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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 Eight was striking by every clock in the town, as down Queen Street--the Broadway of Speckport--a tall female streamed, with a step that rang and resounded on the wooden pavement.
acquaintances
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From this reading The tall female, nodding to her acquaintances right and left, and holding up her bombazine skirts out of the slop, was Miss Jo Blake, as bright as a new penny, though she had not had a wink of sleep the night before.
all
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From this reading Down Queen Street Miss Jo turned to the left, and kept straight on, facing the bay, all blurred and misty, so that you could hardly tell where the fog ended and the sun began.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Eight was striking by every clock in the town, as down Queen Street--the Broadway of Speckport--a tall female streamed, with a step that rang and resounded on the wooden pavement.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Eight was striking by every clock in the town, as down Queen Street--the Broadway of Speckport--a tall female streamed, with a step that rang and resounded on the wooden pavement.
bay
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From this reading Down Queen Street Miss Jo turned to the left, and kept straight on, facing the bay, all blurred and misty, so that you could hardly tell where the fog ended and the sun began.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The tall female, nodding to her acquaintances right and left, and holding up her bombazine skirts out of the slop, was Miss Jo Blake, as bright as a new penny, though she had not had a wink of sleep the night before.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Down Queen Street Miss Jo turned to the left, and kept straight on, facing the bay, all blurred and misty, so that you could hardly tell where the fog ended and the sun began.
Blake
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From this reading The tall female, nodding to her acquaintances right and left, and holding up her bombazine skirts out of the slop, was Miss Jo Blake, as bright as a new penny, though she had not had a wink of sleep the night before.
blurred
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From this reading Down Queen Street Miss Jo turned to the left, and kept straight on, facing the bay, all blurred and misty, so that you could hardly tell where the fog ended and the sun began.
bombazine
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From this reading The tall female, nodding to her acquaintances right and left, and holding up her bombazine skirts out of the slop, was Miss Jo Blake, as bright as a new penny, though she had not had a wink of sleep the night before.
bright
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From this reading The tall female, nodding to her acquaintances right and left, and holding up her bombazine skirts out of the slop, was Miss Jo Blake, as bright as a new penny, though she had not had a wink of sleep the night before.
Broadway
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From this reading Eight was striking by every clock in the town, as down Queen Street--the Broadway of Speckport--a tall female streamed, with a step that rang and resounded on the wooden pavement.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Eight was striking by every clock in the town, as down Queen Street--the Broadway of Speckport--a tall female streamed, with a step that rang and resounded on the wooden pavement.
call
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From this reading Early as the hour was, Miss Jo was going to make a morning call, and strode on through the fog with her head up, and a nod for nearly every one she passed.
clock
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From this reading Eight was striking by every clock in the town, as down Queen Street--the Broadway of Speckport--a tall female streamed, with a step that rang and resounded on the wooden pavement.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Down Queen Street Miss Jo turned to the left, and kept straight on, facing the bay, all blurred and misty, so that you could hardly tell where the fog ended and the sun began.
down
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From this reading Eight was striking by every clock in the town, as down Queen Street--the Broadway of Speckport--a tall female streamed, with a step that rang and resounded on the wooden pavement.
Early
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From this reading Early as the hour was, Miss Jo was going to make a morning call, and strode on through the fog with her head up, and a nod for nearly every one she passed.
Eight
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From this reading Eight was striking by every clock in the town, as down Queen Street--the Broadway of Speckport--a tall female streamed, with a step that rang and resounded on the wooden pavement.
ended
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From this reading Down Queen Street Miss Jo turned to the left, and kept straight on, facing the bay, all blurred and misty, so that you could hardly tell where the fog ended and the sun began.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Eight was striking by every clock in the town, as down Queen Street--the Broadway of Speckport--a tall female streamed, with a step that rang and resounded on the wooden pavement.
facing
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From this reading Down Queen Street Miss Jo turned to the left, and kept straight on, facing the bay, all blurred and misty, so that you could hardly tell where the fog ended and the sun began.
female
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From this reading Eight was striking by every clock in the town, as down Queen Street--the Broadway of Speckport--a tall female streamed, with a step that rang and resounded on the wooden pavement.
fog
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From this reading Early as the hour was, Miss Jo was going to make a morning call, and strode on through the fog with her head up, and a nod for nearly every one she passed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Early as the hour was, Miss Jo was going to make a morning call, and strode on through the fog with her head up, and a nod for nearly every one she passed.
going
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From this reading Early as the hour was, Miss Jo was going to make a morning call, and strode on through the fog with her head up, and a nod for nearly every one she passed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The tall female, nodding to her acquaintances right and left, and holding up her bombazine skirts out of the slop, was Miss Jo Blake, as bright as a new penny, though she had not had a wink of sleep the night before.
hardly
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From this reading Down Queen Street Miss Jo turned to the left, and kept straight on, facing the bay, all blurred and misty, so that you could hardly tell where the fog ended and the sun began.
