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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 I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall never like it again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
any
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From this reading "Well, I don't want any milk.
attached
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From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
BARLOW
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From this reading JIM BARLOW Dorothy reread the note.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
bits
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From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
carriage
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From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
don't
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From this reading "Well, I don't want any milk.
Dorothy
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From this reading JIM BARLOW Dorothy reread the note.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
go
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From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
got
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From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
happening
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From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I don't want any milk.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
JIM
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From this reading JIM BARLOW Dorothy reread the note.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
like
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From this reading I shall never like it again.
made
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From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
man
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From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
mastiff
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From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
milk
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From this reading "Well, I don't want any milk.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall never like it again.
night
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From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
note
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From this reading JIM BARLOW Dorothy reread the note.
off
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From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
only
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From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
put
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From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
remarking
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From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
reread
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From this reading JIM BARLOW Dorothy reread the note.
scrawl
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From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall never like it again.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
sleep
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From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JIM BARLOW Dorothy reread the note.
Then
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From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
tore
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From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
up
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From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
want
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From this reading "Well, I don't want any milk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
Well
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From this reading "Well, I don't want any milk.
whoever
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From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
woke
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From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.