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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 Old Spot--A Long History--Thou Shalt Not Steal--No Harm--Education--Necessity--Foam on Your Lip--Apples and Pears--What Will You Read?--Metaphor--The Fur Cap--I Don't Know Him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I had observed that the old woman for some time past had shown much less anxiety about the book than she had been in the habit of doing.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This she had done after frequent conversations with me; "She liked the old place best," she said, which she would never have left but for the terror which she experienced when the boys ran away with her book.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So I sat with her at the old spot, one afternoon past midwinter, reading the book, of which I had by this time come to the last pages.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Old Spot--A Long History--Thou Shalt Not Steal--No Harm--Education--Necessity--Foam on Your Lip--Apples and Pears--What Will You Read?--Metaphor--The Fur Cap--I Don't Know Him.
anxiety
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From this reading I had observed that the old woman for some time past had shown much less anxiety about the book than she had been in the habit of doing.
apple-woman
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From this reading It was past mid-winter, and I sat on London Bridge, in company with the old apple-woman: she had just returned to the other side of the bridge, to her place in the booth where I had originally found her.
Apples
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So I sat with her at the old spot, one afternoon past midwinter, reading the book, of which I had by this time come to the last pages.
away
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From this reading This she had done after frequent conversations with me; "She liked the old place best," she said, which she would never have left but for the terror which she experienced when the boys ran away with her book.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had observed that the old woman for some time past had shown much less anxiety about the book than she had been in the habit of doing.
best
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From this reading This she had done after frequent conversations with me; "She liked the old place best," she said, which she would never have left but for the terror which she experienced when the boys ran away with her book.
book
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From this reading This she had done after frequent conversations with me; "She liked the old place best," she said, which she would never have left but for the terror which she experienced when the boys ran away with her book.
booth
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From this reading It was past mid-winter, and I sat on London Bridge, in company with the old apple-woman: she had just returned to the other side of the bridge, to her place in the booth where I had originally found her.
boys
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From this reading This she had done after frequent conversations with me; "She liked the old place best," she said, which she would never have left but for the terror which she experienced when the boys ran away with her book.
Bridge
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From this reading It was past mid-winter, and I sat on London Bridge, in company with the old apple-woman: she had just returned to the other side of the bridge, to her place in the booth where I had originally found her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This she had done after frequent conversations with me; "She liked the old place best," she said, which she would never have left but for the terror which she experienced when the boys ran away with her book.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So I sat with her at the old spot, one afternoon past midwinter, reading the book, of which I had by this time come to the last pages.
Cap
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I sat with her at the old spot, one afternoon past midwinter, reading the book, of which I had by this time come to the last pages.
company
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From this reading It was past mid-winter, and I sat on London Bridge, in company with the old apple-woman: she had just returned to the other side of the bridge, to her place in the booth where I had originally found her.
conversations
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From this reading This she had done after frequent conversations with me; "She liked the old place best," she said, which she would never have left but for the terror which she experienced when the boys ran away with her book.
doing
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From this reading I had observed that the old woman for some time past had shown much less anxiety about the book than she had been in the habit of doing.
Don't
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donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This she had done after frequent conversations with me; "She liked the old place best," she said, which she would never have left but for the terror which she experienced when the boys ran away with her book.
Education
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experienced
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From this reading This she had done after frequent conversations with me; "She liked the old place best," she said, which she would never have left but for the terror which she experienced when the boys ran away with her book.
Foam
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This she had done after frequent conversations with me; "She liked the old place best," she said, which she would never have left but for the terror which she experienced when the boys ran away with her book.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was past mid-winter, and I sat on London Bridge, in company with the old apple-woman: she had just returned to the other side of the bridge, to her place in the booth where I had originally found her.
frequent
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From this reading This she had done after frequent conversations with me; "She liked the old place best," she said, which she would never have left but for the terror which she experienced when the boys ran away with her book.
Fur
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habit
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From this reading I had observed that the old woman for some time past had shown much less anxiety about the book than she had been in the habit of doing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was past mid-winter, and I sat on London Bridge, in company with the old apple-woman: she had just returned to the other side of the bridge, to her place in the booth where I had originally found her.
Harm
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This she had done after frequent conversations with me; "She liked the old place best," she said, which she would never have left but for the terror which she experienced when the boys ran away with her book.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was past mid-winter, and I sat on London Bridge, in company with the old apple-woman: she had just returned to the other side of the bridge, to her place in the booth where I had originally found her.
HimpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Old Spot--A Long History--Thou Shalt Not Steal--No Harm--Education--Necessity--Foam on Your Lip--Apples and Pears--What Will You Read?--Metaphor--The Fur Cap--I Don't Know Him.
