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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 FEATHERTOP: A MORALIZED LEGEND “Dickon,” cried Mother Rigby, “a coal for my pipe!”
able
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From this reading Whence the coal came, and how brought thither by an invisible hand, I have never been able to discover.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She had thrust it there after filling it with tobacco, but without stooping to light it at the hearth, where indeed there was no appearance of a fire having been kindled that morning.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Forthwith, however, as soon as the order was given, there was an intense red glow out of the bowl of the pipe, and a whiff of smoke came from Mother Rigby’s lips.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Forthwith, however, as soon as the order was given, there was an intense red glow out of the bowl of the pipe, and a whiff of smoke came from Mother Rigby’s lips.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had thrust it there after filling it with tobacco, but without stooping to light it at the hearth, where indeed there was no appearance of a fire having been kindled that morning.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Forthwith, however, as soon as the order was given, there was an intense red glow out of the bowl of the pipe, and a whiff of smoke came from Mother Rigby’s lips.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had thrust it there after filling it with tobacco, but without stooping to light it at the hearth, where indeed there was no appearance of a fire having been kindled that morning.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had thrust it there after filling it with tobacco, but without stooping to light it at the hearth, where indeed there was no appearance of a fire having been kindled that morning.
bowl
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From this reading Forthwith, however, as soon as the order was given, there was an intense red glow out of the bowl of the pipe, and a whiff of smoke came from Mother Rigby’s lips.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Whence the coal came, and how brought thither by an invisible hand, I have never been able to discover.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had thrust it there after filling it with tobacco, but without stooping to light it at the hearth, where indeed there was no appearance of a fire having been kindled that morning.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Whence the coal came, and how brought thither by an invisible hand, I have never been able to discover.
came
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From this reading Forthwith, however, as soon as the order was given, there was an intense red glow out of the bowl of the pipe, and a whiff of smoke came from Mother Rigby’s lips.
coal
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From this reading FEATHERTOP: A MORALIZED LEGEND “Dickon,” cried Mother Rigby, “a coal for my pipe!”
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FEATHERTOP: A MORALIZED LEGEND “Dickon,” cried Mother Rigby, “a coal for my pipe!”
dame's
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From this reading The pipe was in the old dame’s mouth when she said these words.
Dickon
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From this reading FEATHERTOP: A MORALIZED LEGEND “Dickon,” cried Mother Rigby, “a coal for my pipe!”
discover
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From this reading Whence the coal came, and how brought thither by an invisible hand, I have never been able to discover.
FEATHERTOP
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From this reading FEATHERTOP: A MORALIZED LEGEND “Dickon,” cried Mother Rigby, “a coal for my pipe!”
filling
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From this reading She had thrust it there after filling it with tobacco, but without stooping to light it at the hearth, where indeed there was no appearance of a fire having been kindled that morning.
fire
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From this reading She had thrust it there after filling it with tobacco, but without stooping to light it at the hearth, where indeed there was no appearance of a fire having been kindled that morning.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FEATHERTOP: A MORALIZED LEGEND “Dickon,” cried Mother Rigby, “a coal for my pipe!”
Forthwith
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From this reading Forthwith, however, as soon as the order was given, there was an intense red glow out of the bowl of the pipe, and a whiff of smoke came from Mother Rigby’s lips.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Forthwith, however, as soon as the order was given, there was an intense red glow out of the bowl of the pipe, and a whiff of smoke came from Mother Rigby’s lips.
given
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From this reading Forthwith, however, as soon as the order was given, there was an intense red glow out of the bowl of the pipe, and a whiff of smoke came from Mother Rigby’s lips.
glow
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From this reading Forthwith, however, as soon as the order was given, there was an intense red glow out of the bowl of the pipe, and a whiff of smoke came from Mother Rigby’s lips.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had thrust it there after filling it with tobacco, but without stooping to light it at the hearth, where indeed there was no appearance of a fire having been kindled that morning.
hand
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From this reading Whence the coal came, and how brought thither by an invisible hand, I have never been able to discover.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Whence the coal came, and how brought thither by an invisible hand, I have never been able to discover.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She had thrust it there after filling it with tobacco, but without stooping to light it at the hearth, where indeed there was no appearance of a fire having been kindled that morning.
hearth
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From this reading She had thrust it there after filling it with tobacco, but without stooping to light it at the hearth, where indeed there was no appearance of a fire having been kindled that morning.
how
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From this reading Whence the coal came, and how brought thither by an invisible hand, I have never been able to discover.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Forthwith, however, as soon as the order was given, there was an intense red glow out of the bowl of the pipe, and a whiff of smoke came from Mother Rigby’s lips.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Whence the coal came, and how brought thither by an invisible hand, I have never been able to discover.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The pipe was in the old dame’s mouth when she said these words.
indeed
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From this reading She had thrust it there after filling it with tobacco, but without stooping to light it at the hearth, where indeed there was no appearance of a fire having been kindled that morning.
intense
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From this reading Forthwith, however, as soon as the order was given, there was an intense red glow out of the bowl of the pipe, and a whiff of smoke came from Mother Rigby’s lips.
invisible
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From this reading Whence the coal came, and how brought thither by an invisible hand, I have never been able to discover.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had thrust it there after filling it with tobacco, but without stooping to light it at the hearth, where indeed there was no appearance of a fire having been kindled that morning.
kindled
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From this reading She had thrust it there after filling it with tobacco, but without stooping to light it at the hearth, where indeed there was no appearance of a fire having been kindled that morning.
