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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 Edwin undid the window from the inside, but he could not lift a sack of flour.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He handed up a biscuit-tin, and pound after pound of coffee, until Ottley began to think they had as much as they could carry away.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He handed up a biscuit-tin, and pound after pound of coffee, until Ottley began to think they had as much as they could carry away.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then Ottley remembered there was another pantry; but they could not get at it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He handed up a biscuit-tin, and pound after pound of coffee, until Ottley began to think they had as much as they could carry away.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then Ottley remembered there was another pantry; but they could not get at it.
away
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From this reading He handed up a biscuit-tin, and pound after pound of coffee, until Ottley began to think they had as much as they could carry away.
bacon
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From this reading Like a careful housekeeper, Mrs. Hirpington kept the door of her store-room locked, so they could not get through to the kitchen to find the bacon.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He handed up a biscuit-tin, and pound after pound of coffee, until Ottley began to think they had as much as they could carry away.
biscuit-tin
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From this reading He handed up a biscuit-tin, and pound after pound of coffee, until Ottley began to think they had as much as they could carry away.
bread
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From this reading Where Mrs. Hirpington kept her bread was a puzzle.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Edwin undid the window from the inside, but he could not lift a sack of flour.
careful
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From this reading Like a careful housekeeper, Mrs. Hirpington kept the door of her store-room locked, so they could not get through to the kitchen to find the bacon.
carry
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From this reading He handed up a biscuit-tin, and pound after pound of coffee, until Ottley began to think they had as much as they could carry away.
coffee
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From this reading He handed up a biscuit-tin, and pound after pound of coffee, until Ottley began to think they had as much as they could carry away.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Edwin undid the window from the inside, but he could not lift a sack of flour.
door
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From this reading Like a careful housekeeper, Mrs. Hirpington kept the door of her store-room locked, so they could not get through to the kitchen to find the bacon.
Edwin
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From this reading Edwin undid the window from the inside, but he could not lift a sack of flour.
find
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From this reading Like a careful housekeeper, Mrs. Hirpington kept the door of her store-room locked, so they could not get through to the kitchen to find the bacon.
flour
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From this reading Edwin undid the window from the inside, but he could not lift a sack of flour.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Edwin undid the window from the inside, but he could not lift a sack of flour.
get
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From this reading Like a careful housekeeper, Mrs. Hirpington kept the door of her store-room locked, so they could not get through to the kitchen to find the bacon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He handed up a biscuit-tin, and pound after pound of coffee, until Ottley began to think they had as much as they could carry away.
handed
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From this reading He handed up a biscuit-tin, and pound after pound of coffee, until Ottley began to think they had as much as they could carry away.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Edwin undid the window from the inside, but he could not lift a sack of flour.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Like a careful housekeeper, Mrs. Hirpington kept the door of her store-room locked, so they could not get through to the kitchen to find the bacon.
Hirpington
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From this reading Like a careful housekeeper, Mrs. Hirpington kept the door of her store-room locked, so they could not get through to the kitchen to find the bacon.
housekeeper
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From this reading Like a careful housekeeper, Mrs. Hirpington kept the door of her store-room locked, so they could not get through to the kitchen to find the bacon.
inside
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From this reading Edwin undid the window from the inside, but he could not lift a sack of flour.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then Ottley remembered there was another pantry; but they could not get at it.
kept
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From this reading Like a careful housekeeper, Mrs. Hirpington kept the door of her store-room locked, so they could not get through to the kitchen to find the bacon.
kitchen
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From this reading Like a careful housekeeper, Mrs. Hirpington kept the door of her store-room locked, so they could not get through to the kitchen to find the bacon.
lift
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From this reading Edwin undid the window from the inside, but he could not lift a sack of flour.
Like
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From this reading Like a careful housekeeper, Mrs. Hirpington kept the door of her store-room locked, so they could not get through to the kitchen to find the bacon.
locked
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From this reading Like a careful housekeeper, Mrs. Hirpington kept the door of her store-room locked, so they could not get through to the kitchen to find the bacon.
Mrs
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From this reading Like a careful housekeeper, Mrs. Hirpington kept the door of her store-room locked, so they could not get through to the kitchen to find the bacon.
much
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From this reading He handed up a biscuit-tin, and pound after pound of coffee, until Ottley began to think they had as much as they could carry away.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Edwin undid the window from the inside, but he could not lift a sack of flour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Edwin undid the window from the inside, but he could not lift a sack of flour.
Ottley
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From this reading He handed up a biscuit-tin, and pound after pound of coffee, until Ottley began to think they had as much as they could carry away.
pantry
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From this reading Then Ottley remembered there was another pantry; but they could not get at it.
pound
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From this reading He handed up a biscuit-tin, and pound after pound of coffee, until Ottley began to think they had as much as they could carry away.
puzzle
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From this reading Where Mrs. Hirpington kept her bread was a puzzle.
remembered
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From this reading Then Ottley remembered there was another pantry; but they could not get at it.
sack
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From this reading Edwin undid the window from the inside, but he could not lift a sack of flour.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Like a careful housekeeper, Mrs. Hirpington kept the door of her store-room locked, so they could not get through to the kitchen to find the bacon.
store-room
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From this reading Like a careful housekeeper, Mrs. Hirpington kept the door of her store-room locked, so they could not get through to the kitchen to find the bacon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Edwin undid the window from the inside, but he could not lift a sack of flour.
Then
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From this reading Then Ottley remembered there was another pantry; but they could not get at it.
there
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From this reading Then Ottley remembered there was another pantry; but they could not get at it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He handed up a biscuit-tin, and pound after pound of coffee, until Ottley began to think they had as much as they could carry away.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He handed up a biscuit-tin, and pound after pound of coffee, until Ottley began to think they had as much as they could carry away.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Like a careful housekeeper, Mrs. Hirpington kept the door of her store-room locked, so they could not get through to the kitchen to find the bacon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He handed up a biscuit-tin, and pound after pound of coffee, until Ottley began to think they had as much as they could carry away.
undid
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From this reading Edwin undid the window from the inside, but he could not lift a sack of flour.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He handed up a biscuit-tin, and pound after pound of coffee, until Ottley began to think they had as much as they could carry away.
up
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From this reading He handed up a biscuit-tin, and pound after pound of coffee, until Ottley began to think they had as much as they could carry away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where Mrs. Hirpington kept her bread was a puzzle.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where Mrs. Hirpington kept her bread was a puzzle.
window
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From this reading Edwin undid the window from the inside, but he could not lift a sack of flour.
