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aboard
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From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He wakened slowly, looked about him, with the clear eyes of the newborn._ _"Rise," I commanded.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He made to question me, after the manner of those newly awakened from their Change.
all
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From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
awakened
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From this reading He made to question me, after the manner of those newly awakened from their Change.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I must move swiftly and at the Dawn watch show them the deed well done._ _I shook the sleeping man; him who had once been the Rthr--king no more, by the law of the Change.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I must move swiftly and at the Dawn watch show them the deed well done._ _I shook the sleeping man; him who had once been the Rthr--king no more, by the law of the Change.
Change
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From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
clear
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From this reading He wakened slowly, looked about him, with the clear eyes of the newborn._ _"Rise," I commanded.
commanded
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From this reading He wakened slowly, looked about him, with the clear eyes of the newborn._ _"Rise," I commanded.
couch
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From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
Dawn
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From this reading I must move swiftly and at the Dawn watch show them the deed well done._ _I shook the sleeping man; him who had once been the Rthr--king no more, by the law of the Change.
Death
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From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
deed
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From this reading I must move swiftly and at the Dawn watch show them the deed well done._ _I shook the sleeping man; him who had once been the Rthr--king no more, by the law of the Change.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I must move swiftly and at the Dawn watch show them the deed well done._ _I shook the sleeping man; him who had once been the Rthr--king no more, by the law of the Change.
eyes
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From this reading He wakened slowly, looked about him, with the clear eyes of the newborn._ _"Rise," I commanded.
Follow
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From this reading And the king obeyed._ _"Follow me," I said.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He made to question me, after the manner of those newly awakened from their Change.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wakened slowly, looked about him, with the clear eyes of the newborn._ _"Rise," I commanded.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
hour
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From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
king
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From this reading I must move swiftly and at the Dawn watch show them the deed well done._ _I shook the sleeping man; him who had once been the Rthr--king no more, by the law of the Change.
law
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From this reading I must move swiftly and at the Dawn watch show them the deed well done._ _I shook the sleeping man; him who had once been the Rthr--king no more, by the law of the Change.
lay
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From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wakened slowly, looked about him, with the clear eyes of the newborn._ _"Rise," I commanded.
made
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From this reading He made to question me, after the manner of those newly awakened from their Change.
man
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From this reading I must move swiftly and at the Dawn watch show them the deed well done._ _I shook the sleeping man; him who had once been the Rthr--king no more, by the law of the Change.
manner
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From this reading He made to question me, after the manner of those newly awakened from their Change.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And the king obeyed._ _"Follow me," I said.
more
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From this reading I must move swiftly and at the Dawn watch show them the deed well done._ _I shook the sleeping man; him who had once been the Rthr--king no more, by the law of the Change.
move
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From this reading I must move swiftly and at the Dawn watch show them the deed well done._ _I shook the sleeping man; him who had once been the Rthr--king no more, by the law of the Change.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must move swiftly and at the Dawn watch show them the deed well done._ _I shook the sleeping man; him who had once been the Rthr--king no more, by the law of the Change.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
newborn
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From this reading He wakened slowly, looked about him, with the clear eyes of the newborn._ _"Rise," I commanded.
newly
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From this reading He made to question me, after the manner of those newly awakened from their Change.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I must move swiftly and at the Dawn watch show them the deed well done._ _I shook the sleeping man; him who had once been the Rthr--king no more, by the law of the Change.
obeyed
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From this reading And the king obeyed._ _"Follow me," I said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
once
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From this reading I must move swiftly and at the Dawn watch show them the deed well done._ _I shook the sleeping man; him who had once been the Rthr--king no more, by the law of the Change.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He made to question me, after the manner of those newly awakened from their Change.
Qulqlan
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From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
Rise
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From this reading He wakened slowly, looked about him, with the clear eyes of the newborn._ _"Rise," I commanded.
royal
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From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
Rthr
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From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
said
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From this reading And the king obeyed._ _"Follow me," I said.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
saw
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From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
shook
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From this reading I must move swiftly and at the Dawn watch show them the deed well done._ _I shook the sleeping man; him who had once been the Rthr--king no more, by the law of the Change.
show
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From this reading I must move swiftly and at the Dawn watch show them the deed well done._ _I shook the sleeping man; him who had once been the Rthr--king no more, by the law of the Change.
sleeping
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From this reading I must move swiftly and at the Dawn watch show them the deed well done._ _I shook the sleeping man; him who had once been the Rthr--king no more, by the law of the Change.
slept
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From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
slowly
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From this reading He wakened slowly, looked about him, with the clear eyes of the newborn._ _"Rise," I commanded.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
swiftly
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From this reading I must move swiftly and at the Dawn watch show them the deed well done._ _I shook the sleeping man; him who had once been the Rthr--king no more, by the law of the Change.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He made to question me, after the manner of those newly awakened from their Change.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I must move swiftly and at the Dawn watch show them the deed well done._ _I shook the sleeping man; him who had once been the Rthr--king no more, by the law of the Change.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He made to question me, after the manner of those newly awakened from their Change.
time-scale
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From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He made to question me, after the manner of those newly awakened from their Change.
waited
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From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
wakened
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From this reading He wakened slowly, looked about him, with the clear eyes of the newborn._ _"Rise," I commanded.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
watch
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From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
well
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From this reading I must move swiftly and at the Dawn watch show them the deed well done._ _I shook the sleeping man; him who had once been the Rthr--king no more, by the law of the Change.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _I stood beside the royal couch where Qulqlan the Rthr lay and I saw that this was the hour for which I had waited long, for the Change was on him...._ _The time-scale stood at the third hour of the Death watch; all aboard slept save myself alone.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I must move swiftly and at the Dawn watch show them the deed well done._ _I shook the sleeping man; him who had once been the Rthr--king no more, by the law of the Change.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He wakened slowly, looked about him, with the clear eyes of the newborn._ _"Rise," I commanded.
