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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 Then solemnly he made a Vow, Before the Company; That he would neither eat nor drink, Until he did her see.
All
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From this reading Wherein her Flesh is minced small, And parched with the Fire; All caused by her Step-Mother, Who did her Death desire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now when this Lord he did come home, For to sit down to Meat; He called for his Daughter dear, To come and carve his Meat.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Then solemnly he made a Vow, Before the Company; That he would neither eat nor drink, Until he did her see.
bespoke
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From this reading O then bespoke the Scullion Boy, With a loud Voice so high; If that you will your Daughter see My Lord cut up the Pye.
Boy
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From this reading O then bespoke the Scullion Boy, With a loud Voice so high; If that you will your Daughter see My Lord cut up the Pye.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Wherein her Flesh is minced small, And parched with the Fire; All caused by her Step-Mother, Who did her Death desire.
called
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From this reading Now when this Lord he did come home, For to sit down to Meat; He called for his Daughter dear, To come and carve his Meat.
carve
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From this reading Now when this Lord he did come home, For to sit down to Meat; He called for his Daughter dear, To come and carve his Meat.
caused
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From this reading Wherein her Flesh is minced small, And parched with the Fire; All caused by her Step-Mother, Who did her Death desire.
come
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From this reading Now when this Lord he did come home, For to sit down to Meat; He called for his Daughter dear, To come and carve his Meat.
Company
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From this reading Then solemnly he made a Vow, Before the Company; That he would neither eat nor drink, Until he did her see.
cut
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From this reading O then bespoke the Scullion Boy, With a loud Voice so high; If that you will your Daughter see My Lord cut up the Pye.
Daughter
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From this reading Now when this Lord he did come home, For to sit down to Meat; He called for his Daughter dear, To come and carve his Meat.
dear
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From this reading Now when this Lord he did come home, For to sit down to Meat; He called for his Daughter dear, To come and carve his Meat.
Death
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From this reading Wherein her Flesh is minced small, And parched with the Fire; All caused by her Step-Mother, Who did her Death desire.
desire
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From this reading Wherein her Flesh is minced small, And parched with the Fire; All caused by her Step-Mother, Who did her Death desire.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Now when this Lord he did come home, For to sit down to Meat; He called for his Daughter dear, To come and carve his Meat.
down
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From this reading Now when this Lord he did come home, For to sit down to Meat; He called for his Daughter dear, To come and carve his Meat.
drink
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From this reading Then solemnly he made a Vow, Before the Company; That he would neither eat nor drink, Until he did her see.
eat
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From this reading Then solemnly he made a Vow, Before the Company; That he would neither eat nor drink, Until he did her see.
Fire
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From this reading Wherein her Flesh is minced small, And parched with the Fire; All caused by her Step-Mother, Who did her Death desire.
Flesh
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From this reading Wherein her Flesh is minced small, And parched with the Fire; All caused by her Step-Mother, Who did her Death desire.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now when this Lord he did come home, For to sit down to Meat; He called for his Daughter dear, To come and carve his Meat.
forget
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From this reading Now sit you down, his Lady said, O sit you down to Meat; Into some Nunnery she's gone, Your Daughter dear forget.
gone
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From this reading Now sit you down, his Lady said, O sit you down to Meat; Into some Nunnery she's gone, Your Daughter dear forget.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now when this Lord he did come home, For to sit down to Meat; He called for his Daughter dear, To come and carve his Meat.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then solemnly he made a Vow, Before the Company; That he would neither eat nor drink, Until he did her see.
high
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From this reading O then bespoke the Scullion Boy, With a loud Voice so high; If that you will your Daughter see My Lord cut up the Pye.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now when this Lord he did come home, For to sit down to Meat; He called for his Daughter dear, To come and carve his Meat.
home
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From this reading Now when this Lord he did come home, For to sit down to Meat; He called for his Daughter dear, To come and carve his Meat.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading O then bespoke the Scullion Boy, With a loud Voice so high; If that you will your Daughter see My Lord cut up the Pye.
IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now sit you down, his Lady said, O sit you down to Meat; Into some Nunnery she's gone, Your Daughter dear forget.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wherein her Flesh is minced small, And parched with the Fire; All caused by her Step-Mother, Who did her Death desire.
Lady
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From this reading Now sit you down, his Lady said, O sit you down to Meat; Into some Nunnery she's gone, Your Daughter dear forget.
Lord
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From this reading Now when this Lord he did come home, For to sit down to Meat; He called for his Daughter dear, To come and carve his Meat.
loud
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From this reading O then bespoke the Scullion Boy, With a loud Voice so high; If that you will your Daughter see My Lord cut up the Pye.
made
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From this reading Then solemnly he made a Vow, Before the Company; That he would neither eat nor drink, Until he did her see.
