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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 When the night was at length fairly come, Throgmorton was led to a room overlooking an angle of the moat.
all
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From this reading The sun journeyed westward, and at last went down; but, to the eyes of all these eager sentinels, no living thing appeared in the neighbourhood of Tunstall House.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Thence he was lowered with every precaution; the ripple of his swimming was audible for a brief period; then a black figure was observed to land by the branches of a willow and crawl away among the grass.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When the night was at length fairly come, Throgmorton was led to a room overlooking an angle of the moat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun journeyed westward, and at last went down; but, to the eyes of all these eager sentinels, no living thing appeared in the neighbourhood of Tunstall House.
angle
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From this reading When the night was at length fairly come, Throgmorton was led to a room overlooking an angle of the moat.
appeared
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From this reading The sun journeyed westward, and at last went down; but, to the eyes of all these eager sentinels, no living thing appeared in the neighbourhood of Tunstall House.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sun journeyed westward, and at last went down; but, to the eyes of all these eager sentinels, no living thing appeared in the neighbourhood of Tunstall House.
audible
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From this reading Thence he was lowered with every precaution; the ripple of his swimming was audible for a brief period; then a black figure was observed to land by the branches of a willow and crawl away among the grass.
away
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From this reading Thence he was lowered with every precaution; the ripple of his swimming was audible for a brief period; then a black figure was observed to land by the branches of a willow and crawl away among the grass.
battlements
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From this reading From the battlements nothing further was observed.
black
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From this reading Thence he was lowered with every precaution; the ripple of his swimming was audible for a brief period; then a black figure was observed to land by the branches of a willow and crawl away among the grass.
branches
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From this reading Thence he was lowered with every precaution; the ripple of his swimming was audible for a brief period; then a black figure was observed to land by the branches of a willow and crawl away among the grass.
brief
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From this reading Thence he was lowered with every precaution; the ripple of his swimming was audible for a brief period; then a black figure was observed to land by the branches of a willow and crawl away among the grass.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sun journeyed westward, and at last went down; but, to the eyes of all these eager sentinels, no living thing appeared in the neighbourhood of Tunstall House.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thence he was lowered with every precaution; the ripple of his swimming was audible for a brief period; then a black figure was observed to land by the branches of a willow and crawl away among the grass.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the night was at length fairly come, Throgmorton was led to a room overlooking an angle of the moat.
crawl
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From this reading Thence he was lowered with every precaution; the ripple of his swimming was audible for a brief period; then a black figure was observed to land by the branches of a willow and crawl away among the grass.
Daniel
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From this reading For some half hour Sir Daniel and Hatch stood eagerly giving ear; but all remained quiet.
down
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From this reading The sun journeyed westward, and at last went down; but, to the eyes of all these eager sentinels, no living thing appeared in the neighbourhood of Tunstall House.
eager
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From this reading The sun journeyed westward, and at last went down; but, to the eyes of all these eager sentinels, no living thing appeared in the neighbourhood of Tunstall House.
eagerly
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From this reading For some half hour Sir Daniel and Hatch stood eagerly giving ear; but all remained quiet.
ear
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From this reading For some half hour Sir Daniel and Hatch stood eagerly giving ear; but all remained quiet.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Thence he was lowered with every precaution; the ripple of his swimming was audible for a brief period; then a black figure was observed to land by the branches of a willow and crawl away among the grass.
eyes
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From this reading The sun journeyed westward, and at last went down; but, to the eyes of all these eager sentinels, no living thing appeared in the neighbourhood of Tunstall House.
fairly
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From this reading When the night was at length fairly come, Throgmorton was led to a room overlooking an angle of the moat.
figure
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From this reading Thence he was lowered with every precaution; the ripple of his swimming was audible for a brief period; then a black figure was observed to land by the branches of a willow and crawl away among the grass.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thence he was lowered with every precaution; the ripple of his swimming was audible for a brief period; then a black figure was observed to land by the branches of a willow and crawl away among the grass.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the battlements nothing further was observed.
further
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From this reading From the battlements nothing further was observed.
giving
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From this reading For some half hour Sir Daniel and Hatch stood eagerly giving ear; but all remained quiet.
grass
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From this reading Thence he was lowered with every precaution; the ripple of his swimming was audible for a brief period; then a black figure was observed to land by the branches of a willow and crawl away among the grass.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some half hour Sir Daniel and Hatch stood eagerly giving ear; but all remained quiet.
Hatch
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From this reading For some half hour Sir Daniel and Hatch stood eagerly giving ear; but all remained quiet.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thence he was lowered with every precaution; the ripple of his swimming was audible for a brief period; then a black figure was observed to land by the branches of a willow and crawl away among the grass.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thence he was lowered with every precaution; the ripple of his swimming was audible for a brief period; then a black figure was observed to land by the branches of a willow and crawl away among the grass.
hour
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From this reading For some half hour Sir Daniel and Hatch stood eagerly giving ear; but all remained quiet.
