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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 It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
all
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From this reading Roger and the coachman lay upon the floor, thoroughly exhausted, bleeding from all parts of the body.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
beam
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From this reading They had hung several to the beam, and some of the maid servants had been carried off.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had hung several to the beam, and some of the maid servants had been carried off.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Tim, the groom, like a lively monkey, managed to climb up the rafters unseen, and hid himself behind a great beam.
bleeding
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From this reading Roger and the coachman lay upon the floor, thoroughly exhausted, bleeding from all parts of the body.
bloody
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From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Roger and the coachman lay upon the floor, thoroughly exhausted, bleeding from all parts of the body.
burst
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From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
carried
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From this reading They had hung several to the beam, and some of the maid servants had been carried off.
climb
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From this reading Tim, the groom, like a lively monkey, managed to climb up the rafters unseen, and hid himself behind a great beam.
coachman
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From this reading Roger and the coachman lay upon the floor, thoroughly exhausted, bleeding from all parts of the body.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
ENCOUNTER
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From this reading PHILIP REDGILL’S ENCOUNTER WITH WILDFIRE NED.
end
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From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
exhausted
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From this reading Roger and the coachman lay upon the floor, thoroughly exhausted, bleeding from all parts of the body.
floor
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From this reading Roger and the coachman lay upon the floor, thoroughly exhausted, bleeding from all parts of the body.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Roger and the coachman lay upon the floor, thoroughly exhausted, bleeding from all parts of the body.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tim, the groom, like a lively monkey, managed to climb up the rafters unseen, and hid himself behind a great beam.
groom
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From this reading Tim, the groom, like a lively monkey, managed to climb up the rafters unseen, and hid himself behind a great beam.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had hung several to the beam, and some of the maid servants had been carried off.
hid
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From this reading Tim, the groom, like a lively monkey, managed to climb up the rafters unseen, and hid himself behind a great beam.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Tim, the groom, like a lively monkey, managed to climb up the rafters unseen, and hid himself behind a great beam.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
hung
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From this reading They had hung several to the beam, and some of the maid servants had been carried off.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
lay
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From this reading Roger and the coachman lay upon the floor, thoroughly exhausted, bleeding from all parts of the body.
like
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From this reading Tim, the groom, like a lively monkey, managed to climb up the rafters unseen, and hid himself behind a great beam.
lively
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From this reading Tim, the groom, like a lively monkey, managed to climb up the rafters unseen, and hid himself behind a great beam.
lucky
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From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
maid
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From this reading They had hung several to the beam, and some of the maid servants had been carried off.
managed
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From this reading Tim, the groom, like a lively monkey, managed to climb up the rafters unseen, and hid himself behind a great beam.
moment
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From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
monkey
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From this reading Tim, the groom, like a lively monkey, managed to climb up the rafters unseen, and hid himself behind a great beam.
NED
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From this reading PHILIP REDGILL’S ENCOUNTER WITH WILDFIRE NED.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
off
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From this reading They had hung several to the beam, and some of the maid servants had been carried off.
old
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From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
ordeal
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From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
parts
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From this reading Roger and the coachman lay upon the floor, thoroughly exhausted, bleeding from all parts of the body.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
PHILIP
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From this reading PHILIP REDGILL’S ENCOUNTER WITH WILDFIRE NED.
place
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From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
put
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From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
rafters
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From this reading Tim, the groom, like a lively monkey, managed to climb up the rafters unseen, and hid himself behind a great beam.
REDGILL'S
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From this reading PHILIP REDGILL’S ENCOUNTER WITH WILDFIRE NED.
Richard
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From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
Roger
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From this reading Roger and the coachman lay upon the floor, thoroughly exhausted, bleeding from all parts of the body.
sailors
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From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
scene
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From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
servants
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From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
several
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From this reading They had hung several to the beam, and some of the maid servants had been carried off.
Sir
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From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
some
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From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
taking
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From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
then
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From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had hung several to the beam, and some of the maid servants had been carried off.
thoroughly
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From this reading Roger and the coachman lay upon the floor, thoroughly exhausted, bleeding from all parts of the body.
thus
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From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
Tim
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From this reading Tim, the groom, like a lively monkey, managed to climb up the rafters unseen, and hid himself behind a great beam.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
unseen
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From this reading Tim, the groom, like a lively monkey, managed to climb up the rafters unseen, and hid himself behind a great beam.
up
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From this reading Tim, the groom, like a lively monkey, managed to climb up the rafters unseen, and hid himself behind a great beam.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a lucky moment for some of the servants that old Sir Richard and his party of sailors did so suddenly burst upon the scene, and thus put an end to the bloody ordeal that was then taking place.
WILDFIRE
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From this reading PHILIP REDGILL’S ENCOUNTER WITH WILDFIRE NED.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading PHILIP REDGILL’S ENCOUNTER WITH WILDFIRE NED.
