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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 Mr. Dillwyn sent fruit; foreign fruit, strange and delicious, which it was a sort of education even to eat, bringing one nearer to the countries so far and unknown, where it grew.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Papers and magazines overflowed, flowed over into Mrs. Marx's hands, and made her life rich; flowed over again into Mr. Hotchkiss's hands, and embroidered his life for him.
all
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From this reading He took his indemnification in sending all sorts of pleasant things.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PEAS AND RADISHES.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn, as I said, did not come near Shampuashuh.
bringing
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From this reading Mr. Dillwyn sent fruit; foreign fruit, strange and delicious, which it was a sort of education even to eat, bringing one nearer to the countries so far and unknown, where it grew.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn, as I said, did not come near Shampuashuh.
countries
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From this reading Mr. Dillwyn sent fruit; foreign fruit, strange and delicious, which it was a sort of education even to eat, bringing one nearer to the countries so far and unknown, where it grew.
delicious
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From this reading Mr. Dillwyn sent fruit; foreign fruit, strange and delicious, which it was a sort of education even to eat, bringing one nearer to the countries so far and unknown, where it grew.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn, as I said, did not come near Shampuashuh.
Dillwyn
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From this reading Mr. Dillwyn, as I said, did not come near Shampuashuh.
eat
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From this reading Mr. Dillwyn sent fruit; foreign fruit, strange and delicious, which it was a sort of education even to eat, bringing one nearer to the countries so far and unknown, where it grew.
education
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From this reading Mr. Dillwyn sent fruit; foreign fruit, strange and delicious, which it was a sort of education even to eat, bringing one nearer to the countries so far and unknown, where it grew.
embroidered
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From this reading Papers and magazines overflowed, flowed over into Mrs. Marx's hands, and made her life rich; flowed over again into Mr. Hotchkiss's hands, and embroidered his life for him.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn sent fruit; foreign fruit, strange and delicious, which it was a sort of education even to eat, bringing one nearer to the countries so far and unknown, where it grew.
far
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From this reading Mr. Dillwyn sent fruit; foreign fruit, strange and delicious, which it was a sort of education even to eat, bringing one nearer to the countries so far and unknown, where it grew.
flowed
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From this reading Papers and magazines overflowed, flowed over into Mrs. Marx's hands, and made her life rich; flowed over again into Mr. Hotchkiss's hands, and embroidered his life for him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Papers and magazines overflowed, flowed over into Mrs. Marx's hands, and made her life rich; flowed over again into Mr. Hotchkiss's hands, and embroidered his life for him.
foreign
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From this reading Mr. Dillwyn sent fruit; foreign fruit, strange and delicious, which it was a sort of education even to eat, bringing one nearer to the countries so far and unknown, where it grew.
fruit
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From this reading Mr. Dillwyn sent fruit; foreign fruit, strange and delicious, which it was a sort of education even to eat, bringing one nearer to the countries so far and unknown, where it grew.
grew
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From this reading Mr. Dillwyn sent fruit; foreign fruit, strange and delicious, which it was a sort of education even to eat, bringing one nearer to the countries so far and unknown, where it grew.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Papers and magazines overflowed, flowed over into Mrs. Marx's hands, and made her life rich; flowed over again into Mr. Hotchkiss's hands, and embroidered his life for him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took his indemnification in sending all sorts of pleasant things.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Papers and magazines overflowed, flowed over into Mrs. Marx's hands, and made her life rich; flowed over again into Mr. Hotchkiss's hands, and embroidered his life for him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Papers and magazines overflowed, flowed over into Mrs. Marx's hands, and made her life rich; flowed over again into Mr. Hotchkiss's hands, and embroidered his life for him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He took his indemnification in sending all sorts of pleasant things.
Hotchkiss's
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From this reading Papers and magazines overflowed, flowed over into Mrs. Marx's hands, and made her life rich; flowed over again into Mr. Hotchkiss's hands, and embroidered his life for him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn, as I said, did not come near Shampuashuh.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He took his indemnification in sending all sorts of pleasant things.
indemnification
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From this reading He took his indemnification in sending all sorts of pleasant things.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Papers and magazines overflowed, flowed over into Mrs. Marx's hands, and made her life rich; flowed over again into Mr. Hotchkiss's hands, and embroidered his life for him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn sent fruit; foreign fruit, strange and delicious, which it was a sort of education even to eat, bringing one nearer to the countries so far and unknown, where it grew.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Papers and magazines overflowed, flowed over into Mrs. Marx's hands, and made her life rich; flowed over again into Mr. Hotchkiss's hands, and embroidered his life for him.
made
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From this reading Papers and magazines overflowed, flowed over into Mrs. Marx's hands, and made her life rich; flowed over again into Mr. Hotchkiss's hands, and embroidered his life for him.
magazines
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From this reading Papers and magazines overflowed, flowed over into Mrs. Marx's hands, and made her life rich; flowed over again into Mr. Hotchkiss's hands, and embroidered his life for him.
