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absent
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From this reading Of the men, only Alfred remained; Gribble junior and the old man were absent.
Alfred
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From this reading Of the men, only Alfred remained; Gribble junior and the old man were absent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The coffin lay upon the earth by its side, and the women of the party were sitting on convenient tombstones.
baby
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From this reading Gribble junior's baby was sleeping peacefully beneath the umbrella tent, the gay outside of which had caused the two old men to go for two other old men, and the girls in dirty pinafores to go for other girls in dirty pinafores.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Gribble junior's baby was sleeping peacefully beneath the umbrella tent, the gay outside of which had caused the two old men to go for two other old men, and the girls in dirty pinafores to go for other girls in dirty pinafores.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The coffin lay upon the earth by its side, and the women of the party were sitting on convenient tombstones.
caused
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From this reading Gribble junior's baby was sleeping peacefully beneath the umbrella tent, the gay outside of which had caused the two old men to go for two other old men, and the girls in dirty pinafores to go for other girls in dirty pinafores.
churchyard
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From this reading When Felix reached the churchyard, the grave was still empty.
coffin
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From this reading The coffin lay upon the earth by its side, and the women of the party were sitting on convenient tombstones.
convenient
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From this reading The coffin lay upon the earth by its side, and the women of the party were sitting on convenient tombstones.
dirty
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From this reading Gribble junior's baby was sleeping peacefully beneath the umbrella tent, the gay outside of which had caused the two old men to go for two other old men, and the girls in dirty pinafores to go for other girls in dirty pinafores.
earth
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From this reading The coffin lay upon the earth by its side, and the women of the party were sitting on convenient tombstones.
empty
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From this reading When Felix reached the churchyard, the grave was still empty.
Felix
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From this reading When Felix reached the churchyard, the grave was still empty.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gribble junior's baby was sleeping peacefully beneath the umbrella tent, the gay outside of which had caused the two old men to go for two other old men, and the girls in dirty pinafores to go for other girls in dirty pinafores.
gay
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From this reading Gribble junior's baby was sleeping peacefully beneath the umbrella tent, the gay outside of which had caused the two old men to go for two other old men, and the girls in dirty pinafores to go for other girls in dirty pinafores.
girls
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From this reading Gribble junior's baby was sleeping peacefully beneath the umbrella tent, the gay outside of which had caused the two old men to go for two other old men, and the girls in dirty pinafores to go for other girls in dirty pinafores.
go
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From this reading Gribble junior's baby was sleeping peacefully beneath the umbrella tent, the gay outside of which had caused the two old men to go for two other old men, and the girls in dirty pinafores to go for other girls in dirty pinafores.
grave
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From this reading When Felix reached the churchyard, the grave was still empty.
Gribble
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From this reading Of the men, only Alfred remained; Gribble junior and the old man were absent.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gribble junior's baby was sleeping peacefully beneath the umbrella tent, the gay outside of which had caused the two old men to go for two other old men, and the girls in dirty pinafores to go for other girls in dirty pinafores.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gribble junior's baby was sleeping peacefully beneath the umbrella tent, the gay outside of which had caused the two old men to go for two other old men, and the girls in dirty pinafores to go for other girls in dirty pinafores.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The coffin lay upon the earth by its side, and the women of the party were sitting on convenient tombstones.
junior
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From this reading Of the men, only Alfred remained; Gribble junior and the old man were absent.
junior's
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From this reading Gribble junior's baby was sleeping peacefully beneath the umbrella tent, the gay outside of which had caused the two old men to go for two other old men, and the girls in dirty pinafores to go for other girls in dirty pinafores.
KNOWnounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading POLLYPOD WANTS TO KNOW.
lay
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From this reading The coffin lay upon the earth by its side, and the women of the party were sitting on convenient tombstones.
man
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From this reading Of the men, only Alfred remained; Gribble junior and the old man were absent.
men
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From this reading Of the men, only Alfred remained; Gribble junior and the old man were absent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The coffin lay upon the earth by its side, and the women of the party were sitting on convenient tombstones.
old
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From this reading Of the men, only Alfred remained; Gribble junior and the old man were absent.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The coffin lay upon the earth by its side, and the women of the party were sitting on convenient tombstones.
only
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From this reading Of the men, only Alfred remained; Gribble junior and the old man were absent.
other
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From this reading Gribble junior's baby was sleeping peacefully beneath the umbrella tent, the gay outside of which had caused the two old men to go for two other old men, and the girls in dirty pinafores to go for other girls in dirty pinafores.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Gribble junior's baby was sleeping peacefully beneath the umbrella tent, the gay outside of which had caused the two old men to go for two other old men, and the girls in dirty pinafores to go for other girls in dirty pinafores.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The coffin lay upon the earth by its side, and the women of the party were sitting on convenient tombstones.
peacefully
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From this reading Gribble junior's baby was sleeping peacefully beneath the umbrella tent, the gay outside of which had caused the two old men to go for two other old men, and the girls in dirty pinafores to go for other girls in dirty pinafores.
pinafores
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From this reading Gribble junior's baby was sleeping peacefully beneath the umbrella tent, the gay outside of which had caused the two old men to go for two other old men, and the girls in dirty pinafores to go for other girls in dirty pinafores.
POLLYPOD
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From this reading POLLYPOD WANTS TO KNOW.
reached
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From this reading When Felix reached the churchyard, the grave was still empty.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Of the men, only Alfred remained; Gribble junior and the old man were absent.
side
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From this reading The coffin lay upon the earth by its side, and the women of the party were sitting on convenient tombstones.
sitting
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From this reading The coffin lay upon the earth by its side, and the women of the party were sitting on convenient tombstones.
sleeping
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From this reading Gribble junior's baby was sleeping peacefully beneath the umbrella tent, the gay outside of which had caused the two old men to go for two other old men, and the girls in dirty pinafores to go for other girls in dirty pinafores.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Felix reached the churchyard, the grave was still empty.
tent
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From this reading Gribble junior's baby was sleeping peacefully beneath the umbrella tent, the gay outside of which had caused the two old men to go for two other old men, and the girls in dirty pinafores to go for other girls in dirty pinafores.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Felix reached the churchyard, the grave was still empty.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading POLLYPOD WANTS TO KNOW.
tombstones
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From this reading The coffin lay upon the earth by its side, and the women of the party were sitting on convenient tombstones.
two
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From this reading Gribble junior's baby was sleeping peacefully beneath the umbrella tent, the gay outside of which had caused the two old men to go for two other old men, and the girls in dirty pinafores to go for other girls in dirty pinafores.
umbrella
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From this reading Gribble junior's baby was sleeping peacefully beneath the umbrella tent, the gay outside of which had caused the two old men to go for two other old men, and the girls in dirty pinafores to go for other girls in dirty pinafores.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The coffin lay upon the earth by its side, and the women of the party were sitting on convenient tombstones.
WANTS
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From this reading POLLYPOD WANTS TO KNOW.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Felix reached the churchyard, the grave was still empty.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The coffin lay upon the earth by its side, and the women of the party were sitting on convenient tombstones.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Felix reached the churchyard, the grave was still empty.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Gribble junior's baby was sleeping peacefully beneath the umbrella tent, the gay outside of which had caused the two old men to go for two other old men, and the girls in dirty pinafores to go for other girls in dirty pinafores.
women
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From this reading The coffin lay upon the earth by its side, and the women of the party were sitting on convenient tombstones.
