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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 "A CONSIDERING-CAP."
act
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From this reading Toby had an instinct quite through his honest heart that the time had come for _him_ to act and with a wild howl he rushed into the forest.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Toby had an instinct quite through his honest heart that the time had come for _him_ to act and with a wild howl he rushed into the forest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Maurice gone; Joe quite wild and distracted; and Cecile lying like one dead.
apparently
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From this reading When Cecile sank down in a swoon in the hut, Toby, who had been lying on the ground apparently half asleep, had risen impatiently.
asleep
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From this reading When Cecile sank down in a swoon in the hut, Toby, who had been lying on the ground apparently half asleep, had risen impatiently.
bear
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From this reading Things were by no means to this dog's liking; in fact, things had come to such a pass that he could no longer bear them quietly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When Cecile sank down in a swoon in the hut, Toby, who had been lying on the ground apparently half asleep, had risen impatiently.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Things were by no means to this dog's liking; in fact, things had come to such a pass that he could no longer bear them quietly.
Cecile
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From this reading When Cecile sank down in a swoon in the hut, Toby, who had been lying on the ground apparently half asleep, had risen impatiently.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Things were by no means to this dog's liking; in fact, things had come to such a pass that he could no longer bear them quietly.
CONSIDERING-CAP
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From this reading "A CONSIDERING-CAP."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Things were by no means to this dog's liking; in fact, things had come to such a pass that he could no longer bear them quietly.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maurice gone; Joe quite wild and distracted; and Cecile lying like one dead.
distracted
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From this reading Maurice gone; Joe quite wild and distracted; and Cecile lying like one dead.
dog's
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From this reading Things were by no means to this dog's liking; in fact, things had come to such a pass that he could no longer bear them quietly.
down
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From this reading When Cecile sank down in a swoon in the hut, Toby, who had been lying on the ground apparently half asleep, had risen impatiently.
fact
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From this reading Things were by no means to this dog's liking; in fact, things had come to such a pass that he could no longer bear them quietly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Toby had an instinct quite through his honest heart that the time had come for _him_ to act and with a wild howl he rushed into the forest.
forest
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From this reading Toby had an instinct quite through his honest heart that the time had come for _him_ to act and with a wild howl he rushed into the forest.
gone
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From this reading Maurice gone; Joe quite wild and distracted; and Cecile lying like one dead.
ground
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From this reading When Cecile sank down in a swoon in the hut, Toby, who had been lying on the ground apparently half asleep, had risen impatiently.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Cecile sank down in a swoon in the hut, Toby, who had been lying on the ground apparently half asleep, had risen impatiently.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Cecile sank down in a swoon in the hut, Toby, who had been lying on the ground apparently half asleep, had risen impatiently.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Things were by no means to this dog's liking; in fact, things had come to such a pass that he could no longer bear them quietly.
heart
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From this reading Toby had an instinct quite through his honest heart that the time had come for _him_ to act and with a wild howl he rushed into the forest.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Toby had an instinct quite through his honest heart that the time had come for _him_ to act and with a wild howl he rushed into the forest.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Toby had an instinct quite through his honest heart that the time had come for _him_ to act and with a wild howl he rushed into the forest.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading Toby had an instinct quite through his honest heart that the time had come for _him_ to act and with a wild howl he rushed into the forest.
howl
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From this reading Toby had an instinct quite through his honest heart that the time had come for _him_ to act and with a wild howl he rushed into the forest.
hut
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From this reading When Cecile sank down in a swoon in the hut, Toby, who had been lying on the ground apparently half asleep, had risen impatiently.
impatiently
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From this reading When Cecile sank down in a swoon in the hut, Toby, who had been lying on the ground apparently half asleep, had risen impatiently.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Cecile sank down in a swoon in the hut, Toby, who had been lying on the ground apparently half asleep, had risen impatiently.
instinct
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From this reading Toby had an instinct quite through his honest heart that the time had come for _him_ to act and with a wild howl he rushed into the forest.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Toby had an instinct quite through his honest heart that the time had come for _him_ to act and with a wild howl he rushed into the forest.
Joe
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From this reading Maurice gone; Joe quite wild and distracted; and Cecile lying like one dead.
like
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From this reading Maurice gone; Joe quite wild and distracted; and Cecile lying like one dead.
liking
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From this reading Things were by no means to this dog's liking; in fact, things had come to such a pass that he could no longer bear them quietly.
longer
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From this reading Things were by no means to this dog's liking; in fact, things had come to such a pass that he could no longer bear them quietly.
lying
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From this reading When Cecile sank down in a swoon in the hut, Toby, who had been lying on the ground apparently half asleep, had risen impatiently.
Maurice
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From this reading Maurice gone; Joe quite wild and distracted; and Cecile lying like one dead.
means
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From this reading Things were by no means to this dog's liking; in fact, things had come to such a pass that he could no longer bear them quietly.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Things were by no means to this dog's liking; in fact, things had come to such a pass that he could no longer bear them quietly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Cecile sank down in a swoon in the hut, Toby, who had been lying on the ground apparently half asleep, had risen impatiently.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Maurice gone; Joe quite wild and distracted; and Cecile lying like one dead.
pass
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From this reading Things were by no means to this dog's liking; in fact, things had come to such a pass that he could no longer bear them quietly.
quietly
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From this reading Things were by no means to this dog's liking; in fact, things had come to such a pass that he could no longer bear them quietly.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maurice gone; Joe quite wild and distracted; and Cecile lying like one dead.
risen
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From this reading When Cecile sank down in a swoon in the hut, Toby, who had been lying on the ground apparently half asleep, had risen impatiently.
rushed
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From this reading Toby had an instinct quite through his honest heart that the time had come for _him_ to act and with a wild howl he rushed into the forest.
sank
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From this reading When Cecile sank down in a swoon in the hut, Toby, who had been lying on the ground apparently half asleep, had risen impatiently.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Things were by no means to this dog's liking; in fact, things had come to such a pass that he could no longer bear them quietly.
swoon
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From this reading When Cecile sank down in a swoon in the hut, Toby, who had been lying on the ground apparently half asleep, had risen impatiently.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Things were by no means to this dog's liking; in fact, things had come to such a pass that he could no longer bear them quietly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Cecile sank down in a swoon in the hut, Toby, who had been lying on the ground apparently half asleep, had risen impatiently.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Things were by no means to this dog's liking; in fact, things had come to such a pass that he could no longer bear them quietly.
Things
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From this reading Things were by no means to this dog's liking; in fact, things had come to such a pass that he could no longer bear them quietly.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Things were by no means to this dog's liking; in fact, things had come to such a pass that he could no longer bear them quietly.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Toby had an instinct quite through his honest heart that the time had come for _him_ to act and with a wild howl he rushed into the forest.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Toby had an instinct quite through his honest heart that the time had come for _him_ to act and with a wild howl he rushed into the forest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Things were by no means to this dog's liking; in fact, things had come to such a pass that he could no longer bear them quietly.
Toby
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From this reading When Cecile sank down in a swoon in the hut, Toby, who had been lying on the ground apparently half asleep, had risen impatiently.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Things were by no means to this dog's liking; in fact, things had come to such a pass that he could no longer bear them quietly.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Cecile sank down in a swoon in the hut, Toby, who had been lying on the ground apparently half asleep, had risen impatiently.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When Cecile sank down in a swoon in the hut, Toby, who had been lying on the ground apparently half asleep, had risen impatiently.
wild
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From this reading Maurice gone; Joe quite wild and distracted; and Cecile lying like one dead.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Toby had an instinct quite through his honest heart that the time had come for _him_ to act and with a wild howl he rushed into the forest.
