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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 But now she let it fall with a piercing shriek, and lifted her skirts so high that you could see her gay-coloured, striped stockings, and her neat feet encased in shiny leather slippers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had gone down to fetch some of the pickled cabbage from the tub in the corner in order to cook it, and the maid was carrying the lamp whilst Mrs. Tiralla held the earthenware dish.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where are the rats?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ugh, the rats!" cried beautiful Mrs. Tiralla, as she stood in the cellar with her maid.
beautiful
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From this reading Ugh, the rats!" cried beautiful Mrs. Tiralla, as she stood in the cellar with her maid.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now she let it fall with a piercing shriek, and lifted her skirts so high that you could see her gay-coloured, striped stockings, and her neat feet encased in shiny leather slippers.
cabbage
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From this reading They had gone down to fetch some of the pickled cabbage from the tub in the corner in order to cook it, and the maid was carrying the lamp whilst Mrs. Tiralla held the earthenware dish.
carrying
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From this reading They had gone down to fetch some of the pickled cabbage from the tub in the corner in order to cook it, and the maid was carrying the lamp whilst Mrs. Tiralla held the earthenware dish.
cellar
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From this reading Ugh, the rats!" cried beautiful Mrs. Tiralla, as she stood in the cellar with her maid.
cook
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From this reading They had gone down to fetch some of the pickled cabbage from the tub in the corner in order to cook it, and the maid was carrying the lamp whilst Mrs. Tiralla held the earthenware dish.
corner
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From this reading They had gone down to fetch some of the pickled cabbage from the tub in the corner in order to cook it, and the maid was carrying the lamp whilst Mrs. Tiralla held the earthenware dish.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But now she let it fall with a piercing shriek, and lifted her skirts so high that you could see her gay-coloured, striped stockings, and her neat feet encased in shiny leather slippers.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ugh, the rats!" cried beautiful Mrs. Tiralla, as she stood in the cellar with her maid.
dish
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From this reading They had gone down to fetch some of the pickled cabbage from the tub in the corner in order to cook it, and the maid was carrying the lamp whilst Mrs. Tiralla held the earthenware dish.
down
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From this reading They had gone down to fetch some of the pickled cabbage from the tub in the corner in order to cook it, and the maid was carrying the lamp whilst Mrs. Tiralla held the earthenware dish.
earthenware
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From this reading They had gone down to fetch some of the pickled cabbage from the tub in the corner in order to cook it, and the maid was carrying the lamp whilst Mrs. Tiralla held the earthenware dish.
encased
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From this reading But now she let it fall with a piercing shriek, and lifted her skirts so high that you could see her gay-coloured, striped stockings, and her neat feet encased in shiny leather slippers.
fall
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From this reading But now she let it fall with a piercing shriek, and lifted her skirts so high that you could see her gay-coloured, striped stockings, and her neat feet encased in shiny leather slippers.
feet
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From this reading But now she let it fall with a piercing shriek, and lifted her skirts so high that you could see her gay-coloured, striped stockings, and her neat feet encased in shiny leather slippers.
fetch
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From this reading They had gone down to fetch some of the pickled cabbage from the tub in the corner in order to cook it, and the maid was carrying the lamp whilst Mrs. Tiralla held the earthenware dish.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had gone down to fetch some of the pickled cabbage from the tub in the corner in order to cook it, and the maid was carrying the lamp whilst Mrs. Tiralla held the earthenware dish.
gay-coloured
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From this reading But now she let it fall with a piercing shriek, and lifted her skirts so high that you could see her gay-coloured, striped stockings, and her neat feet encased in shiny leather slippers.
gone
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From this reading They had gone down to fetch some of the pickled cabbage from the tub in the corner in order to cook it, and the maid was carrying the lamp whilst Mrs. Tiralla held the earthenware dish.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had gone down to fetch some of the pickled cabbage from the tub in the corner in order to cook it, and the maid was carrying the lamp whilst Mrs. Tiralla held the earthenware dish.
held
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From this reading They had gone down to fetch some of the pickled cabbage from the tub in the corner in order to cook it, and the maid was carrying the lamp whilst Mrs. Tiralla held the earthenware dish.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ugh, the rats!" cried beautiful Mrs. Tiralla, as she stood in the cellar with her maid.
high
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From this reading But now she let it fall with a piercing shriek, and lifted her skirts so high that you could see her gay-coloured, striped stockings, and her neat feet encased in shiny leather slippers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ugh, the rats!" cried beautiful Mrs. Tiralla, as she stood in the cellar with her maid.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had gone down to fetch some of the pickled cabbage from the tub in the corner in order to cook it, and the maid was carrying the lamp whilst Mrs. Tiralla held the earthenware dish.
lamp
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From this reading They had gone down to fetch some of the pickled cabbage from the tub in the corner in order to cook it, and the maid was carrying the lamp whilst Mrs. Tiralla held the earthenware dish.
leather
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From this reading But now she let it fall with a piercing shriek, and lifted her skirts so high that you could see her gay-coloured, striped stockings, and her neat feet encased in shiny leather slippers.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But now she let it fall with a piercing shriek, and lifted her skirts so high that you could see her gay-coloured, striped stockings, and her neat feet encased in shiny leather slippers.
lifted
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From this reading But now she let it fall with a piercing shriek, and lifted her skirts so high that you could see her gay-coloured, striped stockings, and her neat feet encased in shiny leather slippers.
maid
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From this reading Ugh, the rats!" cried beautiful Mrs. Tiralla, as she stood in the cellar with her maid.
