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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 tinker was seated under a hedge, hammering away at an old kettle, with a little fire burning in front of him, and the donkey hard by, indulging in a placid doze.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Ay," answered Lenny, with a leaven of rancour in his recollections, "you're not ashamed to speak to me now that I am not in disgrace.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The tinker was seated under a hedge, hammering away at an old kettle, with a little fire burning in front of him, and the donkey hard by, indulging in a placid doze.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The tinker was seated under a hedge, hammering away at an old kettle, with a little fire burning in front of him, and the donkey hard by, indulging in a placid doze.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Ay," answered Lenny, with a leaven of rancour in his recollections, "you're not ashamed to speak to me now that I am not in disgrace.
Ar-r
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From this reading "Ar-r, Lenny," said the tinker, with a prolonged rattle in that said Ar-r, which was not without great significance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Sprott looked up as Lenny passed, nodded kindly, and said,-- "Good evenin', Lenny: glad to hear you be so 'spectably sitivated with Mounseer."
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading "Ay," answered Lenny, with a leaven of rancour in his recollections, "you're not ashamed to speak to me now that I am not in disgrace.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The tinker was seated under a hedge, hammering away at an old kettle, with a little fire burning in front of him, and the donkey hard by, indulging in a placid doze.
away
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From this reading The tinker was seated under a hedge, hammering away at an old kettle, with a little fire burning in front of him, and the donkey hard by, indulging in a placid doze.
Ay
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From this reading "Ay," answered Lenny, with a leaven of rancour in his recollections, "you're not ashamed to speak to me now that I am not in disgrace.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr. Sprott looked up as Lenny passed, nodded kindly, and said,-- "Good evenin', Lenny: glad to hear you be so 'spectably sitivated with Mounseer."
burning
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From this reading The tinker was seated under a hedge, hammering away at an old kettle, with a little fire burning in front of him, and the donkey hard by, indulging in a placid doze.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was in disgrace, when it wasn't my fault, that the real gentleman was most kind to me."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The tinker was seated under a hedge, hammering away at an old kettle, with a little fire burning in front of him, and the donkey hard by, indulging in a placid doze.
disgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading "Ay," answered Lenny, with a leaven of rancour in his recollections, "you're not ashamed to speak to me now that I am not in disgrace.
donkey
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From this reading The tinker was seated under a hedge, hammering away at an old kettle, with a little fire burning in front of him, and the donkey hard by, indulging in a placid doze.
doze
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From this reading The tinker was seated under a hedge, hammering away at an old kettle, with a little fire burning in front of him, and the donkey hard by, indulging in a placid doze.
evenin
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From this reading Mr. Sprott looked up as Lenny passed, nodded kindly, and said,-- "Good evenin', Lenny: glad to hear you be so 'spectably sitivated with Mounseer."
fault
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From this reading But it was in disgrace, when it wasn't my fault, that the real gentleman was most kind to me."
fire
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From this reading The tinker was seated under a hedge, hammering away at an old kettle, with a little fire burning in front of him, and the donkey hard by, indulging in a placid doze.
front
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From this reading The tinker was seated under a hedge, hammering away at an old kettle, with a little fire burning in front of him, and the donkey hard by, indulging in a placid doze.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But it was in disgrace, when it wasn't my fault, that the real gentleman was most kind to me."
glad
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From this reading Mr. Sprott looked up as Lenny passed, nodded kindly, and said,-- "Good evenin', Lenny: glad to hear you be so 'spectably sitivated with Mounseer."