House
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From this reading The sun journeyed westward, and at last went down; but, to the eyes of all these eager sentinels, no living thing appeared in the neighbourhood of Tunstall House.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sun journeyed westward, and at last went down; but, to the eyes of all these eager sentinels, no living thing appeared in the neighbourhood of Tunstall House.
journeyed
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From this reading The sun journeyed westward, and at last went down; but, to the eyes of all these eager sentinels, no living thing appeared in the neighbourhood of Tunstall House.
land
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From this reading Thence he was lowered with every precaution; the ripple of his swimming was audible for a brief period; then a black figure was observed to land by the branches of a willow and crawl away among the grass.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun journeyed westward, and at last went down; but, to the eyes of all these eager sentinels, no living thing appeared in the neighbourhood of Tunstall House.
led
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From this reading When the night was at length fairly come, Throgmorton was led to a room overlooking an angle of the moat.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading When the night was at length fairly come, Throgmorton was led to a room overlooking an angle of the moat.
living
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From this reading The sun journeyed westward, and at last went down; but, to the eyes of all these eager sentinels, no living thing appeared in the neighbourhood of Tunstall House.
lowered
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From this reading Thence he was lowered with every precaution; the ripple of his swimming was audible for a brief period; then a black figure was observed to land by the branches of a willow and crawl away among the grass.
moat
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From this reading When the night was at length fairly come, Throgmorton was led to a room overlooking an angle of the moat.
neighbourhood
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From this reading The sun journeyed westward, and at last went down; but, to the eyes of all these eager sentinels, no living thing appeared in the neighbourhood of Tunstall House.
night
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From this reading When the night was at length fairly come, Throgmorton was led to a room overlooking an angle of the moat.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The sun journeyed westward, and at last went down; but, to the eyes of all these eager sentinels, no living thing appeared in the neighbourhood of Tunstall House.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading From the battlements nothing further was observed.
observed
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From this reading From the battlements nothing further was observed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun journeyed westward, and at last went down; but, to the eyes of all these eager sentinels, no living thing appeared in the neighbourhood of Tunstall House.
overlooking
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From this reading When the night was at length fairly come, Throgmorton was led to a room overlooking an angle of the moat.
period
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From this reading Thence he was lowered with every precaution; the ripple of his swimming was audible for a brief period; then a black figure was observed to land by the branches of a willow and crawl away among the grass.
precaution
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From this reading Thence he was lowered with every precaution; the ripple of his swimming was audible for a brief period; then a black figure was observed to land by the branches of a willow and crawl away among the grass.
quiet
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From this reading For some half hour Sir Daniel and Hatch stood eagerly giving ear; but all remained quiet.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For some half hour Sir Daniel and Hatch stood eagerly giving ear; but all remained quiet.
ripple
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From this reading Thence he was lowered with every precaution; the ripple of his swimming was audible for a brief period; then a black figure was observed to land by the branches of a willow and crawl away among the grass.
room
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From this reading When the night was at length fairly come, Throgmorton was led to a room overlooking an angle of the moat.
sentinels
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From this reading The sun journeyed westward, and at last went down; but, to the eyes of all these eager sentinels, no living thing appeared in the neighbourhood of Tunstall House.
Sir
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From this reading For some half hour Sir Daniel and Hatch stood eagerly giving ear; but all remained quiet.
some
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From this reading For some half hour Sir Daniel and Hatch stood eagerly giving ear; but all remained quiet.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some half hour Sir Daniel and Hatch stood eagerly giving ear; but all remained quiet.
sun
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From this reading The sun journeyed westward, and at last went down; but, to the eyes of all these eager sentinels, no living thing appeared in the neighbourhood of Tunstall House.
swimming
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From this reading Thence he was lowered with every precaution; the ripple of his swimming was audible for a brief period; then a black figure was observed to land by the branches of a willow and crawl away among the grass.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the battlements nothing further was observed.
then
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From this reading Thence he was lowered with every precaution; the ripple of his swimming was audible for a brief period; then a black figure was observed to land by the branches of a willow and crawl away among the grass.
ThenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading Thence he was lowered with every precaution; the ripple of his swimming was audible for a brief period; then a black figure was observed to land by the branches of a willow and crawl away among the grass.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The sun journeyed westward, and at last went down; but, to the eyes of all these eager sentinels, no living thing appeared in the neighbourhood of Tunstall House.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun journeyed westward, and at last went down; but, to the eyes of all these eager sentinels, no living thing appeared in the neighbourhood of Tunstall House.
Throgmorton
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From this reading When the night was at length fairly come, Throgmorton was led to a room overlooking an angle of the moat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun journeyed westward, and at last went down; but, to the eyes of all these eager sentinels, no living thing appeared in the neighbourhood of Tunstall House.
Tunstall
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From this reading The sun journeyed westward, and at last went down; but, to the eyes of all these eager sentinels, no living thing appeared in the neighbourhood of Tunstall House.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From the battlements nothing further was observed.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun journeyed westward, and at last went down; but, to the eyes of all these eager sentinels, no living thing appeared in the neighbourhood of Tunstall House.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwɛstwərd/
toward the west
From this reading The sun journeyed westward, and at last went down; but, to the eyes of all these eager sentinels, no living thing appeared in the neighbourhood of Tunstall House.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the night was at length fairly come, Throgmorton was led to a room overlooking an angle of the moat.
willow
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From this reading Thence he was lowered with every precaution; the ripple of his swimming was audible for a brief period; then a black figure was observed to land by the branches of a willow and crawl away among the grass.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thence he was lowered with every precaution; the ripple of his swimming was audible for a brief period; then a black figure was observed to land by the branches of a willow and crawl away among the grass.
