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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 Oh, you shall walk in the mummers’ train, And dance for a beggar’s boon, And wear as mad a motley As any under the moon, And you shall pay the piper— But I will call the tune.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Old Mr. Mottisfont had been dead for about a fortnight when the letter arrived.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was a Friday morning, and there was an east wind blowing.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh, you shall walk in the mummers’ train, And dance for a beggar’s boon, And wear as mad a motley As any under the moon, And you shall pay the piper— But I will call the tune.
any
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From this reading Oh, you shall walk in the mummers’ train, And dance for a beggar’s boon, And wear as mad a motley As any under the moon, And you shall pay the piper— But I will call the tune.
arrived
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From this reading Old Mr. Mottisfont had been dead for about a fortnight when the letter arrived.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Oh, you shall walk in the mummers’ train, And dance for a beggar’s boon, And wear as mad a motley As any under the moon, And you shall pay the piper— But I will call the tune.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Old Mr. Mottisfont had been dead for about a fortnight when the letter arrived.
beggar's
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From this reading Oh, you shall walk in the mummers’ train, And dance for a beggar’s boon, And wear as mad a motley As any under the moon, And you shall pay the piper— But I will call the tune.
Blake
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From this reading David Blake found it upon his breakfast table when he came downstairs.
blowing
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From this reading It was a Friday morning, and there was an east wind blowing.
boon
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From this reading Oh, you shall walk in the mummers’ train, And dance for a beggar’s boon, And wear as mad a motley As any under the moon, And you shall pay the piper— But I will call the tune.
breakfast
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From this reading David Blake found it upon his breakfast table when he came downstairs.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Oh, you shall walk in the mummers’ train, And dance for a beggar’s boon, And wear as mad a motley As any under the moon, And you shall pay the piper— But I will call the tune.
call
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From this reading Oh, you shall walk in the mummers’ train, And dance for a beggar’s boon, And wear as mad a motley As any under the moon, And you shall pay the piper— But I will call the tune.
came
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From this reading David Blake found it upon his breakfast table when he came downstairs.
dance
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From this reading Oh, you shall walk in the mummers’ train, And dance for a beggar’s boon, And wear as mad a motley As any under the moon, And you shall pay the piper— But I will call the tune.
David
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From this reading David Blake found it upon his breakfast table when he came downstairs.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Mr. Mottisfont had been dead for about a fortnight when the letter arrived.
dining-room
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From this reading David came into the dining-room wishing that there were no such thing as breakfast, and there, propped up in front of his plate, was the letter.
downstairs
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From this reading David Blake found it upon his breakfast table when he came downstairs.
east
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From this reading It was a Friday morning, and there was an east wind blowing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Oh, you shall walk in the mummers’ train, And dance for a beggar’s boon, And wear as mad a motley As any under the moon, And you shall pay the piper— But I will call the tune.
fortnight
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From this reading Old Mr. Mottisfont had been dead for about a fortnight when the letter arrived.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading David Blake found it upon his breakfast table when he came downstairs.
Friday
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From this reading It was a Friday morning, and there was an east wind blowing.
front
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From this reading David came into the dining-room wishing that there were no such thing as breakfast, and there, propped up in front of his plate, was the letter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Old Mr. Mottisfont had been dead for about a fortnight when the letter arrived.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading David Blake found it upon his breakfast table when he came downstairs.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading David Blake found it upon his breakfast table when he came downstairs.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, you shall walk in the mummers’ train, And dance for a beggar’s boon, And wear as mad a motley As any under the moon, And you shall pay the piper— But I will call the tune.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Oh, you shall walk in the mummers’ train, And dance for a beggar’s boon, And wear as mad a motley As any under the moon, And you shall pay the piper— But I will call the tune.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading David came into the dining-room wishing that there were no such thing as breakfast, and there, propped up in front of his plate, was the letter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading David Blake found it upon his breakfast table when he came downstairs.
letter
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From this reading Old Mr. Mottisfont had been dead for about a fortnight when the letter arrived.
mad
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From this reading Oh, you shall walk in the mummers’ train, And dance for a beggar’s boon, And wear as mad a motley As any under the moon, And you shall pay the piper— But I will call the tune.
moon
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From this reading Oh, you shall walk in the mummers’ train, And dance for a beggar’s boon, And wear as mad a motley As any under the moon, And you shall pay the piper— But I will call the tune.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a Friday morning, and there was an east wind blowing.
motley
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From this reading Oh, you shall walk in the mummers’ train, And dance for a beggar’s boon, And wear as mad a motley As any under the moon, And you shall pay the piper— But I will call the tune.
