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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 "If yer goin' downstairs, Nuss, you'd better take that there scuttle with yer, for the coals is gittin' low an' it ull save yer a journey!"
adviser
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From this reading Marcella looked with amusement at her adviser--a small bandy-legged boy in shirt and knickerbockers, with black Jewish eyes in a strongly featured face.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Well, Benny, then you look after your mother while I'm gone, and don't let any one in but the doctor."
amusement
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From this reading Marcella looked with amusement at her adviser--a small bandy-legged boy in shirt and knickerbockers, with black Jewish eyes in a strongly featured face.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "If yer goin' downstairs, Nuss, you'd better take that there scuttle with yer, for the coals is gittin' low an' it ull save yer a journey!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marcella looked with amusement at her adviser--a small bandy-legged boy in shirt and knickerbockers, with black Jewish eyes in a strongly featured face.
any
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From this reading "Well, Benny, then you look after your mother while I'm gone, and don't let any one in but the doctor."
apparently
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From this reading And Marcella turned for an instant towards the bed whereon lay a sick woman too feeble apparently to speak or move.
arms
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From this reading He stood leaning on the broom he had just been wielding, his sleeves rolled up to the shoulder showing his tiny arms; his expression sharp and keen as a hawk's.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He stood leaning on the broom he had just been wielding, his sleeves rolled up to the shoulder showing his tiny arms; his expression sharp and keen as a hawk's.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Marcella looked with amusement at her adviser--a small bandy-legged boy in shirt and knickerbockers, with black Jewish eyes in a strongly featured face.
bandy-legged
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From this reading Marcella looked with amusement at her adviser--a small bandy-legged boy in shirt and knickerbockers, with black Jewish eyes in a strongly featured face.
bed
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From this reading And Marcella turned for an instant towards the bed whereon lay a sick woman too feeble apparently to speak or move.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He stood leaning on the broom he had just been wielding, his sleeves rolled up to the shoulder showing his tiny arms; his expression sharp and keen as a hawk's.
Benny
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From this reading "Well, Benny, then you look after your mother while I'm gone, and don't let any one in but the doctor."
better
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From this reading "If yer goin' downstairs, Nuss, you'd better take that there scuttle with yer, for the coals is gittin' low an' it ull save yer a journey!"
black
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From this reading Marcella looked with amusement at her adviser--a small bandy-legged boy in shirt and knickerbockers, with black Jewish eyes in a strongly featured face.
boy
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From this reading Marcella looked with amusement at her adviser--a small bandy-legged boy in shirt and knickerbockers, with black Jewish eyes in a strongly featured face.
broom
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From this reading He stood leaning on the broom he had just been wielding, his sleeves rolled up to the shoulder showing his tiny arms; his expression sharp and keen as a hawk's.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Well, Benny, then you look after your mother while I'm gone, and don't let any one in but the doctor."
coals
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From this reading "If yer goin' downstairs, Nuss, you'd better take that there scuttle with yer, for the coals is gittin' low an' it ull save yer a journey!"
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, Benny, then you look after your mother while I'm gone, and don't let any one in but the doctor."
don't
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From this reading "Well, Benny, then you look after your mother while I'm gone, and don't let any one in but the doctor."
downstairs
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From this reading "If yer goin' downstairs, Nuss, you'd better take that there scuttle with yer, for the coals is gittin' low an' it ull save yer a journey!"
expression
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From this reading He stood leaning on the broom he had just been wielding, his sleeves rolled up to the shoulder showing his tiny arms; his expression sharp and keen as a hawk's.
eyes
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From this reading Marcella looked with amusement at her adviser--a small bandy-legged boy in shirt and knickerbockers, with black Jewish eyes in a strongly featured face.
face
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From this reading Marcella looked with amusement at her adviser--a small bandy-legged boy in shirt and knickerbockers, with black Jewish eyes in a strongly featured face.
featured
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From this reading Marcella looked with amusement at her adviser--a small bandy-legged boy in shirt and knickerbockers, with black Jewish eyes in a strongly featured face.
feeble
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From this reading And Marcella turned for an instant towards the bed whereon lay a sick woman too feeble apparently to speak or move.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "If yer goin' downstairs, Nuss, you'd better take that there scuttle with yer, for the coals is gittin' low an' it ull save yer a journey!"
gittin
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From this reading "If yer goin' downstairs, Nuss, you'd better take that there scuttle with yer, for the coals is gittin' low an' it ull save yer a journey!"
goin
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From this reading "If yer goin' downstairs, Nuss, you'd better take that there scuttle with yer, for the coals is gittin' low an' it ull save yer a journey!"
