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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 When Devil Marston awoke that morning he was conscious of a vague feeling of satisfaction.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading By covert watching he had seen where The Prince was to be stabled, and late the night before had gone in person to tell Dan Travers just how to go about the work.
active
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From this reading As his brain grew more and more active he smiled broadly, showing his wolfish teeth, and threw himself from his bed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As his brain grew more and more active he smiled broadly, showing his wolfish teeth, and threw himself from his bed.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As his brain grew more and more active he smiled broadly, showing his wolfish teeth, and threw himself from his bed.
await
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From this reading Good news would await him that morning.
awoke
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From this reading When Devil Marston awoke that morning he was conscious of a vague feeling of satisfaction.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By covert watching he had seen where The Prince was to be stabled, and late the night before had gone in person to tell Dan Travers just how to go about the work.
bed
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From this reading As his brain grew more and more active he smiled broadly, showing his wolfish teeth, and threw himself from his bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was ridiculously easy--to make way with the colt--and ere this the thing had been done, for Travers had seemed eager for the undertaking.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading By covert watching he had seen where The Prince was to be stabled, and late the night before had gone in person to tell Dan Travers just how to go about the work.
brain
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From this reading As his brain grew more and more active he smiled broadly, showing his wolfish teeth, and threw himself from his bed.
broadly
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From this reading As his brain grew more and more active he smiled broadly, showing his wolfish teeth, and threw himself from his bed.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By covert watching he had seen where The Prince was to be stabled, and late the night before had gone in person to tell Dan Travers just how to go about the work.
colt
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From this reading It was ridiculously easy--to make way with the colt--and ere this the thing had been done, for Travers had seemed eager for the undertaking.
conscious
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From this reading When Devil Marston awoke that morning he was conscious of a vague feeling of satisfaction.
covert
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From this reading By covert watching he had seen where The Prince was to be stabled, and late the night before had gone in person to tell Dan Travers just how to go about the work.
Dan
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From this reading By covert watching he had seen where The Prince was to be stabled, and late the night before had gone in person to tell Dan Travers just how to go about the work.
Devil
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From this reading When Devil Marston awoke that morning he was conscious of a vague feeling of satisfaction.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was ridiculously easy--to make way with the colt--and ere this the thing had been done, for Travers had seemed eager for the undertaking.
eager
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From this reading It was ridiculously easy--to make way with the colt--and ere this the thing had been done, for Travers had seemed eager for the undertaking.
easy
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From this reading It was ridiculously easy--to make way with the colt--and ere this the thing had been done, for Travers had seemed eager for the undertaking.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading It was ridiculously easy--to make way with the colt--and ere this the thing had been done, for Travers had seemed eager for the undertaking.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Devil Marston awoke that morning he was conscious of a vague feeling of satisfaction.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was ridiculously easy--to make way with the colt--and ere this the thing had been done, for Travers had seemed eager for the undertaking.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As his brain grew more and more active he smiled broadly, showing his wolfish teeth, and threw himself from his bed.
go
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From this reading By covert watching he had seen where The Prince was to be stabled, and late the night before had gone in person to tell Dan Travers just how to go about the work.
gone
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From this reading By covert watching he had seen where The Prince was to be stabled, and late the night before had gone in person to tell Dan Travers just how to go about the work.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good news would await him that morning.
grew
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From this reading As his brain grew more and more active he smiled broadly, showing his wolfish teeth, and threw himself from his bed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By covert watching he had seen where The Prince was to be stabled, and late the night before had gone in person to tell Dan Travers just how to go about the work.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Devil Marston awoke that morning he was conscious of a vague feeling of satisfaction.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Good news would await him that morning.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As his brain grew more and more active he smiled broadly, showing his wolfish teeth, and threw himself from his bed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As his brain grew more and more active he smiled broadly, showing his wolfish teeth, and threw himself from his bed.
how
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From this reading By covert watching he had seen where The Prince was to be stabled, and late the night before had gone in person to tell Dan Travers just how to go about the work.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By covert watching he had seen where The Prince was to be stabled, and late the night before had gone in person to tell Dan Travers just how to go about the work.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was ridiculously easy--to make way with the colt--and ere this the thing had been done, for Travers had seemed eager for the undertaking.
just
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From this reading By covert watching he had seen where The Prince was to be stabled, and late the night before had gone in person to tell Dan Travers just how to go about the work.
late
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From this reading By covert watching he had seen where The Prince was to be stabled, and late the night before had gone in person to tell Dan Travers just how to go about the work.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was ridiculously easy--to make way with the colt--and ere this the thing had been done, for Travers had seemed eager for the undertaking.
