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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That name had on the major the effect of an apparition, and he stepped back into the dark corner of the hall, drawing his cloak yet closer about him.
alarm
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From this reading This alarm and movement were not noticed by the others, as Peyton was the object of every gaze but his own, which was fixed on Elizabeth.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That name had on the major the effect of an apparition, and he stepped back into the dark corner of the hall, drawing his cloak yet closer about him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thanks to the dimness, to his uniform, and to his swift entrance, Peyton had not been recognized by Major Colden until he had given his name.
apparition
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From this reading That name had on the major the effect of an apparition, and he stepped back into the dark corner of the hall, drawing his cloak yet closer about him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This alarm and movement were not noticed by the others, as Peyton was the object of every gaze but his own, which was fixed on Elizabeth.
back
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From this reading That name had on the major the effect of an apparition, and he stepped back into the dark corner of the hall, drawing his cloak yet closer about him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Thanks to the dimness, to his uniform, and to his swift entrance, Peyton had not been recognized by Major Colden until he had given his name.
BLACK
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From this reading THE BLACK HORSE.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This alarm and movement were not noticed by the others, as Peyton was the object of every gaze but his own, which was fixed on Elizabeth.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thanks to the dimness, to his uniform, and to his swift entrance, Peyton had not been recognized by Major Colden until he had given his name.
cloak
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From this reading That name had on the major the effect of an apparition, and he stepped back into the dark corner of the hall, drawing his cloak yet closer about him.
closer
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From this reading That name had on the major the effect of an apparition, and he stepped back into the dark corner of the hall, drawing his cloak yet closer about him.
cold
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From this reading "What do you want?" her voice rang out, while she frowned from her place on the staircase, in cold resentment.
Colden
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From this reading Thanks to the dimness, to his uniform, and to his swift entrance, Peyton had not been recognized by Major Colden until he had given his name.
corner
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From this reading That name had on the major the effect of an apparition, and he stepped back into the dark corner of the hall, drawing his cloak yet closer about him.
dark
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From this reading That name had on the major the effect of an apparition, and he stepped back into the dark corner of the hall, drawing his cloak yet closer about him.
dimness
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From this reading Thanks to the dimness, to his uniform, and to his swift entrance, Peyton had not been recognized by Major Colden until he had given his name.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you want?" her voice rang out, while she frowned from her place on the staircase, in cold resentment.
drawing
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From this reading That name had on the major the effect of an apparition, and he stepped back into the dark corner of the hall, drawing his cloak yet closer about him.
effect
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From this reading That name had on the major the effect of an apparition, and he stepped back into the dark corner of the hall, drawing his cloak yet closer about him.
Elizabeth
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From this reading This alarm and movement were not noticed by the others, as Peyton was the object of every gaze but his own, which was fixed on Elizabeth.
entrance
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From this reading Thanks to the dimness, to his uniform, and to his swift entrance, Peyton had not been recognized by Major Colden until he had given his name.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading This alarm and movement were not noticed by the others, as Peyton was the object of every gaze but his own, which was fixed on Elizabeth.
fixed
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From this reading This alarm and movement were not noticed by the others, as Peyton was the object of every gaze but his own, which was fixed on Elizabeth.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "What do you want?" her voice rang out, while she frowned from her place on the staircase, in cold resentment.
frowned
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From this reading "What do you want?" her voice rang out, while she frowned from her place on the staircase, in cold resentment.
gaze
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From this reading This alarm and movement were not noticed by the others, as Peyton was the object of every gaze but his own, which was fixed on Elizabeth.
given
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From this reading Thanks to the dimness, to his uniform, and to his swift entrance, Peyton had not been recognized by Major Colden until he had given his name.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thanks to the dimness, to his uniform, and to his swift entrance, Peyton had not been recognized by Major Colden until he had given his name.
hall
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From this reading That name had on the major the effect of an apparition, and he stepped back into the dark corner of the hall, drawing his cloak yet closer about him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thanks to the dimness, to his uniform, and to his swift entrance, Peyton had not been recognized by Major Colden until he had given his name.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "What do you want?" her voice rang out, while she frowned from her place on the staircase, in cold resentment.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That name had on the major the effect of an apparition, and he stepped back into the dark corner of the hall, drawing his cloak yet closer about him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thanks to the dimness, to his uniform, and to his swift entrance, Peyton had not been recognized by Major Colden until he had given his name.
