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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 MISS SYBILLA SILVER Meantime Sir Everard had aroused his valet and a brace of tall footmen, and dispatched them to the aid of the wounded man in the wood.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And then he sought his own chamber, and, after an hour or two of aimless tossing, dropped into an uneasy sleep.
aid
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From this reading MISS SYBILLA SILVER Meantime Sir Everard had aroused his valet and a brace of tall footmen, and dispatched them to the aid of the wounded man in the wood.
aimless
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From this reading And then he sought his own chamber, and, after an hour or two of aimless tossing, dropped into an uneasy sleep.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And then he sought his own chamber, and, after an hour or two of aimless tossing, dropped into an uneasy sleep.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MISS SYBILLA SILVER Meantime Sir Everard had aroused his valet and a brace of tall footmen, and dispatched them to the aid of the wounded man in the wood.
arm
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From this reading He was walking through Brithlow Wood with Lady Louise on his arm, the moonlight sifting through the tall trees as he had seen it last.
aroused
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From this reading MISS SYBILLA SILVER Meantime Sir Everard had aroused his valet and a brace of tall footmen, and dispatched them to the aid of the wounded man in the wood.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was walking through Brithlow Wood with Lady Louise on his arm, the moonlight sifting through the tall trees as he had seen it last.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Suddenly, with a rustle and a hiss, a huge green serpent glided out, reared itself up, and glared at them with eyes of deadly menace.
brace
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From this reading MISS SYBILLA SILVER Meantime Sir Everard had aroused his valet and a brace of tall footmen, and dispatched them to the aid of the wounded man in the wood.
Brithlow
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From this reading He was walking through Brithlow Wood with Lady Louise on his arm, the moonlight sifting through the tall trees as he had seen it last.
chamber
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From this reading And then he sought his own chamber, and, after an hour or two of aimless tossing, dropped into an uneasy sleep.
deadly
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From this reading Suddenly, with a rustle and a hiss, a huge green serpent glided out, reared itself up, and glared at them with eyes of deadly menace.
dispatched
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From this reading MISS SYBILLA SILVER Meantime Sir Everard had aroused his valet and a brace of tall footmen, and dispatched them to the aid of the wounded man in the wood.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading And sleeping, Sir Everard had a singular dream.
dropped
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From this reading And then he sought his own chamber, and, after an hour or two of aimless tossing, dropped into an uneasy sleep.
Everard
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From this reading MISS SYBILLA SILVER Meantime Sir Everard had aroused his valet and a brace of tall footmen, and dispatched them to the aid of the wounded man in the wood.
eyes
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footmen
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From this reading MISS SYBILLA SILVER Meantime Sir Everard had aroused his valet and a brace of tall footmen, and dispatched them to the aid of the wounded man in the wood.
glared
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From this reading Suddenly, with a rustle and a hiss, a huge green serpent glided out, reared itself up, and glared at them with eyes of deadly menace.
glided
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From this reading Suddenly, with a rustle and a hiss, a huge green serpent glided out, reared itself up, and glared at them with eyes of deadly menace.
green
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From this reading Suddenly, with a rustle and a hiss, a huge green serpent glided out, reared itself up, and glared at them with eyes of deadly menace.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MISS SYBILLA SILVER Meantime Sir Everard had aroused his valet and a brace of tall footmen, and dispatched them to the aid of the wounded man in the wood.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then he sought his own chamber, and, after an hour or two of aimless tossing, dropped into an uneasy sleep.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MISS SYBILLA SILVER Meantime Sir Everard had aroused his valet and a brace of tall footmen, and dispatched them to the aid of the wounded man in the wood.
hiss
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From this reading Suddenly, with a rustle and a hiss, a huge green serpent glided out, reared itself up, and glared at them with eyes of deadly menace.
hour
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From this reading And then he sought his own chamber, and, after an hour or two of aimless tossing, dropped into an uneasy sleep.
huge
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From this reading Suddenly, with a rustle and a hiss, a huge green serpent glided out, reared itself up, and glared at them with eyes of deadly menace.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MISS SYBILLA SILVER Meantime Sir Everard had aroused his valet and a brace of tall footmen, and dispatched them to the aid of the wounded man in the wood.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And then he sought his own chamber, and, after an hour or two of aimless tossing, dropped into an uneasy sleep.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was walking through Brithlow Wood with Lady Louise on his arm, the moonlight sifting through the tall trees as he had seen it last.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Suddenly, with a rustle and a hiss, a huge green serpent glided out, reared itself up, and glared at them with eyes of deadly menace.
Lady
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From this reading He was walking through Brithlow Wood with Lady Louise on his arm, the moonlight sifting through the tall trees as he had seen it last.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was walking through Brithlow Wood with Lady Louise on his arm, the moonlight sifting through the tall trees as he had seen it last.
Louise
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From this reading He was walking through Brithlow Wood with Lady Louise on his arm, the moonlight sifting through the tall trees as he had seen it last.
man
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From this reading MISS SYBILLA SILVER Meantime Sir Everard had aroused his valet and a brace of tall footmen, and dispatched them to the aid of the wounded man in the wood.
MeantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading MISS SYBILLA SILVER Meantime Sir Everard had aroused his valet and a brace of tall footmen, and dispatched them to the aid of the wounded man in the wood.
menace
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From this reading Suddenly, with a rustle and a hiss, a huge green serpent glided out, reared itself up, and glared at them with eyes of deadly menace.
