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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 GIPSY CAMP I plodded on till I came to a sort of copse or little wood, where I expected to find shelter.
also
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From this reading They had a fine travelling waggon drawn up on some waste ground near at hand; they had also pitched three or four beehive huts, made of bent poles, covered with sacks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Supper I had resolved to do without; I wished to keep my shilling for dinner and breakfast the next day.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I came up to the copse hedge I saw that some gipsies were camped there.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had a fine travelling waggon drawn up on some waste ground near at hand; they had also pitched three or four beehive huts, made of bent poles, covered with sacks.
basket-makers
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From this reading They were horse-dealers and basket-makers, as one could see from the drove of lean horses and heap of wicker-work near the waggon.
beehive
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From this reading They had a fine travelling waggon drawn up on some waste ground near at hand; they had also pitched three or four beehive huts, made of bent poles, covered with sacks.
bent
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From this reading They had a fine travelling waggon drawn up on some waste ground near at hand; they had also pitched three or four beehive huts, made of bent poles, covered with sacks.
breakfast
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From this reading Supper I had resolved to do without; I wished to keep my shilling for dinner and breakfast the next day.
came
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From this reading THE GIPSY CAMP I plodded on till I came to a sort of copse or little wood, where I expected to find shelter.
CAMP
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From this reading THE GIPSY CAMP I plodded on till I came to a sort of copse or little wood, where I expected to find shelter.
camped
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From this reading As I came up to the copse hedge I saw that some gipsies were camped there.
copse
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From this reading THE GIPSY CAMP I plodded on till I came to a sort of copse or little wood, where I expected to find shelter.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They were horse-dealers and basket-makers, as one could see from the drove of lean horses and heap of wicker-work near the waggon.
covered
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From this reading They had a fine travelling waggon drawn up on some waste ground near at hand; they had also pitched three or four beehive huts, made of bent poles, covered with sacks.
day
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From this reading Supper I had resolved to do without; I wished to keep my shilling for dinner and breakfast the next day.
dinner
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From this reading Supper I had resolved to do without; I wished to keep my shilling for dinner and breakfast the next day.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Supper I had resolved to do without; I wished to keep my shilling for dinner and breakfast the next day.
drawn
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From this reading They had a fine travelling waggon drawn up on some waste ground near at hand; they had also pitched three or four beehive huts, made of bent poles, covered with sacks.
drove
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From this reading They were horse-dealers and basket-makers, as one could see from the drove of lean horses and heap of wicker-work near the waggon.
expected
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From this reading THE GIPSY CAMP I plodded on till I came to a sort of copse or little wood, where I expected to find shelter.
find
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From this reading THE GIPSY CAMP I plodded on till I came to a sort of copse or little wood, where I expected to find shelter.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had a fine travelling waggon drawn up on some waste ground near at hand; they had also pitched three or four beehive huts, made of bent poles, covered with sacks.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Supper I had resolved to do without; I wished to keep my shilling for dinner and breakfast the next day.
four
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From this reading They had a fine travelling waggon drawn up on some waste ground near at hand; they had also pitched three or four beehive huts, made of bent poles, covered with sacks.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were horse-dealers and basket-makers, as one could see from the drove of lean horses and heap of wicker-work near the waggon.
gipsies
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From this reading As I came up to the copse hedge I saw that some gipsies were camped there.
GIPSY
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From this reading THE GIPSY CAMP I plodded on till I came to a sort of copse or little wood, where I expected to find shelter.
ground
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From this reading They had a fine travelling waggon drawn up on some waste ground near at hand; they had also pitched three or four beehive huts, made of bent poles, covered with sacks.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Supper I had resolved to do without; I wished to keep my shilling for dinner and breakfast the next day.
hand
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From this reading They had a fine travelling waggon drawn up on some waste ground near at hand; they had also pitched three or four beehive huts, made of bent poles, covered with sacks.
heap
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From this reading They were horse-dealers and basket-makers, as one could see from the drove of lean horses and heap of wicker-work near the waggon.
hedge
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From this reading As I came up to the copse hedge I saw that some gipsies were camped there.
horse-dealers
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From this reading They were horse-dealers and basket-makers, as one could see from the drove of lean horses and heap of wicker-work near the waggon.
horses
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From this reading They were horse-dealers and basket-makers, as one could see from the drove of lean horses and heap of wicker-work near the waggon.
huts
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From this reading They had a fine travelling waggon drawn up on some waste ground near at hand; they had also pitched three or four beehive huts, made of bent poles, covered with sacks.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE GIPSY CAMP I plodded on till I came to a sort of copse or little wood, where I expected to find shelter.
keep
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From this reading Supper I had resolved to do without; I wished to keep my shilling for dinner and breakfast the next day.