Mrs
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From this reading Ugh, the rats!" cried beautiful Mrs. Tiralla, as she stood in the cellar with her maid.
neat
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From this reading But now she let it fall with a piercing shriek, and lifted her skirts so high that you could see her gay-coloured, striped stockings, and her neat feet encased in shiny leather slippers.
now
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From this reading But now she let it fall with a piercing shriek, and lifted her skirts so high that you could see her gay-coloured, striped stockings, and her neat feet encased in shiny leather slippers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had gone down to fetch some of the pickled cabbage from the tub in the corner in order to cook it, and the maid was carrying the lamp whilst Mrs. Tiralla held the earthenware dish.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had gone down to fetch some of the pickled cabbage from the tub in the corner in order to cook it, and the maid was carrying the lamp whilst Mrs. Tiralla held the earthenware dish.
pickled
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From this reading They had gone down to fetch some of the pickled cabbage from the tub in the corner in order to cook it, and the maid was carrying the lamp whilst Mrs. Tiralla held the earthenware dish.
piercing
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From this reading But now she let it fall with a piercing shriek, and lifted her skirts so high that you could see her gay-coloured, striped stockings, and her neat feet encased in shiny leather slippers.
rats
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From this reading "The rats!
see
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From this reading But now she let it fall with a piercing shriek, and lifted her skirts so high that you could see her gay-coloured, striped stockings, and her neat feet encased in shiny leather slippers.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ugh, the rats!" cried beautiful Mrs. Tiralla, as she stood in the cellar with her maid.
shiny
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From this reading But now she let it fall with a piercing shriek, and lifted her skirts so high that you could see her gay-coloured, striped stockings, and her neat feet encased in shiny leather slippers.
shriek
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From this reading But now she let it fall with a piercing shriek, and lifted her skirts so high that you could see her gay-coloured, striped stockings, and her neat feet encased in shiny leather slippers.
skirts
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From this reading But now she let it fall with a piercing shriek, and lifted her skirts so high that you could see her gay-coloured, striped stockings, and her neat feet encased in shiny leather slippers.
slippers
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From this reading But now she let it fall with a piercing shriek, and lifted her skirts so high that you could see her gay-coloured, striped stockings, and her neat feet encased in shiny leather slippers.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But now she let it fall with a piercing shriek, and lifted her skirts so high that you could see her gay-coloured, striped stockings, and her neat feet encased in shiny leather slippers.
some
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From this reading They had gone down to fetch some of the pickled cabbage from the tub in the corner in order to cook it, and the maid was carrying the lamp whilst Mrs. Tiralla held the earthenware dish.
stockings
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From this reading But now she let it fall with a piercing shriek, and lifted her skirts so high that you could see her gay-coloured, striped stockings, and her neat feet encased in shiny leather slippers.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ugh, the rats!" cried beautiful Mrs. Tiralla, as she stood in the cellar with her maid.
striped
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From this reading But now she let it fall with a piercing shriek, and lifted her skirts so high that you could see her gay-coloured, striped stockings, and her neat feet encased in shiny leather slippers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But now she let it fall with a piercing shriek, and lifted her skirts so high that you could see her gay-coloured, striped stockings, and her neat feet encased in shiny leather slippers.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The rats!
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had gone down to fetch some of the pickled cabbage from the tub in the corner in order to cook it, and the maid was carrying the lamp whilst Mrs. Tiralla held the earthenware dish.
Tiralla
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From this reading Ugh, the rats!" cried beautiful Mrs. Tiralla, as she stood in the cellar with her maid.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had gone down to fetch some of the pickled cabbage from the tub in the corner in order to cook it, and the maid was carrying the lamp whilst Mrs. Tiralla held the earthenware dish.
tub
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From this reading They had gone down to fetch some of the pickled cabbage from the tub in the corner in order to cook it, and the maid was carrying the lamp whilst Mrs. Tiralla held the earthenware dish.
Ugh
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From this reading Ugh, the rats!" cried beautiful Mrs. Tiralla, as she stood in the cellar with her maid.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had gone down to fetch some of the pickled cabbage from the tub in the corner in order to cook it, and the maid was carrying the lamp whilst Mrs. Tiralla held the earthenware dish.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where are the rats?"
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading They had gone down to fetch some of the pickled cabbage from the tub in the corner in order to cook it, and the maid was carrying the lamp whilst Mrs. Tiralla held the earthenware dish.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ugh, the rats!" cried beautiful Mrs. Tiralla, as she stood in the cellar with her maid.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But now she let it fall with a piercing shriek, and lifted her skirts so high that you could see her gay-coloured, striped stockings, and her neat feet encased in shiny leather slippers.
