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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 The latter advanced with a grin on his countenance, peered sharply into my face, and then looked at me from head to foot, as if taking my exact measure.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When the Swamp Dragoons reached the place where I was standing, they gathered about me, and looked inquiringly at Tom Mason, as if waiting for him to say something.
advanced
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From this reading The latter advanced with a grin on his countenance, peered sharply into my face, and then looked at me from head to foot, as if taking my exact measure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the Swamp Dragoons reached the place where I was standing, they gathered about me, and looked inquiringly at Tom Mason, as if waiting for him to say something.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When the Swamp Dragoons reached the place where I was standing, they gathered about me, and looked inquiringly at Tom Mason, as if waiting for him to say something.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the Swamp Dragoons reached the place where I was standing, they gathered about me, and looked inquiringly at Tom Mason, as if waiting for him to say something.
back
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From this reading When he had completed his examination, he stepped back, and striking his boots with his riding-whip, said:
boots
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Coleman
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From this reading “Do you remember what I told you the last time I saw you, Mark Coleman?
completed
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From this reading When he had completed his examination, he stepped back, and striking his boots with his riding-whip, said:
countenance
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From this reading The latter advanced with a grin on his countenance, peered sharply into my face, and then looked at me from head to foot, as if taking my exact measure.
didn't
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From this reading I said I was going to make things exceedingly lively for you this winter, didn’t I?
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you remember what I told you the last time I saw you, Mark Coleman?
Dragoons
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From this reading When the Swamp Dragoons reached the place where I was standing, they gathered about me, and looked inquiringly at Tom Mason, as if waiting for him to say something.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading The latter advanced with a grin on his countenance, peered sharply into my face, and then looked at me from head to foot, as if taking my exact measure.
examination
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exceedingly
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face
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From this reading The latter advanced with a grin on his countenance, peered sharply into my face, and then looked at me from head to foot, as if taking my exact measure.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The latter advanced with a grin on his countenance, peered sharply into my face, and then looked at me from head to foot, as if taking my exact measure.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When the Swamp Dragoons reached the place where I was standing, they gathered about me, and looked inquiringly at Tom Mason, as if waiting for him to say something.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The latter advanced with a grin on his countenance, peered sharply into my face, and then looked at me from head to foot, as if taking my exact measure.
gathered
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From this reading When the Swamp Dragoons reached the place where I was standing, they gathered about me, and looked inquiringly at Tom Mason, as if waiting for him to say something.
going
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From this reading I said I was going to make things exceedingly lively for you this winter, didn’t I?
grin
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From this reading The latter advanced with a grin on his countenance, peered sharply into my face, and then looked at me from head to foot, as if taking my exact measure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he had completed his examination, he stepped back, and striking his boots with his riding-whip, said:
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he had completed his examination, he stepped back, and striking his boots with his riding-whip, said:
head
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From this reading The latter advanced with a grin on his countenance, peered sharply into my face, and then looked at me from head to foot, as if taking my exact measure.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the Swamp Dragoons reached the place where I was standing, they gathered about me, and looked inquiringly at Tom Mason, as if waiting for him to say something.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The latter advanced with a grin on his countenance, peered sharply into my face, and then looked at me from head to foot, as if taking my exact measure.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When the Swamp Dragoons reached the place where I was standing, they gathered about me, and looked inquiringly at Tom Mason, as if waiting for him to say something.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When the Swamp Dragoons reached the place where I was standing, they gathered about me, and looked inquiringly at Tom Mason, as if waiting for him to say something.
inquiringly
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From this reading When the Swamp Dragoons reached the place where I was standing, they gathered about me, and looked inquiringly at Tom Mason, as if waiting for him to say something.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The latter advanced with a grin on his countenance, peered sharply into my face, and then looked at me from head to foot, as if taking my exact measure.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you remember what I told you the last time I saw you, Mark Coleman?
latter
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From this reading The latter advanced with a grin on his countenance, peered sharply into my face, and then looked at me from head to foot, as if taking my exact measure.
lively
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From this reading I said I was going to make things exceedingly lively for you this winter, didn’t I?
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the Swamp Dragoons reached the place where I was standing, they gathered about me, and looked inquiringly at Tom Mason, as if waiting for him to say something.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I said I was going to make things exceedingly lively for you this winter, didn’t I?
