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From this reading An Invitation in Writing THE NEXT DAY, November 9, I woke up only after a long, twelve-hour slumber.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading An Invitation in Writing THE NEXT DAY, November 9, I woke up only after a long, twelve-hour slumber.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I was concerned about Captain Nemo’s absence during our session the previous afternoon, and I hoped to see him again today.
absence
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From this reading I was concerned about Captain Nemo’s absence during our session the previous afternoon, and I hoped to see him again today.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading An Invitation in Writing THE NEXT DAY, November 9, I woke up only after a long, twelve-hour slumber.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was concerned about Captain Nemo’s absence during our session the previous afternoon, and I hoped to see him again today.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was concerned about Captain Nemo’s absence during our session the previous afternoon, and I hoped to see him again today.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Invitation in Writing THE NEXT DAY, November 9, I woke up only after a long, twelve-hour slumber.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Conseil, a creature of habit, came to ask “how master’s night went,” and to offer his services.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He had left his Canadian friend sleeping like a man who had never done anything else.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I let the gallant lad babble as he pleased, without giving him much in the way of a reply.
ask
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From this reading Conseil, a creature of habit, came to ask “how master’s night went,” and to offer his services.
babble
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From this reading I let the gallant lad babble as he pleased, without giving him much in the way of a reply.
came
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From this reading Conseil, a creature of habit, came to ask “how master’s night went,” and to offer his services.
Canadian
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From this reading He had left his Canadian friend sleeping like a man who had never done anything else.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was concerned about Captain Nemo’s absence during our session the previous afternoon, and I hoped to see him again today.
concerned
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From this reading I was concerned about Captain Nemo’s absence during our session the previous afternoon, and I hoped to see him again today.
Conseil
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From this reading Conseil, a creature of habit, came to ask “how master’s night went,” and to offer his services.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Conseil, a creature of habit, came to ask “how master’s night went,” and to offer his services.
DAY
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From this reading An Invitation in Writing THE NEXT DAY, November 9, I woke up only after a long, twelve-hour slumber.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had left his Canadian friend sleeping like a man who had never done anything else.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading I was concerned about Captain Nemo’s absence during our session the previous afternoon, and I hoped to see him again today.
else
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From this reading He had left his Canadian friend sleeping like a man who had never done anything else.
friend
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From this reading He had left his Canadian friend sleeping like a man who had never done anything else.
gallant
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From this reading I let the gallant lad babble as he pleased, without giving him much in the way of a reply.
giving
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From this reading I let the gallant lad babble as he pleased, without giving him much in the way of a reply.
habit
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From this reading Conseil, a creature of habit, came to ask “how master’s night went,” and to offer his services.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had left his Canadian friend sleeping like a man who had never done anything else.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had left his Canadian friend sleeping like a man who had never done anything else.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I let the gallant lad babble as he pleased, without giving him much in the way of a reply.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Conseil, a creature of habit, came to ask “how master’s night went,” and to offer his services.
hoped
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From this reading I was concerned about Captain Nemo’s absence during our session the previous afternoon, and I hoped to see him again today.
how
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From this reading Conseil, a creature of habit, came to ask “how master’s night went,” and to offer his services.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading An Invitation in Writing THE NEXT DAY, November 9, I woke up only after a long, twelve-hour slumber.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An Invitation in Writing THE NEXT DAY, November 9, I woke up only after a long, twelve-hour slumber.
Invitation
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From this reading An Invitation in Writing THE NEXT DAY, November 9, I woke up only after a long, twelve-hour slumber.
lad
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From this reading I let the gallant lad babble as he pleased, without giving him much in the way of a reply.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had left his Canadian friend sleeping like a man who had never done anything else.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I let the gallant lad babble as he pleased, without giving him much in the way of a reply.
like
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From this reading He had left his Canadian friend sleeping like a man who had never done anything else.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An Invitation in Writing THE NEXT DAY, November 9, I woke up only after a long, twelve-hour slumber.
man
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From this reading He had left his Canadian friend sleeping like a man who had never done anything else.
master's
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From this reading Conseil, a creature of habit, came to ask “how master’s night went,” and to offer his services.
much
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From this reading I let the gallant lad babble as he pleased, without giving him much in the way of a reply.
Nemo's
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From this reading I was concerned about Captain Nemo’s absence during our session the previous afternoon, and I hoped to see him again today.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had left his Canadian friend sleeping like a man who had never done anything else.
NEXTnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An Invitation in Writing THE NEXT DAY, November 9, I woke up only after a long, twelve-hour slumber.
night
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From this reading Conseil, a creature of habit, came to ask “how master’s night went,” and to offer his services.
November
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From this reading An Invitation in Writing THE NEXT DAY, November 9, I woke up only after a long, twelve-hour slumber.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Conseil, a creature of habit, came to ask “how master’s night went,” and to offer his services.
offer
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From this reading Conseil, a creature of habit, came to ask “how master’s night went,” and to offer his services.
only
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From this reading An Invitation in Writing THE NEXT DAY, November 9, I woke up only after a long, twelve-hour slumber.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I was concerned about Captain Nemo’s absence during our session the previous afternoon, and I hoped to see him again today.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I let the gallant lad babble as he pleased, without giving him much in the way of a reply.
previous
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From this reading I was concerned about Captain Nemo’s absence during our session the previous afternoon, and I hoped to see him again today.
reply
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From this reading I let the gallant lad babble as he pleased, without giving him much in the way of a reply.
see
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From this reading I was concerned about Captain Nemo’s absence during our session the previous afternoon, and I hoped to see him again today.
services
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From this reading Conseil, a creature of habit, came to ask “how master’s night went,” and to offer his services.
session
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From this reading I was concerned about Captain Nemo’s absence during our session the previous afternoon, and I hoped to see him again today.
sleeping
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From this reading He had left his Canadian friend sleeping like a man who had never done anything else.
slumber
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From this reading An Invitation in Writing THE NEXT DAY, November 9, I woke up only after a long, twelve-hour slumber.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An Invitation in Writing THE NEXT DAY, November 9, I woke up only after a long, twelve-hour slumber.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Conseil, a creature of habit, came to ask “how master’s night went,” and to offer his services.
today
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From this reading I was concerned about Captain Nemo’s absence during our session the previous afternoon, and I hoped to see him again today.
twelve-hour
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From this reading An Invitation in Writing THE NEXT DAY, November 9, I woke up only after a long, twelve-hour slumber.
up
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From this reading An Invitation in Writing THE NEXT DAY, November 9, I woke up only after a long, twelve-hour slumber.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was concerned about Captain Nemo’s absence during our session the previous afternoon, and I hoped to see him again today.
way
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From this reading I let the gallant lad babble as he pleased, without giving him much in the way of a reply.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Conseil, a creature of habit, came to ask “how master’s night went,” and to offer his services.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had left his Canadian friend sleeping like a man who had never done anything else.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I let the gallant lad babble as he pleased, without giving him much in the way of a reply.
woke
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From this reading An Invitation in Writing THE NEXT DAY, November 9, I woke up only after a long, twelve-hour slumber.
Writing
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From this reading An Invitation in Writing THE NEXT DAY, November 9, I woke up only after a long, twelve-hour slumber.
