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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 THE SAILOR'S FUNERAL Moss Brow, the Corney's house, was but a disorderly, comfortless place.
all
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From this reading You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
articles
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From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In face of you, as you entered the door, was the entrance to the working-kitchen, or scullery.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
bedroom
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From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
Brow
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From this reading THE SAILOR'S FUNERAL Moss Brow, the Corney's house, was but a disorderly, comfortless place.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE SAILOR'S FUNERAL Moss Brow, the Corney's house, was but a disorderly, comfortless place.
called
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From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
clean
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From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
clothes
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From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
comfortless
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From this reading THE SAILOR'S FUNERAL Moss Brow, the Corney's house, was but a disorderly, comfortless place.
Corney's
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From this reading THE SAILOR'S FUNERAL Moss Brow, the Corney's house, was but a disorderly, comfortless place.
cross
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From this reading You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
dab-wash
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From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
dairy
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From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
day
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From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
dirty
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From this reading You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
disorderly
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From this reading THE SAILOR'S FUNERAL Moss Brow, the Corney's house, was but a disorderly, comfortless place.
district
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From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
door
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From this reading You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
dry
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From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
dungheaps
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From this reading You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
entered
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From this reading In face of you, as you entered the door, was the entrance to the working-kitchen, or scullery.
entrance
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From this reading In face of you, as you entered the door, was the entrance to the working-kitchen, or scullery.
face
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From this reading In face of you, as you entered the door, was the entrance to the working-kitchen, or scullery.
family
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From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
farmyard
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From this reading You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
few
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From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
fire
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From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
FUNERAL
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From this reading THE SAILOR'S FUNERAL Moss Brow, the Corney's house, was but a disorderly, comfortless place.
get
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From this reading You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
hanging
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From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
house
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From this reading THE SAILOR'S FUNERAL Moss Brow, the Corney's house, was but a disorderly, comfortless place.
house-place
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From this reading You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
irregular
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From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
kitchen
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From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
large
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From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
lay
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From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
Moss
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From this reading THE SAILOR'S FUNERAL Moss Brow, the Corney's house, was but a disorderly, comfortless place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
only
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From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
opened
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From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
opposite
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From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In face of you, as you entered the door, was the entrance to the working-kitchen, or scullery.
out
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From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
parlour
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From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
place
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From this reading THE SAILOR'S FUNERAL Moss Brow, the Corney's house, was but a disorderly, comfortless place.
puddles
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From this reading You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
regular
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From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
room
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From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
SAILOR'S
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From this reading THE SAILOR'S FUNERAL Moss Brow, the Corney's house, was but a disorderly, comfortless place.
scullery
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From this reading In face of you, as you entered the door, was the entrance to the working-kitchen, or scullery.
side
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From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
some
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From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
sometimes
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From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
state
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From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
stepping-stones
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From this reading You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SAILOR'S FUNERAL Moss Brow, the Corney's house, was but a disorderly, comfortless place.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
untidy
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From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SAILOR'S FUNERAL Moss Brow, the Corney's house, was but a disorderly, comfortless place.
week
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From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
working-kitchen
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From this reading In face of you, as you entered the door, was the entrance to the working-kitchen, or scullery.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