gone
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From this reading "Well, Benny, then you look after your mother while I'm gone, and don't let any one in but the doctor."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He stood leaning on the broom he had just been wielding, his sleeves rolled up to the shoulder showing his tiny arms; his expression sharp and keen as a hawk's.
hawk's
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From this reading He stood leaning on the broom he had just been wielding, his sleeves rolled up to the shoulder showing his tiny arms; his expression sharp and keen as a hawk's.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood leaning on the broom he had just been wielding, his sleeves rolled up to the shoulder showing his tiny arms; his expression sharp and keen as a hawk's.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marcella looked with amusement at her adviser--a small bandy-legged boy in shirt and knickerbockers, with black Jewish eyes in a strongly featured face.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He stood leaning on the broom he had just been wielding, his sleeves rolled up to the shoulder showing his tiny arms; his expression sharp and keen as a hawk's.
I'm
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From this reading "Well, Benny, then you look after your mother while I'm gone, and don't let any one in but the doctor."
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If yer goin' downstairs, Nuss, you'd better take that there scuttle with yer, for the coals is gittin' low an' it ull save yer a journey!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Marcella looked with amusement at her adviser--a small bandy-legged boy in shirt and knickerbockers, with black Jewish eyes in a strongly featured face.
instant
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From this reading And Marcella turned for an instant towards the bed whereon lay a sick woman too feeble apparently to speak or move.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If yer goin' downstairs, Nuss, you'd better take that there scuttle with yer, for the coals is gittin' low an' it ull save yer a journey!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If yer goin' downstairs, Nuss, you'd better take that there scuttle with yer, for the coals is gittin' low an' it ull save yer a journey!"
Jewish
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From this reading Marcella looked with amusement at her adviser--a small bandy-legged boy in shirt and knickerbockers, with black Jewish eyes in a strongly featured face.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "If yer goin' downstairs, Nuss, you'd better take that there scuttle with yer, for the coals is gittin' low an' it ull save yer a journey!"
just
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From this reading He stood leaning on the broom he had just been wielding, his sleeves rolled up to the shoulder showing his tiny arms; his expression sharp and keen as a hawk's.
keen
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From this reading He stood leaning on the broom he had just been wielding, his sleeves rolled up to the shoulder showing his tiny arms; his expression sharp and keen as a hawk's.
knickerbockers
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From this reading Marcella looked with amusement at her adviser--a small bandy-legged boy in shirt and knickerbockers, with black Jewish eyes in a strongly featured face.
lay
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From this reading And Marcella turned for an instant towards the bed whereon lay a sick woman too feeble apparently to speak or move.
leaning
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From this reading He stood leaning on the broom he had just been wielding, his sleeves rolled up to the shoulder showing his tiny arms; his expression sharp and keen as a hawk's.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Well, Benny, then you look after your mother while I'm gone, and don't let any one in but the doctor."
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, Benny, then you look after your mother while I'm gone, and don't let any one in but the doctor."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marcella looked with amusement at her adviser--a small bandy-legged boy in shirt and knickerbockers, with black Jewish eyes in a strongly featured face.
low
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From this reading "If yer goin' downstairs, Nuss, you'd better take that there scuttle with yer, for the coals is gittin' low an' it ull save yer a journey!"
Marcella
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From this reading Marcella looked with amusement at her adviser--a small bandy-legged boy in shirt and knickerbockers, with black Jewish eyes in a strongly featured face.
mother
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From this reading "Well, Benny, then you look after your mother while I'm gone, and don't let any one in but the doctor."
move
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From this reading And Marcella turned for an instant towards the bed whereon lay a sick woman too feeble apparently to speak or move.
Nuss
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From this reading "If yer goin' downstairs, Nuss, you'd better take that there scuttle with yer, for the coals is gittin' low an' it ull save yer a journey!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He stood leaning on the broom he had just been wielding, his sleeves rolled up to the shoulder showing his tiny arms; his expression sharp and keen as a hawk's.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Well, Benny, then you look after your mother while I'm gone, and don't let any one in but the doctor."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And Marcella turned for an instant towards the bed whereon lay a sick woman too feeble apparently to speak or move.
rolled
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From this reading He stood leaning on the broom he had just been wielding, his sleeves rolled up to the shoulder showing his tiny arms; his expression sharp and keen as a hawk's.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading "If yer goin' downstairs, Nuss, you'd better take that there scuttle with yer, for the coals is gittin' low an' it ull save yer a journey!"
