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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 Mistress Billet was a fat woman who honored her husband, delighted in her daughter and fed her field hands as no other housewife did for miles around.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mistress Billet was a fat woman who honored her husband, delighted in her daughter and fed her field hands as no other housewife did for miles around.
appreciated
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From this reading Pitou appreciated his luck at the full value when he saw the golden loaf placed at his elbow, the pot of cider set on his right, and the chunk of mild-cured bacon before him.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading LONG LEGS ARE GOOD FOR RUNNING IF NOT FOR DANCING.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Mistress Billet was a fat woman who honored her husband, delighted in her daughter and fed her field hands as no other housewife did for miles around.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mistress Billet was a fat woman who honored her husband, delighted in her daughter and fed her field hands as no other housewife did for miles around.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So there was a rush to be employed at Billet's.
bacon
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From this reading Pitou appreciated his luck at the full value when he saw the golden loaf placed at his elbow, the pot of cider set on his right, and the chunk of mild-cured bacon before him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So there was a rush to be employed at Billet's.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Pitou appreciated his luck at the full value when he saw the golden loaf placed at his elbow, the pot of cider set on his right, and the chunk of mild-cured bacon before him.
Billet
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From this reading Mistress Billet was a fat woman who honored her husband, delighted in her daughter and fed her field hands as no other housewife did for miles around.
Billet's
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From this reading So there was a rush to be employed at Billet's.
cheer
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From this reading Since he lost his mother, five years before, the orphan had never enjoyed such cheer, even on a feast day.
chunk
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From this reading Pitou appreciated his luck at the full value when he saw the golden loaf placed at his elbow, the pot of cider set on his right, and the chunk of mild-cured bacon before him.
cider
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From this reading Pitou appreciated his luck at the full value when he saw the golden loaf placed at his elbow, the pot of cider set on his right, and the chunk of mild-cured bacon before him.
DANCING
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From this reading LONG LEGS ARE GOOD FOR RUNNING IF NOT FOR DANCING.
daughter
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From this reading Mistress Billet was a fat woman who honored her husband, delighted in her daughter and fed her field hands as no other housewife did for miles around.
day
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From this reading Since he lost his mother, five years before, the orphan had never enjoyed such cheer, even on a feast day.
delighted
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From this reading Mistress Billet was a fat woman who honored her husband, delighted in her daughter and fed her field hands as no other housewife did for miles around.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mistress Billet was a fat woman who honored her husband, delighted in her daughter and fed her field hands as no other housewife did for miles around.
elbow
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From this reading Pitou appreciated his luck at the full value when he saw the golden loaf placed at his elbow, the pot of cider set on his right, and the chunk of mild-cured bacon before him.
employed
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From this reading So there was a rush to be employed at Billet's.
enjoyed
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From this reading Since he lost his mother, five years before, the orphan had never enjoyed such cheer, even on a feast day.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since he lost his mother, five years before, the orphan had never enjoyed such cheer, even on a feast day.
fat
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From this reading Mistress Billet was a fat woman who honored her husband, delighted in her daughter and fed her field hands as no other housewife did for miles around.
feast
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From this reading Since he lost his mother, five years before, the orphan had never enjoyed such cheer, even on a feast day.
fed
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From this reading Mistress Billet was a fat woman who honored her husband, delighted in her daughter and fed her field hands as no other housewife did for miles around.
field
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From this reading Mistress Billet was a fat woman who honored her husband, delighted in her daughter and fed her field hands as no other housewife did for miles around.
five
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From this reading Since he lost his mother, five years before, the orphan had never enjoyed such cheer, even on a feast day.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LONG LEGS ARE GOOD FOR RUNNING IF NOT FOR DANCING.
full
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From this reading Pitou appreciated his luck at the full value when he saw the golden loaf placed at his elbow, the pot of cider set on his right, and the chunk of mild-cured bacon before him.
golden
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From this reading Pitou appreciated his luck at the full value when he saw the golden loaf placed at his elbow, the pot of cider set on his right, and the chunk of mild-cured bacon before him.
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LONG LEGS ARE GOOD FOR RUNNING IF NOT FOR DANCING.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since he lost his mother, five years before, the orphan had never enjoyed such cheer, even on a feast day.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Mistress Billet was a fat woman who honored her husband, delighted in her daughter and fed her field hands as no other housewife did for miles around.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pitou appreciated his luck at the full value when he saw the golden loaf placed at his elbow, the pot of cider set on his right, and the chunk of mild-cured bacon before him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mistress Billet was a fat woman who honored her husband, delighted in her daughter and fed her field hands as no other housewife did for miles around.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pitou appreciated his luck at the full value when he saw the golden loaf placed at his elbow, the pot of cider set on his right, and the chunk of mild-cured bacon before him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pitou appreciated his luck at the full value when he saw the golden loaf placed at his elbow, the pot of cider set on his right, and the chunk of mild-cured bacon before him.
honored
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From this reading Mistress Billet was a fat woman who honored her husband, delighted in her daughter and fed her field hands as no other housewife did for miles around.
housewife
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From this reading Mistress Billet was a fat woman who honored her husband, delighted in her daughter and fed her field hands as no other housewife did for miles around.
husband
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From this reading Mistress Billet was a fat woman who honored her husband, delighted in her daughter and fed her field hands as no other housewife did for miles around.
IFconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading LONG LEGS ARE GOOD FOR RUNNING IF NOT FOR DANCING.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mistress Billet was a fat woman who honored her husband, delighted in her daughter and fed her field hands as no other housewife did for miles around.
LEGS
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From this reading LONG LEGS ARE GOOD FOR RUNNING IF NOT FOR DANCING.
loaf
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From this reading Pitou appreciated his luck at the full value when he saw the golden loaf placed at his elbow, the pot of cider set on his right, and the chunk of mild-cured bacon before him.
LONGnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LONG LEGS ARE GOOD FOR RUNNING IF NOT FOR DANCING.
lost
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From this reading Since he lost his mother, five years before, the orphan had never enjoyed such cheer, even on a feast day.
luck
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From this reading Pitou appreciated his luck at the full value when he saw the golden loaf placed at his elbow, the pot of cider set on his right, and the chunk of mild-cured bacon before him.
mild-cured
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From this reading Pitou appreciated his luck at the full value when he saw the golden loaf placed at his elbow, the pot of cider set on his right, and the chunk of mild-cured bacon before him.
miles
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From this reading Mistress Billet was a fat woman who honored her husband, delighted in her daughter and fed her field hands as no other housewife did for miles around.
Mistress
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From this reading Mistress Billet was a fat woman who honored her husband, delighted in her daughter and fed her field hands as no other housewife did for miles around.
mother
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From this reading Since he lost his mother, five years before, the orphan had never enjoyed such cheer, even on a feast day.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since he lost his mother, five years before, the orphan had never enjoyed such cheer, even on a feast day.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mistress Billet was a fat woman who honored her husband, delighted in her daughter and fed her field hands as no other housewife did for miles around.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading LONG LEGS ARE GOOD FOR RUNNING IF NOT FOR DANCING.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pitou appreciated his luck at the full value when he saw the golden loaf placed at his elbow, the pot of cider set on his right, and the chunk of mild-cured bacon before him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pitou appreciated his luck at the full value when he saw the golden loaf placed at his elbow, the pot of cider set on his right, and the chunk of mild-cured bacon before him.
orphan
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From this reading Since he lost his mother, five years before, the orphan had never enjoyed such cheer, even on a feast day.
other
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From this reading Mistress Billet was a fat woman who honored her husband, delighted in her daughter and fed her field hands as no other housewife did for miles around.
Pitou
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From this reading Pitou appreciated his luck at the full value when he saw the golden loaf placed at his elbow, the pot of cider set on his right, and the chunk of mild-cured bacon before him.
placed
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From this reading Pitou appreciated his luck at the full value when he saw the golden loaf placed at his elbow, the pot of cider set on his right, and the chunk of mild-cured bacon before him.
pot
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From this reading Pitou appreciated his luck at the full value when he saw the golden loaf placed at his elbow, the pot of cider set on his right, and the chunk of mild-cured bacon before him.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pitou appreciated his luck at the full value when he saw the golden loaf placed at his elbow, the pot of cider set on his right, and the chunk of mild-cured bacon before him.
RUNNINGnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LONG LEGS ARE GOOD FOR RUNNING IF NOT FOR DANCING.
rush
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From this reading So there was a rush to be employed at Billet's.
saw
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From this reading Pitou appreciated his luck at the full value when he saw the golden loaf placed at his elbow, the pot of cider set on his right, and the chunk of mild-cured bacon before him.
set
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From this reading Pitou appreciated his luck at the full value when he saw the golden loaf placed at his elbow, the pot of cider set on his right, and the chunk of mild-cured bacon before him.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since he lost his mother, five years before, the orphan had never enjoyed such cheer, even on a feast day.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So there was a rush to be employed at Billet's.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Since he lost his mother, five years before, the orphan had never enjoyed such cheer, even on a feast day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pitou appreciated his luck at the full value when he saw the golden loaf placed at his elbow, the pot of cider set on his right, and the chunk of mild-cured bacon before him.
there
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From this reading So there was a rush to be employed at Billet's.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So there was a rush to be employed at Billet's.
value
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From this reading Pitou appreciated his luck at the full value when he saw the golden loaf placed at his elbow, the pot of cider set on his right, and the chunk of mild-cured bacon before him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mistress Billet was a fat woman who honored her husband, delighted in her daughter and fed her field hands as no other housewife did for miles around.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Pitou appreciated his luck at the full value when he saw the golden loaf placed at his elbow, the pot of cider set on his right, and the chunk of mild-cured bacon before him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mistress Billet was a fat woman who honored her husband, delighted in her daughter and fed her field hands as no other housewife did for miles around.
woman
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From this reading Mistress Billet was a fat woman who honored her husband, delighted in her daughter and fed her field hands as no other housewife did for miles around.
years
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From this reading Since he lost his mother, five years before, the orphan had never enjoyed such cheer, even on a feast day.
