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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 "My lord, I thought I heard some one creeping along the other side of the hedge a little before the window was broken, but I saw nobody."
accused
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From this reading "You hear, good woman, what is alleged in behalf of the person you have accused.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Have you any other evidence against him?"
alleged
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From this reading "You hear, good woman, what is alleged in behalf of the person you have accused.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "My lord, I thought I heard some one creeping along the other side of the hedge a little before the window was broken, but I saw nobody."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "One might be sure," the widow replied, "they would deny it, and tell lies for one another; but I hope I am not to be put off in that manner."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "One might be sure," the widow replied, "they would deny it, and tell lies for one another; but I hope I am not to be put off in that manner."
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "One might be sure," the widow replied, "they would deny it, and tell lies for one another; but I hope I am not to be put off in that manner."
any
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From this reading Have you any other evidence against him?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I must tell you, mistress, that you give too much liberty to your tongue, and are as guilty of as much injustice as that of which you complain.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I must tell you, mistress, that you give too much liberty to your tongue, and are as guilty of as much injustice as that of which you complain.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "One might be sure," the widow replied, "they would deny it, and tell lies for one another; but I hope I am not to be put off in that manner."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "My lord, I thought I heard some one creeping along the other side of the hedge a little before the window was broken, but I saw nobody."
behalf
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From this reading "You hear, good woman, what is alleged in behalf of the person you have accused.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My lord, I thought I heard some one creeping along the other side of the hedge a little before the window was broken, but I saw nobody."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "My lord, I thought I heard some one creeping along the other side of the hedge a little before the window was broken, but I saw nobody."
complain
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From this reading "I must tell you, mistress, that you give too much liberty to your tongue, and are as guilty of as much injustice as that of which you complain.
creeping
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From this reading "My lord, I thought I heard some one creeping along the other side of the hedge a little before the window was broken, but I saw nobody."
deny
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From this reading "One might be sure," the widow replied, "they would deny it, and tell lies for one another; but I hope I am not to be put off in that manner."
evidence
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From this reading Have you any other evidence against him?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "One might be sure," the widow replied, "they would deny it, and tell lies for one another; but I hope I am not to be put off in that manner."
give
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From this reading "I must tell you, mistress, that you give too much liberty to your tongue, and are as guilty of as much injustice as that of which you complain.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You hear, good woman, what is alleged in behalf of the person you have accused.
guilty
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From this reading "I must tell you, mistress, that you give too much liberty to your tongue, and are as guilty of as much injustice as that of which you complain.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You hear, good woman, what is alleged in behalf of the person you have accused.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You hear, good woman, what is alleged in behalf of the person you have accused.
heard
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From this reading "My lord, I thought I heard some one creeping along the other side of the hedge a little before the window was broken, but I saw nobody."
hedge
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From this reading "My lord, I thought I heard some one creeping along the other side of the hedge a little before the window was broken, but I saw nobody."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Have you any other evidence against him?"
hope
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From this reading "One might be sure," the widow replied, "they would deny it, and tell lies for one another; but I hope I am not to be put off in that manner."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My lord, I thought I heard some one creeping along the other side of the hedge a little before the window was broken, but I saw nobody."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You hear, good woman, what is alleged in behalf of the person you have accused.
injustice
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From this reading "I must tell you, mistress, that you give too much liberty to your tongue, and are as guilty of as much injustice as that of which you complain.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You hear, good woman, what is alleged in behalf of the person you have accused.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "One might be sure," the widow replied, "they would deny it, and tell lies for one another; but I hope I am not to be put off in that manner."
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading "I must tell you, mistress, that you give too much liberty to your tongue, and are as guilty of as much injustice as that of which you complain.
lies
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From this reading "One might be sure," the widow replied, "they would deny it, and tell lies for one another; but I hope I am not to be put off in that manner."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My lord, I thought I heard some one creeping along the other side of the hedge a little before the window was broken, but I saw nobody."
lord
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From this reading "My lord, I thought I heard some one creeping along the other side of the hedge a little before the window was broken, but I saw nobody."
manner
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From this reading "One might be sure," the widow replied, "they would deny it, and tell lies for one another; but I hope I am not to be put off in that manner."
