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17
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From this reading 17.
accustomed
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From this reading Alie did not hear the gipsy girl’s accustomed greeting as she ran forward barefoot to meet her.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will He pay him again.”—PROV. xix.
Alie
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From this reading Alie went to the place of meeting early one morning, but Madge was not beneath the old thorn-tree.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will He pay him again.”—PROV. xix.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Alie did not hear the gipsy girl’s accustomed greeting as she ran forward barefoot to meet her.
barefoot
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From this reading Alie did not hear the gipsy girl’s accustomed greeting as she ran forward barefoot to meet her.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Alie went to the place of meeting early one morning, but Madge was not beneath the old thorn-tree.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Alie went to the place of meeting early one morning, but Madge was not beneath the old thorn-tree.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Alie did not hear the gipsy girl’s accustomed greeting as she ran forward barefoot to meet her.
early
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From this reading Alie went to the place of meeting early one morning, but Madge was not beneath the old thorn-tree.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alie did not hear the gipsy girl’s accustomed greeting as she ran forward barefoot to meet her.
FRIENDS
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From this reading FRIENDS IN NEED.
gipsy
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From this reading Alie did not hear the gipsy girl’s accustomed greeting as she ran forward barefoot to meet her.
girl's
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From this reading Alie did not hear the gipsy girl’s accustomed greeting as she ran forward barefoot to meet her.
given
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From this reading “He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will He pay him again.”—PROV. xix.
greeting
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From this reading Alie did not hear the gipsy girl’s accustomed greeting as she ran forward barefoot to meet her.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading “He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will He pay him again.”—PROV. xix.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will He pay him again.”—PROV. xix.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alie did not hear the gipsy girl’s accustomed greeting as she ran forward barefoot to meet her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alie did not hear the gipsy girl’s accustomed greeting as she ran forward barefoot to meet her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will He pay him again.”—PROV. xix.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FRIENDS IN NEED.
lendeth
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From this reading “He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will He pay him again.”—PROV. xix.
Lord
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From this reading “He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will He pay him again.”—PROV. xix.
Madge
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From this reading Alie went to the place of meeting early one morning, but Madge was not beneath the old thorn-tree.
meet
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From this reading Alie did not hear the gipsy girl’s accustomed greeting as she ran forward barefoot to meet her.
meeting
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From this reading Alie went to the place of meeting early one morning, but Madge was not beneath the old thorn-tree.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alie went to the place of meeting early one morning, but Madge was not beneath the old thorn-tree.
NEEDnounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FRIENDS IN NEED.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Alie went to the place of meeting early one morning, but Madge was not beneath the old thorn-tree.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alie went to the place of meeting early one morning, but Madge was not beneath the old thorn-tree.
old
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From this reading Alie went to the place of meeting early one morning, but Madge was not beneath the old thorn-tree.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Alie went to the place of meeting early one morning, but Madge was not beneath the old thorn-tree.
pay
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From this reading “He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will He pay him again.”—PROV. xix.
pity
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From this reading “He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will He pay him again.”—PROV. xix.
place
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From this reading Alie went to the place of meeting early one morning, but Madge was not beneath the old thorn-tree.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will He pay him again.”—PROV. xix.
PROV
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From this reading “He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will He pay him again.”—PROV. xix.
ran
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From this reading Alie did not hear the gipsy girl’s accustomed greeting as she ran forward barefoot to meet her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Alie did not hear the gipsy girl’s accustomed greeting as she ran forward barefoot to meet her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will He pay him again.”—PROV. xix.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will He pay him again.”—PROV. xix.
thorn-tree
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From this reading Alie went to the place of meeting early one morning, but Madge was not beneath the old thorn-tree.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alie went to the place of meeting early one morning, but Madge was not beneath the old thorn-tree.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading “He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will He pay him again.”—PROV. xix.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will He pay him again.”—PROV. xix.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alie went to the place of meeting early one morning, but Madge was not beneath the old thorn-tree.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alie went to the place of meeting early one morning, but Madge was not beneath the old thorn-tree.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will He pay him again.”—PROV. xix.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will He pay him again.”—PROV. xix.
xix
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From this reading “He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will He pay him again.”—PROV. xix.