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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 AND A MOUNTAIN UPREARED ON the night after the raid Draco’s gambling house was running in full panoply as usual; and thither Brant directed his steps upon leaving the Plainsman building.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AND A MOUNTAIN UPREARED ON the night after the raid Draco’s gambling house was running in full panoply as usual; and thither Brant directed his steps upon leaving the Plainsman building.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND A MOUNTAIN UPREARED ON the night after the raid Draco’s gambling house was running in full panoply as usual; and thither Brant directed his steps upon leaving the Plainsman building.
apprentices
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From this reading It had its master workmen, its slipshod journeymen, its tramps, and its apprentices.
Arguing
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From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AND A MOUNTAIN UPREARED ON the night after the raid Draco’s gambling house was running in full panoply as usual; and thither Brant directed his steps upon leaving the Plainsman building.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
bitten
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From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
boy
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From this reading It was not likely that the boy had developed a passion for play of his own motion.
Brant
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From this reading AND A MOUNTAIN UPREARED ON the night after the raid Draco’s gambling house was running in full panoply as usual; and thither Brant directed his steps upon leaving the Plainsman building.
building
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From this reading AND A MOUNTAIN UPREARED ON the night after the raid Draco’s gambling house was running in full panoply as usual; and thither Brant directed his steps upon leaving the Plainsman building.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
carrying
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From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
deduction
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From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
developed
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From this reading It was not likely that the boy had developed a passion for play of his own motion.
directed
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From this reading AND A MOUNTAIN UPREARED ON the night after the raid Draco’s gambling house was running in full panoply as usual; and thither Brant directed his steps upon leaving the Plainsman building.
dog
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From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
Draco's
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From this reading AND A MOUNTAIN UPREARED ON the night after the raid Draco’s gambling house was running in full panoply as usual; and thither Brant directed his steps upon leaving the Plainsman building.
experience
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From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
farther
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From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
find
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From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was not likely that the boy had developed a passion for play of his own motion.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
full
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From this reading AND A MOUNTAIN UPREARED ON the night after the raid Draco’s gambling house was running in full panoply as usual; and thither Brant directed his steps upon leaving the Plainsman building.
gambling
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From this reading AND A MOUNTAIN UPREARED ON the night after the raid Draco’s gambling house was running in full panoply as usual; and thither Brant directed his steps upon leaving the Plainsman building.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AND A MOUNTAIN UPREARED ON the night after the raid Draco’s gambling house was running in full panoply as usual; and thither Brant directed his steps upon leaving the Plainsman building.
house
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From this reading AND A MOUNTAIN UPREARED ON the night after the raid Draco’s gambling house was running in full panoply as usual; and thither Brant directed his steps upon leaving the Plainsman building.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AND A MOUNTAIN UPREARED ON the night after the raid Draco’s gambling house was running in full panoply as usual; and thither Brant directed his steps upon leaving the Plainsman building.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not likely that the boy had developed a passion for play of his own motion.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It had its master workmen, its slipshod journeymen, its tramps, and its apprentices.
journeymen
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From this reading It had its master workmen, its slipshod journeymen, its tramps, and its apprentices.
kennel
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From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
knew
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From this reading Brant knew that trade well.
lad
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From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
Langford
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From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
leaving
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From this reading AND A MOUNTAIN UPREARED ON the night after the raid Draco’s gambling house was running in full panoply as usual; and thither Brant directed his steps upon leaving the Plainsman building.
led
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From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
likely
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From this reading It was not likely that the boy had developed a passion for play of his own motion.
made
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From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
master
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From this reading It had its master workmen, its slipshod journeymen, its tramps, and its apprentices.
motion
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From this reading It was not likely that the boy had developed a passion for play of his own motion.
MOUNTAIN
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From this reading AND A MOUNTAIN UPREARED ON the night after the raid Draco’s gambling house was running in full panoply as usual; and thither Brant directed his steps upon leaving the Plainsman building.
night
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From this reading AND A MOUNTAIN UPREARED ON the night after the raid Draco’s gambling house was running in full panoply as usual; and thither Brant directed his steps upon leaving the Plainsman building.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not likely that the boy had developed a passion for play of his own motion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
older
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From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AND A MOUNTAIN UPREARED ON the night after the raid Draco’s gambling house was running in full panoply as usual; and thither Brant directed his steps upon leaving the Plainsman building.
own
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From this reading It was not likely that the boy had developed a passion for play of his own motion.
panoply
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From this reading AND A MOUNTAIN UPREARED ON the night after the raid Draco’s gambling house was running in full panoply as usual; and thither Brant directed his steps upon leaving the Plainsman building.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
passion
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From this reading It was not likely that the boy had developed a passion for play of his own motion.
Plainsman
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From this reading AND A MOUNTAIN UPREARED ON the night after the raid Draco’s gambling house was running in full panoply as usual; and thither Brant directed his steps upon leaving the Plainsman building.
play
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From this reading It was not likely that the boy had developed a passion for play of his own motion.
playing
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From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
prepared
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From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
raid
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From this reading AND A MOUNTAIN UPREARED ON the night after the raid Draco’s gambling house was running in full panoply as usual; and thither Brant directed his steps upon leaving the Plainsman building.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AND A MOUNTAIN UPREARED ON the night after the raid Draco’s gambling house was running in full panoply as usual; and thither Brant directed his steps upon leaving the Plainsman building.
slipshod
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From this reading It had its master workmen, its slipshod journeymen, its tramps, and its apprentices.
some
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From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
steps
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From this reading AND A MOUNTAIN UPREARED ON the night after the raid Draco’s gambling house was running in full panoply as usual; and thither Brant directed his steps upon leaving the Plainsman building.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AND A MOUNTAIN UPREARED ON the night after the raid Draco’s gambling house was running in full panoply as usual; and thither Brant directed his steps upon leaving the Plainsman building.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading AND A MOUNTAIN UPREARED ON the night after the raid Draco’s gambling house was running in full panoply as usual; and thither Brant directed his steps upon leaving the Plainsman building.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
trade
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From this reading Brant knew that trade well.
tramps
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From this reading It had its master workmen, its slipshod journeymen, its tramps, and its apprentices.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading AND A MOUNTAIN UPREARED ON the night after the raid Draco’s gambling house was running in full panoply as usual; and thither Brant directed his steps upon leaving the Plainsman building.
UPREARED
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From this reading AND A MOUNTAIN UPREARED ON the night after the raid Draco’s gambling house was running in full panoply as usual; and thither Brant directed his steps upon leaving the Plainsman building.
usual
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From this reading AND A MOUNTAIN UPREARED ON the night after the raid Draco’s gambling house was running in full panoply as usual; and thither Brant directed his steps upon leaving the Plainsman building.
villain
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From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AND A MOUNTAIN UPREARED ON the night after the raid Draco’s gambling house was running in full panoply as usual; and thither Brant directed his steps upon leaving the Plainsman building.
well
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From this reading Brant knew that trade well.
workmen
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From this reading It had its master workmen, its slipshod journeymen, its tramps, and its apprentices.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
young
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From this reading Arguing from experience, he made sure that young Langford would be found in the kennel of the dog that had bitten him; and carrying the deduction a step farther, he was prepared to find the lad playing the part of led captain to some older villain.
