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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 On my pressing against it, however, it began to yield, and I could then see that a heavy chest which was used to stand near the window had been pulled round in order to shut out any intrusion.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The man Saxon was sitting up in bed, staring about him as though he were not very certain for the moment where he was.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In the morning I was up betimes, and went forthwith, after the country fashion, to our quest’s room to see if there was aught in which I could serve him.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading On my pressing against it, however, it began to yield, and I could then see that a heavy chest which was used to stand near the window had been pulled round in order to shut out any intrusion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the morning I was up betimes, and went forthwith, after the country fashion, to our quest’s room to see if there was aught in which I could serve him.
angered
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From this reading This precaution, taken under my father’s roof, as though he were in a den of thieves, angered me, and I gave a butt with my shoulder which cleared the box out of the way, and enabled me to enter the room.
any
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From this reading On my pressing against it, however, it began to yield, and I could then see that a heavy chest which was used to stand near the window had been pulled round in order to shut out any intrusion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On pushing at his door, I found that it was fastened, which surprised me the more as I knew that there was neither key nor bolt upon the inside.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On pushing at his door, I found that it was fastened, which surprised me the more as I knew that there was neither key nor bolt upon the inside.
aught
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From this reading In the morning I was up betimes, and went forthwith, after the country fashion, to our quest’s room to see if there was aught in which I could serve him.
bed
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From this reading The man Saxon was sitting up in bed, staring about him as though he were not very certain for the moment where he was.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On my pressing against it, however, it began to yield, and I could then see that a heavy chest which was used to stand near the window had been pulled round in order to shut out any intrusion.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On my pressing against it, however, it began to yield, and I could then see that a heavy chest which was used to stand near the window had been pulled round in order to shut out any intrusion.
betimes
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From this reading In the morning I was up betimes, and went forthwith, after the country fashion, to our quest’s room to see if there was aught in which I could serve him.
bolt
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From this reading On pushing at his door, I found that it was fastened, which surprised me the more as I knew that there was neither key nor bolt upon the inside.
box
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From this reading This precaution, taken under my father’s roof, as though he were in a den of thieves, angered me, and I gave a butt with my shoulder which cleared the box out of the way, and enabled me to enter the room.
butt
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From this reading This precaution, taken under my father’s roof, as though he were in a den of thieves, angered me, and I gave a butt with my shoulder which cleared the box out of the way, and enabled me to enter the room.
certain
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From this reading The man Saxon was sitting up in bed, staring about him as though he were not very certain for the moment where he was.
chest
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From this reading On my pressing against it, however, it began to yield, and I could then see that a heavy chest which was used to stand near the window had been pulled round in order to shut out any intrusion.
cleared
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From this reading This precaution, taken under my father’s roof, as though he were in a den of thieves, angered me, and I gave a butt with my shoulder which cleared the box out of the way, and enabled me to enter the room.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the morning I was up betimes, and went forthwith, after the country fashion, to our quest’s room to see if there was aught in which I could serve him.
country
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From this reading In the morning I was up betimes, and went forthwith, after the country fashion, to our quest’s room to see if there was aught in which I could serve him.
den
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From this reading This precaution, taken under my father’s roof, as though he were in a den of thieves, angered me, and I gave a butt with my shoulder which cleared the box out of the way, and enabled me to enter the room.
door
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From this reading On pushing at his door, I found that it was fastened, which surprised me the more as I knew that there was neither key nor bolt upon the inside.
enabled
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From this reading This precaution, taken under my father’s roof, as though he were in a den of thieves, angered me, and I gave a butt with my shoulder which cleared the box out of the way, and enabled me to enter the room.
enter
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From this reading This precaution, taken under my father’s roof, as though he were in a den of thieves, angered me, and I gave a butt with my shoulder which cleared the box out of the way, and enabled me to enter the room.
fashion
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From this reading In the morning I was up betimes, and went forthwith, after the country fashion, to our quest’s room to see if there was aught in which I could serve him.
fastened
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From this reading On pushing at his door, I found that it was fastened, which surprised me the more as I knew that there was neither key nor bolt upon the inside.
father's
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From this reading This precaution, taken under my father’s roof, as though he were in a den of thieves, angered me, and I gave a butt with my shoulder which cleared the box out of the way, and enabled me to enter the room.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The man Saxon was sitting up in bed, staring about him as though he were not very certain for the moment where he was.
forthwith
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From this reading In the morning I was up betimes, and went forthwith, after the country fashion, to our quest’s room to see if there was aught in which I could serve him.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On pushing at his door, I found that it was fastened, which surprised me the more as I knew that there was neither key nor bolt upon the inside.
