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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 MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He had watched light clouds drift across it, and the sun pass slowly and majestically down it, and the sunset turn the clouds into floating blood-red plumes.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was alone, for the Muggletonian, Havisham and Trail were confined in the overseer's house.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
ankles
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From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
arms
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From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
attic
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From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
beam
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From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been there since noon.
blood-red
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From this reading He had watched light clouds drift across it, and the sun pass slowly and majestically down it, and the sunset turn the clouds into floating blood-red plumes.
bound
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From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
clouds
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From this reading He had watched light clouds drift across it, and the sun pass slowly and majestically down it, and the sunset turn the clouds into floating blood-red plumes.
confined
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From this reading He was alone, for the Muggletonian, Havisham and Trail were confined in the overseer's house.
cords
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From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
down
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From this reading He had watched light clouds drift across it, and the sun pass slowly and majestically down it, and the sunset turn the clouds into floating blood-red plumes.
drift
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From this reading He had watched light clouds drift across it, and the sun pass slowly and majestically down it, and the sunset turn the clouds into floating blood-red plumes.
end
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From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
fastened
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From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
floating
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From this reading He had watched light clouds drift across it, and the sun pass slowly and majestically down it, and the sunset turn the clouds into floating blood-red plumes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was alone, for the Muggletonian, Havisham and Trail were confined in the overseer's house.
framing
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From this reading Opposite him was a small window framing a square of sky.
Godfrey
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From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had watched light clouds drift across it, and the sun pass slowly and majestically down it, and the sunset turn the clouds into floating blood-red plumes.
Havisham
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From this reading He was alone, for the Muggletonian, Havisham and Trail were confined in the overseer's house.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was alone, for the Muggletonian, Havisham and Trail were confined in the overseer's house.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Opposite him was a small window framing a square of sky.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
house
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From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had watched light clouds drift across it, and the sun pass slowly and majestically down it, and the sunset turn the clouds into floating blood-red plumes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had watched light clouds drift across it, and the sun pass slowly and majestically down it, and the sunset turn the clouds into floating blood-red plumes.
Landless
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From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
lay
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From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
light
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From this reading He had watched light clouds drift across it, and the sun pass slowly and majestically down it, and the sunset turn the clouds into floating blood-red plumes.
majestically
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From this reading He had watched light clouds drift across it, and the sun pass slowly and majestically down it, and the sunset turn the clouds into floating blood-red plumes.
MESSAGE
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From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
Muggletonian
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From this reading He was alone, for the Muggletonian, Havisham and Trail were confined in the overseer's house.
noon
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From this reading He had been there since noon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
Opposite
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From this reading Opposite him was a small window framing a square of sky.
overseer's
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From this reading He was alone, for the Muggletonian, Havisham and Trail were confined in the overseer's house.
pass
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From this reading He had watched light clouds drift across it, and the sun pass slowly and majestically down it, and the sunset turn the clouds into floating blood-red plumes.
plumes
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From this reading He had watched light clouds drift across it, and the sun pass slowly and majestically down it, and the sunset turn the clouds into floating blood-red plumes.
room
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From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
rope
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From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
sides
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From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He had been there since noon.
sky
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From this reading Opposite him was a small window framing a square of sky.
slowly
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From this reading He had watched light clouds drift across it, and the sun pass slowly and majestically down it, and the sunset turn the clouds into floating blood-red plumes.
small
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From this reading Opposite him was a small window framing a square of sky.
square
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From this reading Opposite him was a small window framing a square of sky.
sun
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From this reading He had watched light clouds drift across it, and the sun pass slowly and majestically down it, and the sunset turn the clouds into floating blood-red plumes.
sunset
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From this reading He had watched light clouds drift across it, and the sun pass slowly and majestically down it, and the sunset turn the clouds into floating blood-red plumes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
there
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From this reading He had been there since noon.
thick
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From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
Trail
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From this reading He was alone, for the Muggletonian, Havisham and Trail were confined in the overseer's house.
turn
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From this reading He had watched light clouds drift across it, and the sun pass slowly and majestically down it, and the sunset turn the clouds into floating blood-red plumes.
unused
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From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
wall
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From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
watched
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From this reading He had watched light clouds drift across it, and the sun pass slowly and majestically down it, and the sunset turn the clouds into floating blood-red plumes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was alone, for the Muggletonian, Havisham and Trail were confined in the overseer's house.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A MESSAGE In an unused attic room of the great house lay Godfrey Landless, cords about his ankles, and his arms bound to his sides by cords and by a thick rope, one end of which was fastened to a beam on the wall.
window
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From this reading Opposite him was a small window framing a square of sky.
