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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 I did not need to inquire where he was gone, I knew too well, I knew there was nothing left me but to follow; and about ten in the morning, set forth in a gig for Stallbridge-le-Carthew.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I did not need to inquire where he was gone, I knew too well, I knew there was nothing left me but to follow; and about ten in the morning, set forth in a gig for Stallbridge-le-Carthew.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I did not need to inquire where he was gone, I knew too well, I knew there was nothing left me but to follow; and about ten in the morning, set forth in a gig for Stallbridge-le-Carthew.
arousing
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From this reading It was a pleasant but a vacant scene, arousing but not holding the attention; and my mind returned to the violent passage of the night before.
attention
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From this reading It was a pleasant but a vacant scene, arousing but not holding the attention; and my mind returned to the violent passage of the night before.
awake
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From this reading Long before I was awake, the shyster had disappeared, leaving his bill unpaid.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My thought of the man I was pursuing had been greatly changed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Long before I was awake, the shyster had disappeared, leaving his bill unpaid.
bill
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From this reading Long before I was awake, the shyster had disappeared, leaving his bill unpaid.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I did not need to inquire where he was gone, I knew too well, I knew there was nothing left me but to follow; and about ten in the morning, set forth in a gig for Stallbridge-le-Carthew.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The road, for the first quarter of the way, deserts the valley of the river, and crosses the summit of a chalk-down, grazed over by flocks of sheep and haunted by innumerable larks.
chalk-down
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From this reading The road, for the first quarter of the way, deserts the valley of the river, and crosses the summit of a chalk-down, grazed over by flocks of sheep and haunted by innumerable larks.
changed
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From this reading My thought of the man I was pursuing had been greatly changed.
crosses
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From this reading The road, for the first quarter of the way, deserts the valley of the river, and crosses the summit of a chalk-down, grazed over by flocks of sheep and haunted by innumerable larks.
deserts
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From this reading The road, for the first quarter of the way, deserts the valley of the river, and crosses the summit of a chalk-down, grazed over by flocks of sheep and haunted by innumerable larks.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not need to inquire where he was gone, I knew too well, I knew there was nothing left me but to follow; and about ten in the morning, set forth in a gig for Stallbridge-le-Carthew.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Long before I was awake, the shyster had disappeared, leaving his bill unpaid.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The road, for the first quarter of the way, deserts the valley of the river, and crosses the summit of a chalk-down, grazed over by flocks of sheep and haunted by innumerable larks.
flocks
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From this reading The road, for the first quarter of the way, deserts the valley of the river, and crosses the summit of a chalk-down, grazed over by flocks of sheep and haunted by innumerable larks.
follow
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From this reading I did not need to inquire where he was gone, I knew too well, I knew there was nothing left me but to follow; and about ten in the morning, set forth in a gig for Stallbridge-le-Carthew.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I did not need to inquire where he was gone, I knew too well, I knew there was nothing left me but to follow; and about ten in the morning, set forth in a gig for Stallbridge-le-Carthew.
forth
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From this reading I did not need to inquire where he was gone, I knew too well, I knew there was nothing left me but to follow; and about ten in the morning, set forth in a gig for Stallbridge-le-Carthew.
gig
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From this reading I did not need to inquire where he was gone, I knew too well, I knew there was nothing left me but to follow; and about ten in the morning, set forth in a gig for Stallbridge-le-Carthew.
gone
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From this reading I did not need to inquire where he was gone, I knew too well, I knew there was nothing left me but to follow; and about ten in the morning, set forth in a gig for Stallbridge-le-Carthew.
grazed
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From this reading The road, for the first quarter of the way, deserts the valley of the river, and crosses the summit of a chalk-down, grazed over by flocks of sheep and haunted by innumerable larks.
greatly
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From this reading My thought of the man I was pursuing had been greatly changed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Long before I was awake, the shyster had disappeared, leaving his bill unpaid.
haunted
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From this reading The road, for the first quarter of the way, deserts the valley of the river, and crosses the summit of a chalk-down, grazed over by flocks of sheep and haunted by innumerable larks.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I did not need to inquire where he was gone, I knew too well, I knew there was nothing left me but to follow; and about ten in the morning, set forth in a gig for Stallbridge-le-Carthew.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Long before I was awake, the shyster had disappeared, leaving his bill unpaid.
holding
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From this reading It was a pleasant but a vacant scene, arousing but not holding the attention; and my mind returned to the violent passage of the night before.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Long before I was awake, the shyster had disappeared, leaving his bill unpaid.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I did not need to inquire where he was gone, I knew too well, I knew there was nothing left me but to follow; and about ten in the morning, set forth in a gig for Stallbridge-le-Carthew.
innumerable
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From this reading The road, for the first quarter of the way, deserts the valley of the river, and crosses the summit of a chalk-down, grazed over by flocks of sheep and haunted by innumerable larks.
inquire
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From this reading I did not need to inquire where he was gone, I knew too well, I knew there was nothing left me but to follow; and about ten in the morning, set forth in a gig for Stallbridge-le-Carthew.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a pleasant but a vacant scene, arousing but not holding the attention; and my mind returned to the violent passage of the night before.
knew
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From this reading I did not need to inquire where he was gone, I knew too well, I knew there was nothing left me but to follow; and about ten in the morning, set forth in a gig for Stallbridge-le-Carthew.
larks
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From this reading The road, for the first quarter of the way, deserts the valley of the river, and crosses the summit of a chalk-down, grazed over by flocks of sheep and haunted by innumerable larks.
