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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 A POOR MAN.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Martin attached himself to Philip, as a dog attaches itself to some chosen master, and followed him about, obeying all his commands with a doglike fidelity.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He squatted in a corner of the room while Philip took his meals, and the next night he stretched himself on the floor of Philip's bedroom across the doorway, as if to guard him.
affairs
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From this reading Sidney found that the immediate direction of affairs was taken out of his hands by these young people, who had been but children yesterday.
all
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From this reading Martin attached himself to Philip, as a dog attaches itself to some chosen master, and followed him about, obeying all his commands with a doglike fidelity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Martin attached himself to Philip, as a dog attaches itself to some chosen master, and followed him about, obeying all his commands with a doglike fidelity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Martin attached himself to Philip, as a dog attaches itself to some chosen master, and followed him about, obeying all his commands with a doglike fidelity.
attached
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From this reading Martin attached himself to Philip, as a dog attaches itself to some chosen master, and followed him about, obeying all his commands with a doglike fidelity.
attaches
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From this reading Martin attached himself to Philip, as a dog attaches itself to some chosen master, and followed him about, obeying all his commands with a doglike fidelity.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But now that Martin was captured, what was to be done with him?
bedroom
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From this reading He squatted in a corner of the room while Philip took his meals, and the next night he stretched himself on the floor of Philip's bedroom across the doorway, as if to guard him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sidney found that the immediate direction of affairs was taken out of his hands by these young people, who had been but children yesterday.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now that Martin was captured, what was to be done with him?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sidney found that the immediate direction of affairs was taken out of his hands by these young people, who had been but children yesterday.
captured
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From this reading But now that Martin was captured, what was to be done with him?
children
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From this reading Sidney found that the immediate direction of affairs was taken out of his hands by these young people, who had been but children yesterday.
chosen
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From this reading Martin attached himself to Philip, as a dog attaches itself to some chosen master, and followed him about, obeying all his commands with a doglike fidelity.
commands
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From this reading Martin attached himself to Philip, as a dog attaches itself to some chosen master, and followed him about, obeying all his commands with a doglike fidelity.
corner
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From this reading He squatted in a corner of the room while Philip took his meals, and the next night he stretched himself on the floor of Philip's bedroom across the doorway, as if to guard him.
direction
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From this reading Sidney found that the immediate direction of affairs was taken out of his hands by these young people, who had been but children yesterday.
dog
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From this reading Martin attached himself to Philip, as a dog attaches itself to some chosen master, and followed him about, obeying all his commands with a doglike fidelity.
doglike
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From this reading Martin attached himself to Philip, as a dog attaches itself to some chosen master, and followed him about, obeying all his commands with a doglike fidelity.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now that Martin was captured, what was to be done with him?
doorway
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From this reading He squatted in a corner of the room while Philip took his meals, and the next night he stretched himself on the floor of Philip's bedroom across the doorway, as if to guard him.
fidelitynounUS /fɪˈdeləti/
continued loyalty to a person or promise
From this reading Martin attached himself to Philip, as a dog attaches itself to some chosen master, and followed him about, obeying all his commands with a doglike fidelity.
floor
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From this reading He squatted in a corner of the room while Philip took his meals, and the next night he stretched himself on the floor of Philip's bedroom across the doorway, as if to guard him.
followed
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From this reading Martin attached himself to Philip, as a dog attaches itself to some chosen master, and followed him about, obeying all his commands with a doglike fidelity.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sidney found that the immediate direction of affairs was taken out of his hands by these young people, who had been but children yesterday.
guard
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From this reading He squatted in a corner of the room while Philip took his meals, and the next night he stretched himself on the floor of Philip's bedroom across the doorway, as if to guard him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sidney found that the immediate direction of affairs was taken out of his hands by these young people, who had been but children yesterday.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Sidney found that the immediate direction of affairs was taken out of his hands by these young people, who had been but children yesterday.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He squatted in a corner of the room while Philip took his meals, and the next night he stretched himself on the floor of Philip's bedroom across the doorway, as if to guard him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But now that Martin was captured, what was to be done with him?