Mottisfont
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From this reading Old Mr. Mottisfont had been dead for about a fortnight when the letter arrived.
Mr
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From this reading Old Mr. Mottisfont had been dead for about a fortnight when the letter arrived.
mummers
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From this reading Oh, you shall walk in the mummers’ train, And dance for a beggar’s boon, And wear as mad a motley As any under the moon, And you shall pay the piper— But I will call the tune.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading David came into the dining-room wishing that there were no such thing as breakfast, and there, propped up in front of his plate, was the letter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading David came into the dining-room wishing that there were no such thing as breakfast, and there, propped up in front of his plate, was the letter.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, you shall walk in the mummers’ train, And dance for a beggar’s boon, And wear as mad a motley As any under the moon, And you shall pay the piper— But I will call the tune.
Old
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From this reading Old Mr. Mottisfont had been dead for about a fortnight when the letter arrived.
pay
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From this reading Oh, you shall walk in the mummers’ train, And dance for a beggar’s boon, And wear as mad a motley As any under the moon, And you shall pay the piper— But I will call the tune.
piper
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From this reading Oh, you shall walk in the mummers’ train, And dance for a beggar’s boon, And wear as mad a motley As any under the moon, And you shall pay the piper— But I will call the tune.
plate
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From this reading David came into the dining-room wishing that there were no such thing as breakfast, and there, propped up in front of his plate, was the letter.
propped
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From this reading David came into the dining-room wishing that there were no such thing as breakfast, and there, propped up in front of his plate, was the letter.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Oh, you shall walk in the mummers’ train, And dance for a beggar’s boon, And wear as mad a motley As any under the moon, And you shall pay the piper— But I will call the tune.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading David came into the dining-room wishing that there were no such thing as breakfast, and there, propped up in front of his plate, was the letter.
table
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From this reading David Blake found it upon his breakfast table when he came downstairs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading David came into the dining-room wishing that there were no such thing as breakfast, and there, propped up in front of his plate, was the letter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh, you shall walk in the mummers’ train, And dance for a beggar’s boon, And wear as mad a motley As any under the moon, And you shall pay the piper— But I will call the tune.
there
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From this reading It was a Friday morning, and there was an east wind blowing.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading David came into the dining-room wishing that there were no such thing as breakfast, and there, propped up in front of his plate, was the letter.
train
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From this reading Oh, you shall walk in the mummers’ train, And dance for a beggar’s boon, And wear as mad a motley As any under the moon, And you shall pay the piper— But I will call the tune.
tune
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From this reading Oh, you shall walk in the mummers’ train, And dance for a beggar’s boon, And wear as mad a motley As any under the moon, And you shall pay the piper— But I will call the tune.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Oh, you shall walk in the mummers’ train, And dance for a beggar’s boon, And wear as mad a motley As any under the moon, And you shall pay the piper— But I will call the tune.
up
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From this reading David came into the dining-room wishing that there were no such thing as breakfast, and there, propped up in front of his plate, was the letter.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading David Blake found it upon his breakfast table when he came downstairs.
walk
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From this reading Oh, you shall walk in the mummers’ train, And dance for a beggar’s boon, And wear as mad a motley As any under the moon, And you shall pay the piper— But I will call the tune.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a Friday morning, and there was an east wind blowing.
wear
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From this reading Oh, you shall walk in the mummers’ train, And dance for a beggar’s boon, And wear as mad a motley As any under the moon, And you shall pay the piper— But I will call the tune.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading David came into the dining-room wishing that there were no such thing as breakfast, and there, propped up in front of his plate, was the letter.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Old Mr. Mottisfont had been dead for about a fortnight when the letter arrived.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Oh, you shall walk in the mummers’ train, And dance for a beggar’s boon, And wear as mad a motley As any under the moon, And you shall pay the piper— But I will call the tune.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a Friday morning, and there was an east wind blowing.
wishing
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From this reading David came into the dining-room wishing that there were no such thing as breakfast, and there, propped up in front of his plate, was the letter.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, you shall walk in the mummers’ train, And dance for a beggar’s boon, And wear as mad a motley As any under the moon, And you shall pay the piper— But I will call the tune.
