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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 I AM TAKEN PRISONER, AND AFTERWARD EXPERIENCE MANY STRANGE THINGS--I AT LENGTH FIND MYSELF IN A DUNGEON There was nothing at first sight very striking about Mr. John Wesley's appearance.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I AM TAKEN PRISONER, AND AFTERWARD EXPERIENCE MANY STRANGE THINGS--I AT LENGTH FIND MYSELF IN A DUNGEON There was nothing at first sight very striking about Mr. John Wesley's appearance.
AFTERWARD
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From this reading I AM TAKEN PRISONER, AND AFTERWARD EXPERIENCE MANY STRANGE THINGS--I AT LENGTH FIND MYSELF IN A DUNGEON There was nothing at first sight very striking about Mr. John Wesley's appearance.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet as I looked again I could not help being impressed with the calm strength which shone from his eyes.
AMauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I AM TAKEN PRISONER, AND AFTERWARD EXPERIENCE MANY STRANGE THINGS--I AT LENGTH FIND MYSELF IN A DUNGEON There was nothing at first sight very striking about Mr. John Wesley's appearance.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I AM TAKEN PRISONER, AND AFTERWARD EXPERIENCE MANY STRANGE THINGS--I AT LENGTH FIND MYSELF IN A DUNGEON There was nothing at first sight very striking about Mr. John Wesley's appearance.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I AM TAKEN PRISONER, AND AFTERWARD EXPERIENCE MANY STRANGE THINGS--I AT LENGTH FIND MYSELF IN A DUNGEON There was nothing at first sight very striking about Mr. John Wesley's appearance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And yet as I looked again I could not help being impressed with the calm strength which shone from his eyes.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I AM TAKEN PRISONER, AND AFTERWARD EXPERIENCE MANY STRANGE THINGS--I AT LENGTH FIND MYSELF IN A DUNGEON There was nothing at first sight very striking about Mr. John Wesley's appearance.
battle
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From this reading Had I, Jasper Pennington, been brought face to face with such a crowd, I should have challenged the strongest man there to come out and let us fight a fair battle, but Mr. Wesley seemed only desirous to do good.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had I, Jasper Pennington, been brought face to face with such a crowd, I should have challenged the strongest man there to come out and let us fight a fair battle, but Mr. Wesley seemed only desirous to do good.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading And yet as I looked again I could not help being impressed with the calm strength which shone from his eyes.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Had I, Jasper Pennington, been brought face to face with such a crowd, I should have challenged the strongest man there to come out and let us fight a fair battle, but Mr. Wesley seemed only desirous to do good.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Had I, Jasper Pennington, been brought face to face with such a crowd, I should have challenged the strongest man there to come out and let us fight a fair battle, but Mr. Wesley seemed only desirous to do good.
calm
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From this reading And yet as I looked again I could not help being impressed with the calm strength which shone from his eyes.
cause
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From this reading He was, I thought, rather undersized, and I at that moment failed to see what there was about him to cause so much commotion.
challenged
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From this reading Had I, Jasper Pennington, been brought face to face with such a crowd, I should have challenged the strongest man there to come out and let us fight a fair battle, but Mr. Wesley seemed only desirous to do good.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had I, Jasper Pennington, been brought face to face with such a crowd, I should have challenged the strongest man there to come out and let us fight a fair battle, but Mr. Wesley seemed only desirous to do good.
commotion
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From this reading He was, I thought, rather undersized, and I at that moment failed to see what there was about him to cause so much commotion.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And yet as I looked again I could not help being impressed with the calm strength which shone from his eyes.
crowd
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From this reading Had I, Jasper Pennington, been brought face to face with such a crowd, I should have challenged the strongest man there to come out and let us fight a fair battle, but Mr. Wesley seemed only desirous to do good.
desirousadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪərəs/
having a strong wish to do or obtain something
From this reading Had I, Jasper Pennington, been brought face to face with such a crowd, I should have challenged the strongest man there to come out and let us fight a fair battle, but Mr. Wesley seemed only desirous to do good.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Had I, Jasper Pennington, been brought face to face with such a crowd, I should have challenged the strongest man there to come out and let us fight a fair battle, but Mr. Wesley seemed only desirous to do good.
