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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 The question was asked by a lady, who looked up from doing some bright wool work, to gaze in astonishment at her son, as he set down a heavy Gladstone-bag upon the table.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was a handsomely furnished room; and the lad, who seemed to be about fourteen or fifteen, did not seem much accustomed to carry heavy burdens, although he appeared pleased enough with this one.
accustomed
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From this reading It was a handsomely furnished room; and the lad, who seemed to be about fourteen or fifteen, did not seem much accustomed to carry heavy burdens, although he appeared pleased enough with this one.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a handsomely furnished room; and the lad, who seemed to be about fourteen or fifteen, did not seem much accustomed to carry heavy burdens, although he appeared pleased enough with this one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a handsomely furnished room; and the lad, who seemed to be about fourteen or fifteen, did not seem much accustomed to carry heavy burdens, although he appeared pleased enough with this one.
appeared
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From this reading It was a handsomely furnished room; and the lad, who seemed to be about fourteen or fifteen, did not seem much accustomed to carry heavy burdens, although he appeared pleased enough with this one.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The question was asked by a lady, who looked up from doing some bright wool work, to gaze in astonishment at her son, as he set down a heavy Gladstone-bag upon the table.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The question was asked by a lady, who looked up from doing some bright wool work, to gaze in astonishment at her son, as he set down a heavy Gladstone-bag upon the table.
astonishment
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From this reading The question was asked by a lady, who looked up from doing some bright wool work, to gaze in astonishment at her son, as he set down a heavy Gladstone-bag upon the table.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The question was asked by a lady, who looked up from doing some bright wool work, to gaze in astonishment at her son, as he set down a heavy Gladstone-bag upon the table.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was a handsomely furnished room; and the lad, who seemed to be about fourteen or fifteen, did not seem much accustomed to carry heavy burdens, although he appeared pleased enough with this one.
boy
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From this reading "WHY, my boy, what have you got there?"
bright
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From this reading The question was asked by a lady, who looked up from doing some bright wool work, to gaze in astonishment at her son, as he set down a heavy Gladstone-bag upon the table.
bringing
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From this reading "Feel it, mother!" he said, bringing it round to her side that she might lift it.
burdens
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From this reading It was a handsomely furnished room; and the lad, who seemed to be about fourteen or fifteen, did not seem much accustomed to carry heavy burdens, although he appeared pleased enough with this one.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The question was asked by a lady, who looked up from doing some bright wool work, to gaze in astonishment at her son, as he set down a heavy Gladstone-bag upon the table.
carry
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From this reading It was a handsomely furnished room; and the lad, who seemed to be about fourteen or fifteen, did not seem much accustomed to carry heavy burdens, although he appeared pleased enough with this one.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was a handsomely furnished room; and the lad, who seemed to be about fourteen or fifteen, did not seem much accustomed to carry heavy burdens, although he appeared pleased enough with this one.
doing
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From this reading The question was asked by a lady, who looked up from doing some bright wool work, to gaze in astonishment at her son, as he set down a heavy Gladstone-bag upon the table.
down
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From this reading The question was asked by a lady, who looked up from doing some bright wool work, to gaze in astonishment at her son, as he set down a heavy Gladstone-bag upon the table.
enough
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From this reading It was a handsomely furnished room; and the lad, who seemed to be about fourteen or fifteen, did not seem much accustomed to carry heavy burdens, although he appeared pleased enough with this one.
Feel
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From this reading "Feel it, mother!" he said, bringing it round to her side that she might lift it.
fifteen
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From this reading It was a handsomely furnished room; and the lad, who seemed to be about fourteen or fifteen, did not seem much accustomed to carry heavy burdens, although he appeared pleased enough with this one.
fourteen
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From this reading It was a handsomely furnished room; and the lad, who seemed to be about fourteen or fifteen, did not seem much accustomed to carry heavy burdens, although he appeared pleased enough with this one.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The question was asked by a lady, who looked up from doing some bright wool work, to gaze in astonishment at her son, as he set down a heavy Gladstone-bag upon the table.
furnished
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From this reading It was a handsomely furnished room; and the lad, who seemed to be about fourteen or fifteen, did not seem much accustomed to carry heavy burdens, although he appeared pleased enough with this one.
gaze
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From this reading The question was asked by a lady, who looked up from doing some bright wool work, to gaze in astonishment at her son, as he set down a heavy Gladstone-bag upon the table.
Gladstone-bag
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From this reading The question was asked by a lady, who looked up from doing some bright wool work, to gaze in astonishment at her son, as he set down a heavy Gladstone-bag upon the table.
got
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From this reading "WHY, my boy, what have you got there?"
handsomely
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From this reading It was a handsomely furnished room; and the lad, who seemed to be about fourteen or fifteen, did not seem much accustomed to carry heavy burdens, although he appeared pleased enough with this one.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "WHY, my boy, what have you got there?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The question was asked by a lady, who looked up from doing some bright wool work, to gaze in astonishment at her son, as he set down a heavy Gladstone-bag upon the table.
heavy
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From this reading The question was asked by a lady, who looked up from doing some bright wool work, to gaze in astonishment at her son, as he set down a heavy Gladstone-bag upon the table.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The question was asked by a lady, who looked up from doing some bright wool work, to gaze in astonishment at her son, as he set down a heavy Gladstone-bag upon the table.
