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27th
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From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of June, at the first rays of the rising sun, the crow of the cock awakened them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The two men, quite knocked up with excitement and fatigue, had slept as peacefully as if they had been in the most comfortable room in the mansion in Montgomery Street.
ANY
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From this reading IN WHICH GODFREY DOES WHAT ANY OTHER SHIPWRECKED MAN WOULD HAVE DONE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
arms
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From this reading Godfrey immediately recognized where he was, but Tartlet had to rub his eyes and stretch his arms for some time before he did so.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The two men, quite knocked up with excitement and fatigue, had slept as peacefully as if they had been in the most comfortable room in the mansion in Montgomery Street.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of June, at the first rays of the rising sun, the crow of the cock awakened them.
awakened
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From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of June, at the first rays of the rising sun, the crow of the cock awakened them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The two men, quite knocked up with excitement and fatigue, had slept as peacefully as if they had been in the most comfortable room in the mansion in Montgomery Street.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Godfrey immediately recognized where he was, but Tartlet had to rub his eyes and stretch his arms for some time before he did so.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Godfrey immediately recognized where he was, but Tartlet had to rub his eyes and stretch his arms for some time before he did so.
CIRCUMSTANCES
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From this reading IN WHICH GODFREY DOES WHAT ANY OTHER SHIPWRECKED MAN WOULD HAVE DONE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
cock
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From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of June, at the first rays of the rising sun, the crow of the cock awakened them.
comfortable
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From this reading The two men, quite knocked up with excitement and fatigue, had slept as peacefully as if they had been in the most comfortable room in the mansion in Montgomery Street.
crow
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From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of June, at the first rays of the rising sun, the crow of the cock awakened them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Godfrey immediately recognized where he was, but Tartlet had to rub his eyes and stretch his arms for some time before he did so.
DOESauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH GODFREY DOES WHAT ANY OTHER SHIPWRECKED MAN WOULD HAVE DONE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
DONEnounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH GODFREY DOES WHAT ANY OTHER SHIPWRECKED MAN WOULD HAVE DONE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
excitement
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From this reading The two men, quite knocked up with excitement and fatigue, had slept as peacefully as if they had been in the most comfortable room in the mansion in Montgomery Street.
eyes
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From this reading Godfrey immediately recognized where he was, but Tartlet had to rub his eyes and stretch his arms for some time before he did so.
fatigue
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From this reading The two men, quite knocked up with excitement and fatigue, had slept as peacefully as if they had been in the most comfortable room in the mansion in Montgomery Street.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of June, at the first rays of the rising sun, the crow of the cock awakened them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Godfrey immediately recognized where he was, but Tartlet had to rub his eyes and stretch his arms for some time before he did so.
GODFREY
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From this reading IN WHICH GODFREY DOES WHAT ANY OTHER SHIPWRECKED MAN WOULD HAVE DONE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The two men, quite knocked up with excitement and fatigue, had slept as peacefully as if they had been in the most comfortable room in the mansion in Montgomery Street.
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading IN WHICH GODFREY DOES WHAT ANY OTHER SHIPWRECKED MAN WOULD HAVE DONE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Godfrey immediately recognized where he was, but Tartlet had to rub his eyes and stretch his arms for some time before he did so.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Godfrey immediately recognized where he was, but Tartlet had to rub his eyes and stretch his arms for some time before he did so.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The two men, quite knocked up with excitement and fatigue, had slept as peacefully as if they had been in the most comfortable room in the mansion in Montgomery Street.
immediately
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From this reading Godfrey immediately recognized where he was, but Tartlet had to rub his eyes and stretch his arms for some time before he did so.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH GODFREY DOES WHAT ANY OTHER SHIPWRECKED MAN WOULD HAVE DONE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
incident
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From this reading The night passed without incident.
June
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From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of June, at the first rays of the rising sun, the crow of the cock awakened them.
knocked
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From this reading The two men, quite knocked up with excitement and fatigue, had slept as peacefully as if they had been in the most comfortable room in the mansion in Montgomery Street.
MAN
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From this reading IN WHICH GODFREY DOES WHAT ANY OTHER SHIPWRECKED MAN WOULD HAVE DONE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
mansion
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From this reading The two men, quite knocked up with excitement and fatigue, had slept as peacefully as if they had been in the most comfortable room in the mansion in Montgomery Street.
men
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From this reading The two men, quite knocked up with excitement and fatigue, had slept as peacefully as if they had been in the most comfortable room in the mansion in Montgomery Street.
