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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 “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
accept
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From this reading “I accept your offer with pleasure,” said I.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “A pilgrim such as I am must not refuse a providential meal.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “A pilgrim such as I am must not refuse a providential meal.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
branch
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From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
bread
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From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
coincidence
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From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
coloring
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From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
deeply
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From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
dinner
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From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
earnestness
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From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
eat
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From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
laugh
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From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
loaf
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From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
made
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From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
man
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From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
meal
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From this reading “A pilgrim such as I am must not refuse a providential meal.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “A pilgrim such as I am must not refuse a providential meal.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “A pilgrim such as I am must not refuse a providential meal.”
now
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From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
offer
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From this reading “I accept your offer with pleasure,” said I.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
pilgrim
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From this reading “A pilgrim such as I am must not refuse a providential meal.”
pleasure
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From this reading “I accept your offer with pleasure,” said I.
providential
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From this reading “A pilgrim such as I am must not refuse a providential meal.”
refuse
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From this reading “A pilgrim such as I am must not refuse a providential meal.”
regarded
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From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
risen
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From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
round
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From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
said
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From this reading “I accept your offer with pleasure,” said I.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
smiling
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From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
stranger
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From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “A pilgrim such as I am must not refuse a providential meal.”
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
There
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From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
tree
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From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
turned
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From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
welcome
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From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “There is a loaf of bread on the tree,” replied the stranger, without even smiling—at a coincidence which made me laugh.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I have something to eat in my bundle; and, if you can make a dinner with me, you shall be welcome.”
young
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From this reading The young man had risen to take his bundle from the branch of the tree, but now turned round and regarded me with great earnestness, coloring deeply at the same time.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I accept your offer with pleasure,” said I.
