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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 dropped a pinch of dill into the barley-porridge, and shook his gray head solemnly.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The sun had risen an hour since.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Heron had betaken himself to his workshop, whistling as he went, and in the kitchen his old slave Argutis was standing over the hearth preparing his master's morning meal.
Argutis
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From this reading Heron had betaken himself to his workshop, whistling as he went, and in the kitchen his old slave Argutis was standing over the hearth preparing his master's morning meal.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Heron had betaken himself to his workshop, whistling as he went, and in the kitchen his old slave Argutis was standing over the hearth preparing his master's morning meal.
barley-porridge
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From this reading He dropped a pinch of dill into the barley-porridge, and shook his gray head solemnly.
betaken
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From this reading Heron had betaken himself to his workshop, whistling as he went, and in the kitchen his old slave Argutis was standing over the hearth preparing his master's morning meal.
came
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From this reading His companion Dido, a Syrian, whose wavy white hair contrasted strangely with her dark skin, presently came in, and, starting up, he hastily inquired, "Not in yet?"
companion
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From this reading His companion Dido, a Syrian, whose wavy white hair contrasted strangely with her dark skin, presently came in, and, starting up, he hastily inquired, "Not in yet?"
contrasted
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From this reading His companion Dido, a Syrian, whose wavy white hair contrasted strangely with her dark skin, presently came in, and, starting up, he hastily inquired, "Not in yet?"
dark
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From this reading His companion Dido, a Syrian, whose wavy white hair contrasted strangely with her dark skin, presently came in, and, starting up, he hastily inquired, "Not in yet?"
Dido
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From this reading His companion Dido, a Syrian, whose wavy white hair contrasted strangely with her dark skin, presently came in, and, starting up, he hastily inquired, "Not in yet?"
dill
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From this reading He dropped a pinch of dill into the barley-porridge, and shook his gray head solemnly.
dropped
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From this reading He dropped a pinch of dill into the barley-porridge, and shook his gray head solemnly.
eyes
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From this reading "No," said the other woman, whose eyes were full of tears.
full
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From this reading "No," said the other woman, whose eyes were full of tears.
gray
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From this reading He dropped a pinch of dill into the barley-porridge, and shook his gray head solemnly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sun had risen an hour since.
hair
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From this reading His companion Dido, a Syrian, whose wavy white hair contrasted strangely with her dark skin, presently came in, and, starting up, he hastily inquired, "Not in yet?"
hastily
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From this reading His companion Dido, a Syrian, whose wavy white hair contrasted strangely with her dark skin, presently came in, and, starting up, he hastily inquired, "Not in yet?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Heron had betaken himself to his workshop, whistling as he went, and in the kitchen his old slave Argutis was standing over the hearth preparing his master's morning meal.
head
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From this reading He dropped a pinch of dill into the barley-porridge, and shook his gray head solemnly.
hearth
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From this reading Heron had betaken himself to his workshop, whistling as he went, and in the kitchen his old slave Argutis was standing over the hearth preparing his master's morning meal.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His companion Dido, a Syrian, whose wavy white hair contrasted strangely with her dark skin, presently came in, and, starting up, he hastily inquired, "Not in yet?"
Heron
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From this reading Heron had betaken himself to his workshop, whistling as he went, and in the kitchen his old slave Argutis was standing over the hearth preparing his master's morning meal.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Heron had betaken himself to his workshop, whistling as he went, and in the kitchen his old slave Argutis was standing over the hearth preparing his master's morning meal.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Heron had betaken himself to his workshop, whistling as he went, and in the kitchen his old slave Argutis was standing over the hearth preparing his master's morning meal.
hour
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From this reading The sun had risen an hour since.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Heron had betaken himself to his workshop, whistling as he went, and in the kitchen his old slave Argutis was standing over the hearth preparing his master's morning meal.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His companion Dido, a Syrian, whose wavy white hair contrasted strangely with her dark skin, presently came in, and, starting up, he hastily inquired, "Not in yet?"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He dropped a pinch of dill into the barley-porridge, and shook his gray head solemnly.
kitchen
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From this reading Heron had betaken himself to his workshop, whistling as he went, and in the kitchen his old slave Argutis was standing over the hearth preparing his master's morning meal.
master's
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From this reading Heron had betaken himself to his workshop, whistling as he went, and in the kitchen his old slave Argutis was standing over the hearth preparing his master's morning meal.