MISS
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From this reading MISS SYBILLA SILVER Meantime Sir Everard had aroused his valet and a brace of tall footmen, and dispatched them to the aid of the wounded man in the wood.
moonlight
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From this reading He was walking through Brithlow Wood with Lady Louise on his arm, the moonlight sifting through the tall trees as he had seen it last.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MISS SYBILLA SILVER Meantime Sir Everard had aroused his valet and a brace of tall footmen, and dispatched them to the aid of the wounded man in the wood.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was walking through Brithlow Wood with Lady Louise on his arm, the moonlight sifting through the tall trees as he had seen it last.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And then he sought his own chamber, and, after an hour or two of aimless tossing, dropped into an uneasy sleep.
out
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From this reading Suddenly, with a rustle and a hiss, a huge green serpent glided out, reared itself up, and glared at them with eyes of deadly menace.
own
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From this reading And then he sought his own chamber, and, after an hour or two of aimless tossing, dropped into an uneasy sleep.
reared
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From this reading Suddenly, with a rustle and a hiss, a huge green serpent glided out, reared itself up, and glared at them with eyes of deadly menace.
rustle
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From this reading Suddenly, with a rustle and a hiss, a huge green serpent glided out, reared itself up, and glared at them with eyes of deadly menace.
seen
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From this reading He was walking through Brithlow Wood with Lady Louise on his arm, the moonlight sifting through the tall trees as he had seen it last.
serpent
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From this reading Suddenly, with a rustle and a hiss, a huge green serpent glided out, reared itself up, and glared at them with eyes of deadly menace.
sifting
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From this reading He was walking through Brithlow Wood with Lady Louise on his arm, the moonlight sifting through the tall trees as he had seen it last.
SILVER
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From this reading MISS SYBILLA SILVER Meantime Sir Everard had aroused his valet and a brace of tall footmen, and dispatched them to the aid of the wounded man in the wood.
singular
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From this reading And sleeping, Sir Everard had a singular dream.
Sir
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From this reading MISS SYBILLA SILVER Meantime Sir Everard had aroused his valet and a brace of tall footmen, and dispatched them to the aid of the wounded man in the wood.
sleep
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From this reading And then he sought his own chamber, and, after an hour or two of aimless tossing, dropped into an uneasy sleep.
sleeping
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From this reading And sleeping, Sir Everard had a singular dream.
sought
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From this reading And then he sought his own chamber, and, after an hour or two of aimless tossing, dropped into an uneasy sleep.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly, with a rustle and a hiss, a huge green serpent glided out, reared itself up, and glared at them with eyes of deadly menace.
SYBILLA
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From this reading MISS SYBILLA SILVER Meantime Sir Everard had aroused his valet and a brace of tall footmen, and dispatched them to the aid of the wounded man in the wood.
tall
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From this reading MISS SYBILLA SILVER Meantime Sir Everard had aroused his valet and a brace of tall footmen, and dispatched them to the aid of the wounded man in the wood.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISS SYBILLA SILVER Meantime Sir Everard had aroused his valet and a brace of tall footmen, and dispatched them to the aid of the wounded man in the wood.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading MISS SYBILLA SILVER Meantime Sir Everard had aroused his valet and a brace of tall footmen, and dispatched them to the aid of the wounded man in the wood.
then
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From this reading And then he sought his own chamber, and, after an hour or two of aimless tossing, dropped into an uneasy sleep.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was walking through Brithlow Wood with Lady Louise on his arm, the moonlight sifting through the tall trees as he had seen it last.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MISS SYBILLA SILVER Meantime Sir Everard had aroused his valet and a brace of tall footmen, and dispatched them to the aid of the wounded man in the wood.
tossing
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From this reading And then he sought his own chamber, and, after an hour or two of aimless tossing, dropped into an uneasy sleep.
trees
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From this reading He was walking through Brithlow Wood with Lady Louise on his arm, the moonlight sifting through the tall trees as he had seen it last.
two
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From this reading And then he sought his own chamber, and, after an hour or two of aimless tossing, dropped into an uneasy sleep.
uneasy
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From this reading And then he sought his own chamber, and, after an hour or two of aimless tossing, dropped into an uneasy sleep.
up
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From this reading Suddenly, with a rustle and a hiss, a huge green serpent glided out, reared itself up, and glared at them with eyes of deadly menace.
valet
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From this reading MISS SYBILLA SILVER Meantime Sir Everard had aroused his valet and a brace of tall footmen, and dispatched them to the aid of the wounded man in the wood.
walking
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From this reading He was walking through Brithlow Wood with Lady Louise on his arm, the moonlight sifting through the tall trees as he had seen it last.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was walking through Brithlow Wood with Lady Louise on his arm, the moonlight sifting through the tall trees as he had seen it last.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was walking through Brithlow Wood with Lady Louise on his arm, the moonlight sifting through the tall trees as he had seen it last.
wood
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From this reading MISS SYBILLA SILVER Meantime Sir Everard had aroused his valet and a brace of tall footmen, and dispatched them to the aid of the wounded man in the wood.
wounded
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From this reading MISS SYBILLA SILVER Meantime Sir Everard had aroused his valet and a brace of tall footmen, and dispatched them to the aid of the wounded man in the wood.
