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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 A Crippled Knight MISS GUBBINS had a difficult time for those first few weeks in the old house, and she longed for the advent of the master.
a-comin
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From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
a-drivin
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From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
a-worryin
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From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
abject
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From this reading The old butler, Smythe by name, was her abject slave.
absence
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From this reading He was a kind old man, and took a great fancy to the children, but his kindness was shown only in Mrs. Peck's absence.
advent
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From this reading A Crippled Knight MISS GUBBINS had a difficult time for those first few weeks in the old house, and she longed for the advent of the master.
all
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From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Crippled Knight MISS GUBBINS had a difficult time for those first few weeks in the old house, and she longed for the advent of the master.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
Away
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From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was a kind old man, and took a great fancy to the children, but his kindness was shown only in Mrs. Peck's absence.
butler
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From this reading The old butler, Smythe by name, was her abject slave.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The old butler, Smythe by name, was her abject slave.
call
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From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
children
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From this reading He was a kind old man, and took a great fancy to the children, but his kindness was shown only in Mrs. Peck's absence.
crazy
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From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
Crippled
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From this reading A Crippled Knight MISS GUBBINS had a difficult time for those first few weeks in the old house, and she longed for the advent of the master.
dainties
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From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
difficult
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From this reading A Crippled Knight MISS GUBBINS had a difficult time for those first few weeks in the old house, and she longed for the advent of the master.
dress
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From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
drive
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From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
fancy
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From this reading He was a kind old man, and took a great fancy to the children, but his kindness was shown only in Mrs. Peck's absence.
few
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From this reading A Crippled Knight MISS GUBBINS had a difficult time for those first few weeks in the old house, and she longed for the advent of the master.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Crippled Knight MISS GUBBINS had a difficult time for those first few weeks in the old house, and she longed for the advent of the master.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A Crippled Knight MISS GUBBINS had a difficult time for those first few weeks in the old house, and she longed for the advent of the master.
fright
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From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
give
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From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a kind old man, and took a great fancy to the children, but his kindness was shown only in Mrs. Peck's absence.
GUBBINS
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From this reading A Crippled Knight MISS GUBBINS had a difficult time for those first few weeks in the old house, and she longed for the advent of the master.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A Crippled Knight MISS GUBBINS had a difficult time for those first few weeks in the old house, and she longed for the advent of the master.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a kind old man, and took a great fancy to the children, but his kindness was shown only in Mrs. Peck's absence.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The old butler, Smythe by name, was her abject slave.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a kind old man, and took a great fancy to the children, but his kindness was shown only in Mrs. Peck's absence.
house
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From this reading A Crippled Knight MISS GUBBINS had a difficult time for those first few weeks in the old house, and she longed for the advent of the master.
household
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From this reading Mrs. Peck ruled the household with a rod of iron.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Crippled Knight MISS GUBBINS had a difficult time for those first few weeks in the old house, and she longed for the advent of the master.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
iron
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From this reading Mrs. Peck ruled the household with a rod of iron.
kind
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From this reading He was a kind old man, and took a great fancy to the children, but his kindness was shown only in Mrs. Peck's absence.
kindness
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From this reading He was a kind old man, and took a great fancy to the children, but his kindness was shown only in Mrs. Peck's absence.
kinds
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From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
Knight
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From this reading A Crippled Knight MISS GUBBINS had a difficult time for those first few weeks in the old house, and she longed for the advent of the master.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
longed
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From this reading A Crippled Knight MISS GUBBINS had a difficult time for those first few weeks in the old house, and she longed for the advent of the master.
love
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From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
man
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From this reading He was a kind old man, and took a great fancy to the children, but his kindness was shown only in Mrs. Peck's absence.
master
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From this reading A Crippled Knight MISS GUBBINS had a difficult time for those first few weeks in the old house, and she longed for the advent of the master.
MISS
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From this reading A Crippled Knight MISS GUBBINS had a difficult time for those first few weeks in the old house, and she longed for the advent of the master.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Peck ruled the household with a rod of iron.
muttering
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From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old butler, Smythe by name, was her abject slave.
nearly
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From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Crippled Knight MISS GUBBINS had a difficult time for those first few weeks in the old house, and she longed for the advent of the master.
old
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From this reading A Crippled Knight MISS GUBBINS had a difficult time for those first few weeks in the old house, and she longed for the advent of the master.
only
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From this reading He was a kind old man, and took a great fancy to the children, but his kindness was shown only in Mrs. Peck's absence.
out
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From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
pantry
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From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
Peck
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From this reading Mrs. Peck ruled the household with a rod of iron.
Peck's
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From this reading He was a kind old man, and took a great fancy to the children, but his kindness was shown only in Mrs. Peck's absence.
plagues
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From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
rod
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From this reading Mrs. Peck ruled the household with a rod of iron.
round
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From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
ruled
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From this reading Mrs. Peck ruled the household with a rod of iron.
rustle
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From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A Crippled Knight MISS GUBBINS had a difficult time for those first few weeks in the old house, and she longed for the advent of the master.
shown
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From this reading He was a kind old man, and took a great fancy to the children, but his kindness was shown only in Mrs. Peck's absence.
silk
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From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
slave
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From this reading The old butler, Smythe by name, was her abject slave.
Smythe
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From this reading The old butler, Smythe by name, was her abject slave.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
surly
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From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Crippled Knight MISS GUBBINS had a difficult time for those first few weeks in the old house, and she longed for the advent of the master.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A Crippled Knight MISS GUBBINS had a difficult time for those first few weeks in the old house, and she longed for the advent of the master.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Crippled Knight MISS GUBBINS had a difficult time for those first few weeks in the old house, and she longed for the advent of the master.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was a kind old man, and took a great fancy to the children, but his kindness was shown only in Mrs. Peck's absence.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a kind old man, and took a great fancy to the children, but his kindness was shown only in Mrs. Peck's absence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old butler, Smythe by name, was her abject slave.
weeks
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From this reading A Crippled Knight MISS GUBBINS had a difficult time for those first few weeks in the old house, and she longed for the advent of the master.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Peck ruled the household with a rod of iron.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
young
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From this reading He would call them into his pantry, and give them all kinds of dainties such as children love, but let but the silk dress of Mrs. Peck rustle by, and he would drive them out in surly fright, muttering as he did so: "Away with you, ye young plagues, a-comin' and a-worryin' round and a-drivin' a body nearly crazy!"
