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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 "Well, we'll show yer how," said Keziah Jane; "besides, yer all look jest's if a good bath wouldn't hurt yer--don't they, Ann Matilda?"
a-takin
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From this reading Ann Matilda laughed, and said yes, looked down at her own bare feet, and bade the children to "be a-takin' off their shoes and stockin's."
all
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From this reading "Well, we'll show yer how," said Keziah Jane; "besides, yer all look jest's if a good bath wouldn't hurt yer--don't they, Ann Matilda?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ann Matilda laughed, and said yes, looked down at her own bare feet, and bade the children to "be a-takin' off their shoes and stockin's."
Ann
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From this reading "Well, we'll show yer how," said Keziah Jane; "besides, yer all look jest's if a good bath wouldn't hurt yer--don't they, Ann Matilda?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ann Matilda laughed, and said yes, looked down at her own bare feet, and bade the children to "be a-takin' off their shoes and stockin's."
back
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From this reading The children looked down into the black hole, and shrank back with fear.
bade
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From this reading Ann Matilda laughed, and said yes, looked down at her own bare feet, and bade the children to "be a-takin' off their shoes and stockin's."
bare
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From this reading Ann Matilda laughed, and said yes, looked down at her own bare feet, and bade the children to "be a-takin' off their shoes and stockin's."
bath
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From this reading "Well, we'll show yer how," said Keziah Jane; "besides, yer all look jest's if a good bath wouldn't hurt yer--don't they, Ann Matilda?"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ann Matilda laughed, and said yes, looked down at her own bare feet, and bade the children to "be a-takin' off their shoes and stockin's."
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading "Well, we'll show yer how," said Keziah Jane; "besides, yer all look jest's if a good bath wouldn't hurt yer--don't they, Ann Matilda?"
black
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From this reading The children looked down into the black hole, and shrank back with fear.
bona
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From this reading The stairs ended in a pool of black, muddy water, in much the same way that they do in a _bona fide_ swimming-bath.
cellar
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From this reading "Now, then, foller me," said Keziah Jane, opening the door which led to the cellar stairs.
children
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From this reading Ann Matilda laughed, and said yes, looked down at her own bare feet, and bade the children to "be a-takin' off their shoes and stockin's."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The stairs ended in a pool of black, muddy water, in much the same way that they do in a _bona fide_ swimming-bath.
don't
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From this reading "Well, we'll show yer how," said Keziah Jane; "besides, yer all look jest's if a good bath wouldn't hurt yer--don't they, Ann Matilda?"
door
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From this reading "Now, then, foller me," said Keziah Jane, opening the door which led to the cellar stairs.
down
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From this reading Ann Matilda laughed, and said yes, looked down at her own bare feet, and bade the children to "be a-takin' off their shoes and stockin's."
ended
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From this reading The stairs ended in a pool of black, muddy water, in much the same way that they do in a _bona fide_ swimming-bath.
fear
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From this reading The children looked down into the black hole, and shrank back with fear.
feet
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From this reading Ann Matilda laughed, and said yes, looked down at her own bare feet, and bade the children to "be a-takin' off their shoes and stockin's."
fide
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From this reading The stairs ended in a pool of black, muddy water, in much the same way that they do in a _bona fide_ swimming-bath.
foller
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From this reading "Now, then, foller me," said Keziah Jane, opening the door which led to the cellar stairs.
good
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From this reading "Well, we'll show yer how," said Keziah Jane; "besides, yer all look jest's if a good bath wouldn't hurt yer--don't they, Ann Matilda?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ann Matilda laughed, and said yes, looked down at her own bare feet, and bade the children to "be a-takin' off their shoes and stockin's."
hole
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From this reading The children looked down into the black hole, and shrank back with fear.
how
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From this reading "Well, we'll show yer how," said Keziah Jane; "besides, yer all look jest's if a good bath wouldn't hurt yer--don't they, Ann Matilda?"
hurt
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From this reading "Well, we'll show yer how," said Keziah Jane; "besides, yer all look jest's if a good bath wouldn't hurt yer--don't they, Ann Matilda?"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, we'll show yer how," said Keziah Jane; "besides, yer all look jest's if a good bath wouldn't hurt yer--don't they, Ann Matilda?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The stairs ended in a pool of black, muddy water, in much the same way that they do in a _bona fide_ swimming-bath.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The children looked down into the black hole, and shrank back with fear.
Jane
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From this reading "Well, we'll show yer how," said Keziah Jane; "besides, yer all look jest's if a good bath wouldn't hurt yer--don't they, Ann Matilda?"
jest's
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From this reading "Well, we'll show yer how," said Keziah Jane; "besides, yer all look jest's if a good bath wouldn't hurt yer--don't they, Ann Matilda?"
