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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 trials of the day, too, those with his father and his Uncle George, had tired him the more--and so he had slept on as a child sleeps--as a perfectly healthy man sleeps--both mind and body drinking in the ozone of a new courage and a new hope.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For an instant he looked wonderingly about as if in doubt whether to call the watch or begin the hunt for his cattle.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading With the first ray of the joyous sun riding full tilt across his face, he opened his eyes, threw off the cloak, and sprang to his feet.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For an instant he looked wonderingly about as if in doubt whether to call the watch or begin the hunt for his cattle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the first glimmer of the gray dawn stole through the small window at the end of the narrow hall, and laid its chilled fingers on Harry's upturned face, it found him still asleep.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The trials of the day, too, those with his father and his Uncle George, had tired him the more--and so he had slept on as a child sleeps--as a perfectly healthy man sleeps--both mind and body drinking in the ozone of a new courage and a new hope.
asleep
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From this reading When the first glimmer of the gray dawn stole through the small window at the end of the narrow hall, and laid its chilled fingers on Harry's upturned face, it found him still asleep.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the first glimmer of the gray dawn stole through the small window at the end of the narrow hall, and laid its chilled fingers on Harry's upturned face, it found him still asleep.
back
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From this reading His ride to Moorlands and back--his muscles unused for months to the exercise--had tired him.
begin
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From this reading For an instant he looked wonderingly about as if in doubt whether to call the watch or begin the hunt for his cattle.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trials of the day, too, those with his father and his Uncle George, had tired him the more--and so he had slept on as a child sleeps--as a perfectly healthy man sleeps--both mind and body drinking in the ozone of a new courage and a new hope.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The trials of the day, too, those with his father and his Uncle George, had tired him the more--and so he had slept on as a child sleeps--as a perfectly healthy man sleeps--both mind and body drinking in the ozone of a new courage and a new hope.
call
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From this reading For an instant he looked wonderingly about as if in doubt whether to call the watch or begin the hunt for his cattle.
cattle
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From this reading For an instant he looked wonderingly about as if in doubt whether to call the watch or begin the hunt for his cattle.
child
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From this reading The trials of the day, too, those with his father and his Uncle George, had tired him the more--and so he had slept on as a child sleeps--as a perfectly healthy man sleeps--both mind and body drinking in the ozone of a new courage and a new hope.
chilled
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From this reading When the first glimmer of the gray dawn stole through the small window at the end of the narrow hall, and laid its chilled fingers on Harry's upturned face, it found him still asleep.
cloak
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From this reading With the first ray of the joyous sun riding full tilt across his face, he opened his eyes, threw off the cloak, and sprang to his feet.
courage
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From this reading The trials of the day, too, those with his father and his Uncle George, had tired him the more--and so he had slept on as a child sleeps--as a perfectly healthy man sleeps--both mind and body drinking in the ozone of a new courage and a new hope.
dawn
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From this reading When the first glimmer of the gray dawn stole through the small window at the end of the narrow hall, and laid its chilled fingers on Harry's upturned face, it found him still asleep.
day
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From this reading The trials of the day, too, those with his father and his Uncle George, had tired him the more--and so he had slept on as a child sleeps--as a perfectly healthy man sleeps--both mind and body drinking in the ozone of a new courage and a new hope.
doubt
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From this reading For an instant he looked wonderingly about as if in doubt whether to call the watch or begin the hunt for his cattle.
drinking
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From this reading The trials of the day, too, those with his father and his Uncle George, had tired him the more--and so he had slept on as a child sleeps--as a perfectly healthy man sleeps--both mind and body drinking in the ozone of a new courage and a new hope.
end
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From this reading When the first glimmer of the gray dawn stole through the small window at the end of the narrow hall, and laid its chilled fingers on Harry's upturned face, it found him still asleep.
exercise
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From this reading His ride to Moorlands and back--his muscles unused for months to the exercise--had tired him.