lean
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From this reading They were horse-dealers and basket-makers, as one could see from the drove of lean horses and heap of wicker-work near the waggon.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GIPSY CAMP I plodded on till I came to a sort of copse or little wood, where I expected to find shelter.
made
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From this reading They had a fine travelling waggon drawn up on some waste ground near at hand; they had also pitched three or four beehive huts, made of bent poles, covered with sacks.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Supper I had resolved to do without; I wished to keep my shilling for dinner and breakfast the next day.
near
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From this reading They had a fine travelling waggon drawn up on some waste ground near at hand; they had also pitched three or four beehive huts, made of bent poles, covered with sacks.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Supper I had resolved to do without; I wished to keep my shilling for dinner and breakfast the next day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GIPSY CAMP I plodded on till I came to a sort of copse or little wood, where I expected to find shelter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE GIPSY CAMP I plodded on till I came to a sort of copse or little wood, where I expected to find shelter.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They were horse-dealers and basket-makers, as one could see from the drove of lean horses and heap of wicker-work near the waggon.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE GIPSY CAMP I plodded on till I came to a sort of copse or little wood, where I expected to find shelter.
pitchednounUS /pitched/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had a fine travelling waggon drawn up on some waste ground near at hand; they had also pitched three or four beehive huts, made of bent poles, covered with sacks.
plodded
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From this reading THE GIPSY CAMP I plodded on till I came to a sort of copse or little wood, where I expected to find shelter.
poles
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From this reading They had a fine travelling waggon drawn up on some waste ground near at hand; they had also pitched three or four beehive huts, made of bent poles, covered with sacks.
resolved
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From this reading Supper I had resolved to do without; I wished to keep my shilling for dinner and breakfast the next day.
sacks
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From this reading They had a fine travelling waggon drawn up on some waste ground near at hand; they had also pitched three or four beehive huts, made of bent poles, covered with sacks.
saw
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From this reading As I came up to the copse hedge I saw that some gipsies were camped there.
see
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From this reading They were horse-dealers and basket-makers, as one could see from the drove of lean horses and heap of wicker-work near the waggon.
shelter
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From this reading THE GIPSY CAMP I plodded on till I came to a sort of copse or little wood, where I expected to find shelter.
shilling
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From this reading Supper I had resolved to do without; I wished to keep my shilling for dinner and breakfast the next day.
some
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From this reading As I came up to the copse hedge I saw that some gipsies were camped there.
sort
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From this reading THE GIPSY CAMP I plodded on till I came to a sort of copse or little wood, where I expected to find shelter.
Supper
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From this reading Supper I had resolved to do without; I wished to keep my shilling for dinner and breakfast the next day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As I came up to the copse hedge I saw that some gipsies were camped there.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GIPSY CAMP I plodded on till I came to a sort of copse or little wood, where I expected to find shelter.
there
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From this reading As I came up to the copse hedge I saw that some gipsies were camped there.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had a fine travelling waggon drawn up on some waste ground near at hand; they had also pitched three or four beehive huts, made of bent poles, covered with sacks.
three
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From this reading They had a fine travelling waggon drawn up on some waste ground near at hand; they had also pitched three or four beehive huts, made of bent poles, covered with sacks.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading THE GIPSY CAMP I plodded on till I came to a sort of copse or little wood, where I expected to find shelter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GIPSY CAMP I plodded on till I came to a sort of copse or little wood, where I expected to find shelter.
travelling
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From this reading They had a fine travelling waggon drawn up on some waste ground near at hand; they had also pitched three or four beehive huts, made of bent poles, covered with sacks.
up
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From this reading As I came up to the copse hedge I saw that some gipsies were camped there.
waggon
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From this reading They had a fine travelling waggon drawn up on some waste ground near at hand; they had also pitched three or four beehive huts, made of bent poles, covered with sacks.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading They had a fine travelling waggon drawn up on some waste ground near at hand; they had also pitched three or four beehive huts, made of bent poles, covered with sacks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As I came up to the copse hedge I saw that some gipsies were camped there.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE GIPSY CAMP I plodded on till I came to a sort of copse or little wood, where I expected to find shelter.
wicker-worknounUS /ˈwɪkər wɜːrk/
work made by weaving thin flexible branches together
From this reading They were horse-dealers and basket-makers, as one could see from the drove of lean horses and heap of wicker-work near the waggon.
wished
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From this reading Supper I had resolved to do without; I wished to keep my shilling for dinner and breakfast the next day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had a fine travelling waggon drawn up on some waste ground near at hand; they had also pitched three or four beehive huts, made of bent poles, covered with sacks.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Supper I had resolved to do without; I wished to keep my shilling for dinner and breakfast the next day.
wood
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From this reading THE GIPSY CAMP I plodded on till I came to a sort of copse or little wood, where I expected to find shelter.
