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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 Fortunately I woke early next morning, for I was now a member of an early-rising family, and anxious to conform to rules.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I resolved to say nothing about my nocturnal visitor, not wishing to begin the day by furnishing fresh instances of what might seem like crass stupidity on my part.
also
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From this reading I also found that if I had turned up the little stray bed I should have had warm woolen sheets to sleep in.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Fortunately I woke early next morning, for I was now a member of an early-rising family, and anxious to conform to rules.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fortunately I woke early next morning, for I was now a member of an early-rising family, and anxious to conform to rules.
anxious
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From this reading Fortunately I woke early next morning, for I was now a member of an early-rising family, and anxious to conform to rules.
beasts
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From this reading There was ventilation enough without having the place open to prowling beasts of prey.
bed
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From this reading I also found that if I had turned up the little stray bed I should have had warm woolen sheets to sleep in.
begin
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From this reading I resolved to say nothing about my nocturnal visitor, not wishing to begin the day by furnishing fresh instances of what might seem like crass stupidity on my part.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On going to the door I found, to my inexpressible disgust, that I might easily have closed it in the way I had seen the other door closed, by simply pulling a sliding panel.
closed
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From this reading On going to the door I found, to my inexpressible disgust, that I might easily have closed it in the way I had seen the other door closed, by simply pulling a sliding panel.
conform
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From this reading Fortunately I woke early next morning, for I was now a member of an early-rising family, and anxious to conform to rules.
crass
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From this reading I resolved to say nothing about my nocturnal visitor, not wishing to begin the day by furnishing fresh instances of what might seem like crass stupidity on my part.
day
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From this reading I resolved to say nothing about my nocturnal visitor, not wishing to begin the day by furnishing fresh instances of what might seem like crass stupidity on my part.
disgustnounUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading On going to the door I found, to my inexpressible disgust, that I might easily have closed it in the way I had seen the other door closed, by simply pulling a sliding panel.
door
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From this reading On going to the door I found, to my inexpressible disgust, that I might easily have closed it in the way I had seen the other door closed, by simply pulling a sliding panel.
early
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From this reading Fortunately I woke early next morning, for I was now a member of an early-rising family, and anxious to conform to rules.
early-rising
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From this reading Fortunately I woke early next morning, for I was now a member of an early-rising family, and anxious to conform to rules.
easily
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From this reading On going to the door I found, to my inexpressible disgust, that I might easily have closed it in the way I had seen the other door closed, by simply pulling a sliding panel.
enough
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From this reading There was ventilation enough without having the place open to prowling beasts of prey.
family
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From this reading Fortunately I woke early next morning, for I was now a member of an early-rising family, and anxious to conform to rules.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fortunately I woke early next morning, for I was now a member of an early-rising family, and anxious to conform to rules.
Fortunately
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From this reading Fortunately I woke early next morning, for I was now a member of an early-rising family, and anxious to conform to rules.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On going to the door I found, to my inexpressible disgust, that I might easily have closed it in the way I had seen the other door closed, by simply pulling a sliding panel.
fresh
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From this reading I resolved to say nothing about my nocturnal visitor, not wishing to begin the day by furnishing fresh instances of what might seem like crass stupidity on my part.
furnishing
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From this reading I resolved to say nothing about my nocturnal visitor, not wishing to begin the day by furnishing fresh instances of what might seem like crass stupidity on my part.
going
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From this reading On going to the door I found, to my inexpressible disgust, that I might easily have closed it in the way I had seen the other door closed, by simply pulling a sliding panel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On going to the door I found, to my inexpressible disgust, that I might easily have closed it in the way I had seen the other door closed, by simply pulling a sliding panel.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On going to the door I found, to my inexpressible disgust, that I might easily have closed it in the way I had seen the other door closed, by simply pulling a sliding panel.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading There was ventilation enough without having the place open to prowling beasts of prey.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Fortunately I woke early next morning, for I was now a member of an early-rising family, and anxious to conform to rules.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I also found that if I had turned up the little stray bed I should have had warm woolen sheets to sleep in.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On going to the door I found, to my inexpressible disgust, that I might easily have closed it in the way I had seen the other door closed, by simply pulling a sliding panel.
inexpressible
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From this reading On going to the door I found, to my inexpressible disgust, that I might easily have closed it in the way I had seen the other door closed, by simply pulling a sliding panel.
instances
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From this reading I resolved to say nothing about my nocturnal visitor, not wishing to begin the day by furnishing fresh instances of what might seem like crass stupidity on my part.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On going to the door I found, to my inexpressible disgust, that I might easily have closed it in the way I had seen the other door closed, by simply pulling a sliding panel.
like
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From this reading I resolved to say nothing about my nocturnal visitor, not wishing to begin the day by furnishing fresh instances of what might seem like crass stupidity on my part.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I also found that if I had turned up the little stray bed I should have had warm woolen sheets to sleep in.
member
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From this reading Fortunately I woke early next morning, for I was now a member of an early-rising family, and anxious to conform to rules.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading On going to the door I found, to my inexpressible disgust, that I might easily have closed it in the way I had seen the other door closed, by simply pulling a sliding panel.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fortunately I woke early next morning, for I was now a member of an early-rising family, and anxious to conform to rules.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On going to the door I found, to my inexpressible disgust, that I might easily have closed it in the way I had seen the other door closed, by simply pulling a sliding panel.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fortunately I woke early next morning, for I was now a member of an early-rising family, and anxious to conform to rules.
