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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 Samuel went to a bake shop and bought a loaf of bread and sat on the bench of the public square and devoured it bit by bit.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He knew nothing about hotels and lodging-houses--he walked through the workingmen's quarter of the town, scanning the cottages hesitatingly.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At last in the doorway of one he noticed a woman standing, an elderly woman, very thin and weary looking, but clean, and with a kindly face.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Samuel went to a bake shop and bought a loaf of bread and sat on the bench of the public square and devoured it bit by bit.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last in the doorway of one he noticed a woman standing, an elderly woman, very thin and weary looking, but clean, and with a kindly face.
bake
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From this reading Samuel went to a bake shop and bought a loaf of bread and sat on the bench of the public square and devoured it bit by bit.
bench
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From this reading Samuel went to a bake shop and bought a loaf of bread and sat on the bench of the public square and devoured it bit by bit.
bit
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From this reading Samuel went to a bake shop and bought a loaf of bread and sat on the bench of the public square and devoured it bit by bit.
bought
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From this reading Samuel went to a bake shop and bought a loaf of bread and sat on the bench of the public square and devoured it bit by bit.
bread
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From this reading Samuel went to a bake shop and bought a loaf of bread and sat on the bench of the public square and devoured it bit by bit.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At last in the doorway of one he noticed a woman standing, an elderly woman, very thin and weary looking, but clean, and with a kindly face.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Samuel went to a bake shop and bought a loaf of bread and sat on the bench of the public square and devoured it bit by bit.
cheapest
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From this reading It was the cheapest thing he could think of, and quantity was what counted just then.
clean
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From this reading At last in the doorway of one he noticed a woman standing, an elderly woman, very thin and weary looking, but clean, and with a kindly face.
cottages
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From this reading He knew nothing about hotels and lodging-houses--he walked through the workingmen's quarter of the town, scanning the cottages hesitatingly.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was the cheapest thing he could think of, and quantity was what counted just then.
counted
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From this reading It was the cheapest thing he could think of, and quantity was what counted just then.
devoured
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From this reading Samuel went to a bake shop and bought a loaf of bread and sat on the bench of the public square and devoured it bit by bit.
doorway
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From this reading At last in the doorway of one he noticed a woman standing, an elderly woman, very thin and weary looking, but clean, and with a kindly face.
elderly
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From this reading At last in the doorway of one he noticed a woman standing, an elderly woman, very thin and weary looking, but clean, and with a kindly face.
face
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From this reading At last in the doorway of one he noticed a woman standing, an elderly woman, very thin and weary looking, but clean, and with a kindly face.
find
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From this reading Next he had to find a room to spend the night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Next he had to find a room to spend the night.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the cheapest thing he could think of, and quantity was what counted just then.
hesitatingly
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From this reading He knew nothing about hotels and lodging-houses--he walked through the workingmen's quarter of the town, scanning the cottages hesitatingly.
hotels
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From this reading He knew nothing about hotels and lodging-houses--he walked through the workingmen's quarter of the town, scanning the cottages hesitatingly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last in the doorway of one he noticed a woman standing, an elderly woman, very thin and weary looking, but clean, and with a kindly face.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Samuel went to a bake shop and bought a loaf of bread and sat on the bench of the public square and devoured it bit by bit.
just
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From this reading It was the cheapest thing he could think of, and quantity was what counted just then.
kindly
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From this reading At last in the doorway of one he noticed a woman standing, an elderly woman, very thin and weary looking, but clean, and with a kindly face.
knew
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From this reading He knew nothing about hotels and lodging-houses--he walked through the workingmen's quarter of the town, scanning the cottages hesitatingly.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last in the doorway of one he noticed a woman standing, an elderly woman, very thin and weary looking, but clean, and with a kindly face.
loaf
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From this reading Samuel went to a bake shop and bought a loaf of bread and sat on the bench of the public square and devoured it bit by bit.
lodging-houses
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From this reading He knew nothing about hotels and lodging-houses--he walked through the workingmen's quarter of the town, scanning the cottages hesitatingly.
