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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 All during the night the frightful scene of the preceding evening had disturbed him in his sleep, and he had repeatedly awoke with a start, fancying that he was dragging the shrieking Nancy from under the wheel.
All
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From this reading All during the night the frightful scene of the preceding evening had disturbed him in his sleep, and he had repeatedly awoke with a start, fancying that he was dragging the shrieking Nancy from under the wheel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All during the night the frightful scene of the preceding evening had disturbed him in his sleep, and he had repeatedly awoke with a start, fancying that he was dragging the shrieking Nancy from under the wheel.
anxiously
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From this reading Persis anxiously awaited her husband's return from the hospital.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Have you seen Nancy?" she eagerly asked, as, tired and heated with his long walk, Ned re-entered the school-house.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Have you seen Nancy?" she eagerly asked, as, tired and heated with his long walk, Ned re-entered the school-house.
awaited
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From this reading Persis anxiously awaited her husband's return from the hospital.
awoke
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From this reading All during the night the frightful scene of the preceding evening had disturbed him in his sleep, and he had repeatedly awoke with a start, fancying that he was dragging the shrieking Nancy from under the wheel.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Franks rose the next morning before sunrise, that he might have time to go to the town for news of Nancy before his scholars met.
disturbed
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From this reading All during the night the frightful scene of the preceding evening had disturbed him in his sleep, and he had repeatedly awoke with a start, fancying that he was dragging the shrieking Nancy from under the wheel.
dragging
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From this reading All during the night the frightful scene of the preceding evening had disturbed him in his sleep, and he had repeatedly awoke with a start, fancying that he was dragging the shrieking Nancy from under the wheel.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading All during the night the frightful scene of the preceding evening had disturbed him in his sleep, and he had repeatedly awoke with a start, fancying that he was dragging the shrieking Nancy from under the wheel.
eagerly
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From this reading "Have you seen Nancy?" she eagerly asked, as, tired and heated with his long walk, Ned re-entered the school-house.
evening
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From this reading All during the night the frightful scene of the preceding evening had disturbed him in his sleep, and he had repeatedly awoke with a start, fancying that he was dragging the shrieking Nancy from under the wheel.
fancying
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From this reading All during the night the frightful scene of the preceding evening had disturbed him in his sleep, and he had repeatedly awoke with a start, fancying that he was dragging the shrieking Nancy from under the wheel.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Franks rose the next morning before sunrise, that he might have time to go to the town for news of Nancy before his scholars met.
Franks
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From this reading Franks rose the next morning before sunrise, that he might have time to go to the town for news of Nancy before his scholars met.
frightful
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From this reading All during the night the frightful scene of the preceding evening had disturbed him in his sleep, and he had repeatedly awoke with a start, fancying that he was dragging the shrieking Nancy from under the wheel.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All during the night the frightful scene of the preceding evening had disturbed him in his sleep, and he had repeatedly awoke with a start, fancying that he was dragging the shrieking Nancy from under the wheel.
go
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From this reading Franks rose the next morning before sunrise, that he might have time to go to the town for news of Nancy before his scholars met.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All during the night the frightful scene of the preceding evening had disturbed him in his sleep, and he had repeatedly awoke with a start, fancying that he was dragging the shrieking Nancy from under the wheel.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Franks rose the next morning before sunrise, that he might have time to go to the town for news of Nancy before his scholars met.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Franks rose the next morning before sunrise, that he might have time to go to the town for news of Nancy before his scholars met.
head
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From this reading Franks shook his head sadly.
heated
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From this reading "Have you seen Nancy?" she eagerly asked, as, tired and heated with his long walk, Ned re-entered the school-house.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Persis anxiously awaited her husband's return from the hospital.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All during the night the frightful scene of the preceding evening had disturbed him in his sleep, and he had repeatedly awoke with a start, fancying that he was dragging the shrieking Nancy from under the wheel.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Franks rose the next morning before sunrise, that he might have time to go to the town for news of Nancy before his scholars met.
hospital
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From this reading Persis anxiously awaited her husband's return from the hospital.
husband's
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From this reading Persis anxiously awaited her husband's return from the hospital.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All during the night the frightful scene of the preceding evening had disturbed him in his sleep, and he had repeatedly awoke with a start, fancying that he was dragging the shrieking Nancy from under the wheel.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Have you seen Nancy?" she eagerly asked, as, tired and heated with his long walk, Ned re-entered the school-house.
met
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From this reading Franks rose the next morning before sunrise, that he might have time to go to the town for news of Nancy before his scholars met.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Franks rose the next morning before sunrise, that he might have time to go to the town for news of Nancy before his scholars met.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Franks rose the next morning before sunrise, that he might have time to go to the town for news of Nancy before his scholars met.