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Sprott looked up as Lenny passed, nodded kindly, and said,-- "Good evenin', Lenny: glad to hear you be so 'spectably sitivated with Mounseer."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ar-r, Lenny," said the tinker, with a prolonged rattle in that said Ar-r, which was not without great significance.
hammering
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From this reading The tinker was seated under a hedge, hammering away at an old kettle, with a little fire burning in front of him, and the donkey hard by, indulging in a placid doze.
hard
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From this reading The tinker was seated under a hedge, hammering away at an old kettle, with a little fire burning in front of him, and the donkey hard by, indulging in a placid doze.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Sprott looked up as Lenny passed, nodded kindly, and said,-- "Good evenin', Lenny: glad to hear you be so 'spectably sitivated with Mounseer."
hedge
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From this reading The tinker was seated under a hedge, hammering away at an old kettle, with a little fire burning in front of him, and the donkey hard by, indulging in a placid doze.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The tinker was seated under a hedge, hammering away at an old kettle, with a little fire burning in front of him, and the donkey hard by, indulging in a placid doze.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Ay," answered Lenny, with a leaven of rancour in his recollections, "you're not ashamed to speak to me now that I am not in disgrace.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ay," answered Lenny, with a leaven of rancour in his recollections, "you're not ashamed to speak to me now that I am not in disgrace.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The tinker was seated under a hedge, hammering away at an old kettle, with a little fire burning in front of him, and the donkey hard by, indulging in a placid doze.
indulging
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From this reading The tinker was seated under a hedge, hammering away at an old kettle, with a little fire burning in front of him, and the donkey hard by, indulging in a placid doze.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was in disgrace, when it wasn't my fault, that the real gentleman was most kind to me."
kettle
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From this reading The tinker was seated under a hedge, hammering away at an old kettle, with a little fire burning in front of him, and the donkey hard by, indulging in a placid doze.
kind
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From this reading But it was in disgrace, when it wasn't my fault, that the real gentleman was most kind to me."
kindly
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From this reading Mr. Sprott looked up as Lenny passed, nodded kindly, and said,-- "Good evenin', Lenny: glad to hear you be so 'spectably sitivated with Mounseer."
leaven
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From this reading "Ay," answered Lenny, with a leaven of rancour in his recollections, "you're not ashamed to speak to me now that I am not in disgrace.
Lenny
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From this reading Mr. Sprott looked up as Lenny passed, nodded kindly, and said,-- "Good evenin', Lenny: glad to hear you be so 'spectably sitivated with Mounseer."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tinker was seated under a hedge, hammering away at an old kettle, with a little fire burning in front of him, and the donkey hard by, indulging in a placid doze.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Sprott looked up as Lenny passed, nodded kindly, and said,-- "Good evenin', Lenny: glad to hear you be so 'spectably sitivated with Mounseer."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ay," answered Lenny, with a leaven of rancour in his recollections, "you're not ashamed to speak to me now that I am not in disgrace.
most
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From this reading But it was in disgrace, when it wasn't my fault, that the real gentleman was most kind to me."
Mounseer
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From this reading Mr. Sprott looked up as Lenny passed, nodded kindly, and said,-- "Good evenin', Lenny: glad to hear you be so 'spectably sitivated with Mounseer."
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Sprott looked up as Lenny passed, nodded kindly, and said,-- "Good evenin', Lenny: glad to hear you be so 'spectably sitivated with Mounseer."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But it was in disgrace, when it wasn't my fault, that the real gentleman was most kind to me."
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Sprott looked up as Lenny passed, nodded kindly, and said,-- "Good evenin', Lenny: glad to hear you be so 'spectably sitivated with Mounseer."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Ay," answered Lenny, with a leaven of rancour in his recollections, "you're not ashamed to speak to me now that I am not in disgrace.
now
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From this reading "Ay," answered Lenny, with a leaven of rancour in his recollections, "you're not ashamed to speak to me now that I am not in disgrace.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tinker was seated under a hedge, hammering away at an old kettle, with a little fire burning in front of him, and the donkey hard by, indulging in a placid doze.
old
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From this reading The tinker was seated under a hedge, hammering away at an old kettle, with a little fire burning in front of him, and the donkey hard by, indulging in a placid doze.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Sprott looked up as Lenny passed, nodded kindly, and said,-- "Good evenin', Lenny: glad to hear you be so 'spectably sitivated with Mounseer."
placid
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From this reading The tinker was seated under a hedge, hammering away at an old kettle, with a little fire burning in front of him, and the donkey hard by, indulging in a placid doze.
