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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'll show them that they cannot make a Union officer a prisoner with impunity."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "That remark about putting the negroes on guard was only meant to frighten me," he thought.
admit
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From this reading The young captain recommenced his digging, and presently the hole was sufficiently large to admit the passage of his body, for Artie was of slender build, and advancement in the army had not puffed him up with pride.
advancement
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From this reading The young captain recommenced his digging, and presently the hole was sufficiently large to admit the passage of his body, for Artie was of slender build, and advancement in the army had not puffed him up with pride.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HOLDING-UP OF THE CLOSED CARRIAGE Artie found it still raining outside, harder than before, and the landscape was dreary and deserted,--neither man nor beast being in sight.
army
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From this reading The young captain recommenced his digging, and presently the hole was sufficiently large to admit the passage of his body, for Artie was of slender build, and advancement in the army had not puffed him up with pride.
Artie
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From this reading THE HOLDING-UP OF THE CLOSED CARRIAGE Artie found it still raining outside, harder than before, and the landscape was dreary and deserted,--neither man nor beast being in sight.
beast
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From this reading THE HOLDING-UP OF THE CLOSED CARRIAGE Artie found it still raining outside, harder than before, and the landscape was dreary and deserted,--neither man nor beast being in sight.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE HOLDING-UP OF THE CLOSED CARRIAGE Artie found it still raining outside, harder than before, and the landscape was dreary and deserted,--neither man nor beast being in sight.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading THE HOLDING-UP OF THE CLOSED CARRIAGE Artie found it still raining outside, harder than before, and the landscape was dreary and deserted,--neither man nor beast being in sight.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young captain recommenced his digging, and presently the hole was sufficiently large to admit the passage of his body, for Artie was of slender build, and advancement in the army had not puffed him up with pride.
build
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From this reading The young captain recommenced his digging, and presently the hole was sufficiently large to admit the passage of his body, for Artie was of slender build, and advancement in the army had not puffed him up with pride.
cannot
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From this reading I'll show them that they cannot make a Union officer a prisoner with impunity."
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The young captain recommenced his digging, and presently the hole was sufficiently large to admit the passage of his body, for Artie was of slender build, and advancement in the army had not puffed him up with pride.
CARRIAGE
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From this reading THE HOLDING-UP OF THE CLOSED CARRIAGE Artie found it still raining outside, harder than before, and the landscape was dreary and deserted,--neither man nor beast being in sight.
CLOSED
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From this reading THE HOLDING-UP OF THE CLOSED CARRIAGE Artie found it still raining outside, harder than before, and the landscape was dreary and deserted,--neither man nor beast being in sight.
Dan
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From this reading "Now to get out and find my horse, and I'll make it warm for Major Dan Gossley and his hot-headed relatives.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading THE HOLDING-UP OF THE CLOSED CARRIAGE Artie found it still raining outside, harder than before, and the landscape was dreary and deserted,--neither man nor beast being in sight.
digging
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From this reading The young captain recommenced his digging, and presently the hole was sufficiently large to admit the passage of his body, for Artie was of slender build, and advancement in the army had not puffed him up with pride.
dreary
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From this reading THE HOLDING-UP OF THE CLOSED CARRIAGE Artie found it still raining outside, harder than before, and the landscape was dreary and deserted,--neither man nor beast being in sight.
find
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From this reading "Now to get out and find my horse, and I'll make it warm for Major Dan Gossley and his hot-headed relatives.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Now to get out and find my horse, and I'll make it warm for Major Dan Gossley and his hot-headed relatives.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HOLDING-UP OF THE CLOSED CARRIAGE Artie found it still raining outside, harder than before, and the landscape was dreary and deserted,--neither man nor beast being in sight.
frighten
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From this reading "That remark about putting the negroes on guard was only meant to frighten me," he thought.
get
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From this reading "Now to get out and find my horse, and I'll make it warm for Major Dan Gossley and his hot-headed relatives.
