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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 She intended to spend the night with Mother Bunch, to borrow a little money from her, and to return to Warrington by an early train in the morning.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about half-past nine when she reached the Irishwoman's house.
air
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From this reading There was considerable noise and merriment going on within, and Bet heard the scraping of a fiddle, the air of an Irish jig, and the tap-tap of feet as they danced on the floor.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She intended to spend the night with Mother Bunch, to borrow a little money from her, and to return to Warrington by an early train in the morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She intended to spend the night with Mother Bunch, to borrow a little money from her, and to return to Warrington by an early train in the morning.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was considerable noise and merriment going on within, and Bet heard the scraping of a fiddle, the air of an Irish jig, and the tap-tap of feet as they danced on the floor.
Bet
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From this reading When Bet got to Liverpool she went straight to Paradise Row.
borrow
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From this reading She intended to spend the night with Mother Bunch, to borrow a little money from her, and to return to Warrington by an early train in the morning.
Bunch
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From this reading She intended to spend the night with Mother Bunch, to borrow a little money from her, and to return to Warrington by an early train in the morning.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She intended to spend the night with Mother Bunch, to borrow a little money from her, and to return to Warrington by an early train in the morning.
considerable
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From this reading There was considerable noise and merriment going on within, and Bet heard the scraping of a fiddle, the air of an Irish jig, and the tap-tap of feet as they danced on the floor.
danced
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From this reading There was considerable noise and merriment going on within, and Bet heard the scraping of a fiddle, the air of an Irish jig, and the tap-tap of feet as they danced on the floor.
dismay
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From this reading She paused, with a sense of dismay stealing over her.
early
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From this reading She intended to spend the night with Mother Bunch, to borrow a little money from her, and to return to Warrington by an early train in the morning.
feet
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From this reading There was considerable noise and merriment going on within, and Bet heard the scraping of a fiddle, the air of an Irish jig, and the tap-tap of feet as they danced on the floor.
fiddle
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From this reading There was considerable noise and merriment going on within, and Bet heard the scraping of a fiddle, the air of an Irish jig, and the tap-tap of feet as they danced on the floor.
floor
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From this reading There was considerable noise and merriment going on within, and Bet heard the scraping of a fiddle, the air of an Irish jig, and the tap-tap of feet as they danced on the floor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She intended to spend the night with Mother Bunch, to borrow a little money from her, and to return to Warrington by an early train in the morning.
going
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From this reading There was considerable noise and merriment going on within, and Bet heard the scraping of a fiddle, the air of an Irish jig, and the tap-tap of feet as they danced on the floor.
got
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From this reading When Bet got to Liverpool she went straight to Paradise Row.
half-past
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From this reading It was about half-past nine when she reached the Irishwoman's house.
heard
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From this reading There was considerable noise and merriment going on within, and Bet heard the scraping of a fiddle, the air of an Irish jig, and the tap-tap of feet as they danced on the floor.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She intended to spend the night with Mother Bunch, to borrow a little money from her, and to return to Warrington by an early train in the morning.
house
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From this reading It was about half-past nine when she reached the Irishwoman's house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She intended to spend the night with Mother Bunch, to borrow a little money from her, and to return to Warrington by an early train in the morning.
intended
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From this reading She intended to spend the night with Mother Bunch, to borrow a little money from her, and to return to Warrington by an early train in the morning.
Irish
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From this reading There was considerable noise and merriment going on within, and Bet heard the scraping of a fiddle, the air of an Irish jig, and the tap-tap of feet as they danced on the floor.
Irishwoman's
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From this reading It was about half-past nine when she reached the Irishwoman's house.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about half-past nine when she reached the Irishwoman's house.
jig
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From this reading There was considerable noise and merriment going on within, and Bet heard the scraping of a fiddle, the air of an Irish jig, and the tap-tap of feet as they danced on the floor.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She intended to spend the night with Mother Bunch, to borrow a little money from her, and to return to Warrington by an early train in the morning.
