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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 Night had come on before Lucius, on foot, and carrying a small carpet-bag, entered the lane in which stood the lonely posada.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "What shall be my plan of operations?" thought the young Englishman, as he groped his way along the dark road, not infrequently stumbling against the large stones which lay in his path.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "What shall be my plan of operations?" thought the young Englishman, as he groped his way along the dark road, not infrequently stumbling against the large stones which lay in his path.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Night had come on before Lucius, on foot, and carrying a small carpet-bag, entered the lane in which stood the lonely posada.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What shall be my plan of operations?" thought the young Englishman, as he groped his way along the dark road, not infrequently stumbling against the large stones which lay in his path.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What shall be my plan of operations?" thought the young Englishman, as he groped his way along the dark road, not infrequently stumbling against the large stones which lay in his path.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Night had come on before Lucius, on foot, and carrying a small carpet-bag, entered the lane in which stood the lonely posada.
bound
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From this reading Lucius was guided by the lights which gleamed from the window of the inn to which he was bound.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lucius was guided by the lights which gleamed from the window of the inn to which he was bound.
carpet-bag
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From this reading Night had come on before Lucius, on foot, and carrying a small carpet-bag, entered the lane in which stood the lonely posada.
carrying
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From this reading Night had come on before Lucius, on foot, and carrying a small carpet-bag, entered the lane in which stood the lonely posada.
cloudy
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From this reading The night was dark, for the sky was unusually cloudy, and the moon had not yet risen.
come
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From this reading Night had come on before Lucius, on foot, and carrying a small carpet-bag, entered the lane in which stood the lonely posada.
dark
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From this reading The night was dark, for the sky was unusually cloudy, and the moon had not yet risen.
Englishman
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From this reading "What shall be my plan of operations?" thought the young Englishman, as he groped his way along the dark road, not infrequently stumbling against the large stones which lay in his path.
entered
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From this reading Night had come on before Lucius, on foot, and carrying a small carpet-bag, entered the lane in which stood the lonely posada.
foot
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From this reading Night had come on before Lucius, on foot, and carrying a small carpet-bag, entered the lane in which stood the lonely posada.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The night was dark, for the sky was unusually cloudy, and the moon had not yet risen.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lucius was guided by the lights which gleamed from the window of the inn to which he was bound.
gleamed
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From this reading Lucius was guided by the lights which gleamed from the window of the inn to which he was bound.
groped
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From this reading "What shall be my plan of operations?" thought the young Englishman, as he groped his way along the dark road, not infrequently stumbling against the large stones which lay in his path.
guided
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From this reading Lucius was guided by the lights which gleamed from the window of the inn to which he was bound.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Night had come on before Lucius, on foot, and carrying a small carpet-bag, entered the lane in which stood the lonely posada.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lucius was guided by the lights which gleamed from the window of the inn to which he was bound.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "What shall be my plan of operations?" thought the young Englishman, as he groped his way along the dark road, not infrequently stumbling against the large stones which lay in his path.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Night had come on before Lucius, on foot, and carrying a small carpet-bag, entered the lane in which stood the lonely posada.
infrequently
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From this reading "What shall be my plan of operations?" thought the young Englishman, as he groped his way along the dark road, not infrequently stumbling against the large stones which lay in his path.
inn
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From this reading Lucius was guided by the lights which gleamed from the window of the inn to which he was bound.
lane
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From this reading Night had come on before Lucius, on foot, and carrying a small carpet-bag, entered the lane in which stood the lonely posada.
large
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From this reading "What shall be my plan of operations?" thought the young Englishman, as he groped his way along the dark road, not infrequently stumbling against the large stones which lay in his path.
lay
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From this reading "What shall be my plan of operations?" thought the young Englishman, as he groped his way along the dark road, not infrequently stumbling against the large stones which lay in his path.
lights
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From this reading Lucius was guided by the lights which gleamed from the window of the inn to which he was bound.
LONELY
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From this reading THE LONELY POSADA.
Lucius
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From this reading Night had come on before Lucius, on foot, and carrying a small carpet-bag, entered the lane in which stood the lonely posada.
moon
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From this reading The night was dark, for the sky was unusually cloudy, and the moon had not yet risen.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "What shall be my plan of operations?" thought the young Englishman, as he groped his way along the dark road, not infrequently stumbling against the large stones which lay in his path.
Night
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From this reading Night had come on before Lucius, on foot, and carrying a small carpet-bag, entered the lane in which stood the lonely posada.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The night was dark, for the sky was unusually cloudy, and the moon had not yet risen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lucius was guided by the lights which gleamed from the window of the inn to which he was bound.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Night had come on before Lucius, on foot, and carrying a small carpet-bag, entered the lane in which stood the lonely posada.
operations
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From this reading "What shall be my plan of operations?" thought the young Englishman, as he groped his way along the dark road, not infrequently stumbling against the large stones which lay in his path.
path
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From this reading "What shall be my plan of operations?" thought the young Englishman, as he groped his way along the dark road, not infrequently stumbling against the large stones which lay in his path.
plan
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From this reading "What shall be my plan of operations?" thought the young Englishman, as he groped his way along the dark road, not infrequently stumbling against the large stones which lay in his path.
POSADA
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From this reading THE LONELY POSADA.
risen
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From this reading The night was dark, for the sky was unusually cloudy, and the moon had not yet risen.
road
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From this reading "What shall be my plan of operations?" thought the young Englishman, as he groped his way along the dark road, not infrequently stumbling against the large stones which lay in his path.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "What shall be my plan of operations?" thought the young Englishman, as he groped his way along the dark road, not infrequently stumbling against the large stones which lay in his path.
sky
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From this reading The night was dark, for the sky was unusually cloudy, and the moon had not yet risen.
small
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From this reading Night had come on before Lucius, on foot, and carrying a small carpet-bag, entered the lane in which stood the lonely posada.
stones
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From this reading "What shall be my plan of operations?" thought the young Englishman, as he groped his way along the dark road, not infrequently stumbling against the large stones which lay in his path.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Night had come on before Lucius, on foot, and carrying a small carpet-bag, entered the lane in which stood the lonely posada.
stumbling
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From this reading "What shall be my plan of operations?" thought the young Englishman, as he groped his way along the dark road, not infrequently stumbling against the large stones which lay in his path.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LONELY POSADA.
thought
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From this reading "What shall be my plan of operations?" thought the young Englishman, as he groped his way along the dark road, not infrequently stumbling against the large stones which lay in his path.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lucius was guided by the lights which gleamed from the window of the inn to which he was bound.
unusually
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From this reading The night was dark, for the sky was unusually cloudy, and the moon had not yet risen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night was dark, for the sky was unusually cloudy, and the moon had not yet risen.
way
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From this reading "What shall be my plan of operations?" thought the young Englishman, as he groped his way along the dark road, not infrequently stumbling against the large stones which lay in his path.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What shall be my plan of operations?" thought the young Englishman, as he groped his way along the dark road, not infrequently stumbling against the large stones which lay in his path.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Night had come on before Lucius, on foot, and carrying a small carpet-bag, entered the lane in which stood the lonely posada.
window
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From this reading Lucius was guided by the lights which gleamed from the window of the inn to which he was bound.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The night was dark, for the sky was unusually cloudy, and the moon had not yet risen.
young
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From this reading "What shall be my plan of operations?" thought the young Englishman, as he groped his way along the dark road, not infrequently stumbling against the large stones which lay in his path.
