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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Down in the back yard and front garden, Tiger and Nero prowled about their beat, surlily growling at the tossing trees, and were monarchs of all they surveyed.
All
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From this reading All was yet still in the lone farmhouse--no living thing was stirring, not even the rats, that had held high carnival all night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Susan Sharpe was up with the lark, or, rather, with the sea-gulls whirling and shrieking out on the tossing waters.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Down in the back yard and front garden, Tiger and Nero prowled about their beat, surlily growling at the tossing trees, and were monarchs of all they surveyed.
back
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From this reading Down in the back yard and front garden, Tiger and Nero prowled about their beat, surlily growling at the tossing trees, and were monarchs of all they surveyed.
beat
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From this reading Down in the back yard and front garden, Tiger and Nero prowled about their beat, surlily growling at the tossing trees, and were monarchs of all they surveyed.
carnival
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From this reading All was yet still in the lone farmhouse--no living thing was stirring, not even the rats, that had held high carnival all night.
ceaseless
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From this reading The early morning sun streamed in the little chamber; the wind wailed plaintively still, and the dull tramp, tramp of the multitudinous waves kept up their ceaseless refrain.
chamber
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From this reading The early morning sun streamed in the little chamber; the wind wailed plaintively still, and the dull tramp, tramp of the multitudinous waves kept up their ceaseless refrain.
Down
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From this reading Down in the back yard and front garden, Tiger and Nero prowled about their beat, surlily growling at the tossing trees, and were monarchs of all they surveyed.
dull
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From this reading The early morning sun streamed in the little chamber; the wind wailed plaintively still, and the dull tramp, tramp of the multitudinous waves kept up their ceaseless refrain.
early
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From this reading The early morning sun streamed in the little chamber; the wind wailed plaintively still, and the dull tramp, tramp of the multitudinous waves kept up their ceaseless refrain.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All was yet still in the lone farmhouse--no living thing was stirring, not even the rats, that had held high carnival all night.
farmhouse
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From this reading All was yet still in the lone farmhouse--no living thing was stirring, not even the rats, that had held high carnival all night.
front
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From this reading Down in the back yard and front garden, Tiger and Nero prowled about their beat, surlily growling at the tossing trees, and were monarchs of all they surveyed.
garden
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From this reading Down in the back yard and front garden, Tiger and Nero prowled about their beat, surlily growling at the tossing trees, and were monarchs of all they surveyed.
growlingnounUS /ˈgrowling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Down in the back yard and front garden, Tiger and Nero prowled about their beat, surlily growling at the tossing trees, and were monarchs of all they surveyed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All was yet still in the lone farmhouse--no living thing was stirring, not even the rats, that had held high carnival all night.
held
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From this reading All was yet still in the lone farmhouse--no living thing was stirring, not even the rats, that had held high carnival all night.
high
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From this reading All was yet still in the lone farmhouse--no living thing was stirring, not even the rats, that had held high carnival all night.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HUGH INGELOW KEEPS HIS PROMISE.
HUGH
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From this reading HUGH INGELOW KEEPS HIS PROMISE.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The early morning sun streamed in the little chamber; the wind wailed plaintively still, and the dull tramp, tramp of the multitudinous waves kept up their ceaseless refrain.
INGELOW
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From this reading HUGH INGELOW KEEPS HIS PROMISE.
KEEPS
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From this reading HUGH INGELOW KEEPS HIS PROMISE.
kept
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From this reading The early morning sun streamed in the little chamber; the wind wailed plaintively still, and the dull tramp, tramp of the multitudinous waves kept up their ceaseless refrain.
lark
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From this reading Mrs. Susan Sharpe was up with the lark, or, rather, with the sea-gulls whirling and shrieking out on the tossing waters.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The early morning sun streamed in the little chamber; the wind wailed plaintively still, and the dull tramp, tramp of the multitudinous waves kept up their ceaseless refrain.
living
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From this reading All was yet still in the lone farmhouse--no living thing was stirring, not even the rats, that had held high carnival all night.
lone
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From this reading All was yet still in the lone farmhouse--no living thing was stirring, not even the rats, that had held high carnival all night.
monarchs
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From this reading Down in the back yard and front garden, Tiger and Nero prowled about their beat, surlily growling at the tossing trees, and were monarchs of all they surveyed.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The early morning sun streamed in the little chamber; the wind wailed plaintively still, and the dull tramp, tramp of the multitudinous waves kept up their ceaseless refrain.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Susan Sharpe was up with the lark, or, rather, with the sea-gulls whirling and shrieking out on the tossing waters.
multitudinous
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From this reading The early morning sun streamed in the little chamber; the wind wailed plaintively still, and the dull tramp, tramp of the multitudinous waves kept up their ceaseless refrain.
Nero
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From this reading Down in the back yard and front garden, Tiger and Nero prowled about their beat, surlily growling at the tossing trees, and were monarchs of all they surveyed.
night
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From this reading All was yet still in the lone farmhouse--no living thing was stirring, not even the rats, that had held high carnival all night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading All was yet still in the lone farmhouse--no living thing was stirring, not even the rats, that had held high carnival all night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All was yet still in the lone farmhouse--no living thing was stirring, not even the rats, that had held high carnival all night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The early morning sun streamed in the little chamber; the wind wailed plaintively still, and the dull tramp, tramp of the multitudinous waves kept up their ceaseless refrain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Susan Sharpe was up with the lark, or, rather, with the sea-gulls whirling and shrieking out on the tossing waters.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mrs. Susan Sharpe was up with the lark, or, rather, with the sea-gulls whirling and shrieking out on the tossing waters.
out
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From this reading Mrs. Susan Sharpe was up with the lark, or, rather, with the sea-gulls whirling and shrieking out on the tossing waters.
plaintively
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From this reading The early morning sun streamed in the little chamber; the wind wailed plaintively still, and the dull tramp, tramp of the multitudinous waves kept up their ceaseless refrain.