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "One might be sure," the widow replied, "they would deny it, and tell lies for one another; but I hope I am not to be put off in that manner."
mistress
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From this reading "I must tell you, mistress, that you give too much liberty to your tongue, and are as guilty of as much injustice as that of which you complain.
much
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From this reading "I must tell you, mistress, that you give too much liberty to your tongue, and are as guilty of as much injustice as that of which you complain.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must tell you, mistress, that you give too much liberty to your tongue, and are as guilty of as much injustice as that of which you complain.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My lord, I thought I heard some one creeping along the other side of the hedge a little before the window was broken, but I saw nobody."
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading "My lord, I thought I heard some one creeping along the other side of the hedge a little before the window was broken, but I saw nobody."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "One might be sure," the widow replied, "they would deny it, and tell lies for one another; but I hope I am not to be put off in that manner."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "My lord, I thought I heard some one creeping along the other side of the hedge a little before the window was broken, but I saw nobody."
off
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From this reading "One might be sure," the widow replied, "they would deny it, and tell lies for one another; but I hope I am not to be put off in that manner."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "My lord, I thought I heard some one creeping along the other side of the hedge a little before the window was broken, but I saw nobody."
other
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From this reading "My lord, I thought I heard some one creeping along the other side of the hedge a little before the window was broken, but I saw nobody."
person
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From this reading "You hear, good woman, what is alleged in behalf of the person you have accused.
put
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From this reading "One might be sure," the widow replied, "they would deny it, and tell lies for one another; but I hope I am not to be put off in that manner."
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "One might be sure," the widow replied, "they would deny it, and tell lies for one another; but I hope I am not to be put off in that manner."
saw
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From this reading "My lord, I thought I heard some one creeping along the other side of the hedge a little before the window was broken, but I saw nobody."
side
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From this reading "My lord, I thought I heard some one creeping along the other side of the hedge a little before the window was broken, but I saw nobody."
some
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From this reading "My lord, I thought I heard some one creeping along the other side of the hedge a little before the window was broken, but I saw nobody."
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "One might be sure," the widow replied, "they would deny it, and tell lies for one another; but I hope I am not to be put off in that manner."
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "One might be sure," the widow replied, "they would deny it, and tell lies for one another; but I hope I am not to be put off in that manner."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "One might be sure," the widow replied, "they would deny it, and tell lies for one another; but I hope I am not to be put off in that manner."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My lord, I thought I heard some one creeping along the other side of the hedge a little before the window was broken, but I saw nobody."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "One might be sure," the widow replied, "they would deny it, and tell lies for one another; but I hope I am not to be put off in that manner."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My lord, I thought I heard some one creeping along the other side of the hedge a little before the window was broken, but I saw nobody."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "One might be sure," the widow replied, "they would deny it, and tell lies for one another; but I hope I am not to be put off in that manner."
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I must tell you, mistress, that you give too much liberty to your tongue, and are as guilty of as much injustice as that of which you complain.
too
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From this reading "I must tell you, mistress, that you give too much liberty to your tongue, and are as guilty of as much injustice as that of which you complain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My lord, I thought I heard some one creeping along the other side of the hedge a little before the window was broken, but I saw nobody."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "You hear, good woman, what is alleged in behalf of the person you have accused.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I must tell you, mistress, that you give too much liberty to your tongue, and are as guilty of as much injustice as that of which you complain.
widow
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From this reading "One might be sure," the widow replied, "they would deny it, and tell lies for one another; but I hope I am not to be put off in that manner."
window
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From this reading "My lord, I thought I heard some one creeping along the other side of the hedge a little before the window was broken, but I saw nobody."
woman
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From this reading "You hear, good woman, what is alleged in behalf of the person you have accused.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "One might be sure," the widow replied, "they would deny it, and tell lies for one another; but I hope I am not to be put off in that manner."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You hear, good woman, what is alleged in behalf of the person you have accused.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I must tell you, mistress, that you give too much liberty to your tongue, and are as guilty of as much injustice as that of which you complain.