Nancy
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From this reading Franks rose the next morning before sunrise, that he might have time to go to the town for news of Nancy before his scholars met.
Ned
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From this reading "Have you seen Nancy?" she eagerly asked, as, tired and heated with his long walk, Ned re-entered the school-house.
news
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From this reading Franks rose the next morning before sunrise, that he might have time to go to the town for news of Nancy before his scholars met.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Franks rose the next morning before sunrise, that he might have time to go to the town for news of Nancy before his scholars met.
night
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From this reading All during the night the frightful scene of the preceding evening had disturbed him in his sleep, and he had repeatedly awoke with a start, fancying that he was dragging the shrieking Nancy from under the wheel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Franks rose the next morning before sunrise, that he might have time to go to the town for news of Nancy before his scholars met.
Persis
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From this reading Persis anxiously awaited her husband's return from the hospital.
preceding
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From this reading All during the night the frightful scene of the preceding evening had disturbed him in his sleep, and he had repeatedly awoke with a start, fancying that he was dragging the shrieking Nancy from under the wheel.
re-entered
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From this reading "Have you seen Nancy?" she eagerly asked, as, tired and heated with his long walk, Ned re-entered the school-house.
repeatedly
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From this reading All during the night the frightful scene of the preceding evening had disturbed him in his sleep, and he had repeatedly awoke with a start, fancying that he was dragging the shrieking Nancy from under the wheel.
return
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From this reading Persis anxiously awaited her husband's return from the hospital.
rose
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From this reading Franks rose the next morning before sunrise, that he might have time to go to the town for news of Nancy before his scholars met.
sadly
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From this reading Franks shook his head sadly.
scene
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From this reading All during the night the frightful scene of the preceding evening had disturbed him in his sleep, and he had repeatedly awoke with a start, fancying that he was dragging the shrieking Nancy from under the wheel.
scholars
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From this reading Franks rose the next morning before sunrise, that he might have time to go to the town for news of Nancy before his scholars met.
school-house
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From this reading "Have you seen Nancy?" she eagerly asked, as, tired and heated with his long walk, Ned re-entered the school-house.
seen
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From this reading "Have you seen Nancy?" she eagerly asked, as, tired and heated with his long walk, Ned re-entered the school-house.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Have you seen Nancy?" she eagerly asked, as, tired and heated with his long walk, Ned re-entered the school-house.
shook
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From this reading Franks shook his head sadly.
shrieking
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From this reading All during the night the frightful scene of the preceding evening had disturbed him in his sleep, and he had repeatedly awoke with a start, fancying that he was dragging the shrieking Nancy from under the wheel.
sleep
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From this reading All during the night the frightful scene of the preceding evening had disturbed him in his sleep, and he had repeatedly awoke with a start, fancying that he was dragging the shrieking Nancy from under the wheel.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All during the night the frightful scene of the preceding evening had disturbed him in his sleep, and he had repeatedly awoke with a start, fancying that he was dragging the shrieking Nancy from under the wheel.
sunrise
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From this reading Franks rose the next morning before sunrise, that he might have time to go to the town for news of Nancy before his scholars met.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Franks rose the next morning before sunrise, that he might have time to go to the town for news of Nancy before his scholars met.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Franks rose the next morning before sunrise, that he might have time to go to the town for news of Nancy before his scholars met.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Franks rose the next morning before sunrise, that he might have time to go to the town for news of Nancy before his scholars met.
tired
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From this reading "Have you seen Nancy?" she eagerly asked, as, tired and heated with his long walk, Ned re-entered the school-house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Franks rose the next morning before sunrise, that he might have time to go to the town for news of Nancy before his scholars met.
town
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From this reading Franks rose the next morning before sunrise, that he might have time to go to the town for news of Nancy before his scholars met.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading All during the night the frightful scene of the preceding evening had disturbed him in his sleep, and he had repeatedly awoke with a start, fancying that he was dragging the shrieking Nancy from under the wheel.
walk
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From this reading "Have you seen Nancy?" she eagerly asked, as, tired and heated with his long walk, Ned re-entered the school-house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All during the night the frightful scene of the preceding evening had disturbed him in his sleep, and he had repeatedly awoke with a start, fancying that he was dragging the shrieking Nancy from under the wheel.
wheel
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From this reading All during the night the frightful scene of the preceding evening had disturbed him in his sleep, and he had repeatedly awoke with a start, fancying that he was dragging the shrieking Nancy from under the wheel.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All during the night the frightful scene of the preceding evening had disturbed him in his sleep, and he had repeatedly awoke with a start, fancying that he was dragging the shrieking Nancy from under the wheel.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you seen Nancy?" she eagerly asked, as, tired and heated with his long walk, Ned re-entered the school-house.
