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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 Una asked wickedly, and Simon hung his head like a shy child.
adrift
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From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
all
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From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Una asked wickedly, and Simon hung his head like a shy child.
any
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From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Una asked wickedly, and Simon hung his head like a shy child.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
bag
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From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading ‘Oh, that was when he set me to make a pudden, for because our cook was hurted.
biled
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From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
bits
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From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
bow-end
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From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
bowspritnounUS /ˈboʊsprɪt/
a spar projecting forward from the bow of a ship
From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
chammed
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From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
chawed
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From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
child
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From this reading Una asked wickedly, and Simon hung his head like a shy child.
cook
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From this reading ‘Oh, that was when he set me to make a pudden, for because our cook was hurted.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ‘Then why did you try to poison him?’
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
ear
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From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
fashion
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From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
favoured
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From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
fetched
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From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘Oh, that was when he set me to make a pudden, for because our cook was hurted.
Frankie
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From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
gub
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From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
hard
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From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Oh, that was when he set me to make a pudden, for because our cook was hurted.
head
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From this reading Una asked wickedly, and Simon hung his head like a shy child.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Then why did you try to poison him?’
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Una asked wickedly, and Simon hung his head like a shy child.
his'n
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From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
hove
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From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
hung
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From this reading Una asked wickedly, and Simon hung his head like a shy child.
hurted
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From this reading ‘Oh, that was when he set me to make a pudden, for because our cook was hurted.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
less
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From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
like
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From this reading Una asked wickedly, and Simon hung his head like a shy child.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Oh, that was when he set me to make a pudden, for because our cook was hurted.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Oh, that was when he set me to make a pudden, for because our cook was hurted.
Moon
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From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
more
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From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
o
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From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
Oh
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From this reading ‘Oh, that was when he set me to make a pudden, for because our cook was hurted.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ‘Oh, that was when he set me to make a pudden, for because our cook was hurted.
out
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From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
piece
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From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
poison
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From this reading ‘Then why did you try to poison him?’
pudden
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From this reading ‘Oh, that was when he set me to make a pudden, for because our cook was hurted.
set
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From this reading ‘Oh, that was when he set me to make a pudden, for because our cook was hurted.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
shy
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From this reading Una asked wickedly, and Simon hung his head like a shy child.
Simon
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From this reading Una asked wickedly, and Simon hung his head like a shy child.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Oh, that was when he set me to make a pudden, for because our cook was hurted.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
Then
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From this reading ‘Then why did you try to poison him?’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Then why did you try to poison him?’
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
try
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From this reading ‘Then why did you try to poison him?’
Una
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From this reading Una asked wickedly, and Simon hung his head like a shy child.
uttermost
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From this reading I done my uttermost, but she all fetched adrift like in the bag, an’ the more I biled the bits of her, the less she favoured any fashion o’ pudden.
walked
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From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Oh, that was when he set me to make a pudden, for because our cook was hurted.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ‘Oh, that was when he set me to make a pudden, for because our cook was hurted.
why
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From this reading ‘Then why did you try to poison him?’
wickedly
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From this reading Una asked wickedly, and Simon hung his head like a shy child.
words
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From this reading Moon he chawed and chammed his piece, and Frankie chawed and chammed his’n, and--no words to it--he took me by the ear an’ walked me out over the bow-end, an’ him an’ Moon hove the pudden at me on the bowsprit gub by gub, something cruel hard!’
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Then why did you try to poison him?’
