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All
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From this reading "The earth buildeth on the earth castles and towers; The earth sayeth to the earth, 'All shall be ours;' The earth walketh on the earth, glistering like gold; The earth goeth to the earth sooner than it wold."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The earth buildeth on the earth castles and towers; The earth sayeth to the earth, 'All shall be ours;' The earth walketh on the earth, glistering like gold; The earth goeth to the earth sooner than it wold."
Archie's
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From this reading He went to Archie's room to see whether he had come in; but it was empty.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The earth buildeth on the earth castles and towers; The earth sayeth to the earth, 'All shall be ours;' The earth walketh on the earth, glistering like gold; The earth goeth to the earth sooner than it wold."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was nearly midday when he re-entered the sitting-room where he had sat up so late the night before.
buildeth
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From this reading "The earth buildeth on the earth castles and towers; The earth sayeth to the earth, 'All shall be ours;' The earth walketh on the earth, glistering like gold; The earth goeth to the earth sooner than it wold."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He went to Archie's room to see whether he had come in; but it was empty.
castles
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From this reading "The earth buildeth on the earth castles and towers; The earth sayeth to the earth, 'All shall be ours;' The earth walketh on the earth, glistering like gold; The earth goeth to the earth sooner than it wold."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went to Archie's room to see whether he had come in; but it was empty.
dawn
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From this reading He had not slept for many nights, and the heavy slumber of entire exhaustion fell on him towards dawn.
earth
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From this reading "The earth buildeth on the earth castles and towers; The earth sayeth to the earth, 'All shall be ours;' The earth walketh on the earth, glistering like gold; The earth goeth to the earth sooner than it wold."
empty
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From this reading He went to Archie's room to see whether he had come in; but it was empty.
entire
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From this reading He had not slept for many nights, and the heavy slumber of entire exhaustion fell on him towards dawn.
exhaustion
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From this reading He had not slept for many nights, and the heavy slumber of entire exhaustion fell on him towards dawn.
fell
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From this reading He had not slept for many nights, and the heavy slumber of entire exhaustion fell on him towards dawn.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had not slept for many nights, and the heavy slumber of entire exhaustion fell on him towards dawn.
glistering
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From this reading "The earth buildeth on the earth castles and towers; The earth sayeth to the earth, 'All shall be ours;' The earth walketh on the earth, glistering like gold; The earth goeth to the earth sooner than it wold."
goeth
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From this reading "The earth buildeth on the earth castles and towers; The earth sayeth to the earth, 'All shall be ours;' The earth walketh on the earth, glistering like gold; The earth goeth to the earth sooner than it wold."
gold
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From this reading "The earth buildeth on the earth castles and towers; The earth sayeth to the earth, 'All shall be ours;' The earth walketh on the earth, glistering like gold; The earth goeth to the earth sooner than it wold."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not slept for many nights, and the heavy slumber of entire exhaustion fell on him towards dawn.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not slept for many nights, and the heavy slumber of entire exhaustion fell on him towards dawn.
heavy
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From this reading He had not slept for many nights, and the heavy slumber of entire exhaustion fell on him towards dawn.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had not slept for many nights, and the heavy slumber of entire exhaustion fell on him towards dawn.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He went to Archie's room to see whether he had come in; but it was empty.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The earth buildeth on the earth castles and towers; The earth sayeth to the earth, 'All shall be ours;' The earth walketh on the earth, glistering like gold; The earth goeth to the earth sooner than it wold."
