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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 Batard's sides were heaving regularly, but Leclere felt that the breath came and went a shade too quickly; also he felt that there was a vigilance or alertness to every hair that belied unshackling sleep.
alertness
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From this reading Batard's sides were heaving regularly, but Leclere felt that the breath came and went a shade too quickly; also he felt that there was a vigilance or alertness to every hair that belied unshackling sleep.
also
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From this reading Batard's sides were heaving regularly, but Leclere felt that the breath came and went a shade too quickly; also he felt that there was a vigilance or alertness to every hair that belied unshackling sleep.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so he mused, till his eyes chanced to fall upon Batard, head between fore paws and stretched on the ground asleep.
animal
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From this reading He studied the animal closely, striving to sense if the sleep were real or feigned.
asleep
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From this reading And so he mused, till his eyes chanced to fall upon Batard, head between fore paws and stretched on the ground asleep.
assured
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From this reading He would have given his Sunrise claim to be assured that the dog was not awake, and once, when one of his joints cracked, he looked quickly and guiltily at Batard to see if he roused.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He would have given his Sunrise claim to be assured that the dog was not awake, and once, when one of his joints cracked, he looked quickly and guiltily at Batard to see if he roused.
awake
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From this reading He would have given his Sunrise claim to be assured that the dog was not awake, and once, when one of his joints cracked, he looked quickly and guiltily at Batard to see if he roused.
Batard
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From this reading And so he mused, till his eyes chanced to fall upon Batard, head between fore paws and stretched on the ground asleep.
Batard's
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From this reading Batard's sides were heaving regularly, but Leclere felt that the breath came and went a shade too quickly; also he felt that there was a vigilance or alertness to every hair that belied unshackling sleep.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He would have given his Sunrise claim to be assured that the dog was not awake, and once, when one of his joints cracked, he looked quickly and guiltily at Batard to see if he roused.
belied
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From this reading Batard's sides were heaving regularly, but Leclere felt that the breath came and went a shade too quickly; also he felt that there was a vigilance or alertness to every hair that belied unshackling sleep.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading And so he mused, till his eyes chanced to fall upon Batard, head between fore paws and stretched on the ground asleep.
breath
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From this reading Batard's sides were heaving regularly, but Leclere felt that the breath came and went a shade too quickly; also he felt that there was a vigilance or alertness to every hair that belied unshackling sleep.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Batard's sides were heaving regularly, but Leclere felt that the breath came and went a shade too quickly; also he felt that there was a vigilance or alertness to every hair that belied unshackling sleep.
came
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From this reading Batard's sides were heaving regularly, but Leclere felt that the breath came and went a shade too quickly; also he felt that there was a vigilance or alertness to every hair that belied unshackling sleep.
ceased
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From this reading And their Leclere ceased to muse.
chanced
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From this reading And so he mused, till his eyes chanced to fall upon Batard, head between fore paws and stretched on the ground asleep.
claim
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From this reading He would have given his Sunrise claim to be assured that the dog was not awake, and once, when one of his joints cracked, he looked quickly and guiltily at Batard to see if he roused.
closely
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From this reading He studied the animal closely, striving to sense if the sleep were real or feigned.
cracked
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From this reading He would have given his Sunrise claim to be assured that the dog was not awake, and once, when one of his joints cracked, he looked quickly and guiltily at Batard to see if he roused.
dog
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From this reading He would have given his Sunrise claim to be assured that the dog was not awake, and once, when one of his joints cracked, he looked quickly and guiltily at Batard to see if he roused.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Batard's sides were heaving regularly, but Leclere felt that the breath came and went a shade too quickly; also he felt that there was a vigilance or alertness to every hair that belied unshackling sleep.
eyes
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From this reading And so he mused, till his eyes chanced to fall upon Batard, head between fore paws and stretched on the ground asleep.
fall
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From this reading And so he mused, till his eyes chanced to fall upon Batard, head between fore paws and stretched on the ground asleep.
feigned
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From this reading He studied the animal closely, striving to sense if the sleep were real or feigned.
felt
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From this reading Batard's sides were heaving regularly, but Leclere felt that the breath came and went a shade too quickly; also he felt that there was a vigilance or alertness to every hair that belied unshackling sleep.
fore
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From this reading And so he mused, till his eyes chanced to fall upon Batard, head between fore paws and stretched on the ground asleep.
given
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From this reading He would have given his Sunrise claim to be assured that the dog was not awake, and once, when one of his joints cracked, he looked quickly and guiltily at Batard to see if he roused.
ground
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From this reading And so he mused, till his eyes chanced to fall upon Batard, head between fore paws and stretched on the ground asleep.
guiltily
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From this reading He would have given his Sunrise claim to be assured that the dog was not awake, and once, when one of his joints cracked, he looked quickly and guiltily at Batard to see if he roused.
hair
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From this reading Batard's sides were heaving regularly, but Leclere felt that the breath came and went a shade too quickly; also he felt that there was a vigilance or alertness to every hair that belied unshackling sleep.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would have given his Sunrise claim to be assured that the dog was not awake, and once, when one of his joints cracked, he looked quickly and guiltily at Batard to see if he roused.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And so he mused, till his eyes chanced to fall upon Batard, head between fore paws and stretched on the ground asleep.
head
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From this reading And so he mused, till his eyes chanced to fall upon Batard, head between fore paws and stretched on the ground asleep.
heaving
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From this reading Batard's sides were heaving regularly, but Leclere felt that the breath came and went a shade too quickly; also he felt that there was a vigilance or alertness to every hair that belied unshackling sleep.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And so he mused, till his eyes chanced to fall upon Batard, head between fore paws and stretched on the ground asleep.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He studied the animal closely, striving to sense if the sleep were real or feigned.
joints
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From this reading He would have given his Sunrise claim to be assured that the dog was not awake, and once, when one of his joints cracked, he looked quickly and guiltily at Batard to see if he roused.
