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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 There was a lowering sky overhead, sloppy ground under foot, and a winter chill in the air.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a while the weather grew milder, and the clouds lifted somewhat.
air
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From this reading There was a lowering sky overhead, sloppy ground under foot, and a winter chill in the air.
All
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From this reading All gaiety was gone from the company; some were sullen and silent, some were irritable and petulant, none were gentle-humoured, all were thirsty.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Ruffler put 'Jack' in Hugo's charge, with some brief instructions, and commanded John Canty to keep away from him and let him alone; he also warned Hugo not to be too rough with the lad.
also
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From this reading The Ruffler put 'Jack' in Hugo's charge, with some brief instructions, and commanded John Canty to keep away from him and let him alone; he also warned Hugo not to be too rough with the lad.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The troop of vagabonds turned out at early dawn, and set forward on their march.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The troop of vagabonds turned out at early dawn, and set forward on their march.
away
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From this reading The Ruffler put 'Jack' in Hugo's charge, with some brief instructions, and commanded John Canty to keep away from him and let him alone; he also warned Hugo not to be too rough with the lad.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Ruffler put 'Jack' in Hugo's charge, with some brief instructions, and commanded John Canty to keep away from him and let him alone; he also warned Hugo not to be too rough with the lad.
brief
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From this reading The Ruffler put 'Jack' in Hugo's charge, with some brief instructions, and commanded John Canty to keep away from him and let him alone; he also warned Hugo not to be too rough with the lad.
Canty
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From this reading The Ruffler put 'Jack' in Hugo's charge, with some brief instructions, and commanded John Canty to keep away from him and let him alone; he also warned Hugo not to be too rough with the lad.
charge
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From this reading The Ruffler put 'Jack' in Hugo's charge, with some brief instructions, and commanded John Canty to keep away from him and let him alone; he also warned Hugo not to be too rough with the lad.
chill
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From this reading There was a lowering sky overhead, sloppy ground under foot, and a winter chill in the air.
clouds
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From this reading After a while the weather grew milder, and the clouds lifted somewhat.
commanded
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From this reading The Ruffler put 'Jack' in Hugo's charge, with some brief instructions, and commanded John Canty to keep away from him and let him alone; he also warned Hugo not to be too rough with the lad.
company
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From this reading All gaiety was gone from the company; some were sullen and silent, some were irritable and petulant, none were gentle-humoured, all were thirsty.
dawn
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From this reading The troop of vagabonds turned out at early dawn, and set forward on their march.
early
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From this reading The troop of vagabonds turned out at early dawn, and set forward on their march.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a lowering sky overhead, sloppy ground under foot, and a winter chill in the air.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The troop of vagabonds turned out at early dawn, and set forward on their march.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All gaiety was gone from the company; some were sullen and silent, some were irritable and petulant, none were gentle-humoured, all were thirsty.
gaiety
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From this reading All gaiety was gone from the company; some were sullen and silent, some were irritable and petulant, none were gentle-humoured, all were thirsty.
gentle-humoured
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From this reading All gaiety was gone from the company; some were sullen and silent, some were irritable and petulant, none were gentle-humoured, all were thirsty.
gone
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From this reading All gaiety was gone from the company; some were sullen and silent, some were irritable and petulant, none were gentle-humoured, all were thirsty.
grew
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From this reading After a while the weather grew milder, and the clouds lifted somewhat.
ground
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From this reading There was a lowering sky overhead, sloppy ground under foot, and a winter chill in the air.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Ruffler put 'Jack' in Hugo's charge, with some brief instructions, and commanded John Canty to keep away from him and let him alone; he also warned Hugo not to be too rough with the lad.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Ruffler put 'Jack' in Hugo's charge, with some brief instructions, and commanded John Canty to keep away from him and let him alone; he also warned Hugo not to be too rough with the lad.
Hugo
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From this reading The Ruffler put 'Jack' in Hugo's charge, with some brief instructions, and commanded John Canty to keep away from him and let him alone; he also warned Hugo not to be too rough with the lad.
Hugo's
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From this reading The Ruffler put 'Jack' in Hugo's charge, with some brief instructions, and commanded John Canty to keep away from him and let him alone; he also warned Hugo not to be too rough with the lad.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a lowering sky overhead, sloppy ground under foot, and a winter chill in the air.
instructions
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From this reading The Ruffler put 'Jack' in Hugo's charge, with some brief instructions, and commanded John Canty to keep away from him and let him alone; he also warned Hugo not to be too rough with the lad.
irritable
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From this reading All gaiety was gone from the company; some were sullen and silent, some were irritable and petulant, none were gentle-humoured, all were thirsty.
Jack
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From this reading The Ruffler put 'Jack' in Hugo's charge, with some brief instructions, and commanded John Canty to keep away from him and let him alone; he also warned Hugo not to be too rough with the lad.
