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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 A finger laid on his arm, was sufficient to arouse one who slept with the responsibility of his station ever present to his mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Day dawned on the Atlantic, with its pearly light, succeeded by the usual flushing of the skies, and the stately rising of the sun from out the water.
arm
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From this reading A finger laid on his arm, was sufficient to arouse one who slept with the responsibility of his station ever present to his mind.
arouse
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From this reading A finger laid on his arm, was sufficient to arouse one who slept with the responsibility of his station ever present to his mind.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The mouse ne’er shunned the cat, as they did budge From rascals worse than they.”
Atlantic
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From this reading Day dawned on the Atlantic, with its pearly light, succeeded by the usual flushing of the skies, and the stately rising of the sun from out the water.
awakened
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From this reading The instant the vigilant officer, who commanded the morning watch, caught the first glimpses of the returning brightness, Ludlow was awakened.
brightness
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From this reading The instant the vigilant officer, who commanded the morning watch, caught the first glimpses of the returning brightness, Ludlow was awakened.
budge
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From this reading “The mouse ne’er shunned the cat, as they did budge From rascals worse than they.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Day dawned on the Atlantic, with its pearly light, succeeded by the usual flushing of the skies, and the stately rising of the sun from out the water.
cat
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From this reading “The mouse ne’er shunned the cat, as they did budge From rascals worse than they.”
caught
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From this reading The instant the vigilant officer, who commanded the morning watch, caught the first glimpses of the returning brightness, Ludlow was awakened.
commanded
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From this reading The instant the vigilant officer, who commanded the morning watch, caught the first glimpses of the returning brightness, Ludlow was awakened.
Coriolanus
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From this reading Coriolanus.
dawned
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From this reading Day dawned on the Atlantic, with its pearly light, succeeded by the usual flushing of the skies, and the stately rising of the sun from out the water.
Day
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From this reading Day dawned on the Atlantic, with its pearly light, succeeded by the usual flushing of the skies, and the stately rising of the sun from out the water.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “The mouse ne’er shunned the cat, as they did budge From rascals worse than they.”
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A finger laid on his arm, was sufficient to arouse one who slept with the responsibility of his station ever present to his mind.
finger
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From this reading A finger laid on his arm, was sufficient to arouse one who slept with the responsibility of his station ever present to his mind.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The instant the vigilant officer, who commanded the morning watch, caught the first glimpses of the returning brightness, Ludlow was awakened.
flushing
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From this reading Day dawned on the Atlantic, with its pearly light, succeeded by the usual flushing of the skies, and the stately rising of the sun from out the water.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “The mouse ne’er shunned the cat, as they did budge From rascals worse than they.”
glimpses
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From this reading The instant the vigilant officer, who commanded the morning watch, caught the first glimpses of the returning brightness, Ludlow was awakened.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A finger laid on his arm, was sufficient to arouse one who slept with the responsibility of his station ever present to his mind.
instant
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From this reading The instant the vigilant officer, who commanded the morning watch, caught the first glimpses of the returning brightness, Ludlow was awakened.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Day dawned on the Atlantic, with its pearly light, succeeded by the usual flushing of the skies, and the stately rising of the sun from out the water.
laid
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From this reading A finger laid on his arm, was sufficient to arouse one who slept with the responsibility of his station ever present to his mind.
light
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From this reading Day dawned on the Atlantic, with its pearly light, succeeded by the usual flushing of the skies, and the stately rising of the sun from out the water.
