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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 “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.
ain't
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From this reading “Your man's got a job there, ain't he?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.
Bedad
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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.
brewery
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From this reading “Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.
came
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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.
corridor
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From this reading “Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.
door
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From this reading “Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.
dozen
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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.
enough
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From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.
excitement
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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.
faded
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From this reading “Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.
got
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From this reading “Your man's got a job there, ain't he?”
grew
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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Your man's got a job there, ain't he?”
head
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From this reading “Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.
house
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From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.
job
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From this reading “Your man's got a job there, ain't he?”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.
man's
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From this reading “Your man's got a job there, ain't he?”
Mrs
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From this reading “Yes; at Schwartz's,” said Mrs. Todd, stopping opposite her door on the way to her own rooms.
neighbors
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From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.
new-comer
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From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.
only
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From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.
opening
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From this reading “Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.
opposite
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From this reading “Yes; at Schwartz's,” said Mrs. Todd, stopping opposite her door on the way to her own rooms.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.
other
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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.
own
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From this reading “Yes; at Schwartz's,” said Mrs. Todd, stopping opposite her door on the way to her own rooms.
roight
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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.
rooms
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From this reading “Yes; at Schwartz's,” said Mrs. Todd, stopping opposite her door on the way to her own rooms.
run
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From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.
said
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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.
Schwartz's
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From this reading “Yes; at Schwartz's,” said Mrs. Todd, stopping opposite her door on the way to her own rooms.
several
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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.
shawl
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From this reading “Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.
shrunken-looking
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From this reading “Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.
smaller
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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.
spread
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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.
stopping
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From this reading “Yes; at Schwartz's,” said Mrs. Todd, stopping opposite her door on the way to her own rooms.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.
tenement
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From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.
tenements
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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.
there
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From this reading “Your man's got a job there, ain't he?”
tide
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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.
Todd
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From this reading “Yes; at Schwartz's,” said Mrs. Todd, stopping opposite her door on the way to her own rooms.
trouble
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From this reading “Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.
turning
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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.
way
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From this reading “Yes; at Schwartz's,” said Mrs. Todd, stopping opposite her door on the way to her own rooms.
week
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From this reading She was a new-comer, and had been in the tenement only a week or so--not long enough to have the run of the house or to know her neighbors.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.
woman
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From this reading “Is the trouble at the brewery?” asked a shrunken-looking woman, opening a door on the corridor, a faded shawl over her head.
women
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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.
ye're
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From this reading “Bedad, ye're roight,” said half a dozen women, the tide turning suddenly, while the excitement grew and spread, and other women came in from the several smaller tenements.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes; at Schwartz's,” said Mrs. Todd, stopping opposite her door on the way to her own rooms.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your man's got a job there, ain't he?”
