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A Dog Day
A Dog Day

Chapter I

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See https://
Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.
Hardly enough energy to stretch myself.
In the middle of the night a strange man came in by the kitchen window, very quietly, with a bag.
I chummed up to him at once.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Dog Day

Chapter I

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.
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Hardly enough energy to stretch myself.
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In the middle of the night a strange man came in by the kitchen window, very quietly, with a bag.
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I chummed up to him at once.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

BECAUSE conjunction US /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading “Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.”

Below preposition US /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading “Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.”

Feeling noun US /ˈfeeling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.”

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “Hardly enough energy to stretch myself.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I chummed up to him at once.”

Owing noun US /owing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.”

Rest noun US /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.”

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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 Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.

Aldin

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From this reading Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.

ANGEL

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From this reading Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I chummed up to him at once.

bag

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From this reading In the middle of the night a strange man came in by the kitchen window, very quietly, with a bag.

BECAUSEconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.

belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.

came

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From this reading In the middle of the night a strange man came in by the kitchen window, very quietly, with a bag.

Cecil

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From this reading Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.

chummed

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From this reading I chummed up to him at once.

DAY

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From this reading Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.

Decoration

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From this reading Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.

disturbed

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From this reading Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.

DOG

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From this reading Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.

energy

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From this reading Hardly enough energy to stretch myself.

enough

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From this reading Hardly enough energy to stretch myself.

feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.

Hardly

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From this reading Hardly enough energy to stretch myself.

HEpronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I chummed up to him at once.

HOUSE

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From this reading Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.

https

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From this reading See https://

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I chummed up to him at once.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.

ITpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.

JACOBS

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From this reading Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.

kitchen

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From this reading In the middle of the night a strange man came in by the kitchen window, very quietly, with a bag.

LIKED

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From this reading Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.

man

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From this reading In the middle of the night a strange man came in by the kitchen window, very quietly, with a bag.

middle

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From this reading In the middle of the night a strange man came in by the kitchen window, very quietly, with a bag.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Hardly enough energy to stretch myself.

night

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From this reading In the middle of the night a strange man came in by the kitchen window, very quietly, with a bag.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In the middle of the night a strange man came in by the kitchen window, very quietly, with a bag.

once

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From this reading I chummed up to him at once.

owing

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From this reading Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.

par

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From this reading Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.

Pictured

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From this reading Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.

quietly

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From this reading In the middle of the night a strange man came in by the kitchen window, very quietly, with a bag.

rather

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From this reading Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.

restnounUS /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.

See

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From this reading See https://

Small

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From this reading Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.

strange

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From this reading In the middle of the night a strange man came in by the kitchen window, very quietly, with a bag.

stretch

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From this reading Hardly enough energy to stretch myself.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.

up

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From this reading Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.

very

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From this reading In the middle of the night a strange man came in by the kitchen window, very quietly, with a bag.

W

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From this reading Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.

window

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From this reading In the middle of the night a strange man came in by the kitchen window, very quietly, with a bag.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading In the middle of the night a strange man came in by the kitchen window, very quietly, with a bag.

Woke

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From this reading Pictured by Cecil Aldin W. W. JACOBS BECAUSE HE LIKED IT [Small Decoration] A DOG DAY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE Woke up feeling rather below par, owing to disturbed rest.