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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 It certainly _did_ throw off a delicious odor.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Each girl carried a lunch box and they had been about to hunt a pretty spot, near a spring, and satisfy their appetites.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now the woman at the cauldron, who looked a deal like an old witch, turned and waved her spoon, grinned, and said something to the half-frightened visitors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Each girl carried a lunch box and they had been about to hunt a pretty spot, near a spring, and satisfy their appetites.
appetites
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From this reading Each girl carried a lunch box and they had been about to hunt a pretty spot, near a spring, and satisfy their appetites.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now the woman at the cauldron, who looked a deal like an old witch, turned and waved her spoon, grinned, and said something to the half-frightened visitors.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The other woman had been stirring the great pot of stew.
box
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From this reading Each girl carried a lunch box and they had been about to hunt a pretty spot, near a spring, and satisfy their appetites.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The younger Gypsy woman interpreted: "She says you can have some dinner, if you will stay."
carried
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From this reading Each girl carried a lunch box and they had been about to hunt a pretty spot, near a spring, and satisfy their appetites.
cauldron
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From this reading Now the woman at the cauldron, who looked a deal like an old witch, turned and waved her spoon, grinned, and said something to the half-frightened visitors.
certainly
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From this reading It certainly _did_ throw off a delicious odor.
deal
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From this reading Now the woman at the cauldron, who looked a deal like an old witch, turned and waved her spoon, grinned, and said something to the half-frightened visitors.
delicious
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From this reading It certainly _did_ throw off a delicious odor.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It certainly _did_ throw off a delicious odor.
dinner
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From this reading The younger Gypsy woman interpreted: "She says you can have some dinner, if you will stay."
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each girl carried a lunch box and they had been about to hunt a pretty spot, near a spring, and satisfy their appetites.
girl
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From this reading Each girl carried a lunch box and they had been about to hunt a pretty spot, near a spring, and satisfy their appetites.
great
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From this reading The other woman had been stirring the great pot of stew.
grinned
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From this reading Now the woman at the cauldron, who looked a deal like an old witch, turned and waved her spoon, grinned, and said something to the half-frightened visitors.
Gypsy
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From this reading The younger Gypsy woman interpreted: "She says you can have some dinner, if you will stay."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The other woman had been stirring the great pot of stew.
half-frightened
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From this reading Now the woman at the cauldron, who looked a deal like an old witch, turned and waved her spoon, grinned, and said something to the half-frightened visitors.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The younger Gypsy woman interpreted: "She says you can have some dinner, if you will stay."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now the woman at the cauldron, who looked a deal like an old witch, turned and waved her spoon, grinned, and said something to the half-frightened visitors.
hunt
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From this reading Each girl carried a lunch box and they had been about to hunt a pretty spot, near a spring, and satisfy their appetites.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The younger Gypsy woman interpreted: "She says you can have some dinner, if you will stay."
interpreted
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From this reading The younger Gypsy woman interpreted: "She says you can have some dinner, if you will stay."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It certainly _did_ throw off a delicious odor.
like
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From this reading Now the woman at the cauldron, who looked a deal like an old witch, turned and waved her spoon, grinned, and said something to the half-frightened visitors.
looked
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From this reading Now the woman at the cauldron, who looked a deal like an old witch, turned and waved her spoon, grinned, and said something to the half-frightened visitors.
lunch
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From this reading Each girl carried a lunch box and they had been about to hunt a pretty spot, near a spring, and satisfy their appetites.
near
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From this reading Each girl carried a lunch box and they had been about to hunt a pretty spot, near a spring, and satisfy their appetites.
Now
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From this reading Now the woman at the cauldron, who looked a deal like an old witch, turned and waved her spoon, grinned, and said something to the half-frightened visitors.
odor
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From this reading It certainly _did_ throw off a delicious odor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The other woman had been stirring the great pot of stew.
off
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From this reading It certainly _did_ throw off a delicious odor.
old
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From this reading Now the woman at the cauldron, who looked a deal like an old witch, turned and waved her spoon, grinned, and said something to the half-frightened visitors.
other
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From this reading The other woman had been stirring the great pot of stew.
pot
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From this reading The other woman had been stirring the great pot of stew.
pretty
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From this reading Each girl carried a lunch box and they had been about to hunt a pretty spot, near a spring, and satisfy their appetites.
said
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From this reading Now the woman at the cauldron, who looked a deal like an old witch, turned and waved her spoon, grinned, and said something to the half-frightened visitors.
satisfy
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From this reading Each girl carried a lunch box and they had been about to hunt a pretty spot, near a spring, and satisfy their appetites.
says
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From this reading The younger Gypsy woman interpreted: "She says you can have some dinner, if you will stay."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The younger Gypsy woman interpreted: "She says you can have some dinner, if you will stay."
some
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From this reading The younger Gypsy woman interpreted: "She says you can have some dinner, if you will stay."
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Now the woman at the cauldron, who looked a deal like an old witch, turned and waved her spoon, grinned, and said something to the half-frightened visitors.
spoon
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From this reading Now the woman at the cauldron, who looked a deal like an old witch, turned and waved her spoon, grinned, and said something to the half-frightened visitors.
spot
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From this reading Each girl carried a lunch box and they had been about to hunt a pretty spot, near a spring, and satisfy their appetites.
spring
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From this reading Each girl carried a lunch box and they had been about to hunt a pretty spot, near a spring, and satisfy their appetites.
stay
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From this reading The younger Gypsy woman interpreted: "She says you can have some dinner, if you will stay."
stew
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From this reading The other woman had been stirring the great pot of stew.
stirring
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From this reading The other woman had been stirring the great pot of stew.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The other woman had been stirring the great pot of stew.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Each girl carried a lunch box and they had been about to hunt a pretty spot, near a spring, and satisfy their appetites.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Each girl carried a lunch box and they had been about to hunt a pretty spot, near a spring, and satisfy their appetites.
throw
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From this reading It certainly _did_ throw off a delicious odor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each girl carried a lunch box and they had been about to hunt a pretty spot, near a spring, and satisfy their appetites.
turned
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From this reading Now the woman at the cauldron, who looked a deal like an old witch, turned and waved her spoon, grinned, and said something to the half-frightened visitors.
visitors
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From this reading Now the woman at the cauldron, who looked a deal like an old witch, turned and waved her spoon, grinned, and said something to the half-frightened visitors.
waved
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From this reading Now the woman at the cauldron, who looked a deal like an old witch, turned and waved her spoon, grinned, and said something to the half-frightened visitors.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Now the woman at the cauldron, who looked a deal like an old witch, turned and waved her spoon, grinned, and said something to the half-frightened visitors.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The younger Gypsy woman interpreted: "She says you can have some dinner, if you will stay."
witch
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From this reading Now the woman at the cauldron, who looked a deal like an old witch, turned and waved her spoon, grinned, and said something to the half-frightened visitors.
woman
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From this reading The other woman had been stirring the great pot of stew.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The younger Gypsy woman interpreted: "She says you can have some dinner, if you will stay."
younger
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From this reading The younger Gypsy woman interpreted: "She says you can have some dinner, if you will stay."
