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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 MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE Mr. John Stumpy had evidently been watching my proceedings closely, for when I turned to him he was quite startled.
ADVENTURE
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE Mr. John Stumpy had evidently been watching my proceedings closely, for when I turned to him he was quite startled.
advised
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From this reading I conjectured that Mr. Woodward had advised this change in order to more fully carry out the deception in relation to the tramp's real character.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However, it did not take him long to recover, and then, bracing up, he hurried away without a word.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "There's that Stumpy," I whispered to Captain Enos, as I pointed my finger at the man.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "There's that Stumpy," I whispered to Captain Enos, as I pointed my finger at the man.
away
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From this reading However, it did not take him long to recover, and then, bracing up, he hurried away without a word.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE Mr. John Stumpy had evidently been watching my proceedings closely, for when I turned to him he was quite startled.
bracing
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From this reading However, it did not take him long to recover, and then, bracing up, he hurried away without a word.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "There's that Stumpy," I whispered to Captain Enos, as I pointed my finger at the man.
carry
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change
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character
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closely
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE Mr. John Stumpy had evidently been watching my proceedings closely, for when I turned to him he was quite startled.
conjectured
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From this reading I conjectured that Mr. Woodward had advised this change in order to more fully carry out the deception in relation to the tramp's real character.
deception
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From this reading I conjectured that Mr. Woodward had advised this change in order to more fully carry out the deception in relation to the tramp's real character.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading However, it did not take him long to recover, and then, bracing up, he hurried away without a word.
dressed
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From this reading He was now neatly dressed and had had his face shaved.
Enos
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From this reading "There's that Stumpy," I whispered to Captain Enos, as I pointed my finger at the man.
evidently
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE Mr. John Stumpy had evidently been watching my proceedings closely, for when I turned to him he was quite startled.
face
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From this reading He was now neatly dressed and had had his face shaved.
finger
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From this reading "There's that Stumpy," I whispered to Captain Enos, as I pointed my finger at the man.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE Mr. John Stumpy had evidently been watching my proceedings closely, for when I turned to him he was quite startled.
fully
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From this reading I conjectured that Mr. Woodward had advised this change in order to more fully carry out the deception in relation to the tramp's real character.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE Mr. John Stumpy had evidently been watching my proceedings closely, for when I turned to him he was quite startled.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE Mr. John Stumpy had evidently been watching my proceedings closely, for when I turned to him he was quite startled.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE Mr. John Stumpy had evidently been watching my proceedings closely, for when I turned to him he was quite startled.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was now neatly dressed and had had his face shaved.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, it did not take him long to recover, and then, bracing up, he hurried away without a word.
hurried
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From this reading However, it did not take him long to recover, and then, bracing up, he hurried away without a word.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE Mr. John Stumpy had evidently been watching my proceedings closely, for when I turned to him he was quite startled.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I conjectured that Mr. Woodward had advised this change in order to more fully carry out the deception in relation to the tramp's real character.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading However, it did not take him long to recover, and then, bracing up, he hurried away without a word.
John
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE Mr. John Stumpy had evidently been watching my proceedings closely, for when I turned to him he was quite startled.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, it did not take him long to recover, and then, bracing up, he hurried away without a word.
man
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From this reading "There's that Stumpy," I whispered to Captain Enos, as I pointed my finger at the man.
MIDNIGHT
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE Mr. John Stumpy had evidently been watching my proceedings closely, for when I turned to him he was quite startled.
more
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From this reading I conjectured that Mr. Woodward had advised this change in order to more fully carry out the deception in relation to the tramp's real character.
Mr
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE Mr. John Stumpy had evidently been watching my proceedings closely, for when I turned to him he was quite startled.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE Mr. John Stumpy had evidently been watching my proceedings closely, for when I turned to him he was quite startled.
neatly
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From this reading He was now neatly dressed and had had his face shaved.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading However, it did not take him long to recover, and then, bracing up, he hurried away without a word.
now
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From this reading He was now neatly dressed and had had his face shaved.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I conjectured that Mr. Woodward had advised this change in order to more fully carry out the deception in relation to the tramp's real character.
out
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pointed
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From this reading "There's that Stumpy," I whispered to Captain Enos, as I pointed my finger at the man.
proceedings
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE Mr. John Stumpy had evidently been watching my proceedings closely, for when I turned to him he was quite startled.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE Mr. John Stumpy had evidently been watching my proceedings closely, for when I turned to him he was quite startled.
real
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From this reading I conjectured that Mr. Woodward had advised this change in order to more fully carry out the deception in relation to the tramp's real character.
recover
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From this reading However, it did not take him long to recover, and then, bracing up, he hurried away without a word.
relation
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From this reading I conjectured that Mr. Woodward had advised this change in order to more fully carry out the deception in relation to the tramp's real character.
shaved
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From this reading He was now neatly dressed and had had his face shaved.
startled
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE Mr. John Stumpy had evidently been watching my proceedings closely, for when I turned to him he was quite startled.
Stumpy
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE Mr. John Stumpy had evidently been watching my proceedings closely, for when I turned to him he was quite startled.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, it did not take him long to recover, and then, bracing up, he hurried away without a word.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I conjectured that Mr. Woodward had advised this change in order to more fully carry out the deception in relation to the tramp's real character.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I conjectured that Mr. Woodward had advised this change in order to more fully carry out the deception in relation to the tramp's real character.
then
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From this reading However, it did not take him long to recover, and then, bracing up, he hurried away without a word.
There's
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From this reading "There's that Stumpy," I whispered to Captain Enos, as I pointed my finger at the man.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I conjectured that Mr. Woodward had advised this change in order to more fully carry out the deception in relation to the tramp's real character.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE Mr. John Stumpy had evidently been watching my proceedings closely, for when I turned to him he was quite startled.
tramp's
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From this reading I conjectured that Mr. Woodward had advised this change in order to more fully carry out the deception in relation to the tramp's real character.
turned
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE Mr. John Stumpy had evidently been watching my proceedings closely, for when I turned to him he was quite startled.
up
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From this reading However, it did not take him long to recover, and then, bracing up, he hurried away without a word.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE Mr. John Stumpy had evidently been watching my proceedings closely, for when I turned to him he was quite startled.
watching
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE Mr. John Stumpy had evidently been watching my proceedings closely, for when I turned to him he was quite startled.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE Mr. John Stumpy had evidently been watching my proceedings closely, for when I turned to him he was quite startled.
whispered
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From this reading "There's that Stumpy," I whispered to Captain Enos, as I pointed my finger at the man.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading However, it did not take him long to recover, and then, bracing up, he hurried away without a word.
Woodward
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From this reading I conjectured that Mr. Woodward had advised this change in order to more fully carry out the deception in relation to the tramp's real character.
word
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From this reading However, it did not take him long to recover, and then, bracing up, he hurried away without a word.