head
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From this reading Early as the hour was, Miss Jo was going to make a morning call, and strode on through the fog with her head up, and a nod for nearly every one she passed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The tall female, nodding to her acquaintances right and left, and holding up her bombazine skirts out of the slop, was Miss Jo Blake, as bright as a new penny, though she had not had a wink of sleep the night before.
holding
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From this reading The tall female, nodding to her acquaintances right and left, and holding up her bombazine skirts out of the slop, was Miss Jo Blake, as bright as a new penny, though she had not had a wink of sleep the night before.
hour
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From this reading Early as the hour was, Miss Jo was going to make a morning call, and strode on through the fog with her head up, and a nod for nearly every one she passed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Eight was striking by every clock in the town, as down Queen Street--the Broadway of Speckport--a tall female streamed, with a step that rang and resounded on the wooden pavement.
Jo
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From this reading The tall female, nodding to her acquaintances right and left, and holding up her bombazine skirts out of the slop, was Miss Jo Blake, as bright as a new penny, though she had not had a wink of sleep the night before.
kept
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From this reading Down Queen Street Miss Jo turned to the left, and kept straight on, facing the bay, all blurred and misty, so that you could hardly tell where the fog ended and the sun began.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tall female, nodding to her acquaintances right and left, and holding up her bombazine skirts out of the slop, was Miss Jo Blake, as bright as a new penny, though she had not had a wink of sleep the night before.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early as the hour was, Miss Jo was going to make a morning call, and strode on through the fog with her head up, and a nod for nearly every one she passed.
MISS
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From this reading MISS ROSE.
misty
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From this reading Down Queen Street Miss Jo turned to the left, and kept straight on, facing the bay, all blurred and misty, so that you could hardly tell where the fog ended and the sun began.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early as the hour was, Miss Jo was going to make a morning call, and strode on through the fog with her head up, and a nod for nearly every one she passed.
nearly
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From this reading Early as the hour was, Miss Jo was going to make a morning call, and strode on through the fog with her head up, and a nod for nearly every one she passed.
new
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From this reading The tall female, nodding to her acquaintances right and left, and holding up her bombazine skirts out of the slop, was Miss Jo Blake, as bright as a new penny, though she had not had a wink of sleep the night before.
night
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From this reading The tall female, nodding to her acquaintances right and left, and holding up her bombazine skirts out of the slop, was Miss Jo Blake, as bright as a new penny, though she had not had a wink of sleep the night before.
nod
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From this reading Early as the hour was, Miss Jo was going to make a morning call, and strode on through the fog with her head up, and a nod for nearly every one she passed.
nodding
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From this reading The tall female, nodding to her acquaintances right and left, and holding up her bombazine skirts out of the slop, was Miss Jo Blake, as bright as a new penny, though she had not had a wink of sleep the night before.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The tall female, nodding to her acquaintances right and left, and holding up her bombazine skirts out of the slop, was Miss Jo Blake, as bright as a new penny, though she had not had a wink of sleep the night before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Eight was striking by every clock in the town, as down Queen Street--the Broadway of Speckport--a tall female streamed, with a step that rang and resounded on the wooden pavement.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Eight was striking by every clock in the town, as down Queen Street--the Broadway of Speckport--a tall female streamed, with a step that rang and resounded on the wooden pavement.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Early as the hour was, Miss Jo was going to make a morning call, and strode on through the fog with her head up, and a nod for nearly every one she passed.
out
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From this reading The tall female, nodding to her acquaintances right and left, and holding up her bombazine skirts out of the slop, was Miss Jo Blake, as bright as a new penny, though she had not had a wink of sleep the night before.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early as the hour was, Miss Jo was going to make a morning call, and strode on through the fog with her head up, and a nod for nearly every one she passed.
pavement
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From this reading Eight was striking by every clock in the town, as down Queen Street--the Broadway of Speckport--a tall female streamed, with a step that rang and resounded on the wooden pavement.
penny
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From this reading The tall female, nodding to her acquaintances right and left, and holding up her bombazine skirts out of the slop, was Miss Jo Blake, as bright as a new penny, though she had not had a wink of sleep the night before.
Queen
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From this reading Eight was striking by every clock in the town, as down Queen Street--the Broadway of Speckport--a tall female streamed, with a step that rang and resounded on the wooden pavement.
rang
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From this reading Eight was striking by every clock in the town, as down Queen Street--the Broadway of Speckport--a tall female streamed, with a step that rang and resounded on the wooden pavement.
resounded
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From this reading Eight was striking by every clock in the town, as down Queen Street--the Broadway of Speckport--a tall female streamed, with a step that rang and resounded on the wooden pavement.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tall female, nodding to her acquaintances right and left, and holding up her bombazine skirts out of the slop, was Miss Jo Blake, as bright as a new penny, though she had not had a wink of sleep the night before.
