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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 During the journey his dusky driver did not speak a word.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Calhoun parted from Joyce he sank back in the carriage and gave himself up to the most gloomy thoughts.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading PRISON DOORS ARE OPENED.
back
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From this reading When Calhoun parted from Joyce he sank back in the carriage and gave himself up to the most gloomy thoughts.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The drive seemed a long one to Calhoun, and he was thoroughly wearied when the carriage drew up by a log house, surrounded by a small clearing.
Calhoun
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From this reading When Calhoun parted from Joyce he sank back in the carriage and gave himself up to the most gloomy thoughts.
carriage
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From this reading When Calhoun parted from Joyce he sank back in the carriage and gave himself up to the most gloomy thoughts.
clearing
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From this reading The drive seemed a long one to Calhoun, and he was thoroughly wearied when the carriage drew up by a log house, surrounded by a small clearing.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading During the journey his dusky driver did not speak a word.
DOORS
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From this reading PRISON DOORS ARE OPENED.
drew
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From this reading The drive seemed a long one to Calhoun, and he was thoroughly wearied when the carriage drew up by a log house, surrounded by a small clearing.
drive
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From this reading The drive seemed a long one to Calhoun, and he was thoroughly wearied when the carriage drew up by a log house, surrounded by a small clearing.
driver
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From this reading During the journey his dusky driver did not speak a word.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the journey his dusky driver did not speak a word.
dusky
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From this reading During the journey his dusky driver did not speak a word.
escape
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From this reading The sorrow of parting from her took from him the joy of his escape.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Calhoun parted from Joyce he sank back in the carriage and gave himself up to the most gloomy thoughts.
gave
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From this reading When Calhoun parted from Joyce he sank back in the carriage and gave himself up to the most gloomy thoughts.
gloomy
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From this reading When Calhoun parted from Joyce he sank back in the carriage and gave himself up to the most gloomy thoughts.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Calhoun parted from Joyce he sank back in the carriage and gave himself up to the most gloomy thoughts.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The sorrow of parting from her took from him the joy of his escape.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sorrow of parting from her took from him the joy of his escape.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Calhoun parted from Joyce he sank back in the carriage and gave himself up to the most gloomy thoughts.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sorrow of parting from her took from him the joy of his escape.
house
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From this reading The drive seemed a long one to Calhoun, and he was thoroughly wearied when the carriage drew up by a log house, surrounded by a small clearing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Calhoun parted from Joyce he sank back in the carriage and gave himself up to the most gloomy thoughts.
journey
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From this reading During the journey his dusky driver did not speak a word.
joy
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From this reading The sorrow of parting from her took from him the joy of his escape.
Joyce
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From this reading When Calhoun parted from Joyce he sank back in the carriage and gave himself up to the most gloomy thoughts.
log
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From this reading The drive seemed a long one to Calhoun, and he was thoroughly wearied when the carriage drew up by a log house, surrounded by a small clearing.
long
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From this reading The drive seemed a long one to Calhoun, and he was thoroughly wearied when the carriage drew up by a log house, surrounded by a small clearing.
most
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From this reading When Calhoun parted from Joyce he sank back in the carriage and gave himself up to the most gloomy thoughts.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading During the journey his dusky driver did not speak a word.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sorrow of parting from her took from him the joy of his escape.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The drive seemed a long one to Calhoun, and he was thoroughly wearied when the carriage drew up by a log house, surrounded by a small clearing.
OPENED
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From this reading PRISON DOORS ARE OPENED.
parted
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From this reading When Calhoun parted from Joyce he sank back in the carriage and gave himself up to the most gloomy thoughts.
parting
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From this reading The sorrow of parting from her took from him the joy of his escape.
PRISON
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From this reading PRISON DOORS ARE OPENED.
sank
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From this reading When Calhoun parted from Joyce he sank back in the carriage and gave himself up to the most gloomy thoughts.
seemed
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From this reading The drive seemed a long one to Calhoun, and he was thoroughly wearied when the carriage drew up by a log house, surrounded by a small clearing.
small
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From this reading The drive seemed a long one to Calhoun, and he was thoroughly wearied when the carriage drew up by a log house, surrounded by a small clearing.
sorrow
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From this reading The sorrow of parting from her took from him the joy of his escape.
speak
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From this reading During the journey his dusky driver did not speak a word.
surrounded
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From this reading The drive seemed a long one to Calhoun, and he was thoroughly wearied when the carriage drew up by a log house, surrounded by a small clearing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Calhoun parted from Joyce he sank back in the carriage and gave himself up to the most gloomy thoughts.
thoroughly
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From this reading The drive seemed a long one to Calhoun, and he was thoroughly wearied when the carriage drew up by a log house, surrounded by a small clearing.
thoughts
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From this reading When Calhoun parted from Joyce he sank back in the carriage and gave himself up to the most gloomy thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Calhoun parted from Joyce he sank back in the carriage and gave himself up to the most gloomy thoughts.
took
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From this reading The sorrow of parting from her took from him the joy of his escape.
up
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From this reading When Calhoun parted from Joyce he sank back in the carriage and gave himself up to the most gloomy thoughts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The drive seemed a long one to Calhoun, and he was thoroughly wearied when the carriage drew up by a log house, surrounded by a small clearing.
wearied
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From this reading The drive seemed a long one to Calhoun, and he was thoroughly wearied when the carriage drew up by a log house, surrounded by a small clearing.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Calhoun parted from Joyce he sank back in the carriage and gave himself up to the most gloomy thoughts.
word
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From this reading During the journey his dusky driver did not speak a word.
