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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 IN WHICH THE HERO IS FOUND TO BE A PERSON OF NO DESCENT WHATEVER.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One of them, presumably the officer in charge, was closeted with the Captain in the library for no less a time than an hour and a quarter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT ten o’clock the soldiers came and reported themselves to their commander.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At a few minutes to twelve o’clock, as the Mountain could not go to Mahomet, owing to some question of his knee, Mahomet went to the Mountain.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT ten o’clock the soldiers came and reported themselves to their commander.
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading IN WHICH THE HERO IS FOUND TO BE A PERSON OF NO DESCENT WHATEVER.
came
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From this reading AT ten o’clock the soldiers came and reported themselves to their commander.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One of them, presumably the officer in charge, was closeted with the Captain in the library for no less a time than an hour and a quarter.
charge
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From this reading One of them, presumably the officer in charge, was closeted with the Captain in the library for no less a time than an hour and a quarter.
closeted
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From this reading One of them, presumably the officer in charge, was closeted with the Captain in the library for no less a time than an hour and a quarter.
commander
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From this reading AT ten o’clock the soldiers came and reported themselves to their commander.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At a few minutes to twelve o’clock, as the Mountain could not go to Mahomet, owing to some question of his knee, Mahomet went to the Mountain.
DESCENTnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading IN WHICH THE HERO IS FOUND TO BE A PERSON OF NO DESCENT WHATEVER.
few
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From this reading At a few minutes to twelve o’clock, as the Mountain could not go to Mahomet, owing to some question of his knee, Mahomet went to the Mountain.
food
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From this reading The others meantime put their jaded horses up, procured some food, and retired to rest themselves.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One of them, presumably the officer in charge, was closeted with the Captain in the library for no less a time than an hour and a quarter.
FOUNDnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH THE HERO IS FOUND TO BE A PERSON OF NO DESCENT WHATEVER.
go
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From this reading At a few minutes to twelve o’clock, as the Mountain could not go to Mahomet, owing to some question of his knee, Mahomet went to the Mountain.
HERO
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From this reading IN WHICH THE HERO IS FOUND TO BE A PERSON OF NO DESCENT WHATEVER.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At a few minutes to twelve o’clock, as the Mountain could not go to Mahomet, owing to some question of his knee, Mahomet went to the Mountain.
horses
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From this reading The others meantime put their jaded horses up, procured some food, and retired to rest themselves.
hour
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From this reading One of them, presumably the officer in charge, was closeted with the Captain in the library for no less a time than an hour and a quarter.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH THE HERO IS FOUND TO BE A PERSON OF NO DESCENT WHATEVER.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH THE HERO IS FOUND TO BE A PERSON OF NO DESCENT WHATEVER.
jaded
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From this reading The others meantime put their jaded horses up, procured some food, and retired to rest themselves.
knee
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From this reading At a few minutes to twelve o’clock, as the Mountain could not go to Mahomet, owing to some question of his knee, Mahomet went to the Mountain.
less
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From this reading One of them, presumably the officer in charge, was closeted with the Captain in the library for no less a time than an hour and a quarter.
library
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From this reading One of them, presumably the officer in charge, was closeted with the Captain in the library for no less a time than an hour and a quarter.
Mahomet
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From this reading At a few minutes to twelve o’clock, as the Mountain could not go to Mahomet, owing to some question of his knee, Mahomet went to the Mountain.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading The others meantime put their jaded horses up, procured some food, and retired to rest themselves.
minutes
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From this reading At a few minutes to twelve o’clock, as the Mountain could not go to Mahomet, owing to some question of his knee, Mahomet went to the Mountain.
Mountain
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From this reading At a few minutes to twelve o’clock, as the Mountain could not go to Mahomet, owing to some question of his knee, Mahomet went to the Mountain.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading IN WHICH THE HERO IS FOUND TO BE A PERSON OF NO DESCENT WHATEVER.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At a few minutes to twelve o’clock, as the Mountain could not go to Mahomet, owing to some question of his knee, Mahomet went to the Mountain.
o'clock
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From this reading AT ten o’clock the soldiers came and reported themselves to their commander.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH THE HERO IS FOUND TO BE A PERSON OF NO DESCENT WHATEVER.
officer
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From this reading One of them, presumably the officer in charge, was closeted with the Captain in the library for no less a time than an hour and a quarter.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them, presumably the officer in charge, was closeted with the Captain in the library for no less a time than an hour and a quarter.
others
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From this reading The others meantime put their jaded horses up, procured some food, and retired to rest themselves.
owing
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From this reading At a few minutes to twelve o’clock, as the Mountain could not go to Mahomet, owing to some question of his knee, Mahomet went to the Mountain.
PERSON
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From this reading IN WHICH THE HERO IS FOUND TO BE A PERSON OF NO DESCENT WHATEVER.
presumably
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From this reading One of them, presumably the officer in charge, was closeted with the Captain in the library for no less a time than an hour and a quarter.
procured
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From this reading The others meantime put their jaded horses up, procured some food, and retired to rest themselves.
put
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From this reading The others meantime put their jaded horses up, procured some food, and retired to rest themselves.
quarter
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From this reading One of them, presumably the officer in charge, was closeted with the Captain in the library for no less a time than an hour and a quarter.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At a few minutes to twelve o’clock, as the Mountain could not go to Mahomet, owing to some question of his knee, Mahomet went to the Mountain.
reported
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From this reading AT ten o’clock the soldiers came and reported themselves to their commander.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The others meantime put their jaded horses up, procured some food, and retired to rest themselves.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading The others meantime put their jaded horses up, procured some food, and retired to rest themselves.
soldiers
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From this reading AT ten o’clock the soldiers came and reported themselves to their commander.
some
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From this reading The others meantime put their jaded horses up, procured some food, and retired to rest themselves.
ten
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From this reading AT ten o’clock the soldiers came and reported themselves to their commander.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading One of them, presumably the officer in charge, was closeted with the Captain in the library for no less a time than an hour and a quarter.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH THE HERO IS FOUND TO BE A PERSON OF NO DESCENT WHATEVER.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading AT ten o’clock the soldiers came and reported themselves to their commander.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them, presumably the officer in charge, was closeted with the Captain in the library for no less a time than an hour and a quarter.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading AT ten o’clock the soldiers came and reported themselves to their commander.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of them, presumably the officer in charge, was closeted with the Captain in the library for no less a time than an hour and a quarter.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH THE HERO IS FOUND TO BE A PERSON OF NO DESCENT WHATEVER.
twelve
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From this reading At a few minutes to twelve o’clock, as the Mountain could not go to Mahomet, owing to some question of his knee, Mahomet went to the Mountain.
up
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From this reading The others meantime put their jaded horses up, procured some food, and retired to rest themselves.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of them, presumably the officer in charge, was closeted with the Captain in the library for no less a time than an hour and a quarter.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At a few minutes to twelve o’clock, as the Mountain could not go to Mahomet, owing to some question of his knee, Mahomet went to the Mountain.
WHATEVERdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading IN WHICH THE HERO IS FOUND TO BE A PERSON OF NO DESCENT WHATEVER.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH THE HERO IS FOUND TO BE A PERSON OF NO DESCENT WHATEVER.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One of them, presumably the officer in charge, was closeted with the Captain in the library for no less a time than an hour and a quarter.
