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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 They made their tea under the shadow of the farm-building, which consisted of a loft above, and a large dark room on the ground floor, which was filled with the flat strawberry-baskets, full and ready for market.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading They made their tea under the shadow of the farm-building, which consisted of a loft above, and a large dark room on the ground floor, which was filled with the flat strawberry-baskets, full and ready for market.
all
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From this reading Lucy found the little festa delightful, though all that the ladies had to do was to make an audience for Aristodemo and Manisty.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Lucy found the little festa delightful, though all that the ladies had to do was to make an audience for Aristodemo and Manisty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They made their tea under the shadow of the farm-building, which consisted of a loft above, and a large dark room on the ground floor, which was filled with the flat strawberry-baskets, full and ready for market.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Did he know anything of the excavations and the ruins?
Aristodemo
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From this reading Lucy found the little festa delightful, though all that the ladies had to do was to make an audience for Aristodemo and Manisty.
artist
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From this reading The handsome dare-devil lad began to talk, drawn out by the Englishman, and lo! instead of a mere peasant they had got hold of an artist and a connoisseur!
audience
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From this reading Lucy found the little festa delightful, though all that the ladies had to do was to make an audience for Aristodemo and Manisty.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The handsome dare-devil lad began to talk, drawn out by the Englishman, and lo! instead of a mere peasant they had got hold of an artist and a connoisseur!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The handsome dare-devil lad began to talk, drawn out by the Englishman, and lo! instead of a mere peasant they had got hold of an artist and a connoisseur!
connoisseurnounUS /ˌkɑːnəˈsɜːr/
a person who knows a great deal about the quality of something
From this reading The handsome dare-devil lad began to talk, drawn out by the Englishman, and lo! instead of a mere peasant they had got hold of an artist and a connoisseur!
consisted
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From this reading They made their tea under the shadow of the farm-building, which consisted of a loft above, and a large dark room on the ground floor, which was filled with the flat strawberry-baskets, full and ready for market.
dare-devil
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From this reading The handsome dare-devil lad began to talk, drawn out by the Englishman, and lo! instead of a mere peasant they had got hold of an artist and a connoisseur!
dark
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From this reading They made their tea under the shadow of the farm-building, which consisted of a loft above, and a large dark room on the ground floor, which was filled with the flat strawberry-baskets, full and ready for market.
delightful
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From this reading Lucy found the little festa delightful, though all that the ladies had to do was to make an audience for Aristodemo and Manisty.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did he know anything of the excavations and the ruins?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Lucy found the little festa delightful, though all that the ladies had to do was to make an audience for Aristodemo and Manisty.
drawn
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From this reading The handsome dare-devil lad began to talk, drawn out by the Englishman, and lo! instead of a mere peasant they had got hold of an artist and a connoisseur!
Englishman
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From this reading The handsome dare-devil lad began to talk, drawn out by the Englishman, and lo! instead of a mere peasant they had got hold of an artist and a connoisseur!
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Why, he knew everything!
excavations
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From this reading Did he know anything of the excavations and the ruins?
farm-building
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From this reading They made their tea under the shadow of the farm-building, which consisted of a loft above, and a large dark room on the ground floor, which was filled with the flat strawberry-baskets, full and ready for market.
festa
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From this reading Lucy found the little festa delightful, though all that the ladies had to do was to make an audience for Aristodemo and Manisty.
filled
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From this reading They made their tea under the shadow of the farm-building, which consisted of a loft above, and a large dark room on the ground floor, which was filled with the flat strawberry-baskets, full and ready for market.
flat
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From this reading They made their tea under the shadow of the farm-building, which consisted of a loft above, and a large dark room on the ground floor, which was filled with the flat strawberry-baskets, full and ready for market.
floor
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From this reading They made their tea under the shadow of the farm-building, which consisted of a loft above, and a large dark room on the ground floor, which was filled with the flat strawberry-baskets, full and ready for market.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They made their tea under the shadow of the farm-building, which consisted of a loft above, and a large dark room on the ground floor, which was filled with the flat strawberry-baskets, full and ready for market.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucy found the little festa delightful, though all that the ladies had to do was to make an audience for Aristodemo and Manisty.
full
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From this reading They made their tea under the shadow of the farm-building, which consisted of a loft above, and a large dark room on the ground floor, which was filled with the flat strawberry-baskets, full and ready for market.
got
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From this reading The handsome dare-devil lad began to talk, drawn out by the Englishman, and lo! instead of a mere peasant they had got hold of an artist and a connoisseur!
ground
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From this reading They made their tea under the shadow of the farm-building, which consisted of a loft above, and a large dark room on the ground floor, which was filled with the flat strawberry-baskets, full and ready for market.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lucy found the little festa delightful, though all that the ladies had to do was to make an audience for Aristodemo and Manisty.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The handsome dare-devil lad began to talk, drawn out by the Englishman, and lo! instead of a mere peasant they had got hold of an artist and a connoisseur!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did he know anything of the excavations and the ruins?
hold
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From this reading The handsome dare-devil lad began to talk, drawn out by the Englishman, and lo! instead of a mere peasant they had got hold of an artist and a connoisseur!
instead
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From this reading The handsome dare-devil lad began to talk, drawn out by the Englishman, and lo! instead of a mere peasant they had got hold of an artist and a connoisseur!
knew
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From this reading Why, he knew everything!
