the six miles I have still to go.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At noon he rested in a town, and when he wanted to go farther the stable-boy brought out his horse and said, “A nail is wanting, sir, in the shoe of its left hind foot.”
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At noon he rested in a town, and when he wanted to go farther the stable-boy brought out his horse and said, “A nail is wanting, sir, in the shoe of its left hind foot.”
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let it be wanting,” answered the merchant; “the shoe will certainly stay on for the six miles I have still to go.
lined
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From this reading 184 The Nail A merchant had done good business at the fair; he had sold his wares, and lined his money-bags with gold and silver.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading 184 The Nail A merchant had done good business at the fair; he had sold his wares, and lined his money-bags with gold and silver.
miles
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From this reading “Let it be wanting,” answered the merchant; “the shoe will certainly stay on for the six miles I have still to go.
money
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From this reading So he packed his trunk with the money on his horse, and rode away.
money-bags
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From this reading 184 The Nail A merchant had done good business at the fair; he had sold his wares, and lined his money-bags with gold and silver.
Nail
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From this reading 184 The Nail A merchant had done good business at the fair; he had sold his wares, and lined his money-bags with gold and silver.
nightfall
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From this reading Then he wanted to travel homewards, and be in his own house before nightfall.
noon
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From this reading At noon he rested in a town, and when he wanted to go farther the stable-boy brought out his horse and said, “A nail is wanting, sir, in the shoe of its left hind foot.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At noon he rested in a town, and when he wanted to go farther the stable-boy brought out his horse and said, “A nail is wanting, sir, in the shoe of its left hind foot.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So he packed his trunk with the money on his horse, and rode away.
out
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From this reading At noon he rested in a town, and when he wanted to go farther the stable-boy brought out his horse and said, “A nail is wanting, sir, in the shoe of its left hind foot.”
own
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From this reading Then he wanted to travel homewards, and be in his own house before nightfall.
packed
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From this reading So he packed his trunk with the money on his horse, and rode away.
rested
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From this reading At noon he rested in a town, and when he wanted to go farther the stable-boy brought out his horse and said, “A nail is wanting, sir, in the shoe of its left hind foot.”
rode
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From this reading So he packed his trunk with the money on his horse, and rode away.
said
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From this reading At noon he rested in a town, and when he wanted to go farther the stable-boy brought out his horse and said, “A nail is wanting, sir, in the shoe of its left hind foot.”
shoe
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From this reading At noon he rested in a town, and when he wanted to go farther the stable-boy brought out his horse and said, “A nail is wanting, sir, in the shoe of its left hind foot.”
silver
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From this reading 184 The Nail A merchant had done good business at the fair; he had sold his wares, and lined his money-bags with gold and silver.
sir
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From this reading At noon he rested in a town, and when he wanted to go farther the stable-boy brought out his horse and said, “A nail is wanting, sir, in the shoe of its left hind foot.”
six
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From this reading “Let it be wanting,” answered the merchant; “the shoe will certainly stay on for the six miles I have still to go.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he packed his trunk with the money on his horse, and rode away.
sold
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From this reading 184 The Nail A merchant had done good business at the fair; he had sold his wares, and lined his money-bags with gold and silver.
stable-boy
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From this reading At noon he rested in a town, and when he wanted to go farther the stable-boy brought out his horse and said, “A nail is wanting, sir, in the shoe of its left hind foot.”
stay
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From this reading “Let it be wanting,” answered the merchant; “the shoe will certainly stay on for the six miles I have still to go.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let it be wanting,” answered the merchant; “the shoe will certainly stay on for the six miles I have still to go.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 184 The Nail A merchant had done good business at the fair; he had sold his wares, and lined his money-bags with gold and silver.
Then
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From this reading Then he wanted to travel homewards, and be in his own house before nightfall.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he wanted to travel homewards, and be in his own house before nightfall.
town
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From this reading At noon he rested in a town, and when he wanted to go farther the stable-boy brought out his horse and said, “A nail is wanting, sir, in the shoe of its left hind foot.”
travel
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From this reading Then he wanted to travel homewards, and be in his own house before nightfall.
trunk
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From this reading So he packed his trunk with the money on his horse, and rode away.
wanted
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From this reading Then he wanted to travel homewards, and be in his own house before nightfall.
wanting
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From this reading At noon he rested in a town, and when he wanted to go farther the stable-boy brought out his horse and said, “A nail is wanting, sir, in the shoe of its left hind foot.”
wares
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From this reading 184 The Nail A merchant had done good business at the fair; he had sold his wares, and lined his money-bags with gold and silver.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At noon he rested in a town, and when he wanted to go farther the stable-boy brought out his horse and said, “A nail is wanting, sir, in the shoe of its left hind foot.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Let it be wanting,” answered the merchant; “the shoe will certainly stay on for the six miles I have still to go.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 184 The Nail A merchant had done good business at the fair; he had sold his wares, and lined his money-bags with gold and silver.
