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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 heavy drowsiness presently fell upon the two comrades.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little King observed his perplexity, and dissipated it with a word.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
athwartnounUS /ˈathwart/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He said, sleepily-- "Thou wilt sleep athwart the door, and guard it."
bed
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From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
boy
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From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
clothing
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From this reading The King said-- "Remove these rags"--meaning his clothing.
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading A heavy drowsiness presently fell upon the two comrades.
disapparelled
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From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
dissent
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From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
dissipated
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From this reading The little King observed his perplexity, and dissipated it with a word.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
door
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From this reading He said, sleepily-- "Thou wilt sleep athwart the door, and guard it."
drowsiness
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From this reading A heavy drowsiness presently fell upon the two comrades.
fell
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From this reading A heavy drowsiness presently fell upon the two comrades.
glanced
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From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
guard
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From this reading He said, sleepily-- "Thou wilt sleep athwart the door, and guard it."
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
heavy
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From this reading A heavy drowsiness presently fell upon the two comrades.
Hendon
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From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The King said-- "Remove these rags"--meaning his clothing.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The little King observed his perplexity, and dissipated it with a word.
King
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From this reading The King said-- "Remove these rags"--meaning his clothing.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little King observed his perplexity, and dissipated it with a word.
marry
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From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
meaning
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From this reading The King said-- "Remove these rags"--meaning his clothing.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
observed
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From this reading The little King observed his perplexity, and dissipated it with a word.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
perplexity
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From this reading The little King observed his perplexity, and dissipated it with a word.
presently
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From this reading A heavy drowsiness presently fell upon the two comrades.
rags
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From this reading The King said-- "Remove these rags"--meaning his clothing.
remark
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From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
Remove
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From this reading The King said-- "Remove these rags"--meaning his clothing.
room
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From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
ruefully
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From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
said
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From this reading The King said-- "Remove these rags"--meaning his clothing.
saying
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From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
sleep
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From this reading He said, sleepily-- "Thou wilt sleep athwart the door, and guard it."
sleepily
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From this reading He said, sleepily-- "Thou wilt sleep athwart the door, and guard it."
taken
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From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A heavy drowsiness presently fell upon the two comrades.
then
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From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The King said-- "Remove these rags"--meaning his clothing.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading He said, sleepily-- "Thou wilt sleep athwart the door, and guard it."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
tucked
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From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
two
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From this reading A heavy drowsiness presently fell upon the two comrades.
up
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From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A heavy drowsiness presently fell upon the two comrades.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading He said, sleepily-- "Thou wilt sleep athwart the door, and guard it."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The little King observed his perplexity, and dissipated it with a word.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Hendon disapparelled the boy without dissent or remark, tucked him up in bed, then glanced about the room, saying to himself, ruefully, "He hath taken my bed again, as before--marry, what shall _I_ do?"
word
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From this reading The little King observed his perplexity, and dissipated it with a word.