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did he know anything of the excavations and the ruins?
lad
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From this reading The handsome dare-devil lad began to talk, drawn out by the Englishman, and lo! instead of a mere peasant they had got hold of an artist and a connoisseur!
ladies
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From this reading Lucy found the little festa delightful, though all that the ladies had to do was to make an audience for Aristodemo and Manisty.
large
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From this reading They made their tea under the shadow of the farm-building, which consisted of a loft above, and a large dark room on the ground floor, which was filled with the flat strawberry-baskets, full and ready for market.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucy found the little festa delightful, though all that the ladies had to do was to make an audience for Aristodemo and Manisty.
lo
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From this reading The handsome dare-devil lad began to talk, drawn out by the Englishman, and lo! instead of a mere peasant they had got hold of an artist and a connoisseur!
loft
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From this reading They made their tea under the shadow of the farm-building, which consisted of a loft above, and a large dark room on the ground floor, which was filled with the flat strawberry-baskets, full and ready for market.
Lucy
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From this reading Lucy found the little festa delightful, though all that the ladies had to do was to make an audience for Aristodemo and Manisty.
made
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From this reading They made their tea under the shadow of the farm-building, which consisted of a loft above, and a large dark room on the ground floor, which was filled with the flat strawberry-baskets, full and ready for market.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucy found the little festa delightful, though all that the ladies had to do was to make an audience for Aristodemo and Manisty.
Manisty
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From this reading Lucy found the little festa delightful, though all that the ladies had to do was to make an audience for Aristodemo and Manisty.
market
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From this reading They made their tea under the shadow of the farm-building, which consisted of a loft above, and a large dark room on the ground floor, which was filled with the flat strawberry-baskets, full and ready for market.
mere
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From this reading The handsome dare-devil lad began to talk, drawn out by the Englishman, and lo! instead of a mere peasant they had got hold of an artist and a connoisseur!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They made their tea under the shadow of the farm-building, which consisted of a loft above, and a large dark room on the ground floor, which was filled with the flat strawberry-baskets, full and ready for market.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They made their tea under the shadow of the farm-building, which consisted of a loft above, and a large dark room on the ground floor, which was filled with the flat strawberry-baskets, full and ready for market.
out
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From this reading The handsome dare-devil lad began to talk, drawn out by the Englishman, and lo! instead of a mere peasant they had got hold of an artist and a connoisseur!
peasant
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From this reading The handsome dare-devil lad began to talk, drawn out by the Englishman, and lo! instead of a mere peasant they had got hold of an artist and a connoisseur!
ready
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From this reading They made their tea under the shadow of the farm-building, which consisted of a loft above, and a large dark room on the ground floor, which was filled with the flat strawberry-baskets, full and ready for market.
room
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From this reading They made their tea under the shadow of the farm-building, which consisted of a loft above, and a large dark room on the ground floor, which was filled with the flat strawberry-baskets, full and ready for market.
ruins
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From this reading Did he know anything of the excavations and the ruins?
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading They made their tea under the shadow of the farm-building, which consisted of a loft above, and a large dark room on the ground floor, which was filled with the flat strawberry-baskets, full and ready for market.
strawberry-baskets
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From this reading They made their tea under the shadow of the farm-building, which consisted of a loft above, and a large dark room on the ground floor, which was filled with the flat strawberry-baskets, full and ready for market.
talk
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From this reading The handsome dare-devil lad began to talk, drawn out by the Englishman, and lo! instead of a mere peasant they had got hold of an artist and a connoisseur!
tea
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From this reading They made their tea under the shadow of the farm-building, which consisted of a loft above, and a large dark room on the ground floor, which was filled with the flat strawberry-baskets, full and ready for market.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lucy found the little festa delightful, though all that the ladies had to do was to make an audience for Aristodemo and Manisty.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They made their tea under the shadow of the farm-building, which consisted of a loft above, and a large dark room on the ground floor, which was filled with the flat strawberry-baskets, full and ready for market.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They made their tea under the shadow of the farm-building, which consisted of a loft above, and a large dark room on the ground floor, which was filled with the flat strawberry-baskets, full and ready for market.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They made their tea under the shadow of the farm-building, which consisted of a loft above, and a large dark room on the ground floor, which was filled with the flat strawberry-baskets, full and ready for market.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Lucy found the little festa delightful, though all that the ladies had to do was to make an audience for Aristodemo and Manisty.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lucy found the little festa delightful, though all that the ladies had to do was to make an audience for Aristodemo and Manisty.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They made their tea under the shadow of the farm-building, which consisted of a loft above, and a large dark room on the ground floor, which was filled with the flat strawberry-baskets, full and ready for market.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They made their tea under the shadow of the farm-building, which consisted of a loft above, and a large dark room on the ground floor, which was filled with the flat strawberry-baskets, full and ready for market.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They made their tea under the shadow of the farm-building, which consisted of a loft above, and a large dark room on the ground floor, which was filled with the flat strawberry-baskets, full and ready for market.
Why
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From this reading Why, he knew everything!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They made their tea under the shadow of the farm-building, which consisted of a loft above, and a large dark room on the ground floor, which was filled with the flat strawberry-baskets, full and ready for market.
