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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 She had dreamed the previous night that she saw her husband with a knife in his hand, standing over her father: rushing forward, with a cry of terror, to arrest his arm, she awoke in an agony of fear and trembling.
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading She had dreamed the previous night that she saw her husband with a knife in his hand, standing over her father: rushing forward, with a cry of terror, to arrest his arm, she awoke in an agony of fear and trembling.
Alice
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From this reading Grif was trudging along by the side of the weary bullocks, and Alice was sitting upon the dray, under the friendly shade of the tarpaulin.
almost
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From this reading The road seemed very long to Alice, who was pining for the end of her journey; she was sick almost to death.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Grif was trudging along by the side of the weary bullocks, and Alice was sitting upon the dray, under the friendly shade of the tarpaulin.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had dreamed the previous night that she saw her husband with a knife in his hand, standing over her father: rushing forward, with a cry of terror, to arrest his arm, she awoke in an agony of fear and trembling.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Grif was trudging along by the side of the weary bullocks, and Alice was sitting upon the dray, under the friendly shade of the tarpaulin.
arm
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From this reading She had dreamed the previous night that she saw her husband with a knife in his hand, standing over her father: rushing forward, with a cry of terror, to arrest his arm, she awoke in an agony of fear and trembling.
arrest
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From this reading She had dreamed the previous night that she saw her husband with a knife in his hand, standing over her father: rushing forward, with a cry of terror, to arrest his arm, she awoke in an agony of fear and trembling.
awoke
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From this reading She had dreamed the previous night that she saw her husband with a knife in his hand, standing over her father: rushing forward, with a cry of terror, to arrest his arm, she awoke in an agony of fear and trembling.
bullocks
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From this reading Grif was trudging along by the side of the weary bullocks, and Alice was sitting upon the dray, under the friendly shade of the tarpaulin.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Grif was trudging along by the side of the weary bullocks, and Alice was sitting upon the dray, under the friendly shade of the tarpaulin.
cry
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From this reading She had dreamed the previous night that she saw her husband with a knife in his hand, standing over her father: rushing forward, with a cry of terror, to arrest his arm, she awoke in an agony of fear and trembling.
day
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From this reading It was the fourth day of their journey.
death
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From this reading The road seemed very long to Alice, who was pining for the end of her journey; she was sick almost to death.
dray
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From this reading Grif was trudging along by the side of the weary bullocks, and Alice was sitting upon the dray, under the friendly shade of the tarpaulin.
dreamed
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From this reading She had dreamed the previous night that she saw her husband with a knife in his hand, standing over her father: rushing forward, with a cry of terror, to arrest his arm, she awoke in an agony of fear and trembling.
end
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From this reading The road seemed very long to Alice, who was pining for the end of her journey; she was sick almost to death.
father
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From this reading She had dreamed the previous night that she saw her husband with a knife in his hand, standing over her father: rushing forward, with a cry of terror, to arrest his arm, she awoke in an agony of fear and trembling.
fear
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From this reading She had dreamed the previous night that she saw her husband with a knife in his hand, standing over her father: rushing forward, with a cry of terror, to arrest his arm, she awoke in an agony of fear and trembling.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The road seemed very long to Alice, who was pining for the end of her journey; she was sick almost to death.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had dreamed the previous night that she saw her husband with a knife in his hand, standing over her father: rushing forward, with a cry of terror, to arrest his arm, she awoke in an agony of fear and trembling.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the fourth day of their journey.
friendly
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From this reading Grif was trudging along by the side of the weary bullocks, and Alice was sitting upon the dray, under the friendly shade of the tarpaulin.
Grif
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From this reading Grif was trudging along by the side of the weary bullocks, and Alice was sitting upon the dray, under the friendly shade of the tarpaulin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had dreamed the previous night that she saw her husband with a knife in his hand, standing over her father: rushing forward, with a cry of terror, to arrest his arm, she awoke in an agony of fear and trembling.
hand
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From this reading She had dreamed the previous night that she saw her husband with a knife in his hand, standing over her father: rushing forward, with a cry of terror, to arrest his arm, she awoke in an agony of fear and trembling.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The road seemed very long to Alice, who was pining for the end of her journey; she was sick almost to death.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had dreamed the previous night that she saw her husband with a knife in his hand, standing over her father: rushing forward, with a cry of terror, to arrest his arm, she awoke in an agony of fear and trembling.
husband
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From this reading She had dreamed the previous night that she saw her husband with a knife in his hand, standing over her father: rushing forward, with a cry of terror, to arrest his arm, she awoke in an agony of fear and trembling.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had dreamed the previous night that she saw her husband with a knife in his hand, standing over her father: rushing forward, with a cry of terror, to arrest his arm, she awoke in an agony of fear and trembling.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the fourth day of their journey.
