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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 the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
agitation
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From this reading "Me, John Barton," answered he, in a voice tremulous with agitation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed--she had Another morn than ours!
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed--she had Another morn than ours!
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Me, John Barton," answered he, in a voice tremulous with agitation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
Barton
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From this reading "Me, John Barton," answered he, in a voice tremulous with agitation.
BARTON'S
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From this reading JOHN BARTON'S GREAT TROUBLE.
Bartons
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From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
became
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From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed--she had Another morn than ours!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
came
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From this reading But when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed--she had Another morn than ours!
chill
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From this reading But when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed--she had Another morn than ours!
closed
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From this reading But when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed--she had Another morn than ours!
convinced
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From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
dim
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From this reading But when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed--she had Another morn than ours!
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
early
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From this reading But when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed--she had Another morn than ours!
eyelids
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From this reading But when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed--she had Another morn than ours!
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JOHN BARTON'S GREAT TROUBLE.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed--she had Another morn than ours!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Me, John Barton," answered he, in a voice tremulous with agitation.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed--she had Another morn than ours!
HOOD
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From this reading HOOD.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
JOHN
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From this reading JOHN BARTON'S GREAT TROUBLE.
knocking
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From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
made
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From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
MepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Me, John Barton," answered he, in a voice tremulous with agitation.
middle
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From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
morn
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From this reading But when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed--she had Another morn than ours!
neighbour
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From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
night
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From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
opened
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From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading But when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed--she had Another morn than ours!
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
quiet
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From this reading But when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed--she had Another morn than ours!
reality
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From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
roused
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From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
sad
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From this reading But when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed--she had Another morn than ours!
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed--she had Another morn than ours!
showers
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From this reading But when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed--she had Another morn than ours!
sleep
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From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
soon
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From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
sound
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From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
starting
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From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed--she had Another morn than ours!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed--she had Another morn than ours!
there
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From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
tremulous
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From this reading "Me, John Barton," answered he, in a voice tremulous with agitation.
TROUBLE
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From this reading JOHN BARTON'S GREAT TROUBLE.
up
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From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
voice
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From this reading "Me, John Barton," answered he, in a voice tremulous with agitation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
well-earned
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From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed--she had Another morn than ours!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
window
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From this reading In the middle of that same night a neighbour of the Bartons was roused from her sound, well-earned sleep, by a knocking, which had at first made part of her dream; but starting up, as soon as she became convinced of its reality, she opened the window, and asked who was there?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed--she had Another morn than ours!
