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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 I was once met by a little girl on a cross-street in a respectable quarter of the town, who burst into tears at sight of me, and asked for money to buy her sick mother bread.
actual
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From this reading The actual practice of fraud, even when you discover it, must give you interesting question, unless you are cock-sure of your sociology.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was once met by a little girl on a cross-street in a respectable quarter of the town, who burst into tears at sight of me, and asked for money to buy her sick mother bread.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The benevolent-looking lady gave her nothing, and she tried her woes upon several other people, none of whom gave her anything.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The actual practice of fraud, even when you discover it, must give you interesting question, unless you are cock-sure of your sociology.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was once met by a little girl on a cross-street in a respectable quarter of the town, who burst into tears at sight of me, and asked for money to buy her sick mother bread.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was once met by a little girl on a cross-street in a respectable quarter of the town, who burst into tears at sight of me, and asked for money to buy her sick mother bread.
benevolent-looking
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From this reading The very next day I was passing through the same street, and I saw the same little girl burst into tears at the sight of a benevolent-looking lady, whom undoubtedly she asked for money for the same good object.
bread
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From this reading I was once met by a little girl on a cross-street in a respectable quarter of the town, who burst into tears at sight of me, and asked for money to buy her sick mother bread.
burst
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From this reading I was once met by a little girl on a cross-street in a respectable quarter of the town, who burst into tears at sight of me, and asked for money to buy her sick mother bread.
buy
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From this reading I was once met by a little girl on a cross-street in a respectable quarter of the town, who burst into tears at sight of me, and asked for money to buy her sick mother bread.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was once met by a little girl on a cross-street in a respectable quarter of the town, who burst into tears at sight of me, and asked for money to buy her sick mother bread.
cock-sure
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From this reading The actual practice of fraud, even when you discover it, must give you interesting question, unless you are cock-sure of your sociology.
cross-street
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From this reading I was once met by a little girl on a cross-street in a respectable quarter of the town, who burst into tears at sight of me, and asked for money to buy her sick mother bread.
day
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From this reading The very next day I was passing through the same street, and I saw the same little girl burst into tears at the sight of a benevolent-looking lady, whom undoubtedly she asked for money for the same good object.
discover
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From this reading The actual practice of fraud, even when you discover it, must give you interesting question, unless you are cock-sure of your sociology.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The actual practice of fraud, even when you discover it, must give you interesting question, unless you are cock-sure of your sociology.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was once met by a little girl on a cross-street in a respectable quarter of the town, who burst into tears at sight of me, and asked for money to buy her sick mother bread.
fraud
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From this reading The actual practice of fraud, even when you discover it, must give you interesting question, unless you are cock-sure of your sociology.
gave
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From this reading The benevolent-looking lady gave her nothing, and she tried her woes upon several other people, none of whom gave her anything.
girl
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From this reading I was once met by a little girl on a cross-street in a respectable quarter of the town, who burst into tears at sight of me, and asked for money to buy her sick mother bread.
give
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From this reading The actual practice of fraud, even when you discover it, must give you interesting question, unless you are cock-sure of your sociology.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The very next day I was passing through the same street, and I saw the same little girl burst into tears at the sight of a benevolent-looking lady, whom undoubtedly she asked for money for the same good object.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I was once met by a little girl on a cross-street in a respectable quarter of the town, who burst into tears at sight of me, and asked for money to buy her sick mother bread.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was once met by a little girl on a cross-street in a respectable quarter of the town, who burst into tears at sight of me, and asked for money to buy her sick mother bread.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was once met by a little girl on a cross-street in a respectable quarter of the town, who burst into tears at sight of me, and asked for money to buy her sick mother bread.
interesting
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From this reading The actual practice of fraud, even when you discover it, must give you interesting question, unless you are cock-sure of your sociology.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I was once met by a little girl on a cross-street in a respectable quarter of the town, who burst into tears at sight of me, and asked for money to buy her sick mother bread.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The actual practice of fraud, even when you discover it, must give you interesting question, unless you are cock-sure of your sociology.
lady
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From this reading The very next day I was passing through the same street, and I saw the same little girl burst into tears at the sight of a benevolent-looking lady, whom undoubtedly she asked for money for the same good object.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was once met by a little girl on a cross-street in a respectable quarter of the town, who burst into tears at sight of me, and asked for money to buy her sick mother bread.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was once met by a little girl on a cross-street in a respectable quarter of the town, who burst into tears at sight of me, and asked for money to buy her sick mother bread.
met
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From this reading I was once met by a little girl on a cross-street in a respectable quarter of the town, who burst into tears at sight of me, and asked for money to buy her sick mother bread.
money
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From this reading I was once met by a little girl on a cross-street in a respectable quarter of the town, who burst into tears at sight of me, and asked for money to buy her sick mother bread.
mother
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From this reading I was once met by a little girl on a cross-street in a respectable quarter of the town, who burst into tears at sight of me, and asked for money to buy her sick mother bread.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The actual practice of fraud, even when you discover it, must give you interesting question, unless you are cock-sure of your sociology.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The very next day I was passing through the same street, and I saw the same little girl burst into tears at the sight of a benevolent-looking lady, whom undoubtedly she asked for money for the same good object.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading The benevolent-looking lady gave her nothing, and she tried her woes upon several other people, none of whom gave her anything.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The benevolent-looking lady gave her nothing, and she tried her woes upon several other people, none of whom gave her anything.
