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Chapter IV
THE ESCAPE. She took the basket and started for the city. She was very lucky for she sold more than she expected. The afternoon had nearly passed before her stock was gone. She wandered down High street, giving her basket to a little Irish beggar girl.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The afternoon had nearly passed before her stock was gone.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The afternoon had nearly passed before her stock was gone.”
a person who asks for money or food
From this reading “She wandered down High street, giving her basket to a little Irish beggar girl.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She wandered down High street, giving her basket to a little Irish beggar girl.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The afternoon had nearly passed before her stock was gone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She took the basket and started for the city.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She wandered down High street, giving her basket to a little Irish beggar girl.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The afternoon had nearly passed before her stock was gone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She took the basket and started for the city.
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From this reading She took the basket and started for the city.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The afternoon had nearly passed before her stock was gone.
a person who asks for money or food
From this reading She wandered down High street, giving her basket to a little Irish beggar girl.
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From this reading She took the basket and started for the city.
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From this reading She wandered down High street, giving her basket to a little Irish beggar girl.
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From this reading THE ESCAPE.
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From this reading She was very lucky for she sold more than she expected.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She took the basket and started for the city.
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From this reading She wandered down High street, giving her basket to a little Irish beggar girl.
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From this reading She wandered down High street, giving her basket to a little Irish beggar girl.
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From this reading The afternoon had nearly passed before her stock was gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The afternoon had nearly passed before her stock was gone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The afternoon had nearly passed before her stock was gone.
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From this reading She wandered down High street, giving her basket to a little Irish beggar girl.
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From this reading She wandered down High street, giving her basket to a little Irish beggar girl.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wandered down High street, giving her basket to a little Irish beggar girl.
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From this reading She was very lucky for she sold more than she expected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was very lucky for she sold more than she expected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The afternoon had nearly passed before her stock was gone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The afternoon had nearly passed before her stock was gone.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took the basket and started for the city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was very lucky for she sold more than she expected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She took the basket and started for the city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The afternoon had nearly passed before her stock was gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wandered down High street, giving her basket to a little Irish beggar girl.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She was very lucky for she sold more than she expected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ESCAPE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She wandered down High street, giving her basket to a little Irish beggar girl.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took the basket and started for the city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was very lucky for she sold more than she expected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wandered down High street, giving her basket to a little Irish beggar girl.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was very lucky for she sold more than she expected.
