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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 dim, murky morning it was that dawned on Sandbrook the following day.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The missing train came unheeded, soon after Colonel Summers on "Billy's" horse loped off into the northern darkness.
Amory
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From this reading I had sent a dispatch to Amory, care of Department Headquarters in New Orleans.
army
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From this reading "Billy" had hospitably invited me to share his humble breakfast, made most relishable though by the steaming coffee "cooked" army fashion in a battered old pot with a reliable lid.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had spent the livelong night at the station.
battered
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Billy
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Billy's
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breakfast
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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came
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care
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coffee
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Colonel
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cooked
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darkness
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From this reading The missing train came unheeded, soon after Colonel Summers on "Billy's" horse loped off into the northern darkness.
dawned
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From this reading A dim, murky morning it was that dawned on Sandbrook the following day.
day
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From this reading A dim, murky morning it was that dawned on Sandbrook the following day.
Department
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dim
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dispatch
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fashion
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following
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From this reading A dim, murky morning it was that dawned on Sandbrook the following day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had spent the livelong night at the station.
Headquarters
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From this reading I had sent a dispatch to Amory, care of Department Headquarters in New Orleans.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Billy" had hospitably invited me to share his humble breakfast, made most relishable though by the steaming coffee "cooked" army fashion in a battered old pot with a reliable lid.
horse
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hospitably
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humble
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had spent the livelong night at the station.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had sent a dispatch to Amory, care of Department Headquarters in New Orleans.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The missing train came unheeded, soon after Colonel Summers on "Billy's" horse loped off into the northern darkness.
invited
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A dim, murky morning it was that dawned on Sandbrook the following day.
lid
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From this reading "Billy" had hospitably invited me to share his humble breakfast, made most relishable though by the steaming coffee "cooked" army fashion in a battered old pot with a reliable lid.
livelong
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From this reading I had spent the livelong night at the station.
loped
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From this reading The missing train came unheeded, soon after Colonel Summers on "Billy's" horse loped off into the northern darkness.
made
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From this reading "Billy" had hospitably invited me to share his humble breakfast, made most relishable though by the steaming coffee "cooked" army fashion in a battered old pot with a reliable lid.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Billy" had hospitably invited me to share his humble breakfast, made most relishable though by the steaming coffee "cooked" army fashion in a battered old pot with a reliable lid.
missing
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From this reading The missing train came unheeded, soon after Colonel Summers on "Billy's" horse loped off into the northern darkness.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A dim, murky morning it was that dawned on Sandbrook the following day.
most
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murky
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From this reading A dim, murky morning it was that dawned on Sandbrook the following day.
New
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night
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From this reading I had spent the livelong night at the station.
northern
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From this reading The missing train came unheeded, soon after Colonel Summers on "Billy's" horse loped off into the northern darkness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had sent a dispatch to Amory, care of Department Headquarters in New Orleans.
off
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From this reading The missing train came unheeded, soon after Colonel Summers on "Billy's" horse loped off into the northern darkness.
old
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From this reading "Billy" had hospitably invited me to share his humble breakfast, made most relishable though by the steaming coffee "cooked" army fashion in a battered old pot with a reliable lid.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A dim, murky morning it was that dawned on Sandbrook the following day.
Orleans
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pot
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reliable
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relishable
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From this reading "Billy" had hospitably invited me to share his humble breakfast, made most relishable though by the steaming coffee "cooked" army fashion in a battered old pot with a reliable lid.
Sandbrook
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From this reading A dim, murky morning it was that dawned on Sandbrook the following day.
sent
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share
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soon
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From this reading The missing train came unheeded, soon after Colonel Summers on "Billy's" horse loped off into the northern darkness.
spent
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From this reading I had spent the livelong night at the station.
station
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From this reading I had spent the livelong night at the station.
steamingnounUS /ˈsteaming/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Billy" had hospitably invited me to share his humble breakfast, made most relishable though by the steaming coffee "cooked" army fashion in a battered old pot with a reliable lid.
Summers
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From this reading The missing train came unheeded, soon after Colonel Summers on "Billy's" horse loped off into the northern darkness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A dim, murky morning it was that dawned on Sandbrook the following day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A dim, murky morning it was that dawned on Sandbrook the following day.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Billy" had hospitably invited me to share his humble breakfast, made most relishable though by the steaming coffee "cooked" army fashion in a battered old pot with a reliable lid.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had sent a dispatch to Amory, care of Department Headquarters in New Orleans.
train
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From this reading The missing train came unheeded, soon after Colonel Summers on "Billy's" horse loped off into the northern darkness.
unheedednounUS /ˈunheeded/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The missing train came unheeded, soon after Colonel Summers on "Billy's" horse loped off into the northern darkness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A dim, murky morning it was that dawned on Sandbrook the following day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Billy" had hospitably invited me to share his humble breakfast, made most relishable though by the steaming coffee "cooked" army fashion in a battered old pot with a reliable lid.