gave
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From this reading This precaution, taken under my father’s roof, as though he were in a den of thieves, angered me, and I gave a butt with my shoulder which cleared the box out of the way, and enabled me to enter the room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On my pressing against it, however, it began to yield, and I could then see that a heavy chest which was used to stand near the window had been pulled round in order to shut out any intrusion.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This precaution, taken under my father’s roof, as though he were in a den of thieves, angered me, and I gave a butt with my shoulder which cleared the box out of the way, and enabled me to enter the room.
heavy
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From this reading On my pressing against it, however, it began to yield, and I could then see that a heavy chest which was used to stand near the window had been pulled round in order to shut out any intrusion.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the morning I was up betimes, and went forthwith, after the country fashion, to our quest’s room to see if there was aught in which I could serve him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On pushing at his door, I found that it was fastened, which surprised me the more as I knew that there was neither key nor bolt upon the inside.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading On my pressing against it, however, it began to yield, and I could then see that a heavy chest which was used to stand near the window had been pulled round in order to shut out any intrusion.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the morning I was up betimes, and went forthwith, after the country fashion, to our quest’s room to see if there was aught in which I could serve him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In the morning I was up betimes, and went forthwith, after the country fashion, to our quest’s room to see if there was aught in which I could serve him.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning I was up betimes, and went forthwith, after the country fashion, to our quest’s room to see if there was aught in which I could serve him.
inside
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From this reading On pushing at his door, I found that it was fastened, which surprised me the more as I knew that there was neither key nor bolt upon the inside.
intrusion
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From this reading On my pressing against it, however, it began to yield, and I could then see that a heavy chest which was used to stand near the window had been pulled round in order to shut out any intrusion.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On pushing at his door, I found that it was fastened, which surprised me the more as I knew that there was neither key nor bolt upon the inside.
key
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From this reading On pushing at his door, I found that it was fastened, which surprised me the more as I knew that there was neither key nor bolt upon the inside.
knew
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From this reading On pushing at his door, I found that it was fastened, which surprised me the more as I knew that there was neither key nor bolt upon the inside.
man
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From this reading The man Saxon was sitting up in bed, staring about him as though he were not very certain for the moment where he was.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On pushing at his door, I found that it was fastened, which surprised me the more as I knew that there was neither key nor bolt upon the inside.
moment
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From this reading The man Saxon was sitting up in bed, staring about him as though he were not very certain for the moment where he was.
more
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From this reading On pushing at his door, I found that it was fastened, which surprised me the more as I knew that there was neither key nor bolt upon the inside.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning I was up betimes, and went forthwith, after the country fashion, to our quest’s room to see if there was aught in which I could serve him.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On my pressing against it, however, it began to yield, and I could then see that a heavy chest which was used to stand near the window had been pulled round in order to shut out any intrusion.
near
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From this reading On my pressing against it, however, it began to yield, and I could then see that a heavy chest which was used to stand near the window had been pulled round in order to shut out any intrusion.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading On pushing at his door, I found that it was fastened, which surprised me the more as I knew that there was neither key nor bolt upon the inside.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading On pushing at his door, I found that it was fastened, which surprised me the more as I knew that there was neither key nor bolt upon the inside.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The man Saxon was sitting up in bed, staring about him as though he were not very certain for the moment where he was.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This precaution, taken under my father’s roof, as though he were in a den of thieves, angered me, and I gave a butt with my shoulder which cleared the box out of the way, and enabled me to enter the room.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On pushing at his door, I found that it was fastened, which surprised me the more as I knew that there was neither key nor bolt upon the inside.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On my pressing against it, however, it began to yield, and I could then see that a heavy chest which was used to stand near the window had been pulled round in order to shut out any intrusion.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In the morning I was up betimes, and went forthwith, after the country fashion, to our quest’s room to see if there was aught in which I could serve him.
out
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From this reading On my pressing against it, however, it began to yield, and I could then see that a heavy chest which was used to stand near the window had been pulled round in order to shut out any intrusion.
precaution
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From this reading This precaution, taken under my father’s roof, as though he were in a den of thieves, angered me, and I gave a butt with my shoulder which cleared the box out of the way, and enabled me to enter the room.
pressing
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From this reading On my pressing against it, however, it began to yield, and I could then see that a heavy chest which was used to stand near the window had been pulled round in order to shut out any intrusion.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On my pressing against it, however, it began to yield, and I could then see that a heavy chest which was used to stand near the window had been pulled round in order to shut out any intrusion.
pushing
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From this reading On pushing at his door, I found that it was fastened, which surprised me the more as I knew that there was neither key nor bolt upon the inside.
quest's
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From this reading In the morning I was up betimes, and went forthwith, after the country fashion, to our quest’s room to see if there was aught in which I could serve him.
roof
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From this reading This precaution, taken under my father’s roof, as though he were in a den of thieves, angered me, and I gave a butt with my shoulder which cleared the box out of the way, and enabled me to enter the room.
room
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From this reading In the morning I was up betimes, and went forthwith, after the country fashion, to our quest’s room to see if there was aught in which I could serve him.
round
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From this reading On my pressing against it, however, it began to yield, and I could then see that a heavy chest which was used to stand near the window had been pulled round in order to shut out any intrusion.
