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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 "I came up to her, and begged for help; she made me sit by her, and gave me bread, and a little wine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I came up to her, and begged for help; she made me sit by her, and gave me bread, and a little wine.
appeared
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From this reading "The offer charmed me, strange as the old woman's voice and look appeared.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The offer charmed me, strange as the old woman's voice and look appeared.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With her crutch she limped away pretty fast, and at every step she twisted her face so oddly, that at first I was like to laugh.
ate
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From this reading While I ate, she sang in a screeching tone some kind of spiritual song.
away
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From this reading With her crutch she limped away pretty fast, and at every step she twisted her face so oddly, that at first I was like to laugh.
begged
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From this reading "I came up to her, and begged for help; she made me sit by her, and gave me bread, and a little wine.
bread
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From this reading "I came up to her, and begged for help; she made me sit by her, and gave me bread, and a little wine.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I came up to her, and begged for help; she made me sit by her, and gave me bread, and a little wine.
came
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From this reading "I came up to her, and begged for help; she made me sit by her, and gave me bread, and a little wine.
charmed
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From this reading "The offer charmed me, strange as the old woman's voice and look appeared.
crutch
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From this reading With her crutch she limped away pretty fast, and at every step she twisted her face so oddly, that at first I was like to laugh.
done
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From this reading When she had done, she told me I might follow her.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading With her crutch she limped away pretty fast, and at every step she twisted her face so oddly, that at first I was like to laugh.
face
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From this reading With her crutch she limped away pretty fast, and at every step she twisted her face so oddly, that at first I was like to laugh.
fast
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From this reading With her crutch she limped away pretty fast, and at every step she twisted her face so oddly, that at first I was like to laugh.
first
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From this reading With her crutch she limped away pretty fast, and at every step she twisted her face so oddly, that at first I was like to laugh.
follow
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From this reading When she had done, she told me I might follow her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I came up to her, and begged for help; she made me sit by her, and gave me bread, and a little wine.
gave
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From this reading "I came up to her, and begged for help; she made me sit by her, and gave me bread, and a little wine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she had done, she told me I might follow her.
help
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From this reading "I came up to her, and begged for help; she made me sit by her, and gave me bread, and a little wine.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I came up to her, and begged for help; she made me sit by her, and gave me bread, and a little wine.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I came up to her, and begged for help; she made me sit by her, and gave me bread, and a little wine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While I ate, she sang in a screeching tone some kind of spiritual song.
kind
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From this reading While I ate, she sang in a screeching tone some kind of spiritual song.
laugh
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From this reading With her crutch she limped away pretty fast, and at every step she twisted her face so oddly, that at first I was like to laugh.
like
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From this reading With her crutch she limped away pretty fast, and at every step she twisted her face so oddly, that at first I was like to laugh.
limped
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From this reading With her crutch she limped away pretty fast, and at every step she twisted her face so oddly, that at first I was like to laugh.
little
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From this reading "I came up to her, and begged for help; she made me sit by her, and gave me bread, and a little wine.
look
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From this reading "The offer charmed me, strange as the old woman's voice and look appeared.
made
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From this reading "I came up to her, and begged for help; she made me sit by her, and gave me bread, and a little wine.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I came up to her, and begged for help; she made me sit by her, and gave me bread, and a little wine.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When she had done, she told me I might follow her.
oddly
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From this reading With her crutch she limped away pretty fast, and at every step she twisted her face so oddly, that at first I was like to laugh.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While I ate, she sang in a screeching tone some kind of spiritual song.
offer
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From this reading "The offer charmed me, strange as the old woman's voice and look appeared.
old
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From this reading "The offer charmed me, strange as the old woman's voice and look appeared.
pretty
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From this reading With her crutch she limped away pretty fast, and at every step she twisted her face so oddly, that at first I was like to laugh.
sang
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From this reading While I ate, she sang in a screeching tone some kind of spiritual song.
screeching
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From this reading While I ate, she sang in a screeching tone some kind of spiritual song.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I came up to her, and begged for help; she made me sit by her, and gave me bread, and a little wine.
sit
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From this reading "I came up to her, and begged for help; she made me sit by her, and gave me bread, and a little wine.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading With her crutch she limped away pretty fast, and at every step she twisted her face so oddly, that at first I was like to laugh.
some
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From this reading While I ate, she sang in a screeching tone some kind of spiritual song.
song
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From this reading While I ate, she sang in a screeching tone some kind of spiritual song.
spiritual
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From this reading While I ate, she sang in a screeching tone some kind of spiritual song.
step
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From this reading With her crutch she limped away pretty fast, and at every step she twisted her face so oddly, that at first I was like to laugh.
strange
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From this reading "The offer charmed me, strange as the old woman's voice and look appeared.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With her crutch she limped away pretty fast, and at every step she twisted her face so oddly, that at first I was like to laugh.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The offer charmed me, strange as the old woman's voice and look appeared.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I came up to her, and begged for help; she made me sit by her, and gave me bread, and a little wine.
told
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From this reading When she had done, she told me I might follow her.
tone
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From this reading While I ate, she sang in a screeching tone some kind of spiritual song.
twisted
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From this reading With her crutch she limped away pretty fast, and at every step she twisted her face so oddly, that at first I was like to laugh.
up
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From this reading "I came up to her, and begged for help; she made me sit by her, and gave me bread, and a little wine.
voice
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From this reading "The offer charmed me, strange as the old woman's voice and look appeared.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With her crutch she limped away pretty fast, and at every step she twisted her face so oddly, that at first I was like to laugh.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she had done, she told me I might follow her.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While I ate, she sang in a screeching tone some kind of spiritual song.
wine
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From this reading "I came up to her, and begged for help; she made me sit by her, and gave me bread, and a little wine.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With her crutch she limped away pretty fast, and at every step she twisted her face so oddly, that at first I was like to laugh.
woman's
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From this reading "The offer charmed me, strange as the old woman's voice and look appeared.
