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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 When a chief magistrate and his people, after flagrant wrong-doing, become thoroughly cowed and frightened, they are apt also to be cruel.
able
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From this reading But though Toonie went that way every evening on his road home from work, never once had he been able to spy them.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When a chief magistrate and his people, after flagrant wrong-doing, become thoroughly cowed and frightened, they are apt also to be cruel.
also
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From this reading When a chief magistrate and his people, after flagrant wrong-doing, become thoroughly cowed and frightened, they are apt also to be cruel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When a chief magistrate and his people, after flagrant wrong-doing, become thoroughly cowed and frightened, they are apt also to be cruel.
apt
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From this reading When a chief magistrate and his people, after flagrant wrong-doing, become thoroughly cowed and frightened, they are apt also to be cruel.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When a chief magistrate and his people, after flagrant wrong-doing, become thoroughly cowed and frightened, they are apt also to be cruel.
away
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From this reading A CAPFUL OF MOONSHINE On the top of Drundle Head, away to the right side, where the track crossed, it was known that the fairies still came and danced by night.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When a chief magistrate and his people, after flagrant wrong-doing, become thoroughly cowed and frightened, they are apt also to be cruel.
become
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From this reading When a chief magistrate and his people, after flagrant wrong-doing, become thoroughly cowed and frightened, they are apt also to be cruel.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But though Toonie went that way every evening on his road home from work, never once had he been able to spy them.
Bimsha
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From this reading Poor Bimsha!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But though Toonie went that way every evening on his road home from work, never once had he been able to spy them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A CAPFUL OF MOONSHINE On the top of Drundle Head, away to the right side, where the track crossed, it was known that the fairies still came and danced by night.
came
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From this reading A CAPFUL OF MOONSHINE On the top of Drundle Head, away to the right side, where the track crossed, it was known that the fairies still came and danced by night.
CAPFUL
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From this reading A CAPFUL OF MOONSHINE On the top of Drundle Head, away to the right side, where the track crossed, it was known that the fairies still came and danced by night.
chief
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From this reading When a chief magistrate and his people, after flagrant wrong-doing, become thoroughly cowed and frightened, they are apt also to be cruel.
cowedverbUS /kaʊd/
made afraid or less confident
From this reading When a chief magistrate and his people, after flagrant wrong-doing, become thoroughly cowed and frightened, they are apt also to be cruel.
crossed
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From this reading A CAPFUL OF MOONSHINE On the top of Drundle Head, away to the right side, where the track crossed, it was known that the fairies still came and danced by night.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading When a chief magistrate and his people, after flagrant wrong-doing, become thoroughly cowed and frightened, they are apt also to be cruel.
danced
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From this reading A CAPFUL OF MOONSHINE On the top of Drundle Head, away to the right side, where the track crossed, it was known that the fairies still came and danced by night.
day
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From this reading So one day he said to the old faggot-maker, “How is it that one gets to see a fairy?”
Drundle
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From this reading A CAPFUL OF MOONSHINE On the top of Drundle Head, away to the right side, where the track crossed, it was known that the fairies still came and danced by night.
evening
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From this reading But though Toonie went that way every evening on his road home from work, never once had he been able to spy them.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But though Toonie went that way every evening on his road home from work, never once had he been able to spy them.
faggot-maker
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From this reading So one day he said to the old faggot-maker, “How is it that one gets to see a fairy?”
fairies
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From this reading A CAPFUL OF MOONSHINE On the top of Drundle Head, away to the right side, where the track crossed, it was known that the fairies still came and danced by night.
fairy
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From this reading So one day he said to the old faggot-maker, “How is it that one gets to see a fairy?”
flagrant
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From this reading When a chief magistrate and his people, after flagrant wrong-doing, become thoroughly cowed and frightened, they are apt also to be cruel.
frightened
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From this reading When a chief magistrate and his people, after flagrant wrong-doing, become thoroughly cowed and frightened, they are apt also to be cruel.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But though Toonie went that way every evening on his road home from work, never once had he been able to spy them.
gets
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From this reading So one day he said to the old faggot-maker, “How is it that one gets to see a fairy?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But though Toonie went that way every evening on his road home from work, never once had he been able to spy them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But though Toonie went that way every evening on his road home from work, never once had he been able to spy them.
Head
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From this reading A CAPFUL OF MOONSHINE On the top of Drundle Head, away to the right side, where the track crossed, it was known that the fairies still came and danced by night.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When a chief magistrate and his people, after flagrant wrong-doing, become thoroughly cowed and frightened, they are apt also to be cruel.
home
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From this reading But though Toonie went that way every evening on his road home from work, never once had he been able to spy them.