looking
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From this reading At last in the doorway of one he noticed a woman standing, an elderly woman, very thin and weary looking, but clean, and with a kindly face.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next he had to find a room to spend the night.
night
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From this reading Next he had to find a room to spend the night.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He knew nothing about hotels and lodging-houses--he walked through the workingmen's quarter of the town, scanning the cottages hesitatingly.
noticed
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From this reading At last in the doorway of one he noticed a woman standing, an elderly woman, very thin and weary looking, but clean, and with a kindly face.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Samuel went to a bake shop and bought a loaf of bread and sat on the bench of the public square and devoured it bit by bit.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Samuel went to a bake shop and bought a loaf of bread and sat on the bench of the public square and devoured it bit by bit.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At last in the doorway of one he noticed a woman standing, an elderly woman, very thin and weary looking, but clean, and with a kindly face.
public
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From this reading Samuel went to a bake shop and bought a loaf of bread and sat on the bench of the public square and devoured it bit by bit.
quantity
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From this reading It was the cheapest thing he could think of, and quantity was what counted just then.
quarter
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From this reading He knew nothing about hotels and lodging-houses--he walked through the workingmen's quarter of the town, scanning the cottages hesitatingly.
room
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From this reading Next he had to find a room to spend the night.
Samuel
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From this reading Samuel went to a bake shop and bought a loaf of bread and sat on the bench of the public square and devoured it bit by bit.
sat
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From this reading Samuel went to a bake shop and bought a loaf of bread and sat on the bench of the public square and devoured it bit by bit.
scanning
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From this reading He knew nothing about hotels and lodging-houses--he walked through the workingmen's quarter of the town, scanning the cottages hesitatingly.
shop
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From this reading Samuel went to a bake shop and bought a loaf of bread and sat on the bench of the public square and devoured it bit by bit.
spend
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From this reading Next he had to find a room to spend the night.
square
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From this reading Samuel went to a bake shop and bought a loaf of bread and sat on the bench of the public square and devoured it bit by bit.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At last in the doorway of one he noticed a woman standing, an elderly woman, very thin and weary looking, but clean, and with a kindly face.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Samuel went to a bake shop and bought a loaf of bread and sat on the bench of the public square and devoured it bit by bit.
then
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From this reading It was the cheapest thing he could think of, and quantity was what counted just then.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading At last in the doorway of one he noticed a woman standing, an elderly woman, very thin and weary looking, but clean, and with a kindly face.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the cheapest thing he could think of, and quantity was what counted just then.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the cheapest thing he could think of, and quantity was what counted just then.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He knew nothing about hotels and lodging-houses--he walked through the workingmen's quarter of the town, scanning the cottages hesitatingly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Samuel went to a bake shop and bought a loaf of bread and sat on the bench of the public square and devoured it bit by bit.
town
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From this reading He knew nothing about hotels and lodging-houses--he walked through the workingmen's quarter of the town, scanning the cottages hesitatingly.
very
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From this reading At last in the doorway of one he noticed a woman standing, an elderly woman, very thin and weary looking, but clean, and with a kindly face.
walked
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From this reading He knew nothing about hotels and lodging-houses--he walked through the workingmen's quarter of the town, scanning the cottages hesitatingly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the cheapest thing he could think of, and quantity was what counted just then.
weary
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From this reading At last in the doorway of one he noticed a woman standing, an elderly woman, very thin and weary looking, but clean, and with a kindly face.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Samuel went to a bake shop and bought a loaf of bread and sat on the bench of the public square and devoured it bit by bit.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was the cheapest thing he could think of, and quantity was what counted just then.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At last in the doorway of one he noticed a woman standing, an elderly woman, very thin and weary looking, but clean, and with a kindly face.
woman
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From this reading At last in the doorway of one he noticed a woman standing, an elderly woman, very thin and weary looking, but clean, and with a kindly face.
workingmen's
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From this reading He knew nothing about hotels and lodging-houses--he walked through the workingmen's quarter of the town, scanning the cottages hesitatingly.