LEGEND
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From this reading FEATHERTOP: A MORALIZED LEGEND “Dickon,” cried Mother Rigby, “a coal for my pipe!”
light
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From this reading She had thrust it there after filling it with tobacco, but without stooping to light it at the hearth, where indeed there was no appearance of a fire having been kindled that morning.
lips
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From this reading Forthwith, however, as soon as the order was given, there was an intense red glow out of the bowl of the pipe, and a whiff of smoke came from Mother Rigby’s lips.
MORALIZED
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From this reading FEATHERTOP: A MORALIZED LEGEND “Dickon,” cried Mother Rigby, “a coal for my pipe!”
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had thrust it there after filling it with tobacco, but without stooping to light it at the hearth, where indeed there was no appearance of a fire having been kindled that morning.
Mother
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From this reading FEATHERTOP: A MORALIZED LEGEND “Dickon,” cried Mother Rigby, “a coal for my pipe!”
mouth
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From this reading The pipe was in the old dame’s mouth when she said these words.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading FEATHERTOP: A MORALIZED LEGEND “Dickon,” cried Mother Rigby, “a coal for my pipe!”
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whence the coal came, and how brought thither by an invisible hand, I have never been able to discover.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had thrust it there after filling it with tobacco, but without stooping to light it at the hearth, where indeed there was no appearance of a fire having been kindled that morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had thrust it there after filling it with tobacco, but without stooping to light it at the hearth, where indeed there was no appearance of a fire having been kindled that morning.
old
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From this reading The pipe was in the old dame’s mouth when she said these words.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Forthwith, however, as soon as the order was given, there was an intense red glow out of the bowl of the pipe, and a whiff of smoke came from Mother Rigby’s lips.
out
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From this reading Forthwith, however, as soon as the order was given, there was an intense red glow out of the bowl of the pipe, and a whiff of smoke came from Mother Rigby’s lips.
pipe
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From this reading FEATHERTOP: A MORALIZED LEGEND “Dickon,” cried Mother Rigby, “a coal for my pipe!”
red
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From this reading Forthwith, however, as soon as the order was given, there was an intense red glow out of the bowl of the pipe, and a whiff of smoke came from Mother Rigby’s lips.
Rigby
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From this reading FEATHERTOP: A MORALIZED LEGEND “Dickon,” cried Mother Rigby, “a coal for my pipe!”
Rigby's
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From this reading Forthwith, however, as soon as the order was given, there was an intense red glow out of the bowl of the pipe, and a whiff of smoke came from Mother Rigby’s lips.
said
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From this reading The pipe was in the old dame’s mouth when she said these words.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The pipe was in the old dame’s mouth when she said these words.
smoke
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From this reading Forthwith, however, as soon as the order was given, there was an intense red glow out of the bowl of the pipe, and a whiff of smoke came from Mother Rigby’s lips.
soon
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From this reading Forthwith, however, as soon as the order was given, there was an intense red glow out of the bowl of the pipe, and a whiff of smoke came from Mother Rigby’s lips.
stooping
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From this reading She had thrust it there after filling it with tobacco, but without stooping to light it at the hearth, where indeed there was no appearance of a fire having been kindled that morning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had thrust it there after filling it with tobacco, but without stooping to light it at the hearth, where indeed there was no appearance of a fire having been kindled that morning.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The pipe was in the old dame’s mouth when she said these words.
there
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From this reading She had thrust it there after filling it with tobacco, but without stooping to light it at the hearth, where indeed there was no appearance of a fire having been kindled that morning.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The pipe was in the old dame’s mouth when she said these words.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Whence the coal came, and how brought thither by an invisible hand, I have never been able to discover.
thrust
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From this reading She had thrust it there after filling it with tobacco, but without stooping to light it at the hearth, where indeed there was no appearance of a fire having been kindled that morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had thrust it there after filling it with tobacco, but without stooping to light it at the hearth, where indeed there was no appearance of a fire having been kindled that morning.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had thrust it there after filling it with tobacco, but without stooping to light it at the hearth, where indeed there was no appearance of a fire having been kindled that morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The pipe was in the old dame’s mouth when she said these words.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The pipe was in the old dame’s mouth when she said these words.
WhenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Whence the coal came, and how brought thither by an invisible hand, I have never been able to discover.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She had thrust it there after filling it with tobacco, but without stooping to light it at the hearth, where indeed there was no appearance of a fire having been kindled that morning.
whiff
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From this reading Forthwith, however, as soon as the order was given, there was an intense red glow out of the bowl of the pipe, and a whiff of smoke came from Mother Rigby’s lips.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had thrust it there after filling it with tobacco, but without stooping to light it at the hearth, where indeed there was no appearance of a fire having been kindled that morning.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She had thrust it there after filling it with tobacco, but without stooping to light it at the hearth, where indeed there was no appearance of a fire having been kindled that morning.
words
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From this reading The pipe was in the old dame’s mouth when she said these words.
