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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 He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.
Apart
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From this reading Apart from the flavour, the gruel is in such a dirty tin that you cannot but suspect its contents of being dirty too.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.
basin
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From this reading You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Apart from the flavour, the gruel is in such a dirty tin that you cannot but suspect its contents of being dirty too.
blue
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From this reading He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
bread
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From this reading You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.
breakfast
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From this reading Then you consider your breakfast.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.
cannot
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From this reading You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.
consider
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From this reading Then you consider your breakfast.
containing
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From this reading He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
contents
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From this reading Apart from the flavour, the gruel is in such a dirty tin that you cannot but suspect its contents of being dirty too.
dirty
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From this reading Apart from the flavour, the gruel is in such a dirty tin that you cannot but suspect its contents of being dirty too.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.
fill
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From this reading You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.
flavour
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From this reading Apart from the flavour, the gruel is in such a dirty tin that you cannot but suspect its contents of being dirty too.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Apart from the flavour, the gruel is in such a dirty tin that you cannot but suspect its contents of being dirty too.
gaol
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From this reading You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.
gruel
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From this reading You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
home
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From this reading You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.
hungrier
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From this reading You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.
hungry
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From this reading You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Apart from the flavour, the gruel is in such a dirty tin that you cannot but suspect its contents of being dirty too.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Apart from the flavour, the gruel is in such a dirty tin that you cannot but suspect its contents of being dirty too.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Apart from the flavour, the gruel is in such a dirty tin that you cannot but suspect its contents of being dirty too.
less
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From this reading You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.
manage
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From this reading You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
painted
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From this reading He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
perhaps
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From this reading He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.
presently
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From this reading He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
quarts
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From this reading He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
round
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From this reading He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
saw
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From this reading You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Apart from the flavour, the gruel is in such a dirty tin that you cannot but suspect its contents of being dirty too.
suspect
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From this reading Apart from the flavour, the gruel is in such a dirty tin that you cannot but suspect its contents of being dirty too.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Apart from the flavour, the gruel is in such a dirty tin that you cannot but suspect its contents of being dirty too.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.
Then
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From this reading Then you consider your breakfast.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.
three
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From this reading He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
tin
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From this reading He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
too
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From this reading Apart from the flavour, the gruel is in such a dirty tin that you cannot but suspect its contents of being dirty too.
vivid
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From this reading He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
wash
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From this reading You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.
water
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From this reading He presently does--a round, open tin, painted a vivid blue, containing perhaps three quarts of water.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You are hungry, hungrier than you would have been at home--but you cannot manage the gruel, and the bread still less.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You fill your basin and wash--the first pleasant thing you have done since you saw the gaol.