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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 A MEETING IN THE GARDEN The cock had already crowed before Shibusawa reached his chamber and lay down to rest.
air
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From this reading The air was still and the sun just beginning to pierce the cool shade of the forest, with here and there a ray of warmth.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MEETING IN THE GARDEN The cock had already crowed before Shibusawa reached his chamber and lay down to rest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MEETING IN THE GARDEN The cock had already crowed before Shibusawa reached his chamber and lay down to rest.
approaching
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From this reading Presently the quiet was broken by the sound of footsteps approaching through the garden, and looking up he saw Maido coming toward him.
arose
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From this reading He could not sleep, but arose and went for a walk in the woodland bordering the castle grounds.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A MEETING IN THE GARDEN The cock had already crowed before Shibusawa reached his chamber and lay down to rest.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The air was still and the sun just beginning to pierce the cool shade of the forest, with here and there a ray of warmth.
bordering
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From this reading He could not sleep, but arose and went for a walk in the woodland bordering the castle grounds.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently the quiet was broken by the sound of footsteps approaching through the garden, and looking up he saw Maido coming toward him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He could not sleep, but arose and went for a walk in the woodland bordering the castle grounds.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Presently the quiet was broken by the sound of footsteps approaching through the garden, and looking up he saw Maido coming toward him.
castle
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From this reading He could not sleep, but arose and went for a walk in the woodland bordering the castle grounds.
chamber
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From this reading A MEETING IN THE GARDEN The cock had already crowed before Shibusawa reached his chamber and lay down to rest.
cock
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From this reading A MEETING IN THE GARDEN The cock had already crowed before Shibusawa reached his chamber and lay down to rest.
coming
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From this reading Presently the quiet was broken by the sound of footsteps approaching through the garden, and looking up he saw Maido coming toward him.
cool
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From this reading The air was still and the sun just beginning to pierce the cool shade of the forest, with here and there a ray of warmth.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not sleep, but arose and went for a walk in the woodland bordering the castle grounds.
crowed
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From this reading A MEETING IN THE GARDEN The cock had already crowed before Shibusawa reached his chamber and lay down to rest.
down
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From this reading A MEETING IN THE GARDEN The cock had already crowed before Shibusawa reached his chamber and lay down to rest.
early
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From this reading Here he searched out a secluded spot, where he sat down in the light of early morning to think and plan.
footsteps
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From this reading Presently the quiet was broken by the sound of footsteps approaching through the garden, and looking up he saw Maido coming toward him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He could not sleep, but arose and went for a walk in the woodland bordering the castle grounds.
forest
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From this reading The air was still and the sun just beginning to pierce the cool shade of the forest, with here and there a ray of warmth.
GARDEN
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From this reading A MEETING IN THE GARDEN The cock had already crowed before Shibusawa reached his chamber and lay down to rest.
grounds
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From this reading He could not sleep, but arose and went for a walk in the woodland bordering the castle grounds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A MEETING IN THE GARDEN The cock had already crowed before Shibusawa reached his chamber and lay down to rest.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not sleep, but arose and went for a walk in the woodland bordering the castle grounds.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here he searched out a secluded spot, where he sat down in the light of early morning to think and plan.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Presently the quiet was broken by the sound of footsteps approaching through the garden, and looking up he saw Maido coming toward him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A MEETING IN THE GARDEN The cock had already crowed before Shibusawa reached his chamber and lay down to rest.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MEETING IN THE GARDEN The cock had already crowed before Shibusawa reached his chamber and lay down to rest.
just
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From this reading The air was still and the sun just beginning to pierce the cool shade of the forest, with here and there a ray of warmth.
lay
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From this reading A MEETING IN THE GARDEN The cock had already crowed before Shibusawa reached his chamber and lay down to rest.
light
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From this reading Here he searched out a secluded spot, where he sat down in the light of early morning to think and plan.
looking
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From this reading Presently the quiet was broken by the sound of footsteps approaching through the garden, and looking up he saw Maido coming toward him.
Maido
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From this reading Presently the quiet was broken by the sound of footsteps approaching through the garden, and looking up he saw Maido coming toward him.