DUNGEON
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From this reading I AM TAKEN PRISONER, AND AFTERWARD EXPERIENCE MANY STRANGE THINGS--I AT LENGTH FIND MYSELF IN A DUNGEON There was nothing at first sight very striking about Mr. John Wesley's appearance.
EXPERIENCE
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From this reading I AM TAKEN PRISONER, AND AFTERWARD EXPERIENCE MANY STRANGE THINGS--I AT LENGTH FIND MYSELF IN A DUNGEON There was nothing at first sight very striking about Mr. John Wesley's appearance.
eyes
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From this reading And yet as I looked again I could not help being impressed with the calm strength which shone from his eyes.
face
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From this reading Had I, Jasper Pennington, been brought face to face with such a crowd, I should have challenged the strongest man there to come out and let us fight a fair battle, but Mr. Wesley seemed only desirous to do good.
failed
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From this reading He was, I thought, rather undersized, and I at that moment failed to see what there was about him to cause so much commotion.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had I, Jasper Pennington, been brought face to face with such a crowd, I should have challenged the strongest man there to come out and let us fight a fair battle, but Mr. Wesley seemed only desirous to do good.
fight
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From this reading Had I, Jasper Pennington, been brought face to face with such a crowd, I should have challenged the strongest man there to come out and let us fight a fair battle, but Mr. Wesley seemed only desirous to do good.
FIND
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From this reading I AM TAKEN PRISONER, AND AFTERWARD EXPERIENCE MANY STRANGE THINGS--I AT LENGTH FIND MYSELF IN A DUNGEON There was nothing at first sight very striking about Mr. John Wesley's appearance.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I AM TAKEN PRISONER, AND AFTERWARD EXPERIENCE MANY STRANGE THINGS--I AT LENGTH FIND MYSELF IN A DUNGEON There was nothing at first sight very striking about Mr. John Wesley's appearance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And yet as I looked again I could not help being impressed with the calm strength which shone from his eyes.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had I, Jasper Pennington, been brought face to face with such a crowd, I should have challenged the strongest man there to come out and let us fight a fair battle, but Mr. Wesley seemed only desirous to do good.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had I, Jasper Pennington, been brought face to face with such a crowd, I should have challenged the strongest man there to come out and let us fight a fair battle, but Mr. Wesley seemed only desirous to do good.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had I, Jasper Pennington, been brought face to face with such a crowd, I should have challenged the strongest man there to come out and let us fight a fair battle, but Mr. Wesley seemed only desirous to do good.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was, I thought, rather undersized, and I at that moment failed to see what there was about him to cause so much commotion.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet as I looked again I could not help being impressed with the calm strength which shone from his eyes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was, I thought, rather undersized, and I at that moment failed to see what there was about him to cause so much commotion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And yet as I looked again I could not help being impressed with the calm strength which shone from his eyes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I AM TAKEN PRISONER, AND AFTERWARD EXPERIENCE MANY STRANGE THINGS--I AT LENGTH FIND MYSELF IN A DUNGEON There was nothing at first sight very striking about Mr. John Wesley's appearance.
impressed
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From this reading And yet as I looked again I could not help being impressed with the calm strength which shone from his eyes.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I AM TAKEN PRISONER, AND AFTERWARD EXPERIENCE MANY STRANGE THINGS--I AT LENGTH FIND MYSELF IN A DUNGEON There was nothing at first sight very striking about Mr. John Wesley's appearance.
Jasper
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From this reading Had I, Jasper Pennington, been brought face to face with such a crowd, I should have challenged the strongest man there to come out and let us fight a fair battle, but Mr. Wesley seemed only desirous to do good.
John
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From this reading I AM TAKEN PRISONER, AND AFTERWARD EXPERIENCE MANY STRANGE THINGS--I AT LENGTH FIND MYSELF IN A DUNGEON There was nothing at first sight very striking about Mr. John Wesley's appearance.
LENGTHnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading I AM TAKEN PRISONER, AND AFTERWARD EXPERIENCE MANY STRANGE THINGS--I AT LENGTH FIND MYSELF IN A DUNGEON There was nothing at first sight very striking about Mr. John Wesley's appearance.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Had I, Jasper Pennington, been brought face to face with such a crowd, I should have challenged the strongest man there to come out and let us fight a fair battle, but Mr. Wesley seemed only desirous to do good.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet as I looked again I could not help being impressed with the calm strength which shone from his eyes.
man
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From this reading Had I, Jasper Pennington, been brought face to face with such a crowd, I should have challenged the strongest man there to come out and let us fight a fair battle, but Mr. Wesley seemed only desirous to do good.
MANY
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From this reading I AM TAKEN PRISONER, AND AFTERWARD EXPERIENCE MANY STRANGE THINGS--I AT LENGTH FIND MYSELF IN A DUNGEON There was nothing at first sight very striking about Mr. John Wesley's appearance.
men
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From this reading He seemed to possess a power unknown to most men.
moment
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From this reading He was, I thought, rather undersized, and I at that moment failed to see what there was about him to cause so much commotion.
most
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From this reading He seemed to possess a power unknown to most men.
Mr
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From this reading I AM TAKEN PRISONER, AND AFTERWARD EXPERIENCE MANY STRANGE THINGS--I AT LENGTH FIND MYSELF IN A DUNGEON There was nothing at first sight very striking about Mr. John Wesley's appearance.
much
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From this reading He was, I thought, rather undersized, and I at that moment failed to see what there was about him to cause so much commotion.
MYSELFpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I AM TAKEN PRISONER, AND AFTERWARD EXPERIENCE MANY STRANGE THINGS--I AT LENGTH FIND MYSELF IN A DUNGEON There was nothing at first sight very striking about Mr. John Wesley's appearance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And yet as I looked again I could not help being impressed with the calm strength which shone from his eyes.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I AM TAKEN PRISONER, AND AFTERWARD EXPERIENCE MANY STRANGE THINGS--I AT LENGTH FIND MYSELF IN A DUNGEON There was nothing at first sight very striking about Mr. John Wesley's appearance.
only
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From this reading Had I, Jasper Pennington, been brought face to face with such a crowd, I should have challenged the strongest man there to come out and let us fight a fair battle, but Mr. Wesley seemed only desirous to do good.
out
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From this reading Had I, Jasper Pennington, been brought face to face with such a crowd, I should have challenged the strongest man there to come out and let us fight a fair battle, but Mr. Wesley seemed only desirous to do good.
Pennington
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From this reading Had I, Jasper Pennington, been brought face to face with such a crowd, I should have challenged the strongest man there to come out and let us fight a fair battle, but Mr. Wesley seemed only desirous to do good.
possess
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From this reading He seemed to possess a power unknown to most men.
power
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From this reading He seemed to possess a power unknown to most men.
PRISONER
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From this reading I AM TAKEN PRISONER, AND AFTERWARD EXPERIENCE MANY STRANGE THINGS--I AT LENGTH FIND MYSELF IN A DUNGEON There was nothing at first sight very striking about Mr. John Wesley's appearance.
rather
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From this reading He was, I thought, rather undersized, and I at that moment failed to see what there was about him to cause so much commotion.
see
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From this reading He was, I thought, rather undersized, and I at that moment failed to see what there was about him to cause so much commotion.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed to possess a power unknown to most men.
shone
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From this reading And yet as I looked again I could not help being impressed with the calm strength which shone from his eyes.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Had I, Jasper Pennington, been brought face to face with such a crowd, I should have challenged the strongest man there to come out and let us fight a fair battle, but Mr. Wesley seemed only desirous to do good.
sight
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From this reading I AM TAKEN PRISONER, AND AFTERWARD EXPERIENCE MANY STRANGE THINGS--I AT LENGTH FIND MYSELF IN A DUNGEON There was nothing at first sight very striking about Mr. John Wesley's appearance.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was, I thought, rather undersized, and I at that moment failed to see what there was about him to cause so much commotion.