PROMISE
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From this reading HUGH INGELOW KEEPS HIS PROMISE.
prowled
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From this reading Down in the back yard and front garden, Tiger and Nero prowled about their beat, surlily growling at the tossing trees, and were monarchs of all they surveyed.
rather
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From this reading Mrs. Susan Sharpe was up with the lark, or, rather, with the sea-gulls whirling and shrieking out on the tossing waters.
rats
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From this reading All was yet still in the lone farmhouse--no living thing was stirring, not even the rats, that had held high carnival all night.
refrain
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From this reading The early morning sun streamed in the little chamber; the wind wailed plaintively still, and the dull tramp, tramp of the multitudinous waves kept up their ceaseless refrain.
sea-gulls
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From this reading Mrs. Susan Sharpe was up with the lark, or, rather, with the sea-gulls whirling and shrieking out on the tossing waters.
Sharpe
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From this reading Mrs. Susan Sharpe was up with the lark, or, rather, with the sea-gulls whirling and shrieking out on the tossing waters.
shrieking
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From this reading Mrs. Susan Sharpe was up with the lark, or, rather, with the sea-gulls whirling and shrieking out on the tossing waters.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The early morning sun streamed in the little chamber; the wind wailed plaintively still, and the dull tramp, tramp of the multitudinous waves kept up their ceaseless refrain.
stirring
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From this reading All was yet still in the lone farmhouse--no living thing was stirring, not even the rats, that had held high carnival all night.
streamed
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From this reading The early morning sun streamed in the little chamber; the wind wailed plaintively still, and the dull tramp, tramp of the multitudinous waves kept up their ceaseless refrain.
sun
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From this reading The early morning sun streamed in the little chamber; the wind wailed plaintively still, and the dull tramp, tramp of the multitudinous waves kept up their ceaseless refrain.
surlily
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From this reading Down in the back yard and front garden, Tiger and Nero prowled about their beat, surlily growling at the tossing trees, and were monarchs of all they surveyed.
surveyed
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From this reading Down in the back yard and front garden, Tiger and Nero prowled about their beat, surlily growling at the tossing trees, and were monarchs of all they surveyed.
Susan
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From this reading Mrs. Susan Sharpe was up with the lark, or, rather, with the sea-gulls whirling and shrieking out on the tossing waters.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All was yet still in the lone farmhouse--no living thing was stirring, not even the rats, that had held high carnival all night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Susan Sharpe was up with the lark, or, rather, with the sea-gulls whirling and shrieking out on the tossing waters.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The early morning sun streamed in the little chamber; the wind wailed plaintively still, and the dull tramp, tramp of the multitudinous waves kept up their ceaseless refrain.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Down in the back yard and front garden, Tiger and Nero prowled about their beat, surlily growling at the tossing trees, and were monarchs of all they surveyed.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All was yet still in the lone farmhouse--no living thing was stirring, not even the rats, that had held high carnival all night.
Tiger
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From this reading Down in the back yard and front garden, Tiger and Nero prowled about their beat, surlily growling at the tossing trees, and were monarchs of all they surveyed.
tossing
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From this reading Mrs. Susan Sharpe was up with the lark, or, rather, with the sea-gulls whirling and shrieking out on the tossing waters.
tramp
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From this reading The early morning sun streamed in the little chamber; the wind wailed plaintively still, and the dull tramp, tramp of the multitudinous waves kept up their ceaseless refrain.
trees
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From this reading Down in the back yard and front garden, Tiger and Nero prowled about their beat, surlily growling at the tossing trees, and were monarchs of all they surveyed.
up
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From this reading Mrs. Susan Sharpe was up with the lark, or, rather, with the sea-gulls whirling and shrieking out on the tossing waters.
wailed
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From this reading The early morning sun streamed in the little chamber; the wind wailed plaintively still, and the dull tramp, tramp of the multitudinous waves kept up their ceaseless refrain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Susan Sharpe was up with the lark, or, rather, with the sea-gulls whirling and shrieking out on the tossing waters.
waters
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From this reading Mrs. Susan Sharpe was up with the lark, or, rather, with the sea-gulls whirling and shrieking out on the tossing waters.
waves
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From this reading The early morning sun streamed in the little chamber; the wind wailed plaintively still, and the dull tramp, tramp of the multitudinous waves kept up their ceaseless refrain.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Down in the back yard and front garden, Tiger and Nero prowled about their beat, surlily growling at the tossing trees, and were monarchs of all they surveyed.
whirling
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From this reading Mrs. Susan Sharpe was up with the lark, or, rather, with the sea-gulls whirling and shrieking out on the tossing waters.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The early morning sun streamed in the little chamber; the wind wailed plaintively still, and the dull tramp, tramp of the multitudinous waves kept up their ceaseless refrain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Susan Sharpe was up with the lark, or, rather, with the sea-gulls whirling and shrieking out on the tossing waters.
yard
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From this reading Down in the back yard and front garden, Tiger and Nero prowled about their beat, surlily growling at the tossing trees, and were monarchs of all they surveyed.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading All was yet still in the lone farmhouse--no living thing was stirring, not even the rats, that had held high carnival all night.
