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From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
advanced
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From this reading And within there was a hollow faintness, for the afternoon was far advanced and he was extremely hungry.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And within there was a hollow faintness, for the afternoon was far advanced and he was extremely hungry.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
appeared
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
arisen
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From this reading Three things he perceived had arisen to pursue him, two that followed in the daylight, the law and the tramp, and a third that came back at twilight, the terror of the darkness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Three things he perceived had arisen to pursue him, two that followed in the daylight, the law and the tramp, and a third that came back at twilight, the terror of the darkness.
avoided
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From this reading But for his hunger I think he would have avoided Crayminster.
away
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
back
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From this reading Three things he perceived had arisen to pursue him, two that followed in the daylight, the law and the tramp, and a third that came back at twilight, the terror of the darkness.
BATTLE
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
Bealby
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for his hunger I think he would have avoided Crayminster.
came
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From this reading Three things he perceived had arisen to pursue him, two that followed in the daylight, the law and the tramp, and a third that came back at twilight, the terror of the darkness.
caravan
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
corner
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From this reading He had dozed away the early afternoon in the weedy corner of a wood.
CRAYMINSTER
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
darkness
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From this reading Three things he perceived had arisen to pursue him, two that followed in the daylight, the law and the tramp, and a third that came back at twilight, the terror of the darkness.
daylight
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From this reading Three things he perceived had arisen to pursue him, two that followed in the daylight, the law and the tramp, and a third that came back at twilight, the terror of the darkness.
days
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
dozedverbUS /doʊzd/
slept lightly or briefly
From this reading He had dozed away the early afternoon in the weedy corner of a wood.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
early
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From this reading He had dozed away the early afternoon in the weedy corner of a wood.
easy
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
extremely
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From this reading And within there was a hollow faintness, for the afternoon was far advanced and he was extremely hungry.
faintness
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From this reading And within there was a hollow faintness, for the afternoon was far advanced and he was extremely hungry.
far
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From this reading And within there was a hollow faintness, for the afternoon was far advanced and he was extremely hungry.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
followed
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From this reading Three things he perceived had arisen to pursue him, two that followed in the daylight, the law and the tramp, and a third that came back at twilight, the terror of the darkness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But for his hunger I think he would have avoided Crayminster.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Three things he perceived had arisen to pursue him, two that followed in the daylight, the law and the tramp, and a third that came back at twilight, the terror of the darkness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Three things he perceived had arisen to pursue him, two that followed in the daylight, the law and the tramp, and a third that came back at twilight, the terror of the darkness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But for his hunger I think he would have avoided Crayminster.
hollow
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From this reading And within there was a hollow faintness, for the afternoon was far advanced and he was extremely hungry.
hunger
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From this reading But for his hunger I think he would have avoided Crayminster.
hungry
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From this reading And within there was a hollow faintness, for the afternoon was far advanced and he was extremely hungry.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But for his hunger I think he would have avoided Crayminster.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Three things he perceived had arisen to pursue him, two that followed in the daylight, the law and the tramp, and a third that came back at twilight, the terror of the darkness.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
law
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From this reading Three things he perceived had arisen to pursue him, two that followed in the daylight, the law and the tramp, and a third that came back at twilight, the terror of the darkness.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
one's
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
oneself
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
perceived
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From this reading Three things he perceived had arisen to pursue him, two that followed in the daylight, the law and the tramp, and a third that came back at twilight, the terror of the darkness.
pursue
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From this reading Three things he perceived had arisen to pursue him, two that followed in the daylight, the law and the tramp, and a third that came back at twilight, the terror of the darkness.
realize
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
setting
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
simple
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
situation
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
terror
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From this reading Three things he perceived had arisen to pursue him, two that followed in the daylight, the law and the tramp, and a third that came back at twilight, the terror of the darkness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
there
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From this reading And within there was a hollow faintness, for the afternoon was far advanced and he was extremely hungry.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
things
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From this reading Three things he perceived had arisen to pursue him, two that followed in the daylight, the law and the tramp, and a third that came back at twilight, the terror of the darkness.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But for his hunger I think he would have avoided Crayminster.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three things he perceived had arisen to pursue him, two that followed in the daylight, the law and the tramp, and a third that came back at twilight, the terror of the darkness.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
Three
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From this reading Three things he perceived had arisen to pursue him, two that followed in the daylight, the law and the tramp, and a third that came back at twilight, the terror of the darkness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
tramp
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From this reading Three things he perceived had arisen to pursue him, two that followed in the daylight, the law and the tramp, and a third that came back at twilight, the terror of the darkness.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading Three things he perceived had arisen to pursue him, two that followed in the daylight, the law and the tramp, and a third that came back at twilight, the terror of the darkness.
two
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From this reading Three things he perceived had arisen to pursue him, two that followed in the daylight, the law and the tramp, and a third that came back at twilight, the terror of the darkness.
up
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
weedy
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From this reading He had dozed away the early afternoon in the weedy corner of a wood.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CRAYMINSTER § 1 Bealby was beginning to realize that running away from one’s situation and setting up for oneself is not so easy and simple a thing as it had appeared during those first days with the caravan.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading And within there was a hollow faintness, for the afternoon was far advanced and he was extremely hungry.
wood
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From this reading He had dozed away the early afternoon in the weedy corner of a wood.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But for his hunger I think he would have avoided Crayminster.
