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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 THE SECOND DAY THE woman was stirring early in the morning, and Jack awoke with a start.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The wind was now blowing swiftly from the east, sending low, drifting clouds hurrying across the sky.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SECOND DAY THE woman was stirring early in the morning, and Jack awoke with a start.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dred was moving uneasily in his sleep, with signs of near waking as Jack went to the door and looked out.
awoke
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From this reading THE SECOND DAY THE woman was stirring early in the morning, and Jack awoke with a start.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had clouded over during the night, and had been raining, as Dred had predicted.
blowing
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From this reading The wind was now blowing swiftly from the east, sending low, drifting clouds hurrying across the sky.
clouded
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From this reading It had clouded over during the night, and had been raining, as Dred had predicted.
clouds
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From this reading The wind was now blowing swiftly from the east, sending low, drifting clouds hurrying across the sky.
dawn
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From this reading It was still hardly more than the dawn of day.
DAY
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From this reading THE SECOND DAY THE woman was stirring early in the morning, and Jack awoke with a start.
door
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From this reading Dred was moving uneasily in his sleep, with signs of near waking as Jack went to the door and looked out.
Dred
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From this reading Dred was moving uneasily in his sleep, with signs of near waking as Jack went to the door and looked out.
drifting
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From this reading The wind was now blowing swiftly from the east, sending low, drifting clouds hurrying across the sky.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It had clouded over during the night, and had been raining, as Dred had predicted.
early
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From this reading THE SECOND DAY THE woman was stirring early in the morning, and Jack awoke with a start.
east
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From this reading The wind was now blowing swiftly from the east, sending low, drifting clouds hurrying across the sky.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The wind was now blowing swiftly from the east, sending low, drifting clouds hurrying across the sky.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had clouded over during the night, and had been raining, as Dred had predicted.
hardly
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From this reading It was still hardly more than the dawn of day.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dred was moving uneasily in his sleep, with signs of near waking as Jack went to the door and looked out.
hurrying
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From this reading The wind was now blowing swiftly from the east, sending low, drifting clouds hurrying across the sky.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SECOND DAY THE woman was stirring early in the morning, and Jack awoke with a start.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was still hardly more than the dawn of day.
Jack
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From this reading THE SECOND DAY THE woman was stirring early in the morning, and Jack awoke with a start.
looked
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From this reading Dred was moving uneasily in his sleep, with signs of near waking as Jack went to the door and looked out.
low
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From this reading The wind was now blowing swiftly from the east, sending low, drifting clouds hurrying across the sky.
more
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From this reading It was still hardly more than the dawn of day.
morning
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From this reading THE SECOND DAY THE woman was stirring early in the morning, and Jack awoke with a start.
moving
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From this reading Dred was moving uneasily in his sleep, with signs of near waking as Jack went to the door and looked out.
near
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From this reading Dred was moving uneasily in his sleep, with signs of near waking as Jack went to the door and looked out.
night
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From this reading It had clouded over during the night, and had been raining, as Dred had predicted.
now
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From this reading The wind was now blowing swiftly from the east, sending low, drifting clouds hurrying across the sky.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dred was moving uneasily in his sleep, with signs of near waking as Jack went to the door and looked out.
out
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From this reading Dred was moving uneasily in his sleep, with signs of near waking as Jack went to the door and looked out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It had clouded over during the night, and had been raining, as Dred had predicted.
predicted
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From this reading It had clouded over during the night, and had been raining, as Dred had predicted.
raining
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From this reading It had clouded over during the night, and had been raining, as Dred had predicted.
SECOND
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From this reading THE SECOND DAY THE woman was stirring early in the morning, and Jack awoke with a start.
sending
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From this reading The wind was now blowing swiftly from the east, sending low, drifting clouds hurrying across the sky.
signs
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From this reading Dred was moving uneasily in his sleep, with signs of near waking as Jack went to the door and looked out.
sky
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From this reading The wind was now blowing swiftly from the east, sending low, drifting clouds hurrying across the sky.
sleep
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From this reading Dred was moving uneasily in his sleep, with signs of near waking as Jack went to the door and looked out.
start
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From this reading THE SECOND DAY THE woman was stirring early in the morning, and Jack awoke with a start.
still
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From this reading It was still hardly more than the dawn of day.
stirring
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From this reading THE SECOND DAY THE woman was stirring early in the morning, and Jack awoke with a start.
swiftly
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From this reading The wind was now blowing swiftly from the east, sending low, drifting clouds hurrying across the sky.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was still hardly more than the dawn of day.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECOND DAY THE woman was stirring early in the morning, and Jack awoke with a start.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dred was moving uneasily in his sleep, with signs of near waking as Jack went to the door and looked out.
uneasily
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From this reading Dred was moving uneasily in his sleep, with signs of near waking as Jack went to the door and looked out.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Dred was moving uneasily in his sleep, with signs of near waking as Jack went to the door and looked out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SECOND DAY THE woman was stirring early in the morning, and Jack awoke with a start.
went
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From this reading Dred was moving uneasily in his sleep, with signs of near waking as Jack went to the door and looked out.
wind
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From this reading The wind was now blowing swiftly from the east, sending low, drifting clouds hurrying across the sky.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE SECOND DAY THE woman was stirring early in the morning, and Jack awoke with a start.
woman
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From this reading THE SECOND DAY THE woman was stirring early in the morning, and Jack awoke with a start.
