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25th
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From this reading It was now the 25th of October, just six days from All-Hallow Eve.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mick would ask a few of the neighbors to burn nuts and eat apples, and then, perhaps, he might find out how the wind blew.
all
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From this reading "I dare say they are not all gone yet, Tom; an' I wish you would set them to get us a few pockets full, and we would ask a few of the neighbors here to burn them on All-Hallow Eve."
All-Hallow
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From this reading It was now the 25th of October, just six days from All-Hallow Eve.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I dare say they are not all gone yet, Tom; an' I wish you would set them to get us a few pockets full, and we would ask a few of the neighbors here to burn them on All-Hallow Eve."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mick would ask a few of the neighbors to burn nuts and eat apples, and then, perhaps, he might find out how the wind blew.
apples
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From this reading Mick would ask a few of the neighbors to burn nuts and eat apples, and then, perhaps, he might find out how the wind blew.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I dare say they are not all gone yet, Tom; an' I wish you would set them to get us a few pockets full, and we would ask a few of the neighbors here to burn them on All-Hallow Eve."
ask
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From this reading Mick would ask a few of the neighbors to burn nuts and eat apples, and then, perhaps, he might find out how the wind blew.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Tom," said he to his son, "I believe this is a good year for nuts."
blew
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From this reading Mick would ask a few of the neighbors to burn nuts and eat apples, and then, perhaps, he might find out how the wind blew.
brown
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From this reading "Well, father, I met a couple of chaps ere yesterday with their pockets full of fine brown shellers, coming from Clonard Wood."
burnverbUS /bɜːrn/
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading Mick would ask a few of the neighbors to burn nuts and eat apples, and then, perhaps, he might find out how the wind blew.
chaps
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From this reading "Well, father, I met a couple of chaps ere yesterday with their pockets full of fine brown shellers, coming from Clonard Wood."
Clonard
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From this reading "Well, father, I met a couple of chaps ere yesterday with their pockets full of fine brown shellers, coming from Clonard Wood."
coming
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From this reading "Well, father, I met a couple of chaps ere yesterday with their pockets full of fine brown shellers, coming from Clonard Wood."
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading "Well, father, I met a couple of chaps ere yesterday with their pockets full of fine brown shellers, coming from Clonard Wood."
dare
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From this reading "I dare say they are not all gone yet, Tom; an' I wish you would set them to get us a few pockets full, and we would ask a few of the neighbors here to burn them on All-Hallow Eve."
days
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From this reading It was now the 25th of October, just six days from All-Hallow Eve.
eat
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From this reading Mick would ask a few of the neighbors to burn nuts and eat apples, and then, perhaps, he might find out how the wind blew.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading "Well, father, I met a couple of chaps ere yesterday with their pockets full of fine brown shellers, coming from Clonard Wood."
Eve
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From this reading It was now the 25th of October, just six days from All-Hallow Eve.
father
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From this reading "Well, father, I met a couple of chaps ere yesterday with their pockets full of fine brown shellers, coming from Clonard Wood."
few
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From this reading Mick would ask a few of the neighbors to burn nuts and eat apples, and then, perhaps, he might find out how the wind blew.
find
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From this reading Mick would ask a few of the neighbors to burn nuts and eat apples, and then, perhaps, he might find out how the wind blew.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, father, I met a couple of chaps ere yesterday with their pockets full of fine brown shellers, coming from Clonard Wood."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Tom," said he to his son, "I believe this is a good year for nuts."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was now the 25th of October, just six days from All-Hallow Eve.
full
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From this reading "Well, father, I met a couple of chaps ere yesterday with their pockets full of fine brown shellers, coming from Clonard Wood."
get
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From this reading "I dare say they are not all gone yet, Tom; an' I wish you would set them to get us a few pockets full, and we would ask a few of the neighbors here to burn them on All-Hallow Eve."
gone
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From this reading "I dare say they are not all gone yet, Tom; an' I wish you would set them to get us a few pockets full, and we would ask a few of the neighbors here to burn them on All-Hallow Eve."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tom," said he to his son, "I believe this is a good year for nuts."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mick would ask a few of the neighbors to burn nuts and eat apples, and then, perhaps, he might find out how the wind blew.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I dare say they are not all gone yet, Tom; an' I wish you would set them to get us a few pockets full, and we would ask a few of the neighbors here to burn them on All-Hallow Eve."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Tom," said he to his son, "I believe this is a good year for nuts."
how
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From this reading Mick would ask a few of the neighbors to burn nuts and eat apples, and then, perhaps, he might find out how the wind blew.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Tom," said he to his son, "I believe this is a good year for nuts."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Tom," said he to his son, "I believe this is a good year for nuts."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now the 25th of October, just six days from All-Hallow Eve.
just
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From this reading It was now the 25th of October, just six days from All-Hallow Eve.
met
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From this reading "Well, father, I met a couple of chaps ere yesterday with their pockets full of fine brown shellers, coming from Clonard Wood."