Mark
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Mason
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From this reading When the Swamp Dragoons reached the place where I was standing, they gathered about me, and looked inquiringly at Tom Mason, as if waiting for him to say something.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the Swamp Dragoons reached the place where I was standing, they gathered about me, and looked inquiringly at Tom Mason, as if waiting for him to say something.
measure
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From this reading The latter advanced with a grin on his countenance, peered sharply into my face, and then looked at me from head to foot, as if taking my exact measure.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The latter advanced with a grin on his countenance, peered sharply into my face, and then looked at me from head to foot, as if taking my exact measure.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The latter advanced with a grin on his countenance, peered sharply into my face, and then looked at me from head to foot, as if taking my exact measure.
peered
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From this reading The latter advanced with a grin on his countenance, peered sharply into my face, and then looked at me from head to foot, as if taking my exact measure.
place
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From this reading When the Swamp Dragoons reached the place where I was standing, they gathered about me, and looked inquiringly at Tom Mason, as if waiting for him to say something.
reached
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From this reading When the Swamp Dragoons reached the place where I was standing, they gathered about me, and looked inquiringly at Tom Mason, as if waiting for him to say something.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Do you remember what I told you the last time I saw you, Mark Coleman?
riding-whip
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From this reading When he had completed his examination, he stepped back, and striking his boots with his riding-whip, said:
said
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saw
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say
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From this reading When the Swamp Dragoons reached the place where I was standing, they gathered about me, and looked inquiringly at Tom Mason, as if waiting for him to say something.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The latter advanced with a grin on his countenance, peered sharply into my face, and then looked at me from head to foot, as if taking my exact measure.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading When the Swamp Dragoons reached the place where I was standing, they gathered about me, and looked inquiringly at Tom Mason, as if waiting for him to say something.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the Swamp Dragoons reached the place where I was standing, they gathered about me, and looked inquiringly at Tom Mason, as if waiting for him to say something.
stepped
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striking
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Swamp
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From this reading When the Swamp Dragoons reached the place where I was standing, they gathered about me, and looked inquiringly at Tom Mason, as if waiting for him to say something.
taking
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From this reading The latter advanced with a grin on his countenance, peered sharply into my face, and then looked at me from head to foot, as if taking my exact measure.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the Swamp Dragoons reached the place where I was standing, they gathered about me, and looked inquiringly at Tom Mason, as if waiting for him to say something.
then
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From this reading The latter advanced with a grin on his countenance, peered sharply into my face, and then looked at me from head to foot, as if taking my exact measure.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the Swamp Dragoons reached the place where I was standing, they gathered about me, and looked inquiringly at Tom Mason, as if waiting for him to say something.
things
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From this reading I said I was going to make things exceedingly lively for you this winter, didn’t I?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I said I was going to make things exceedingly lively for you this winter, didn’t I?
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you remember what I told you the last time I saw you, Mark Coleman?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the Swamp Dragoons reached the place where I was standing, they gathered about me, and looked inquiringly at Tom Mason, as if waiting for him to say something.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you remember what I told you the last time I saw you, Mark Coleman?
Tom
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From this reading When the Swamp Dragoons reached the place where I was standing, they gathered about me, and looked inquiringly at Tom Mason, as if waiting for him to say something.
waiting
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From this reading When the Swamp Dragoons reached the place where I was standing, they gathered about me, and looked inquiringly at Tom Mason, as if waiting for him to say something.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the Swamp Dragoons reached the place where I was standing, they gathered about me, and looked inquiringly at Tom Mason, as if waiting for him to say something.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Do you remember what I told you the last time I saw you, Mark Coleman?
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the Swamp Dragoons reached the place where I was standing, they gathered about me, and looked inquiringly at Tom Mason, as if waiting for him to say something.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading When the Swamp Dragoons reached the place where I was standing, they gathered about me, and looked inquiringly at Tom Mason, as if waiting for him to say something.
winter
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From this reading I said I was going to make things exceedingly lively for you this winter, didn’t I?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The latter advanced with a grin on his countenance, peered sharply into my face, and then looked at me from head to foot, as if taking my exact measure.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you remember what I told you the last time I saw you, Mark Coleman?
