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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 Conversing thus they pursued the turnpike road till their conversation was interrupted by a crying voice on their left.
adjoining
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From this reading They looked, and perceived that a child, in getting over an adjoining stile, had fallen on his face.
administered
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From this reading Swithin picked him up, while Mr. Torkingham wiped the sand from his lips and nose, and administered a few words of consolation, together with a few sweet-meats, which, somewhat to Swithin's surprise, the parson produced as if by magic from his pocket.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They looked, and perceived that a child, in getting over an adjoining stile, had fallen on his face.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They looked, and perceived that a child, in getting over an adjoining stile, had fallen on his face.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Swithin picked him up, while Mr. Torkingham wiped the sand from his lips and nose, and administered a few words of consolation, together with a few sweet-meats, which, somewhat to Swithin's surprise, the parson produced as if by magic from his pocket.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Mr. Torkingham and Swithin both hastened up to help the sufferer, who was a lovely little fellow with flaxen hair, which spread out in a frill of curls from beneath a quaint, close-fitting velvet cap that he wore.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Mr. Torkingham and Swithin both hastened up to help the sufferer, who was a lovely little fellow with flaxen hair, which spread out in a frill of curls from beneath a quaint, close-fitting velvet cap that he wore.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Conversing thus they pursued the turnpike road till their conversation was interrupted by a crying voice on their left.
cap
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From this reading Mr. Torkingham and Swithin both hastened up to help the sufferer, who was a lovely little fellow with flaxen hair, which spread out in a frill of curls from beneath a quaint, close-fitting velvet cap that he wore.
child
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From this reading They looked, and perceived that a child, in getting over an adjoining stile, had fallen on his face.
child's
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From this reading One half the comfort rendered would have sufficed to soothe such a disposition as the child's.
close-fitting
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From this reading Mr. Torkingham and Swithin both hastened up to help the sufferer, who was a lovely little fellow with flaxen hair, which spread out in a frill of curls from beneath a quaint, close-fitting velvet cap that he wore.
comfort
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From this reading One half the comfort rendered would have sufficed to soothe such a disposition as the child's.
consolation
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From this reading Swithin picked him up, while Mr. Torkingham wiped the sand from his lips and nose, and administered a few words of consolation, together with a few sweet-meats, which, somewhat to Swithin's surprise, the parson produced as if by magic from his pocket.
conversation
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From this reading Conversing thus they pursued the turnpike road till their conversation was interrupted by a crying voice on their left.
Conversing
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From this reading Conversing thus they pursued the turnpike road till their conversation was interrupted by a crying voice on their left.
crying
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From this reading Conversing thus they pursued the turnpike road till their conversation was interrupted by a crying voice on their left.
curls
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From this reading Mr. Torkingham and Swithin both hastened up to help the sufferer, who was a lovely little fellow with flaxen hair, which spread out in a frill of curls from beneath a quaint, close-fitting velvet cap that he wore.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading One half the comfort rendered would have sufficed to soothe such a disposition as the child's.
face
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From this reading They looked, and perceived that a child, in getting over an adjoining stile, had fallen on his face.
fallen
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From this reading They looked, and perceived that a child, in getting over an adjoining stile, had fallen on his face.
fellow
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From this reading Mr. Torkingham and Swithin both hastened up to help the sufferer, who was a lovely little fellow with flaxen hair, which spread out in a frill of curls from beneath a quaint, close-fitting velvet cap that he wore.
few
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From this reading Swithin picked him up, while Mr. Torkingham wiped the sand from his lips and nose, and administered a few words of consolation, together with a few sweet-meats, which, somewhat to Swithin's surprise, the parson produced as if by magic from his pocket.
flaxen
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From this reading Mr. Torkingham and Swithin both hastened up to help the sufferer, who was a lovely little fellow with flaxen hair, which spread out in a frill of curls from beneath a quaint, close-fitting velvet cap that he wore.