John
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From this reading John was late next morning.
late
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From this reading John was late next morning.
like
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From this reading "The earth buildeth on the earth castles and towers; The earth sayeth to the earth, 'All shall be ours;' The earth walketh on the earth, glistering like gold; The earth goeth to the earth sooner than it wold."
many
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From this reading He had not slept for many nights, and the heavy slumber of entire exhaustion fell on him towards dawn.
midday
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From this reading It was nearly midday when he re-entered the sitting-room where he had sat up so late the night before.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John was late next morning.
nearly
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From this reading It was nearly midday when he re-entered the sitting-room where he had sat up so late the night before.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John was late next morning.
night
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From this reading It was nearly midday when he re-entered the sitting-room where he had sat up so late the night before.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading He had not slept for many nights, and the heavy slumber of entire exhaustion fell on him towards dawn.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not slept for many nights, and the heavy slumber of entire exhaustion fell on him towards dawn.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had not slept for many nights, and the heavy slumber of entire exhaustion fell on him towards dawn.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "The earth buildeth on the earth castles and towers; The earth sayeth to the earth, 'All shall be ours;' The earth walketh on the earth, glistering like gold; The earth goeth to the earth sooner than it wold."
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading "The earth buildeth on the earth castles and towers; The earth sayeth to the earth, 'All shall be ours;' The earth walketh on the earth, glistering like gold; The earth goeth to the earth sooner than it wold."
re-entered
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From this reading It was nearly midday when he re-entered the sitting-room where he had sat up so late the night before.
room
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From this reading He went to Archie's room to see whether he had come in; but it was empty.
sat
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From this reading It was nearly midday when he re-entered the sitting-room where he had sat up so late the night before.
sayeth
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From this reading "The earth buildeth on the earth castles and towers; The earth sayeth to the earth, 'All shall be ours;' The earth walketh on the earth, glistering like gold; The earth goeth to the earth sooner than it wold."
see
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From this reading He went to Archie's room to see whether he had come in; but it was empty.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "The earth buildeth on the earth castles and towers; The earth sayeth to the earth, 'All shall be ours;' The earth walketh on the earth, glistering like gold; The earth goeth to the earth sooner than it wold."
sitting-room
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From this reading It was nearly midday when he re-entered the sitting-room where he had sat up so late the night before.
slept
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From this reading He had not slept for many nights, and the heavy slumber of entire exhaustion fell on him towards dawn.
slumber
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From this reading He had not slept for many nights, and the heavy slumber of entire exhaustion fell on him towards dawn.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was nearly midday when he re-entered the sitting-room where he had sat up so late the night before.
sooner
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From this reading "The earth buildeth on the earth castles and towers; The earth sayeth to the earth, 'All shall be ours;' The earth walketh on the earth, glistering like gold; The earth goeth to the earth sooner than it wold."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "The earth buildeth on the earth castles and towers; The earth sayeth to the earth, 'All shall be ours;' The earth walketh on the earth, glistering like gold; The earth goeth to the earth sooner than it wold."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The earth buildeth on the earth castles and towers; The earth sayeth to the earth, 'All shall be ours;' The earth walketh on the earth, glistering like gold; The earth goeth to the earth sooner than it wold."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The earth buildeth on the earth castles and towers; The earth sayeth to the earth, 'All shall be ours;' The earth walketh on the earth, glistering like gold; The earth goeth to the earth sooner than it wold."
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He had not slept for many nights, and the heavy slumber of entire exhaustion fell on him towards dawn.
towers
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From this reading "The earth buildeth on the earth castles and towers; The earth sayeth to the earth, 'All shall be ours;' The earth walketh on the earth, glistering like gold; The earth goeth to the earth sooner than it wold."
up
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From this reading It was nearly midday when he re-entered the sitting-room where he had sat up so late the night before.
walketh
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From this reading "The earth buildeth on the earth castles and towers; The earth sayeth to the earth, 'All shall be ours;' The earth walketh on the earth, glistering like gold; The earth goeth to the earth sooner than it wold."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John was late next morning.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went to Archie's room to see whether he had come in; but it was empty.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was nearly midday when he re-entered the sitting-room where he had sat up so late the night before.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was nearly midday when he re-entered the sitting-room where he had sat up so late the night before.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading He went to Archie's room to see whether he had come in; but it was empty.
wold
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From this reading "The earth buildeth on the earth castles and towers; The earth sayeth to the earth, 'All shall be ours;' The earth walketh on the earth, glistering like gold; The earth goeth to the earth sooner than it wold."
