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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 “Owd Sammy Craddock” rose from his chair, and going to the mantel-piece, took down a tobacco jar of red and yellow delft, and proceeded to fill his pipe with solemn ceremony.
acquaintance
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From this reading It was a large, deep clay pipe, and held a great deal of tobacco--particularly when filled from the store of an acquaintance.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was a large, deep clay pipe, and held a great deal of tobacco--particularly when filled from the store of an acquaintance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Owd Sammy Craddock” rose from his chair, and going to the mantel-piece, took down a tobacco jar of red and yellow delft, and proceeded to fill his pipe with solemn ceremony.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Then he lighted it with a piece of paper, remarking to his wife between long indrawn puffs, “I'm goin'--to th' Public.”
borrow
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From this reading “It's a good enow pipe to borrow wi',” Sammy was wont to remark.
bowl
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From this reading In the second place, Mr. Craddock drew forth a goodly portion of the weed, and pressed it down with ease and precision into the top of the foreign gentleman's turban which constituted the bowl.
ceremony
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From this reading “Owd Sammy Craddock” rose from his chair, and going to the mantel-piece, took down a tobacco jar of red and yellow delft, and proceeded to fill his pipe with solemn ceremony.
chair
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From this reading “Owd Sammy Craddock” rose from his chair, and going to the mantel-piece, took down a tobacco jar of red and yellow delft, and proceeded to fill his pipe with solemn ceremony.
clay
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From this reading It was a large, deep clay pipe, and held a great deal of tobacco--particularly when filled from the store of an acquaintance.
constituted
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From this reading In the second place, Mr. Craddock drew forth a goodly portion of the weed, and pressed it down with ease and precision into the top of the foreign gentleman's turban which constituted the bowl.
Craddock
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From this reading “Owd Sammy Craddock” rose from his chair, and going to the mantel-piece, took down a tobacco jar of red and yellow delft, and proceeded to fill his pipe with solemn ceremony.
deal
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From this reading It was a large, deep clay pipe, and held a great deal of tobacco--particularly when filled from the store of an acquaintance.
deep
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From this reading It was a large, deep clay pipe, and held a great deal of tobacco--particularly when filled from the store of an acquaintance.
delft
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From this reading “Owd Sammy Craddock” rose from his chair, and going to the mantel-piece, took down a tobacco jar of red and yellow delft, and proceeded to fill his pipe with solemn ceremony.
down
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From this reading “Owd Sammy Craddock” rose from his chair, and going to the mantel-piece, took down a tobacco jar of red and yellow delft, and proceeded to fill his pipe with solemn ceremony.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the second place, Mr. Craddock drew forth a goodly portion of the weed, and pressed it down with ease and precision into the top of the foreign gentleman's turban which constituted the bowl.
ease
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From this reading In the second place, Mr. Craddock drew forth a goodly portion of the weed, and pressed it down with ease and precision into the top of the foreign gentleman's turban which constituted the bowl.
enow
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From this reading “It's a good enow pipe to borrow wi',” Sammy was wont to remark.
fill
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From this reading “Owd Sammy Craddock” rose from his chair, and going to the mantel-piece, took down a tobacco jar of red and yellow delft, and proceeded to fill his pipe with solemn ceremony.
filled
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From this reading It was a large, deep clay pipe, and held a great deal of tobacco--particularly when filled from the store of an acquaintance.
foreign
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From this reading In the second place, Mr. Craddock drew forth a goodly portion of the weed, and pressed it down with ease and precision into the top of the foreign gentleman's turban which constituted the bowl.
forth
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From this reading In the second place, Mr. Craddock drew forth a goodly portion of the weed, and pressed it down with ease and precision into the top of the foreign gentleman's turban which constituted the bowl.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Owd Sammy Craddock” rose from his chair, and going to the mantel-piece, took down a tobacco jar of red and yellow delft, and proceeded to fill his pipe with solemn ceremony.
gentleman's
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From this reading In the second place, Mr. Craddock drew forth a goodly portion of the weed, and pressed it down with ease and precision into the top of the foreign gentleman's turban which constituted the bowl.
goin
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From this reading Then he lighted it with a piece of paper, remarking to his wife between long indrawn puffs, “I'm goin'--to th' Public.”
going
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From this reading “Owd Sammy Craddock” rose from his chair, and going to the mantel-piece, took down a tobacco jar of red and yellow delft, and proceeded to fill his pipe with solemn ceremony.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's a good enow pipe to borrow wi',” Sammy was wont to remark.