eyes
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From this reading With the first ray of the joyous sun riding full tilt across his face, he opened his eyes, threw off the cloak, and sprang to his feet.
face
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From this reading When the first glimmer of the gray dawn stole through the small window at the end of the narrow hall, and laid its chilled fingers on Harry's upturned face, it found him still asleep.
father
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From this reading The trials of the day, too, those with his father and his Uncle George, had tired him the more--and so he had slept on as a child sleeps--as a perfectly healthy man sleeps--both mind and body drinking in the ozone of a new courage and a new hope.
feet
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From this reading With the first ray of the joyous sun riding full tilt across his face, he opened his eyes, threw off the cloak, and sprang to his feet.
fingers
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From this reading When the first glimmer of the gray dawn stole through the small window at the end of the narrow hall, and laid its chilled fingers on Harry's upturned face, it found him still asleep.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the first glimmer of the gray dawn stole through the small window at the end of the narrow hall, and laid its chilled fingers on Harry's upturned face, it found him still asleep.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His ride to Moorlands and back--his muscles unused for months to the exercise--had tired him.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the first glimmer of the gray dawn stole through the small window at the end of the narrow hall, and laid its chilled fingers on Harry's upturned face, it found him still asleep.
full
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From this reading With the first ray of the joyous sun riding full tilt across his face, he opened his eyes, threw off the cloak, and sprang to his feet.
George
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From this reading The trials of the day, too, those with his father and his Uncle George, had tired him the more--and so he had slept on as a child sleeps--as a perfectly healthy man sleeps--both mind and body drinking in the ozone of a new courage and a new hope.
glimmer
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From this reading When the first glimmer of the gray dawn stole through the small window at the end of the narrow hall, and laid its chilled fingers on Harry's upturned face, it found him still asleep.
gray
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From this reading When the first glimmer of the gray dawn stole through the small window at the end of the narrow hall, and laid its chilled fingers on Harry's upturned face, it found him still asleep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His ride to Moorlands and back--his muscles unused for months to the exercise--had tired him.
hall
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From this reading When the first glimmer of the gray dawn stole through the small window at the end of the narrow hall, and laid its chilled fingers on Harry's upturned face, it found him still asleep.
Harry's
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From this reading When the first glimmer of the gray dawn stole through the small window at the end of the narrow hall, and laid its chilled fingers on Harry's upturned face, it found him still asleep.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The trials of the day, too, those with his father and his Uncle George, had tired him the more--and so he had slept on as a child sleeps--as a perfectly healthy man sleeps--both mind and body drinking in the ozone of a new courage and a new hope.
healthy
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From this reading The trials of the day, too, those with his father and his Uncle George, had tired him the more--and so he had slept on as a child sleeps--as a perfectly healthy man sleeps--both mind and body drinking in the ozone of a new courage and a new hope.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the first glimmer of the gray dawn stole through the small window at the end of the narrow hall, and laid its chilled fingers on Harry's upturned face, it found him still asleep.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His ride to Moorlands and back--his muscles unused for months to the exercise--had tired him.
hope
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From this reading The trials of the day, too, those with his father and his Uncle George, had tired him the more--and so he had slept on as a child sleeps--as a perfectly healthy man sleeps--both mind and body drinking in the ozone of a new courage and a new hope.
hunt
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From this reading For an instant he looked wonderingly about as if in doubt whether to call the watch or begin the hunt for his cattle.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For an instant he looked wonderingly about as if in doubt whether to call the watch or begin the hunt for his cattle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The trials of the day, too, those with his father and his Uncle George, had tired him the more--and so he had slept on as a child sleeps--as a perfectly healthy man sleeps--both mind and body drinking in the ozone of a new courage and a new hope.
