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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 My father and I both glanced round, surprised at her unusual reticence of epithets: but when the lad addressed turned, fixed his eyes on each of us for a moment, and made way for us, we ceased to wonder.
addressed
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From this reading My father and I both glanced round, surprised at her unusual reticence of epithets: but when the lad addressed turned, fixed his eyes on each of us for a moment, and made way for us, we ceased to wonder.
alley
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From this reading Keep close to the wall, and there will be shelter enough both for us and thee," said my father, as he pulled my little hand-carriage into the alley, under cover, from the pelting rain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My father and I both glanced round, surprised at her unusual reticence of epithets: but when the lad addressed turned, fixed his eyes on each of us for a moment, and made way for us, we ceased to wonder.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Ragged, muddy, and miserable as he was, the poor boy looked anything but a "vagabond."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ragged, muddy, and miserable as he was, the poor boy looked anything but a "vagabond."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My father and I both glanced round, surprised at her unusual reticence of epithets: but when the lad addressed turned, fixed his eyes on each of us for a moment, and made way for us, we ceased to wonder.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Keep close to the wall, and there will be shelter enough both for us and thee," said my father, as he pulled my little hand-carriage into the alley, under cover, from the pelting rain.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading My father and I both glanced round, surprised at her unusual reticence of epithets: but when the lad addressed turned, fixed his eyes on each of us for a moment, and made way for us, we ceased to wonder.
boy
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From this reading Ragged, muddy, and miserable as he was, the poor boy looked anything but a "vagabond."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Get out o' Mr. Fletcher's road, ye idle, lounging, little--" "Vagabond," I think the woman (Sally Watkins, once my nurse), was going to say, but she changed her mind.
ceased
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From this reading My father and I both glanced round, surprised at her unusual reticence of epithets: but when the lad addressed turned, fixed his eyes on each of us for a moment, and made way for us, we ceased to wonder.
changed
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From this reading "Get out o' Mr. Fletcher's road, ye idle, lounging, little--" "Vagabond," I think the woman (Sally Watkins, once my nurse), was going to say, but she changed her mind.
close
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From this reading Keep close to the wall, and there will be shelter enough both for us and thee," said my father, as he pulled my little hand-carriage into the alley, under cover, from the pelting rain.
cover
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From this reading Keep close to the wall, and there will be shelter enough both for us and thee," said my father, as he pulled my little hand-carriage into the alley, under cover, from the pelting rain.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading My father and I both glanced round, surprised at her unusual reticence of epithets: but when the lad addressed turned, fixed his eyes on each of us for a moment, and made way for us, we ceased to wonder.
enough
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From this reading Keep close to the wall, and there will be shelter enough both for us and thee," said my father, as he pulled my little hand-carriage into the alley, under cover, from the pelting rain.
epithets
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From this reading My father and I both glanced round, surprised at her unusual reticence of epithets: but when the lad addressed turned, fixed his eyes on each of us for a moment, and made way for us, we ceased to wonder.
eyes
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From this reading My father and I both glanced round, surprised at her unusual reticence of epithets: but when the lad addressed turned, fixed his eyes on each of us for a moment, and made way for us, we ceased to wonder.
father
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From this reading My father and I both glanced round, surprised at her unusual reticence of epithets: but when the lad addressed turned, fixed his eyes on each of us for a moment, and made way for us, we ceased to wonder.
fixed
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From this reading My father and I both glanced round, surprised at her unusual reticence of epithets: but when the lad addressed turned, fixed his eyes on each of us for a moment, and made way for us, we ceased to wonder.
Fletcher's
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From this reading "Get out o' Mr. Fletcher's road, ye idle, lounging, little--" "Vagabond," I think the woman (Sally Watkins, once my nurse), was going to say, but she changed her mind.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My father and I both glanced round, surprised at her unusual reticence of epithets: but when the lad addressed turned, fixed his eyes on each of us for a moment, and made way for us, we ceased to wonder.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Keep close to the wall, and there will be shelter enough both for us and thee," said my father, as he pulled my little hand-carriage into the alley, under cover, from the pelting rain.
Get
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From this reading "Get out o' Mr. Fletcher's road, ye idle, lounging, little--" "Vagabond," I think the woman (Sally Watkins, once my nurse), was going to say, but she changed her mind.
glanced
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From this reading My father and I both glanced round, surprised at her unusual reticence of epithets: but when the lad addressed turned, fixed his eyes on each of us for a moment, and made way for us, we ceased to wonder.
go
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From this reading "Thee need not go into the wet, my lad.
going
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From this reading "Get out o' Mr. Fletcher's road, ye idle, lounging, little--" "Vagabond," I think the woman (Sally Watkins, once my nurse), was going to say, but she changed her mind.
