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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 On one side of the room a line of boxes stood all corded and packed.
all
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From this reading On one side of the room a line of boxes stood all corded and packed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The great kitchen, with its huge fireplace and carved settle corners, showed that this dwelling was an old-time farmhouse.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The great kitchen, with its huge fireplace and carved settle corners, showed that this dwelling was an old-time farmhouse.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading An elderly manservant, as manifest a Cockney as his master, waited upon me, while my uncle, sitting in a corner, asked me many questions as to my mother and myself.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An elderly manservant, as manifest a Cockney as his master, waited upon me, while my uncle, sitting in a corner, asked me many questions as to my mother and myself.
beer
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From this reading The furniture was scant and plain, but on a trestle-table in the centre some supper, cold meat, bread, and a jug of beer was laid for me.
boxes
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From this reading On one side of the room a line of boxes stood all corded and packed.
bread
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From this reading The furniture was scant and plain, but on a trestle-table in the centre some supper, cold meat, bread, and a jug of beer was laid for me.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The furniture was scant and plain, but on a trestle-table in the centre some supper, cold meat, bread, and a jug of beer was laid for me.
carved
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From this reading The great kitchen, with its huge fireplace and carved settle corners, showed that this dwelling was an old-time farmhouse.
centre
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From this reading The furniture was scant and plain, but on a trestle-table in the centre some supper, cold meat, bread, and a jug of beer was laid for me.
Cockney
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From this reading An elderly manservant, as manifest a Cockney as his master, waited upon me, while my uncle, sitting in a corner, asked me many questions as to my mother and myself.
cold
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From this reading The furniture was scant and plain, but on a trestle-table in the centre some supper, cold meat, bread, and a jug of beer was laid for me.
corded
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From this reading On one side of the room a line of boxes stood all corded and packed.
corner
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From this reading An elderly manservant, as manifest a Cockney as his master, waited upon me, while my uncle, sitting in a corner, asked me many questions as to my mother and myself.
corners
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From this reading The great kitchen, with its huge fireplace and carved settle corners, showed that this dwelling was an old-time farmhouse.
dwelling
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From this reading The great kitchen, with its huge fireplace and carved settle corners, showed that this dwelling was an old-time farmhouse.
elderly
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From this reading An elderly manservant, as manifest a Cockney as his master, waited upon me, while my uncle, sitting in a corner, asked me many questions as to my mother and myself.
Enoch
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From this reading When my meal was finished he ordered his man Enoch to unpack my gun.
farmhouse
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From this reading The great kitchen, with its huge fireplace and carved settle corners, showed that this dwelling was an old-time farmhouse.
finished
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From this reading When my meal was finished he ordered his man Enoch to unpack my gun.
fireplace
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From this reading The great kitchen, with its huge fireplace and carved settle corners, showed that this dwelling was an old-time farmhouse.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The furniture was scant and plain, but on a trestle-table in the centre some supper, cold meat, bread, and a jug of beer was laid for me.
furniture
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From this reading The furniture was scant and plain, but on a trestle-table in the centre some supper, cold meat, bread, and a jug of beer was laid for me.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great kitchen, with its huge fireplace and carved settle corners, showed that this dwelling was an old-time farmhouse.
gun
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From this reading When my meal was finished he ordered his man Enoch to unpack my gun.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When my meal was finished he ordered his man Enoch to unpack my gun.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading An elderly manservant, as manifest a Cockney as his master, waited upon me, while my uncle, sitting in a corner, asked me many questions as to my mother and myself.
huge
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From this reading The great kitchen, with its huge fireplace and carved settle corners, showed that this dwelling was an old-time farmhouse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The furniture was scant and plain, but on a trestle-table in the centre some supper, cold meat, bread, and a jug of beer was laid for me.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The great kitchen, with its huge fireplace and carved settle corners, showed that this dwelling was an old-time farmhouse.
jug
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From this reading The furniture was scant and plain, but on a trestle-table in the centre some supper, cold meat, bread, and a jug of beer was laid for me.
kitchen
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From this reading The great kitchen, with its huge fireplace and carved settle corners, showed that this dwelling was an old-time farmhouse.
laid
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From this reading The furniture was scant and plain, but on a trestle-table in the centre some supper, cold meat, bread, and a jug of beer was laid for me.
line
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From this reading On one side of the room a line of boxes stood all corded and packed.
man
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From this reading When my meal was finished he ordered his man Enoch to unpack my gun.
manifest
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From this reading An elderly manservant, as manifest a Cockney as his master, waited upon me, while my uncle, sitting in a corner, asked me many questions as to my mother and myself.
