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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 It must be confessed that he gave a little more care than usual that morning to his toilet; but his resources were very limited.
afford
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From this reading He vowed that Miss Ludolph should never have cause to complain of him again; for, great as was the luxury of being awakened by such exquisite music, it was one that he could not afford.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He vowed that Miss Ludolph should never have cause to complain of him again; for, great as was the luxury of being awakened by such exquisite music, it was one that he could not afford.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He vowed that Miss Ludolph should never have cause to complain of him again; for, great as was the luxury of being awakened by such exquisite music, it was one that he could not afford.
awakened
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From this reading He vowed that Miss Ludolph should never have cause to complain of him again; for, great as was the luxury of being awakened by such exquisite music, it was one that he could not afford.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must be confessed that he gave a little more care than usual that morning to his toilet; but his resources were very limited.
bed
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From this reading The sun was just tingeing the eastern horizon with light when Dennis sprang from his bed on the following morning.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He vowed that Miss Ludolph should never have cause to complain of him again; for, great as was the luxury of being awakened by such exquisite music, it was one that he could not afford.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It must be confessed that he gave a little more care than usual that morning to his toilet; but his resources were very limited.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He vowed that Miss Ludolph should never have cause to complain of him again; for, great as was the luxury of being awakened by such exquisite music, it was one that he could not afford.
care
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From this reading It must be confessed that he gave a little more care than usual that morning to his toilet; but his resources were very limited.
cause
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From this reading He vowed that Miss Ludolph should never have cause to complain of him again; for, great as was the luxury of being awakened by such exquisite music, it was one that he could not afford.
complain
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From this reading He vowed that Miss Ludolph should never have cause to complain of him again; for, great as was the luxury of being awakened by such exquisite music, it was one that he could not afford.
confessed
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From this reading It must be confessed that he gave a little more care than usual that morning to his toilet; but his resources were very limited.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He vowed that Miss Ludolph should never have cause to complain of him again; for, great as was the luxury of being awakened by such exquisite music, it was one that he could not afford.
Dennis
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From this reading The sun was just tingeing the eastern horizon with light when Dennis sprang from his bed on the following morning.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, as nature had done so much for him, he could not complain.
eastern
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From this reading The sun was just tingeing the eastern horizon with light when Dennis sprang from his bed on the following morning.
exquisite
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From this reading He vowed that Miss Ludolph should never have cause to complain of him again; for, great as was the luxury of being awakened by such exquisite music, it was one that he could not afford.
following
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From this reading The sun was just tingeing the eastern horizon with light when Dennis sprang from his bed on the following morning.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He vowed that Miss Ludolph should never have cause to complain of him again; for, great as was the luxury of being awakened by such exquisite music, it was one that he could not afford.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sun was just tingeing the eastern horizon with light when Dennis sprang from his bed on the following morning.
gave
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From this reading It must be confessed that he gave a little more care than usual that morning to his toilet; but his resources were very limited.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He vowed that Miss Ludolph should never have cause to complain of him again; for, great as was the luxury of being awakened by such exquisite music, it was one that he could not afford.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Still, as nature had done so much for him, he could not complain.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He vowed that Miss Ludolph should never have cause to complain of him again; for, great as was the luxury of being awakened by such exquisite music, it was one that he could not afford.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He vowed that Miss Ludolph should never have cause to complain of him again; for, great as was the luxury of being awakened by such exquisite music, it was one that he could not afford.
HIMpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH HIM?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sun was just tingeing the eastern horizon with light when Dennis sprang from his bed on the following morning.
horizon
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From this reading The sun was just tingeing the eastern horizon with light when Dennis sprang from his bed on the following morning.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH HIM?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He vowed that Miss Ludolph should never have cause to complain of him again; for, great as was the luxury of being awakened by such exquisite music, it was one that he could not afford.
just
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From this reading The sun was just tingeing the eastern horizon with light when Dennis sprang from his bed on the following morning.
light
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From this reading The sun was just tingeing the eastern horizon with light when Dennis sprang from his bed on the following morning.
limited
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From this reading It must be confessed that he gave a little more care than usual that morning to his toilet; but his resources were very limited.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It must be confessed that he gave a little more care than usual that morning to his toilet; but his resources were very limited.
