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Chapter VII
The next morning James was awakened by loud voices coming from the vicinity of the stable. He had not slept very well, and now at dawn felt drowsy, but the voices would not let him sleep. He rose, dressed, and went out in the stable-yard. There he found Doctor Gordon, Aaron, and a strange man, small, and red-haired, and thin-faced, with shifty eyes, holding by the bridle a fine black horse. "Don't want to buy a horse with a bridle on," Doctor Gordon was saying as James appeared.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There he found Doctor Gordon, Aaron, and a strange man, small, and red-haired, and thin-faced, with shifty eyes, holding by the bridle a fine black horse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There he found Doctor Gordon, Aaron, and a strange man, small, and red-haired, and thin-faced, with shifty eyes, holding by the bridle a fine black horse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There he found Doctor Gordon, Aaron, and a strange man, small, and red-haired, and thin-faced, with shifty eyes, holding by the bridle a fine black horse.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “He had not slept very well, and now at dawn felt drowsy, but the voices would not let him sleep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning James was awakened by loud voices coming from the vicinity of the stable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning James was awakened by loud voices coming from the vicinity of the stable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had not slept very well, and now at dawn felt drowsy, but the voices would not let him sleep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He rose, dressed, and went out in the stable-yard.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He had not slept very well, and now at dawn felt drowsy, but the voices would not let him sleep.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There he found Doctor Gordon, Aaron, and a strange man, small, and red-haired, and thin-faced, with shifty eyes, holding by the bridle a fine black horse.
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From this reading There he found Doctor Gordon, Aaron, and a strange man, small, and red-haired, and thin-faced, with shifty eyes, holding by the bridle a fine black horse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had not slept very well, and now at dawn felt drowsy, but the voices would not let him sleep.
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From this reading "Don't want to buy a horse with a bridle on," Doctor Gordon was saying as James appeared.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Don't want to buy a horse with a bridle on," Doctor Gordon was saying as James appeared.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had not slept very well, and now at dawn felt drowsy, but the voices would not let him sleep.
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From this reading The next morning James was awakened by loud voices coming from the vicinity of the stable.
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From this reading There he found Doctor Gordon, Aaron, and a strange man, small, and red-haired, and thin-faced, with shifty eyes, holding by the bridle a fine black horse.
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From this reading There he found Doctor Gordon, Aaron, and a strange man, small, and red-haired, and thin-faced, with shifty eyes, holding by the bridle a fine black horse.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had not slept very well, and now at dawn felt drowsy, but the voices would not let him sleep.
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From this reading "Don't want to buy a horse with a bridle on," Doctor Gordon was saying as James appeared.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The next morning James was awakened by loud voices coming from the vicinity of the stable.
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From this reading The next morning James was awakened by loud voices coming from the vicinity of the stable.
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From this reading He had not slept very well, and now at dawn felt drowsy, but the voices would not let him sleep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There he found Doctor Gordon, Aaron, and a strange man, small, and red-haired, and thin-faced, with shifty eyes, holding by the bridle a fine black horse.
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From this reading "Don't want to buy a horse with a bridle on," Doctor Gordon was saying as James appeared.
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From this reading He rose, dressed, and went out in the stable-yard.
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From this reading He had not slept very well, and now at dawn felt drowsy, but the voices would not let him sleep.
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From this reading There he found Doctor Gordon, Aaron, and a strange man, small, and red-haired, and thin-faced, with shifty eyes, holding by the bridle a fine black horse.
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From this reading He had not slept very well, and now at dawn felt drowsy, but the voices would not let him sleep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There he found Doctor Gordon, Aaron, and a strange man, small, and red-haired, and thin-faced, with shifty eyes, holding by the bridle a fine black horse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There he found Doctor Gordon, Aaron, and a strange man, small, and red-haired, and thin-faced, with shifty eyes, holding by the bridle a fine black horse.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The next morning James was awakened by loud voices coming from the vicinity of the stable.