manservant
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From this reading An elderly manservant, as manifest a Cockney as his master, waited upon me, while my uncle, sitting in a corner, asked me many questions as to my mother and myself.
many
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From this reading An elderly manservant, as manifest a Cockney as his master, waited upon me, while my uncle, sitting in a corner, asked me many questions as to my mother and myself.
master
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From this reading An elderly manservant, as manifest a Cockney as his master, waited upon me, while my uncle, sitting in a corner, asked me many questions as to my mother and myself.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The furniture was scant and plain, but on a trestle-table in the centre some supper, cold meat, bread, and a jug of beer was laid for me.
meal
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From this reading When my meal was finished he ordered his man Enoch to unpack my gun.
meat
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From this reading The furniture was scant and plain, but on a trestle-table in the centre some supper, cold meat, bread, and a jug of beer was laid for me.
mother
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From this reading An elderly manservant, as manifest a Cockney as his master, waited upon me, while my uncle, sitting in a corner, asked me many questions as to my mother and myself.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading An elderly manservant, as manifest a Cockney as his master, waited upon me, while my uncle, sitting in a corner, asked me many questions as to my mother and myself.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading An elderly manservant, as manifest a Cockney as his master, waited upon me, while my uncle, sitting in a corner, asked me many questions as to my mother and myself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On one side of the room a line of boxes stood all corded and packed.
old-time
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From this reading The great kitchen, with its huge fireplace and carved settle corners, showed that this dwelling was an old-time farmhouse.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On one side of the room a line of boxes stood all corded and packed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On one side of the room a line of boxes stood all corded and packed.
ordered
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From this reading When my meal was finished he ordered his man Enoch to unpack my gun.
packed
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From this reading On one side of the room a line of boxes stood all corded and packed.
plain
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From this reading The furniture was scant and plain, but on a trestle-table in the centre some supper, cold meat, bread, and a jug of beer was laid for me.
questions
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From this reading An elderly manservant, as manifest a Cockney as his master, waited upon me, while my uncle, sitting in a corner, asked me many questions as to my mother and myself.
room
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From this reading On one side of the room a line of boxes stood all corded and packed.
scant
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From this reading The furniture was scant and plain, but on a trestle-table in the centre some supper, cold meat, bread, and a jug of beer was laid for me.
settle
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From this reading The great kitchen, with its huge fireplace and carved settle corners, showed that this dwelling was an old-time farmhouse.
showed
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From this reading The great kitchen, with its huge fireplace and carved settle corners, showed that this dwelling was an old-time farmhouse.
side
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From this reading On one side of the room a line of boxes stood all corded and packed.
sitting
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From this reading An elderly manservant, as manifest a Cockney as his master, waited upon me, while my uncle, sitting in a corner, asked me many questions as to my mother and myself.
some
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From this reading The furniture was scant and plain, but on a trestle-table in the centre some supper, cold meat, bread, and a jug of beer was laid for me.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On one side of the room a line of boxes stood all corded and packed.
supper
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From this reading The furniture was scant and plain, but on a trestle-table in the centre some supper, cold meat, bread, and a jug of beer was laid for me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The great kitchen, with its huge fireplace and carved settle corners, showed that this dwelling was an old-time farmhouse.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The great kitchen, with its huge fireplace and carved settle corners, showed that this dwelling was an old-time farmhouse.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The great kitchen, with its huge fireplace and carved settle corners, showed that this dwelling was an old-time farmhouse.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An elderly manservant, as manifest a Cockney as his master, waited upon me, while my uncle, sitting in a corner, asked me many questions as to my mother and myself.
trestle-table
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From this reading The furniture was scant and plain, but on a trestle-table in the centre some supper, cold meat, bread, and a jug of beer was laid for me.
uncle
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From this reading An elderly manservant, as manifest a Cockney as his master, waited upon me, while my uncle, sitting in a corner, asked me many questions as to my mother and myself.
unpack
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From this reading When my meal was finished he ordered his man Enoch to unpack my gun.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading An elderly manservant, as manifest a Cockney as his master, waited upon me, while my uncle, sitting in a corner, asked me many questions as to my mother and myself.
waited
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From this reading An elderly manservant, as manifest a Cockney as his master, waited upon me, while my uncle, sitting in a corner, asked me many questions as to my mother and myself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The great kitchen, with its huge fireplace and carved settle corners, showed that this dwelling was an old-time farmhouse.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When my meal was finished he ordered his man Enoch to unpack my gun.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading An elderly manservant, as manifest a Cockney as his master, waited upon me, while my uncle, sitting in a corner, asked me many questions as to my mother and myself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The great kitchen, with its huge fireplace and carved settle corners, showed that this dwelling was an old-time farmhouse.