object
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From this reading The very next day I was passing through the same street, and I saw the same little girl burst into tears at the sight of a benevolent-looking lady, whom undoubtedly she asked for money for the same good object.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The actual practice of fraud, even when you discover it, must give you interesting question, unless you are cock-sure of your sociology.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was once met by a little girl on a cross-street in a respectable quarter of the town, who burst into tears at sight of me, and asked for money to buy her sick mother bread.
once
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From this reading I was once met by a little girl on a cross-street in a respectable quarter of the town, who burst into tears at sight of me, and asked for money to buy her sick mother bread.
other
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From this reading The benevolent-looking lady gave her nothing, and she tried her woes upon several other people, none of whom gave her anything.
passing
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From this reading The very next day I was passing through the same street, and I saw the same little girl burst into tears at the sight of a benevolent-looking lady, whom undoubtedly she asked for money for the same good object.
people
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From this reading The benevolent-looking lady gave her nothing, and she tried her woes upon several other people, none of whom gave her anything.
practice
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From this reading The actual practice of fraud, even when you discover it, must give you interesting question, unless you are cock-sure of your sociology.
quarter
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From this reading I was once met by a little girl on a cross-street in a respectable quarter of the town, who burst into tears at sight of me, and asked for money to buy her sick mother bread.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The actual practice of fraud, even when you discover it, must give you interesting question, unless you are cock-sure of your sociology.
respectable
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From this reading I was once met by a little girl on a cross-street in a respectable quarter of the town, who burst into tears at sight of me, and asked for money to buy her sick mother bread.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The very next day I was passing through the same street, and I saw the same little girl burst into tears at the sight of a benevolent-looking lady, whom undoubtedly she asked for money for the same good object.
saw
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From this reading The very next day I was passing through the same street, and I saw the same little girl burst into tears at the sight of a benevolent-looking lady, whom undoubtedly she asked for money for the same good object.
several
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From this reading The benevolent-looking lady gave her nothing, and she tried her woes upon several other people, none of whom gave her anything.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The very next day I was passing through the same street, and I saw the same little girl burst into tears at the sight of a benevolent-looking lady, whom undoubtedly she asked for money for the same good object.
sick
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From this reading I was once met by a little girl on a cross-street in a respectable quarter of the town, who burst into tears at sight of me, and asked for money to buy her sick mother bread.
sight
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From this reading I was once met by a little girl on a cross-street in a respectable quarter of the town, who burst into tears at sight of me, and asked for money to buy her sick mother bread.
sociology
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From this reading The actual practice of fraud, even when you discover it, must give you interesting question, unless you are cock-sure of your sociology.
street
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From this reading The very next day I was passing through the same street, and I saw the same little girl burst into tears at the sight of a benevolent-looking lady, whom undoubtedly she asked for money for the same good object.
tears
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From this reading I was once met by a little girl on a cross-street in a respectable quarter of the town, who burst into tears at sight of me, and asked for money to buy her sick mother bread.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The actual practice of fraud, even when you discover it, must give you interesting question, unless you are cock-sure of your sociology.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The very next day I was passing through the same street, and I saw the same little girl burst into tears at the sight of a benevolent-looking lady, whom undoubtedly she asked for money for the same good object.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was once met by a little girl on a cross-street in a respectable quarter of the town, who burst into tears at sight of me, and asked for money to buy her sick mother bread.
town
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From this reading I was once met by a little girl on a cross-street in a respectable quarter of the town, who burst into tears at sight of me, and asked for money to buy her sick mother bread.
tried
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From this reading The benevolent-looking lady gave her nothing, and she tried her woes upon several other people, none of whom gave her anything.
undoubtedly
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From this reading The very next day I was passing through the same street, and I saw the same little girl burst into tears at the sight of a benevolent-looking lady, whom undoubtedly she asked for money for the same good object.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading The actual practice of fraud, even when you discover it, must give you interesting question, unless you are cock-sure of your sociology.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The benevolent-looking lady gave her nothing, and she tried her woes upon several other people, none of whom gave her anything.
very
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From this reading The very next day I was passing through the same street, and I saw the same little girl burst into tears at the sight of a benevolent-looking lady, whom undoubtedly she asked for money for the same good object.
VI
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From this reading VI.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was once met by a little girl on a cross-street in a respectable quarter of the town, who burst into tears at sight of me, and asked for money to buy her sick mother bread.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The actual practice of fraud, even when you discover it, must give you interesting question, unless you are cock-sure of your sociology.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I was once met by a little girl on a cross-street in a respectable quarter of the town, who burst into tears at sight of me, and asked for money to buy her sick mother bread.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The very next day I was passing through the same street, and I saw the same little girl burst into tears at the sight of a benevolent-looking lady, whom undoubtedly she asked for money for the same good object.
woes
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From this reading The benevolent-looking lady gave her nothing, and she tried her woes upon several other people, none of whom gave her anything.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The actual practice of fraud, even when you discover it, must give you interesting question, unless you are cock-sure of your sociology.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The actual practice of fraud, even when you discover it, must give you interesting question, unless you are cock-sure of your sociology.