ROSE
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From this reading MISS ROSE.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The tall female, nodding to her acquaintances right and left, and holding up her bombazine skirts out of the slop, was Miss Jo Blake, as bright as a new penny, though she had not had a wink of sleep the night before.
skirts
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From this reading The tall female, nodding to her acquaintances right and left, and holding up her bombazine skirts out of the slop, was Miss Jo Blake, as bright as a new penny, though she had not had a wink of sleep the night before.
sleep
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From this reading The tall female, nodding to her acquaintances right and left, and holding up her bombazine skirts out of the slop, was Miss Jo Blake, as bright as a new penny, though she had not had a wink of sleep the night before.
slop
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From this reading The tall female, nodding to her acquaintances right and left, and holding up her bombazine skirts out of the slop, was Miss Jo Blake, as bright as a new penny, though she had not had a wink of sleep the night before.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Down Queen Street Miss Jo turned to the left, and kept straight on, facing the bay, all blurred and misty, so that you could hardly tell where the fog ended and the sun began.
Speckport
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From this reading Eight was striking by every clock in the town, as down Queen Street--the Broadway of Speckport--a tall female streamed, with a step that rang and resounded on the wooden pavement.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eight was striking by every clock in the town, as down Queen Street--the Broadway of Speckport--a tall female streamed, with a step that rang and resounded on the wooden pavement.
straight
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From this reading Down Queen Street Miss Jo turned to the left, and kept straight on, facing the bay, all blurred and misty, so that you could hardly tell where the fog ended and the sun began.
streamed
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From this reading Eight was striking by every clock in the town, as down Queen Street--the Broadway of Speckport--a tall female streamed, with a step that rang and resounded on the wooden pavement.
Street
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From this reading Eight was striking by every clock in the town, as down Queen Street--the Broadway of Speckport--a tall female streamed, with a step that rang and resounded on the wooden pavement.
striking
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From this reading Eight was striking by every clock in the town, as down Queen Street--the Broadway of Speckport--a tall female streamed, with a step that rang and resounded on the wooden pavement.
strode
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From this reading Early as the hour was, Miss Jo was going to make a morning call, and strode on through the fog with her head up, and a nod for nearly every one she passed.
sun
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From this reading Down Queen Street Miss Jo turned to the left, and kept straight on, facing the bay, all blurred and misty, so that you could hardly tell where the fog ended and the sun began.
tall
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From this reading Eight was striking by every clock in the town, as down Queen Street--the Broadway of Speckport--a tall female streamed, with a step that rang and resounded on the wooden pavement.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Down Queen Street Miss Jo turned to the left, and kept straight on, facing the bay, all blurred and misty, so that you could hardly tell where the fog ended and the sun began.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Eight was striking by every clock in the town, as down Queen Street--the Broadway of Speckport--a tall female streamed, with a step that rang and resounded on the wooden pavement.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Eight was striking by every clock in the town, as down Queen Street--the Broadway of Speckport--a tall female streamed, with a step that rang and resounded on the wooden pavement.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The tall female, nodding to her acquaintances right and left, and holding up her bombazine skirts out of the slop, was Miss Jo Blake, as bright as a new penny, though she had not had a wink of sleep the night before.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Early as the hour was, Miss Jo was going to make a morning call, and strode on through the fog with her head up, and a nod for nearly every one she passed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The tall female, nodding to her acquaintances right and left, and holding up her bombazine skirts out of the slop, was Miss Jo Blake, as bright as a new penny, though she had not had a wink of sleep the night before.
town
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From this reading Eight was striking by every clock in the town, as down Queen Street--the Broadway of Speckport--a tall female streamed, with a step that rang and resounded on the wooden pavement.
turned
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From this reading Down Queen Street Miss Jo turned to the left, and kept straight on, facing the bay, all blurred and misty, so that you could hardly tell where the fog ended and the sun began.
up
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From this reading The tall female, nodding to her acquaintances right and left, and holding up her bombazine skirts out of the slop, was Miss Jo Blake, as bright as a new penny, though she had not had a wink of sleep the night before.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Eight was striking by every clock in the town, as down Queen Street--the Broadway of Speckport--a tall female streamed, with a step that rang and resounded on the wooden pavement.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Down Queen Street Miss Jo turned to the left, and kept straight on, facing the bay, all blurred and misty, so that you could hardly tell where the fog ended and the sun began.
wink
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From this reading The tall female, nodding to her acquaintances right and left, and holding up her bombazine skirts out of the slop, was Miss Jo Blake, as bright as a new penny, though she had not had a wink of sleep the night before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Eight was striking by every clock in the town, as down Queen Street--the Broadway of Speckport--a tall female streamed, with a step that rang and resounded on the wooden pavement.
wooden
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From this reading Eight was striking by every clock in the town, as down Queen Street--the Broadway of Speckport--a tall female streamed, with a step that rang and resounded on the wooden pavement.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Down Queen Street Miss Jo turned to the left, and kept straight on, facing the bay, all blurred and misty, so that you could hardly tell where the fog ended and the sun began.
