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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We were seated about the cheerful blaze (one and sixpence extra), portfolio in lap, making ready our letters for the post.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Here lies an old woman of Bettws-y-Co_ed_; Wherever she went, it was there that she go_ed_.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She frequently said: ‘My own row have I ho_ed_, And likewise the church water-mark have I to_ed_.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At another stage of our journey, when the coaching tour was nearly ended, we were stopping at the Royal Goat at Beddgelert.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At another stage of our journey, when the coaching tour was nearly ended, we were stopping at the Royal Goat at Beddgelert.
Beddgelert
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From this reading At another stage of our journey, when the coaching tour was nearly ended, we were stopping at the Royal Goat at Beddgelert.
Bettws-y-Co
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From this reading “Here lies an old woman of Bettws-y-Co_ed_; Wherever she went, it was there that she go_ed_.
blaze
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From this reading We were seated about the cheerful blaze (one and sixpence extra), portfolio in lap, making ready our letters for the post.
cheerful
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From this reading We were seated about the cheerful blaze (one and sixpence extra), portfolio in lap, making ready our letters for the post.
church
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From this reading She frequently said: ‘My own row have I ho_ed_, And likewise the church water-mark have I to_ed_.
coaching
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From this reading At another stage of our journey, when the coaching tour was nearly ended, we were stopping at the Royal Goat at Beddgelert.
ed
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From this reading “Here lies an old woman of Bettws-y-Co_ed_; Wherever she went, it was there that she go_ed_.
ended
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From this reading At another stage of our journey, when the coaching tour was nearly ended, we were stopping at the Royal Goat at Beddgelert.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading I’m therefore expecting to reap what I’ve sow_ed_, And go straight to heaven from Bettws-y-Co_ed_.’”
extra
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From this reading We were seated about the cheerful blaze (one and sixpence extra), portfolio in lap, making ready our letters for the post.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We were seated about the cheerful blaze (one and sixpence extra), portfolio in lap, making ready our letters for the post.
frequently
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From this reading She frequently said: ‘My own row have I ho_ed_, And likewise the church water-mark have I to_ed_.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I’m therefore expecting to reap what I’ve sow_ed_, And go straight to heaven from Bettws-y-Co_ed_.’”
go
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From this reading “Here lies an old woman of Bettws-y-Co_ed_; Wherever she went, it was there that she go_ed_.
Goat
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From this reading At another stage of our journey, when the coaching tour was nearly ended, we were stopping at the Royal Goat at Beddgelert.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She frequently said: ‘My own row have I ho_ed_, And likewise the church water-mark have I to_ed_.
heaven
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From this reading I’m therefore expecting to reap what I’ve sow_ed_, And go straight to heaven from Bettws-y-Co_ed_.’”
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here lies an old woman of Bettws-y-Co_ed_; Wherever she went, it was there that she go_ed_.
ho
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From this reading She frequently said: ‘My own row have I ho_ed_, And likewise the church water-mark have I to_ed_.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She frequently said: ‘My own row have I ho_ed_, And likewise the church water-mark have I to_ed_.
I'm
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From this reading I’m therefore expecting to reap what I’ve sow_ed_, And go straight to heaven from Bettws-y-Co_ed_.’”
I've
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From this reading I’m therefore expecting to reap what I’ve sow_ed_, And go straight to heaven from Bettws-y-Co_ed_.’”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were seated about the cheerful blaze (one and sixpence extra), portfolio in lap, making ready our letters for the post.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Here lies an old woman of Bettws-y-Co_ed_; Wherever she went, it was there that she go_ed_.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At another stage of our journey, when the coaching tour was nearly ended, we were stopping at the Royal Goat at Beddgelert.
lap
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From this reading We were seated about the cheerful blaze (one and sixpence extra), portfolio in lap, making ready our letters for the post.
letters
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From this reading We were seated about the cheerful blaze (one and sixpence extra), portfolio in lap, making ready our letters for the post.
lies
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From this reading “Here lies an old woman of Bettws-y-Co_ed_; Wherever she went, it was there that she go_ed_.
likewise
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From this reading She frequently said: ‘My own row have I ho_ed_, And likewise the church water-mark have I to_ed_.
making
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From this reading We were seated about the cheerful blaze (one and sixpence extra), portfolio in lap, making ready our letters for the post.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She frequently said: ‘My own row have I ho_ed_, And likewise the church water-mark have I to_ed_.