Liverpool
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From this reading When Bet got to Liverpool she went straight to Paradise Row.
merriment
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From this reading There was considerable noise and merriment going on within, and Bet heard the scraping of a fiddle, the air of an Irish jig, and the tap-tap of feet as they danced on the floor.
money
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From this reading She intended to spend the night with Mother Bunch, to borrow a little money from her, and to return to Warrington by an early train in the morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She intended to spend the night with Mother Bunch, to borrow a little money from her, and to return to Warrington by an early train in the morning.
Mother
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From this reading She intended to spend the night with Mother Bunch, to borrow a little money from her, and to return to Warrington by an early train in the morning.
night
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From this reading She intended to spend the night with Mother Bunch, to borrow a little money from her, and to return to Warrington by an early train in the morning.
nine
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From this reading It was about half-past nine when she reached the Irishwoman's house.
noise
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From this reading There was considerable noise and merriment going on within, and Bet heard the scraping of a fiddle, the air of an Irish jig, and the tap-tap of feet as they danced on the floor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was considerable noise and merriment going on within, and Bet heard the scraping of a fiddle, the air of an Irish jig, and the tap-tap of feet as they danced on the floor.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was considerable noise and merriment going on within, and Bet heard the scraping of a fiddle, the air of an Irish jig, and the tap-tap of feet as they danced on the floor.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She paused, with a sense of dismay stealing over her.
Paradise
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From this reading When Bet got to Liverpool she went straight to Paradise Row.
paused
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From this reading She paused, with a sense of dismay stealing over her.
reached
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From this reading It was about half-past nine when she reached the Irishwoman's house.
return
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From this reading She intended to spend the night with Mother Bunch, to borrow a little money from her, and to return to Warrington by an early train in the morning.
Row
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From this reading When Bet got to Liverpool she went straight to Paradise Row.
scraping
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From this reading There was considerable noise and merriment going on within, and Bet heard the scraping of a fiddle, the air of an Irish jig, and the tap-tap of feet as they danced on the floor.
sense
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From this reading She paused, with a sense of dismay stealing over her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Bet got to Liverpool she went straight to Paradise Row.
spend
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From this reading She intended to spend the night with Mother Bunch, to borrow a little money from her, and to return to Warrington by an early train in the morning.
stealing
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From this reading She paused, with a sense of dismay stealing over her.
straight
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From this reading When Bet got to Liverpool she went straight to Paradise Row.
tap-tap
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From this reading There was considerable noise and merriment going on within, and Bet heard the scraping of a fiddle, the air of an Irish jig, and the tap-tap of feet as they danced on the floor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She intended to spend the night with Mother Bunch, to borrow a little money from her, and to return to Warrington by an early train in the morning.
There
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From this reading There was considerable noise and merriment going on within, and Bet heard the scraping of a fiddle, the air of an Irish jig, and the tap-tap of feet as they danced on the floor.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was considerable noise and merriment going on within, and Bet heard the scraping of a fiddle, the air of an Irish jig, and the tap-tap of feet as they danced on the floor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Bet got to Liverpool she went straight to Paradise Row.
train
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From this reading She intended to spend the night with Mother Bunch, to borrow a little money from her, and to return to Warrington by an early train in the morning.
Warrington
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From this reading She intended to spend the night with Mother Bunch, to borrow a little money from her, and to return to Warrington by an early train in the morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was about half-past nine when she reached the Irishwoman's house.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Bet got to Liverpool she went straight to Paradise Row.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Bet got to Liverpool she went straight to Paradise Row.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She intended to spend the night with Mother Bunch, to borrow a little money from her, and to return to Warrington by an early train in the morning.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading There was considerable noise and merriment going on within, and Bet heard the scraping of a fiddle, the air of an Irish jig, and the tap-tap of feet as they danced on the floor.
