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almost
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From this reading It almost seemed as if the guests had waited for the appearance of the reassuring daylight before they ventured from their rooms.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sagan, in his weather-stained hunting suit and leggings, stood at the upper window overlooking the courtyard where the huntsmen and gaunt dogs, the famous Sagan boarhounds, were already collected, in anticipation of the boar-hunt arranged to take place on that day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sagan, in his weather-stained hunting suit and leggings, stood at the upper window overlooking the courtyard where the huntsmen and gaunt dogs, the famous Sagan boarhounds, were already collected, in anticipation of the boar-hunt arranged to take place on that day.
anticipation
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From this reading Sagan, in his weather-stained hunting suit and leggings, stood at the upper window overlooking the courtyard where the huntsmen and gaunt dogs, the famous Sagan boarhounds, were already collected, in anticipation of the boar-hunt arranged to take place on that day.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It almost seemed as if the guests had waited for the appearance of the reassuring daylight before they ventured from their rooms.
arranged
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From this reading Sagan, in his weather-stained hunting suit and leggings, stood at the upper window overlooking the courtyard where the huntsmen and gaunt dogs, the famous Sagan boarhounds, were already collected, in anticipation of the boar-hunt arranged to take place on that day.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It almost seemed as if the guests had waited for the appearance of the reassuring daylight before they ventured from their rooms.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sagan, in his weather-stained hunting suit and leggings, stood at the upper window overlooking the courtyard where the huntsmen and gaunt dogs, the famous Sagan boarhounds, were already collected, in anticipation of the boar-hunt arranged to take place on that day.
awake
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From this reading It was late on the following morning before the Castle was awake.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was late on the following morning before the Castle was awake.
boar-hunt
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From this reading Sagan, in his weather-stained hunting suit and leggings, stood at the upper window overlooking the courtyard where the huntsmen and gaunt dogs, the famous Sagan boarhounds, were already collected, in anticipation of the boar-hunt arranged to take place on that day.
boarhounds
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From this reading Sagan, in his weather-stained hunting suit and leggings, stood at the upper window overlooking the courtyard where the huntsmen and gaunt dogs, the famous Sagan boarhounds, were already collected, in anticipation of the boar-hunt arranged to take place on that day.
breakfast
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From this reading Four huge fires roared in the four great chimneys round the vast hall where the breakfast was in progress.
Castle
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From this reading It was late on the following morning before the Castle was awake.
chimneys
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From this reading Four huge fires roared in the four great chimneys round the vast hall where the breakfast was in progress.
collected
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From this reading Sagan, in his weather-stained hunting suit and leggings, stood at the upper window overlooking the courtyard where the huntsmen and gaunt dogs, the famous Sagan boarhounds, were already collected, in anticipation of the boar-hunt arranged to take place on that day.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading Sagan, in his weather-stained hunting suit and leggings, stood at the upper window overlooking the courtyard where the huntsmen and gaunt dogs, the famous Sagan boarhounds, were already collected, in anticipation of the boar-hunt arranged to take place on that day.
day
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From this reading Sagan, in his weather-stained hunting suit and leggings, stood at the upper window overlooking the courtyard where the huntsmen and gaunt dogs, the famous Sagan boarhounds, were already collected, in anticipation of the boar-hunt arranged to take place on that day.
daylight
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From this reading It almost seemed as if the guests had waited for the appearance of the reassuring daylight before they ventured from their rooms.
DIPLOMATIC
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From this reading IN DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS.
dogs
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From this reading Sagan, in his weather-stained hunting suit and leggings, stood at the upper window overlooking the courtyard where the huntsmen and gaunt dogs, the famous Sagan boarhounds, were already collected, in anticipation of the boar-hunt arranged to take place on that day.
famous
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From this reading Sagan, in his weather-stained hunting suit and leggings, stood at the upper window overlooking the courtyard where the huntsmen and gaunt dogs, the famous Sagan boarhounds, were already collected, in anticipation of the boar-hunt arranged to take place on that day.
fires
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From this reading Four huge fires roared in the four great chimneys round the vast hall where the breakfast was in progress.
following
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From this reading It was late on the following morning before the Castle was awake.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It almost seemed as if the guests had waited for the appearance of the reassuring daylight before they ventured from their rooms.
Four
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From this reading Four huge fires roared in the four great chimneys round the vast hall where the breakfast was in progress.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It almost seemed as if the guests had waited for the appearance of the reassuring daylight before they ventured from their rooms.
gaunt
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From this reading Sagan, in his weather-stained hunting suit and leggings, stood at the upper window overlooking the courtyard where the huntsmen and gaunt dogs, the famous Sagan boarhounds, were already collected, in anticipation of the boar-hunt arranged to take place on that day.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Four huge fires roared in the four great chimneys round the vast hall where the breakfast was in progress.
guests
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From this reading It almost seemed as if the guests had waited for the appearance of the reassuring daylight before they ventured from their rooms.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It almost seemed as if the guests had waited for the appearance of the reassuring daylight before they ventured from their rooms.
hall
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From this reading Four huge fires roared in the four great chimneys round the vast hall where the breakfast was in progress.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sagan, in his weather-stained hunting suit and leggings, stood at the upper window overlooking the courtyard where the huntsmen and gaunt dogs, the famous Sagan boarhounds, were already collected, in anticipation of the boar-hunt arranged to take place on that day.
huge
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From this reading Four huge fires roared in the four great chimneys round the vast hall where the breakfast was in progress.
