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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading 'There's my orders, to begin with,' said I; 'and--bless the man!--you don't suppose, after this night's work, I mean to miss the fun of it, now that the luck is turned and is running.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I handed over the prisoners to Wilkins and Carey, and gave Wyld and Masters leave to return with them to Farnham: 'for,' said I, 'they seem the weariest, and Shackell and Small Owens will serve well enough for escort by daylight.'
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'You are not telling me,' said he, that you intend going forward with that silly wine, and you in such plight!'
begin
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From this reading 'There's my orders, to begin with,' said I; 'and--bless the man!--you don't suppose, after this night's work, I mean to miss the fun of it, now that the luck is turned and is running.
begun
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From this reading By this time dawn had begun to grow in the sky behind us.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading By this time dawn had begun to grow in the sky behind us.
bless
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From this reading 'There's my orders, to begin with,' said I; 'and--bless the man!--you don't suppose, after this night's work, I mean to miss the fun of it, now that the luck is turned and is running.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this time dawn had begun to grow in the sky behind us.
Carey
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From this reading I handed over the prisoners to Wilkins and Carey, and gave Wyld and Masters leave to return with them to Farnham: 'for,' said I, 'they seem the weariest, and Shackell and Small Owens will serve well enough for escort by daylight.'
dawn
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From this reading By this time dawn had begun to grow in the sky behind us.
daylight
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From this reading I handed over the prisoners to Wilkins and Carey, and gave Wyld and Masters leave to return with them to Farnham: 'for,' said I, 'they seem the weariest, and Shackell and Small Owens will serve well enough for escort by daylight.'
don't
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From this reading 'There's my orders, to begin with,' said I; 'and--bless the man!--you don't suppose, after this night's work, I mean to miss the fun of it, now that the luck is turned and is running.
enough
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From this reading I handed over the prisoners to Wilkins and Carey, and gave Wyld and Masters leave to return with them to Farnham: 'for,' said I, 'they seem the weariest, and Shackell and Small Owens will serve well enough for escort by daylight.'
escort
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From this reading I handed over the prisoners to Wilkins and Carey, and gave Wyld and Masters leave to return with them to Farnham: 'for,' said I, 'they seem the weariest, and Shackell and Small Owens will serve well enough for escort by daylight.'
Farnham
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From this reading I handed over the prisoners to Wilkins and Carey, and gave Wyld and Masters leave to return with them to Farnham: 'for,' said I, 'they seem the weariest, and Shackell and Small Owens will serve well enough for escort by daylight.'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I handed over the prisoners to Wilkins and Carey, and gave Wyld and Masters leave to return with them to Farnham: 'for,' said I, 'they seem the weariest, and Shackell and Small Owens will serve well enough for escort by daylight.'
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'You are not telling me,' said he, that you intend going forward with that silly wine, and you in such plight!'
fun
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From this reading 'There's my orders, to begin with,' said I; 'and--bless the man!--you don't suppose, after this night's work, I mean to miss the fun of it, now that the luck is turned and is running.
gave
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From this reading I handed over the prisoners to Wilkins and Carey, and gave Wyld and Masters leave to return with them to Farnham: 'for,' said I, 'they seem the weariest, and Shackell and Small Owens will serve well enough for escort by daylight.'
going
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From this reading 'You are not telling me,' said he, that you intend going forward with that silly wine, and you in such plight!'
grow
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From this reading By this time dawn had begun to grow in the sky behind us.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By this time dawn had begun to grow in the sky behind us.
handed
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From this reading I handed over the prisoners to Wilkins and Carey, and gave Wyld and Masters leave to return with them to Farnham: 'for,' said I, 'they seem the weariest, and Shackell and Small Owens will serve well enough for escort by daylight.'
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'You are not telling me,' said he, that you intend going forward with that silly wine, and you in such plight!'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I handed over the prisoners to Wilkins and Carey, and gave Wyld and Masters leave to return with them to Farnham: 'for,' said I, 'they seem the weariest, and Shackell and Small Owens will serve well enough for escort by daylight.'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By this time dawn had begun to grow in the sky behind us.
intend
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From this reading 'You are not telling me,' said he, that you intend going forward with that silly wine, and you in such plight!'