Saxon
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From this reading The man Saxon was sitting up in bed, staring about him as though he were not very certain for the moment where he was.
see
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From this reading In the morning I was up betimes, and went forthwith, after the country fashion, to our quest’s room to see if there was aught in which I could serve him.
serve
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From this reading In the morning I was up betimes, and went forthwith, after the country fashion, to our quest’s room to see if there was aught in which I could serve him.
shoulder
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From this reading This precaution, taken under my father’s roof, as though he were in a den of thieves, angered me, and I gave a butt with my shoulder which cleared the box out of the way, and enabled me to enter the room.
shut
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From this reading On my pressing against it, however, it began to yield, and I could then see that a heavy chest which was used to stand near the window had been pulled round in order to shut out any intrusion.
sitting
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From this reading The man Saxon was sitting up in bed, staring about him as though he were not very certain for the moment where he was.
stand
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From this reading On my pressing against it, however, it began to yield, and I could then see that a heavy chest which was used to stand near the window had been pulled round in order to shut out any intrusion.
staring
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From this reading The man Saxon was sitting up in bed, staring about him as though he were not very certain for the moment where he was.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On pushing at his door, I found that it was fastened, which surprised me the more as I knew that there was neither key nor bolt upon the inside.
taken
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From this reading This precaution, taken under my father’s roof, as though he were in a den of thieves, angered me, and I gave a butt with my shoulder which cleared the box out of the way, and enabled me to enter the room.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On pushing at his door, I found that it was fastened, which surprised me the more as I knew that there was neither key nor bolt upon the inside.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the morning I was up betimes, and went forthwith, after the country fashion, to our quest’s room to see if there was aught in which I could serve him.
then
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From this reading On my pressing against it, however, it began to yield, and I could then see that a heavy chest which was used to stand near the window had been pulled round in order to shut out any intrusion.
there
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From this reading In the morning I was up betimes, and went forthwith, after the country fashion, to our quest’s room to see if there was aught in which I could serve him.
thieves
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From this reading This precaution, taken under my father’s roof, as though he were in a den of thieves, angered me, and I gave a butt with my shoulder which cleared the box out of the way, and enabled me to enter the room.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This precaution, taken under my father’s roof, as though he were in a den of thieves, angered me, and I gave a butt with my shoulder which cleared the box out of the way, and enabled me to enter the room.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading This precaution, taken under my father’s roof, as though he were in a den of thieves, angered me, and I gave a butt with my shoulder which cleared the box out of the way, and enabled me to enter the room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the morning I was up betimes, and went forthwith, after the country fashion, to our quest’s room to see if there was aught in which I could serve him.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading This precaution, taken under my father’s roof, as though he were in a den of thieves, angered me, and I gave a butt with my shoulder which cleared the box out of the way, and enabled me to enter the room.
up
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From this reading In the morning I was up betimes, and went forthwith, after the country fashion, to our quest’s room to see if there was aught in which I could serve him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading On pushing at his door, I found that it was fastened, which surprised me the more as I knew that there was neither key nor bolt upon the inside.
used
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From this reading On my pressing against it, however, it began to yield, and I could then see that a heavy chest which was used to stand near the window had been pulled round in order to shut out any intrusion.
very
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From this reading The man Saxon was sitting up in bed, staring about him as though he were not very certain for the moment where he was.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the morning I was up betimes, and went forthwith, after the country fashion, to our quest’s room to see if there was aught in which I could serve him.
way
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From this reading This precaution, taken under my father’s roof, as though he were in a den of thieves, angered me, and I gave a butt with my shoulder which cleared the box out of the way, and enabled me to enter the room.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning I was up betimes, and went forthwith, after the country fashion, to our quest’s room to see if there was aught in which I could serve him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This precaution, taken under my father’s roof, as though he were in a den of thieves, angered me, and I gave a butt with my shoulder which cleared the box out of the way, and enabled me to enter the room.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The man Saxon was sitting up in bed, staring about him as though he were not very certain for the moment where he was.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the morning I was up betimes, and went forthwith, after the country fashion, to our quest’s room to see if there was aught in which I could serve him.
window
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From this reading On my pressing against it, however, it began to yield, and I could then see that a heavy chest which was used to stand near the window had been pulled round in order to shut out any intrusion.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This precaution, taken under my father’s roof, as though he were in a den of thieves, angered me, and I gave a butt with my shoulder which cleared the box out of the way, and enabled me to enter the room.
yield
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From this reading On my pressing against it, however, it began to yield, and I could then see that a heavy chest which was used to stand near the window had been pulled round in order to shut out any intrusion.
