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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 His father, who was a heavy sleeper, had perhaps not yet been informed of the event.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The dog might bark, and a fierce battle might rage near the farmhouse, but good old Pep, when he went to bed, tired out with his day's work, became as insensible as a dead man.
anguish
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From this reading The other members of the family had spent a night of anguish.
appeared
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From this reading THE CHALLENGE IN THE NIGHT No sooner had day dawned than the Little Chaplain appeared at the tower.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The dog might bark, and a fierce battle might rage near the farmhouse, but good old Pep, when he went to bed, tired out with his day's work, became as insensible as a dead man.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CHALLENGE IN THE NIGHT No sooner had day dawned than the Little Chaplain appeared at the tower.
bark
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From this reading The dog might bark, and a fierce battle might rage near the farmhouse, but good old Pep, when he went to bed, tired out with his day's work, became as insensible as a dead man.
battle
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From this reading The dog might bark, and a fierce battle might rage near the farmhouse, but good old Pep, when he went to bed, tired out with his day's work, became as insensible as a dead man.
became
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From this reading The dog might bark, and a fierce battle might rage near the farmhouse, but good old Pep, when he went to bed, tired out with his day's work, became as insensible as a dead man.
bed
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From this reading The dog might bark, and a fierce battle might rage near the farmhouse, but good old Pep, when he went to bed, tired out with his day's work, became as insensible as a dead man.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His father, who was a heavy sleeper, had perhaps not yet been informed of the event.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The dog might bark, and a fierce battle might rage near the farmhouse, but good old Pep, when he went to bed, tired out with his day's work, became as insensible as a dead man.
CHALLENGE
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From this reading THE CHALLENGE IN THE NIGHT No sooner had day dawned than the Little Chaplain appeared at the tower.
Chaplain
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From this reading THE CHALLENGE IN THE NIGHT No sooner had day dawned than the Little Chaplain appeared at the tower.
dawned
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From this reading THE CHALLENGE IN THE NIGHT No sooner had day dawned than the Little Chaplain appeared at the tower.
day
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From this reading THE CHALLENGE IN THE NIGHT No sooner had day dawned than the Little Chaplain appeared at the tower.
day's
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From this reading The dog might bark, and a fierce battle might rage near the farmhouse, but good old Pep, when he went to bed, tired out with his day's work, became as insensible as a dead man.
dead
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From this reading The dog might bark, and a fierce battle might rage near the farmhouse, but good old Pep, when he went to bed, tired out with his day's work, became as insensible as a dead man.
dog
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From this reading The dog might bark, and a fierce battle might rage near the farmhouse, but good old Pep, when he went to bed, tired out with his day's work, became as insensible as a dead man.
event
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From this reading His father, who was a heavy sleeper, had perhaps not yet been informed of the event.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He had heard everything.
family
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From this reading The other members of the family had spent a night of anguish.
farmhouse
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From this reading The dog might bark, and a fierce battle might rage near the farmhouse, but good old Pep, when he went to bed, tired out with his day's work, became as insensible as a dead man.
father
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From this reading His father, who was a heavy sleeper, had perhaps not yet been informed of the event.
fierce
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From this reading The dog might bark, and a fierce battle might rage near the farmhouse, but good old Pep, when he went to bed, tired out with his day's work, became as insensible as a dead man.
good
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From this reading The dog might bark, and a fierce battle might rage near the farmhouse, but good old Pep, when he went to bed, tired out with his day's work, became as insensible as a dead man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CHALLENGE IN THE NIGHT No sooner had day dawned than the Little Chaplain appeared at the tower.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had heard everything.
heard
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From this reading He had heard everything.
heavy
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From this reading His father, who was a heavy sleeper, had perhaps not yet been informed of the event.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His father, who was a heavy sleeper, had perhaps not yet been informed of the event.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CHALLENGE IN THE NIGHT No sooner had day dawned than the Little Chaplain appeared at the tower.
informed
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From this reading His father, who was a heavy sleeper, had perhaps not yet been informed of the event.
insensible
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From this reading The dog might bark, and a fierce battle might rage near the farmhouse, but good old Pep, when he went to bed, tired out with his day's work, became as insensible as a dead man.