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'There's my orders, to begin with,' said I; 'and--bless the man!--you don't suppose, after this night's work, I mean to miss the fun of it, now that the luck is turned and is running.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'There's my orders, to begin with,' said I; 'and--bless the man!--you don't suppose, after this night's work, I mean to miss the fun of it, now that the luck is turned and is running.
leave
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From this reading I handed over the prisoners to Wilkins and Carey, and gave Wyld and Masters leave to return with them to Farnham: 'for,' said I, 'they seem the weariest, and Shackell and Small Owens will serve well enough for escort by daylight.'
luck
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From this reading 'There's my orders, to begin with,' said I; 'and--bless the man!--you don't suppose, after this night's work, I mean to miss the fun of it, now that the luck is turned and is running.
man
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From this reading 'There's my orders, to begin with,' said I; 'and--bless the man!--you don't suppose, after this night's work, I mean to miss the fun of it, now that the luck is turned and is running.
Masters
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From this reading I handed over the prisoners to Wilkins and Carey, and gave Wyld and Masters leave to return with them to Farnham: 'for,' said I, 'they seem the weariest, and Shackell and Small Owens will serve well enough for escort by daylight.'
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'You are not telling me,' said he, that you intend going forward with that silly wine, and you in such plight!'
mean
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From this reading 'There's my orders, to begin with,' said I; 'and--bless the man!--you don't suppose, after this night's work, I mean to miss the fun of it, now that the luck is turned and is running.
miss
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From this reading 'There's my orders, to begin with,' said I; 'and--bless the man!--you don't suppose, after this night's work, I mean to miss the fun of it, now that the luck is turned and is running.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'There's my orders, to begin with,' said I; 'and--bless the man!--you don't suppose, after this night's work, I mean to miss the fun of it, now that the luck is turned and is running.
night's
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From this reading 'There's my orders, to begin with,' said I; 'and--bless the man!--you don't suppose, after this night's work, I mean to miss the fun of it, now that the luck is turned and is running.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'You are not telling me,' said he, that you intend going forward with that silly wine, and you in such plight!'
now
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From this reading 'There's my orders, to begin with,' said I; 'and--bless the man!--you don't suppose, after this night's work, I mean to miss the fun of it, now that the luck is turned and is running.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'There's my orders, to begin with,' said I; 'and--bless the man!--you don't suppose, after this night's work, I mean to miss the fun of it, now that the luck is turned and is running.
orders
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From this reading 'There's my orders, to begin with,' said I; 'and--bless the man!--you don't suppose, after this night's work, I mean to miss the fun of it, now that the luck is turned and is running.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I handed over the prisoners to Wilkins and Carey, and gave Wyld and Masters leave to return with them to Farnham: 'for,' said I, 'they seem the weariest, and Shackell and Small Owens will serve well enough for escort by daylight.'
Owens
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From this reading I handed over the prisoners to Wilkins and Carey, and gave Wyld and Masters leave to return with them to Farnham: 'for,' said I, 'they seem the weariest, and Shackell and Small Owens will serve well enough for escort by daylight.'
plight
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From this reading 'You are not telling me,' said he, that you intend going forward with that silly wine, and you in such plight!'
prisoners
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From this reading I handed over the prisoners to Wilkins and Carey, and gave Wyld and Masters leave to return with them to Farnham: 'for,' said I, 'they seem the weariest, and Shackell and Small Owens will serve well enough for escort by daylight.'
return
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From this reading I handed over the prisoners to Wilkins and Carey, and gave Wyld and Masters leave to return with them to Farnham: 'for,' said I, 'they seem the weariest, and Shackell and Small Owens will serve well enough for escort by daylight.'
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'There's my orders, to begin with,' said I; 'and--bless the man!--you don't suppose, after this night's work, I mean to miss the fun of it, now that the luck is turned and is running.
said
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From this reading I handed over the prisoners to Wilkins and Carey, and gave Wyld and Masters leave to return with them to Farnham: 'for,' said I, 'they seem the weariest, and Shackell and Small Owens will serve well enough for escort by daylight.'
seem
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From this reading I handed over the prisoners to Wilkins and Carey, and gave Wyld and Masters leave to return with them to Farnham: 'for,' said I, 'they seem the weariest, and Shackell and Small Owens will serve well enough for escort by daylight.'
serve
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From this reading I handed over the prisoners to Wilkins and Carey, and gave Wyld and Masters leave to return with them to Farnham: 'for,' said I, 'they seem the weariest, and Shackell and Small Owens will serve well enough for escort by daylight.'