History
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Old Spot--A Long History--Thou Shalt Not Steal--No Harm--Education--Necessity--Foam on Your Lip--Apples and Pears--What Will You Read?--Metaphor--The Fur Cap--I Don't Know Him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was past mid-winter, and I sat on London Bridge, in company with the old apple-woman: she had just returned to the other side of the bridge, to her place in the booth where I had originally found her.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was past mid-winter, and I sat on London Bridge, in company with the old apple-woman: she had just returned to the other side of the bridge, to her place in the booth where I had originally found her.
just
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From this reading It was past mid-winter, and I sat on London Bridge, in company with the old apple-woman: she had just returned to the other side of the bridge, to her place in the booth where I had originally found her.
KnownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Old Spot--A Long History--Thou Shalt Not Steal--No Harm--Education--Necessity--Foam on Your Lip--Apples and Pears--What Will You Read?--Metaphor--The Fur Cap--I Don't Know Him.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I sat with her at the old spot, one afternoon past midwinter, reading the book, of which I had by this time come to the last pages.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This she had done after frequent conversations with me; "She liked the old place best," she said, which she would never have left but for the terror which she experienced when the boys ran away with her book.
less
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From this reading I had observed that the old woman for some time past had shown much less anxiety about the book than she had been in the habit of doing.
liked
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From this reading This she had done after frequent conversations with me; "She liked the old place best," she said, which she would never have left but for the terror which she experienced when the boys ran away with her book.
Lip
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From this reading The Old Spot--A Long History--Thou Shalt Not Steal--No Harm--Education--Necessity--Foam on Your Lip--Apples and Pears--What Will You Read?--Metaphor--The Fur Cap--I Don't Know Him.
London
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From this reading It was past mid-winter, and I sat on London Bridge, in company with the old apple-woman: she had just returned to the other side of the bridge, to her place in the booth where I had originally found her.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Old Spot--A Long History--Thou Shalt Not Steal--No Harm--Education--Necessity--Foam on Your Lip--Apples and Pears--What Will You Read?--Metaphor--The Fur Cap--I Don't Know Him.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This she had done after frequent conversations with me; "She liked the old place best," she said, which she would never have left but for the terror which she experienced when the boys ran away with her book.
Metaphor
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mid-winter
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From this reading It was past mid-winter, and I sat on London Bridge, in company with the old apple-woman: she had just returned to the other side of the bridge, to her place in the booth where I had originally found her.
midwinter
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From this reading So I sat with her at the old spot, one afternoon past midwinter, reading the book, of which I had by this time come to the last pages.
much
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From this reading I had observed that the old woman for some time past had shown much less anxiety about the book than she had been in the habit of doing.
Necessity
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nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This she had done after frequent conversations with me; "She liked the old place best," she said, which she would never have left but for the terror which she experienced when the boys ran away with her book.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The Old Spot--A Long History--Thou Shalt Not Steal--No Harm--Education--Necessity--Foam on Your Lip--Apples and Pears--What Will You Read?--Metaphor--The Fur Cap--I Don't Know Him.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Old Spot--A Long History--Thou Shalt Not Steal--No Harm--Education--Necessity--Foam on Your Lip--Apples and Pears--What Will You Read?--Metaphor--The Fur Cap--I Don't Know Him.
observed
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From this reading I had observed that the old woman for some time past had shown much less anxiety about the book than she had been in the habit of doing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was past mid-winter, and I sat on London Bridge, in company with the old apple-woman: she had just returned to the other side of the bridge, to her place in the booth where I had originally found her.
Old
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From this reading The Old Spot--A Long History--Thou Shalt Not Steal--No Harm--Education--Necessity--Foam on Your Lip--Apples and Pears--What Will You Read?--Metaphor--The Fur Cap--I Don't Know Him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Old Spot--A Long History--Thou Shalt Not Steal--No Harm--Education--Necessity--Foam on Your Lip--Apples and Pears--What Will You Read?--Metaphor--The Fur Cap--I Don't Know Him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So I sat with her at the old spot, one afternoon past midwinter, reading the book, of which I had by this time come to the last pages.
originally
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From this reading It was past mid-winter, and I sat on London Bridge, in company with the old apple-woman: she had just returned to the other side of the bridge, to her place in the booth where I had originally found her.
other
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From this reading It was past mid-winter, and I sat on London Bridge, in company with the old apple-woman: she had just returned to the other side of the bridge, to her place in the booth where I had originally found her.
pages
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From this reading So I sat with her at the old spot, one afternoon past midwinter, reading the book, of which I had by this time come to the last pages.
past
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From this reading It was past mid-winter, and I sat on London Bridge, in company with the old apple-woman: she had just returned to the other side of the bridge, to her place in the booth where I had originally found her.
Pears
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From this reading The Old Spot--A Long History--Thou Shalt Not Steal--No Harm--Education--Necessity--Foam on Your Lip--Apples and Pears--What Will You Read?--Metaphor--The Fur Cap--I Don't Know Him.
place
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From this reading It was past mid-winter, and I sat on London Bridge, in company with the old apple-woman: she had just returned to the other side of the bridge, to her place in the booth where I had originally found her.
ran
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From this reading This she had done after frequent conversations with me; "She liked the old place best," she said, which she would never have left but for the terror which she experienced when the boys ran away with her book.
