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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 In due course Mrs. Granger received a decent burial.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was money enough for this purpose in the burial club to which Granger subscribed; and Bet, rather to her surprise, saw that her father did not object to doing the thing respectably for his dead wife.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they were leaving the cemetery, a thick-set and ungainly man, with eyes closely set in his head, and a hat slouched over his forehead, came up and spoke to Granger.
attended
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From this reading She and the little boys and Granger himself, who was quite sober and looked remarkably sulky, attended the funeral.
away
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From this reading The short service was quickly over, and the queer-looking band of mourners turned away.
band
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From this reading The short service was quickly over, and the queer-looking band of mourners turned away.
Bet
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From this reading There was money enough for this purpose in the burial club to which Granger subscribed; and Bet, rather to her surprise, saw that her father did not object to doing the thing respectably for his dead wife.
boys
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From this reading She and the little boys and Granger himself, who was quite sober and looked remarkably sulky, attended the funeral.
burial
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From this reading In due course Mrs. Granger received a decent burial.
came
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From this reading As they were leaving the cemetery, a thick-set and ungainly man, with eyes closely set in his head, and a hat slouched over his forehead, came up and spoke to Granger.
cemeterynounUS /ˈcemetery/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As they were leaving the cemetery, a thick-set and ungainly man, with eyes closely set in his head, and a hat slouched over his forehead, came up and spoke to Granger.
closely
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From this reading As they were leaving the cemetery, a thick-set and ungainly man, with eyes closely set in his head, and a hat slouched over his forehead, came up and spoke to Granger.
club
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From this reading There was money enough for this purpose in the burial club to which Granger subscribed; and Bet, rather to her surprise, saw that her father did not object to doing the thing respectably for his dead wife.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In due course Mrs. Granger received a decent burial.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was money enough for this purpose in the burial club to which Granger subscribed; and Bet, rather to her surprise, saw that her father did not object to doing the thing respectably for his dead wife.
decent
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From this reading In due course Mrs. Granger received a decent burial.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There was money enough for this purpose in the burial club to which Granger subscribed; and Bet, rather to her surprise, saw that her father did not object to doing the thing respectably for his dead wife.
doing
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From this reading There was money enough for this purpose in the burial club to which Granger subscribed; and Bet, rather to her surprise, saw that her father did not object to doing the thing respectably for his dead wife.
due
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From this reading In due course Mrs. Granger received a decent burial.
enough
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From this reading There was money enough for this purpose in the burial club to which Granger subscribed; and Bet, rather to her surprise, saw that her father did not object to doing the thing respectably for his dead wife.
eyes
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From this reading As they were leaving the cemetery, a thick-set and ungainly man, with eyes closely set in his head, and a hat slouched over his forehead, came up and spoke to Granger.
father
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From this reading There was money enough for this purpose in the burial club to which Granger subscribed; and Bet, rather to her surprise, saw that her father did not object to doing the thing respectably for his dead wife.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was money enough for this purpose in the burial club to which Granger subscribed; and Bet, rather to her surprise, saw that her father did not object to doing the thing respectably for his dead wife.
forehead
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From this reading As they were leaving the cemetery, a thick-set and ungainly man, with eyes closely set in his head, and a hat slouched over his forehead, came up and spoke to Granger.
funeral
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From this reading She and the little boys and Granger himself, who was quite sober and looked remarkably sulky, attended the funeral.
Granger
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From this reading In due course Mrs. Granger received a decent burial.
hat
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From this reading As they were leaving the cemetery, a thick-set and ungainly man, with eyes closely set in his head, and a hat slouched over his forehead, came up and spoke to Granger.
head
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From this reading As they were leaving the cemetery, a thick-set and ungainly man, with eyes closely set in his head, and a hat slouched over his forehead, came up and spoke to Granger.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was money enough for this purpose in the burial club to which Granger subscribed; and Bet, rather to her surprise, saw that her father did not object to doing the thing respectably for his dead wife.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She and the little boys and Granger himself, who was quite sober and looked remarkably sulky, attended the funeral.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was money enough for this purpose in the burial club to which Granger subscribed; and Bet, rather to her surprise, saw that her father did not object to doing the thing respectably for his dead wife.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In due course Mrs. Granger received a decent burial.
leaving
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From this reading As they were leaving the cemetery, a thick-set and ungainly man, with eyes closely set in his head, and a hat slouched over his forehead, came up and spoke to Granger.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She and the little boys and Granger himself, who was quite sober and looked remarkably sulky, attended the funeral.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She and the little boys and Granger himself, who was quite sober and looked remarkably sulky, attended the funeral.
man
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From this reading As they were leaving the cemetery, a thick-set and ungainly man, with eyes closely set in his head, and a hat slouched over his forehead, came up and spoke to Granger.
money
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From this reading There was money enough for this purpose in the burial club to which Granger subscribed; and Bet, rather to her surprise, saw that her father did not object to doing the thing respectably for his dead wife.
mourners
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From this reading The short service was quickly over, and the queer-looking band of mourners turned away.