frill
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From this reading Mr. Torkingham and Swithin both hastened up to help the sufferer, who was a lovely little fellow with flaxen hair, which spread out in a frill of curls from beneath a quaint, close-fitting velvet cap that he wore.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. Torkingham and Swithin both hastened up to help the sufferer, who was a lovely little fellow with flaxen hair, which spread out in a frill of curls from beneath a quaint, close-fitting velvet cap that he wore.
getting
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From this reading They looked, and perceived that a child, in getting over an adjoining stile, had fallen on his face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They looked, and perceived that a child, in getting over an adjoining stile, had fallen on his face.
hair
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From this reading Mr. Torkingham and Swithin both hastened up to help the sufferer, who was a lovely little fellow with flaxen hair, which spread out in a frill of curls from beneath a quaint, close-fitting velvet cap that he wore.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One half the comfort rendered would have sufficed to soothe such a disposition as the child's.
hastened
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From this reading Mr. Torkingham and Swithin both hastened up to help the sufferer, who was a lovely little fellow with flaxen hair, which spread out in a frill of curls from beneath a quaint, close-fitting velvet cap that he wore.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One half the comfort rendered would have sufficed to soothe such a disposition as the child's.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Torkingham and Swithin both hastened up to help the sufferer, who was a lovely little fellow with flaxen hair, which spread out in a frill of curls from beneath a quaint, close-fitting velvet cap that he wore.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Torkingham and Swithin both hastened up to help the sufferer, who was a lovely little fellow with flaxen hair, which spread out in a frill of curls from beneath a quaint, close-fitting velvet cap that he wore.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Swithin picked him up, while Mr. Torkingham wiped the sand from his lips and nose, and administered a few words of consolation, together with a few sweet-meats, which, somewhat to Swithin's surprise, the parson produced as if by magic from his pocket.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They looked, and perceived that a child, in getting over an adjoining stile, had fallen on his face.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Swithin picked him up, while Mr. Torkingham wiped the sand from his lips and nose, and administered a few words of consolation, together with a few sweet-meats, which, somewhat to Swithin's surprise, the parson produced as if by magic from his pocket.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They looked, and perceived that a child, in getting over an adjoining stile, had fallen on his face.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Conversing thus they pursued the turnpike road till their conversation was interrupted by a crying voice on their left.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Conversing thus they pursued the turnpike road till their conversation was interrupted by a crying voice on their left.
lips
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From this reading Swithin picked him up, while Mr. Torkingham wiped the sand from his lips and nose, and administered a few words of consolation, together with a few sweet-meats, which, somewhat to Swithin's surprise, the parson produced as if by magic from his pocket.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Torkingham and Swithin both hastened up to help the sufferer, who was a lovely little fellow with flaxen hair, which spread out in a frill of curls from beneath a quaint, close-fitting velvet cap that he wore.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They looked, and perceived that a child, in getting over an adjoining stile, had fallen on his face.
lovely
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From this reading Mr. Torkingham and Swithin both hastened up to help the sufferer, who was a lovely little fellow with flaxen hair, which spread out in a frill of curls from beneath a quaint, close-fitting velvet cap that he wore.
magic
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From this reading Swithin picked him up, while Mr. Torkingham wiped the sand from his lips and nose, and administered a few words of consolation, together with a few sweet-meats, which, somewhat to Swithin's surprise, the parson produced as if by magic from his pocket.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Torkingham and Swithin both hastened up to help the sufferer, who was a lovely little fellow with flaxen hair, which spread out in a frill of curls from beneath a quaint, close-fitting velvet cap that he wore.
nose
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From this reading Swithin picked him up, while Mr. Torkingham wiped the sand from his lips and nose, and administered a few words of consolation, together with a few sweet-meats, which, somewhat to Swithin's surprise, the parson produced as if by magic from his pocket.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Torkingham and Swithin both hastened up to help the sufferer, who was a lovely little fellow with flaxen hair, which spread out in a frill of curls from beneath a quaint, close-fitting velvet cap that he wore.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Conversing thus they pursued the turnpike road till their conversation was interrupted by a crying voice on their left.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One half the comfort rendered would have sufficed to soothe such a disposition as the child's.