Meat
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From this reading Now when this Lord he did come home, For to sit down to Meat; He called for his Daughter dear, To come and carve his Meat.
minced
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From this reading Wherein her Flesh is minced small, And parched with the Fire; All caused by her Step-Mother, Who did her Death desire.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading O then bespoke the Scullion Boy, With a loud Voice so high; If that you will your Daughter see My Lord cut up the Pye.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Then solemnly he made a Vow, Before the Company; That he would neither eat nor drink, Until he did her see.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Then solemnly he made a Vow, Before the Company; That he would neither eat nor drink, Until he did her see.
Now
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From this reading Now when this Lord he did come home, For to sit down to Meat; He called for his Daughter dear, To come and carve his Meat.
Nunnery
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From this reading Now sit you down, his Lady said, O sit you down to Meat; Into some Nunnery she's gone, Your Daughter dear forget.
O
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From this reading Now sit you down, his Lady said, O sit you down to Meat; Into some Nunnery she's gone, Your Daughter dear forget.
parched
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From this reading Wherein her Flesh is minced small, And parched with the Fire; All caused by her Step-Mother, Who did her Death desire.
Pye
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From this reading O then bespoke the Scullion Boy, With a loud Voice so high; If that you will your Daughter see My Lord cut up the Pye.
said
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From this reading Now sit you down, his Lady said, O sit you down to Meat; Into some Nunnery she's gone, Your Daughter dear forget.
Scullion
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From this reading O then bespoke the Scullion Boy, With a loud Voice so high; If that you will your Daughter see My Lord cut up the Pye.
see
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From this reading Then solemnly he made a Vow, Before the Company; That he would neither eat nor drink, Until he did her see.
she's
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From this reading Now sit you down, his Lady said, O sit you down to Meat; Into some Nunnery she's gone, Your Daughter dear forget.
sit
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From this reading Now when this Lord he did come home, For to sit down to Meat; He called for his Daughter dear, To come and carve his Meat.
small
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From this reading Wherein her Flesh is minced small, And parched with the Fire; All caused by her Step-Mother, Who did her Death desire.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading O then bespoke the Scullion Boy, With a loud Voice so high; If that you will your Daughter see My Lord cut up the Pye.
solemnly
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From this reading Then solemnly he made a Vow, Before the Company; That he would neither eat nor drink, Until he did her see.
some
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From this reading Now sit you down, his Lady said, O sit you down to Meat; Into some Nunnery she's gone, Your Daughter dear forget.
Step-Mother
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From this reading Wherein her Flesh is minced small, And parched with the Fire; All caused by her Step-Mother, Who did her Death desire.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then solemnly he made a Vow, Before the Company; That he would neither eat nor drink, Until he did her see.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then solemnly he made a Vow, Before the Company; That he would neither eat nor drink, Until he did her see.
Then
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From this reading Then solemnly he made a Vow, Before the Company; That he would neither eat nor drink, Until he did her see.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now when this Lord he did come home, For to sit down to Meat; He called for his Daughter dear, To come and carve his Meat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now when this Lord he did come home, For to sit down to Meat; He called for his Daughter dear, To come and carve his Meat.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Then solemnly he made a Vow, Before the Company; That he would neither eat nor drink, Until he did her see.
up
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From this reading O then bespoke the Scullion Boy, With a loud Voice so high; If that you will your Daughter see My Lord cut up the Pye.
Voice
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From this reading O then bespoke the Scullion Boy, With a loud Voice so high; If that you will your Daughter see My Lord cut up the Pye.
VownounUS /vaʊ/
a serious promise
From this reading Then solemnly he made a Vow, Before the Company; That he would neither eat nor drink, Until he did her see.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Now when this Lord he did come home, For to sit down to Meat; He called for his Daughter dear, To come and carve his Meat.
Wherein
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From this reading Wherein her Flesh is minced small, And parched with the Fire; All caused by her Step-Mother, Who did her Death desire.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Wherein her Flesh is minced small, And parched with the Fire; All caused by her Step-Mother, Who did her Death desire.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading O then bespoke the Scullion Boy, With a loud Voice so high; If that you will your Daughter see My Lord cut up the Pye.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading O then bespoke the Scullion Boy, With a loud Voice so high; If that you will your Daughter see My Lord cut up the Pye.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then solemnly he made a Vow, Before the Company; That he would neither eat nor drink, Until he did her see.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now sit you down, his Lady said, O sit you down to Meat; Into some Nunnery she's gone, Your Daughter dear forget.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now sit you down, his Lady said, O sit you down to Meat; Into some Nunnery she's gone, Your Daughter dear forget.