hand-carriage
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From this reading Keep close to the wall, and there will be shelter enough both for us and thee," said my father, as he pulled my little hand-carriage into the alley, under cover, from the pelting rain.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ragged, muddy, and miserable as he was, the poor boy looked anything but a "vagabond."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Get out o' Mr. Fletcher's road, ye idle, lounging, little--" "Vagabond," I think the woman (Sally Watkins, once my nurse), was going to say, but she changed her mind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My father and I both glanced round, surprised at her unusual reticence of epithets: but when the lad addressed turned, fixed his eyes on each of us for a moment, and made way for us, we ceased to wonder.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Get out o' Mr. Fletcher's road, ye idle, lounging, little--" "Vagabond," I think the woman (Sally Watkins, once my nurse), was going to say, but she changed her mind.
idle
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From this reading "Get out o' Mr. Fletcher's road, ye idle, lounging, little--" "Vagabond," I think the woman (Sally Watkins, once my nurse), was going to say, but she changed her mind.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Thee need not go into the wet, my lad.
Keep
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From this reading Keep close to the wall, and there will be shelter enough both for us and thee," said my father, as he pulled my little hand-carriage into the alley, under cover, from the pelting rain.
lad
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From this reading My father and I both glanced round, surprised at her unusual reticence of epithets: but when the lad addressed turned, fixed his eyes on each of us for a moment, and made way for us, we ceased to wonder.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Get out o' Mr. Fletcher's road, ye idle, lounging, little--" "Vagabond," I think the woman (Sally Watkins, once my nurse), was going to say, but she changed her mind.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ragged, muddy, and miserable as he was, the poor boy looked anything but a "vagabond."
lounging
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From this reading "Get out o' Mr. Fletcher's road, ye idle, lounging, little--" "Vagabond," I think the woman (Sally Watkins, once my nurse), was going to say, but she changed her mind.
made
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From this reading My father and I both glanced round, surprised at her unusual reticence of epithets: but when the lad addressed turned, fixed his eyes on each of us for a moment, and made way for us, we ceased to wonder.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Get out o' Mr. Fletcher's road, ye idle, lounging, little--" "Vagabond," I think the woman (Sally Watkins, once my nurse), was going to say, but she changed her mind.
miserable
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From this reading Ragged, muddy, and miserable as he was, the poor boy looked anything but a "vagabond."
moment
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From this reading My father and I both glanced round, surprised at her unusual reticence of epithets: but when the lad addressed turned, fixed his eyes on each of us for a moment, and made way for us, we ceased to wonder.
Mr
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From this reading "Get out o' Mr. Fletcher's road, ye idle, lounging, little--" "Vagabond," I think the woman (Sally Watkins, once my nurse), was going to say, but she changed her mind.
muddy
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From this reading Ragged, muddy, and miserable as he was, the poor boy looked anything but a "vagabond."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Get out o' Mr. Fletcher's road, ye idle, lounging, little--" "Vagabond," I think the woman (Sally Watkins, once my nurse), was going to say, but she changed her mind.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Thee need not go into the wet, my lad.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Thee need not go into the wet, my lad.
nurse
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From this reading "Get out o' Mr. Fletcher's road, ye idle, lounging, little--" "Vagabond," I think the woman (Sally Watkins, once my nurse), was going to say, but she changed her mind.
o
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From this reading "Get out o' Mr. Fletcher's road, ye idle, lounging, little--" "Vagabond," I think the woman (Sally Watkins, once my nurse), was going to say, but she changed her mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My father and I both glanced round, surprised at her unusual reticence of epithets: but when the lad addressed turned, fixed his eyes on each of us for a moment, and made way for us, we ceased to wonder.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My father and I both glanced round, surprised at her unusual reticence of epithets: but when the lad addressed turned, fixed his eyes on each of us for a moment, and made way for us, we ceased to wonder.
once
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From this reading "Get out o' Mr. Fletcher's road, ye idle, lounging, little--" "Vagabond," I think the woman (Sally Watkins, once my nurse), was going to say, but she changed her mind.
out
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From this reading "Get out o' Mr. Fletcher's road, ye idle, lounging, little--" "Vagabond," I think the woman (Sally Watkins, once my nurse), was going to say, but she changed her mind.
pelting
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From this reading Keep close to the wall, and there will be shelter enough both for us and thee," said my father, as he pulled my little hand-carriage into the alley, under cover, from the pelting rain.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ragged, muddy, and miserable as he was, the poor boy looked anything but a "vagabond."
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Keep close to the wall, and there will be shelter enough both for us and thee," said my father, as he pulled my little hand-carriage into the alley, under cover, from the pelting rain.
Ragged
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From this reading Ragged, muddy, and miserable as he was, the poor boy looked anything but a "vagabond."
rain
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From this reading Keep close to the wall, and there will be shelter enough both for us and thee," said my father, as he pulled my little hand-carriage into the alley, under cover, from the pelting rain.
reticence
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From this reading My father and I both glanced round, surprised at her unusual reticence of epithets: but when the lad addressed turned, fixed his eyes on each of us for a moment, and made way for us, we ceased to wonder.
road
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From this reading "Get out o' Mr. Fletcher's road, ye idle, lounging, little--" "Vagabond," I think the woman (Sally Watkins, once my nurse), was going to say, but she changed her mind.
round
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From this reading My father and I both glanced round, surprised at her unusual reticence of epithets: but when the lad addressed turned, fixed his eyes on each of us for a moment, and made way for us, we ceased to wonder.
said
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From this reading Keep close to the wall, and there will be shelter enough both for us and thee," said my father, as he pulled my little hand-carriage into the alley, under cover, from the pelting rain.