Marston
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From this reading When Devil Marston awoke that morning he was conscious of a vague feeling of satisfaction.
more
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From this reading As his brain grew more and more active he smiled broadly, showing his wolfish teeth, and threw himself from his bed.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Devil Marston awoke that morning he was conscious of a vague feeling of satisfaction.
news
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From this reading Good news would await him that morning.
night
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From this reading By covert watching he had seen where The Prince was to be stabled, and late the night before had gone in person to tell Dan Travers just how to go about the work.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Devil Marston awoke that morning he was conscious of a vague feeling of satisfaction.
person
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From this reading By covert watching he had seen where The Prince was to be stabled, and late the night before had gone in person to tell Dan Travers just how to go about the work.
Prince
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From this reading By covert watching he had seen where The Prince was to be stabled, and late the night before had gone in person to tell Dan Travers just how to go about the work.
ridiculously
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From this reading It was ridiculously easy--to make way with the colt--and ere this the thing had been done, for Travers had seemed eager for the undertaking.
satisfaction
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From this reading When Devil Marston awoke that morning he was conscious of a vague feeling of satisfaction.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was ridiculously easy--to make way with the colt--and ere this the thing had been done, for Travers had seemed eager for the undertaking.
seen
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From this reading By covert watching he had seen where The Prince was to be stabled, and late the night before had gone in person to tell Dan Travers just how to go about the work.
showing
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From this reading As his brain grew more and more active he smiled broadly, showing his wolfish teeth, and threw himself from his bed.
smiled
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From this reading As his brain grew more and more active he smiled broadly, showing his wolfish teeth, and threw himself from his bed.
stabled
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From this reading By covert watching he had seen where The Prince was to be stabled, and late the night before had gone in person to tell Dan Travers just how to go about the work.
teeth
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From this reading As his brain grew more and more active he smiled broadly, showing his wolfish teeth, and threw himself from his bed.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By covert watching he had seen where The Prince was to be stabled, and late the night before had gone in person to tell Dan Travers just how to go about the work.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Devil Marston awoke that morning he was conscious of a vague feeling of satisfaction.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By covert watching he had seen where The Prince was to be stabled, and late the night before had gone in person to tell Dan Travers just how to go about the work.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was ridiculously easy--to make way with the colt--and ere this the thing had been done, for Travers had seemed eager for the undertaking.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was ridiculously easy--to make way with the colt--and ere this the thing had been done, for Travers had seemed eager for the undertaking.
threw
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From this reading As his brain grew more and more active he smiled broadly, showing his wolfish teeth, and threw himself from his bed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By covert watching he had seen where The Prince was to be stabled, and late the night before had gone in person to tell Dan Travers just how to go about the work.
Travers
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From this reading By covert watching he had seen where The Prince was to be stabled, and late the night before had gone in person to tell Dan Travers just how to go about the work.
undertakingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈteɪkɪŋ/
a serious task, project, or venture that someone agrees to do
From this reading It was ridiculously easy--to make way with the colt--and ere this the thing had been done, for Travers had seemed eager for the undertaking.
vague
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From this reading When Devil Marston awoke that morning he was conscious of a vague feeling of satisfaction.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Devil Marston awoke that morning he was conscious of a vague feeling of satisfaction.
watching
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From this reading By covert watching he had seen where The Prince was to be stabled, and late the night before had gone in person to tell Dan Travers just how to go about the work.
way
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From this reading It was ridiculously easy--to make way with the colt--and ere this the thing had been done, for Travers had seemed eager for the undertaking.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Devil Marston awoke that morning he was conscious of a vague feeling of satisfaction.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading By covert watching he had seen where The Prince was to be stabled, and late the night before had gone in person to tell Dan Travers just how to go about the work.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was ridiculously easy--to make way with the colt--and ere this the thing had been done, for Travers had seemed eager for the undertaking.
wolfish
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From this reading As his brain grew more and more active he smiled broadly, showing his wolfish teeth, and threw himself from his bed.
work
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From this reading By covert watching he had seen where The Prince was to be stabled, and late the night before had gone in person to tell Dan Travers just how to go about the work.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Good news would await him that morning.