out
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From this reading Mr. Torkingham and Swithin both hastened up to help the sufferer, who was a lovely little fellow with flaxen hair, which spread out in a frill of curls from beneath a quaint, close-fitting velvet cap that he wore.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They looked, and perceived that a child, in getting over an adjoining stile, had fallen on his face.
parson
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From this reading Swithin picked him up, while Mr. Torkingham wiped the sand from his lips and nose, and administered a few words of consolation, together with a few sweet-meats, which, somewhat to Swithin's surprise, the parson produced as if by magic from his pocket.
perceived
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From this reading They looked, and perceived that a child, in getting over an adjoining stile, had fallen on his face.
picked
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From this reading Swithin picked him up, while Mr. Torkingham wiped the sand from his lips and nose, and administered a few words of consolation, together with a few sweet-meats, which, somewhat to Swithin's surprise, the parson produced as if by magic from his pocket.
pocket
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From this reading Swithin picked him up, while Mr. Torkingham wiped the sand from his lips and nose, and administered a few words of consolation, together with a few sweet-meats, which, somewhat to Swithin's surprise, the parson produced as if by magic from his pocket.
produced
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From this reading Swithin picked him up, while Mr. Torkingham wiped the sand from his lips and nose, and administered a few words of consolation, together with a few sweet-meats, which, somewhat to Swithin's surprise, the parson produced as if by magic from his pocket.
pursued
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From this reading Conversing thus they pursued the turnpike road till their conversation was interrupted by a crying voice on their left.
quaint
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From this reading Mr. Torkingham and Swithin both hastened up to help the sufferer, who was a lovely little fellow with flaxen hair, which spread out in a frill of curls from beneath a quaint, close-fitting velvet cap that he wore.
rendered
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From this reading One half the comfort rendered would have sufficed to soothe such a disposition as the child's.
road
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From this reading Conversing thus they pursued the turnpike road till their conversation was interrupted by a crying voice on their left.
sand
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From this reading Swithin picked him up, while Mr. Torkingham wiped the sand from his lips and nose, and administered a few words of consolation, together with a few sweet-meats, which, somewhat to Swithin's surprise, the parson produced as if by magic from his pocket.
somewhat
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From this reading Swithin picked him up, while Mr. Torkingham wiped the sand from his lips and nose, and administered a few words of consolation, together with a few sweet-meats, which, somewhat to Swithin's surprise, the parson produced as if by magic from his pocket.
soothe
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From this reading One half the comfort rendered would have sufficed to soothe such a disposition as the child's.
spread
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From this reading Mr. Torkingham and Swithin both hastened up to help the sufferer, who was a lovely little fellow with flaxen hair, which spread out in a frill of curls from beneath a quaint, close-fitting velvet cap that he wore.
stile
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From this reading They looked, and perceived that a child, in getting over an adjoining stile, had fallen on his face.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading One half the comfort rendered would have sufficed to soothe such a disposition as the child's.
sufferer
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From this reading Mr. Torkingham and Swithin both hastened up to help the sufferer, who was a lovely little fellow with flaxen hair, which spread out in a frill of curls from beneath a quaint, close-fitting velvet cap that he wore.
sufficed
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From this reading One half the comfort rendered would have sufficed to soothe such a disposition as the child's.
surprise
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From this reading Swithin picked him up, while Mr. Torkingham wiped the sand from his lips and nose, and administered a few words of consolation, together with a few sweet-meats, which, somewhat to Swithin's surprise, the parson produced as if by magic from his pocket.
sweet-meats
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From this reading Swithin picked him up, while Mr. Torkingham wiped the sand from his lips and nose, and administered a few words of consolation, together with a few sweet-meats, which, somewhat to Swithin's surprise, the parson produced as if by magic from his pocket.