Marx's
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From this reading Papers and magazines overflowed, flowed over into Mrs. Marx's hands, and made her life rich; flowed over again into Mr. Hotchkiss's hands, and embroidered his life for him.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Dillwyn, as I said, did not come near Shampuashuh.
Mrs
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From this reading Papers and magazines overflowed, flowed over into Mrs. Marx's hands, and made her life rich; flowed over again into Mr. Hotchkiss's hands, and embroidered his life for him.
near
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From this reading Mr. Dillwyn, as I said, did not come near Shampuashuh.
nearer
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From this reading Mr. Dillwyn sent fruit; foreign fruit, strange and delicious, which it was a sort of education even to eat, bringing one nearer to the countries so far and unknown, where it grew.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn, as I said, did not come near Shampuashuh.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He took his indemnification in sending all sorts of pleasant things.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn sent fruit; foreign fruit, strange and delicious, which it was a sort of education even to eat, bringing one nearer to the countries so far and unknown, where it grew.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Papers and magazines overflowed, flowed over into Mrs. Marx's hands, and made her life rich; flowed over again into Mr. Hotchkiss's hands, and embroidered his life for him.
overflowed
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From this reading Papers and magazines overflowed, flowed over into Mrs. Marx's hands, and made her life rich; flowed over again into Mr. Hotchkiss's hands, and embroidered his life for him.
Papers
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From this reading Papers and magazines overflowed, flowed over into Mrs. Marx's hands, and made her life rich; flowed over again into Mr. Hotchkiss's hands, and embroidered his life for him.
PEAS
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From this reading PEAS AND RADISHES.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took his indemnification in sending all sorts of pleasant things.
RADISHES
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From this reading PEAS AND RADISHES.
rich
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From this reading Papers and magazines overflowed, flowed over into Mrs. Marx's hands, and made her life rich; flowed over again into Mr. Hotchkiss's hands, and embroidered his life for him.
said
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From this reading Mr. Dillwyn, as I said, did not come near Shampuashuh.
sending
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From this reading He took his indemnification in sending all sorts of pleasant things.
sent
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From this reading Mr. Dillwyn sent fruit; foreign fruit, strange and delicious, which it was a sort of education even to eat, bringing one nearer to the countries so far and unknown, where it grew.
Shampuashuh
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From this reading Mr. Dillwyn, as I said, did not come near Shampuashuh.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn sent fruit; foreign fruit, strange and delicious, which it was a sort of education even to eat, bringing one nearer to the countries so far and unknown, where it grew.
sort
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From this reading Mr. Dillwyn sent fruit; foreign fruit, strange and delicious, which it was a sort of education even to eat, bringing one nearer to the countries so far and unknown, where it grew.
sorts
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From this reading He took his indemnification in sending all sorts of pleasant things.
strange
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From this reading Mr. Dillwyn sent fruit; foreign fruit, strange and delicious, which it was a sort of education even to eat, bringing one nearer to the countries so far and unknown, where it grew.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn sent fruit; foreign fruit, strange and delicious, which it was a sort of education even to eat, bringing one nearer to the countries so far and unknown, where it grew.
things
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From this reading He took his indemnification in sending all sorts of pleasant things.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn sent fruit; foreign fruit, strange and delicious, which it was a sort of education even to eat, bringing one nearer to the countries so far and unknown, where it grew.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took his indemnification in sending all sorts of pleasant things.
unknown
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From this reading Mr. Dillwyn sent fruit; foreign fruit, strange and delicious, which it was a sort of education even to eat, bringing one nearer to the countries so far and unknown, where it grew.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn sent fruit; foreign fruit, strange and delicious, which it was a sort of education even to eat, bringing one nearer to the countries so far and unknown, where it grew.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn sent fruit; foreign fruit, strange and delicious, which it was a sort of education even to eat, bringing one nearer to the countries so far and unknown, where it grew.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mr. Dillwyn sent fruit; foreign fruit, strange and delicious, which it was a sort of education even to eat, bringing one nearer to the countries so far and unknown, where it grew.
