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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 Rich people can scarcely realize the extreme simplicity of a poor man's kitchen.
all
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From this reading A Dutch oven, a kettle, a gridiron, a saucepan, two or three dumpy cooking-pots, and a frying-pan--that was all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Dutch oven, a kettle, a gridiron, a saucepan, two or three dumpy cooking-pots, and a frying-pan--that was all.
brown
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From this reading All the crockery in the place, white and brown earthenware together, was not worth more than twelve francs.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Rich people can scarcely realize the extreme simplicity of a poor man's kitchen.
chairs
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From this reading Dinner was served on the kitchen table, which, with a couple of chairs and a couple of stools, completed the furniture.
chimney
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From this reading The stock of fuel was kept under the stove with a funnel-shaped chimney, and in a corner stood the wash-tub in which the family linen lay, often steeping over-night in soapsuds.
completed
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From this reading Dinner was served on the kitchen table, which, with a couple of chairs and a couple of stools, completed the furniture.
cooking-pots
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From this reading A Dutch oven, a kettle, a gridiron, a saucepan, two or three dumpy cooking-pots, and a frying-pan--that was all.
corner
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From this reading The stock of fuel was kept under the stove with a funnel-shaped chimney, and in a corner stood the wash-tub in which the family linen lay, often steeping over-night in soapsuds.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Dinner was served on the kitchen table, which, with a couple of chairs and a couple of stools, completed the furniture.
crockery
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From this reading All the crockery in the place, white and brown earthenware together, was not worth more than twelve francs.
Dinner
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From this reading Dinner was served on the kitchen table, which, with a couple of chairs and a couple of stools, completed the furniture.
dumpy
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From this reading A Dutch oven, a kettle, a gridiron, a saucepan, two or three dumpy cooking-pots, and a frying-pan--that was all.
Dutch
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From this reading A Dutch oven, a kettle, a gridiron, a saucepan, two or three dumpy cooking-pots, and a frying-pan--that was all.
earthenware
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From this reading All the crockery in the place, white and brown earthenware together, was not worth more than twelve francs.
extreme
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From this reading Rich people can scarcely realize the extreme simplicity of a poor man's kitchen.
family
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From this reading The stock of fuel was kept under the stove with a funnel-shaped chimney, and in a corner stood the wash-tub in which the family linen lay, often steeping over-night in soapsuds.
francs
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From this reading All the crockery in the place, white and brown earthenware together, was not worth more than twelve francs.
frying-pan
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From this reading A Dutch oven, a kettle, a gridiron, a saucepan, two or three dumpy cooking-pots, and a frying-pan--that was all.
fuel
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From this reading The stock of fuel was kept under the stove with a funnel-shaped chimney, and in a corner stood the wash-tub in which the family linen lay, often steeping over-night in soapsuds.
funnel-shaped
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From this reading The stock of fuel was kept under the stove with a funnel-shaped chimney, and in a corner stood the wash-tub in which the family linen lay, often steeping over-night in soapsuds.
furniture
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From this reading Dinner was served on the kitchen table, which, with a couple of chairs and a couple of stools, completed the furniture.
gridiron
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From this reading A Dutch oven, a kettle, a gridiron, a saucepan, two or three dumpy cooking-pots, and a frying-pan--that was all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the crockery in the place, white and brown earthenware together, was not worth more than twelve francs.
kept
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From this reading The stock of fuel was kept under the stove with a funnel-shaped chimney, and in a corner stood the wash-tub in which the family linen lay, often steeping over-night in soapsuds.
kettle
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From this reading A Dutch oven, a kettle, a gridiron, a saucepan, two or three dumpy cooking-pots, and a frying-pan--that was all.
kitchen
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From this reading Rich people can scarcely realize the extreme simplicity of a poor man's kitchen.
lay
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From this reading The stock of fuel was kept under the stove with a funnel-shaped chimney, and in a corner stood the wash-tub in which the family linen lay, often steeping over-night in soapsuds.
linen
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From this reading The stock of fuel was kept under the stove with a funnel-shaped chimney, and in a corner stood the wash-tub in which the family linen lay, often steeping over-night in soapsuds.
man's
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From this reading Rich people can scarcely realize the extreme simplicity of a poor man's kitchen.
more
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From this reading All the crockery in the place, white and brown earthenware together, was not worth more than twelve francs.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All the crockery in the place, white and brown earthenware together, was not worth more than twelve francs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rich people can scarcely realize the extreme simplicity of a poor man's kitchen.
