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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 All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
All
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From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
attendance
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From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
Botfield
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From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
burial
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From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
buried
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From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
bury
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From this reading All the household, even to little Nan, went with their father's corpse, to bury it in the strange and distant churchyard.
called
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From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
church
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From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
churchyard
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From this reading All the household, even to little Nan, went with their father's corpse, to bury it in the strange and distant churchyard.
colliers
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From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
comrade
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From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
corpse
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From this reading All the household, even to little Nan, went with their father's corpse, to bury it in the strange and distant churchyard.
days
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From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
death
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From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading All the household, even to little Nan, went with their father's corpse, to bury it in the strange and distant churchyard.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the household, even to little Nan, went with their father's corpse, to bury it in the strange and distant churchyard.
family
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From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
father's
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From this reading All the household, even to little Nan, went with their father's corpse, to bury it in the strange and distant churchyard.
Fern
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From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
Fern's
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From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STEPHEN'S FIRST VICTORY.
following
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From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
four
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From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
funeral
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From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
Hollow
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From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
household
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From this reading All the household, even to little Nan, went with their father's corpse, to bury it in the strange and distant churchyard.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the household, even to little Nan, went with their father's corpse, to bury it in the strange and distant churchyard.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
James
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From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the household, even to little Nan, went with their father's corpse, to bury it in the strange and distant churchyard.
live
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From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
made
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From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
many
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From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
miles
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From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
more
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From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
Nan
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From this reading All the household, even to little Nan, went with their father's corpse, to bury it in the strange and distant churchyard.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
old
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From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
other
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From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
parish
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From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
pitmen
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From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
side
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From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
STEPHEN'S
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From this reading STEPHEN'S FIRST VICTORY.
strange
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From this reading All the household, even to little Nan, went with their father's corpse, to bury it in the strange and distant churchyard.
Sunday
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From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the household, even to little Nan, went with their father's corpse, to bury it in the strange and distant churchyard.
troubled
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From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
two
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From this reading The parish church was two miles on the other side of Botfield, and four miles from Fern's Hollow; so James Fern and his family had never, as he called it, 'troubled' the church with their attendance.
VICTORY
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From this reading STEPHEN'S FIRST VICTORY.
walked
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From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading James Fern did not live many more days, and he was buried the Sunday following his death.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the household, even to little Nan, went with their father's corpse, to bury it in the strange and distant churchyard.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All the colliers and pitmen from Botfield walked with the funeral of their old comrade and made a great burial of it.