goodly
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From this reading In the second place, Mr. Craddock drew forth a goodly portion of the weed, and pressed it down with ease and precision into the top of the foreign gentleman's turban which constituted the bowl.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a large, deep clay pipe, and held a great deal of tobacco--particularly when filled from the store of an acquaintance.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he lighted it with a piece of paper, remarking to his wife between long indrawn puffs, “I'm goin'--to th' Public.”
held
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From this reading It was a large, deep clay pipe, and held a great deal of tobacco--particularly when filled from the store of an acquaintance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Owd Sammy Craddock” rose from his chair, and going to the mantel-piece, took down a tobacco jar of red and yellow delft, and proceeded to fill his pipe with solemn ceremony.
I'm
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From this reading Then he lighted it with a piece of paper, remarking to his wife between long indrawn puffs, “I'm goin'--to th' Public.”
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the second place, Mr. Craddock drew forth a goodly portion of the weed, and pressed it down with ease and precision into the top of the foreign gentleman's turban which constituted the bowl.
indrawn
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From this reading Then he lighted it with a piece of paper, remarking to his wife between long indrawn puffs, “I'm goin'--to th' Public.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In the second place, Mr. Craddock drew forth a goodly portion of the weed, and pressed it down with ease and precision into the top of the foreign gentleman's turban which constituted the bowl.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a large, deep clay pipe, and held a great deal of tobacco--particularly when filled from the store of an acquaintance.
It's
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From this reading “It's a good enow pipe to borrow wi',” Sammy was wont to remark.
jar
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From this reading “Owd Sammy Craddock” rose from his chair, and going to the mantel-piece, took down a tobacco jar of red and yellow delft, and proceeded to fill his pipe with solemn ceremony.
large
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From this reading It was a large, deep clay pipe, and held a great deal of tobacco--particularly when filled from the store of an acquaintance.
lighted
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From this reading Then he lighted it with a piece of paper, remarking to his wife between long indrawn puffs, “I'm goin'--to th' Public.”
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he lighted it with a piece of paper, remarking to his wife between long indrawn puffs, “I'm goin'--to th' Public.”
mantel-piece
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From this reading “Owd Sammy Craddock” rose from his chair, and going to the mantel-piece, took down a tobacco jar of red and yellow delft, and proceeded to fill his pipe with solemn ceremony.
Mr
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From this reading In the second place, Mr. Craddock drew forth a goodly portion of the weed, and pressed it down with ease and precision into the top of the foreign gentleman's turban which constituted the bowl.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Owd Sammy Craddock” rose from his chair, and going to the mantel-piece, took down a tobacco jar of red and yellow delft, and proceeded to fill his pipe with solemn ceremony.
Owd
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From this reading “Owd Sammy Craddock” rose from his chair, and going to the mantel-piece, took down a tobacco jar of red and yellow delft, and proceeded to fill his pipe with solemn ceremony.
paper
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From this reading Then he lighted it with a piece of paper, remarking to his wife between long indrawn puffs, “I'm goin'--to th' Public.”
particularly
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From this reading It was a large, deep clay pipe, and held a great deal of tobacco--particularly when filled from the store of an acquaintance.
piece
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From this reading Then he lighted it with a piece of paper, remarking to his wife between long indrawn puffs, “I'm goin'--to th' Public.”
pipe
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From this reading “Owd Sammy Craddock” rose from his chair, and going to the mantel-piece, took down a tobacco jar of red and yellow delft, and proceeded to fill his pipe with solemn ceremony.
place
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From this reading In the second place, Mr. Craddock drew forth a goodly portion of the weed, and pressed it down with ease and precision into the top of the foreign gentleman's turban which constituted the bowl.
portion
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From this reading In the second place, Mr. Craddock drew forth a goodly portion of the weed, and pressed it down with ease and precision into the top of the foreign gentleman's turban which constituted the bowl.
precision
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From this reading In the second place, Mr. Craddock drew forth a goodly portion of the weed, and pressed it down with ease and precision into the top of the foreign gentleman's turban which constituted the bowl.
pressed
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From this reading In the second place, Mr. Craddock drew forth a goodly portion of the weed, and pressed it down with ease and precision into the top of the foreign gentleman's turban which constituted the bowl.
proceeded
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From this reading “Owd Sammy Craddock” rose from his chair, and going to the mantel-piece, took down a tobacco jar of red and yellow delft, and proceeded to fill his pipe with solemn ceremony.