MEETING
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From this reading A MEETING IN THE GARDEN The cock had already crowed before Shibusawa reached his chamber and lay down to rest.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here he searched out a secluded spot, where he sat down in the light of early morning to think and plan.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not sleep, but arose and went for a walk in the woodland bordering the castle grounds.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here he searched out a secluded spot, where he sat down in the light of early morning to think and plan.
out
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From this reading Here he searched out a secluded spot, where he sat down in the light of early morning to think and plan.
pierce
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From this reading The air was still and the sun just beginning to pierce the cool shade of the forest, with here and there a ray of warmth.
plan
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From this reading Here he searched out a secluded spot, where he sat down in the light of early morning to think and plan.
Presently
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From this reading Presently the quiet was broken by the sound of footsteps approaching through the garden, and looking up he saw Maido coming toward him.
quiet
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From this reading Presently the quiet was broken by the sound of footsteps approaching through the garden, and looking up he saw Maido coming toward him.
ray
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From this reading The air was still and the sun just beginning to pierce the cool shade of the forest, with here and there a ray of warmth.
reached
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From this reading A MEETING IN THE GARDEN The cock had already crowed before Shibusawa reached his chamber and lay down to rest.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MEETING IN THE GARDEN The cock had already crowed before Shibusawa reached his chamber and lay down to rest.
sat
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From this reading Here he searched out a secluded spot, where he sat down in the light of early morning to think and plan.
saw
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From this reading Presently the quiet was broken by the sound of footsteps approaching through the garden, and looking up he saw Maido coming toward him.
searched
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From this reading Here he searched out a secluded spot, where he sat down in the light of early morning to think and plan.
secluded
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From this reading Here he searched out a secluded spot, where he sat down in the light of early morning to think and plan.
shade
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From this reading The air was still and the sun just beginning to pierce the cool shade of the forest, with here and there a ray of warmth.
Shibusawa
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From this reading A MEETING IN THE GARDEN The cock had already crowed before Shibusawa reached his chamber and lay down to rest.
sleep
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From this reading He could not sleep, but arose and went for a walk in the woodland bordering the castle grounds.
sound
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From this reading Presently the quiet was broken by the sound of footsteps approaching through the garden, and looking up he saw Maido coming toward him.
spot
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From this reading Here he searched out a secluded spot, where he sat down in the light of early morning to think and plan.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The air was still and the sun just beginning to pierce the cool shade of the forest, with here and there a ray of warmth.
sun
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From this reading The air was still and the sun just beginning to pierce the cool shade of the forest, with here and there a ray of warmth.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MEETING IN THE GARDEN The cock had already crowed before Shibusawa reached his chamber and lay down to rest.
there
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From this reading The air was still and the sun just beginning to pierce the cool shade of the forest, with here and there a ray of warmth.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here he searched out a secluded spot, where he sat down in the light of early morning to think and plan.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Presently the quiet was broken by the sound of footsteps approaching through the garden, and looking up he saw Maido coming toward him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MEETING IN THE GARDEN The cock had already crowed before Shibusawa reached his chamber and lay down to rest.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Presently the quiet was broken by the sound of footsteps approaching through the garden, and looking up he saw Maido coming toward him.
up
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From this reading Presently the quiet was broken by the sound of footsteps approaching through the garden, and looking up he saw Maido coming toward him.
walk
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From this reading He could not sleep, but arose and went for a walk in the woodland bordering the castle grounds.
warmth
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From this reading The air was still and the sun just beginning to pierce the cool shade of the forest, with here and there a ray of warmth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was still and the sun just beginning to pierce the cool shade of the forest, with here and there a ray of warmth.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could not sleep, but arose and went for a walk in the woodland bordering the castle grounds.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Here he searched out a secluded spot, where he sat down in the light of early morning to think and plan.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The air was still and the sun just beginning to pierce the cool shade of the forest, with here and there a ray of warmth.
woodland
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From this reading He could not sleep, but arose and went for a walk in the woodland bordering the castle grounds.
