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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 Presently a wicked light flamed up in his eye, and he muttered, "Yet will not I die till HE go before."
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About five o'clock Henry VIII. awoke out of an unrefreshing nap, and muttered to himself, "Troublous dreams, troublous dreams!
Admit
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From this reading "Admit him, admit him!" exclaimed the King eagerly.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading About five o'clock Henry VIII. awoke out of an unrefreshing nap, and muttered to himself, "Troublous dreams, troublous dreams!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About five o'clock Henry VIII. awoke out of an unrefreshing nap, and muttered to himself, "Troublous dreams, troublous dreams!
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His attendants perceiving that he was awake, one of them asked his pleasure concerning the Lord Chancellor, who was waiting without.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mine end is now at hand: so say these warnings, and my failing pulses do confirm it."
attendants
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From this reading His attendants perceiving that he was awake, one of them asked his pleasure concerning the Lord Chancellor, who was waiting without.
awake
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From this reading His attendants perceiving that he was awake, one of them asked his pleasure concerning the Lord Chancellor, who was waiting without.
awoke
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From this reading About five o'clock Henry VIII. awoke out of an unrefreshing nap, and muttered to himself, "Troublous dreams, troublous dreams!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Presently a wicked light flamed up in his eye, and he muttered, "Yet will not I die till HE go before."
Chancellor
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From this reading His attendants perceiving that he was awake, one of them asked his pleasure concerning the Lord Chancellor, who was waiting without.
concerning
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From this reading His attendants perceiving that he was awake, one of them asked his pleasure concerning the Lord Chancellor, who was waiting without.
confirm
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From this reading Mine end is now at hand: so say these warnings, and my failing pulses do confirm it."
die
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From this reading Presently a wicked light flamed up in his eye, and he muttered, "Yet will not I die till HE go before."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Mine end is now at hand: so say these warnings, and my failing pulses do confirm it."
dreams
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From this reading About five o'clock Henry VIII. awoke out of an unrefreshing nap, and muttered to himself, "Troublous dreams, troublous dreams!
eagerly
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From this reading "Admit him, admit him!" exclaimed the King eagerly.
end
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From this reading Mine end is now at hand: so say these warnings, and my failing pulses do confirm it."
exclaimed
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From this reading "Admit him, admit him!" exclaimed the King eagerly.
eye
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From this reading Presently a wicked light flamed up in his eye, and he muttered, "Yet will not I die till HE go before."
failing
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From this reading Mine end is now at hand: so say these warnings, and my failing pulses do confirm it."
five
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From this reading About five o'clock Henry VIII. awoke out of an unrefreshing nap, and muttered to himself, "Troublous dreams, troublous dreams!
flamed
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From this reading Presently a wicked light flamed up in his eye, and he muttered, "Yet will not I die till HE go before."
go
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From this reading Presently a wicked light flamed up in his eye, and he muttered, "Yet will not I die till HE go before."
hand
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From this reading Mine end is now at hand: so say these warnings, and my failing pulses do confirm it."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Presently a wicked light flamed up in his eye, and he muttered, "Yet will not I die till HE go before."
Henry
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From this reading About five o'clock Henry VIII. awoke out of an unrefreshing nap, and muttered to himself, "Troublous dreams, troublous dreams!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Admit him, admit him!" exclaimed the King eagerly.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading About five o'clock Henry VIII. awoke out of an unrefreshing nap, and muttered to himself, "Troublous dreams, troublous dreams!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Presently a wicked light flamed up in his eye, and he muttered, "Yet will not I die till HE go before."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Presently a wicked light flamed up in his eye, and he muttered, "Yet will not I die till HE go before."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Presently a wicked light flamed up in his eye, and he muttered, "Yet will not I die till HE go before."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mine end is now at hand: so say these warnings, and my failing pulses do confirm it."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mine end is now at hand: so say these warnings, and my failing pulses do confirm it."
King
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From this reading "Admit him, admit him!" exclaimed the King eagerly.
light
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From this reading Presently a wicked light flamed up in his eye, and he muttered, "Yet will not I die till HE go before."