Little
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From this reading THE CHALLENGE IN THE NIGHT No sooner had day dawned than the Little Chaplain appeared at the tower.
man
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From this reading The dog might bark, and a fierce battle might rage near the farmhouse, but good old Pep, when he went to bed, tired out with his day's work, became as insensible as a dead man.
members
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From this reading The other members of the family had spent a night of anguish.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The dog might bark, and a fierce battle might rage near the farmhouse, but good old Pep, when he went to bed, tired out with his day's work, became as insensible as a dead man.
near
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From this reading The dog might bark, and a fierce battle might rage near the farmhouse, but good old Pep, when he went to bed, tired out with his day's work, became as insensible as a dead man.
NIGHT
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From this reading THE CHALLENGE IN THE NIGHT No sooner had day dawned than the Little Chaplain appeared at the tower.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE CHALLENGE IN THE NIGHT No sooner had day dawned than the Little Chaplain appeared at the tower.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His father, who was a heavy sleeper, had perhaps not yet been informed of the event.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His father, who was a heavy sleeper, had perhaps not yet been informed of the event.
old
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From this reading The dog might bark, and a fierce battle might rage near the farmhouse, but good old Pep, when he went to bed, tired out with his day's work, became as insensible as a dead man.
other
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From this reading The other members of the family had spent a night of anguish.
out
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From this reading The dog might bark, and a fierce battle might rage near the farmhouse, but good old Pep, when he went to bed, tired out with his day's work, became as insensible as a dead man.
Pep
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From this reading The dog might bark, and a fierce battle might rage near the farmhouse, but good old Pep, when he went to bed, tired out with his day's work, became as insensible as a dead man.
perhaps
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From this reading His father, who was a heavy sleeper, had perhaps not yet been informed of the event.
rage
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From this reading The dog might bark, and a fierce battle might rage near the farmhouse, but good old Pep, when he went to bed, tired out with his day's work, became as insensible as a dead man.
sleeper
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From this reading His father, who was a heavy sleeper, had perhaps not yet been informed of the event.
sooner
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From this reading THE CHALLENGE IN THE NIGHT No sooner had day dawned than the Little Chaplain appeared at the tower.
spent
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From this reading The other members of the family had spent a night of anguish.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE CHALLENGE IN THE NIGHT No sooner had day dawned than the Little Chaplain appeared at the tower.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHALLENGE IN THE NIGHT No sooner had day dawned than the Little Chaplain appeared at the tower.
tired
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From this reading The dog might bark, and a fierce battle might rage near the farmhouse, but good old Pep, when he went to bed, tired out with his day's work, became as insensible as a dead man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The dog might bark, and a fierce battle might rage near the farmhouse, but good old Pep, when he went to bed, tired out with his day's work, became as insensible as a dead man.
tower
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From this reading THE CHALLENGE IN THE NIGHT No sooner had day dawned than the Little Chaplain appeared at the tower.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His father, who was a heavy sleeper, had perhaps not yet been informed of the event.
went
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From this reading The dog might bark, and a fierce battle might rage near the farmhouse, but good old Pep, when he went to bed, tired out with his day's work, became as insensible as a dead man.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The dog might bark, and a fierce battle might rage near the farmhouse, but good old Pep, when he went to bed, tired out with his day's work, became as insensible as a dead man.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading His father, who was a heavy sleeper, had perhaps not yet been informed of the event.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The dog might bark, and a fierce battle might rage near the farmhouse, but good old Pep, when he went to bed, tired out with his day's work, became as insensible as a dead man.
work
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From this reading The dog might bark, and a fierce battle might rage near the farmhouse, but good old Pep, when he went to bed, tired out with his day's work, became as insensible as a dead man.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading His father, who was a heavy sleeper, had perhaps not yet been informed of the event.
