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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 She carried a fishing-rod and line, and her name was Kate Bonnet.
affixed
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From this reading Nor, apparently, did she have any bait, except that which was upon her hook and which had been affixed there by one of the servants at her home, not far away.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The month was September and the place was in the neighbourhood of Bridgetown, in the island of Barbadoes.
any
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From this reading Nor, apparently, did she have any bait, except that which was upon her hook and which had been affixed there by one of the servants at her home, not far away.
apparently
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From this reading She was a bright-faced, quick-moving young person, and apparently did not expect to catch many fish, for she had no basket in which to carry away her finny prizes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nor, apparently, did she have any bait, except that which was upon her hook and which had been affixed there by one of the servants at her home, not far away.
away
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From this reading She was a bright-faced, quick-moving young person, and apparently did not expect to catch many fish, for she had no basket in which to carry away her finny prizes.
bait
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From this reading Nor, apparently, did she have any bait, except that which was upon her hook and which had been affixed there by one of the servants at her home, not far away.
bank
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From this reading The seventeenth century was not seventeen years old, but the girl who walked slowly down to the river bank was three years its senior.
Barbadoes
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From this reading The month was September and the place was in the neighbourhood of Bridgetown, in the island of Barbadoes.
basket
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From this reading She was a bright-faced, quick-moving young person, and apparently did not expect to catch many fish, for she had no basket in which to carry away her finny prizes.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nor, apparently, did she have any bait, except that which was upon her hook and which had been affixed there by one of the servants at her home, not far away.
Bonnet
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From this reading She carried a fishing-rod and line, and her name was Kate Bonnet.
Bridgetown
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From this reading The month was September and the place was in the neighbourhood of Bridgetown, in the island of Barbadoes.
bright-faced
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From this reading She was a bright-faced, quick-moving young person, and apparently did not expect to catch many fish, for she had no basket in which to carry away her finny prizes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The seventeenth century was not seventeen years old, but the girl who walked slowly down to the river bank was three years its senior.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Nor, apparently, did she have any bait, except that which was upon her hook and which had been affixed there by one of the servants at her home, not far away.
carried
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From this reading She carried a fishing-rod and line, and her name was Kate Bonnet.
carry
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From this reading She was a bright-faced, quick-moving young person, and apparently did not expect to catch many fish, for she had no basket in which to carry away her finny prizes.
catch
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From this reading She was a bright-faced, quick-moving young person, and apparently did not expect to catch many fish, for she had no basket in which to carry away her finny prizes.
century
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From this reading The seventeenth century was not seventeen years old, but the girl who walked slowly down to the river bank was three years its senior.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She was a bright-faced, quick-moving young person, and apparently did not expect to catch many fish, for she had no basket in which to carry away her finny prizes.
down
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From this reading The seventeenth century was not seventeen years old, but the girl who walked slowly down to the river bank was three years its senior.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Nor, apparently, did she have any bait, except that which was upon her hook and which had been affixed there by one of the servants at her home, not far away.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading She was a bright-faced, quick-moving young person, and apparently did not expect to catch many fish, for she had no basket in which to carry away her finny prizes.
far
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From this reading Nor, apparently, did she have any bait, except that which was upon her hook and which had been affixed there by one of the servants at her home, not far away.
finny
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From this reading She was a bright-faced, quick-moving young person, and apparently did not expect to catch many fish, for she had no basket in which to carry away her finny prizes.
fish
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From this reading She was a bright-faced, quick-moving young person, and apparently did not expect to catch many fish, for she had no basket in which to carry away her finny prizes.
fishing-rod
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From this reading She carried a fishing-rod and line, and her name was Kate Bonnet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was a bright-faced, quick-moving young person, and apparently did not expect to catch many fish, for she had no basket in which to carry away her finny prizes.
girl
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From this reading The seventeenth century was not seventeen years old, but the girl who walked slowly down to the river bank was three years its senior.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was a bright-faced, quick-moving young person, and apparently did not expect to catch many fish, for she had no basket in which to carry away her finny prizes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nor, apparently, did she have any bait, except that which was upon her hook and which had been affixed there by one of the servants at her home, not far away.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She carried a fishing-rod and line, and her name was Kate Bonnet.
home
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From this reading Nor, apparently, did she have any bait, except that which was upon her hook and which had been affixed there by one of the servants at her home, not far away.
hook
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From this reading Nor, apparently, did she have any bait, except that which was upon her hook and which had been affixed there by one of the servants at her home, not far away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The month was September and the place was in the neighbourhood of Bridgetown, in the island of Barbadoes.
island
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From this reading The month was September and the place was in the neighbourhood of Bridgetown, in the island of Barbadoes.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The seventeenth century was not seventeen years old, but the girl who walked slowly down to the river bank was three years its senior.