Keziah
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From this reading "Well, we'll show yer how," said Keziah Jane; "besides, yer all look jest's if a good bath wouldn't hurt yer--don't they, Ann Matilda?"
laughed
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From this reading Ann Matilda laughed, and said yes, looked down at her own bare feet, and bade the children to "be a-takin' off their shoes and stockin's."
led
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From this reading "Now, then, foller me," said Keziah Jane, opening the door which led to the cellar stairs.
look
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From this reading "Well, we'll show yer how," said Keziah Jane; "besides, yer all look jest's if a good bath wouldn't hurt yer--don't they, Ann Matilda?"
looked
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From this reading Ann Matilda laughed, and said yes, looked down at her own bare feet, and bade the children to "be a-takin' off their shoes and stockin's."
Matilda
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From this reading "Well, we'll show yer how," said Keziah Jane; "besides, yer all look jest's if a good bath wouldn't hurt yer--don't they, Ann Matilda?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now, then, foller me," said Keziah Jane, opening the door which led to the cellar stairs.
much
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From this reading The stairs ended in a pool of black, muddy water, in much the same way that they do in a _bona fide_ swimming-bath.
muddy
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From this reading The stairs ended in a pool of black, muddy water, in much the same way that they do in a _bona fide_ swimming-bath.
Now
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From this reading "Now, then, foller me," said Keziah Jane, opening the door which led to the cellar stairs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The stairs ended in a pool of black, muddy water, in much the same way that they do in a _bona fide_ swimming-bath.
off
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From this reading Ann Matilda laughed, and said yes, looked down at her own bare feet, and bade the children to "be a-takin' off their shoes and stockin's."
opening
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From this reading "Now, then, foller me," said Keziah Jane, opening the door which led to the cellar stairs.
own
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From this reading Ann Matilda laughed, and said yes, looked down at her own bare feet, and bade the children to "be a-takin' off their shoes and stockin's."
pool
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From this reading The stairs ended in a pool of black, muddy water, in much the same way that they do in a _bona fide_ swimming-bath.
said
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From this reading "Well, we'll show yer how," said Keziah Jane; "besides, yer all look jest's if a good bath wouldn't hurt yer--don't they, Ann Matilda?"
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading The stairs ended in a pool of black, muddy water, in much the same way that they do in a _bona fide_ swimming-bath.
shoes
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From this reading Ann Matilda laughed, and said yes, looked down at her own bare feet, and bade the children to "be a-takin' off their shoes and stockin's."
show
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From this reading "Well, we'll show yer how," said Keziah Jane; "besides, yer all look jest's if a good bath wouldn't hurt yer--don't they, Ann Matilda?"
shrank
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From this reading The children looked down into the black hole, and shrank back with fear.
stairs
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From this reading "Now, then, foller me," said Keziah Jane, opening the door which led to the cellar stairs.
stockin's
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From this reading Ann Matilda laughed, and said yes, looked down at her own bare feet, and bade the children to "be a-takin' off their shoes and stockin's."
swimming-bath
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From this reading The stairs ended in a pool of black, muddy water, in much the same way that they do in a _bona fide_ swimming-bath.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The stairs ended in a pool of black, muddy water, in much the same way that they do in a _bona fide_ swimming-bath.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ann Matilda laughed, and said yes, looked down at her own bare feet, and bade the children to "be a-takin' off their shoes and stockin's."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Ann Matilda laughed, and said yes, looked down at her own bare feet, and bade the children to "be a-takin' off their shoes and stockin's."
then
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From this reading "Now, then, foller me," said Keziah Jane, opening the door which led to the cellar stairs.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, we'll show yer how," said Keziah Jane; "besides, yer all look jest's if a good bath wouldn't hurt yer--don't they, Ann Matilda?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ann Matilda laughed, and said yes, looked down at her own bare feet, and bade the children to "be a-takin' off their shoes and stockin's."
water
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From this reading The stairs ended in a pool of black, muddy water, in much the same way that they do in a _bona fide_ swimming-bath.
way
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From this reading The stairs ended in a pool of black, muddy water, in much the same way that they do in a _bona fide_ swimming-bath.
we'll
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From this reading "Well, we'll show yer how," said Keziah Jane; "besides, yer all look jest's if a good bath wouldn't hurt yer--don't they, Ann Matilda?"
Well
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From this reading "Well, we'll show yer how," said Keziah Jane; "besides, yer all look jest's if a good bath wouldn't hurt yer--don't they, Ann Matilda?"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Now, then, foller me," said Keziah Jane, opening the door which led to the cellar stairs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The children looked down into the black hole, and shrank back with fear.
wouldn't
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From this reading "Well, we'll show yer how," said Keziah Jane; "besides, yer all look jest's if a good bath wouldn't hurt yer--don't they, Ann Matilda?"
yer
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From this reading "Well, we'll show yer how," said Keziah Jane; "besides, yer all look jest's if a good bath wouldn't hurt yer--don't they, Ann Matilda?"
yes
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From this reading Ann Matilda laughed, and said yes, looked down at her own bare feet, and bade the children to "be a-takin' off their shoes and stockin's."
