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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 A chambermaid brought Daphne a letter at half-past six o’clock next morning.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
agitated
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From this reading She started from her pillow, scared and agitated at the sound of the chambermaid’s knock, and took the letter with a trembling hand.
air
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From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
almost
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From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She started from her pillow, scared and agitated at the sound of the chambermaid’s knock, and took the letter with a trembling hand.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘I MAY NOT DON AS EVERY PLOUGHMAN MAY.’
asleep
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From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A chambermaid brought Daphne a letter at half-past six o’clock next morning.
awakened
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From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
blowing
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From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A chambermaid brought Daphne a letter at half-past six o’clock next morning.
chambermaid
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From this reading A chambermaid brought Daphne a letter at half-past six o’clock next morning.
chambermaid's
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From this reading She started from her pillow, scared and agitated at the sound of the chambermaid’s knock, and took the letter with a trembling hand.
Daphne
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From this reading A chambermaid brought Daphne a letter at half-past six o’clock next morning.
DON
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From this reading ‘I MAY NOT DON AS EVERY PLOUGHMAN MAY.’
early
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From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
EVERYdeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading ‘I MAY NOT DON AS EVERY PLOUGHMAN MAY.’
fallen
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From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
floating
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From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
Gerald's
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From this reading Gerald’s writing!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
half-past
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From this reading A chambermaid brought Daphne a letter at half-past six o’clock next morning.
hand
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From this reading She started from her pillow, scared and agitated at the sound of the chambermaid’s knock, and took the letter with a trembling hand.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
hills
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From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I MAY NOT DON AS EVERY PLOUGHMAN MAY.’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
knock
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From this reading She started from her pillow, scared and agitated at the sound of the chambermaid’s knock, and took the letter with a trembling hand.
letter
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From this reading A chambermaid brought Daphne a letter at half-past six o’clock next morning.
MAYmodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ‘I MAY NOT DON AS EVERY PLOUGHMAN MAY.’
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A chambermaid brought Daphne a letter at half-past six o’clock next morning.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A chambermaid brought Daphne a letter at half-past six o’clock next morning.
night
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From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
noises
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From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘I MAY NOT DON AS EVERY PLOUGHMAN MAY.’
o'clock
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From this reading A chambermaid brought Daphne a letter at half-past six o’clock next morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
opposite
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From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
pillow
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From this reading She started from her pillow, scared and agitated at the sound of the chambermaid’s knock, and took the letter with a trembling hand.
PLOUGHMAN
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From this reading ‘I MAY NOT DON AS EVERY PLOUGHMAN MAY.’
river
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From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
scared
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From this reading She started from her pillow, scared and agitated at the sound of the chambermaid’s knock, and took the letter with a trembling hand.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
side
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From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
six
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From this reading A chambermaid brought Daphne a letter at half-past six o’clock next morning.
sleeplessness
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From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
sound
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From this reading She started from her pillow, scared and agitated at the sound of the chambermaid’s knock, and took the letter with a trembling hand.
started
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From this reading She started from her pillow, scared and agitated at the sound of the chambermaid’s knock, and took the letter with a trembling hand.
summer
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From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
sunlight
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From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She started from her pillow, scared and agitated at the sound of the chambermaid’s knock, and took the letter with a trembling hand.
town
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From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
trembling
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From this reading She started from her pillow, scared and agitated at the sound of the chambermaid’s knock, and took the letter with a trembling hand.
up
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From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
utter
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From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
valley
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From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
warm
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From this reading She had fallen asleep in the summer sunlight after a night of almost utter sleeplessness; the warm air blowing in upon her across the hills on the opposite side of the river; the noises of the early awakened town floating up from the valley below.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She started from her pillow, scared and agitated at the sound of the chambermaid’s knock, and took the letter with a trembling hand.
writing
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From this reading Gerald’s writing!