meal
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From this reading Heron had betaken himself to his workshop, whistling as he went, and in the kitchen his old slave Argutis was standing over the hearth preparing his master's morning meal.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Heron had betaken himself to his workshop, whistling as he went, and in the kitchen his old slave Argutis was standing over the hearth preparing his master's morning meal.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No," said the other woman, whose eyes were full of tears.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His companion Dido, a Syrian, whose wavy white hair contrasted strangely with her dark skin, presently came in, and, starting up, he hastily inquired, "Not in yet?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He dropped a pinch of dill into the barley-porridge, and shook his gray head solemnly.
old
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From this reading Heron had betaken himself to his workshop, whistling as he went, and in the kitchen his old slave Argutis was standing over the hearth preparing his master's morning meal.
other
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From this reading "No," said the other woman, whose eyes were full of tears.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Heron had betaken himself to his workshop, whistling as he went, and in the kitchen his old slave Argutis was standing over the hearth preparing his master's morning meal.
pinch
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From this reading He dropped a pinch of dill into the barley-porridge, and shook his gray head solemnly.
preparing
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From this reading Heron had betaken himself to his workshop, whistling as he went, and in the kitchen his old slave Argutis was standing over the hearth preparing his master's morning meal.
presently
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From this reading His companion Dido, a Syrian, whose wavy white hair contrasted strangely with her dark skin, presently came in, and, starting up, he hastily inquired, "Not in yet?"
risen
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From this reading The sun had risen an hour since.
said
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From this reading "No," said the other woman, whose eyes were full of tears.
shook
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From this reading He dropped a pinch of dill into the barley-porridge, and shook his gray head solemnly.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The sun had risen an hour since.
skin
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From this reading His companion Dido, a Syrian, whose wavy white hair contrasted strangely with her dark skin, presently came in, and, starting up, he hastily inquired, "Not in yet?"
slave
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From this reading Heron had betaken himself to his workshop, whistling as he went, and in the kitchen his old slave Argutis was standing over the hearth preparing his master's morning meal.
solemnlyadverbUS /ˈsɑləmli/
seriously and formally
From this reading He dropped a pinch of dill into the barley-porridge, and shook his gray head solemnly.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Heron had betaken himself to his workshop, whistling as he went, and in the kitchen his old slave Argutis was standing over the hearth preparing his master's morning meal.
starting
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From this reading His companion Dido, a Syrian, whose wavy white hair contrasted strangely with her dark skin, presently came in, and, starting up, he hastily inquired, "Not in yet?"
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His companion Dido, a Syrian, whose wavy white hair contrasted strangely with her dark skin, presently came in, and, starting up, he hastily inquired, "Not in yet?"
sun
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From this reading The sun had risen an hour since.
Syrian
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From this reading His companion Dido, a Syrian, whose wavy white hair contrasted strangely with her dark skin, presently came in, and, starting up, he hastily inquired, "Not in yet?"
tears
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From this reading "No," said the other woman, whose eyes were full of tears.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun had risen an hour since.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Heron had betaken himself to his workshop, whistling as he went, and in the kitchen his old slave Argutis was standing over the hearth preparing his master's morning meal.
up
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From this reading His companion Dido, a Syrian, whose wavy white hair contrasted strangely with her dark skin, presently came in, and, starting up, he hastily inquired, "Not in yet?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Heron had betaken himself to his workshop, whistling as he went, and in the kitchen his old slave Argutis was standing over the hearth preparing his master's morning meal.
wavy
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From this reading His companion Dido, a Syrian, whose wavy white hair contrasted strangely with her dark skin, presently came in, and, starting up, he hastily inquired, "Not in yet?"
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Heron had betaken himself to his workshop, whistling as he went, and in the kitchen his old slave Argutis was standing over the hearth preparing his master's morning meal.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "No," said the other woman, whose eyes were full of tears.
whistling
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From this reading Heron had betaken himself to his workshop, whistling as he went, and in the kitchen his old slave Argutis was standing over the hearth preparing his master's morning meal.
white
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From this reading His companion Dido, a Syrian, whose wavy white hair contrasted strangely with her dark skin, presently came in, and, starting up, he hastily inquired, "Not in yet?"
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading His companion Dido, a Syrian, whose wavy white hair contrasted strangely with her dark skin, presently came in, and, starting up, he hastily inquired, "Not in yet?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His companion Dido, a Syrian, whose wavy white hair contrasted strangely with her dark skin, presently came in, and, starting up, he hastily inquired, "Not in yet?"
woman
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From this reading "No," said the other woman, whose eyes were full of tears.
workshop
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From this reading Heron had betaken himself to his workshop, whistling as he went, and in the kitchen his old slave Argutis was standing over the hearth preparing his master's morning meal.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading His companion Dido, a Syrian, whose wavy white hair contrasted strangely with her dark skin, presently came in, and, starting up, he hastily inquired, "Not in yet?"
