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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 _Krindlesyke is a remote shepherd’s cottage on the Northumbrian fells, at least three miles from any other habitation.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading EZRA BARRASFORD, an old herd, blind and decrepit, sits in an armchair in the but, or living-room, near the open door, on a mild afternoon in April.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading EZRA BARRASFORD, an old herd, blind and decrepit, sits in an armchair in the but, or living-room, near the open door, on a mild afternoon in April.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It consists of two rooms, a but and a ben.
any
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From this reading _Krindlesyke is a remote shepherd’s cottage on the Northumbrian fells, at least three miles from any other habitation.
April
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From this reading EZRA BARRASFORD, an old herd, blind and decrepit, sits in an armchair in the but, or living-room, near the open door, on a mild afternoon in April.
armchair
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From this reading EZRA BARRASFORD, an old herd, blind and decrepit, sits in an armchair in the but, or living-room, near the open door, on a mild afternoon in April.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Krindlesyke is a remote shepherd’s cottage on the Northumbrian fells, at least three miles from any other habitation.
BARRASFORD
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From this reading EZRA BARRASFORD, an old herd, blind and decrepit, sits in an armchair in the but, or living-room, near the open door, on a mild afternoon in April.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ELIZA BARRASFORD, his wife, is busy, making griddle-cakes over the peat fire._ ELIZA (_glancing at the wag-at-the-wa’_): It’s hard on three o’clock, and they’ll be home Before so very long now.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ELIZA BARRASFORD, his wife, is busy, making griddle-cakes over the peat fire._ ELIZA (_glancing at the wag-at-the-wa’_): It’s hard on three o’clock, and they’ll be home Before so very long now.
ben
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From this reading It consists of two rooms, a but and a ben.
blind
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From this reading EZRA BARRASFORD, an old herd, blind and decrepit, sits in an armchair in the but, or living-room, near the open door, on a mild afternoon in April.
busy
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From this reading ELIZA BARRASFORD, his wife, is busy, making griddle-cakes over the peat fire._ ELIZA (_glancing at the wag-at-the-wa’_): It’s hard on three o’clock, and they’ll be home Before so very long now.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It consists of two rooms, a but and a ben.
consists
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From this reading It consists of two rooms, a but and a ben.
cottage
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From this reading _Krindlesyke is a remote shepherd’s cottage on the Northumbrian fells, at least three miles from any other habitation.
decrepit
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From this reading EZRA BARRASFORD, an old herd, blind and decrepit, sits in an armchair in the but, or living-room, near the open door, on a mild afternoon in April.
door
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From this reading EZRA BARRASFORD, an old herd, blind and decrepit, sits in an armchair in the but, or living-room, near the open door, on a mild afternoon in April.
Eh
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From this reading EZRA: Eh, what’s that?
ELIZA
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From this reading ELIZA BARRASFORD, his wife, is busy, making griddle-cakes over the peat fire._ ELIZA (_glancing at the wag-at-the-wa’_): It’s hard on three o’clock, and they’ll be home Before so very long now.
EZRA
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From this reading EZRA BARRASFORD, an old herd, blind and decrepit, sits in an armchair in the but, or living-room, near the open door, on a mild afternoon in April.
fells
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From this reading _Krindlesyke is a remote shepherd’s cottage on the Northumbrian fells, at least three miles from any other habitation.
fire
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From this reading ELIZA BARRASFORD, his wife, is busy, making griddle-cakes over the peat fire._ ELIZA (_glancing at the wag-at-the-wa’_): It’s hard on three o’clock, and they’ll be home Before so very long now.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Krindlesyke is a remote shepherd’s cottage on the Northumbrian fells, at least three miles from any other habitation.
glancing
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From this reading ELIZA BARRASFORD, his wife, is busy, making griddle-cakes over the peat fire._ ELIZA (_glancing at the wag-at-the-wa’_): It’s hard on three o’clock, and they’ll be home Before so very long now.
griddle-cakes
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From this reading ELIZA BARRASFORD, his wife, is busy, making griddle-cakes over the peat fire._ ELIZA (_glancing at the wag-at-the-wa’_): It’s hard on three o’clock, and they’ll be home Before so very long now.
habitation
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From this reading _Krindlesyke is a remote shepherd’s cottage on the Northumbrian fells, at least three miles from any other habitation.
hard
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From this reading ELIZA BARRASFORD, his wife, is busy, making griddle-cakes over the peat fire._ ELIZA (_glancing at the wag-at-the-wa’_): It’s hard on three o’clock, and they’ll be home Before so very long now.
herd
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From this reading EZRA BARRASFORD, an old herd, blind and decrepit, sits in an armchair in the but, or living-room, near the open door, on a mild afternoon in April.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ELIZA BARRASFORD, his wife, is busy, making griddle-cakes over the peat fire._ ELIZA (_glancing at the wag-at-the-wa’_): It’s hard on three o’clock, and they’ll be home Before so very long now.
home
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From this reading ELIZA BARRASFORD, his wife, is busy, making griddle-cakes over the peat fire._ ELIZA (_glancing at the wag-at-the-wa’_): It’s hard on three o’clock, and they’ll be home Before so very long now.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EZRA BARRASFORD, an old herd, blind and decrepit, sits in an armchair in the but, or living-room, near the open door, on a mild afternoon in April.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Krindlesyke is a remote shepherd’s cottage on the Northumbrian fells, at least three miles from any other habitation.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It consists of two rooms, a but and a ben.
