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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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all
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From this reading In the street of the village, you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers, with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers, with cart-loads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the street of the village, you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers, with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers, with cart-loads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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away
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From this reading Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
cabbages
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From this reading In the street of the village, you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers, with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers, with cart-loads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
cart-loads
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From this reading In the street of the village, you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers, with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers, with cart-loads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
cattle-dealers
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From this reading In the street of the village, you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers, with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers, with cart-loads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
children
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From this reading Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
CONTINUEDnounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SAMUEL JOHNSON—CONTINUED.
cows
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From this reading In the street of the village, you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers, with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers, with cart-loads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
farmers
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father
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From this reading Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
few
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fifty
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follows
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the street of the village, you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers, with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers, with cart-loads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
hard-hearted
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From this reading Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
herds
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From this reading In the street of the village, you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers, with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers, with cart-loads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now market-day in the village of Uttoxeter.
JOHNSON
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From this reading SAMUEL JOHNSON—CONTINUED.
market-day
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From this reading It was now market-day in the village of Uttoxeter.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In the street of the village, you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers, with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers, with cart-loads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
moments
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Mr
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
now
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From this reading It was now market-day in the village of Uttoxeter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was now market-day in the village of Uttoxeter.
onions
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From this reading In the street of the village, you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers, with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers, with cart-loads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
other
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From this reading In the street of the village, you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers, with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers, with cart-loads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
oxen
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From this reading In the street of the village, you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers, with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers, with cart-loads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
pig-drovers
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From this reading In the street of the village, you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers, with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers, with cart-loads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
produce
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From this reading In the street of the village, you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers, with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers, with cart-loads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In a few moments Mr. Temple resumed the story, as follows:
sale
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From this reading In the street of the village, you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers, with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers, with cart-loads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
Sam
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From this reading Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
SAMUEL
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From this reading SAMUEL JOHNSON—CONTINUED.
see
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From this reading In the street of the village, you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers, with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers, with cart-loads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
shown
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From this reading Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
soil
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From this reading In the street of the village, you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers, with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers, with cart-loads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
squeaking
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From this reading In the street of the village, you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers, with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers, with cart-loads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
story
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street
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From this reading In the street of the village, you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers, with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers, with cart-loads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
swine
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From this reading In the street of the village, you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers, with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers, with cart-loads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
Temple
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a few moments Mr. Temple resumed the story, as follows:
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
turnips
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From this reading In the street of the village, you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers, with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers, with cart-loads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
Uttoxeter
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From this reading It was now market-day in the village of Uttoxeter.
village
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From this reading It was now market-day in the village of Uttoxeter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now market-day in the village of Uttoxeter.
Well
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From this reading Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the street of the village, you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers, with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers, with cart-loads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
years
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From this reading Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In the street of the village, you might see cattle-dealers with cows and oxen for sale, and pig-drovers, with herds of squeaking swine, and farmers, with cart-loads of cabbages, turnips, onions, and all other produce of the soil.
young
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From this reading Well, my children, fifty years had passed away since young Sam Johnson had shown himself so hard-hearted towards his father.