Mick
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From this reading Mick would ask a few of the neighbors to burn nuts and eat apples, and then, perhaps, he might find out how the wind blew.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Mick would ask a few of the neighbors to burn nuts and eat apples, and then, perhaps, he might find out how the wind blew.
neighbors
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From this reading Mick would ask a few of the neighbors to burn nuts and eat apples, and then, perhaps, he might find out how the wind blew.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I dare say they are not all gone yet, Tom; an' I wish you would set them to get us a few pockets full, and we would ask a few of the neighbors here to burn them on All-Hallow Eve."
now
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From this reading It was now the 25th of October, just six days from All-Hallow Eve.
nuts
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From this reading Mick would ask a few of the neighbors to burn nuts and eat apples, and then, perhaps, he might find out how the wind blew.
October
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From this reading It was now the 25th of October, just six days from All-Hallow Eve.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was now the 25th of October, just six days from All-Hallow Eve.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I dare say they are not all gone yet, Tom; an' I wish you would set them to get us a few pockets full, and we would ask a few of the neighbors here to burn them on All-Hallow Eve."
out
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From this reading Mick would ask a few of the neighbors to burn nuts and eat apples, and then, perhaps, he might find out how the wind blew.
perhaps
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From this reading Mick would ask a few of the neighbors to burn nuts and eat apples, and then, perhaps, he might find out how the wind blew.
pockets
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From this reading "Well, father, I met a couple of chaps ere yesterday with their pockets full of fine brown shellers, coming from Clonard Wood."
said
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From this reading "Tom," said he to his son, "I believe this is a good year for nuts."
say
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From this reading "I dare say they are not all gone yet, Tom; an' I wish you would set them to get us a few pockets full, and we would ask a few of the neighbors here to burn them on All-Hallow Eve."
set
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From this reading "I dare say they are not all gone yet, Tom; an' I wish you would set them to get us a few pockets full, and we would ask a few of the neighbors here to burn them on All-Hallow Eve."
shellers
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From this reading "Well, father, I met a couple of chaps ere yesterday with their pockets full of fine brown shellers, coming from Clonard Wood."
six
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From this reading It was now the 25th of October, just six days from All-Hallow Eve.
son
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From this reading "Tom," said he to his son, "I believe this is a good year for nuts."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was now the 25th of October, just six days from All-Hallow Eve.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Well, father, I met a couple of chaps ere yesterday with their pockets full of fine brown shellers, coming from Clonard Wood."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I dare say they are not all gone yet, Tom; an' I wish you would set them to get us a few pockets full, and we would ask a few of the neighbors here to burn them on All-Hallow Eve."
then
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From this reading Mick would ask a few of the neighbors to burn nuts and eat apples, and then, perhaps, he might find out how the wind blew.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I dare say they are not all gone yet, Tom; an' I wish you would set them to get us a few pockets full, and we would ask a few of the neighbors here to burn them on All-Hallow Eve."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Tom," said he to his son, "I believe this is a good year for nuts."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mick would ask a few of the neighbors to burn nuts and eat apples, and then, perhaps, he might find out how the wind blew.
Tom
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From this reading "Tom," said he to his son, "I believe this is a good year for nuts."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I dare say they are not all gone yet, Tom; an' I wish you would set them to get us a few pockets full, and we would ask a few of the neighbors here to burn them on All-Hallow Eve."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now the 25th of October, just six days from All-Hallow Eve.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I dare say they are not all gone yet, Tom; an' I wish you would set them to get us a few pockets full, and we would ask a few of the neighbors here to burn them on All-Hallow Eve."
Well
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From this reading "Well, father, I met a couple of chaps ere yesterday with their pockets full of fine brown shellers, coming from Clonard Wood."
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mick would ask a few of the neighbors to burn nuts and eat apples, and then, perhaps, he might find out how the wind blew.
wish
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From this reading "I dare say they are not all gone yet, Tom; an' I wish you would set them to get us a few pockets full, and we would ask a few of the neighbors here to burn them on All-Hallow Eve."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, father, I met a couple of chaps ere yesterday with their pockets full of fine brown shellers, coming from Clonard Wood."
Wood
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From this reading "Well, father, I met a couple of chaps ere yesterday with their pockets full of fine brown shellers, coming from Clonard Wood."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mick would ask a few of the neighbors to burn nuts and eat apples, and then, perhaps, he might find out how the wind blew.
year
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From this reading "Tom," said he to his son, "I believe this is a good year for nuts."
yesterday
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From this reading "Well, father, I met a couple of chaps ere yesterday with their pockets full of fine brown shellers, coming from Clonard Wood."
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "I dare say they are not all gone yet, Tom; an' I wish you would set them to get us a few pockets full, and we would ask a few of the neighbors here to burn them on All-Hallow Eve."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I dare say they are not all gone yet, Tom; an' I wish you would set them to get us a few pockets full, and we would ask a few of the neighbors here to burn them on All-Hallow Eve."
