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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He dropped his hammer, flung the tongs on the forge, and leaving the iron to cool on the anvil, went to meet her.
anvil
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From this reading The old man was busy at the anvil when he heard Miss Brown's hoofs on the road.
appellation
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From this reading “How do you do, grandfather?” said Barbara, with unconscious use of the appellation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The old man was busy at the anvil when he heard Miss Brown's hoofs on the road.
Barbara
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From this reading The same evening Barbara rode to the smithy, in the hope of hearing some news of Richard from his grandfather.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Simon was well pleased to be called grandfather, but too politic and too well bred to show his pleasure.
bred
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From this reading Simon was well pleased to be called grandfather, but too politic and too well bred to show his pleasure.
Brown's
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From this reading The old man was busy at the anvil when he heard Miss Brown's hoofs on the road.
busy
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From this reading The old man was busy at the anvil when he heard Miss Brown's hoofs on the road.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Simon was well pleased to be called grandfather, but too politic and too well bred to show his pleasure.
called
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From this reading Simon was well pleased to be called grandfather, but too politic and too well bred to show his pleasure.
cool
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From this reading He dropped his hammer, flung the tongs on the forge, and leaving the iron to cool on the anvil, went to meet her.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “How do you do, grandfather?” said Barbara, with unconscious use of the appellation.
dropped
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From this reading He dropped his hammer, flung the tongs on the forge, and leaving the iron to cool on the anvil, went to meet her.
evening
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From this reading The same evening Barbara rode to the smithy, in the hope of hearing some news of Richard from his grandfather.
flung
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From this reading He dropped his hammer, flung the tongs on the forge, and leaving the iron to cool on the anvil, went to meet her.
forge
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From this reading He dropped his hammer, flung the tongs on the forge, and leaving the iron to cool on the anvil, went to meet her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The same evening Barbara rode to the smithy, in the hope of hearing some news of Richard from his grandfather.
grandfather
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From this reading The same evening Barbara rode to the smithy, in the hope of hearing some news of Richard from his grandfather.
hammer
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From this reading He dropped his hammer, flung the tongs on the forge, and leaving the iron to cool on the anvil, went to meet her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The old man was busy at the anvil when he heard Miss Brown's hoofs on the road.
heard
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From this reading The old man was busy at the anvil when he heard Miss Brown's hoofs on the road.
hearing
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From this reading The same evening Barbara rode to the smithy, in the hope of hearing some news of Richard from his grandfather.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He dropped his hammer, flung the tongs on the forge, and leaving the iron to cool on the anvil, went to meet her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The same evening Barbara rode to the smithy, in the hope of hearing some news of Richard from his grandfather.
hoofs
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From this reading The old man was busy at the anvil when he heard Miss Brown's hoofs on the road.
hope
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From this reading The same evening Barbara rode to the smithy, in the hope of hearing some news of Richard from his grandfather.
How
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From this reading “How do you do, grandfather?” said Barbara, with unconscious use of the appellation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The same evening Barbara rode to the smithy, in the hope of hearing some news of Richard from his grandfather.
iron
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From this reading He dropped his hammer, flung the tongs on the forge, and leaving the iron to cool on the anvil, went to meet her.
leaving
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From this reading He dropped his hammer, flung the tongs on the forge, and leaving the iron to cool on the anvil, went to meet her.
man
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From this reading The old man was busy at the anvil when he heard Miss Brown's hoofs on the road.
meet
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From this reading He dropped his hammer, flung the tongs on the forge, and leaving the iron to cool on the anvil, went to meet her.
Miss
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From this reading The old man was busy at the anvil when he heard Miss Brown's hoofs on the road.
news
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From this reading The same evening Barbara rode to the smithy, in the hope of hearing some news of Richard from his grandfather.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The same evening Barbara rode to the smithy, in the hope of hearing some news of Richard from his grandfather.
old
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From this reading The old man was busy at the anvil when he heard Miss Brown's hoofs on the road.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The old man was busy at the anvil when he heard Miss Brown's hoofs on the road.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Simon was well pleased to be called grandfather, but too politic and too well bred to show his pleasure.
pleasure
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From this reading Simon was well pleased to be called grandfather, but too politic and too well bred to show his pleasure.
politic
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From this reading Simon was well pleased to be called grandfather, but too politic and too well bred to show his pleasure.
Richard
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From this reading The same evening Barbara rode to the smithy, in the hope of hearing some news of Richard from his grandfather.
road
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From this reading The old man was busy at the anvil when he heard Miss Brown's hoofs on the road.
rode
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From this reading The same evening Barbara rode to the smithy, in the hope of hearing some news of Richard from his grandfather.
said
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From this reading “How do you do, grandfather?” said Barbara, with unconscious use of the appellation.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The same evening Barbara rode to the smithy, in the hope of hearing some news of Richard from his grandfather.
show
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From this reading Simon was well pleased to be called grandfather, but too politic and too well bred to show his pleasure.
Simon
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From this reading Simon was well pleased to be called grandfather, but too politic and too well bred to show his pleasure.
smithy
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From this reading The same evening Barbara rode to the smithy, in the hope of hearing some news of Richard from his grandfather.
some
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From this reading The same evening Barbara rode to the smithy, in the hope of hearing some news of Richard from his grandfather.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The same evening Barbara rode to the smithy, in the hope of hearing some news of Richard from his grandfather.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The same evening Barbara rode to the smithy, in the hope of hearing some news of Richard from his grandfather.
tongs
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From this reading He dropped his hammer, flung the tongs on the forge, and leaving the iron to cool on the anvil, went to meet her.
too
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From this reading Simon was well pleased to be called grandfather, but too politic and too well bred to show his pleasure.
unconscious
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From this reading “How do you do, grandfather?” said Barbara, with unconscious use of the appellation.
use
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From this reading “How do you do, grandfather?” said Barbara, with unconscious use of the appellation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old man was busy at the anvil when he heard Miss Brown's hoofs on the road.
well
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From this reading Simon was well pleased to be called grandfather, but too politic and too well bred to show his pleasure.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He dropped his hammer, flung the tongs on the forge, and leaving the iron to cool on the anvil, went to meet her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The old man was busy at the anvil when he heard Miss Brown's hoofs on the road.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “How do you do, grandfather?” said Barbara, with unconscious use of the appellation.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How do you do, grandfather?” said Barbara, with unconscious use of the appellation.