leaving
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From this reading Long before I was awake, the shyster had disappeared, leaving his bill unpaid.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not need to inquire where he was gone, I knew too well, I knew there was nothing left me but to follow; and about ten in the morning, set forth in a gig for Stallbridge-le-Carthew.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long before I was awake, the shyster had disappeared, leaving his bill unpaid.
man
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From this reading My thought of the man I was pursuing had been greatly changed.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I did not need to inquire where he was gone, I knew too well, I knew there was nothing left me but to follow; and about ten in the morning, set forth in a gig for Stallbridge-le-Carthew.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a pleasant but a vacant scene, arousing but not holding the attention; and my mind returned to the violent passage of the night before.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not need to inquire where he was gone, I knew too well, I knew there was nothing left me but to follow; and about ten in the morning, set forth in a gig for Stallbridge-le-Carthew.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was a pleasant but a vacant scene, arousing but not holding the attention; and my mind returned to the violent passage of the night before.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not need to inquire where he was gone, I knew too well, I knew there was nothing left me but to follow; and about ten in the morning, set forth in a gig for Stallbridge-le-Carthew.
night
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From this reading It was a pleasant but a vacant scene, arousing but not holding the attention; and my mind returned to the violent passage of the night before.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not need to inquire where he was gone, I knew too well, I knew there was nothing left me but to follow; and about ten in the morning, set forth in a gig for Stallbridge-le-Carthew.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I did not need to inquire where he was gone, I knew too well, I knew there was nothing left me but to follow; and about ten in the morning, set forth in a gig for Stallbridge-le-Carthew.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The road, for the first quarter of the way, deserts the valley of the river, and crosses the summit of a chalk-down, grazed over by flocks of sheep and haunted by innumerable larks.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The road, for the first quarter of the way, deserts the valley of the river, and crosses the summit of a chalk-down, grazed over by flocks of sheep and haunted by innumerable larks.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a pleasant but a vacant scene, arousing but not holding the attention; and my mind returned to the violent passage of the night before.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a pleasant but a vacant scene, arousing but not holding the attention; and my mind returned to the violent passage of the night before.
pursuing
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From this reading My thought of the man I was pursuing had been greatly changed.
quarter
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From this reading The road, for the first quarter of the way, deserts the valley of the river, and crosses the summit of a chalk-down, grazed over by flocks of sheep and haunted by innumerable larks.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a pleasant but a vacant scene, arousing but not holding the attention; and my mind returned to the violent passage of the night before.
river
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From this reading The road, for the first quarter of the way, deserts the valley of the river, and crosses the summit of a chalk-down, grazed over by flocks of sheep and haunted by innumerable larks.
road
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From this reading The road, for the first quarter of the way, deserts the valley of the river, and crosses the summit of a chalk-down, grazed over by flocks of sheep and haunted by innumerable larks.
scene
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From this reading It was a pleasant but a vacant scene, arousing but not holding the attention; and my mind returned to the violent passage of the night before.
set
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From this reading I did not need to inquire where he was gone, I knew too well, I knew there was nothing left me but to follow; and about ten in the morning, set forth in a gig for Stallbridge-le-Carthew.
sheep
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From this reading The road, for the first quarter of the way, deserts the valley of the river, and crosses the summit of a chalk-down, grazed over by flocks of sheep and haunted by innumerable larks.
shyster
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From this reading Long before I was awake, the shyster had disappeared, leaving his bill unpaid.
Stallbridge-le-Carthew
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From this reading I did not need to inquire where he was gone, I knew too well, I knew there was nothing left me but to follow; and about ten in the morning, set forth in a gig for Stallbridge-le-Carthew.
summit
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From this reading The road, for the first quarter of the way, deserts the valley of the river, and crosses the summit of a chalk-down, grazed over by flocks of sheep and haunted by innumerable larks.
ten
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From this reading I did not need to inquire where he was gone, I knew too well, I knew there was nothing left me but to follow; and about ten in the morning, set forth in a gig for Stallbridge-le-Carthew.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Long before I was awake, the shyster had disappeared, leaving his bill unpaid.
there
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From this reading I did not need to inquire where he was gone, I knew too well, I knew there was nothing left me but to follow; and about ten in the morning, set forth in a gig for Stallbridge-le-Carthew.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My thought of the man I was pursuing had been greatly changed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I did not need to inquire where he was gone, I knew too well, I knew there was nothing left me but to follow; and about ten in the morning, set forth in a gig for Stallbridge-le-Carthew.
too
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From this reading I did not need to inquire where he was gone, I knew too well, I knew there was nothing left me but to follow; and about ten in the morning, set forth in a gig for Stallbridge-le-Carthew.
unpaid
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From this reading Long before I was awake, the shyster had disappeared, leaving his bill unpaid.
vacant
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From this reading It was a pleasant but a vacant scene, arousing but not holding the attention; and my mind returned to the violent passage of the night before.
valley
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From this reading The road, for the first quarter of the way, deserts the valley of the river, and crosses the summit of a chalk-down, grazed over by flocks of sheep and haunted by innumerable larks.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a pleasant but a vacant scene, arousing but not holding the attention; and my mind returned to the violent passage of the night before.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Long before I was awake, the shyster had disappeared, leaving his bill unpaid.
way
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From this reading The road, for the first quarter of the way, deserts the valley of the river, and crosses the summit of a chalk-down, grazed over by flocks of sheep and haunted by innumerable larks.
well
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From this reading I did not need to inquire where he was gone, I knew too well, I knew there was nothing left me but to follow; and about ten in the morning, set forth in a gig for Stallbridge-le-Carthew.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I did not need to inquire where he was gone, I knew too well, I knew there was nothing left me but to follow; and about ten in the morning, set forth in a gig for Stallbridge-le-Carthew.