Mrs
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From this reading In due course Mrs. Granger received a decent burial.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was money enough for this purpose in the burial club to which Granger subscribed; and Bet, rather to her surprise, saw that her father did not object to doing the thing respectably for his dead wife.
object
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From this reading There was money enough for this purpose in the burial club to which Granger subscribed; and Bet, rather to her surprise, saw that her father did not object to doing the thing respectably for his dead wife.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The short service was quickly over, and the queer-looking band of mourners turned away.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The short service was quickly over, and the queer-looking band of mourners turned away.
purpose
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From this reading There was money enough for this purpose in the burial club to which Granger subscribed; and Bet, rather to her surprise, saw that her father did not object to doing the thing respectably for his dead wife.
queer-looking
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From this reading The short service was quickly over, and the queer-looking band of mourners turned away.
quickly
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From this reading The short service was quickly over, and the queer-looking band of mourners turned away.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She and the little boys and Granger himself, who was quite sober and looked remarkably sulky, attended the funeral.
rather
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From this reading There was money enough for this purpose in the burial club to which Granger subscribed; and Bet, rather to her surprise, saw that her father did not object to doing the thing respectably for his dead wife.
received
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From this reading In due course Mrs. Granger received a decent burial.
remarkably
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From this reading She and the little boys and Granger himself, who was quite sober and looked remarkably sulky, attended the funeral.
respectably
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From this reading There was money enough for this purpose in the burial club to which Granger subscribed; and Bet, rather to her surprise, saw that her father did not object to doing the thing respectably for his dead wife.
saw
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From this reading There was money enough for this purpose in the burial club to which Granger subscribed; and Bet, rather to her surprise, saw that her father did not object to doing the thing respectably for his dead wife.
service
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From this reading The short service was quickly over, and the queer-looking band of mourners turned away.
set
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From this reading As they were leaving the cemetery, a thick-set and ungainly man, with eyes closely set in his head, and a hat slouched over his forehead, came up and spoke to Granger.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She and the little boys and Granger himself, who was quite sober and looked remarkably sulky, attended the funeral.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The short service was quickly over, and the queer-looking band of mourners turned away.
slouched
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From this reading As they were leaving the cemetery, a thick-set and ungainly man, with eyes closely set in his head, and a hat slouched over his forehead, came up and spoke to Granger.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by alcohol
From this reading She and the little boys and Granger himself, who was quite sober and looked remarkably sulky, attended the funeral.
spoke
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From this reading As they were leaving the cemetery, a thick-set and ungainly man, with eyes closely set in his head, and a hat slouched over his forehead, came up and spoke to Granger.
subscribed
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From this reading There was money enough for this purpose in the burial club to which Granger subscribed; and Bet, rather to her surprise, saw that her father did not object to doing the thing respectably for his dead wife.
sulky
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From this reading She and the little boys and Granger himself, who was quite sober and looked remarkably sulky, attended the funeral.
surprise
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From this reading There was money enough for this purpose in the burial club to which Granger subscribed; and Bet, rather to her surprise, saw that her father did not object to doing the thing respectably for his dead wife.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was money enough for this purpose in the burial club to which Granger subscribed; and Bet, rather to her surprise, saw that her father did not object to doing the thing respectably for his dead wife.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was money enough for this purpose in the burial club to which Granger subscribed; and Bet, rather to her surprise, saw that her father did not object to doing the thing respectably for his dead wife.
There
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From this reading There was money enough for this purpose in the burial club to which Granger subscribed; and Bet, rather to her surprise, saw that her father did not object to doing the thing respectably for his dead wife.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they were leaving the cemetery, a thick-set and ungainly man, with eyes closely set in his head, and a hat slouched over his forehead, came up and spoke to Granger.
thick-set
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From this reading As they were leaving the cemetery, a thick-set and ungainly man, with eyes closely set in his head, and a hat slouched over his forehead, came up and spoke to Granger.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was money enough for this purpose in the burial club to which Granger subscribed; and Bet, rather to her surprise, saw that her father did not object to doing the thing respectably for his dead wife.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was money enough for this purpose in the burial club to which Granger subscribed; and Bet, rather to her surprise, saw that her father did not object to doing the thing respectably for his dead wife.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was money enough for this purpose in the burial club to which Granger subscribed; and Bet, rather to her surprise, saw that her father did not object to doing the thing respectably for his dead wife.
turned
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From this reading The short service was quickly over, and the queer-looking band of mourners turned away.
ungainly
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From this reading As they were leaving the cemetery, a thick-set and ungainly man, with eyes closely set in his head, and a hat slouched over his forehead, came up and spoke to Granger.
up
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From this reading As they were leaving the cemetery, a thick-set and ungainly man, with eyes closely set in his head, and a hat slouched over his forehead, came up and spoke to Granger.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was money enough for this purpose in the burial club to which Granger subscribed; and Bet, rather to her surprise, saw that her father did not object to doing the thing respectably for his dead wife.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As they were leaving the cemetery, a thick-set and ungainly man, with eyes closely set in his head, and a hat slouched over his forehead, came up and spoke to Granger.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was money enough for this purpose in the burial club to which Granger subscribed; and Bet, rather to her surprise, saw that her father did not object to doing the thing respectably for his dead wife.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She and the little boys and Granger himself, who was quite sober and looked remarkably sulky, attended the funeral.
wife
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From this reading There was money enough for this purpose in the burial club to which Granger subscribed; and Bet, rather to her surprise, saw that her father did not object to doing the thing respectably for his dead wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As they were leaving the cemetery, a thick-set and ungainly man, with eyes closely set in his head, and a hat slouched over his forehead, came up and spoke to Granger.
