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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 In which I Receive a Warning and Repose a Trust Shortly before daybreak I was wakened by a voice beneath my window.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About the Governor's door were horses, saddled and bridled, with grooms at their heads, men and beasts gray and indistinct, wrapped in the fog.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In which I Receive a Warning and Repose a Trust Shortly before daybreak I was wakened by a voice beneath my window.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Captain Percy," it cried, "the Governor wishes you at his house!" and was gone.
beasts
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From this reading About the Governor's door were horses, saddled and bridled, with grooms at their heads, men and beasts gray and indistinct, wrapped in the fog.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In which I Receive a Warning and Repose a Trust Shortly before daybreak I was wakened by a voice beneath my window.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Hurrying through the chill dawn, I reached the square not much behind the rapid footsteps of the watch who had wakened me.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading In which I Receive a Warning and Repose a Trust Shortly before daybreak I was wakened by a voice beneath my window.
bridled
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From this reading About the Governor's door were horses, saddled and bridled, with grooms at their heads, men and beasts gray and indistinct, wrapped in the fog.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In which I Receive a Warning and Repose a Trust Shortly before daybreak I was wakened by a voice beneath my window.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Captain Percy," it cried, "the Governor wishes you at his house!" and was gone.
chill
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From this reading Hurrying through the chill dawn, I reached the square not much behind the rapid footsteps of the watch who had wakened me.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Captain Percy," it cried, "the Governor wishes you at his house!" and was gone.
dawn
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From this reading Hurrying through the chill dawn, I reached the square not much behind the rapid footsteps of the watch who had wakened me.
daybreak
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From this reading In which I Receive a Warning and Repose a Trust Shortly before daybreak I was wakened by a voice beneath my window.
disturbing
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From this reading I dressed and left the house, disturbing no one.
door
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From this reading About the Governor's door were horses, saddled and bridled, with grooms at their heads, men and beasts gray and indistinct, wrapped in the fog.
dressed
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From this reading I dressed and left the house, disturbing no one.
fog
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From this reading About the Governor's door were horses, saddled and bridled, with grooms at their heads, men and beasts gray and indistinct, wrapped in the fog.
footsteps
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From this reading Hurrying through the chill dawn, I reached the square not much behind the rapid footsteps of the watch who had wakened me.
gone
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From this reading "Captain Percy," it cried, "the Governor wishes you at his house!" and was gone.
Governor
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From this reading "Captain Percy," it cried, "the Governor wishes you at his house!" and was gone.
Governor's
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From this reading About the Governor's door were horses, saddled and bridled, with grooms at their heads, men and beasts gray and indistinct, wrapped in the fog.
gray
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From this reading About the Governor's door were horses, saddled and bridled, with grooms at their heads, men and beasts gray and indistinct, wrapped in the fog.
grooms
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From this reading About the Governor's door were horses, saddled and bridled, with grooms at their heads, men and beasts gray and indistinct, wrapped in the fog.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hurrying through the chill dawn, I reached the square not much behind the rapid footsteps of the watch who had wakened me.
heads
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From this reading About the Governor's door were horses, saddled and bridled, with grooms at their heads, men and beasts gray and indistinct, wrapped in the fog.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Captain Percy," it cried, "the Governor wishes you at his house!" and was gone.
horses
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From this reading About the Governor's door were horses, saddled and bridled, with grooms at their heads, men and beasts gray and indistinct, wrapped in the fog.
house
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From this reading "Captain Percy," it cried, "the Governor wishes you at his house!" and was gone.