Swithin
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From this reading Mr. Torkingham and Swithin both hastened up to help the sufferer, who was a lovely little fellow with flaxen hair, which spread out in a frill of curls from beneath a quaint, close-fitting velvet cap that he wore.
Swithin's
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From this reading Swithin picked him up, while Mr. Torkingham wiped the sand from his lips and nose, and administered a few words of consolation, together with a few sweet-meats, which, somewhat to Swithin's surprise, the parson produced as if by magic from his pocket.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They looked, and perceived that a child, in getting over an adjoining stile, had fallen on his face.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Conversing thus they pursued the turnpike road till their conversation was interrupted by a crying voice on their left.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Conversing thus they pursued the turnpike road till their conversation was interrupted by a crying voice on their left.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Conversing thus they pursued the turnpike road till their conversation was interrupted by a crying voice on their left.
thus
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From this reading Conversing thus they pursued the turnpike road till their conversation was interrupted by a crying voice on their left.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Conversing thus they pursued the turnpike road till their conversation was interrupted by a crying voice on their left.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Torkingham and Swithin both hastened up to help the sufferer, who was a lovely little fellow with flaxen hair, which spread out in a frill of curls from beneath a quaint, close-fitting velvet cap that he wore.
together
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From this reading Swithin picked him up, while Mr. Torkingham wiped the sand from his lips and nose, and administered a few words of consolation, together with a few sweet-meats, which, somewhat to Swithin's surprise, the parson produced as if by magic from his pocket.
Torkingham
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From this reading Mr. Torkingham and Swithin both hastened up to help the sufferer, who was a lovely little fellow with flaxen hair, which spread out in a frill of curls from beneath a quaint, close-fitting velvet cap that he wore.
turnpike
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From this reading Conversing thus they pursued the turnpike road till their conversation was interrupted by a crying voice on their left.
up
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From this reading Mr. Torkingham and Swithin both hastened up to help the sufferer, who was a lovely little fellow with flaxen hair, which spread out in a frill of curls from beneath a quaint, close-fitting velvet cap that he wore.
velvet
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From this reading Mr. Torkingham and Swithin both hastened up to help the sufferer, who was a lovely little fellow with flaxen hair, which spread out in a frill of curls from beneath a quaint, close-fitting velvet cap that he wore.
voice
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From this reading Conversing thus they pursued the turnpike road till their conversation was interrupted by a crying voice on their left.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Conversing thus they pursued the turnpike road till their conversation was interrupted by a crying voice on their left.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mr. Torkingham and Swithin both hastened up to help the sufferer, who was a lovely little fellow with flaxen hair, which spread out in a frill of curls from beneath a quaint, close-fitting velvet cap that he wore.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Swithin picked him up, while Mr. Torkingham wiped the sand from his lips and nose, and administered a few words of consolation, together with a few sweet-meats, which, somewhat to Swithin's surprise, the parson produced as if by magic from his pocket.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mr. Torkingham and Swithin both hastened up to help the sufferer, who was a lovely little fellow with flaxen hair, which spread out in a frill of curls from beneath a quaint, close-fitting velvet cap that he wore.
wiped
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From this reading Swithin picked him up, while Mr. Torkingham wiped the sand from his lips and nose, and administered a few words of consolation, together with a few sweet-meats, which, somewhat to Swithin's surprise, the parson produced as if by magic from his pocket.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Torkingham and Swithin both hastened up to help the sufferer, who was a lovely little fellow with flaxen hair, which spread out in a frill of curls from beneath a quaint, close-fitting velvet cap that he wore.
words
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From this reading Swithin picked him up, while Mr. Torkingham wiped the sand from his lips and nose, and administered a few words of consolation, together with a few sweet-meats, which, somewhat to Swithin's surprise, the parson produced as if by magic from his pocket.
wore
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From this reading Mr. Torkingham and Swithin both hastened up to help the sufferer, who was a lovely little fellow with flaxen hair, which spread out in a frill of curls from beneath a quaint, close-fitting velvet cap that he wore.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One half the comfort rendered would have sufficed to soothe such a disposition as the child's.