HORSE
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From this reading THE BLACK HORSE.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What do you want?" her voice rang out, while she frowned from her place on the staircase, in cold resentment.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading That name had on the major the effect of an apparition, and he stepped back into the dark corner of the hall, drawing his cloak yet closer about him.
Major
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From this reading Thanks to the dimness, to his uniform, and to his swift entrance, Peyton had not been recognized by Major Colden until he had given his name.
movement
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From this reading This alarm and movement were not noticed by the others, as Peyton was the object of every gaze but his own, which was fixed on Elizabeth.
name
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From this reading Thanks to the dimness, to his uniform, and to his swift entrance, Peyton had not been recognized by Major Colden until he had given his name.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thanks to the dimness, to his uniform, and to his swift entrance, Peyton had not been recognized by Major Colden until he had given his name.
noticed
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From this reading This alarm and movement were not noticed by the others, as Peyton was the object of every gaze but his own, which was fixed on Elizabeth.
object
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From this reading This alarm and movement were not noticed by the others, as Peyton was the object of every gaze but his own, which was fixed on Elizabeth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That name had on the major the effect of an apparition, and he stepped back into the dark corner of the hall, drawing his cloak yet closer about him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That name had on the major the effect of an apparition, and he stepped back into the dark corner of the hall, drawing his cloak yet closer about him.
others
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From this reading This alarm and movement were not noticed by the others, as Peyton was the object of every gaze but his own, which was fixed on Elizabeth.
out
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From this reading "What do you want?" her voice rang out, while she frowned from her place on the staircase, in cold resentment.
own
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From this reading This alarm and movement were not noticed by the others, as Peyton was the object of every gaze but his own, which was fixed on Elizabeth.
Peyton
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From this reading Thanks to the dimness, to his uniform, and to his swift entrance, Peyton had not been recognized by Major Colden until he had given his name.
place
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From this reading "What do you want?" her voice rang out, while she frowned from her place on the staircase, in cold resentment.
rang
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From this reading "What do you want?" her voice rang out, while she frowned from her place on the staircase, in cold resentment.
recognized
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From this reading Thanks to the dimness, to his uniform, and to his swift entrance, Peyton had not been recognized by Major Colden until he had given his name.
resentment
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From this reading "What do you want?" her voice rang out, while she frowned from her place on the staircase, in cold resentment.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What do you want?" her voice rang out, while she frowned from her place on the staircase, in cold resentment.
staircase
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From this reading "What do you want?" her voice rang out, while she frowned from her place on the staircase, in cold resentment.
stepped
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From this reading That name had on the major the effect of an apparition, and he stepped back into the dark corner of the hall, drawing his cloak yet closer about him.
swift
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From this reading Thanks to the dimness, to his uniform, and to his swift entrance, Peyton had not been recognized by Major Colden until he had given his name.
Thanks
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From this reading Thanks to the dimness, to his uniform, and to his swift entrance, Peyton had not been recognized by Major Colden until he had given his name.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That name had on the major the effect of an apparition, and he stepped back into the dark corner of the hall, drawing his cloak yet closer about him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLACK HORSE.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This alarm and movement were not noticed by the others, as Peyton was the object of every gaze but his own, which was fixed on Elizabeth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thanks to the dimness, to his uniform, and to his swift entrance, Peyton had not been recognized by Major Colden until he had given his name.
uniform
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From this reading Thanks to the dimness, to his uniform, and to his swift entrance, Peyton had not been recognized by Major Colden until he had given his name.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Thanks to the dimness, to his uniform, and to his swift entrance, Peyton had not been recognized by Major Colden until he had given his name.
voice
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From this reading "What do you want?" her voice rang out, while she frowned from her place on the staircase, in cold resentment.
want
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From this reading "What do you want?" her voice rang out, while she frowned from her place on the staircase, in cold resentment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This alarm and movement were not noticed by the others, as Peyton was the object of every gaze but his own, which was fixed on Elizabeth.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This alarm and movement were not noticed by the others, as Peyton was the object of every gaze but his own, which was fixed on Elizabeth.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you want?" her voice rang out, while she frowned from her place on the staircase, in cold resentment.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This alarm and movement were not noticed by the others, as Peyton was the object of every gaze but his own, which was fixed on Elizabeth.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "What do you want?" her voice rang out, while she frowned from her place on the staircase, in cold resentment.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading That name had on the major the effect of an apparition, and he stepped back into the dark corner of the hall, drawing his cloak yet closer about him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you want?" her voice rang out, while she frowned from her place on the staircase, in cold resentment.