Montgomery
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From this reading The two men, quite knocked up with excitement and fatigue, had slept as peacefully as if they had been in the most comfortable room in the mansion in Montgomery Street.
morrow
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From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of June, at the first rays of the rising sun, the crow of the cock awakened them.
most
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From this reading The two men, quite knocked up with excitement and fatigue, had slept as peacefully as if they had been in the most comfortable room in the mansion in Montgomery Street.
night
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From this reading The night passed without incident.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of June, at the first rays of the rising sun, the crow of the cock awakened them.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of June, at the first rays of the rising sun, the crow of the cock awakened them.
OTHER
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From this reading IN WHICH GODFREY DOES WHAT ANY OTHER SHIPWRECKED MAN WOULD HAVE DONE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night passed without incident.
peacefully
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From this reading The two men, quite knocked up with excitement and fatigue, had slept as peacefully as if they had been in the most comfortable room in the mansion in Montgomery Street.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two men, quite knocked up with excitement and fatigue, had slept as peacefully as if they had been in the most comfortable room in the mansion in Montgomery Street.
rays
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From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of June, at the first rays of the rising sun, the crow of the cock awakened them.
recognized
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From this reading Godfrey immediately recognized where he was, but Tartlet had to rub his eyes and stretch his arms for some time before he did so.
rising
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From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of June, at the first rays of the rising sun, the crow of the cock awakened them.
room
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From this reading The two men, quite knocked up with excitement and fatigue, had slept as peacefully as if they had been in the most comfortable room in the mansion in Montgomery Street.
rub
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From this reading Godfrey immediately recognized where he was, but Tartlet had to rub his eyes and stretch his arms for some time before he did so.
SHIPWRECKEDnounUS /ˈshipwrecked/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH GODFREY DOES WHAT ANY OTHER SHIPWRECKED MAN WOULD HAVE DONE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
slept
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From this reading The two men, quite knocked up with excitement and fatigue, had slept as peacefully as if they had been in the most comfortable room in the mansion in Montgomery Street.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Godfrey immediately recognized where he was, but Tartlet had to rub his eyes and stretch his arms for some time before he did so.
some
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From this reading Godfrey immediately recognized where he was, but Tartlet had to rub his eyes and stretch his arms for some time before he did so.
Street
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From this reading The two men, quite knocked up with excitement and fatigue, had slept as peacefully as if they had been in the most comfortable room in the mansion in Montgomery Street.
stretch
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From this reading Godfrey immediately recognized where he was, but Tartlet had to rub his eyes and stretch his arms for some time before he did so.
sun
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From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of June, at the first rays of the rising sun, the crow of the cock awakened them.
Tartlet
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From this reading Godfrey immediately recognized where he was, but Tartlet had to rub his eyes and stretch his arms for some time before he did so.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH GODFREY DOES WHAT ANY OTHER SHIPWRECKED MAN WOULD HAVE DONE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of June, at the first rays of the rising sun, the crow of the cock awakened them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The two men, quite knocked up with excitement and fatigue, had slept as peacefully as if they had been in the most comfortable room in the mansion in Montgomery Street.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Godfrey immediately recognized where he was, but Tartlet had to rub his eyes and stretch his arms for some time before he did so.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Godfrey immediately recognized where he was, but Tartlet had to rub his eyes and stretch his arms for some time before he did so.
two
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From this reading The two men, quite knocked up with excitement and fatigue, had slept as peacefully as if they had been in the most comfortable room in the mansion in Montgomery Street.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading IN WHICH GODFREY DOES WHAT ANY OTHER SHIPWRECKED MAN WOULD HAVE DONE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
up
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From this reading The two men, quite knocked up with excitement and fatigue, had slept as peacefully as if they had been in the most comfortable room in the mansion in Montgomery Street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Godfrey immediately recognized where he was, but Tartlet had to rub his eyes and stretch his arms for some time before he did so.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading IN WHICH GODFREY DOES WHAT ANY OTHER SHIPWRECKED MAN WOULD HAVE DONE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Godfrey immediately recognized where he was, but Tartlet had to rub his eyes and stretch his arms for some time before he did so.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH GODFREY DOES WHAT ANY OTHER SHIPWRECKED MAN WOULD HAVE DONE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The two men, quite knocked up with excitement and fatigue, had slept as peacefully as if they had been in the most comfortable room in the mansion in Montgomery Street.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The night passed without incident.
WOULDmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading IN WHICH GODFREY DOES WHAT ANY OTHER SHIPWRECKED MAN WOULD HAVE DONE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