Kate
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From this reading She carried a fishing-rod and line, and her name was Kate Bonnet.
line
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From this reading She carried a fishing-rod and line, and her name was Kate Bonnet.
many
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From this reading She was a bright-faced, quick-moving young person, and apparently did not expect to catch many fish, for she had no basket in which to carry away her finny prizes.
month
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From this reading The month was September and the place was in the neighbourhood of Bridgetown, in the island of Barbadoes.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She carried a fishing-rod and line, and her name was Kate Bonnet.
neighbourhood
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From this reading The month was September and the place was in the neighbourhood of Bridgetown, in the island of Barbadoes.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She was a bright-faced, quick-moving young person, and apparently did not expect to catch many fish, for she had no basket in which to carry away her finny prizes.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor, apparently, did she have any bait, except that which was upon her hook and which had been affixed there by one of the servants at her home, not far away.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The seventeenth century was not seventeen years old, but the girl who walked slowly down to the river bank was three years its senior.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The month was September and the place was in the neighbourhood of Bridgetown, in the island of Barbadoes.
old
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From this reading The seventeenth century was not seventeen years old, but the girl who walked slowly down to the river bank was three years its senior.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Nor, apparently, did she have any bait, except that which was upon her hook and which had been affixed there by one of the servants at her home, not far away.
person
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From this reading She was a bright-faced, quick-moving young person, and apparently did not expect to catch many fish, for she had no basket in which to carry away her finny prizes.
place
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From this reading The month was September and the place was in the neighbourhood of Bridgetown, in the island of Barbadoes.
prizes
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From this reading She was a bright-faced, quick-moving young person, and apparently did not expect to catch many fish, for she had no basket in which to carry away her finny prizes.
quick-moving
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From this reading She was a bright-faced, quick-moving young person, and apparently did not expect to catch many fish, for she had no basket in which to carry away her finny prizes.
river
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From this reading The seventeenth century was not seventeen years old, but the girl who walked slowly down to the river bank was three years its senior.
senior
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From this reading The seventeenth century was not seventeen years old, but the girl who walked slowly down to the river bank was three years its senior.
September
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From this reading The month was September and the place was in the neighbourhood of Bridgetown, in the island of Barbadoes.
servants
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From this reading Nor, apparently, did she have any bait, except that which was upon her hook and which had been affixed there by one of the servants at her home, not far away.
seventeen
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From this reading The seventeenth century was not seventeen years old, but the girl who walked slowly down to the river bank was three years its senior.
seventeenth
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From this reading The seventeenth century was not seventeen years old, but the girl who walked slowly down to the river bank was three years its senior.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She carried a fishing-rod and line, and her name was Kate Bonnet.
slowly
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From this reading The seventeenth century was not seventeen years old, but the girl who walked slowly down to the river bank was three years its senior.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nor, apparently, did she have any bait, except that which was upon her hook and which had been affixed there by one of the servants at her home, not far away.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The month was September and the place was in the neighbourhood of Bridgetown, in the island of Barbadoes.
there
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From this reading Nor, apparently, did she have any bait, except that which was upon her hook and which had been affixed there by one of the servants at her home, not far away.
three
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From this reading The seventeenth century was not seventeen years old, but the girl who walked slowly down to the river bank was three years its senior.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The seventeenth century was not seventeen years old, but the girl who walked slowly down to the river bank was three years its senior.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Nor, apparently, did she have any bait, except that which was upon her hook and which had been affixed there by one of the servants at her home, not far away.
walked
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From this reading The seventeenth century was not seventeen years old, but the girl who walked slowly down to the river bank was three years its senior.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The month was September and the place was in the neighbourhood of Bridgetown, in the island of Barbadoes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was a bright-faced, quick-moving young person, and apparently did not expect to catch many fish, for she had no basket in which to carry away her finny prizes.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The seventeenth century was not seventeen years old, but the girl who walked slowly down to the river bank was three years its senior.
years
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From this reading The seventeenth century was not seventeen years old, but the girl who walked slowly down to the river bank was three years its senior.
young
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From this reading She was a bright-faced, quick-moving young person, and apparently did not expect to catch many fish, for she had no basket in which to carry away her finny prizes.