instant
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From this reading For an instant he looked wonderingly about as if in doubt whether to call the watch or begin the hunt for his cattle.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the first glimmer of the gray dawn stole through the small window at the end of the narrow hall, and laid its chilled fingers on Harry's upturned face, it found him still asleep.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading When the first glimmer of the gray dawn stole through the small window at the end of the narrow hall, and laid its chilled fingers on Harry's upturned face, it found him still asleep.
joyous
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From this reading With the first ray of the joyous sun riding full tilt across his face, he opened his eyes, threw off the cloak, and sprang to his feet.
laid
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From this reading When the first glimmer of the gray dawn stole through the small window at the end of the narrow hall, and laid its chilled fingers on Harry's upturned face, it found him still asleep.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For an instant he looked wonderingly about as if in doubt whether to call the watch or begin the hunt for his cattle.
man
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From this reading The trials of the day, too, those with his father and his Uncle George, had tired him the more--and so he had slept on as a child sleeps--as a perfectly healthy man sleeps--both mind and body drinking in the ozone of a new courage and a new hope.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trials of the day, too, those with his father and his Uncle George, had tired him the more--and so he had slept on as a child sleeps--as a perfectly healthy man sleeps--both mind and body drinking in the ozone of a new courage and a new hope.
months
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From this reading His ride to Moorlands and back--his muscles unused for months to the exercise--had tired him.
Moorlands
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From this reading His ride to Moorlands and back--his muscles unused for months to the exercise--had tired him.
more
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From this reading The trials of the day, too, those with his father and his Uncle George, had tired him the more--and so he had slept on as a child sleeps--as a perfectly healthy man sleeps--both mind and body drinking in the ozone of a new courage and a new hope.
muscles
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From this reading His ride to Moorlands and back--his muscles unused for months to the exercise--had tired him.
narrow
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From this reading When the first glimmer of the gray dawn stole through the small window at the end of the narrow hall, and laid its chilled fingers on Harry's upturned face, it found him still asleep.
new
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From this reading The trials of the day, too, those with his father and his Uncle George, had tired him the more--and so he had slept on as a child sleeps--as a perfectly healthy man sleeps--both mind and body drinking in the ozone of a new courage and a new hope.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the first glimmer of the gray dawn stole through the small window at the end of the narrow hall, and laid its chilled fingers on Harry's upturned face, it found him still asleep.
off
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From this reading With the first ray of the joyous sun riding full tilt across his face, he opened his eyes, threw off the cloak, and sprang to his feet.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the first glimmer of the gray dawn stole through the small window at the end of the narrow hall, and laid its chilled fingers on Harry's upturned face, it found him still asleep.
opened
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From this reading With the first ray of the joyous sun riding full tilt across his face, he opened his eyes, threw off the cloak, and sprang to his feet.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For an instant he looked wonderingly about as if in doubt whether to call the watch or begin the hunt for his cattle.
ozone
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From this reading The trials of the day, too, those with his father and his Uncle George, had tired him the more--and so he had slept on as a child sleeps--as a perfectly healthy man sleeps--both mind and body drinking in the ozone of a new courage and a new hope.
perfectly
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From this reading The trials of the day, too, those with his father and his Uncle George, had tired him the more--and so he had slept on as a child sleeps--as a perfectly healthy man sleeps--both mind and body drinking in the ozone of a new courage and a new hope.
ray
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From this reading With the first ray of the joyous sun riding full tilt across his face, he opened his eyes, threw off the cloak, and sprang to his feet.
ride
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From this reading His ride to Moorlands and back--his muscles unused for months to the exercise--had tired him.
riding
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From this reading With the first ray of the joyous sun riding full tilt across his face, he opened his eyes, threw off the cloak, and sprang to his feet.
sleeps
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From this reading The trials of the day, too, those with his father and his Uncle George, had tired him the more--and so he had slept on as a child sleeps--as a perfectly healthy man sleeps--both mind and body drinking in the ozone of a new courage and a new hope.
slept
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From this reading The trials of the day, too, those with his father and his Uncle George, had tired him the more--and so he had slept on as a child sleeps--as a perfectly healthy man sleeps--both mind and body drinking in the ozone of a new courage and a new hope.