Leclere
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From this reading And their Leclere ceased to muse.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would have given his Sunrise claim to be assured that the dog was not awake, and once, when one of his joints cracked, he looked quickly and guiltily at Batard to see if he roused.
muse
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From this reading And their Leclere ceased to muse.
mused
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From this reading And so he mused, till his eyes chanced to fall upon Batard, head between fore paws and stretched on the ground asleep.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would have given his Sunrise claim to be assured that the dog was not awake, and once, when one of his joints cracked, he looked quickly and guiltily at Batard to see if he roused.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He would have given his Sunrise claim to be assured that the dog was not awake, and once, when one of his joints cracked, he looked quickly and guiltily at Batard to see if he roused.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And so he mused, till his eyes chanced to fall upon Batard, head between fore paws and stretched on the ground asleep.
once
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From this reading He would have given his Sunrise claim to be assured that the dog was not awake, and once, when one of his joints cracked, he looked quickly and guiltily at Batard to see if he roused.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He would have given his Sunrise claim to be assured that the dog was not awake, and once, when one of his joints cracked, he looked quickly and guiltily at Batard to see if he roused.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He studied the animal closely, striving to sense if the sleep were real or feigned.
paws
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From this reading And so he mused, till his eyes chanced to fall upon Batard, head between fore paws and stretched on the ground asleep.
quickly
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From this reading Batard's sides were heaving regularly, but Leclere felt that the breath came and went a shade too quickly; also he felt that there was a vigilance or alertness to every hair that belied unshackling sleep.
real
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From this reading He studied the animal closely, striving to sense if the sleep were real or feigned.
regularly
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From this reading Batard's sides were heaving regularly, but Leclere felt that the breath came and went a shade too quickly; also he felt that there was a vigilance or alertness to every hair that belied unshackling sleep.
roused
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From this reading He would have given his Sunrise claim to be assured that the dog was not awake, and once, when one of his joints cracked, he looked quickly and guiltily at Batard to see if he roused.
see
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From this reading He would have given his Sunrise claim to be assured that the dog was not awake, and once, when one of his joints cracked, he looked quickly and guiltily at Batard to see if he roused.
sense
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From this reading He studied the animal closely, striving to sense if the sleep were real or feigned.
shade
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From this reading Batard's sides were heaving regularly, but Leclere felt that the breath came and went a shade too quickly; also he felt that there was a vigilance or alertness to every hair that belied unshackling sleep.
sides
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From this reading Batard's sides were heaving regularly, but Leclere felt that the breath came and went a shade too quickly; also he felt that there was a vigilance or alertness to every hair that belied unshackling sleep.
sleep
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From this reading He studied the animal closely, striving to sense if the sleep were real or feigned.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so he mused, till his eyes chanced to fall upon Batard, head between fore paws and stretched on the ground asleep.
stretched
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From this reading And so he mused, till his eyes chanced to fall upon Batard, head between fore paws and stretched on the ground asleep.
striving
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From this reading He studied the animal closely, striving to sense if the sleep were real or feigned.
studied
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From this reading He studied the animal closely, striving to sense if the sleep were real or feigned.
Sunrise
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From this reading He would have given his Sunrise claim to be assured that the dog was not awake, and once, when one of his joints cracked, he looked quickly and guiltily at Batard to see if he roused.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Batard's sides were heaving regularly, but Leclere felt that the breath came and went a shade too quickly; also he felt that there was a vigilance or alertness to every hair that belied unshackling sleep.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And so he mused, till his eyes chanced to fall upon Batard, head between fore paws and stretched on the ground asleep.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And their Leclere ceased to muse.
there
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From this reading Batard's sides were heaving regularly, but Leclere felt that the breath came and went a shade too quickly; also he felt that there was a vigilance or alertness to every hair that belied unshackling sleep.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading And so he mused, till his eyes chanced to fall upon Batard, head between fore paws and stretched on the ground asleep.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And so he mused, till his eyes chanced to fall upon Batard, head between fore paws and stretched on the ground asleep.
too
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From this reading Batard's sides were heaving regularly, but Leclere felt that the breath came and went a shade too quickly; also he felt that there was a vigilance or alertness to every hair that belied unshackling sleep.
unshackling
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From this reading Batard's sides were heaving regularly, but Leclere felt that the breath came and went a shade too quickly; also he felt that there was a vigilance or alertness to every hair that belied unshackling sleep.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And so he mused, till his eyes chanced to fall upon Batard, head between fore paws and stretched on the ground asleep.
vigilance
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From this reading Batard's sides were heaving regularly, but Leclere felt that the breath came and went a shade too quickly; also he felt that there was a vigilance or alertness to every hair that belied unshackling sleep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Batard's sides were heaving regularly, but Leclere felt that the breath came and went a shade too quickly; also he felt that there was a vigilance or alertness to every hair that belied unshackling sleep.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Batard's sides were heaving regularly, but Leclere felt that the breath came and went a shade too quickly; also he felt that there was a vigilance or alertness to every hair that belied unshackling sleep.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He studied the animal closely, striving to sense if the sleep were real or feigned.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He would have given his Sunrise claim to be assured that the dog was not awake, and once, when one of his joints cracked, he looked quickly and guiltily at Batard to see if he roused.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would have given his Sunrise claim to be assured that the dog was not awake, and once, when one of his joints cracked, he looked quickly and guiltily at Batard to see if he roused.