Shackell
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From this reading I handed over the prisoners to Wilkins and Carey, and gave Wyld and Masters leave to return with them to Farnham: 'for,' said I, 'they seem the weariest, and Shackell and Small Owens will serve well enough for escort by daylight.'
silly
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From this reading 'You are not telling me,' said he, that you intend going forward with that silly wine, and you in such plight!'
sky
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From this reading By this time dawn had begun to grow in the sky behind us.
Small
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From this reading I handed over the prisoners to Wilkins and Carey, and gave Wyld and Masters leave to return with them to Farnham: 'for,' said I, 'they seem the weariest, and Shackell and Small Owens will serve well enough for escort by daylight.'
stared
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From this reading Wilkins stared.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading 'You are not telling me,' said he, that you intend going forward with that silly wine, and you in such plight!'
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'There's my orders, to begin with,' said I; 'and--bless the man!--you don't suppose, after this night's work, I mean to miss the fun of it, now that the luck is turned and is running.
telling
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From this reading 'You are not telling me,' said he, that you intend going forward with that silly wine, and you in such plight!'
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'You are not telling me,' said he, that you intend going forward with that silly wine, and you in such plight!'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By this time dawn had begun to grow in the sky behind us.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I handed over the prisoners to Wilkins and Carey, and gave Wyld and Masters leave to return with them to Farnham: 'for,' said I, 'they seem the weariest, and Shackell and Small Owens will serve well enough for escort by daylight.'
There's
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From this reading 'There's my orders, to begin with,' said I; 'and--bless the man!--you don't suppose, after this night's work, I mean to miss the fun of it, now that the luck is turned and is running.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I handed over the prisoners to Wilkins and Carey, and gave Wyld and Masters leave to return with them to Farnham: 'for,' said I, 'they seem the weariest, and Shackell and Small Owens will serve well enough for escort by daylight.'
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time dawn had begun to grow in the sky behind us.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time dawn had begun to grow in the sky behind us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By this time dawn had begun to grow in the sky behind us.
turned
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From this reading 'There's my orders, to begin with,' said I; 'and--bless the man!--you don't suppose, after this night's work, I mean to miss the fun of it, now that the luck is turned and is running.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By this time dawn had begun to grow in the sky behind us.
weariest
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From this reading I handed over the prisoners to Wilkins and Carey, and gave Wyld and Masters leave to return with them to Farnham: 'for,' said I, 'they seem the weariest, and Shackell and Small Owens will serve well enough for escort by daylight.'
well
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From this reading I handed over the prisoners to Wilkins and Carey, and gave Wyld and Masters leave to return with them to Farnham: 'for,' said I, 'they seem the weariest, and Shackell and Small Owens will serve well enough for escort by daylight.'
Wilkins
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From this reading I handed over the prisoners to Wilkins and Carey, and gave Wyld and Masters leave to return with them to Farnham: 'for,' said I, 'they seem the weariest, and Shackell and Small Owens will serve well enough for escort by daylight.'
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I handed over the prisoners to Wilkins and Carey, and gave Wyld and Masters leave to return with them to Farnham: 'for,' said I, 'they seem the weariest, and Shackell and Small Owens will serve well enough for escort by daylight.'
wine
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From this reading 'You are not telling me,' said he, that you intend going forward with that silly wine, and you in such plight!'
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I handed over the prisoners to Wilkins and Carey, and gave Wyld and Masters leave to return with them to Farnham: 'for,' said I, 'they seem the weariest, and Shackell and Small Owens will serve well enough for escort by daylight.'
work
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From this reading 'There's my orders, to begin with,' said I; 'and--bless the man!--you don't suppose, after this night's work, I mean to miss the fun of it, now that the luck is turned and is running.
Wyld
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From this reading I handed over the prisoners to Wilkins and Carey, and gave Wyld and Masters leave to return with them to Farnham: 'for,' said I, 'they seem the weariest, and Shackell and Small Owens will serve well enough for escort by daylight.'
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You are not telling me,' said he, that you intend going forward with that silly wine, and you in such plight!'
