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The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills. The night watchman awakened him at daybreak, according to custom, and then got into a bunk as the other got out of one. "Everything all right?" Jim asked. "I guess so," the other replied.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jim asked.”
for the reason that
From this reading “The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “"Everything all right?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The night watchman awakened him at daybreak, according to custom, and then got into a bunk as the other got out of one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I guess so," the other replied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Everything all right?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.”
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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 The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.
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From this reading The night watchman awakened him at daybreak, according to custom, and then got into a bunk as the other got out of one.
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From this reading "Everything all right?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night watchman awakened him at daybreak, according to custom, and then got into a bunk as the other got out of one.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The night watchman awakened him at daybreak, according to custom, and then got into a bunk as the other got out of one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jim asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.
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From this reading The night watchman awakened him at daybreak, according to custom, and then got into a bunk as the other got out of one.
for the reason that
From this reading The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.
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From this reading The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.
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From this reading The night watchman awakened him at daybreak, according to custom, and then got into a bunk as the other got out of one.
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From this reading The night watchman awakened him at daybreak, according to custom, and then got into a bunk as the other got out of one.
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From this reading The night watchman awakened him at daybreak, according to custom, and then got into a bunk as the other got out of one.
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From this reading The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.
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From this reading The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.
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From this reading The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Everything all right?"
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From this reading The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.
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From this reading The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.
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From this reading The night watchman awakened him at daybreak, according to custom, and then got into a bunk as the other got out of one.
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From this reading "I guess so," the other replied.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The night watchman awakened him at daybreak, according to custom, and then got into a bunk as the other got out of one.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I guess so," the other replied.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The night watchman awakened him at daybreak, according to custom, and then got into a bunk as the other got out of one.
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From this reading The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.
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From this reading The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.
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From this reading The night watchman awakened him at daybreak, according to custom, and then got into a bunk as the other got out of one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The night watchman awakened him at daybreak, according to custom, and then got into a bunk as the other got out of one.
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From this reading The night watchman awakened him at daybreak, according to custom, and then got into a bunk as the other got out of one.
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From this reading The night watchman awakened him at daybreak, according to custom, and then got into a bunk as the other got out of one.
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From this reading The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I guess so," the other replied.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Everything all right?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I guess so," the other replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.
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From this reading The night watchman awakened him at daybreak, according to custom, and then got into a bunk as the other got out of one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night watchman awakened him at daybreak, according to custom, and then got into a bunk as the other got out of one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first man to go to work at Overlook in the morning was Jim Wilson, because he had to rouse the fire under a boiler early enough to provide steam for a score of rock drills.
