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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 JUSTICE Waymark received from the police a confirmation of all that Julian had said, and returned home.
all
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From this reading JUSTICE Waymark received from the police a confirmation of all that Julian had said, and returned home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JUSTICE Waymark received from the police a confirmation of all that Julian had said, and returned home.
any
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From this reading He begged Waymark to let him remain where he was through the night, declaring that in any case sleep was impossible for him, and that perhaps he might try to pass the hours in reading.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was to be at the police court in the morning.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was to be at the police court in the morning.
bed
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From this reading They talked together for a time; then Waymark lay down on the bed and shortly slept.
begged
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From this reading He begged Waymark to let him remain where he was through the night, declaring that in any case sleep was impossible for him, and that perhaps he might try to pass the hours in reading.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Julian still lay on the couch, calmer, but like one in despair.
calmer
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From this reading Julian still lay on the couch, calmer, but like one in despair.
case
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From this reading He begged Waymark to let him remain where he was through the night, declaring that in any case sleep was impossible for him, and that perhaps he might try to pass the hours in reading.
confirmation
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From this reading JUSTICE Waymark received from the police a confirmation of all that Julian had said, and returned home.
couch
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From this reading Julian still lay on the couch, calmer, but like one in despair.
court
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From this reading He was to be at the police court in the morning.
declaring
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From this reading He begged Waymark to let him remain where he was through the night, declaring that in any case sleep was impossible for him, and that perhaps he might try to pass the hours in reading.
despair
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From this reading Julian still lay on the couch, calmer, but like one in despair.
down
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From this reading They talked together for a time; then Waymark lay down on the bed and shortly slept.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He begged Waymark to let him remain where he was through the night, declaring that in any case sleep was impossible for him, and that perhaps he might try to pass the hours in reading.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading JUSTICE Waymark received from the police a confirmation of all that Julian had said, and returned home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JUSTICE Waymark received from the police a confirmation of all that Julian had said, and returned home.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He begged Waymark to let him remain where he was through the night, declaring that in any case sleep was impossible for him, and that perhaps he might try to pass the hours in reading.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He begged Waymark to let him remain where he was through the night, declaring that in any case sleep was impossible for him, and that perhaps he might try to pass the hours in reading.
home
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From this reading JUSTICE Waymark received from the police a confirmation of all that Julian had said, and returned home.
hours
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From this reading He begged Waymark to let him remain where he was through the night, declaring that in any case sleep was impossible for him, and that perhaps he might try to pass the hours in reading.
impossible
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From this reading He begged Waymark to let him remain where he was through the night, declaring that in any case sleep was impossible for him, and that perhaps he might try to pass the hours in reading.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Julian still lay on the couch, calmer, but like one in despair.
Julian
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From this reading JUSTICE Waymark received from the police a confirmation of all that Julian had said, and returned home.
JUSTICE
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From this reading JUSTICE Waymark received from the police a confirmation of all that Julian had said, and returned home.
lay
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From this reading Julian still lay on the couch, calmer, but like one in despair.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He begged Waymark to let him remain where he was through the night, declaring that in any case sleep was impossible for him, and that perhaps he might try to pass the hours in reading.
like
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From this reading Julian still lay on the couch, calmer, but like one in despair.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He begged Waymark to let him remain where he was through the night, declaring that in any case sleep was impossible for him, and that perhaps he might try to pass the hours in reading.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was to be at the police court in the morning.
night
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From this reading He begged Waymark to let him remain where he was through the night, declaring that in any case sleep was impossible for him, and that perhaps he might try to pass the hours in reading.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JUSTICE Waymark received from the police a confirmation of all that Julian had said, and returned home.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Julian still lay on the couch, calmer, but like one in despair.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Julian still lay on the couch, calmer, but like one in despair.
pass
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From this reading He begged Waymark to let him remain where he was through the night, declaring that in any case sleep was impossible for him, and that perhaps he might try to pass the hours in reading.
perhaps
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From this reading He begged Waymark to let him remain where he was through the night, declaring that in any case sleep was impossible for him, and that perhaps he might try to pass the hours in reading.
police
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From this reading JUSTICE Waymark received from the police a confirmation of all that Julian had said, and returned home.
reading
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From this reading He begged Waymark to let him remain where he was through the night, declaring that in any case sleep was impossible for him, and that perhaps he might try to pass the hours in reading.
received
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From this reading JUSTICE Waymark received from the police a confirmation of all that Julian had said, and returned home.
remain
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From this reading He begged Waymark to let him remain where he was through the night, declaring that in any case sleep was impossible for him, and that perhaps he might try to pass the hours in reading.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading JUSTICE Waymark received from the police a confirmation of all that Julian had said, and returned home.
said
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From this reading JUSTICE Waymark received from the police a confirmation of all that Julian had said, and returned home.
shortly
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From this reading They talked together for a time; then Waymark lay down on the bed and shortly slept.
sleep
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From this reading He begged Waymark to let him remain where he was through the night, declaring that in any case sleep was impossible for him, and that perhaps he might try to pass the hours in reading.
slept
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From this reading They talked together for a time; then Waymark lay down on the bed and shortly slept.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Julian still lay on the couch, calmer, but like one in despair.
talked
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From this reading They talked together for a time; then Waymark lay down on the bed and shortly slept.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JUSTICE Waymark received from the police a confirmation of all that Julian had said, and returned home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JUSTICE Waymark received from the police a confirmation of all that Julian had said, and returned home.
then
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From this reading They talked together for a time; then Waymark lay down on the bed and shortly slept.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They talked together for a time; then Waymark lay down on the bed and shortly slept.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He begged Waymark to let him remain where he was through the night, declaring that in any case sleep was impossible for him, and that perhaps he might try to pass the hours in reading.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They talked together for a time; then Waymark lay down on the bed and shortly slept.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He begged Waymark to let him remain where he was through the night, declaring that in any case sleep was impossible for him, and that perhaps he might try to pass the hours in reading.
together
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From this reading They talked together for a time; then Waymark lay down on the bed and shortly slept.
try
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From this reading He begged Waymark to let him remain where he was through the night, declaring that in any case sleep was impossible for him, and that perhaps he might try to pass the hours in reading.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He begged Waymark to let him remain where he was through the night, declaring that in any case sleep was impossible for him, and that perhaps he might try to pass the hours in reading.
Waymark
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From this reading JUSTICE Waymark received from the police a confirmation of all that Julian had said, and returned home.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He begged Waymark to let him remain where he was through the night, declaring that in any case sleep was impossible for him, and that perhaps he might try to pass the hours in reading.
