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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 the heavy hours of his imprisonment were charged up against Bela, and by morning the score was a heavy one.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading All the heavy hours of his imprisonment were charged up against Bela, and by morning the score was a heavy one.
All
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From this reading All the heavy hours of his imprisonment were charged up against Bela, and by morning the score was a heavy one.
always
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From this reading Big Jack, or one of the other men, was always in the room or at the door, and Bela had no opportunity to approach the prisoner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT JOHNNY GAGNON'S Sam, tied hand and foot, was confined in the bunk-house at Gagnon's.
approach
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From this reading Big Jack, or one of the other men, was always in the room or at the door, and Bela had no opportunity to approach the prisoner.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT JOHNNY GAGNON'S Sam, tied hand and foot, was confined in the bunk-house at Gagnon's.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the general turning in that night Big Jack and Black Shand each contrived to separate her from the others long enough to make a proposal similar to Joe's.
Bela
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From this reading All the heavy hours of his imprisonment were charged up against Bela, and by morning the score was a heavy one.
Big
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From this reading Big Jack, or one of the other men, was always in the room or at the door, and Bela had no opportunity to approach the prisoner.
Black
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From this reading Before the general turning in that night Big Jack and Black Shand each contrived to separate her from the others long enough to make a proposal similar to Joe's.
bunk-house
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From this reading AT JOHNNY GAGNON'S Sam, tied hand and foot, was confined in the bunk-house at Gagnon's.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All the heavy hours of his imprisonment were charged up against Bela, and by morning the score was a heavy one.
charged
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From this reading All the heavy hours of his imprisonment were charged up against Bela, and by morning the score was a heavy one.
confined
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From this reading AT JOHNNY GAGNON'S Sam, tied hand and foot, was confined in the bunk-house at Gagnon's.
contrived
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From this reading Before the general turning in that night Big Jack and Black Shand each contrived to separate her from the others long enough to make a proposal similar to Joe's.
door
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From this reading Big Jack, or one of the other men, was always in the room or at the door, and Bela had no opportunity to approach the prisoner.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Before the general turning in that night Big Jack and Black Shand each contrived to separate her from the others long enough to make a proposal similar to Joe's.
enough
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From this reading Before the general turning in that night Big Jack and Black Shand each contrived to separate her from the others long enough to make a proposal similar to Joe's.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT JOHNNY GAGNON'S Sam, tied hand and foot, was confined in the bunk-house at Gagnon's.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Before the general turning in that night Big Jack and Black Shand each contrived to separate her from the others long enough to make a proposal similar to Joe's.
Gagnon
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From this reading Bela slept in the main house with the Gagnon girls.
GAGNON'S
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From this reading AT JOHNNY GAGNON'S Sam, tied hand and foot, was confined in the bunk-house at Gagnon's.
general
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From this reading Before the general turning in that night Big Jack and Black Shand each contrived to separate her from the others long enough to make a proposal similar to Joe's.
girls
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From this reading Bela slept in the main house with the Gagnon girls.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Big Jack, or one of the other men, was always in the room or at the door, and Bela had no opportunity to approach the prisoner.
hand
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From this reading AT JOHNNY GAGNON'S Sam, tied hand and foot, was confined in the bunk-house at Gagnon's.
heavy
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From this reading All the heavy hours of his imprisonment were charged up against Bela, and by morning the score was a heavy one.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Before the general turning in that night Big Jack and Black Shand each contrived to separate her from the others long enough to make a proposal similar to Joe's.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All the heavy hours of his imprisonment were charged up against Bela, and by morning the score was a heavy one.
hours
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From this reading All the heavy hours of his imprisonment were charged up against Bela, and by morning the score was a heavy one.
house
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From this reading Bela slept in the main house with the Gagnon girls.
imprisonment
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From this reading All the heavy hours of his imprisonment were charged up against Bela, and by morning the score was a heavy one.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT JOHNNY GAGNON'S Sam, tied hand and foot, was confined in the bunk-house at Gagnon's.