It's
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From this reading ELIZA BARRASFORD, his wife, is busy, making griddle-cakes over the peat fire._ ELIZA (_glancing at the wag-at-the-wa’_): It’s hard on three o’clock, and they’ll be home Before so very long now.
Krindlesyke
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From this reading _Krindlesyke is a remote shepherd’s cottage on the Northumbrian fells, at least three miles from any other habitation.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Krindlesyke is a remote shepherd’s cottage on the Northumbrian fells, at least three miles from any other habitation.
living-room
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From this reading EZRA BARRASFORD, an old herd, blind and decrepit, sits in an armchair in the but, or living-room, near the open door, on a mild afternoon in April.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ELIZA BARRASFORD, his wife, is busy, making griddle-cakes over the peat fire._ ELIZA (_glancing at the wag-at-the-wa’_): It’s hard on three o’clock, and they’ll be home Before so very long now.
making
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From this reading ELIZA BARRASFORD, his wife, is busy, making griddle-cakes over the peat fire._ ELIZA (_glancing at the wag-at-the-wa’_): It’s hard on three o’clock, and they’ll be home Before so very long now.
mild
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From this reading EZRA BARRASFORD, an old herd, blind and decrepit, sits in an armchair in the but, or living-room, near the open door, on a mild afternoon in April.
miles
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From this reading _Krindlesyke is a remote shepherd’s cottage on the Northumbrian fells, at least three miles from any other habitation.
near
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From this reading EZRA BARRASFORD, an old herd, blind and decrepit, sits in an armchair in the but, or living-room, near the open door, on a mild afternoon in April.
Northumbrian
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From this reading _Krindlesyke is a remote shepherd’s cottage on the Northumbrian fells, at least three miles from any other habitation.
now
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From this reading ELIZA BARRASFORD, his wife, is busy, making griddle-cakes over the peat fire._ ELIZA (_glancing at the wag-at-the-wa’_): It’s hard on three o’clock, and they’ll be home Before so very long now.
o'clock
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From this reading ELIZA BARRASFORD, his wife, is busy, making griddle-cakes over the peat fire._ ELIZA (_glancing at the wag-at-the-wa’_): It’s hard on three o’clock, and they’ll be home Before so very long now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It consists of two rooms, a but and a ben.
old
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From this reading EZRA BARRASFORD, an old herd, blind and decrepit, sits in an armchair in the but, or living-room, near the open door, on a mild afternoon in April.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Krindlesyke is a remote shepherd’s cottage on the Northumbrian fells, at least three miles from any other habitation.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading EZRA BARRASFORD, an old herd, blind and decrepit, sits in an armchair in the but, or living-room, near the open door, on a mild afternoon in April.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading EZRA BARRASFORD, an old herd, blind and decrepit, sits in an armchair in the but, or living-room, near the open door, on a mild afternoon in April.
other
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From this reading _Krindlesyke is a remote shepherd’s cottage on the Northumbrian fells, at least three miles from any other habitation.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading ELIZA BARRASFORD, his wife, is busy, making griddle-cakes over the peat fire._ ELIZA (_glancing at the wag-at-the-wa’_): It’s hard on three o’clock, and they’ll be home Before so very long now.
peat
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From this reading ELIZA BARRASFORD, his wife, is busy, making griddle-cakes over the peat fire._ ELIZA (_glancing at the wag-at-the-wa’_): It’s hard on three o’clock, and they’ll be home Before so very long now.
remote
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From this reading _Krindlesyke is a remote shepherd’s cottage on the Northumbrian fells, at least three miles from any other habitation.
rooms
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From this reading It consists of two rooms, a but and a ben.
shepherd's
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From this reading _Krindlesyke is a remote shepherd’s cottage on the Northumbrian fells, at least three miles from any other habitation.
sits
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From this reading EZRA BARRASFORD, an old herd, blind and decrepit, sits in an armchair in the but, or living-room, near the open door, on a mild afternoon in April.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ELIZA BARRASFORD, his wife, is busy, making griddle-cakes over the peat fire._ ELIZA (_glancing at the wag-at-the-wa’_): It’s hard on three o’clock, and they’ll be home Before so very long now.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading EZRA: Eh, what’s that?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Krindlesyke is a remote shepherd’s cottage on the Northumbrian fells, at least three miles from any other habitation.
they'll
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From this reading ELIZA BARRASFORD, his wife, is busy, making griddle-cakes over the peat fire._ ELIZA (_glancing at the wag-at-the-wa’_): It’s hard on three o’clock, and they’ll be home Before so very long now.
three
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From this reading _Krindlesyke is a remote shepherd’s cottage on the Northumbrian fells, at least three miles from any other habitation.
two
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From this reading It consists of two rooms, a but and a ben.
very
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From this reading ELIZA BARRASFORD, his wife, is busy, making griddle-cakes over the peat fire._ ELIZA (_glancing at the wag-at-the-wa’_): It’s hard on three o’clock, and they’ll be home Before so very long now.
wag-at-the-wa
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From this reading ELIZA BARRASFORD, his wife, is busy, making griddle-cakes over the peat fire._ ELIZA (_glancing at the wag-at-the-wa’_): It’s hard on three o’clock, and they’ll be home Before so very long now.
what's
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From this reading EZRA: Eh, what’s that?
wife
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From this reading ELIZA BARRASFORD, his wife, is busy, making griddle-cakes over the peat fire._ ELIZA (_glancing at the wag-at-the-wa’_): It’s hard on three o’clock, and they’ll be home Before so very long now.