JACK
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From this reading THE STORY OF SILVER-HEADED JACK.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the fourth day of their journey.
knife
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From this reading She had dreamed the previous night that she saw her husband with a knife in his hand, standing over her father: rushing forward, with a cry of terror, to arrest his arm, she awoke in an agony of fear and trembling.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The road seemed very long to Alice, who was pining for the end of her journey; she was sick almost to death.
night
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From this reading She had dreamed the previous night that she saw her husband with a knife in his hand, standing over her father: rushing forward, with a cry of terror, to arrest his arm, she awoke in an agony of fear and trembling.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STORY OF SILVER-HEADED JACK.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She had dreamed the previous night that she saw her husband with a knife in his hand, standing over her father: rushing forward, with a cry of terror, to arrest his arm, she awoke in an agony of fear and trembling.
pining
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From this reading The road seemed very long to Alice, who was pining for the end of her journey; she was sick almost to death.
previous
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From this reading She had dreamed the previous night that she saw her husband with a knife in his hand, standing over her father: rushing forward, with a cry of terror, to arrest his arm, she awoke in an agony of fear and trembling.
road
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From this reading The road seemed very long to Alice, who was pining for the end of her journey; she was sick almost to death.
rushing
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From this reading She had dreamed the previous night that she saw her husband with a knife in his hand, standing over her father: rushing forward, with a cry of terror, to arrest his arm, she awoke in an agony of fear and trembling.
saw
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From this reading She had dreamed the previous night that she saw her husband with a knife in his hand, standing over her father: rushing forward, with a cry of terror, to arrest his arm, she awoke in an agony of fear and trembling.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The road seemed very long to Alice, who was pining for the end of her journey; she was sick almost to death.
shade
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From this reading Grif was trudging along by the side of the weary bullocks, and Alice was sitting upon the dray, under the friendly shade of the tarpaulin.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The road seemed very long to Alice, who was pining for the end of her journey; she was sick almost to death.
sick
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From this reading The road seemed very long to Alice, who was pining for the end of her journey; she was sick almost to death.
side
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From this reading Grif was trudging along by the side of the weary bullocks, and Alice was sitting upon the dray, under the friendly shade of the tarpaulin.
SILVER-HEADED
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From this reading THE STORY OF SILVER-HEADED JACK.
sitting
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From this reading Grif was trudging along by the side of the weary bullocks, and Alice was sitting upon the dray, under the friendly shade of the tarpaulin.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had dreamed the previous night that she saw her husband with a knife in his hand, standing over her father: rushing forward, with a cry of terror, to arrest his arm, she awoke in an agony of fear and trembling.
STORY
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From this reading THE STORY OF SILVER-HEADED JACK.
tarpaulin
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From this reading Grif was trudging along by the side of the weary bullocks, and Alice was sitting upon the dray, under the friendly shade of the tarpaulin.
terror
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From this reading She had dreamed the previous night that she saw her husband with a knife in his hand, standing over her father: rushing forward, with a cry of terror, to arrest his arm, she awoke in an agony of fear and trembling.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had dreamed the previous night that she saw her husband with a knife in his hand, standing over her father: rushing forward, with a cry of terror, to arrest his arm, she awoke in an agony of fear and trembling.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORY OF SILVER-HEADED JACK.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was the fourth day of their journey.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The road seemed very long to Alice, who was pining for the end of her journey; she was sick almost to death.
trembling
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From this reading She had dreamed the previous night that she saw her husband with a knife in his hand, standing over her father: rushing forward, with a cry of terror, to arrest his arm, she awoke in an agony of fear and trembling.
trudging
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From this reading Grif was trudging along by the side of the weary bullocks, and Alice was sitting upon the dray, under the friendly shade of the tarpaulin.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Grif was trudging along by the side of the weary bullocks, and Alice was sitting upon the dray, under the friendly shade of the tarpaulin.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Grif was trudging along by the side of the weary bullocks, and Alice was sitting upon the dray, under the friendly shade of the tarpaulin.
very
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From this reading The road seemed very long to Alice, who was pining for the end of her journey; she was sick almost to death.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the fourth day of their journey.
weary
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From this reading Grif was trudging along by the side of the weary bullocks, and Alice was sitting upon the dray, under the friendly shade of the tarpaulin.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The road seemed very long to Alice, who was pining for the end of her journey; she was sick almost to death.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had dreamed the previous night that she saw her husband with a knife in his hand, standing over her father: rushing forward, with a cry of terror, to arrest his arm, she awoke in an agony of fear and trembling.
