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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 He was on his feet at once; and to the widow it was restful to find a man who answered so quickly to the call of need.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was on his feet at once; and to the widow it was restful to find a man who answered so quickly to the call of need.
answered
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From this reading He was on his feet at once; and to the widow it was restful to find a man who answered so quickly to the call of need.
asked
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From this reading “Well?” he asked, rubbing his eyes.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At ten of the next morning Widow Mathewson crept down the stairway at Ghyll Farm.
call
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From this reading He was on his feet at once; and to the widow it was restful to find a man who answered so quickly to the call of need.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Gaunt had snatched what sleep he could on the settle in the living-room.
crept
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From this reading At ten of the next morning Widow Mathewson crept down the stairway at Ghyll Farm.
down
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From this reading At ten of the next morning Widow Mathewson crept down the stairway at Ghyll Farm.
eyes
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From this reading “Well?” he asked, rubbing his eyes.
Farm
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From this reading At ten of the next morning Widow Mathewson crept down the stairway at Ghyll Farm.
feet
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From this reading He was on his feet at once; and to the widow it was restful to find a man who answered so quickly to the call of need.
find
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From this reading He was on his feet at once; and to the widow it was restful to find a man who answered so quickly to the call of need.
Gaunt
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From this reading Gaunt had snatched what sleep he could on the settle in the living-room.
Ghyll
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From this reading At ten of the next morning Widow Mathewson crept down the stairway at Ghyll Farm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gaunt had snatched what sleep he could on the settle in the living-room.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gaunt had snatched what sleep he could on the settle in the living-room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You’re needed, Reuben,” she said, touching him on the shoulder.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was on his feet at once; and to the widow it was restful to find a man who answered so quickly to the call of need.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gaunt had snatched what sleep he could on the settle in the living-room.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was on his feet at once; and to the widow it was restful to find a man who answered so quickly to the call of need.
living-room
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From this reading Gaunt had snatched what sleep he could on the settle in the living-room.
man
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From this reading He was on his feet at once; and to the widow it was restful to find a man who answered so quickly to the call of need.
Mathewson
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From this reading At ten of the next morning Widow Mathewson crept down the stairway at Ghyll Farm.
morning
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From this reading At ten of the next morning Widow Mathewson crept down the stairway at Ghyll Farm.
need
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From this reading He was on his feet at once; and to the widow it was restful to find a man who answered so quickly to the call of need.
needed
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From this reading “You’re needed, Reuben,” she said, touching him on the shoulder.
next
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From this reading At ten of the next morning Widow Mathewson crept down the stairway at Ghyll Farm.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At ten of the next morning Widow Mathewson crept down the stairway at Ghyll Farm.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gaunt had snatched what sleep he could on the settle in the living-room.
once
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From this reading He was on his feet at once; and to the widow it was restful to find a man who answered so quickly to the call of need.
quickly
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From this reading He was on his feet at once; and to the widow it was restful to find a man who answered so quickly to the call of need.
restful
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From this reading He was on his feet at once; and to the widow it was restful to find a man who answered so quickly to the call of need.
Reuben
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From this reading “You’re needed, Reuben,” she said, touching him on the shoulder.
rubbing
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From this reading “Well?” he asked, rubbing his eyes.
said
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From this reading “You’re needed, Reuben,” she said, touching him on the shoulder.
settle
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From this reading Gaunt had snatched what sleep he could on the settle in the living-room.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You’re needed, Reuben,” she said, touching him on the shoulder.
shoulder
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From this reading “You’re needed, Reuben,” she said, touching him on the shoulder.
sleep
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From this reading Gaunt had snatched what sleep he could on the settle in the living-room.
snatched
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From this reading Gaunt had snatched what sleep he could on the settle in the living-room.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was on his feet at once; and to the widow it was restful to find a man who answered so quickly to the call of need.
stairway
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From this reading At ten of the next morning Widow Mathewson crept down the stairway at Ghyll Farm.
ten
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From this reading At ten of the next morning Widow Mathewson crept down the stairway at Ghyll Farm.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At ten of the next morning Widow Mathewson crept down the stairway at Ghyll Farm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was on his feet at once; and to the widow it was restful to find a man who answered so quickly to the call of need.
touching
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From this reading “You’re needed, Reuben,” she said, touching him on the shoulder.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was on his feet at once; and to the widow it was restful to find a man who answered so quickly to the call of need.
Well
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From this reading “Well?” he asked, rubbing his eyes.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Gaunt had snatched what sleep he could on the settle in the living-room.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was on his feet at once; and to the widow it was restful to find a man who answered so quickly to the call of need.
Widow
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From this reading At ten of the next morning Widow Mathewson crept down the stairway at Ghyll Farm.
You're
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From this reading “You’re needed, Reuben,” she said, touching him on the shoulder.
