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all
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From this reading And all her mother's message She told with right good-will, How that the father was away, And the little child was ill.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine, With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.
appeared
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From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And the summer mist had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.
Away
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From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine, With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.
bed
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From this reading And then she swept the hearth up clean, And then the table spread; And next she fed the dog and bird; And then she made the bed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And the summer mist had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.
BesideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And the summer mist had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.
bird
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From this reading And then she swept the hearth up clean, And then the table spread; And next she fed the dog and bird; And then she made the bed.
bring
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From this reading "And go now," said the grandmother, "Ten paces down the dell, And bring in water for the day,-- Thou know'st the lady-well."
butter
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From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine, With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.
cake
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From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine, With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.
child
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From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And the summer mist had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.
clean
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From this reading And then she swept the hearth up clean, And then the table spread; And next she fed the dog and bird; And then she made the bed.
cleared
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From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And the summer mist had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.
day
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From this reading "And go now," said the grandmother, "Ten paces down the dell, And bring in water for the day,-- Thou know'st the lady-well."
dell
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From this reading "And go now," said the grandmother, "Ten paces down the dell, And bring in water for the day,-- Thou know'st the lady-well."
dog
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From this reading And then she swept the hearth up clean, And then the table spread; And next she fed the dog and bird; And then she made the bed.
down
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From this reading "And go now," said the grandmother, "Ten paces down the dell, And bring in water for the day,-- Thou know'st the lady-well."
father
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From this reading And all her mother's message She told with right good-will, How that the father was away, And the little child was ill.
fed
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From this reading And then she swept the hearth up clean, And then the table spread; And next she fed the dog and bird; And then she made the bed.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine, With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.
flask
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From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine, With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And go now," said the grandmother, "Ten paces down the dell, And bring in water for the day,-- Thou know'st the lady-well."
go
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From this reading "And go now," said the grandmother, "Ten paces down the dell, And bring in water for the day,-- Thou know'st the lady-well."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And the summer mist had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.
good-will
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From this reading And all her mother's message She told with right good-will, How that the father was away, And the little child was ill.
grandmother
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From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And the summer mist had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And the summer mist had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.
hearth
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From this reading And then she swept the hearth up clean, And then the table spread; And next she fed the dog and bird; And then she made the bed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And all her mother's message She told with right good-will, How that the father was away, And the little child was ill.
hot
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From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And the summer mist had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.
How
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From this reading And all her mother's message She told with right good-will, How that the father was away, And the little child was ill.
ill
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From this reading And all her mother's message She told with right good-will, How that the father was away, And the little child was ill.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And go now," said the grandmother, "Ten paces down the dell, And bring in water for the day,-- Thou know'st the lady-well."
know'st
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From this reading "And go now," said the grandmother, "Ten paces down the dell, And bring in water for the day,-- Thou know'st the lady-well."
lady-well
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From this reading "And go now," said the grandmother, "Ten paces down the dell, And bring in water for the day,-- Thou know'st the lady-well."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine, With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And the summer mist had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.
Mabel
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From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine, With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.
made
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From this reading And then she swept the hearth up clean, And then the table spread; And next she fed the dog and bird; And then she made the bed.
message
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From this reading And all her mother's message She told with right good-will, How that the father was away, And the little child was ill.
mist
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From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And the summer mist had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.
mother's
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From this reading And all her mother's message She told with right good-will, How that the father was away, And the little child was ill.
new-made
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From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine, With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then she swept the hearth up clean, And then the table spread; And next she fed the dog and bird; And then she made the bed.
now
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From this reading "And go now," said the grandmother, "Ten paces down the dell, And bring in water for the day,-- Thou know'st the lady-well."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine, With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.
old
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From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And the summer mist had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.
paces
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From this reading "And go now," said the grandmother, "Ten paces down the dell, And bring in water for the day,-- Thou know'st the lady-well."
pat
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From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine, With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And all her mother's message She told with right good-will, How that the father was away, And the little child was ill.
said
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From this reading "And go now," said the grandmother, "Ten paces down the dell, And bring in water for the day,-- Thou know'st the lady-well."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And all her mother's message She told with right good-will, How that the father was away, And the little child was ill.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine, With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.
spread
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From this reading And then she swept the hearth up clean, And then the table spread; And next she fed the dog and bird; And then she made the bed.
summer
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From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And the summer mist had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.
sun
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From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And the summer mist had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.
swept
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From this reading And then she swept the hearth up clean, And then the table spread; And next she fed the dog and bird; And then she made the bed.
table
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From this reading And then she swept the hearth up clean, And then the table spread; And next she fed the dog and bird; And then she made the bed.
Ten
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From this reading "And go now," said the grandmother, "Ten paces down the dell, And bring in water for the day,-- Thou know'st the lady-well."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And all her mother's message She told with right good-will, How that the father was away, And the little child was ill.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine, With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.
then
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From this reading And then she swept the hearth up clean, And then the table spread; And next she fed the dog and bird; And then she made the bed.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "And go now," said the grandmother, "Ten paces down the dell, And bring in water for the day,-- Thou know'st the lady-well."
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And all her mother's message She told with right good-will, How that the father was away, And the little child was ill.
tripped
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From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine, With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.
up
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From this reading And then she swept the hearth up clean, And then the table spread; And next she fed the dog and bird; And then she made the bed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And the summer mist had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.
water
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From this reading "And go now," said the grandmother, "Ten paces down the dell, And bring in water for the day,-- Thou know'st the lady-well."
wheaten
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From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine, With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.
willing
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From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And the summer mist had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.
wine
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From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine, With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine, With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.
