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Ah
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From this reading "Ah?" she said, slowly; looking away from me, and speaking so coolly and strangely as both to surprise and damp me.
amazement
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From this reading At that I remember that I cried out in overwhelming excitement and amazement; cried out that I knew the man and his story, and the place whence she had been taken; that I had heard the tale from my father years before.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At that I remember that I cried out in overwhelming excitement and amazement; cried out that I knew the man and his story, and the place whence she had been taken; that I had heard the tale from my father years before.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Ah?" she said, slowly; looking away from me, and speaking so coolly and strangely as both to surprise and damp me.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that I remember that I cried out in overwhelming excitement and amazement; cried out that I knew the man and his story, and the place whence she had been taken; that I had heard the tale from my father years before.
away
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From this reading "Ah?" she said, slowly; looking away from me, and speaking so coolly and strangely as both to surprise and damp me.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At that I remember that I cried out in overwhelming excitement and amazement; cried out that I knew the man and his story, and the place whence she had been taken; that I had heard the tale from my father years before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At that I remember that I cried out in overwhelming excitement and amazement; cried out that I knew the man and his story, and the place whence she had been taken; that I had heard the tale from my father years before.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading I cried, quite beside myself at the wonderful discovery I had made.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "Ah?" she said, slowly; looking away from me, and speaking so coolly and strangely as both to surprise and damp me.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "It was Colonel Porter who picked you up--Colonel Porter, and he saved his life by it!"
Colonel
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From this reading "It was Colonel Porter who picked you up--Colonel Porter, and he saved his life by it!"
coolly
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From this reading "Ah?" she said, slowly; looking away from me, and speaking so coolly and strangely as both to surprise and damp me.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At that I remember that I cried out in overwhelming excitement and amazement; cried out that I knew the man and his story, and the place whence she had been taken; that I had heard the tale from my father years before.
damp
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From this reading "Ah?" she said, slowly; looking away from me, and speaking so coolly and strangely as both to surprise and damp me.
discovery
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From this reading I cried, quite beside myself at the wonderful discovery I had made.
excitement
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From this reading At that I remember that I cried out in overwhelming excitement and amazement; cried out that I knew the man and his story, and the place whence she had been taken; that I had heard the tale from my father years before.
father
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From this reading At that I remember that I cried out in overwhelming excitement and amazement; cried out that I knew the man and his story, and the place whence she had been taken; that I had heard the tale from my father years before.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At that I remember that I cried out in overwhelming excitement and amazement; cried out that I knew the man and his story, and the place whence she had been taken; that I had heard the tale from my father years before.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It was Colonel Porter, in the great riot at Norwich."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At that I remember that I cried out in overwhelming excitement and amazement; cried out that I knew the man and his story, and the place whence she had been taken; that I had heard the tale from my father years before.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It was Colonel Porter who picked you up--Colonel Porter, and he saved his life by it!"
heard
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From this reading At that I remember that I cried out in overwhelming excitement and amazement; cried out that I knew the man and his story, and the place whence she had been taken; that I had heard the tale from my father years before.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At that I remember that I cried out in overwhelming excitement and amazement; cried out that I knew the man and his story, and the place whence she had been taken; that I had heard the tale from my father years before.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At that I remember that I cried out in overwhelming excitement and amazement; cried out that I knew the man and his story, and the place whence she had been taken; that I had heard the tale from my father years before.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At that I remember that I cried out in overwhelming excitement and amazement; cried out that I knew the man and his story, and the place whence she had been taken; that I had heard the tale from my father years before.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was Colonel Porter who picked you up--Colonel Porter, and he saved his life by it!"
knew
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From this reading At that I remember that I cried out in overwhelming excitement and amazement; cried out that I knew the man and his story, and the place whence she had been taken; that I had heard the tale from my father years before.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It was Colonel Porter who picked you up--Colonel Porter, and he saved his life by it!"
looking
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From this reading "Ah?" she said, slowly; looking away from me, and speaking so coolly and strangely as both to surprise and damp me.
made
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From this reading I cried, quite beside myself at the wonderful discovery I had made.
man
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From this reading At that I remember that I cried out in overwhelming excitement and amazement; cried out that I knew the man and his story, and the place whence she had been taken; that I had heard the tale from my father years before.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ah?" she said, slowly; looking away from me, and speaking so coolly and strangely as both to surprise and damp me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At that I remember that I cried out in overwhelming excitement and amazement; cried out that I knew the man and his story, and the place whence she had been taken; that I had heard the tale from my father years before.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I cried, quite beside myself at the wonderful discovery I had made.