Ludlow
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From this reading The instant the vigilant officer, who commanded the morning watch, caught the first glimpses of the returning brightness, Ludlow was awakened.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A finger laid on his arm, was sufficient to arouse one who slept with the responsibility of his station ever present to his mind.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The instant the vigilant officer, who commanded the morning watch, caught the first glimpses of the returning brightness, Ludlow was awakened.
mouse
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From this reading “The mouse ne’er shunned the cat, as they did budge From rascals worse than they.”
ne'er
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From this reading “The mouse ne’er shunned the cat, as they did budge From rascals worse than they.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Day dawned on the Atlantic, with its pearly light, succeeded by the usual flushing of the skies, and the stately rising of the sun from out the water.
officer
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From this reading The instant the vigilant officer, who commanded the morning watch, caught the first glimpses of the returning brightness, Ludlow was awakened.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Day dawned on the Atlantic, with its pearly light, succeeded by the usual flushing of the skies, and the stately rising of the sun from out the water.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A finger laid on his arm, was sufficient to arouse one who slept with the responsibility of his station ever present to his mind.
out
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From this reading Day dawned on the Atlantic, with its pearly light, succeeded by the usual flushing of the skies, and the stately rising of the sun from out the water.
pearly
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From this reading Day dawned on the Atlantic, with its pearly light, succeeded by the usual flushing of the skies, and the stately rising of the sun from out the water.
present
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From this reading A finger laid on his arm, was sufficient to arouse one who slept with the responsibility of his station ever present to his mind.
rascals
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From this reading “The mouse ne’er shunned the cat, as they did budge From rascals worse than they.”
responsibility
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From this reading A finger laid on his arm, was sufficient to arouse one who slept with the responsibility of his station ever present to his mind.
returning
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From this reading The instant the vigilant officer, who commanded the morning watch, caught the first glimpses of the returning brightness, Ludlow was awakened.
rising
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From this reading Day dawned on the Atlantic, with its pearly light, succeeded by the usual flushing of the skies, and the stately rising of the sun from out the water.
shunned
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From this reading “The mouse ne’er shunned the cat, as they did budge From rascals worse than they.”
skies
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From this reading Day dawned on the Atlantic, with its pearly light, succeeded by the usual flushing of the skies, and the stately rising of the sun from out the water.
slept
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From this reading A finger laid on his arm, was sufficient to arouse one who slept with the responsibility of his station ever present to his mind.
stately
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From this reading Day dawned on the Atlantic, with its pearly light, succeeded by the usual flushing of the skies, and the stately rising of the sun from out the water.
station
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From this reading A finger laid on his arm, was sufficient to arouse one who slept with the responsibility of his station ever present to his mind.
succeeded
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From this reading Day dawned on the Atlantic, with its pearly light, succeeded by the usual flushing of the skies, and the stately rising of the sun from out the water.
sufficient
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From this reading A finger laid on his arm, was sufficient to arouse one who slept with the responsibility of his station ever present to his mind.
sun
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From this reading Day dawned on the Atlantic, with its pearly light, succeeded by the usual flushing of the skies, and the stately rising of the sun from out the water.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “The mouse ne’er shunned the cat, as they did budge From rascals worse than they.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The mouse ne’er shunned the cat, as they did budge From rascals worse than they.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The mouse ne’er shunned the cat, as they did budge From rascals worse than they.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A finger laid on his arm, was sufficient to arouse one who slept with the responsibility of his station ever present to his mind.
usual
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From this reading Day dawned on the Atlantic, with its pearly light, succeeded by the usual flushing of the skies, and the stately rising of the sun from out the water.
vigilant
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From this reading The instant the vigilant officer, who commanded the morning watch, caught the first glimpses of the returning brightness, Ludlow was awakened.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The instant the vigilant officer, who commanded the morning watch, caught the first glimpses of the returning brightness, Ludlow was awakened.
watch
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From this reading The instant the vigilant officer, who commanded the morning watch, caught the first glimpses of the returning brightness, Ludlow was awakened.
water
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From this reading Day dawned on the Atlantic, with its pearly light, succeeded by the usual flushing of the skies, and the stately rising of the sun from out the water.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The instant the vigilant officer, who commanded the morning watch, caught the first glimpses of the returning brightness, Ludlow was awakened.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Day dawned on the Atlantic, with its pearly light, succeeded by the usual flushing of the skies, and the stately rising of the sun from out the water.
worse
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From this reading “The mouse ne’er shunned the cat, as they did budge From rascals worse than they.”
