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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 SUMMONS I was confused and shaken; I had no idea of the hour; I did not know whether that vision had lasted a minute or a thousand years.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SUMMONS I was confused and shaken; I had no idea of the hour; I did not know whether that vision had lasted a minute or a thousand years.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I had Godfrey bring me out," said Simmonds, as he shook hands, "because I wanted another look at those midnight fireworks.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes," I answered; and I felt Godfrey turn suddenly in his chair, at the sound of my voice, and scrutinise my face.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I had Godfrey bring me out," said Simmonds, as he shook hands, "because I wanted another look at those midnight fireworks.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I had Godfrey bring me out," said Simmonds, as he shook hands, "because I wanted another look at those midnight fireworks.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "I had Godfrey bring me out," said Simmonds, as he shook hands, "because I wanted another look at those midnight fireworks.
blundered
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From this reading But when I blundered up the path to Godfrey's house, I found him and Simmonds sitting on the porch together.
bring
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From this reading "I had Godfrey bring me out," said Simmonds, as he shook hands, "because I wanted another look at those midnight fireworks.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when I blundered up the path to Godfrey's house, I found him and Simmonds sitting on the porch together.
chair
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From this reading "Yes," I answered; and I felt Godfrey turn suddenly in his chair, at the sound of my voice, and scrutinise my face.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did you come up on the elevated?"
confused
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From this reading THE SUMMONS I was confused and shaken; I had no idea of the hour; I did not know whether that vision had lasted a minute or a thousand years.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE SUMMONS I was confused and shaken; I had no idea of the hour; I did not know whether that vision had lasted a minute or a thousand years.
elevated
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From this reading Did you come up on the elevated?"
face
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From this reading "Yes," I answered; and I felt Godfrey turn suddenly in his chair, at the sound of my voice, and scrutinise my face.
felt
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From this reading "Yes," I answered; and I felt Godfrey turn suddenly in his chair, at the sound of my voice, and scrutinise my face.
fireworks
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From this reading "I had Godfrey bring me out," said Simmonds, as he shook hands, "because I wanted another look at those midnight fireworks.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when I blundered up the path to Godfrey's house, I found him and Simmonds sitting on the porch together.
Godfrey
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From this reading "I had Godfrey bring me out," said Simmonds, as he shook hands, "because I wanted another look at those midnight fireworks.
Godfrey's
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From this reading But when I blundered up the path to Godfrey's house, I found him and Simmonds sitting on the porch together.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SUMMONS I was confused and shaken; I had no idea of the hour; I did not know whether that vision had lasted a minute or a thousand years.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "I had Godfrey bring me out," said Simmonds, as he shook hands, "because I wanted another look at those midnight fireworks.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I had Godfrey bring me out," said Simmonds, as he shook hands, "because I wanted another look at those midnight fireworks.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But when I blundered up the path to Godfrey's house, I found him and Simmonds sitting on the porch together.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes," I answered; and I felt Godfrey turn suddenly in his chair, at the sound of my voice, and scrutinise my face.
hour
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From this reading THE SUMMONS I was confused and shaken; I had no idea of the hour; I did not know whether that vision had lasted a minute or a thousand years.
house
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From this reading But when I blundered up the path to Godfrey's house, I found him and Simmonds sitting on the porch together.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE SUMMONS I was confused and shaken; I had no idea of the hour; I did not know whether that vision had lasted a minute or a thousand years.
idea
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From this reading THE SUMMONS I was confused and shaken; I had no idea of the hour; I did not know whether that vision had lasted a minute or a thousand years.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes," I answered; and I felt Godfrey turn suddenly in his chair, at the sound of my voice, and scrutinise my face.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SUMMONS I was confused and shaken; I had no idea of the hour; I did not know whether that vision had lasted a minute or a thousand years.
lasted
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From this reading THE SUMMONS I was confused and shaken; I had no idea of the hour; I did not know whether that vision had lasted a minute or a thousand years.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I had Godfrey bring me out," said Simmonds, as he shook hands, "because I wanted another look at those midnight fireworks.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I had Godfrey bring me out," said Simmonds, as he shook hands, "because I wanted another look at those midnight fireworks.
midnight
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From this reading "I had Godfrey bring me out," said Simmonds, as he shook hands, "because I wanted another look at those midnight fireworks.
