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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 For a master stands in the place of a god to his faithful dog, and the latter believes him omnipotent.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That is what he said to his sister Aggie when he wrote and told her all about the events of this fearful night.
Aggie
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From this reading That is what he said to his sister Aggie when he wrote and told her all about the events of this fearful night.
all
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From this reading That is what he said to his sister Aggie when he wrote and told her all about the events of this fearful night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That is what he said to his sister Aggie when he wrote and told her all about the events of this fearful night.
Antony
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From this reading That next half-hour seemed to be the longest for Antony that ever he had passed in his lifetime.
appeared
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From this reading He first went back towards his caravan, closely followed by Wallace, who appeared to watch his every movement, certain in his canine mind that Antony would do something to find his mistress.
back
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From this reading He first went back towards his caravan, closely followed by Wallace, who appeared to watch his every movement, certain in his canine mind that Antony would do something to find his mistress.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That next half-hour seemed to be the longest for Antony that ever he had passed in his lifetime.
believes
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From this reading For a master stands in the place of a god to his faithful dog, and the latter believes him omnipotent.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He first went back towards his caravan, closely followed by Wallace, who appeared to watch his every movement, certain in his canine mind that Antony would do something to find his mistress.
canine
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From this reading He first went back towards his caravan, closely followed by Wallace, who appeared to watch his every movement, certain in his canine mind that Antony would do something to find his mistress.
caravan
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From this reading He first went back towards his caravan, closely followed by Wallace, who appeared to watch his every movement, certain in his canine mind that Antony would do something to find his mistress.
certain
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From this reading He first went back towards his caravan, closely followed by Wallace, who appeared to watch his every movement, certain in his canine mind that Antony would do something to find his mistress.
closely
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From this reading He first went back towards his caravan, closely followed by Wallace, who appeared to watch his every movement, certain in his canine mind that Antony would do something to find his mistress.
CUMBERLAND
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From this reading THE WRECK OF THE 'CUMBERLAND.'
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He first went back towards his caravan, closely followed by Wallace, who appeared to watch his every movement, certain in his canine mind that Antony would do something to find his mistress.
dog
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From this reading For a master stands in the place of a god to his faithful dog, and the latter believes him omnipotent.
events
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From this reading That is what he said to his sister Aggie when he wrote and told her all about the events of this fearful night.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That next half-hour seemed to be the longest for Antony that ever he had passed in his lifetime.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He first went back towards his caravan, closely followed by Wallace, who appeared to watch his every movement, certain in his canine mind that Antony would do something to find his mistress.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a master stands in the place of a god to his faithful dog, and the latter believes him omnipotent.
fearful
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From this reading That is what he said to his sister Aggie when he wrote and told her all about the events of this fearful night.
find
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From this reading He first went back towards his caravan, closely followed by Wallace, who appeared to watch his every movement, certain in his canine mind that Antony would do something to find his mistress.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He first went back towards his caravan, closely followed by Wallace, who appeared to watch his every movement, certain in his canine mind that Antony would do something to find his mistress.
followed
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From this reading He first went back towards his caravan, closely followed by Wallace, who appeared to watch his every movement, certain in his canine mind that Antony would do something to find his mistress.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That next half-hour seemed to be the longest for Antony that ever he had passed in his lifetime.
god
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From this reading For a master stands in the place of a god to his faithful dog, and the latter believes him omnipotent.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That next half-hour seemed to be the longest for Antony that ever he had passed in his lifetime.
half-hour
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From this reading That next half-hour seemed to be the longest for Antony that ever he had passed in his lifetime.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That next half-hour seemed to be the longest for Antony that ever he had passed in his lifetime.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That is what he said to his sister Aggie when he wrote and told her all about the events of this fearful night.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a master stands in the place of a god to his faithful dog, and the latter believes him omnipotent.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That next half-hour seemed to be the longest for Antony that ever he had passed in his lifetime.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That next half-hour seemed to be the longest for Antony that ever he had passed in his lifetime.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is what he said to his sister Aggie when he wrote and told her all about the events of this fearful night.
latter
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From this reading For a master stands in the place of a god to his faithful dog, and the latter believes him omnipotent.
lifetime
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From this reading That next half-hour seemed to be the longest for Antony that ever he had passed in his lifetime.
longest
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From this reading That next half-hour seemed to be the longest for Antony that ever he had passed in his lifetime.
master
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From this reading For a master stands in the place of a god to his faithful dog, and the latter believes him omnipotent.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He first went back towards his caravan, closely followed by Wallace, who appeared to watch his every movement, certain in his canine mind that Antony would do something to find his mistress.
mistress
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From this reading He first went back towards his caravan, closely followed by Wallace, who appeared to watch his every movement, certain in his canine mind that Antony would do something to find his mistress.
movement
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From this reading He first went back towards his caravan, closely followed by Wallace, who appeared to watch his every movement, certain in his canine mind that Antony would do something to find his mistress.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That next half-hour seemed to be the longest for Antony that ever he had passed in his lifetime.
night
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From this reading That is what he said to his sister Aggie when he wrote and told her all about the events of this fearful night.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WRECK OF THE 'CUMBERLAND.'
omnipotent
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From this reading For a master stands in the place of a god to his faithful dog, and the latter believes him omnipotent.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That next half-hour seemed to be the longest for Antony that ever he had passed in his lifetime.
place
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From this reading For a master stands in the place of a god to his faithful dog, and the latter believes him omnipotent.
said
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From this reading That is what he said to his sister Aggie when he wrote and told her all about the events of this fearful night.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That next half-hour seemed to be the longest for Antony that ever he had passed in his lifetime.
sister
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From this reading That is what he said to his sister Aggie when he wrote and told her all about the events of this fearful night.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He first went back towards his caravan, closely followed by Wallace, who appeared to watch his every movement, certain in his canine mind that Antony would do something to find his mistress.
stands
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From this reading For a master stands in the place of a god to his faithful dog, and the latter believes him omnipotent.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That next half-hour seemed to be the longest for Antony that ever he had passed in his lifetime.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WRECK OF THE 'CUMBERLAND.'
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That is what he said to his sister Aggie when he wrote and told her all about the events of this fearful night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That next half-hour seemed to be the longest for Antony that ever he had passed in his lifetime.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That is what he said to his sister Aggie when he wrote and told her all about the events of this fearful night.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He first went back towards his caravan, closely followed by Wallace, who appeared to watch his every movement, certain in his canine mind that Antony would do something to find his mistress.
Wallace
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From this reading He first went back towards his caravan, closely followed by Wallace, who appeared to watch his every movement, certain in his canine mind that Antony would do something to find his mistress.
watch
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From this reading He first went back towards his caravan, closely followed by Wallace, who appeared to watch his every movement, certain in his canine mind that Antony would do something to find his mistress.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He first went back towards his caravan, closely followed by Wallace, who appeared to watch his every movement, certain in his canine mind that Antony would do something to find his mistress.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That is what he said to his sister Aggie when he wrote and told her all about the events of this fearful night.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading That is what he said to his sister Aggie when he wrote and told her all about the events of this fearful night.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He first went back towards his caravan, closely followed by Wallace, who appeared to watch his every movement, certain in his canine mind that Antony would do something to find his mistress.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He first went back towards his caravan, closely followed by Wallace, who appeared to watch his every movement, certain in his canine mind that Antony would do something to find his mistress.
WRECK
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From this reading THE WRECK OF THE 'CUMBERLAND.'
wrote
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From this reading That is what he said to his sister Aggie when he wrote and told her all about the events of this fearful night.