John
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From this reading The Ruffler put 'Jack' in Hugo's charge, with some brief instructions, and commanded John Canty to keep away from him and let him alone; he also warned Hugo not to be too rough with the lad.
keep
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From this reading The Ruffler put 'Jack' in Hugo's charge, with some brief instructions, and commanded John Canty to keep away from him and let him alone; he also warned Hugo not to be too rough with the lad.
lad
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From this reading The Ruffler put 'Jack' in Hugo's charge, with some brief instructions, and commanded John Canty to keep away from him and let him alone; he also warned Hugo not to be too rough with the lad.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The Ruffler put 'Jack' in Hugo's charge, with some brief instructions, and commanded John Canty to keep away from him and let him alone; he also warned Hugo not to be too rough with the lad.
lifted
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From this reading After a while the weather grew milder, and the clouds lifted somewhat.
lowering
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From this reading There was a lowering sky overhead, sloppy ground under foot, and a winter chill in the air.
march
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From this reading The troop of vagabonds turned out at early dawn, and set forward on their march.
milder
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From this reading After a while the weather grew milder, and the clouds lifted somewhat.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading All gaiety was gone from the company; some were sullen and silent, some were irritable and petulant, none were gentle-humoured, all were thirsty.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Ruffler put 'Jack' in Hugo's charge, with some brief instructions, and commanded John Canty to keep away from him and let him alone; he also warned Hugo not to be too rough with the lad.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The troop of vagabonds turned out at early dawn, and set forward on their march.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The troop of vagabonds turned out at early dawn, and set forward on their march.
out
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From this reading The troop of vagabonds turned out at early dawn, and set forward on their march.
overhead
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From this reading There was a lowering sky overhead, sloppy ground under foot, and a winter chill in the air.
petulant
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From this reading All gaiety was gone from the company; some were sullen and silent, some were irritable and petulant, none were gentle-humoured, all were thirsty.
put
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From this reading The Ruffler put 'Jack' in Hugo's charge, with some brief instructions, and commanded John Canty to keep away from him and let him alone; he also warned Hugo not to be too rough with the lad.
rough
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From this reading The Ruffler put 'Jack' in Hugo's charge, with some brief instructions, and commanded John Canty to keep away from him and let him alone; he also warned Hugo not to be too rough with the lad.
Ruffler
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From this reading The Ruffler put 'Jack' in Hugo's charge, with some brief instructions, and commanded John Canty to keep away from him and let him alone; he also warned Hugo not to be too rough with the lad.
set
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From this reading The troop of vagabonds turned out at early dawn, and set forward on their march.
silent
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From this reading All gaiety was gone from the company; some were sullen and silent, some were irritable and petulant, none were gentle-humoured, all were thirsty.
sky
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From this reading There was a lowering sky overhead, sloppy ground under foot, and a winter chill in the air.
sloppy
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From this reading There was a lowering sky overhead, sloppy ground under foot, and a winter chill in the air.
some
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From this reading All gaiety was gone from the company; some were sullen and silent, some were irritable and petulant, none were gentle-humoured, all were thirsty.
somewhat
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From this reading After a while the weather grew milder, and the clouds lifted somewhat.
sullen
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From this reading All gaiety was gone from the company; some were sullen and silent, some were irritable and petulant, none were gentle-humoured, all were thirsty.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The troop of vagabonds turned out at early dawn, and set forward on their march.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The troop of vagabonds turned out at early dawn, and set forward on their march.
There
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From this reading There was a lowering sky overhead, sloppy ground under foot, and a winter chill in the air.
thirsty
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From this reading All gaiety was gone from the company; some were sullen and silent, some were irritable and petulant, none were gentle-humoured, all were thirsty.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Ruffler put 'Jack' in Hugo's charge, with some brief instructions, and commanded John Canty to keep away from him and let him alone; he also warned Hugo not to be too rough with the lad.
too
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From this reading The Ruffler put 'Jack' in Hugo's charge, with some brief instructions, and commanded John Canty to keep away from him and let him alone; he also warned Hugo not to be too rough with the lad.
troop
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From this reading The troop of vagabonds turned out at early dawn, and set forward on their march.
turned
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From this reading The troop of vagabonds turned out at early dawn, and set forward on their march.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There was a lowering sky overhead, sloppy ground under foot, and a winter chill in the air.
vagabonds
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From this reading The troop of vagabonds turned out at early dawn, and set forward on their march.
warned
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From this reading The Ruffler put 'Jack' in Hugo's charge, with some brief instructions, and commanded John Canty to keep away from him and let him alone; he also warned Hugo not to be too rough with the lad.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a lowering sky overhead, sloppy ground under foot, and a winter chill in the air.
weather
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From this reading After a while the weather grew milder, and the clouds lifted somewhat.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All gaiety was gone from the company; some were sullen and silent, some were irritable and petulant, none were gentle-humoured, all were thirsty.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading After a while the weather grew milder, and the clouds lifted somewhat.
winter
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From this reading There was a lowering sky overhead, sloppy ground under foot, and a winter chill in the air.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Ruffler put 'Jack' in Hugo's charge, with some brief instructions, and commanded John Canty to keep away from him and let him alone; he also warned Hugo not to be too rough with the lad.