Public
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From this reading Then he lighted it with a piece of paper, remarking to his wife between long indrawn puffs, “I'm goin'--to th' Public.”
puffs
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From this reading Then he lighted it with a piece of paper, remarking to his wife between long indrawn puffs, “I'm goin'--to th' Public.”
red
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From this reading “Owd Sammy Craddock” rose from his chair, and going to the mantel-piece, took down a tobacco jar of red and yellow delft, and proceeded to fill his pipe with solemn ceremony.
remark
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From this reading “It's a good enow pipe to borrow wi',” Sammy was wont to remark.
remarking
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From this reading Then he lighted it with a piece of paper, remarking to his wife between long indrawn puffs, “I'm goin'--to th' Public.”
rose
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From this reading “Owd Sammy Craddock” rose from his chair, and going to the mantel-piece, took down a tobacco jar of red and yellow delft, and proceeded to fill his pipe with solemn ceremony.
Sammy
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From this reading “Owd Sammy Craddock” rose from his chair, and going to the mantel-piece, took down a tobacco jar of red and yellow delft, and proceeded to fill his pipe with solemn ceremony.
second
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From this reading In the second place, Mr. Craddock drew forth a goodly portion of the weed, and pressed it down with ease and precision into the top of the foreign gentleman's turban which constituted the bowl.
solemn
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From this reading “Owd Sammy Craddock” rose from his chair, and going to the mantel-piece, took down a tobacco jar of red and yellow delft, and proceeded to fill his pipe with solemn ceremony.
store
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From this reading It was a large, deep clay pipe, and held a great deal of tobacco--particularly when filled from the store of an acquaintance.
th
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From this reading Then he lighted it with a piece of paper, remarking to his wife between long indrawn puffs, “I'm goin'--to th' Public.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Owd Sammy Craddock” rose from his chair, and going to the mantel-piece, took down a tobacco jar of red and yellow delft, and proceeded to fill his pipe with solemn ceremony.
Then
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From this reading Then he lighted it with a piece of paper, remarking to his wife between long indrawn puffs, “I'm goin'--to th' Public.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Owd Sammy Craddock” rose from his chair, and going to the mantel-piece, took down a tobacco jar of red and yellow delft, and proceeded to fill his pipe with solemn ceremony.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Owd Sammy Craddock” rose from his chair, and going to the mantel-piece, took down a tobacco jar of red and yellow delft, and proceeded to fill his pipe with solemn ceremony.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Owd Sammy Craddock” rose from his chair, and going to the mantel-piece, took down a tobacco jar of red and yellow delft, and proceeded to fill his pipe with solemn ceremony.
top
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From this reading In the second place, Mr. Craddock drew forth a goodly portion of the weed, and pressed it down with ease and precision into the top of the foreign gentleman's turban which constituted the bowl.
turban
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From this reading In the second place, Mr. Craddock drew forth a goodly portion of the weed, and pressed it down with ease and precision into the top of the foreign gentleman's turban which constituted the bowl.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a large, deep clay pipe, and held a great deal of tobacco--particularly when filled from the store of an acquaintance.
weed
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From this reading In the second place, Mr. Craddock drew forth a goodly portion of the weed, and pressed it down with ease and precision into the top of the foreign gentleman's turban which constituted the bowl.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a large, deep clay pipe, and held a great deal of tobacco--particularly when filled from the store of an acquaintance.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the second place, Mr. Craddock drew forth a goodly portion of the weed, and pressed it down with ease and precision into the top of the foreign gentleman's turban which constituted the bowl.
wi
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From this reading “It's a good enow pipe to borrow wi',” Sammy was wont to remark.
wife
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From this reading Then he lighted it with a piece of paper, remarking to his wife between long indrawn puffs, “I'm goin'--to th' Public.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Owd Sammy Craddock” rose from his chair, and going to the mantel-piece, took down a tobacco jar of red and yellow delft, and proceeded to fill his pipe with solemn ceremony.
wont
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From this reading “It's a good enow pipe to borrow wi',” Sammy was wont to remark.
yellow
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From this reading “Owd Sammy Craddock” rose from his chair, and going to the mantel-piece, took down a tobacco jar of red and yellow delft, and proceeded to fill his pipe with solemn ceremony.
