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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 next morning the Old Hall dropped like a ripe rowan berry into our very laps.
Adapted
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From this reading Adapted from Edward Lysaght.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The landlord of the Shamrock Inn directed us thither, and within the hour it belonged to us for the rest of the summer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'Have you been at Devorgilla, Have you seen, at Devorgilla, Beauty's train trip o'er the plain,-- The lovely maids of Devorgilla?'
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Miss Peabody, inclined to be severe with me for my desertion, took up her residence at once.
Beauty's
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From this reading 'Have you been at Devorgilla, Have you seen, at Devorgilla, Beauty's train trip o'er the plain,-- The lovely maids of Devorgilla?'
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'Have you been at Devorgilla, Have you seen, at Devorgilla, Beauty's train trip o'er the plain,-- The lovely maids of Devorgilla?'
belonged
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From this reading The landlord of the Shamrock Inn directed us thither, and within the hour it belonged to us for the rest of the summer.
berry
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From this reading The next morning the Old Hall dropped like a ripe rowan berry into our very laps.
desertionnounUS /ˈdesertion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Miss Peabody, inclined to be severe with me for my desertion, took up her residence at once.
Devorgilla
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From this reading 'Have you been at Devorgilla, Have you seen, at Devorgilla, Beauty's train trip o'er the plain,-- The lovely maids of Devorgilla?'
directed
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From this reading The landlord of the Shamrock Inn directed us thither, and within the hour it belonged to us for the rest of the summer.
dropped
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From this reading The next morning the Old Hall dropped like a ripe rowan berry into our very laps.
Edward
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From this reading Adapted from Edward Lysaght.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The landlord of the Shamrock Inn directed us thither, and within the hour it belonged to us for the rest of the summer.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Adapted from Edward Lysaght.
Hall
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From this reading The next morning the Old Hall dropped like a ripe rowan berry into our very laps.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Have you been at Devorgilla, Have you seen, at Devorgilla, Beauty's train trip o'er the plain,-- The lovely maids of Devorgilla?'
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Peabody, inclined to be severe with me for my desertion, took up her residence at once.
hour
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From this reading The landlord of the Shamrock Inn directed us thither, and within the hour it belonged to us for the rest of the summer.
inclined
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From this reading Miss Peabody, inclined to be severe with me for my desertion, took up her residence at once.
Inn
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From this reading The landlord of the Shamrock Inn directed us thither, and within the hour it belonged to us for the rest of the summer.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The next morning the Old Hall dropped like a ripe rowan berry into our very laps.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The landlord of the Shamrock Inn directed us thither, and within the hour it belonged to us for the rest of the summer.
landlord
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From this reading The landlord of the Shamrock Inn directed us thither, and within the hour it belonged to us for the rest of the summer.
laps
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From this reading The next morning the Old Hall dropped like a ripe rowan berry into our very laps.
like
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From this reading The next morning the Old Hall dropped like a ripe rowan berry into our very laps.
lovely
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From this reading 'Have you been at Devorgilla, Have you seen, at Devorgilla, Beauty's train trip o'er the plain,-- The lovely maids of Devorgilla?'
Lysaght
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From this reading Adapted from Edward Lysaght.
maids
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From this reading 'Have you been at Devorgilla, Have you seen, at Devorgilla, Beauty's train trip o'er the plain,-- The lovely maids of Devorgilla?'
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miss Peabody, inclined to be severe with me for my desertion, took up her residence at once.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Peabody, inclined to be severe with me for my desertion, took up her residence at once.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning the Old Hall dropped like a ripe rowan berry into our very laps.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Miss Peabody, inclined to be severe with me for my desertion, took up her residence at once.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning the Old Hall dropped like a ripe rowan berry into our very laps.
o'er
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From this reading 'Have you been at Devorgilla, Have you seen, at Devorgilla, Beauty's train trip o'er the plain,-- The lovely maids of Devorgilla?'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Have you been at Devorgilla, Have you seen, at Devorgilla, Beauty's train trip o'er the plain,-- The lovely maids of Devorgilla?'
Old
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From this reading The next morning the Old Hall dropped like a ripe rowan berry into our very laps.
once
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From this reading Miss Peabody, inclined to be severe with me for my desertion, took up her residence at once.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The next morning the Old Hall dropped like a ripe rowan berry into our very laps.
Peabody
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From this reading Miss Peabody, inclined to be severe with me for my desertion, took up her residence at once.
plain
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From this reading 'Have you been at Devorgilla, Have you seen, at Devorgilla, Beauty's train trip o'er the plain,-- The lovely maids of Devorgilla?'
residence
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From this reading Miss Peabody, inclined to be severe with me for my desertion, took up her residence at once.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The landlord of the Shamrock Inn directed us thither, and within the hour it belonged to us for the rest of the summer.
ripe
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From this reading The next morning the Old Hall dropped like a ripe rowan berry into our very laps.
rowan
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From this reading The next morning the Old Hall dropped like a ripe rowan berry into our very laps.
seen
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From this reading 'Have you been at Devorgilla, Have you seen, at Devorgilla, Beauty's train trip o'er the plain,-- The lovely maids of Devorgilla?'
severe
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From this reading Miss Peabody, inclined to be severe with me for my desertion, took up her residence at once.
Shamrock
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From this reading The landlord of the Shamrock Inn directed us thither, and within the hour it belonged to us for the rest of the summer.
summer
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From this reading The landlord of the Shamrock Inn directed us thither, and within the hour it belonged to us for the rest of the summer.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Have you been at Devorgilla, Have you seen, at Devorgilla, Beauty's train trip o'er the plain,-- The lovely maids of Devorgilla?'
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading The landlord of the Shamrock Inn directed us thither, and within the hour it belonged to us for the rest of the summer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The landlord of the Shamrock Inn directed us thither, and within the hour it belonged to us for the rest of the summer.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Peabody, inclined to be severe with me for my desertion, took up her residence at once.
train
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From this reading 'Have you been at Devorgilla, Have you seen, at Devorgilla, Beauty's train trip o'er the plain,-- The lovely maids of Devorgilla?'
trip
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From this reading 'Have you been at Devorgilla, Have you seen, at Devorgilla, Beauty's train trip o'er the plain,-- The lovely maids of Devorgilla?'
up
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From this reading Miss Peabody, inclined to be severe with me for my desertion, took up her residence at once.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The landlord of the Shamrock Inn directed us thither, and within the hour it belonged to us for the rest of the summer.
very
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From this reading The next morning the Old Hall dropped like a ripe rowan berry into our very laps.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Peabody, inclined to be severe with me for my desertion, took up her residence at once.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The landlord of the Shamrock Inn directed us thither, and within the hour it belonged to us for the rest of the summer.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Have you been at Devorgilla, Have you seen, at Devorgilla, Beauty's train trip o'er the plain,-- The lovely maids of Devorgilla?'