Norwich
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From this reading "It was Colonel Porter, in the great riot at Norwich."
out
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From this reading At that I remember that I cried out in overwhelming excitement and amazement; cried out that I knew the man and his story, and the place whence she had been taken; that I had heard the tale from my father years before.
overwhelming
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From this reading At that I remember that I cried out in overwhelming excitement and amazement; cried out that I knew the man and his story, and the place whence she had been taken; that I had heard the tale from my father years before.
picked
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From this reading "It was Colonel Porter who picked you up--Colonel Porter, and he saved his life by it!"
place
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From this reading At that I remember that I cried out in overwhelming excitement and amazement; cried out that I knew the man and his story, and the place whence she had been taken; that I had heard the tale from my father years before.
Porter
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From this reading "It was Colonel Porter who picked you up--Colonel Porter, and he saved his life by it!"
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cried, quite beside myself at the wonderful discovery I had made.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading At that I remember that I cried out in overwhelming excitement and amazement; cried out that I knew the man and his story, and the place whence she had been taken; that I had heard the tale from my father years before.
riot
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From this reading "It was Colonel Porter, in the great riot at Norwich."
said
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From this reading "Ah?" she said, slowly; looking away from me, and speaking so coolly and strangely as both to surprise and damp me.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It was Colonel Porter who picked you up--Colonel Porter, and he saved his life by it!"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At that I remember that I cried out in overwhelming excitement and amazement; cried out that I knew the man and his story, and the place whence she had been taken; that I had heard the tale from my father years before.
slowly
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From this reading "Ah?" she said, slowly; looking away from me, and speaking so coolly and strangely as both to surprise and damp me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Ah?" she said, slowly; looking away from me, and speaking so coolly and strangely as both to surprise and damp me.
speaking
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From this reading "Ah?" she said, slowly; looking away from me, and speaking so coolly and strangely as both to surprise and damp me.
story
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From this reading At that I remember that I cried out in overwhelming excitement and amazement; cried out that I knew the man and his story, and the place whence she had been taken; that I had heard the tale from my father years before.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Ah?" she said, slowly; looking away from me, and speaking so coolly and strangely as both to surprise and damp me.
surprise
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From this reading "Ah?" she said, slowly; looking away from me, and speaking so coolly and strangely as both to surprise and damp me.
taken
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From this reading At that I remember that I cried out in overwhelming excitement and amazement; cried out that I knew the man and his story, and the place whence she had been taken; that I had heard the tale from my father years before.
tale
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From this reading At that I remember that I cried out in overwhelming excitement and amazement; cried out that I knew the man and his story, and the place whence she had been taken; that I had heard the tale from my father years before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that I remember that I cried out in overwhelming excitement and amazement; cried out that I knew the man and his story, and the place whence she had been taken; that I had heard the tale from my father years before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At that I remember that I cried out in overwhelming excitement and amazement; cried out that I knew the man and his story, and the place whence she had been taken; that I had heard the tale from my father years before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ah?" she said, slowly; looking away from me, and speaking so coolly and strangely as both to surprise and damp me.
up
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From this reading "It was Colonel Porter who picked you up--Colonel Porter, and he saved his life by it!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was Colonel Porter who picked you up--Colonel Porter, and he saved his life by it!"
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading At that I remember that I cried out in overwhelming excitement and amazement; cried out that I knew the man and his story, and the place whence she had been taken; that I had heard the tale from my father years before.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "It was Colonel Porter who picked you up--Colonel Porter, and he saved his life by it!"
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I cried, quite beside myself at the wonderful discovery I had made.
years
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From this reading At that I remember that I cried out in overwhelming excitement and amazement; cried out that I knew the man and his story, and the place whence she had been taken; that I had heard the tale from my father years before.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It was Colonel Porter who picked you up--Colonel Porter, and he saved his life by it!"
