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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 --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
Abington
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From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
ached
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From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
ADVENTURES
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From this reading HOLYDAY'S FURTHER ADVENTURES.
alive
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From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
all
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From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
Angry
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From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
ankles
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From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
arms
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From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
assailed
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From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he soon began to doubt the pleasures of existence, and the possibility of its long continuance, in his situation.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
bound
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From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he soon began to doubt the pleasures of existence, and the possibility of its long continuance, in his situation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
chill
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From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
continuance
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From this reading But he soon began to doubt the pleasures of existence, and the possibility of its long continuance, in his situation.
cords
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From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
doubt
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From this reading But he soon began to doubt the pleasures of existence, and the possibility of its long continuance, in his situation.
end
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From this reading "O, when will this same year of night have end?"
enforced
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From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
existence
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From this reading But he soon began to doubt the pleasures of existence, and the possibility of its long continuance, in his situation.
eyes
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From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
face
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From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
felt
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From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
FURTHER
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From this reading HOLYDAY'S FURTHER ADVENTURES.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "O, when will this same year of night have end?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he soon began to doubt the pleasures of existence, and the possibility of its long continuance, in his situation.
hempen
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From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
Holyday
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From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
HOLYDAY'S
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From this reading HOLYDAY'S FURTHER ADVENTURES.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But he soon began to doubt the pleasures of existence, and the possibility of its long continuance, in his situation.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But he soon began to doubt the pleasures of existence, and the possibility of its long continuance, in his situation.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he soon began to doubt the pleasures of existence, and the possibility of its long continuance, in his situation.
lucky
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From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
Master
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From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
naked
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From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
night
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From this reading "O, when will this same year of night have end?"
O
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From this reading "O, when will this same year of night have end?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "O, when will this same year of night have end?"
organs
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From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
pain
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From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
pleasures
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From this reading But he soon began to doubt the pleasures of existence, and the possibility of its long continuance, in his situation.
position
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From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
possibility
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From this reading But he soon began to doubt the pleasures of existence, and the possibility of its long continuance, in his situation.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "O, when will this same year of night have end?"
shirt
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From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
situation
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From this reading But he soon began to doubt the pleasures of existence, and the possibility of its long continuance, in his situation.
skin
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From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
smarting
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From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
soon
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From this reading But he soon began to doubt the pleasures of existence, and the possibility of its long continuance, in his situation.
swollen
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From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
There
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From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "O, when will this same year of night have end?"
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
tied
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From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
tree
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From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
Two
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From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "O, when will this same year of night have end?"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "O, when will this same year of night have end?"
Women
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From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
wrists
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From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
year
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From this reading "O, when will this same year of night have end?"