How
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From this reading So one day he said to the old faggot-maker, “How is it that one gets to see a fairy?”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So one day he said to the old faggot-maker, “How is it that one gets to see a fairy?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A CAPFUL OF MOONSHINE On the top of Drundle Head, away to the right side, where the track crossed, it was known that the fairies still came and danced by night.
known
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From this reading A CAPFUL OF MOONSHINE On the top of Drundle Head, away to the right side, where the track crossed, it was known that the fairies still came and danced by night.
magistrate
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From this reading When a chief magistrate and his people, after flagrant wrong-doing, become thoroughly cowed and frightened, they are apt also to be cruel.
MOONSHINE
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From this reading A CAPFUL OF MOONSHINE On the top of Drundle Head, away to the right side, where the track crossed, it was known that the fairies still came and danced by night.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But though Toonie went that way every evening on his road home from work, never once had he been able to spy them.
night
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From this reading A CAPFUL OF MOONSHINE On the top of Drundle Head, away to the right side, where the track crossed, it was known that the fairies still came and danced by night.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CAPFUL OF MOONSHINE On the top of Drundle Head, away to the right side, where the track crossed, it was known that the fairies still came and danced by night.
old
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From this reading So one day he said to the old faggot-maker, “How is it that one gets to see a fairy?”
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A CAPFUL OF MOONSHINE On the top of Drundle Head, away to the right side, where the track crossed, it was known that the fairies still came and danced by night.
once
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From this reading But though Toonie went that way every evening on his road home from work, never once had he been able to spy them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So one day he said to the old faggot-maker, “How is it that one gets to see a fairy?”
people
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From this reading When a chief magistrate and his people, after flagrant wrong-doing, become thoroughly cowed and frightened, they are apt also to be cruel.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Bimsha!
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CAPFUL OF MOONSHINE On the top of Drundle Head, away to the right side, where the track crossed, it was known that the fairies still came and danced by night.
road
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From this reading But though Toonie went that way every evening on his road home from work, never once had he been able to spy them.
said
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From this reading So one day he said to the old faggot-maker, “How is it that one gets to see a fairy?”
see
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From this reading So one day he said to the old faggot-maker, “How is it that one gets to see a fairy?”
side
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From this reading A CAPFUL OF MOONSHINE On the top of Drundle Head, away to the right side, where the track crossed, it was known that the fairies still came and danced by night.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So one day he said to the old faggot-maker, “How is it that one gets to see a fairy?”
spy
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From this reading But though Toonie went that way every evening on his road home from work, never once had he been able to spy them.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CAPFUL OF MOONSHINE On the top of Drundle Head, away to the right side, where the track crossed, it was known that the fairies still came and danced by night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A CAPFUL OF MOONSHINE On the top of Drundle Head, away to the right side, where the track crossed, it was known that the fairies still came and danced by night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CAPFUL OF MOONSHINE On the top of Drundle Head, away to the right side, where the track crossed, it was known that the fairies still came and danced by night.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But though Toonie went that way every evening on his road home from work, never once had he been able to spy them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When a chief magistrate and his people, after flagrant wrong-doing, become thoroughly cowed and frightened, they are apt also to be cruel.
thoroughly
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From this reading When a chief magistrate and his people, after flagrant wrong-doing, become thoroughly cowed and frightened, they are apt also to be cruel.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But though Toonie went that way every evening on his road home from work, never once had he been able to spy them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When a chief magistrate and his people, after flagrant wrong-doing, become thoroughly cowed and frightened, they are apt also to be cruel.
Toonie
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From this reading But though Toonie went that way every evening on his road home from work, never once had he been able to spy them.
top
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From this reading A CAPFUL OF MOONSHINE On the top of Drundle Head, away to the right side, where the track crossed, it was known that the fairies still came and danced by night.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading A CAPFUL OF MOONSHINE On the top of Drundle Head, away to the right side, where the track crossed, it was known that the fairies still came and danced by night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A CAPFUL OF MOONSHINE On the top of Drundle Head, away to the right side, where the track crossed, it was known that the fairies still came and danced by night.
way
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From this reading But though Toonie went that way every evening on his road home from work, never once had he been able to spy them.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But though Toonie went that way every evening on his road home from work, never once had he been able to spy them.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When a chief magistrate and his people, after flagrant wrong-doing, become thoroughly cowed and frightened, they are apt also to be cruel.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A CAPFUL OF MOONSHINE On the top of Drundle Head, away to the right side, where the track crossed, it was known that the fairies still came and danced by night.
work
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From this reading But though Toonie went that way every evening on his road home from work, never once had he been able to spy them.
wrong-doing
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From this reading When a chief magistrate and his people, after flagrant wrong-doing, become thoroughly cowed and frightened, they are apt also to be cruel.