HERBERT
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From this reading HERBERT MILNER.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The question was asked by a lady, who looked up from doing some bright wool work, to gaze in astonishment at her son, as he set down a heavy Gladstone-bag upon the table.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a handsomely furnished room; and the lad, who seemed to be about fourteen or fifteen, did not seem much accustomed to carry heavy burdens, although he appeared pleased enough with this one.
lad
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From this reading It was a handsomely furnished room; and the lad, who seemed to be about fourteen or fifteen, did not seem much accustomed to carry heavy burdens, although he appeared pleased enough with this one.
lady
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From this reading The question was asked by a lady, who looked up from doing some bright wool work, to gaze in astonishment at her son, as he set down a heavy Gladstone-bag upon the table.
lift
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From this reading "Feel it, mother!" he said, bringing it round to her side that she might lift it.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The question was asked by a lady, who looked up from doing some bright wool work, to gaze in astonishment at her son, as he set down a heavy Gladstone-bag upon the table.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Feel it, mother!" he said, bringing it round to her side that she might lift it.
MILNER
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From this reading HERBERT MILNER.
mother
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From this reading "Feel it, mother!" he said, bringing it round to her side that she might lift it.
much
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From this reading It was a handsomely furnished room; and the lad, who seemed to be about fourteen or fifteen, did not seem much accustomed to carry heavy burdens, although he appeared pleased enough with this one.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "WHY, my boy, what have you got there?"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a handsomely furnished room; and the lad, who seemed to be about fourteen or fifteen, did not seem much accustomed to carry heavy burdens, although he appeared pleased enough with this one.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was a handsomely furnished room; and the lad, who seemed to be about fourteen or fifteen, did not seem much accustomed to carry heavy burdens, although he appeared pleased enough with this one.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was a handsomely furnished room; and the lad, who seemed to be about fourteen or fifteen, did not seem much accustomed to carry heavy burdens, although he appeared pleased enough with this one.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a handsomely furnished room; and the lad, who seemed to be about fourteen or fifteen, did not seem much accustomed to carry heavy burdens, although he appeared pleased enough with this one.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The question was asked by a lady, who looked up from doing some bright wool work, to gaze in astonishment at her son, as he set down a heavy Gladstone-bag upon the table.
room
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From this reading It was a handsomely furnished room; and the lad, who seemed to be about fourteen or fifteen, did not seem much accustomed to carry heavy burdens, although he appeared pleased enough with this one.
round
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From this reading "Feel it, mother!" he said, bringing it round to her side that she might lift it.
said
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From this reading "Feel it, mother!" he said, bringing it round to her side that she might lift it.
seem
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From this reading It was a handsomely furnished room; and the lad, who seemed to be about fourteen or fifteen, did not seem much accustomed to carry heavy burdens, although he appeared pleased enough with this one.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a handsomely furnished room; and the lad, who seemed to be about fourteen or fifteen, did not seem much accustomed to carry heavy burdens, although he appeared pleased enough with this one.
set
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From this reading The question was asked by a lady, who looked up from doing some bright wool work, to gaze in astonishment at her son, as he set down a heavy Gladstone-bag upon the table.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Feel it, mother!" he said, bringing it round to her side that she might lift it.
side
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From this reading "Feel it, mother!" he said, bringing it round to her side that she might lift it.
some
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From this reading The question was asked by a lady, who looked up from doing some bright wool work, to gaze in astonishment at her son, as he set down a heavy Gladstone-bag upon the table.
son
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From this reading The question was asked by a lady, who looked up from doing some bright wool work, to gaze in astonishment at her son, as he set down a heavy Gladstone-bag upon the table.
table
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From this reading The question was asked by a lady, who looked up from doing some bright wool work, to gaze in astonishment at her son, as he set down a heavy Gladstone-bag upon the table.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Feel it, mother!" he said, bringing it round to her side that she might lift it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The question was asked by a lady, who looked up from doing some bright wool work, to gaze in astonishment at her son, as he set down a heavy Gladstone-bag upon the table.
there
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From this reading "WHY, my boy, what have you got there?"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was a handsomely furnished room; and the lad, who seemed to be about fourteen or fifteen, did not seem much accustomed to carry heavy burdens, although he appeared pleased enough with this one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The question was asked by a lady, who looked up from doing some bright wool work, to gaze in astonishment at her son, as he set down a heavy Gladstone-bag upon the table.
up
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From this reading The question was asked by a lady, who looked up from doing some bright wool work, to gaze in astonishment at her son, as he set down a heavy Gladstone-bag upon the table.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The question was asked by a lady, who looked up from doing some bright wool work, to gaze in astonishment at her son, as he set down a heavy Gladstone-bag upon the table.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The question was asked by a lady, who looked up from doing some bright wool work, to gaze in astonishment at her son, as he set down a heavy Gladstone-bag upon the table.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "WHY, my boy, what have you got there?"
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The question was asked by a lady, who looked up from doing some bright wool work, to gaze in astonishment at her son, as he set down a heavy Gladstone-bag upon the table.
WHY
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From this reading "WHY, my boy, what have you got there?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a handsomely furnished room; and the lad, who seemed to be about fourteen or fifteen, did not seem much accustomed to carry heavy burdens, although he appeared pleased enough with this one.
wool
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From this reading The question was asked by a lady, who looked up from doing some bright wool work, to gaze in astonishment at her son, as he set down a heavy Gladstone-bag upon the table.
work
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From this reading The question was asked by a lady, who looked up from doing some bright wool work, to gaze in astonishment at her son, as he set down a heavy Gladstone-bag upon the table.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "WHY, my boy, what have you got there?"
