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ablaze
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From this reading Instead of being dark and silent, as it was before, all was ablaze with light and noisy with the sound of rejoicing and merriment.
all
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From this reading Instead of being dark and silent, as it was before, all was ablaze with light and noisy with the sound of rejoicing and merriment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Back jogged the travelling servant, and the next day came to the town and to the house of the sorrowful young man.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Instead of being dark and silent, as it was before, all was ablaze with light and noisy with the sound of rejoicing and merriment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There happened to be one of the household standing at the door, and he knew the servant as the companion of that one who had stolen the ruby ring.
Back
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From this reading Back jogged the travelling servant, and the next day came to the town and to the house of the sorrowful young man.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There happened to be one of the household standing at the door, and he knew the servant as the companion of that one who had stolen the ruby ring.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Instead of being dark and silent, as it was before, all was ablaze with light and noisy with the sound of rejoicing and merriment.
behold
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From this reading There, lo and behold!
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Instead of being dark and silent, as it was before, all was ablaze with light and noisy with the sound of rejoicing and merriment.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Up he came and laid hold of the servant by the collar, calling to his companions that he had caught one of the thieves.
calling
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From this reading Up he came and laid hold of the servant by the collar, calling to his companions that he had caught one of the thieves.
came
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From this reading Back jogged the travelling servant, and the next day came to the town and to the house of the sorrowful young man.
caught
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From this reading Up he came and laid hold of the servant by the collar, calling to his companions that he had caught one of the thieves.
collar
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From this reading Up he came and laid hold of the servant by the collar, calling to his companions that he had caught one of the thieves.
companion
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From this reading There happened to be one of the household standing at the door, and he knew the servant as the companion of that one who had stolen the ruby ring.
companions
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From this reading Up he came and laid hold of the servant by the collar, calling to his companions that he had caught one of the thieves.
dark
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From this reading Instead of being dark and silent, as it was before, all was ablaze with light and noisy with the sound of rejoicing and merriment.
day
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From this reading Back jogged the travelling servant, and the next day came to the town and to the house of the sorrowful young man.
door
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From this reading There happened to be one of the household standing at the door, and he knew the servant as the companion of that one who had stolen the ruby ring.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There happened to be one of the household standing at the door, and he knew the servant as the companion of that one who had stolen the ruby ring.
happened
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From this reading There happened to be one of the household standing at the door, and he knew the servant as the companion of that one who had stolen the ruby ring.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There happened to be one of the household standing at the door, and he knew the servant as the companion of that one who had stolen the ruby ring.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Up he came and laid hold of the servant by the collar, calling to his companions that he had caught one of the thieves.
hold
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From this reading Up he came and laid hold of the servant by the collar, calling to his companions that he had caught one of the thieves.
house
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From this reading Back jogged the travelling servant, and the next day came to the town and to the house of the sorrowful young man.
household
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From this reading There happened to be one of the household standing at the door, and he knew the servant as the companion of that one who had stolen the ruby ring.
Instead
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From this reading Instead of being dark and silent, as it was before, all was ablaze with light and noisy with the sound of rejoicing and merriment.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Instead of being dark and silent, as it was before, all was ablaze with light and noisy with the sound of rejoicing and merriment.
jogged
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From this reading Back jogged the travelling servant, and the next day came to the town and to the house of the sorrowful young man.
knew
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From this reading There happened to be one of the household standing at the door, and he knew the servant as the companion of that one who had stolen the ruby ring.
laid
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From this reading Up he came and laid hold of the servant by the collar, calling to his companions that he had caught one of the thieves.
light
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From this reading Instead of being dark and silent, as it was before, all was ablaze with light and noisy with the sound of rejoicing and merriment.
lo
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From this reading There, lo and behold!
man
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From this reading Back jogged the travelling servant, and the next day came to the town and to the house of the sorrowful young man.
merriment
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From this reading Instead of being dark and silent, as it was before, all was ablaze with light and noisy with the sound of rejoicing and merriment.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Back jogged the travelling servant, and the next day came to the town and to the house of the sorrowful young man.
noisy
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From this reading Instead of being dark and silent, as it was before, all was ablaze with light and noisy with the sound of rejoicing and merriment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Back jogged the travelling servant, and the next day came to the town and to the house of the sorrowful young man.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There happened to be one of the household standing at the door, and he knew the servant as the companion of that one who had stolen the ruby ring.
rejoicing
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From this reading Instead of being dark and silent, as it was before, all was ablaze with light and noisy with the sound of rejoicing and merriment.
ring
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From this reading There happened to be one of the household standing at the door, and he knew the servant as the companion of that one who had stolen the ruby ring.
ruby
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From this reading There happened to be one of the household standing at the door, and he knew the servant as the companion of that one who had stolen the ruby ring.
servant
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From this reading Back jogged the travelling servant, and the next day came to the town and to the house of the sorrowful young man.
silent
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From this reading Instead of being dark and silent, as it was before, all was ablaze with light and noisy with the sound of rejoicing and merriment.
sorrowful
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From this reading Back jogged the travelling servant, and the next day came to the town and to the house of the sorrowful young man.
sound
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From this reading Instead of being dark and silent, as it was before, all was ablaze with light and noisy with the sound of rejoicing and merriment.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There happened to be one of the household standing at the door, and he knew the servant as the companion of that one who had stolen the ruby ring.
stolen
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From this reading There happened to be one of the household standing at the door, and he knew the servant as the companion of that one who had stolen the ruby ring.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There happened to be one of the household standing at the door, and he knew the servant as the companion of that one who had stolen the ruby ring.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Back jogged the travelling servant, and the next day came to the town and to the house of the sorrowful young man.
There
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From this reading There, lo and behold!
thieves
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From this reading Up he came and laid hold of the servant by the collar, calling to his companions that he had caught one of the thieves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Back jogged the travelling servant, and the next day came to the town and to the house of the sorrowful young man.
town
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From this reading Back jogged the travelling servant, and the next day came to the town and to the house of the sorrowful young man.
travelling
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From this reading Back jogged the travelling servant, and the next day came to the town and to the house of the sorrowful young man.
Up
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From this reading Up he came and laid hold of the servant by the collar, calling to his companions that he had caught one of the thieves.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Instead of being dark and silent, as it was before, all was ablaze with light and noisy with the sound of rejoicing and merriment.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There happened to be one of the household standing at the door, and he knew the servant as the companion of that one who had stolen the ruby ring.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Instead of being dark and silent, as it was before, all was ablaze with light and noisy with the sound of rejoicing and merriment.
young
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From this reading Back jogged the travelling servant, and the next day came to the town and to the house of the sorrowful young man.