Hurrying
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From this reading Hurrying through the chill dawn, I reached the square not much behind the rapid footsteps of the watch who had wakened me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In which I Receive a Warning and Repose a Trust Shortly before daybreak I was wakened by a voice beneath my window.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In which I Receive a Warning and Repose a Trust Shortly before daybreak I was wakened by a voice beneath my window.
indistinct
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From this reading About the Governor's door were horses, saddled and bridled, with grooms at their heads, men and beasts gray and indistinct, wrapped in the fog.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Captain Percy," it cried, "the Governor wishes you at his house!" and was gone.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I dressed and left the house, disturbing no one.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hurrying through the chill dawn, I reached the square not much behind the rapid footsteps of the watch who had wakened me.
men
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From this reading About the Governor's door were horses, saddled and bridled, with grooms at their heads, men and beasts gray and indistinct, wrapped in the fog.
much
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From this reading Hurrying through the chill dawn, I reached the square not much behind the rapid footsteps of the watch who had wakened me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In which I Receive a Warning and Repose a Trust Shortly before daybreak I was wakened by a voice beneath my window.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I dressed and left the house, disturbing no one.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hurrying through the chill dawn, I reached the square not much behind the rapid footsteps of the watch who had wakened me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hurrying through the chill dawn, I reached the square not much behind the rapid footsteps of the watch who had wakened me.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I dressed and left the house, disturbing no one.
Percy
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From this reading "Captain Percy," it cried, "the Governor wishes you at his house!" and was gone.
rapid
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From this reading Hurrying through the chill dawn, I reached the square not much behind the rapid footsteps of the watch who had wakened me.
reached
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From this reading Hurrying through the chill dawn, I reached the square not much behind the rapid footsteps of the watch who had wakened me.
Receive
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From this reading In which I Receive a Warning and Repose a Trust Shortly before daybreak I was wakened by a voice beneath my window.
Repose
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From this reading In which I Receive a Warning and Repose a Trust Shortly before daybreak I was wakened by a voice beneath my window.
saddled
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From this reading About the Governor's door were horses, saddled and bridled, with grooms at their heads, men and beasts gray and indistinct, wrapped in the fog.
Shortly
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From this reading In which I Receive a Warning and Repose a Trust Shortly before daybreak I was wakened by a voice beneath my window.
square
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From this reading Hurrying through the chill dawn, I reached the square not much behind the rapid footsteps of the watch who had wakened me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Captain Percy," it cried, "the Governor wishes you at his house!" and was gone.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading About the Governor's door were horses, saddled and bridled, with grooms at their heads, men and beasts gray and indistinct, wrapped in the fog.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hurrying through the chill dawn, I reached the square not much behind the rapid footsteps of the watch who had wakened me.
Trust
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From this reading In which I Receive a Warning and Repose a Trust Shortly before daybreak I was wakened by a voice beneath my window.
voice
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From this reading In which I Receive a Warning and Repose a Trust Shortly before daybreak I was wakened by a voice beneath my window.
wakened
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From this reading In which I Receive a Warning and Repose a Trust Shortly before daybreak I was wakened by a voice beneath my window.
Warning
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From this reading In which I Receive a Warning and Repose a Trust Shortly before daybreak I was wakened by a voice beneath my window.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In which I Receive a Warning and Repose a Trust Shortly before daybreak I was wakened by a voice beneath my window.
watch
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From this reading Hurrying through the chill dawn, I reached the square not much behind the rapid footsteps of the watch who had wakened me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading About the Governor's door were horses, saddled and bridled, with grooms at their heads, men and beasts gray and indistinct, wrapped in the fog.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In which I Receive a Warning and Repose a Trust Shortly before daybreak I was wakened by a voice beneath my window.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Hurrying through the chill dawn, I reached the square not much behind the rapid footsteps of the watch who had wakened me.
window
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From this reading In which I Receive a Warning and Repose a Trust Shortly before daybreak I was wakened by a voice beneath my window.
wishes
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From this reading "Captain Percy," it cried, "the Governor wishes you at his house!" and was gone.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading About the Governor's door were horses, saddled and bridled, with grooms at their heads, men and beasts gray and indistinct, wrapped in the fog.
wrapped
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From this reading About the Governor's door were horses, saddled and bridled, with grooms at their heads, men and beasts gray and indistinct, wrapped in the fog.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Captain Percy," it cried, "the Governor wishes you at his house!" and was gone.