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From this reading There he found Doctor Gordon, Aaron, and a strange man, small, and red-haired, and thin-faced, with shifty eyes, holding by the bridle a fine black horse.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not slept very well, and now at dawn felt drowsy, but the voices would not let him sleep.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not slept very well, and now at dawn felt drowsy, but the voices would not let him sleep.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had not slept very well, and now at dawn felt drowsy, but the voices would not let him sleep.
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From this reading There he found Doctor Gordon, Aaron, and a strange man, small, and red-haired, and thin-faced, with shifty eyes, holding by the bridle a fine black horse.
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From this reading There he found Doctor Gordon, Aaron, and a strange man, small, and red-haired, and thin-faced, with shifty eyes, holding by the bridle a fine black horse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He rose, dressed, and went out in the stable-yard.
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From this reading The next morning James was awakened by loud voices coming from the vicinity of the stable.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He had not slept very well, and now at dawn felt drowsy, but the voices would not let him sleep.
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From this reading The next morning James was awakened by loud voices coming from the vicinity of the stable.
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From this reading There he found Doctor Gordon, Aaron, and a strange man, small, and red-haired, and thin-faced, with shifty eyes, holding by the bridle a fine black horse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning James was awakened by loud voices coming from the vicinity of the stable.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning James was awakened by loud voices coming from the vicinity of the stable.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not slept very well, and now at dawn felt drowsy, but the voices would not let him sleep.
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From this reading He had not slept very well, and now at dawn felt drowsy, but the voices would not let him sleep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next morning James was awakened by loud voices coming from the vicinity of the stable.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Don't want to buy a horse with a bridle on," Doctor Gordon was saying as James appeared.
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From this reading He rose, dressed, and went out in the stable-yard.
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From this reading There he found Doctor Gordon, Aaron, and a strange man, small, and red-haired, and thin-faced, with shifty eyes, holding by the bridle a fine black horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He rose, dressed, and went out in the stable-yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't want to buy a horse with a bridle on," Doctor Gordon was saying as James appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he found Doctor Gordon, Aaron, and a strange man, small, and red-haired, and thin-faced, with shifty eyes, holding by the bridle a fine black horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had not slept very well, and now at dawn felt drowsy, but the voices would not let him sleep.
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From this reading He had not slept very well, and now at dawn felt drowsy, but the voices would not let him sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he found Doctor Gordon, Aaron, and a strange man, small, and red-haired, and thin-faced, with shifty eyes, holding by the bridle a fine black horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning James was awakened by loud voices coming from the vicinity of the stable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He rose, dressed, and went out in the stable-yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he found Doctor Gordon, Aaron, and a strange man, small, and red-haired, and thin-faced, with shifty eyes, holding by the bridle a fine black horse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning James was awakened by loud voices coming from the vicinity of the stable.
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From this reading There he found Doctor Gordon, Aaron, and a strange man, small, and red-haired, and thin-faced, with shifty eyes, holding by the bridle a fine black horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he found Doctor Gordon, Aaron, and a strange man, small, and red-haired, and thin-faced, with shifty eyes, holding by the bridle a fine black horse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Don't want to buy a horse with a bridle on," Doctor Gordon was saying as James appeared.
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From this reading He had not slept very well, and now at dawn felt drowsy, but the voices would not let him sleep.
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From this reading The next morning James was awakened by loud voices coming from the vicinity of the stable.
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From this reading The next morning James was awakened by loud voices coming from the vicinity of the stable.
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From this reading "Don't want to buy a horse with a bridle on," Doctor Gordon was saying as James appeared.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning James was awakened by loud voices coming from the vicinity of the stable.
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From this reading He had not slept very well, and now at dawn felt drowsy, but the voices would not let him sleep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rose, dressed, and went out in the stable-yard.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There he found Doctor Gordon, Aaron, and a strange man, small, and red-haired, and thin-faced, with shifty eyes, holding by the bridle a fine black horse.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had not slept very well, and now at dawn felt drowsy, but the voices would not let him sleep.