Read
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reading
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From this reading So I sat with her at the old spot, one afternoon past midwinter, reading the book, of which I had by this time come to the last pages.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was past mid-winter, and I sat on London Bridge, in company with the old apple-woman: she had just returned to the other side of the bridge, to her place in the booth where I had originally found her.
said
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From this reading This she had done after frequent conversations with me; "She liked the old place best," she said, which she would never have left but for the terror which she experienced when the boys ran away with her book.
sat
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From this reading It was past mid-winter, and I sat on London Bridge, in company with the old apple-woman: she had just returned to the other side of the bridge, to her place in the booth where I had originally found her.
Shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading The Old Spot--A Long History--Thou Shalt Not Steal--No Harm--Education--Necessity--Foam on Your Lip--Apples and Pears--What Will You Read?--Metaphor--The Fur Cap--I Don't Know Him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was past mid-winter, and I sat on London Bridge, in company with the old apple-woman: she had just returned to the other side of the bridge, to her place in the booth where I had originally found her.
shown
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From this reading I had observed that the old woman for some time past had shown much less anxiety about the book than she had been in the habit of doing.
side
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From this reading It was past mid-winter, and I sat on London Bridge, in company with the old apple-woman: she had just returned to the other side of the bridge, to her place in the booth where I had originally found her.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I sat with her at the old spot, one afternoon past midwinter, reading the book, of which I had by this time come to the last pages.
some
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From this reading I had observed that the old woman for some time past had shown much less anxiety about the book than she had been in the habit of doing.
Spot
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From this reading The Old Spot--A Long History--Thou Shalt Not Steal--No Harm--Education--Necessity--Foam on Your Lip--Apples and Pears--What Will You Read?--Metaphor--The Fur Cap--I Don't Know Him.
Steal
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terror
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From this reading This she had done after frequent conversations with me; "She liked the old place best," she said, which she would never have left but for the terror which she experienced when the boys ran away with her book.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I had observed that the old woman for some time past had shown much less anxiety about the book than she had been in the habit of doing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had observed that the old woman for some time past had shown much less anxiety about the book than she had been in the habit of doing.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Old Spot--A Long History--Thou Shalt Not Steal--No Harm--Education--Necessity--Foam on Your Lip--Apples and Pears--What Will You Read?--Metaphor--The Fur Cap--I Don't Know Him.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This she had done after frequent conversations with me; "She liked the old place best," she said, which she would never have left but for the terror which she experienced when the boys ran away with her book.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading The Old Spot--A Long History--Thou Shalt Not Steal--No Harm--Education--Necessity--Foam on Your Lip--Apples and Pears--What Will You Read?--Metaphor--The Fur Cap--I Don't Know Him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I sat with her at the old spot, one afternoon past midwinter, reading the book, of which I had by this time come to the last pages.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was past mid-winter, and I sat on London Bridge, in company with the old apple-woman: she had just returned to the other side of the bridge, to her place in the booth where I had originally found her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was past mid-winter, and I sat on London Bridge, in company with the old apple-woman: she had just returned to the other side of the bridge, to her place in the booth where I had originally found her.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Old Spot--A Long History--Thou Shalt Not Steal--No Harm--Education--Necessity--Foam on Your Lip--Apples and Pears--What Will You Read?--Metaphor--The Fur Cap--I Don't Know Him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This she had done after frequent conversations with me; "She liked the old place best," she said, which she would never have left but for the terror which she experienced when the boys ran away with her book.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was past mid-winter, and I sat on London Bridge, in company with the old apple-woman: she had just returned to the other side of the bridge, to her place in the booth where I had originally found her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This she had done after frequent conversations with me; "She liked the old place best," she said, which she would never have left but for the terror which she experienced when the boys ran away with her book.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The Old Spot--A Long History--Thou Shalt Not Steal--No Harm--Education--Necessity--Foam on Your Lip--Apples and Pears--What Will You Read?--Metaphor--The Fur Cap--I Don't Know Him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was past mid-winter, and I sat on London Bridge, in company with the old apple-woman: she had just returned to the other side of the bridge, to her place in the booth where I had originally found her.
woman
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From this reading I had observed that the old woman for some time past had shown much less anxiety about the book than she had been in the habit of doing.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This she had done after frequent conversations with me; "She liked the old place best," she said, which she would never have left but for the terror which she experienced when the boys ran away with her book.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Old Spot--A Long History--Thou Shalt Not Steal--No Harm--Education--Necessity--Foam on Your Lip--Apples and Pears--What Will You Read?--Metaphor--The Fur Cap--I Don't Know Him.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Old Spot--A Long History--Thou Shalt Not Steal--No Harm--Education--Necessity--Foam on Your Lip--Apples and Pears--What Will You Read?--Metaphor--The Fur Cap--I Don't Know Him.