STRANGE
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From this reading I AM TAKEN PRISONER, AND AFTERWARD EXPERIENCE MANY STRANGE THINGS--I AT LENGTH FIND MYSELF IN A DUNGEON There was nothing at first sight very striking about Mr. John Wesley's appearance.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And yet as I looked again I could not help being impressed with the calm strength which shone from his eyes.
striking
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From this reading I AM TAKEN PRISONER, AND AFTERWARD EXPERIENCE MANY STRANGE THINGS--I AT LENGTH FIND MYSELF IN A DUNGEON There was nothing at first sight very striking about Mr. John Wesley's appearance.
strongest
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From this reading Had I, Jasper Pennington, been brought face to face with such a crowd, I should have challenged the strongest man there to come out and let us fight a fair battle, but Mr. Wesley seemed only desirous to do good.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Had I, Jasper Pennington, been brought face to face with such a crowd, I should have challenged the strongest man there to come out and let us fight a fair battle, but Mr. Wesley seemed only desirous to do good.
TAKEN
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From this reading I AM TAKEN PRISONER, AND AFTERWARD EXPERIENCE MANY STRANGE THINGS--I AT LENGTH FIND MYSELF IN A DUNGEON There was nothing at first sight very striking about Mr. John Wesley's appearance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was, I thought, rather undersized, and I at that moment failed to see what there was about him to cause so much commotion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And yet as I looked again I could not help being impressed with the calm strength which shone from his eyes.
There
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From this reading I AM TAKEN PRISONER, AND AFTERWARD EXPERIENCE MANY STRANGE THINGS--I AT LENGTH FIND MYSELF IN A DUNGEON There was nothing at first sight very striking about Mr. John Wesley's appearance.
THINGS
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From this reading I AM TAKEN PRISONER, AND AFTERWARD EXPERIENCE MANY STRANGE THINGS--I AT LENGTH FIND MYSELF IN A DUNGEON There was nothing at first sight very striking about Mr. John Wesley's appearance.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was, I thought, rather undersized, and I at that moment failed to see what there was about him to cause so much commotion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was, I thought, rather undersized, and I at that moment failed to see what there was about him to cause so much commotion.
undersized
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From this reading He was, I thought, rather undersized, and I at that moment failed to see what there was about him to cause so much commotion.
unknown
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From this reading He seemed to possess a power unknown to most men.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Had I, Jasper Pennington, been brought face to face with such a crowd, I should have challenged the strongest man there to come out and let us fight a fair battle, but Mr. Wesley seemed only desirous to do good.
very
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From this reading I AM TAKEN PRISONER, AND AFTERWARD EXPERIENCE MANY STRANGE THINGS--I AT LENGTH FIND MYSELF IN A DUNGEON There was nothing at first sight very striking about Mr. John Wesley's appearance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I AM TAKEN PRISONER, AND AFTERWARD EXPERIENCE MANY STRANGE THINGS--I AT LENGTH FIND MYSELF IN A DUNGEON There was nothing at first sight very striking about Mr. John Wesley's appearance.
Wesley
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From this reading Had I, Jasper Pennington, been brought face to face with such a crowd, I should have challenged the strongest man there to come out and let us fight a fair battle, but Mr. Wesley seemed only desirous to do good.
Wesley's
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From this reading I AM TAKEN PRISONER, AND AFTERWARD EXPERIENCE MANY STRANGE THINGS--I AT LENGTH FIND MYSELF IN A DUNGEON There was nothing at first sight very striking about Mr. John Wesley's appearance.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was, I thought, rather undersized, and I at that moment failed to see what there was about him to cause so much commotion.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And yet as I looked again I could not help being impressed with the calm strength which shone from his eyes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And yet as I looked again I could not help being impressed with the calm strength which shone from his eyes.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet as I looked again I could not help being impressed with the calm strength which shone from his eyes.