nocturnal
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From this reading I resolved to say nothing about my nocturnal visitor, not wishing to begin the day by furnishing fresh instances of what might seem like crass stupidity on my part.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I resolved to say nothing about my nocturnal visitor, not wishing to begin the day by furnishing fresh instances of what might seem like crass stupidity on my part.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I resolved to say nothing about my nocturnal visitor, not wishing to begin the day by furnishing fresh instances of what might seem like crass stupidity on my part.
now
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From this reading Fortunately I woke early next morning, for I was now a member of an early-rising family, and anxious to conform to rules.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fortunately I woke early next morning, for I was now a member of an early-rising family, and anxious to conform to rules.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On going to the door I found, to my inexpressible disgust, that I might easily have closed it in the way I had seen the other door closed, by simply pulling a sliding panel.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading There was ventilation enough without having the place open to prowling beasts of prey.
other
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From this reading On going to the door I found, to my inexpressible disgust, that I might easily have closed it in the way I had seen the other door closed, by simply pulling a sliding panel.
panel
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From this reading On going to the door I found, to my inexpressible disgust, that I might easily have closed it in the way I had seen the other door closed, by simply pulling a sliding panel.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I resolved to say nothing about my nocturnal visitor, not wishing to begin the day by furnishing fresh instances of what might seem like crass stupidity on my part.
place
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From this reading There was ventilation enough without having the place open to prowling beasts of prey.
prey
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From this reading There was ventilation enough without having the place open to prowling beasts of prey.
prowling
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From this reading There was ventilation enough without having the place open to prowling beasts of prey.
pulling
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From this reading On going to the door I found, to my inexpressible disgust, that I might easily have closed it in the way I had seen the other door closed, by simply pulling a sliding panel.
resolved
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From this reading I resolved to say nothing about my nocturnal visitor, not wishing to begin the day by furnishing fresh instances of what might seem like crass stupidity on my part.
rules
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From this reading Fortunately I woke early next morning, for I was now a member of an early-rising family, and anxious to conform to rules.
say
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From this reading I resolved to say nothing about my nocturnal visitor, not wishing to begin the day by furnishing fresh instances of what might seem like crass stupidity on my part.
seem
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From this reading I resolved to say nothing about my nocturnal visitor, not wishing to begin the day by furnishing fresh instances of what might seem like crass stupidity on my part.
seen
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From this reading On going to the door I found, to my inexpressible disgust, that I might easily have closed it in the way I had seen the other door closed, by simply pulling a sliding panel.
sheets
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From this reading I also found that if I had turned up the little stray bed I should have had warm woolen sheets to sleep in.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I also found that if I had turned up the little stray bed I should have had warm woolen sheets to sleep in.
simply
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From this reading On going to the door I found, to my inexpressible disgust, that I might easily have closed it in the way I had seen the other door closed, by simply pulling a sliding panel.
sleep
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From this reading I also found that if I had turned up the little stray bed I should have had warm woolen sheets to sleep in.
sliding
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From this reading On going to the door I found, to my inexpressible disgust, that I might easily have closed it in the way I had seen the other door closed, by simply pulling a sliding panel.
stray
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From this reading I also found that if I had turned up the little stray bed I should have had warm woolen sheets to sleep in.
stupidity
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From this reading I resolved to say nothing about my nocturnal visitor, not wishing to begin the day by furnishing fresh instances of what might seem like crass stupidity on my part.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On going to the door I found, to my inexpressible disgust, that I might easily have closed it in the way I had seen the other door closed, by simply pulling a sliding panel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On going to the door I found, to my inexpressible disgust, that I might easily have closed it in the way I had seen the other door closed, by simply pulling a sliding panel.
There
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From this reading There was ventilation enough without having the place open to prowling beasts of prey.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fortunately I woke early next morning, for I was now a member of an early-rising family, and anxious to conform to rules.
turned
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From this reading I also found that if I had turned up the little stray bed I should have had warm woolen sheets to sleep in.
up
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From this reading I also found that if I had turned up the little stray bed I should have had warm woolen sheets to sleep in.
ventilation
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From this reading There was ventilation enough without having the place open to prowling beasts of prey.
visitor
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From this reading I resolved to say nothing about my nocturnal visitor, not wishing to begin the day by furnishing fresh instances of what might seem like crass stupidity on my part.
warm
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From this reading I also found that if I had turned up the little stray bed I should have had warm woolen sheets to sleep in.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fortunately I woke early next morning, for I was now a member of an early-rising family, and anxious to conform to rules.
way
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From this reading On going to the door I found, to my inexpressible disgust, that I might easily have closed it in the way I had seen the other door closed, by simply pulling a sliding panel.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I resolved to say nothing about my nocturnal visitor, not wishing to begin the day by furnishing fresh instances of what might seem like crass stupidity on my part.
wishing
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From this reading I resolved to say nothing about my nocturnal visitor, not wishing to begin the day by furnishing fresh instances of what might seem like crass stupidity on my part.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There was ventilation enough without having the place open to prowling beasts of prey.
woke
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From this reading Fortunately I woke early next morning, for I was now a member of an early-rising family, and anxious to conform to rules.
woolen
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From this reading I also found that if I had turned up the little stray bed I should have had warm woolen sheets to sleep in.