often
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From this reading The stock of fuel was kept under the stove with a funnel-shaped chimney, and in a corner stood the wash-tub in which the family linen lay, often steeping over-night in soapsuds.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dinner was served on the kitchen table, which, with a couple of chairs and a couple of stools, completed the furniture.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A Dutch oven, a kettle, a gridiron, a saucepan, two or three dumpy cooking-pots, and a frying-pan--that was all.
oven
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From this reading A Dutch oven, a kettle, a gridiron, a saucepan, two or three dumpy cooking-pots, and a frying-pan--that was all.
over-night
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From this reading The stock of fuel was kept under the stove with a funnel-shaped chimney, and in a corner stood the wash-tub in which the family linen lay, often steeping over-night in soapsuds.
people
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From this reading Rich people can scarcely realize the extreme simplicity of a poor man's kitchen.
place
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From this reading All the crockery in the place, white and brown earthenware together, was not worth more than twelve francs.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rich people can scarcely realize the extreme simplicity of a poor man's kitchen.
realize
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From this reading Rich people can scarcely realize the extreme simplicity of a poor man's kitchen.
Rich
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From this reading Rich people can scarcely realize the extreme simplicity of a poor man's kitchen.
saucepan
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From this reading A Dutch oven, a kettle, a gridiron, a saucepan, two or three dumpy cooking-pots, and a frying-pan--that was all.
scarcely
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From this reading Rich people can scarcely realize the extreme simplicity of a poor man's kitchen.
served
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From this reading Dinner was served on the kitchen table, which, with a couple of chairs and a couple of stools, completed the furniture.
simplicity
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From this reading Rich people can scarcely realize the extreme simplicity of a poor man's kitchen.
soapsuds
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From this reading The stock of fuel was kept under the stove with a funnel-shaped chimney, and in a corner stood the wash-tub in which the family linen lay, often steeping over-night in soapsuds.
steeping
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From this reading The stock of fuel was kept under the stove with a funnel-shaped chimney, and in a corner stood the wash-tub in which the family linen lay, often steeping over-night in soapsuds.
stock
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From this reading The stock of fuel was kept under the stove with a funnel-shaped chimney, and in a corner stood the wash-tub in which the family linen lay, often steeping over-night in soapsuds.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stock of fuel was kept under the stove with a funnel-shaped chimney, and in a corner stood the wash-tub in which the family linen lay, often steeping over-night in soapsuds.
stools
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From this reading Dinner was served on the kitchen table, which, with a couple of chairs and a couple of stools, completed the furniture.
stove
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From this reading The stock of fuel was kept under the stove with a funnel-shaped chimney, and in a corner stood the wash-tub in which the family linen lay, often steeping over-night in soapsuds.
table
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From this reading Dinner was served on the kitchen table, which, with a couple of chairs and a couple of stools, completed the furniture.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading All the crockery in the place, white and brown earthenware together, was not worth more than twelve francs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A Dutch oven, a kettle, a gridiron, a saucepan, two or three dumpy cooking-pots, and a frying-pan--that was all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rich people can scarcely realize the extreme simplicity of a poor man's kitchen.
three
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From this reading A Dutch oven, a kettle, a gridiron, a saucepan, two or three dumpy cooking-pots, and a frying-pan--that was all.
together
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From this reading All the crockery in the place, white and brown earthenware together, was not worth more than twelve francs.
twelve
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From this reading All the crockery in the place, white and brown earthenware together, was not worth more than twelve francs.
two
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From this reading A Dutch oven, a kettle, a gridiron, a saucepan, two or three dumpy cooking-pots, and a frying-pan--that was all.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The stock of fuel was kept under the stove with a funnel-shaped chimney, and in a corner stood the wash-tub in which the family linen lay, often steeping over-night in soapsuds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Dutch oven, a kettle, a gridiron, a saucepan, two or three dumpy cooking-pots, and a frying-pan--that was all.
wash-tub
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From this reading The stock of fuel was kept under the stove with a funnel-shaped chimney, and in a corner stood the wash-tub in which the family linen lay, often steeping over-night in soapsuds.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dinner was served on the kitchen table, which, with a couple of chairs and a couple of stools, completed the furniture.
white
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From this reading All the crockery in the place, white and brown earthenware together, was not worth more than twelve francs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dinner was served on the kitchen table, which, with a couple of chairs and a couple of stools, completed the furniture.
worth
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From this reading All the crockery in the place, white and brown earthenware together, was not worth more than twelve francs.