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Martin attached himself to Philip, as a dog attaches itself to some chosen master, and followed him about, obeying all his commands with a doglike fidelity.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sidney found that the immediate direction of affairs was taken out of his hands by these young people, who had been but children yesterday.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He squatted in a corner of the room while Philip took his meals, and the next night he stretched himself on the floor of Philip's bedroom across the doorway, as if to guard him.
immediate
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From this reading Sidney found that the immediate direction of affairs was taken out of his hands by these young people, who had been but children yesterday.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He squatted in a corner of the room while Philip took his meals, and the next night he stretched himself on the floor of Philip's bedroom across the doorway, as if to guard him.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Martin attached himself to Philip, as a dog attaches itself to some chosen master, and followed him about, obeying all his commands with a doglike fidelity.
MAN
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From this reading A POOR MAN.
Martin
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From this reading But now that Martin was captured, what was to be done with him?
master
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From this reading Martin attached himself to Philip, as a dog attaches itself to some chosen master, and followed him about, obeying all his commands with a doglike fidelity.
meals
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From this reading He squatted in a corner of the room while Philip took his meals, and the next night he stretched himself on the floor of Philip's bedroom across the doorway, as if to guard him.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He squatted in a corner of the room while Philip took his meals, and the next night he stretched himself on the floor of Philip's bedroom across the doorway, as if to guard him.
night
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From this reading He squatted in a corner of the room while Philip took his meals, and the next night he stretched himself on the floor of Philip's bedroom across the doorway, as if to guard him.
now
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From this reading But now that Martin was captured, what was to be done with him?
obeying
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From this reading Martin attached himself to Philip, as a dog attaches itself to some chosen master, and followed him about, obeying all his commands with a doglike fidelity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sidney found that the immediate direction of affairs was taken out of his hands by these young people, who had been but children yesterday.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He squatted in a corner of the room while Philip took his meals, and the next night he stretched himself on the floor of Philip's bedroom across the doorway, as if to guard him.
out
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From this reading Sidney found that the immediate direction of affairs was taken out of his hands by these young people, who had been but children yesterday.
people
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From this reading Sidney found that the immediate direction of affairs was taken out of his hands by these young people, who had been but children yesterday.
Philip
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From this reading Martin attached himself to Philip, as a dog attaches itself to some chosen master, and followed him about, obeying all his commands with a doglike fidelity.
Philip's
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From this reading He squatted in a corner of the room while Philip took his meals, and the next night he stretched himself on the floor of Philip's bedroom across the doorway, as if to guard him.
POORnounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A POOR MAN.
room
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From this reading He squatted in a corner of the room while Philip took his meals, and the next night he stretched himself on the floor of Philip's bedroom across the doorway, as if to guard him.
Sidney
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From this reading Sidney found that the immediate direction of affairs was taken out of his hands by these young people, who had been but children yesterday.
some
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From this reading Martin attached himself to Philip, as a dog attaches itself to some chosen master, and followed him about, obeying all his commands with a doglike fidelity.
squatted
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From this reading He squatted in a corner of the room while Philip took his meals, and the next night he stretched himself on the floor of Philip's bedroom across the doorway, as if to guard him.
stretched
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From this reading He squatted in a corner of the room while Philip took his meals, and the next night he stretched himself on the floor of Philip's bedroom across the doorway, as if to guard him.
taken
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From this reading Sidney found that the immediate direction of affairs was taken out of his hands by these young people, who had been but children yesterday.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But now that Martin was captured, what was to be done with him?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sidney found that the immediate direction of affairs was taken out of his hands by these young people, who had been but children yesterday.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Sidney found that the immediate direction of affairs was taken out of his hands by these young people, who had been but children yesterday.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But now that Martin was captured, what was to be done with him?
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He squatted in a corner of the room while Philip took his meals, and the next night he stretched himself on the floor of Philip's bedroom across the doorway, as if to guard him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But now that Martin was captured, what was to be done with him?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But now that Martin was captured, what was to be done with him?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He squatted in a corner of the room while Philip took his meals, and the next night he stretched himself on the floor of Philip's bedroom across the doorway, as if to guard him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Sidney found that the immediate direction of affairs was taken out of his hands by these young people, who had been but children yesterday.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But now that Martin was captured, what was to be done with him?
yesterday
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From this reading Sidney found that the immediate direction of affairs was taken out of his hands by these young people, who had been but children yesterday.
young
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From this reading Sidney found that the immediate direction of affairs was taken out of his hands by these young people, who had been but children yesterday.