scuttle
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From this reading "If yer goin' downstairs, Nuss, you'd better take that there scuttle with yer, for the coals is gittin' low an' it ull save yer a journey!"
sharp
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From this reading He stood leaning on the broom he had just been wielding, his sleeves rolled up to the shoulder showing his tiny arms; his expression sharp and keen as a hawk's.
shirt
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From this reading Marcella looked with amusement at her adviser--a small bandy-legged boy in shirt and knickerbockers, with black Jewish eyes in a strongly featured face.
shoulder
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From this reading He stood leaning on the broom he had just been wielding, his sleeves rolled up to the shoulder showing his tiny arms; his expression sharp and keen as a hawk's.
showing
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From this reading He stood leaning on the broom he had just been wielding, his sleeves rolled up to the shoulder showing his tiny arms; his expression sharp and keen as a hawk's.
sick
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From this reading And Marcella turned for an instant towards the bed whereon lay a sick woman too feeble apparently to speak or move.
sleeves
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From this reading He stood leaning on the broom he had just been wielding, his sleeves rolled up to the shoulder showing his tiny arms; his expression sharp and keen as a hawk's.
small
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From this reading Marcella looked with amusement at her adviser--a small bandy-legged boy in shirt and knickerbockers, with black Jewish eyes in a strongly featured face.
speak
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From this reading And Marcella turned for an instant towards the bed whereon lay a sick woman too feeble apparently to speak or move.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood leaning on the broom he had just been wielding, his sleeves rolled up to the shoulder showing his tiny arms; his expression sharp and keen as a hawk's.
strongly
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From this reading Marcella looked with amusement at her adviser--a small bandy-legged boy in shirt and knickerbockers, with black Jewish eyes in a strongly featured face.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If yer goin' downstairs, Nuss, you'd better take that there scuttle with yer, for the coals is gittin' low an' it ull save yer a journey!"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If yer goin' downstairs, Nuss, you'd better take that there scuttle with yer, for the coals is gittin' low an' it ull save yer a journey!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If yer goin' downstairs, Nuss, you'd better take that there scuttle with yer, for the coals is gittin' low an' it ull save yer a journey!"
then
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From this reading "Well, Benny, then you look after your mother while I'm gone, and don't let any one in but the doctor."
there
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From this reading "If yer goin' downstairs, Nuss, you'd better take that there scuttle with yer, for the coals is gittin' low an' it ull save yer a journey!"
tiny
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From this reading He stood leaning on the broom he had just been wielding, his sleeves rolled up to the shoulder showing his tiny arms; his expression sharp and keen as a hawk's.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He stood leaning on the broom he had just been wielding, his sleeves rolled up to the shoulder showing his tiny arms; his expression sharp and keen as a hawk's.
too
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From this reading And Marcella turned for an instant towards the bed whereon lay a sick woman too feeble apparently to speak or move.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading And Marcella turned for an instant towards the bed whereon lay a sick woman too feeble apparently to speak or move.
turned
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From this reading And Marcella turned for an instant towards the bed whereon lay a sick woman too feeble apparently to speak or move.
ull
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From this reading "If yer goin' downstairs, Nuss, you'd better take that there scuttle with yer, for the coals is gittin' low an' it ull save yer a journey!"
up
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From this reading He stood leaning on the broom he had just been wielding, his sleeves rolled up to the shoulder showing his tiny arms; his expression sharp and keen as a hawk's.
Well
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From this reading "Well, Benny, then you look after your mother while I'm gone, and don't let any one in but the doctor."
whereon
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From this reading And Marcella turned for an instant towards the bed whereon lay a sick woman too feeble apparently to speak or move.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Well, Benny, then you look after your mother while I'm gone, and don't let any one in but the doctor."
wielding
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From this reading He stood leaning on the broom he had just been wielding, his sleeves rolled up to the shoulder showing his tiny arms; his expression sharp and keen as a hawk's.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "If yer goin' downstairs, Nuss, you'd better take that there scuttle with yer, for the coals is gittin' low an' it ull save yer a journey!"
woman
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From this reading And Marcella turned for an instant towards the bed whereon lay a sick woman too feeble apparently to speak or move.
yer
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From this reading "If yer goin' downstairs, Nuss, you'd better take that there scuttle with yer, for the coals is gittin' low an' it ull save yer a journey!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, Benny, then you look after your mother while I'm gone, and don't let any one in but the doctor."
you'd
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From this reading "If yer goin' downstairs, Nuss, you'd better take that there scuttle with yer, for the coals is gittin' low an' it ull save yer a journey!"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, Benny, then you look after your mother while I'm gone, and don't let any one in but the doctor."