Gossley
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guard
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From this reading "That remark about putting the negroes on guard was only meant to frighten me," he thought.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The young captain recommenced his digging, and presently the hole was sufficiently large to admit the passage of his body, for Artie was of slender build, and advancement in the army had not puffed him up with pride.
harder
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From this reading THE HOLDING-UP OF THE CLOSED CARRIAGE Artie found it still raining outside, harder than before, and the landscape was dreary and deserted,--neither man nor beast being in sight.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That remark about putting the negroes on guard was only meant to frighten me," he thought.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The young captain recommenced his digging, and presently the hole was sufficiently large to admit the passage of his body, for Artie was of slender build, and advancement in the army had not puffed him up with pride.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Now to get out and find my horse, and I'll make it warm for Major Dan Gossley and his hot-headed relatives.
HOLDING-UP
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From this reading THE HOLDING-UP OF THE CLOSED CARRIAGE Artie found it still raining outside, harder than before, and the landscape was dreary and deserted,--neither man nor beast being in sight.
hole
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From this reading The young captain recommenced his digging, and presently the hole was sufficiently large to admit the passage of his body, for Artie was of slender build, and advancement in the army had not puffed him up with pride.
horse
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From this reading "Now to get out and find my horse, and I'll make it warm for Major Dan Gossley and his hot-headed relatives.
hot-headed
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From this reading "Now to get out and find my horse, and I'll make it warm for Major Dan Gossley and his hot-headed relatives.
I'll
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From this reading "Now to get out and find my horse, and I'll make it warm for Major Dan Gossley and his hot-headed relatives.
impunity
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From this reading I'll show them that they cannot make a Union officer a prisoner with impunity."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HOLDING-UP OF THE CLOSED CARRIAGE Artie found it still raining outside, harder than before, and the landscape was dreary and deserted,--neither man nor beast being in sight.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE HOLDING-UP OF THE CLOSED CARRIAGE Artie found it still raining outside, harder than before, and the landscape was dreary and deserted,--neither man nor beast being in sight.
landscape
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large
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From this reading The young captain recommenced his digging, and presently the hole was sufficiently large to admit the passage of his body, for Artie was of slender build, and advancement in the army had not puffed him up with pride.
Major
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From this reading "Now to get out and find my horse, and I'll make it warm for Major Dan Gossley and his hot-headed relatives.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now to get out and find my horse, and I'll make it warm for Major Dan Gossley and his hot-headed relatives.
man
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From this reading THE HOLDING-UP OF THE CLOSED CARRIAGE Artie found it still raining outside, harder than before, and the landscape was dreary and deserted,--neither man nor beast being in sight.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That remark about putting the negroes on guard was only meant to frighten me," he thought.
meant
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From this reading "That remark about putting the negroes on guard was only meant to frighten me," he thought.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Now to get out and find my horse, and I'll make it warm for Major Dan Gossley and his hot-headed relatives.
negroes
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From this reading "That remark about putting the negroes on guard was only meant to frighten me," he thought.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading THE HOLDING-UP OF THE CLOSED CARRIAGE Artie found it still raining outside, harder than before, and the landscape was dreary and deserted,--neither man nor beast being in sight.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading THE HOLDING-UP OF THE CLOSED CARRIAGE Artie found it still raining outside, harder than before, and the landscape was dreary and deserted,--neither man nor beast being in sight.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The young captain recommenced his digging, and presently the hole was sufficiently large to admit the passage of his body, for Artie was of slender build, and advancement in the army had not puffed him up with pride.
Now
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From this reading "Now to get out and find my horse, and I'll make it warm for Major Dan Gossley and his hot-headed relatives.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HOLDING-UP OF THE CLOSED CARRIAGE Artie found it still raining outside, harder than before, and the landscape was dreary and deserted,--neither man nor beast being in sight.
officer
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From this reading I'll show them that they cannot make a Union officer a prisoner with impunity."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "That remark about putting the negroes on guard was only meant to frighten me," he thought.
only
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From this reading "That remark about putting the negroes on guard was only meant to frighten me," he thought.