Ludolph
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From this reading He vowed that Miss Ludolph should never have cause to complain of him again; for, great as was the luxury of being awakened by such exquisite music, it was one that he could not afford.
luxury
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From this reading He vowed that Miss Ludolph should never have cause to complain of him again; for, great as was the luxury of being awakened by such exquisite music, it was one that he could not afford.
MATTER
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Miss
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From this reading He vowed that Miss Ludolph should never have cause to complain of him again; for, great as was the luxury of being awakened by such exquisite music, it was one that he could not afford.
more
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From this reading It must be confessed that he gave a little more care than usual that morning to his toilet; but his resources were very limited.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun was just tingeing the eastern horizon with light when Dennis sprang from his bed on the following morning.
much
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From this reading Still, as nature had done so much for him, he could not complain.
music
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From this reading He vowed that Miss Ludolph should never have cause to complain of him again; for, great as was the luxury of being awakened by such exquisite music, it was one that he could not afford.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must be confessed that he gave a little more care than usual that morning to his toilet; but his resources were very limited.
nature
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From this reading Still, as nature had done so much for him, he could not complain.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He vowed that Miss Ludolph should never have cause to complain of him again; for, great as was the luxury of being awakened by such exquisite music, it was one that he could not afford.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He vowed that Miss Ludolph should never have cause to complain of him again; for, great as was the luxury of being awakened by such exquisite music, it was one that he could not afford.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He vowed that Miss Ludolph should never have cause to complain of him again; for, great as was the luxury of being awakened by such exquisite music, it was one that he could not afford.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sun was just tingeing the eastern horizon with light when Dennis sprang from his bed on the following morning.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He vowed that Miss Ludolph should never have cause to complain of him again; for, great as was the luxury of being awakened by such exquisite music, it was one that he could not afford.
resources
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From this reading It must be confessed that he gave a little more care than usual that morning to his toilet; but his resources were very limited.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He vowed that Miss Ludolph should never have cause to complain of him again; for, great as was the luxury of being awakened by such exquisite music, it was one that he could not afford.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Still, as nature had done so much for him, he could not complain.
sprang
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From this reading The sun was just tingeing the eastern horizon with light when Dennis sprang from his bed on the following morning.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, as nature had done so much for him, he could not complain.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He vowed that Miss Ludolph should never have cause to complain of him again; for, great as was the luxury of being awakened by such exquisite music, it was one that he could not afford.
sun
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From this reading The sun was just tingeing the eastern horizon with light when Dennis sprang from his bed on the following morning.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It must be confessed that he gave a little more care than usual that morning to his toilet; but his resources were very limited.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He vowed that Miss Ludolph should never have cause to complain of him again; for, great as was the luxury of being awakened by such exquisite music, it was one that he could not afford.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH HIM?
tingeing
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From this reading The sun was just tingeing the eastern horizon with light when Dennis sprang from his bed on the following morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He vowed that Miss Ludolph should never have cause to complain of him again; for, great as was the luxury of being awakened by such exquisite music, it was one that he could not afford.
toilet
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From this reading It must be confessed that he gave a little more care than usual that morning to his toilet; but his resources were very limited.
usual
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From this reading It must be confessed that he gave a little more care than usual that morning to his toilet; but his resources were very limited.
very
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From this reading It must be confessed that he gave a little more care than usual that morning to his toilet; but his resources were very limited.
vowed
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From this reading He vowed that Miss Ludolph should never have cause to complain of him again; for, great as was the luxury of being awakened by such exquisite music, it was one that he could not afford.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was just tingeing the eastern horizon with light when Dennis sprang from his bed on the following morning.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It must be confessed that he gave a little more care than usual that morning to his toilet; but his resources were very limited.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH HIM?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The sun was just tingeing the eastern horizon with light when Dennis sprang from his bed on the following morning.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH HIM?
