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all
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From this reading Captain Gildrock had started out all the officers in Genverres to hunt down the burglars.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The bell on the dormitory was rung at the regular hour, and every thing went on as usual at the school.
ANGELO
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From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF MICHAEL ANGELO SPICKLES.
ARRIVAL
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From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF MICHAEL ANGELO SPICKLES.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The bell on the dormitory was rung at the regular hour, and every thing went on as usual at the school.
assemble
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From this reading It was Saturday, and the regular sessions of the school were suspended on that day; but the order had been given for all the students to assemble in the schoolroom at eight o'clock.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The bell on the dormitory was rung at the regular hour, and every thing went on as usual at the school.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The engineer and the carpenter had the start of them, but at breakfast-time nothing had been heard from them.
bell
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From this reading The bell on the dormitory was rung at the regular hour, and every thing went on as usual at the school.
breakfast-time
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From this reading The engineer and the carpenter had the start of them, but at breakfast-time nothing had been heard from them.
burglars
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From this reading Captain Gildrock had started out all the officers in Genverres to hunt down the burglars.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The engineer and the carpenter had the start of them, but at breakfast-time nothing had been heard from them.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Gildrock had started out all the officers in Genverres to hunt down the burglars.
carpenter
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From this reading The engineer and the carpenter had the start of them, but at breakfast-time nothing had been heard from them.
day
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From this reading It was Saturday, and the regular sessions of the school were suspended on that day; but the order had been given for all the students to assemble in the schoolroom at eight o'clock.
dormitory
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From this reading The bell on the dormitory was rung at the regular hour, and every thing went on as usual at the school.
down
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From this reading Captain Gildrock had started out all the officers in Genverres to hunt down the burglars.
eight
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From this reading It was Saturday, and the regular sessions of the school were suspended on that day; but the order had been given for all the students to assemble in the schoolroom at eight o'clock.
engineer
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From this reading The engineer and the carpenter had the start of them, but at breakfast-time nothing had been heard from them.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The bell on the dormitory was rung at the regular hour, and every thing went on as usual at the school.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was Saturday, and the regular sessions of the school were suspended on that day; but the order had been given for all the students to assemble in the schoolroom at eight o'clock.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The engineer and the carpenter had the start of them, but at breakfast-time nothing had been heard from them.
Genverres
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From this reading Captain Gildrock had started out all the officers in Genverres to hunt down the burglars.
Gildrock
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From this reading Captain Gildrock had started out all the officers in Genverres to hunt down the burglars.
given
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From this reading It was Saturday, and the regular sessions of the school were suspended on that day; but the order had been given for all the students to assemble in the schoolroom at eight o'clock.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Captain Gildrock had started out all the officers in Genverres to hunt down the burglars.
heard
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From this reading The engineer and the carpenter had the start of them, but at breakfast-time nothing had been heard from them.
hour
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From this reading The bell on the dormitory was rung at the regular hour, and every thing went on as usual at the school.
hunt
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From this reading Captain Gildrock had started out all the officers in Genverres to hunt down the burglars.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Captain Gildrock had started out all the officers in Genverres to hunt down the burglars.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Saturday, and the regular sessions of the school were suspended on that day; but the order had been given for all the students to assemble in the schoolroom at eight o'clock.
MICHAEL
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From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF MICHAEL ANGELO SPICKLES.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The engineer and the carpenter had the start of them, but at breakfast-time nothing had been heard from them.
o'clock
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From this reading It was Saturday, and the regular sessions of the school were suspended on that day; but the order had been given for all the students to assemble in the schoolroom at eight o'clock.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF MICHAEL ANGELO SPICKLES.
officers
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From this reading Captain Gildrock had started out all the officers in Genverres to hunt down the burglars.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The bell on the dormitory was rung at the regular hour, and every thing went on as usual at the school.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Saturday, and the regular sessions of the school were suspended on that day; but the order had been given for all the students to assemble in the schoolroom at eight o'clock.
out
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From this reading Captain Gildrock had started out all the officers in Genverres to hunt down the burglars.
regular
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From this reading The bell on the dormitory was rung at the regular hour, and every thing went on as usual at the school.
rung
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From this reading The bell on the dormitory was rung at the regular hour, and every thing went on as usual at the school.
Saturday
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From this reading It was Saturday, and the regular sessions of the school were suspended on that day; but the order had been given for all the students to assemble in the schoolroom at eight o'clock.
school
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From this reading The bell on the dormitory was rung at the regular hour, and every thing went on as usual at the school.
schoolroom
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From this reading It was Saturday, and the regular sessions of the school were suspended on that day; but the order had been given for all the students to assemble in the schoolroom at eight o'clock.
sessions
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From this reading It was Saturday, and the regular sessions of the school were suspended on that day; but the order had been given for all the students to assemble in the schoolroom at eight o'clock.
SPICKLES
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From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF MICHAEL ANGELO SPICKLES.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The engineer and the carpenter had the start of them, but at breakfast-time nothing had been heard from them.
started
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From this reading Captain Gildrock had started out all the officers in Genverres to hunt down the burglars.
students
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From this reading It was Saturday, and the regular sessions of the school were suspended on that day; but the order had been given for all the students to assemble in the schoolroom at eight o'clock.
suspended
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From this reading It was Saturday, and the regular sessions of the school were suspended on that day; but the order had been given for all the students to assemble in the schoolroom at eight o'clock.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was Saturday, and the regular sessions of the school were suspended on that day; but the order had been given for all the students to assemble in the schoolroom at eight o'clock.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF MICHAEL ANGELO SPICKLES.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The engineer and the carpenter had the start of them, but at breakfast-time nothing had been heard from them.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bell on the dormitory was rung at the regular hour, and every thing went on as usual at the school.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Captain Gildrock had started out all the officers in Genverres to hunt down the burglars.
usual
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From this reading The bell on the dormitory was rung at the regular hour, and every thing went on as usual at the school.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The bell on the dormitory was rung at the regular hour, and every thing went on as usual at the school.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bell on the dormitory was rung at the regular hour, and every thing went on as usual at the school.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was Saturday, and the regular sessions of the school were suspended on that day; but the order had been given for all the students to assemble in the schoolroom at eight o'clock.