nearly
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From this reading At another stage of our journey, when the coaching tour was nearly ended, we were stopping at the Royal Goat at Beddgelert.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Here lies an old woman of Bettws-y-Co_ed_; Wherever she went, it was there that she go_ed_.
old
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From this reading “Here lies an old woman of Bettws-y-Co_ed_; Wherever she went, it was there that she go_ed_.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We were seated about the cheerful blaze (one and sixpence extra), portfolio in lap, making ready our letters for the post.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading At another stage of our journey, when the coaching tour was nearly ended, we were stopping at the Royal Goat at Beddgelert.
own
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From this reading She frequently said: ‘My own row have I ho_ed_, And likewise the church water-mark have I to_ed_.
portfolio
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From this reading We were seated about the cheerful blaze (one and sixpence extra), portfolio in lap, making ready our letters for the post.
post
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From this reading We were seated about the cheerful blaze (one and sixpence extra), portfolio in lap, making ready our letters for the post.
ready
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From this reading We were seated about the cheerful blaze (one and sixpence extra), portfolio in lap, making ready our letters for the post.
reap
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From this reading I’m therefore expecting to reap what I’ve sow_ed_, And go straight to heaven from Bettws-y-Co_ed_.’”
row
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From this reading She frequently said: ‘My own row have I ho_ed_, And likewise the church water-mark have I to_ed_.
Royal
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From this reading At another stage of our journey, when the coaching tour was nearly ended, we were stopping at the Royal Goat at Beddgelert.
said
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From this reading She frequently said: ‘My own row have I ho_ed_, And likewise the church water-mark have I to_ed_.
seated
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From this reading We were seated about the cheerful blaze (one and sixpence extra), portfolio in lap, making ready our letters for the post.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Here lies an old woman of Bettws-y-Co_ed_; Wherever she went, it was there that she go_ed_.
sixpence
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From this reading We were seated about the cheerful blaze (one and sixpence extra), portfolio in lap, making ready our letters for the post.
sow
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From this reading I’m therefore expecting to reap what I’ve sow_ed_, And go straight to heaven from Bettws-y-Co_ed_.’”
stage
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From this reading At another stage of our journey, when the coaching tour was nearly ended, we were stopping at the Royal Goat at Beddgelert.
stopping
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From this reading At another stage of our journey, when the coaching tour was nearly ended, we were stopping at the Royal Goat at Beddgelert.
straight
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From this reading I’m therefore expecting to reap what I’ve sow_ed_, And go straight to heaven from Bettws-y-Co_ed_.’”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Here lies an old woman of Bettws-y-Co_ed_; Wherever she went, it was there that she go_ed_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She frequently said: ‘My own row have I ho_ed_, And likewise the church water-mark have I to_ed_.
there
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From this reading “Here lies an old woman of Bettws-y-Co_ed_; Wherever she went, it was there that she go_ed_.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading I’m therefore expecting to reap what I’ve sow_ed_, And go straight to heaven from Bettws-y-Co_ed_.’”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She frequently said: ‘My own row have I ho_ed_, And likewise the church water-mark have I to_ed_.
tour
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From this reading At another stage of our journey, when the coaching tour was nearly ended, we were stopping at the Royal Goat at Beddgelert.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Here lies an old woman of Bettws-y-Co_ed_; Wherever she went, it was there that she go_ed_.
water-mark
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From this reading She frequently said: ‘My own row have I ho_ed_, And likewise the church water-mark have I to_ed_.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At another stage of our journey, when the coaching tour was nearly ended, we were stopping at the Royal Goat at Beddgelert.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here lies an old woman of Bettws-y-Co_ed_; Wherever she went, it was there that she go_ed_.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At another stage of our journey, when the coaching tour was nearly ended, we were stopping at the Royal Goat at Beddgelert.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I’m therefore expecting to reap what I’ve sow_ed_, And go straight to heaven from Bettws-y-Co_ed_.’”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At another stage of our journey, when the coaching tour was nearly ended, we were stopping at the Royal Goat at Beddgelert.
WhereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading “Here lies an old woman of Bettws-y-Co_ed_; Wherever she went, it was there that she go_ed_.
woman
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From this reading “Here lies an old woman of Bettws-y-Co_ed_; Wherever she went, it was there that she go_ed_.
