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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE THIRD DAY JACK was awakened the next morning by Dred stirring about.
ag'in
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From this reading You and the young lady can get some breakfast ready ag’in’ I get back.”
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Don’t you mean to take me along with you, then?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun had not yet arisen, but the sky, mottled over with drifting clouds, was blue and mild.
arisen
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From this reading The sun had not yet arisen, but the sky, mottled over with drifting clouds, was blue and mild.
awakened
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From this reading THE THIRD DAY JACK was awakened the next morning by Dred stirring about.
back
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From this reading You and the young lady can get some breakfast ready ag’in’ I get back.”
blue
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From this reading The sun had not yet arisen, but the sky, mottled over with drifting clouds, was blue and mild.
breakfast
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From this reading You and the young lady can get some breakfast ready ag’in’ I get back.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sun had not yet arisen, but the sky, mottled over with drifting clouds, was blue and mild.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE THIRD DAY JACK was awakened the next morning by Dred stirring about.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You and the young lady can get some breakfast ready ag’in’ I get back.”
clouds
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From this reading The sun had not yet arisen, but the sky, mottled over with drifting clouds, was blue and mild.
DAY
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From this reading THE THIRD DAY JACK was awakened the next morning by Dred stirring about.
Don't
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From this reading “Don’t you mean to take me along with you, then?”
Dred
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From this reading THE THIRD DAY JACK was awakened the next morning by Dred stirring about.
drifting
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From this reading The sun had not yet arisen, but the sky, mottled over with drifting clouds, was blue and mild.
get
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From this reading You and the young lady can get some breakfast ready ag’in’ I get back.”
going
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From this reading “Well,” said Dred, “I’m going over to the sand-hills now.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sun had not yet arisen, but the sky, mottled over with drifting clouds, was blue and mild.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You and the young lady can get some breakfast ready ag’in’ I get back.”
I'm
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From this reading “Well,” said Dred, “I’m going over to the sand-hills now.
JACK
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From this reading THE THIRD DAY JACK was awakened the next morning by Dred stirring about.
lady
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From this reading You and the young lady can get some breakfast ready ag’in’ I get back.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Don’t you mean to take me along with you, then?”
mean
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From this reading “Don’t you mean to take me along with you, then?”
mild
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From this reading The sun had not yet arisen, but the sky, mottled over with drifting clouds, was blue and mild.
morning
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From this reading THE THIRD DAY JACK was awakened the next morning by Dred stirring about.
mottled
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From this reading The sun had not yet arisen, but the sky, mottled over with drifting clouds, was blue and mild.
next
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From this reading THE THIRD DAY JACK was awakened the next morning by Dred stirring about.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sun had not yet arisen, but the sky, mottled over with drifting clouds, was blue and mild.
now
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From this reading “Well,” said Dred, “I’m going over to the sand-hills now.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The sun had not yet arisen, but the sky, mottled over with drifting clouds, was blue and mild.
ready
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From this reading You and the young lady can get some breakfast ready ag’in’ I get back.”
said
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From this reading “Well,” said Dred, “I’m going over to the sand-hills now.
sand-hills
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From this reading “Well,” said Dred, “I’m going over to the sand-hills now.
sky
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From this reading The sun had not yet arisen, but the sky, mottled over with drifting clouds, was blue and mild.
some
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From this reading You and the young lady can get some breakfast ready ag’in’ I get back.”
stirring
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From this reading THE THIRD DAY JACK was awakened the next morning by Dred stirring about.
sun
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From this reading The sun had not yet arisen, but the sky, mottled over with drifting clouds, was blue and mild.
take
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From this reading “Don’t you mean to take me along with you, then?”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THIRD DAY JACK was awakened the next morning by Dred stirring about.
then
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From this reading “Don’t you mean to take me along with you, then?”
THIRD
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From this reading THE THIRD DAY JACK was awakened the next morning by Dred stirring about.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well,” said Dred, “I’m going over to the sand-hills now.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE THIRD DAY JACK was awakened the next morning by Dred stirring about.
Well
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From this reading “Well,” said Dred, “I’m going over to the sand-hills now.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sun had not yet arisen, but the sky, mottled over with drifting clouds, was blue and mild.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The sun had not yet arisen, but the sky, mottled over with drifting clouds, was blue and mild.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You and the young lady can get some breakfast ready ag’in’ I get back.”
young
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From this reading You and the young lady can get some breakfast ready ag’in’ I get back.”