minute
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From this reading THE SUMMONS I was confused and shaken; I had no idea of the hour; I did not know whether that vision had lasted a minute or a thousand years.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes," I answered; and I felt Godfrey turn suddenly in his chair, at the sound of my voice, and scrutinise my face.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE SUMMONS I was confused and shaken; I had no idea of the hour; I did not know whether that vision had lasted a minute or a thousand years.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE SUMMONS I was confused and shaken; I had no idea of the hour; I did not know whether that vision had lasted a minute or a thousand years.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SUMMONS I was confused and shaken; I had no idea of the hour; I did not know whether that vision had lasted a minute or a thousand years.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But when I blundered up the path to Godfrey's house, I found him and Simmonds sitting on the porch together.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE SUMMONS I was confused and shaken; I had no idea of the hour; I did not know whether that vision had lasted a minute or a thousand years.
out
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From this reading "I had Godfrey bring me out," said Simmonds, as he shook hands, "because I wanted another look at those midnight fireworks.
path
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From this reading But when I blundered up the path to Godfrey's house, I found him and Simmonds sitting on the porch together.
porch
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From this reading But when I blundered up the path to Godfrey's house, I found him and Simmonds sitting on the porch together.
said
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From this reading "I had Godfrey bring me out," said Simmonds, as he shook hands, "because I wanted another look at those midnight fireworks.
scrutinise
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From this reading "Yes," I answered; and I felt Godfrey turn suddenly in his chair, at the sound of my voice, and scrutinise my face.
shaken
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From this reading THE SUMMONS I was confused and shaken; I had no idea of the hour; I did not know whether that vision had lasted a minute or a thousand years.
shook
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From this reading "I had Godfrey bring me out," said Simmonds, as he shook hands, "because I wanted another look at those midnight fireworks.
Simmonds
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From this reading But when I blundered up the path to Godfrey's house, I found him and Simmonds sitting on the porch together.
sitting
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From this reading But when I blundered up the path to Godfrey's house, I found him and Simmonds sitting on the porch together.
sound
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From this reading "Yes," I answered; and I felt Godfrey turn suddenly in his chair, at the sound of my voice, and scrutinise my face.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes," I answered; and I felt Godfrey turn suddenly in his chair, at the sound of my voice, and scrutinise my face.
SUMMONSnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading THE SUMMONS I was confused and shaken; I had no idea of the hour; I did not know whether that vision had lasted a minute or a thousand years.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE SUMMONS I was confused and shaken; I had no idea of the hour; I did not know whether that vision had lasted a minute or a thousand years.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SUMMONS I was confused and shaken; I had no idea of the hour; I did not know whether that vision had lasted a minute or a thousand years.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "I had Godfrey bring me out," said Simmonds, as he shook hands, "because I wanted another look at those midnight fireworks.
thousand
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From this reading THE SUMMONS I was confused and shaken; I had no idea of the hour; I did not know whether that vision had lasted a minute or a thousand years.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But when I blundered up the path to Godfrey's house, I found him and Simmonds sitting on the porch together.
together
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From this reading But when I blundered up the path to Godfrey's house, I found him and Simmonds sitting on the porch together.
turn
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From this reading "Yes," I answered; and I felt Godfrey turn suddenly in his chair, at the sound of my voice, and scrutinise my face.
up
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From this reading But when I blundered up the path to Godfrey's house, I found him and Simmonds sitting on the porch together.
vision
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From this reading THE SUMMONS I was confused and shaken; I had no idea of the hour; I did not know whether that vision had lasted a minute or a thousand years.
voice
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From this reading "Yes," I answered; and I felt Godfrey turn suddenly in his chair, at the sound of my voice, and scrutinise my face.
wanted
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From this reading "I had Godfrey bring me out," said Simmonds, as he shook hands, "because I wanted another look at those midnight fireworks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SUMMONS I was confused and shaken; I had no idea of the hour; I did not know whether that vision had lasted a minute or a thousand years.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when I blundered up the path to Godfrey's house, I found him and Simmonds sitting on the porch together.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading THE SUMMONS I was confused and shaken; I had no idea of the hour; I did not know whether that vision had lasted a minute or a thousand years.
years
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From this reading THE SUMMONS I was confused and shaken; I had no idea of the hour; I did not know whether that vision had lasted a minute or a thousand years.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes," I answered; and I felt Godfrey turn suddenly in his chair, at the sound of my voice, and scrutinise my face.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you come up on the elevated?"