prolonged
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From this reading "Ar-r, Lenny," said the tinker, with a prolonged rattle in that said Ar-r, which was not without great significance.
rancour
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From this reading "Ay," answered Lenny, with a leaven of rancour in his recollections, "you're not ashamed to speak to me now that I am not in disgrace.
rattle
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From this reading "Ar-r, Lenny," said the tinker, with a prolonged rattle in that said Ar-r, which was not without great significance.
real
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From this reading But it was in disgrace, when it wasn't my fault, that the real gentleman was most kind to me."
recollections
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From this reading "Ay," answered Lenny, with a leaven of rancour in his recollections, "you're not ashamed to speak to me now that I am not in disgrace.
said
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From this reading Mr. Sprott looked up as Lenny passed, nodded kindly, and said,-- "Good evenin', Lenny: glad to hear you be so 'spectably sitivated with Mounseer."
seated
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From this reading The tinker was seated under a hedge, hammering away at an old kettle, with a little fire burning in front of him, and the donkey hard by, indulging in a placid doze.
significance
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From this reading "Ar-r, Lenny," said the tinker, with a prolonged rattle in that said Ar-r, which was not without great significance.
sitivated
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From this reading Mr. Sprott looked up as Lenny passed, nodded kindly, and said,-- "Good evenin', Lenny: glad to hear you be so 'spectably sitivated with Mounseer."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mr. Sprott looked up as Lenny passed, nodded kindly, and said,-- "Good evenin', Lenny: glad to hear you be so 'spectably sitivated with Mounseer."
speak
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From this reading "Ay," answered Lenny, with a leaven of rancour in his recollections, "you're not ashamed to speak to me now that I am not in disgrace.
spectably
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From this reading Mr. Sprott looked up as Lenny passed, nodded kindly, and said,-- "Good evenin', Lenny: glad to hear you be so 'spectably sitivated with Mounseer."
Sprott
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From this reading Mr. Sprott looked up as Lenny passed, nodded kindly, and said,-- "Good evenin', Lenny: glad to hear you be so 'spectably sitivated with Mounseer."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ay," answered Lenny, with a leaven of rancour in his recollections, "you're not ashamed to speak to me now that I am not in disgrace.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tinker was seated under a hedge, hammering away at an old kettle, with a little fire burning in front of him, and the donkey hard by, indulging in a placid doze.
tinker
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From this reading The tinker was seated under a hedge, hammering away at an old kettle, with a little fire burning in front of him, and the donkey hard by, indulging in a placid doze.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Sprott looked up as Lenny passed, nodded kindly, and said,-- "Good evenin', Lenny: glad to hear you be so 'spectably sitivated with Mounseer."
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The tinker was seated under a hedge, hammering away at an old kettle, with a little fire burning in front of him, and the donkey hard by, indulging in a placid doze.
up
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From this reading Mr. Sprott looked up as Lenny passed, nodded kindly, and said,-- "Good evenin', Lenny: glad to hear you be so 'spectably sitivated with Mounseer."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The tinker was seated under a hedge, hammering away at an old kettle, with a little fire burning in front of him, and the donkey hard by, indulging in a placid doze.
wasn't
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From this reading But it was in disgrace, when it wasn't my fault, that the real gentleman was most kind to me."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But it was in disgrace, when it wasn't my fault, that the real gentleman was most kind to me."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Ar-r, Lenny," said the tinker, with a prolonged rattle in that said Ar-r, which was not without great significance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The tinker was seated under a hedge, hammering away at an old kettle, with a little fire burning in front of him, and the donkey hard by, indulging in a placid doze.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Ar-r, Lenny," said the tinker, with a prolonged rattle in that said Ar-r, which was not without great significance.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mr. Sprott looked up as Lenny passed, nodded kindly, and said,-- "Good evenin', Lenny: glad to hear you be so 'spectably sitivated with Mounseer."
you're
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From this reading "Ay," answered Lenny, with a leaven of rancour in his recollections, "you're not ashamed to speak to me now that I am not in disgrace.
