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afraid
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From this reading He was afraid of thunder and lightning: or he would have made one of the party that searched Peter's house.
all
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From this reading GHYSBRECHT VAN SWIETEN could not sleep all night for anxiety.
altogether
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From this reading As soon as the storm ceased altogether, he crept down stairs, saddled his mule, and rode to the "Three Kings" at Sevenbergen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was afraid of thunder and lightning: or he would have made one of the party that searched Peter's house.
anxiety
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From this reading GHYSBRECHT VAN SWIETEN could not sleep all night for anxiety.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as the storm ceased altogether, he crept down stairs, saddled his mule, and rode to the "Three Kings" at Sevenbergen.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As soon as the storm ceased altogether, he crept down stairs, saddled his mule, and rode to the "Three Kings" at Sevenbergen.
ceased
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From this reading As soon as the storm ceased altogether, he crept down stairs, saddled his mule, and rode to the "Three Kings" at Sevenbergen.
chairs
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From this reading There he found his men sleeping, some on chairs, some on the tables, some on the floor.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading GHYSBRECHT VAN SWIETEN could not sleep all night for anxiety.
crept
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From this reading As soon as the storm ceased altogether, he crept down stairs, saddled his mule, and rode to the "Three Kings" at Sevenbergen.
down
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From this reading As soon as the storm ceased altogether, he crept down stairs, saddled his mule, and rode to the "Three Kings" at Sevenbergen.
floor
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From this reading There he found his men sleeping, some on chairs, some on the tables, some on the floor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading GHYSBRECHT VAN SWIETEN could not sleep all night for anxiety.
found
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From this reading There he found his men sleeping, some on chairs, some on the tables, some on the floor.
furiously
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From this reading He roused them furiously, and heard the story of their unsuccessful search, interlarded with praises of their zeal.
GHYSBRECHT
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From this reading GHYSBRECHT VAN SWIETEN could not sleep all night for anxiety.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was afraid of thunder and lightning: or he would have made one of the party that searched Peter's house.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was afraid of thunder and lightning: or he would have made one of the party that searched Peter's house.
heard
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From this reading He roused them furiously, and heard the story of their unsuccessful search, interlarded with praises of their zeal.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as the storm ceased altogether, he crept down stairs, saddled his mule, and rode to the "Three Kings" at Sevenbergen.
house
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From this reading He was afraid of thunder and lightning: or he would have made one of the party that searched Peter's house.
interlarded
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From this reading He roused them furiously, and heard the story of their unsuccessful search, interlarded with praises of their zeal.
Kings
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From this reading As soon as the storm ceased altogether, he crept down stairs, saddled his mule, and rode to the "Three Kings" at Sevenbergen.
lightning
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From this reading He was afraid of thunder and lightning: or he would have made one of the party that searched Peter's house.
made
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From this reading He was afraid of thunder and lightning: or he would have made one of the party that searched Peter's house.
men
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From this reading There he found his men sleeping, some on chairs, some on the tables, some on the floor.
mule
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From this reading As soon as the storm ceased altogether, he crept down stairs, saddled his mule, and rode to the "Three Kings" at Sevenbergen.
night
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From this reading GHYSBRECHT VAN SWIETEN could not sleep all night for anxiety.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading GHYSBRECHT VAN SWIETEN could not sleep all night for anxiety.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was afraid of thunder and lightning: or he would have made one of the party that searched Peter's house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There he found his men sleeping, some on chairs, some on the tables, some on the floor.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was afraid of thunder and lightning: or he would have made one of the party that searched Peter's house.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was afraid of thunder and lightning: or he would have made one of the party that searched Peter's house.
party
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From this reading He was afraid of thunder and lightning: or he would have made one of the party that searched Peter's house.
Peter's
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From this reading He was afraid of thunder and lightning: or he would have made one of the party that searched Peter's house.
praises
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From this reading He roused them furiously, and heard the story of their unsuccessful search, interlarded with praises of their zeal.
rode
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From this reading As soon as the storm ceased altogether, he crept down stairs, saddled his mule, and rode to the "Three Kings" at Sevenbergen.
roused
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From this reading He roused them furiously, and heard the story of their unsuccessful search, interlarded with praises of their zeal.
saddled
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From this reading As soon as the storm ceased altogether, he crept down stairs, saddled his mule, and rode to the "Three Kings" at Sevenbergen.
search
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From this reading He roused them furiously, and heard the story of their unsuccessful search, interlarded with praises of their zeal.
searched
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From this reading He was afraid of thunder and lightning: or he would have made one of the party that searched Peter's house.
Sevenbergen
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From this reading As soon as the storm ceased altogether, he crept down stairs, saddled his mule, and rode to the "Three Kings" at Sevenbergen.
sleep
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From this reading GHYSBRECHT VAN SWIETEN could not sleep all night for anxiety.
sleeping
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From this reading There he found his men sleeping, some on chairs, some on the tables, some on the floor.
some
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From this reading There he found his men sleeping, some on chairs, some on the tables, some on the floor.
soon
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From this reading As soon as the storm ceased altogether, he crept down stairs, saddled his mule, and rode to the "Three Kings" at Sevenbergen.
stairs
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From this reading As soon as the storm ceased altogether, he crept down stairs, saddled his mule, and rode to the "Three Kings" at Sevenbergen.
storm
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From this reading As soon as the storm ceased altogether, he crept down stairs, saddled his mule, and rode to the "Three Kings" at Sevenbergen.
story
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From this reading He roused them furiously, and heard the story of their unsuccessful search, interlarded with praises of their zeal.
SWIETEN
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From this reading GHYSBRECHT VAN SWIETEN could not sleep all night for anxiety.
tables
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From this reading There he found his men sleeping, some on chairs, some on the tables, some on the floor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was afraid of thunder and lightning: or he would have made one of the party that searched Peter's house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was afraid of thunder and lightning: or he would have made one of the party that searched Peter's house.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He roused them furiously, and heard the story of their unsuccessful search, interlarded with praises of their zeal.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He roused them furiously, and heard the story of their unsuccessful search, interlarded with praises of their zeal.
There
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From this reading There he found his men sleeping, some on chairs, some on the tables, some on the floor.
Three
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From this reading As soon as the storm ceased altogether, he crept down stairs, saddled his mule, and rode to the "Three Kings" at Sevenbergen.
thunder
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From this reading He was afraid of thunder and lightning: or he would have made one of the party that searched Peter's house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as the storm ceased altogether, he crept down stairs, saddled his mule, and rode to the "Three Kings" at Sevenbergen.
unsuccessful
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From this reading He roused them furiously, and heard the story of their unsuccessful search, interlarded with praises of their zeal.
VAN
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From this reading GHYSBRECHT VAN SWIETEN could not sleep all night for anxiety.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was afraid of thunder and lightning: or he would have made one of the party that searched Peter's house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He roused them furiously, and heard the story of their unsuccessful search, interlarded with praises of their zeal.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was afraid of thunder and lightning: or he would have made one of the party that searched Peter's house.
zeal
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From this reading He roused them furiously, and heard the story of their unsuccessful search, interlarded with praises of their zeal.