Sally
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From this reading "Get out o' Mr. Fletcher's road, ye idle, lounging, little--" "Vagabond," I think the woman (Sally Watkins, once my nurse), was going to say, but she changed her mind.
say
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From this reading "Get out o' Mr. Fletcher's road, ye idle, lounging, little--" "Vagabond," I think the woman (Sally Watkins, once my nurse), was going to say, but she changed her mind.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Get out o' Mr. Fletcher's road, ye idle, lounging, little--" "Vagabond," I think the woman (Sally Watkins, once my nurse), was going to say, but she changed her mind.
shelter
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From this reading Keep close to the wall, and there will be shelter enough both for us and thee," said my father, as he pulled my little hand-carriage into the alley, under cover, from the pelting rain.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My father and I both glanced round, surprised at her unusual reticence of epithets: but when the lad addressed turned, fixed his eyes on each of us for a moment, and made way for us, we ceased to wonder.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Get out o' Mr. Fletcher's road, ye idle, lounging, little--" "Vagabond," I think the woman (Sally Watkins, once my nurse), was going to say, but she changed her mind.
TheepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thee need not go into the wet, my lad.
there
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From this reading Keep close to the wall, and there will be shelter enough both for us and thee," said my father, as he pulled my little hand-carriage into the alley, under cover, from the pelting rain.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Get out o' Mr. Fletcher's road, ye idle, lounging, little--" "Vagabond," I think the woman (Sally Watkins, once my nurse), was going to say, but she changed her mind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Get out o' Mr. Fletcher's road, ye idle, lounging, little--" "Vagabond," I think the woman (Sally Watkins, once my nurse), was going to say, but she changed her mind.
turned
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From this reading My father and I both glanced round, surprised at her unusual reticence of epithets: but when the lad addressed turned, fixed his eyes on each of us for a moment, and made way for us, we ceased to wonder.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Keep close to the wall, and there will be shelter enough both for us and thee," said my father, as he pulled my little hand-carriage into the alley, under cover, from the pelting rain.
unusual
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From this reading My father and I both glanced round, surprised at her unusual reticence of epithets: but when the lad addressed turned, fixed his eyes on each of us for a moment, and made way for us, we ceased to wonder.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My father and I both glanced round, surprised at her unusual reticence of epithets: but when the lad addressed turned, fixed his eyes on each of us for a moment, and made way for us, we ceased to wonder.
Vagabond
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From this reading "Get out o' Mr. Fletcher's road, ye idle, lounging, little--" "Vagabond," I think the woman (Sally Watkins, once my nurse), was going to say, but she changed her mind.
wall
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From this reading Keep close to the wall, and there will be shelter enough both for us and thee," said my father, as he pulled my little hand-carriage into the alley, under cover, from the pelting rain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Get out o' Mr. Fletcher's road, ye idle, lounging, little--" "Vagabond," I think the woman (Sally Watkins, once my nurse), was going to say, but she changed her mind.
Watkins
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From this reading "Get out o' Mr. Fletcher's road, ye idle, lounging, little--" "Vagabond," I think the woman (Sally Watkins, once my nurse), was going to say, but she changed her mind.
way
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From this reading My father and I both glanced round, surprised at her unusual reticence of epithets: but when the lad addressed turned, fixed his eyes on each of us for a moment, and made way for us, we ceased to wonder.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading My father and I both glanced round, surprised at her unusual reticence of epithets: but when the lad addressed turned, fixed his eyes on each of us for a moment, and made way for us, we ceased to wonder.
wet
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From this reading "Thee need not go into the wet, my lad.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading My father and I both glanced round, surprised at her unusual reticence of epithets: but when the lad addressed turned, fixed his eyes on each of us for a moment, and made way for us, we ceased to wonder.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Keep close to the wall, and there will be shelter enough both for us and thee," said my father, as he pulled my little hand-carriage into the alley, under cover, from the pelting rain.
woman
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From this reading "Get out o' Mr. Fletcher's road, ye idle, lounging, little--" "Vagabond," I think the woman (Sally Watkins, once my nurse), was going to say, but she changed her mind.
wonder
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From this reading My father and I both glanced round, surprised at her unusual reticence of epithets: but when the lad addressed turned, fixed his eyes on each of us for a moment, and made way for us, we ceased to wonder.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Get out o' Mr. Fletcher's road, ye idle, lounging, little--" "Vagabond," I think the woman (Sally Watkins, once my nurse), was going to say, but she changed her mind.
