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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 When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What! money come in, in place of going out?” asked Zerah.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he entered the dwelling-house and seated himself at the kitchen table without a word to his wife, and emptied his pocket on the board.
board
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From this reading Then he entered the dwelling-house and seated himself at the kitchen table without a word to his wife, and emptied his pocket on the board.
bridle
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From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
brute
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From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
clinked
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From this reading A couple of sovereigns and a few shillings clinked together.
close
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From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
coins
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From this reading With his forefinger he separated the gold from the silver coins.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What! money come in, in place of going out?” asked Zerah.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading A couple of sovereigns and a few shillings clinked together.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
door
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From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
dwelling-house
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From this reading Then he entered the dwelling-house and seated himself at the kitchen table without a word to his wife, and emptied his pocket on the board.
emptied
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From this reading Then he entered the dwelling-house and seated himself at the kitchen table without a word to his wife, and emptied his pocket on the board.
entered
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From this reading Then he entered the dwelling-house and seated himself at the kitchen table without a word to his wife, and emptied his pocket on the board.
feed
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From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
few
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From this reading A couple of sovereigns and a few shillings clinked together.
forefinger
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From this reading With his forefinger he separated the gold from the silver coins.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
gave
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From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
going
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From this reading “What! money come in, in place of going out?” asked Zerah.
gold
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From this reading With his forefinger he separated the gold from the silver coins.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he entered the dwelling-house and seated himself at the kitchen table without a word to his wife, and emptied his pocket on the board.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
horse
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From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “What! money come in, in place of going out?” asked Zerah.
kitchen
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From this reading Then he entered the dwelling-house and seated himself at the kitchen table without a word to his wife, and emptied his pocket on the board.
merely
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From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
money
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From this reading “What! money come in, in place of going out?” asked Zerah.
Newton
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From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he entered the dwelling-house and seated himself at the kitchen table without a word to his wife, and emptied his pocket on the board.
out
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From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
Pasco
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From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
place
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From this reading “What! money come in, in place of going out?” asked Zerah.
pocket
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From this reading Then he entered the dwelling-house and seated himself at the kitchen table without a word to his wife, and emptied his pocket on the board.
removed
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From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
seated
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From this reading Then he entered the dwelling-house and seated himself at the kitchen table without a word to his wife, and emptied his pocket on the board.
separated
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From this reading With his forefinger he separated the gold from the silver coins.
shillings
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From this reading A couple of sovereigns and a few shillings clinked together.
silver
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From this reading With his forefinger he separated the gold from the silver coins.
sovereigns
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From this reading A couple of sovereigns and a few shillings clinked together.
storehouse
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From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
table
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From this reading Then he entered the dwelling-house and seated himself at the kitchen table without a word to his wife, and emptied his pocket on the board.
tax-cart
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From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
Then
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From this reading Then he entered the dwelling-house and seated himself at the kitchen table without a word to his wife, and emptied his pocket on the board.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
together
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From this reading A couple of sovereigns and a few shillings clinked together.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
unharness
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From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
up
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From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What! money come in, in place of going out?” asked Zerah.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Pasco returned from Newton, he drew up his tax-cart close to the door of the storehouse, took the horse out, but did not unharness him; he merely removed the bridle and gave the brute a feed.
wife
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From this reading Then he entered the dwelling-house and seated himself at the kitchen table without a word to his wife, and emptied his pocket on the board.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With his forefinger he separated the gold from the silver coins.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Then he entered the dwelling-house and seated himself at the kitchen table without a word to his wife, and emptied his pocket on the board.
word
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From this reading Then he entered the dwelling-house and seated himself at the kitchen table without a word to his wife, and emptied his pocket on the board.
Zerah
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From this reading “What! money come in, in place of going out?” asked Zerah.