Lord
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From this reading His attendants perceiving that he was awake, one of them asked his pleasure concerning the Lord Chancellor, who was waiting without.
MinepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mine end is now at hand: so say these warnings, and my failing pulses do confirm it."
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading About five o'clock Henry VIII. awoke out of an unrefreshing nap, and muttered to himself, "Troublous dreams, troublous dreams!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mine end is now at hand: so say these warnings, and my failing pulses do confirm it."
nap
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From this reading About five o'clock Henry VIII. awoke out of an unrefreshing nap, and muttered to himself, "Troublous dreams, troublous dreams!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Presently a wicked light flamed up in his eye, and he muttered, "Yet will not I die till HE go before."
now
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From this reading Mine end is now at hand: so say these warnings, and my failing pulses do confirm it."
o'clock
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From this reading About five o'clock Henry VIII. awoke out of an unrefreshing nap, and muttered to himself, "Troublous dreams, troublous dreams!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading About five o'clock Henry VIII. awoke out of an unrefreshing nap, and muttered to himself, "Troublous dreams, troublous dreams!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His attendants perceiving that he was awake, one of them asked his pleasure concerning the Lord Chancellor, who was waiting without.
out
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From this reading About five o'clock Henry VIII. awoke out of an unrefreshing nap, and muttered to himself, "Troublous dreams, troublous dreams!
perceiving
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From this reading His attendants perceiving that he was awake, one of them asked his pleasure concerning the Lord Chancellor, who was waiting without.
pleasure
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From this reading His attendants perceiving that he was awake, one of them asked his pleasure concerning the Lord Chancellor, who was waiting without.
Presently
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From this reading Presently a wicked light flamed up in his eye, and he muttered, "Yet will not I die till HE go before."
pulses
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From this reading Mine end is now at hand: so say these warnings, and my failing pulses do confirm it."
say
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From this reading Mine end is now at hand: so say these warnings, and my failing pulses do confirm it."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mine end is now at hand: so say these warnings, and my failing pulses do confirm it."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His attendants perceiving that he was awake, one of them asked his pleasure concerning the Lord Chancellor, who was waiting without.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His attendants perceiving that he was awake, one of them asked his pleasure concerning the Lord Chancellor, who was waiting without.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His attendants perceiving that he was awake, one of them asked his pleasure concerning the Lord Chancellor, who was waiting without.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Mine end is now at hand: so say these warnings, and my failing pulses do confirm it."
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Presently a wicked light flamed up in his eye, and he muttered, "Yet will not I die till HE go before."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About five o'clock Henry VIII. awoke out of an unrefreshing nap, and muttered to himself, "Troublous dreams, troublous dreams!
Troublous
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From this reading About five o'clock Henry VIII. awoke out of an unrefreshing nap, and muttered to himself, "Troublous dreams, troublous dreams!
unrefreshing
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From this reading About five o'clock Henry VIII. awoke out of an unrefreshing nap, and muttered to himself, "Troublous dreams, troublous dreams!
up
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From this reading Presently a wicked light flamed up in his eye, and he muttered, "Yet will not I die till HE go before."
VIII
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From this reading About five o'clock Henry VIII. awoke out of an unrefreshing nap, and muttered to himself, "Troublous dreams, troublous dreams!
waiting
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From this reading His attendants perceiving that he was awake, one of them asked his pleasure concerning the Lord Chancellor, who was waiting without.
warnings
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From this reading Mine end is now at hand: so say these warnings, and my failing pulses do confirm it."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His attendants perceiving that he was awake, one of them asked his pleasure concerning the Lord Chancellor, who was waiting without.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading His attendants perceiving that he was awake, one of them asked his pleasure concerning the Lord Chancellor, who was waiting without.
wicked
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From this reading Presently a wicked light flamed up in his eye, and he muttered, "Yet will not I die till HE go before."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Presently a wicked light flamed up in his eye, and he muttered, "Yet will not I die till HE go before."
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading His attendants perceiving that he was awake, one of them asked his pleasure concerning the Lord Chancellor, who was waiting without.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Presently a wicked light flamed up in his eye, and he muttered, "Yet will not I die till HE go before."
