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11
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From this reading 11, 12.
12
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From this reading 11, 12.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
according
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From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
age
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From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
Alie
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From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
approached
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From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
Behold
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From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
blistered
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From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
bonnet
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From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
bright
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From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
cake
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From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
cloak
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From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
consider
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From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
crumb
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From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
dark
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From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
darting
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From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
death
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From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
deliver
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From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
drawn
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From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
eating
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From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
eaves
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From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
eyes
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From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
features
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From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
feet
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From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
followed
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From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
forbear
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From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
GIPSIES
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From this reading THE GIPSIES.
girl
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From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
given
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From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
hair
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From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
heart
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From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
home
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From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
keepeth
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From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
knew
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From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
large-boned
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From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
man
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From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
merry
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From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
miserable-looking
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From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
nests
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From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
now
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From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
out
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From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
pondereth
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From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
PROV
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From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
ready
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From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
red
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From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
render
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From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
sat
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From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
sayest
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From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
seven
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From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
shoes
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From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
six
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From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
slain
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From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
soul
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From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
sun-burnt
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From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
swallows
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From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
tall
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From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
tangled
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From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GIPSIES.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
then
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From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
threshold
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From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
throwing
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From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
twittering
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From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
uncle
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From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Alie sat on the threshold of her home on a bright morning in May, eating a cake which her uncle had given her, and now and then throwing a crumb to the merry little swallows that were twittering in the eaves and darting in and out of their nests.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
wild
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From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
woman
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From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
works
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From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
xxiv
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From this reading “If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it; and He that keepeth thy soul, doth He not know it? and shall not He render to every man according to his works?”—PROV. xxiv.
years
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From this reading Alie had not sat long when a tall, large-boned woman, in a red cloak, with sun-burnt features and wild dark eyes, approached her, followed by a miserable-looking little girl, about six or seven years of age, who had neither shoes on her blistered feet nor bonnet over her tangled hair.