out
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From this reading "Now to get out and find my horse, and I'll make it warm for Major Dan Gossley and his hot-headed relatives.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE HOLDING-UP OF THE CLOSED CARRIAGE Artie found it still raining outside, harder than before, and the landscape was dreary and deserted,--neither man nor beast being in sight.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The young captain recommenced his digging, and presently the hole was sufficiently large to admit the passage of his body, for Artie was of slender build, and advancement in the army had not puffed him up with pride.
presently
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From this reading The young captain recommenced his digging, and presently the hole was sufficiently large to admit the passage of his body, for Artie was of slender build, and advancement in the army had not puffed him up with pride.
pride
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From this reading The young captain recommenced his digging, and presently the hole was sufficiently large to admit the passage of his body, for Artie was of slender build, and advancement in the army had not puffed him up with pride.
prisoner
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From this reading I'll show them that they cannot make a Union officer a prisoner with impunity."
puffed
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From this reading The young captain recommenced his digging, and presently the hole was sufficiently large to admit the passage of his body, for Artie was of slender build, and advancement in the army had not puffed him up with pride.
putting
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From this reading "That remark about putting the negroes on guard was only meant to frighten me," he thought.
raining
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From this reading THE HOLDING-UP OF THE CLOSED CARRIAGE Artie found it still raining outside, harder than before, and the landscape was dreary and deserted,--neither man nor beast being in sight.
recommenced
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From this reading The young captain recommenced his digging, and presently the hole was sufficiently large to admit the passage of his body, for Artie was of slender build, and advancement in the army had not puffed him up with pride.
relatives
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From this reading "Now to get out and find my horse, and I'll make it warm for Major Dan Gossley and his hot-headed relatives.
remark
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From this reading "That remark about putting the negroes on guard was only meant to frighten me," he thought.
show
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From this reading I'll show them that they cannot make a Union officer a prisoner with impunity."
sight
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From this reading THE HOLDING-UP OF THE CLOSED CARRIAGE Artie found it still raining outside, harder than before, and the landscape was dreary and deserted,--neither man nor beast being in sight.
slender
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From this reading The young captain recommenced his digging, and presently the hole was sufficiently large to admit the passage of his body, for Artie was of slender build, and advancement in the army had not puffed him up with pride.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HOLDING-UP OF THE CLOSED CARRIAGE Artie found it still raining outside, harder than before, and the landscape was dreary and deserted,--neither man nor beast being in sight.
sufficiently
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From this reading The young captain recommenced his digging, and presently the hole was sufficiently large to admit the passage of his body, for Artie was of slender build, and advancement in the army had not puffed him up with pride.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE HOLDING-UP OF THE CLOSED CARRIAGE Artie found it still raining outside, harder than before, and the landscape was dreary and deserted,--neither man nor beast being in sight.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That remark about putting the negroes on guard was only meant to frighten me," he thought.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOLDING-UP OF THE CLOSED CARRIAGE Artie found it still raining outside, harder than before, and the landscape was dreary and deserted,--neither man nor beast being in sight.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I'll show them that they cannot make a Union officer a prisoner with impunity."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I'll show them that they cannot make a Union officer a prisoner with impunity."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That remark about putting the negroes on guard was only meant to frighten me," he thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That remark about putting the negroes on guard was only meant to frighten me," he thought.
Union
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From this reading I'll show them that they cannot make a Union officer a prisoner with impunity."
up
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From this reading The young captain recommenced his digging, and presently the hole was sufficiently large to admit the passage of his body, for Artie was of slender build, and advancement in the army had not puffed him up with pride.
warm
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From this reading "Now to get out and find my horse, and I'll make it warm for Major Dan Gossley and his hot-headed relatives.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HOLDING-UP OF THE CLOSED CARRIAGE Artie found it still raining outside, harder than before, and the landscape was dreary and deserted,--neither man nor beast being in sight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I'll show them that they cannot make a Union officer a prisoner with impunity."
young
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From this reading The young captain recommenced his digging, and presently the hole was sufficiently large to admit the passage of his body, for Artie was of slender build, and advancement in the army had not puffed him up with pride.