hunting
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From this reading Sagan, in his weather-stained hunting suit and leggings, stood at the upper window overlooking the courtyard where the huntsmen and gaunt dogs, the famous Sagan boarhounds, were already collected, in anticipation of the boar-hunt arranged to take place on that day.
huntsmen
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From this reading Sagan, in his weather-stained hunting suit and leggings, stood at the upper window overlooking the courtyard where the huntsmen and gaunt dogs, the famous Sagan boarhounds, were already collected, in anticipation of the boar-hunt arranged to take place on that day.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It almost seemed as if the guests had waited for the appearance of the reassuring daylight before they ventured from their rooms.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late on the following morning before the Castle was awake.
late
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From this reading It was late on the following morning before the Castle was awake.
leggings
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From this reading Sagan, in his weather-stained hunting suit and leggings, stood at the upper window overlooking the courtyard where the huntsmen and gaunt dogs, the famous Sagan boarhounds, were already collected, in anticipation of the boar-hunt arranged to take place on that day.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was late on the following morning before the Castle was awake.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It almost seemed as if the guests had waited for the appearance of the reassuring daylight before they ventured from their rooms.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was late on the following morning before the Castle was awake.
overlooking
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From this reading Sagan, in his weather-stained hunting suit and leggings, stood at the upper window overlooking the courtyard where the huntsmen and gaunt dogs, the famous Sagan boarhounds, were already collected, in anticipation of the boar-hunt arranged to take place on that day.
place
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From this reading Sagan, in his weather-stained hunting suit and leggings, stood at the upper window overlooking the courtyard where the huntsmen and gaunt dogs, the famous Sagan boarhounds, were already collected, in anticipation of the boar-hunt arranged to take place on that day.
progress
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From this reading Four huge fires roared in the four great chimneys round the vast hall where the breakfast was in progress.
reassuring
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From this reading It almost seemed as if the guests had waited for the appearance of the reassuring daylight before they ventured from their rooms.
RELATIONS
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From this reading IN DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS.
roarednounUS /roared/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Four huge fires roared in the four great chimneys round the vast hall where the breakfast was in progress.
rooms
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From this reading It almost seemed as if the guests had waited for the appearance of the reassuring daylight before they ventured from their rooms.
round
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From this reading Four huge fires roared in the four great chimneys round the vast hall where the breakfast was in progress.
Sagan
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From this reading Sagan, in his weather-stained hunting suit and leggings, stood at the upper window overlooking the courtyard where the huntsmen and gaunt dogs, the famous Sagan boarhounds, were already collected, in anticipation of the boar-hunt arranged to take place on that day.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It almost seemed as if the guests had waited for the appearance of the reassuring daylight before they ventured from their rooms.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sagan, in his weather-stained hunting suit and leggings, stood at the upper window overlooking the courtyard where the huntsmen and gaunt dogs, the famous Sagan boarhounds, were already collected, in anticipation of the boar-hunt arranged to take place on that day.
suit
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From this reading Sagan, in his weather-stained hunting suit and leggings, stood at the upper window overlooking the courtyard where the huntsmen and gaunt dogs, the famous Sagan boarhounds, were already collected, in anticipation of the boar-hunt arranged to take place on that day.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sagan, in his weather-stained hunting suit and leggings, stood at the upper window overlooking the courtyard where the huntsmen and gaunt dogs, the famous Sagan boarhounds, were already collected, in anticipation of the boar-hunt arranged to take place on that day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sagan, in his weather-stained hunting suit and leggings, stood at the upper window overlooking the courtyard where the huntsmen and gaunt dogs, the famous Sagan boarhounds, were already collected, in anticipation of the boar-hunt arranged to take place on that day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was late on the following morning before the Castle was awake.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It almost seemed as if the guests had waited for the appearance of the reassuring daylight before they ventured from their rooms.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It almost seemed as if the guests had waited for the appearance of the reassuring daylight before they ventured from their rooms.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sagan, in his weather-stained hunting suit and leggings, stood at the upper window overlooking the courtyard where the huntsmen and gaunt dogs, the famous Sagan boarhounds, were already collected, in anticipation of the boar-hunt arranged to take place on that day.
upper
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From this reading Sagan, in his weather-stained hunting suit and leggings, stood at the upper window overlooking the courtyard where the huntsmen and gaunt dogs, the famous Sagan boarhounds, were already collected, in anticipation of the boar-hunt arranged to take place on that day.
vast
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From this reading Four huge fires roared in the four great chimneys round the vast hall where the breakfast was in progress.
ventured
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From this reading It almost seemed as if the guests had waited for the appearance of the reassuring daylight before they ventured from their rooms.
waited
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From this reading It almost seemed as if the guests had waited for the appearance of the reassuring daylight before they ventured from their rooms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was late on the following morning before the Castle was awake.
weather-stained
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From this reading Sagan, in his weather-stained hunting suit and leggings, stood at the upper window overlooking the courtyard where the huntsmen and gaunt dogs, the famous Sagan boarhounds, were already collected, in anticipation of the boar-hunt arranged to take place on that day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sagan, in his weather-stained hunting suit and leggings, stood at the upper window overlooking the courtyard where the huntsmen and gaunt dogs, the famous Sagan boarhounds, were already collected, in anticipation of the boar-hunt arranged to take place on that day.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Four huge fires roared in the four great chimneys round the vast hall where the breakfast was in progress.
window
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From this reading Sagan, in his weather-stained hunting suit and leggings, stood at the upper window overlooking the courtyard where the huntsmen and gaunt dogs, the famous Sagan boarhounds, were already collected, in anticipation of the boar-hunt arranged to take place on that day.