small
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From this reading When the first glimmer of the gray dawn stole through the small window at the end of the narrow hall, and laid its chilled fingers on Harry's upturned face, it found him still asleep.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The trials of the day, too, those with his father and his Uncle George, had tired him the more--and so he had slept on as a child sleeps--as a perfectly healthy man sleeps--both mind and body drinking in the ozone of a new courage and a new hope.
sprang
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From this reading With the first ray of the joyous sun riding full tilt across his face, he opened his eyes, threw off the cloak, and sprang to his feet.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the first glimmer of the gray dawn stole through the small window at the end of the narrow hall, and laid its chilled fingers on Harry's upturned face, it found him still asleep.
stole
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From this reading When the first glimmer of the gray dawn stole through the small window at the end of the narrow hall, and laid its chilled fingers on Harry's upturned face, it found him still asleep.
sun
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From this reading With the first ray of the joyous sun riding full tilt across his face, he opened his eyes, threw off the cloak, and sprang to his feet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the first glimmer of the gray dawn stole through the small window at the end of the narrow hall, and laid its chilled fingers on Harry's upturned face, it found him still asleep.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The trials of the day, too, those with his father and his Uncle George, had tired him the more--and so he had slept on as a child sleeps--as a perfectly healthy man sleeps--both mind and body drinking in the ozone of a new courage and a new hope.
threw
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From this reading With the first ray of the joyous sun riding full tilt across his face, he opened his eyes, threw off the cloak, and sprang to his feet.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the first glimmer of the gray dawn stole through the small window at the end of the narrow hall, and laid its chilled fingers on Harry's upturned face, it found him still asleep.
tilt
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From this reading With the first ray of the joyous sun riding full tilt across his face, he opened his eyes, threw off the cloak, and sprang to his feet.
tired
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From this reading His ride to Moorlands and back--his muscles unused for months to the exercise--had tired him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His ride to Moorlands and back--his muscles unused for months to the exercise--had tired him.
too
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From this reading The trials of the day, too, those with his father and his Uncle George, had tired him the more--and so he had slept on as a child sleeps--as a perfectly healthy man sleeps--both mind and body drinking in the ozone of a new courage and a new hope.
trials
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From this reading The trials of the day, too, those with his father and his Uncle George, had tired him the more--and so he had slept on as a child sleeps--as a perfectly healthy man sleeps--both mind and body drinking in the ozone of a new courage and a new hope.
Uncle
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From this reading The trials of the day, too, those with his father and his Uncle George, had tired him the more--and so he had slept on as a child sleeps--as a perfectly healthy man sleeps--both mind and body drinking in the ozone of a new courage and a new hope.
unused
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From this reading His ride to Moorlands and back--his muscles unused for months to the exercise--had tired him.
upturned
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From this reading When the first glimmer of the gray dawn stole through the small window at the end of the narrow hall, and laid its chilled fingers on Harry's upturned face, it found him still asleep.
watch
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From this reading For an instant he looked wonderingly about as if in doubt whether to call the watch or begin the hunt for his cattle.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the first glimmer of the gray dawn stole through the small window at the end of the narrow hall, and laid its chilled fingers on Harry's upturned face, it found him still asleep.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading For an instant he looked wonderingly about as if in doubt whether to call the watch or begin the hunt for his cattle.
window
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From this reading When the first glimmer of the gray dawn stole through the small window at the end of the narrow hall, and laid its chilled fingers on Harry's upturned face, it found him still asleep.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The trials of the day, too, those with his father and his Uncle George, had tired him the more--and so he had slept on as a child sleeps--as a perfectly healthy man sleeps--both mind and body drinking in the ozone of a new courage and a new hope.
wonderingly
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From this reading For an instant he looked wonderingly about as if in doubt whether to call the watch or begin the hunt for his cattle.