Jack
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From this reading Big Jack, or one of the other men, was always in the room or at the door, and Bela had no opportunity to approach the prisoner.
Joe's
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From this reading Before the general turning in that night Big Jack and Black Shand each contrived to separate her from the others long enough to make a proposal similar to Joe's.
JOHNNY
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From this reading AT JOHNNY GAGNON'S Sam, tied hand and foot, was confined in the bunk-house at Gagnon's.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before the general turning in that night Big Jack and Black Shand each contrived to separate her from the others long enough to make a proposal similar to Joe's.
main
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From this reading Bela slept in the main house with the Gagnon girls.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before the general turning in that night Big Jack and Black Shand each contrived to separate her from the others long enough to make a proposal similar to Joe's.
men
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From this reading Big Jack, or one of the other men, was always in the room or at the door, and Bela had no opportunity to approach the prisoner.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the heavy hours of his imprisonment were charged up against Bela, and by morning the score was a heavy one.
night
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From this reading Before the general turning in that night Big Jack and Black Shand each contrived to separate her from the others long enough to make a proposal similar to Joe's.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Big Jack, or one of the other men, was always in the room or at the door, and Bela had no opportunity to approach the prisoner.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the heavy hours of his imprisonment were charged up against Bela, and by morning the score was a heavy one.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All the heavy hours of his imprisonment were charged up against Bela, and by morning the score was a heavy one.
opportunity
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From this reading Big Jack, or one of the other men, was always in the room or at the door, and Bela had no opportunity to approach the prisoner.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Big Jack, or one of the other men, was always in the room or at the door, and Bela had no opportunity to approach the prisoner.
other
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From this reading Big Jack, or one of the other men, was always in the room or at the door, and Bela had no opportunity to approach the prisoner.
others
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From this reading Before the general turning in that night Big Jack and Black Shand each contrived to separate her from the others long enough to make a proposal similar to Joe's.
prisoner
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From this reading Big Jack, or one of the other men, was always in the room or at the door, and Bela had no opportunity to approach the prisoner.
proposal
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From this reading Before the general turning in that night Big Jack and Black Shand each contrived to separate her from the others long enough to make a proposal similar to Joe's.
room
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From this reading Big Jack, or one of the other men, was always in the room or at the door, and Bela had no opportunity to approach the prisoner.
Sam
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From this reading AT JOHNNY GAGNON'S Sam, tied hand and foot, was confined in the bunk-house at Gagnon's.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the heavy hours of his imprisonment were charged up against Bela, and by morning the score was a heavy one.
separate
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From this reading Before the general turning in that night Big Jack and Black Shand each contrived to separate her from the others long enough to make a proposal similar to Joe's.
Shand
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From this reading Before the general turning in that night Big Jack and Black Shand each contrived to separate her from the others long enough to make a proposal similar to Joe's.
similar
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From this reading Before the general turning in that night Big Jack and Black Shand each contrived to separate her from the others long enough to make a proposal similar to Joe's.
slept
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From this reading Bela slept in the main house with the Gagnon girls.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before the general turning in that night Big Jack and Black Shand each contrived to separate her from the others long enough to make a proposal similar to Joe's.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT JOHNNY GAGNON'S Sam, tied hand and foot, was confined in the bunk-house at Gagnon's.
tied
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From this reading AT JOHNNY GAGNON'S Sam, tied hand and foot, was confined in the bunk-house at Gagnon's.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Big Jack, or one of the other men, was always in the room or at the door, and Bela had no opportunity to approach the prisoner.
turning
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From this reading Before the general turning in that night Big Jack and Black Shand each contrived to separate her from the others long enough to make a proposal similar to Joe's.
up
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From this reading All the heavy hours of his imprisonment were charged up against Bela, and by morning the score was a heavy one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT JOHNNY GAGNON'S Sam, tied hand and foot, was confined in the bunk-house at Gagnon's.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the heavy hours of his imprisonment were charged up against Bela, and by morning the score was a heavy one.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bela slept in the main house with the Gagnon girls.
