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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And two hours after midnight every guard in the prison was under orders.
All
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From this reading All that day I lay in the dungeon cudgelling my brains for the reason of this new and inexplicable punishment.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Meanwhile Captain Jamie fretted his head off and prepared for the night, while Winwood passed the word along to the forty lifers to be ready for the break.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading All I could conclude was that some stool had lied an infraction of the rules on me in order to curry favour with the guards.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All that day I lay in the dungeon cudgelling my brains for the reason of this new and inexplicable punishment.
asleep
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From this reading This included the day-shift which should have been asleep.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Meanwhile Captain Jamie fretted his head off and prepared for the night, while Winwood passed the word along to the forty lifers to be ready for the break.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This included the day-shift which should have been asleep.
brains
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From this reading All that day I lay in the dungeon cudgelling my brains for the reason of this new and inexplicable punishment.
break
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From this reading Meanwhile Captain Jamie fretted his head off and prepared for the night, while Winwood passed the word along to the forty lifers to be ready for the break.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile Captain Jamie fretted his head off and prepared for the night, while Winwood passed the word along to the forty lifers to be ready for the break.
conclude
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From this reading All I could conclude was that some stool had lied an infraction of the rules on me in order to curry favour with the guards.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All I could conclude was that some stool had lied an infraction of the rules on me in order to curry favour with the guards.
cudgelling
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From this reading All that day I lay in the dungeon cudgelling my brains for the reason of this new and inexplicable punishment.
curry
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From this reading All I could conclude was that some stool had lied an infraction of the rules on me in order to curry favour with the guards.
day
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From this reading All that day I lay in the dungeon cudgelling my brains for the reason of this new and inexplicable punishment.
day-shift
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From this reading This included the day-shift which should have been asleep.
dungeon
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From this reading All that day I lay in the dungeon cudgelling my brains for the reason of this new and inexplicable punishment.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And two hours after midnight every guard in the prison was under orders.
favour
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From this reading All I could conclude was that some stool had lied an infraction of the rules on me in order to curry favour with the guards.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All that day I lay in the dungeon cudgelling my brains for the reason of this new and inexplicable punishment.
forty
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From this reading Meanwhile Captain Jamie fretted his head off and prepared for the night, while Winwood passed the word along to the forty lifers to be ready for the break.
fretted
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From this reading Meanwhile Captain Jamie fretted his head off and prepared for the night, while Winwood passed the word along to the forty lifers to be ready for the break.
guard
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From this reading And two hours after midnight every guard in the prison was under orders.
guards
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From this reading All I could conclude was that some stool had lied an infraction of the rules on me in order to curry favour with the guards.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All I could conclude was that some stool had lied an infraction of the rules on me in order to curry favour with the guards.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This included the day-shift which should have been asleep.
head
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From this reading Meanwhile Captain Jamie fretted his head off and prepared for the night, while Winwood passed the word along to the forty lifers to be ready for the break.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Meanwhile Captain Jamie fretted his head off and prepared for the night, while Winwood passed the word along to the forty lifers to be ready for the break.
hours
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From this reading And two hours after midnight every guard in the prison was under orders.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading All that day I lay in the dungeon cudgelling my brains for the reason of this new and inexplicable punishment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All that day I lay in the dungeon cudgelling my brains for the reason of this new and inexplicable punishment.
included
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From this reading This included the day-shift which should have been asleep.
inexplicablenounUS /inexplicable/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that day I lay in the dungeon cudgelling my brains for the reason of this new and inexplicable punishment.
infraction
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From this reading All I could conclude was that some stool had lied an infraction of the rules on me in order to curry favour with the guards.
Jamie
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From this reading Meanwhile Captain Jamie fretted his head off and prepared for the night, while Winwood passed the word along to the forty lifers to be ready for the break.
lay
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From this reading All that day I lay in the dungeon cudgelling my brains for the reason of this new and inexplicable punishment.
lied
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From this reading All I could conclude was that some stool had lied an infraction of the rules on me in order to curry favour with the guards.
lifers
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From this reading Meanwhile Captain Jamie fretted his head off and prepared for the night, while Winwood passed the word along to the forty lifers to be ready for the break.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All I could conclude was that some stool had lied an infraction of the rules on me in order to curry favour with the guards.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile Captain Jamie fretted his head off and prepared for the night, while Winwood passed the word along to the forty lifers to be ready for the break.
midnight
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From this reading And two hours after midnight every guard in the prison was under orders.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading All that day I lay in the dungeon cudgelling my brains for the reason of this new and inexplicable punishment.
new
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From this reading All that day I lay in the dungeon cudgelling my brains for the reason of this new and inexplicable punishment.
night
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From this reading Meanwhile Captain Jamie fretted his head off and prepared for the night, while Winwood passed the word along to the forty lifers to be ready for the break.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All that day I lay in the dungeon cudgelling my brains for the reason of this new and inexplicable punishment.
off
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From this reading Meanwhile Captain Jamie fretted his head off and prepared for the night, while Winwood passed the word along to the forty lifers to be ready for the break.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All I could conclude was that some stool had lied an infraction of the rules on me in order to curry favour with the guards.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All I could conclude was that some stool had lied an infraction of the rules on me in order to curry favour with the guards.
orders
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From this reading And two hours after midnight every guard in the prison was under orders.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile Captain Jamie fretted his head off and prepared for the night, while Winwood passed the word along to the forty lifers to be ready for the break.
prepared
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From this reading Meanwhile Captain Jamie fretted his head off and prepared for the night, while Winwood passed the word along to the forty lifers to be ready for the break.
prison
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From this reading And two hours after midnight every guard in the prison was under orders.
punishment
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From this reading All that day I lay in the dungeon cudgelling my brains for the reason of this new and inexplicable punishment.
ready
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From this reading Meanwhile Captain Jamie fretted his head off and prepared for the night, while Winwood passed the word along to the forty lifers to be ready for the break.
reason
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From this reading All that day I lay in the dungeon cudgelling my brains for the reason of this new and inexplicable punishment.
rules
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From this reading All I could conclude was that some stool had lied an infraction of the rules on me in order to curry favour with the guards.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading This included the day-shift which should have been asleep.
some
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From this reading All I could conclude was that some stool had lied an infraction of the rules on me in order to curry favour with the guards.
stool
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From this reading All I could conclude was that some stool had lied an infraction of the rules on me in order to curry favour with the guards.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that day I lay in the dungeon cudgelling my brains for the reason of this new and inexplicable punishment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All that day I lay in the dungeon cudgelling my brains for the reason of this new and inexplicable punishment.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All that day I lay in the dungeon cudgelling my brains for the reason of this new and inexplicable punishment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All I could conclude was that some stool had lied an infraction of the rules on me in order to curry favour with the guards.
two
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From this reading And two hours after midnight every guard in the prison was under orders.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading And two hours after midnight every guard in the prison was under orders.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All I could conclude was that some stool had lied an infraction of the rules on me in order to curry favour with the guards.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This included the day-shift which should have been asleep.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Meanwhile Captain Jamie fretted his head off and prepared for the night, while Winwood passed the word along to the forty lifers to be ready for the break.
Winwood
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From this reading Meanwhile Captain Jamie fretted his head off and prepared for the night, while Winwood passed the word along to the forty lifers to be ready for the break.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All I could conclude was that some stool had lied an infraction of the rules on me in order to curry favour with the guards.
word
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From this reading Meanwhile Captain Jamie fretted his head off and prepared for the night, while Winwood passed the word along to the forty lifers to be ready for the break.
