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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 That beautiful wintry Tuesday morning was as placid and serene as nature could make it, but Fort Scott was in a ferment.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Whether stricken by apoplexy, which was the first, or vertigo, which was the later, theory, Colonel Peleg Stone had been found lying bleeding and unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and almost at his parlor door, just after sick-call.
almost
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From this reading Whether stricken by apoplexy, which was the first, or vertigo, which was the later, theory, Colonel Peleg Stone had been found lying bleeding and unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and almost at his parlor door, just after sick-call.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That beautiful wintry Tuesday morning was as placid and serene as nature could make it, but Fort Scott was in a ferment.
apoplexynounUS /ˈæpəplɛksi/
a sudden loss of consciousness or death from a stroke
From this reading Whether stricken by apoplexy, which was the first, or vertigo, which was the later, theory, Colonel Peleg Stone had been found lying bleeding and unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and almost at his parlor door, just after sick-call.
arisen
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From this reading He had arisen early, said his tearful and terrified wife, saying that matters of importance demanded his presence at the office before guard-mounting.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That beautiful wintry Tuesday morning was as placid and serene as nature could make it, but Fort Scott was in a ferment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Whether stricken by apoplexy, which was the first, or vertigo, which was the later, theory, Colonel Peleg Stone had been found lying bleeding and unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and almost at his parlor door, just after sick-call.
beautiful
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From this reading That beautiful wintry Tuesday morning was as placid and serene as nature could make it, but Fort Scott was in a ferment.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Whether stricken by apoplexy, which was the first, or vertigo, which was the later, theory, Colonel Peleg Stone had been found lying bleeding and unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and almost at his parlor door, just after sick-call.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had arisen early, said his tearful and terrified wife, saying that matters of importance demanded his presence at the office before guard-mounting.
bleeding
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From this reading Whether stricken by apoplexy, which was the first, or vertigo, which was the later, theory, Colonel Peleg Stone had been found lying bleeding and unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and almost at his parlor door, just after sick-call.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That beautiful wintry Tuesday morning was as placid and serene as nature could make it, but Fort Scott was in a ferment.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Whether stricken by apoplexy, which was the first, or vertigo, which was the later, theory, Colonel Peleg Stone had been found lying bleeding and unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and almost at his parlor door, just after sick-call.
called
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From this reading He had called for hot water soon after reveille, and gone into his dressing-room to shave.
Colonel
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From this reading Whether stricken by apoplexy, which was the first, or vertigo, which was the later, theory, Colonel Peleg Stone had been found lying bleeding and unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and almost at his parlor door, just after sick-call.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That beautiful wintry Tuesday morning was as placid and serene as nature could make it, but Fort Scott was in a ferment.
demanded
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From this reading He had arisen early, said his tearful and terrified wife, saying that matters of importance demanded his presence at the office before guard-mounting.
door
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From this reading Whether stricken by apoplexy, which was the first, or vertigo, which was the later, theory, Colonel Peleg Stone had been found lying bleeding and unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and almost at his parlor door, just after sick-call.
dressing-room
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From this reading He had called for hot water soon after reveille, and gone into his dressing-room to shave.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He had been wakeful and restless during the night.
early
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From this reading He had arisen early, said his tearful and terrified wife, saying that matters of importance demanded his presence at the office before guard-mounting.
ferment
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From this reading That beautiful wintry Tuesday morning was as placid and serene as nature could make it, but Fort Scott was in a ferment.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether stricken by apoplexy, which was the first, or vertigo, which was the later, theory, Colonel Peleg Stone had been found lying bleeding and unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and almost at his parlor door, just after sick-call.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether stricken by apoplexy, which was the first, or vertigo, which was the later, theory, Colonel Peleg Stone had been found lying bleeding and unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and almost at his parlor door, just after sick-call.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had called for hot water soon after reveille, and gone into his dressing-room to shave.
Fort
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From this reading That beautiful wintry Tuesday morning was as placid and serene as nature could make it, but Fort Scott was in a ferment.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether stricken by apoplexy, which was the first, or vertigo, which was the later, theory, Colonel Peleg Stone had been found lying bleeding and unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and almost at his parlor door, just after sick-call.
gone
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From this reading He had called for hot water soon after reveille, and gone into his dressing-room to shave.
guard-mounting
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From this reading He had arisen early, said his tearful and terrified wife, saying that matters of importance demanded his presence at the office before guard-mounting.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Whether stricken by apoplexy, which was the first, or vertigo, which was the later, theory, Colonel Peleg Stone had been found lying bleeding and unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and almost at his parlor door, just after sick-call.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had arisen early, said his tearful and terrified wife, saying that matters of importance demanded his presence at the office before guard-mounting.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Whether stricken by apoplexy, which was the first, or vertigo, which was the later, theory, Colonel Peleg Stone had been found lying bleeding and unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and almost at his parlor door, just after sick-call.
hot
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From this reading He had called for hot water soon after reveille, and gone into his dressing-room to shave.
importance
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From this reading He had arisen early, said his tearful and terrified wife, saying that matters of importance demanded his presence at the office before guard-mounting.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That beautiful wintry Tuesday morning was as placid and serene as nature could make it, but Fort Scott was in a ferment.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had called for hot water soon after reveille, and gone into his dressing-room to shave.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That beautiful wintry Tuesday morning was as placid and serene as nature could make it, but Fort Scott was in a ferment.
just
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From this reading Whether stricken by apoplexy, which was the first, or vertigo, which was the later, theory, Colonel Peleg Stone had been found lying bleeding and unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and almost at his parlor door, just after sick-call.
later
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From this reading Whether stricken by apoplexy, which was the first, or vertigo, which was the later, theory, Colonel Peleg Stone had been found lying bleeding and unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and almost at his parlor door, just after sick-call.
lying
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From this reading Whether stricken by apoplexy, which was the first, or vertigo, which was the later, theory, Colonel Peleg Stone had been found lying bleeding and unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and almost at his parlor door, just after sick-call.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That beautiful wintry Tuesday morning was as placid and serene as nature could make it, but Fort Scott was in a ferment.
matters
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From this reading He had arisen early, said his tearful and terrified wife, saying that matters of importance demanded his presence at the office before guard-mounting.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That beautiful wintry Tuesday morning was as placid and serene as nature could make it, but Fort Scott was in a ferment.
nature
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From this reading That beautiful wintry Tuesday morning was as placid and serene as nature could make it, but Fort Scott was in a ferment.
night
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From this reading He had been wakeful and restless during the night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whether stricken by apoplexy, which was the first, or vertigo, which was the later, theory, Colonel Peleg Stone had been found lying bleeding and unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and almost at his parlor door, just after sick-call.
office
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From this reading He had arisen early, said his tearful and terrified wife, saying that matters of importance demanded his presence at the office before guard-mounting.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether stricken by apoplexy, which was the first, or vertigo, which was the later, theory, Colonel Peleg Stone had been found lying bleeding and unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and almost at his parlor door, just after sick-call.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading Whether stricken by apoplexy, which was the first, or vertigo, which was the later, theory, Colonel Peleg Stone had been found lying bleeding and unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and almost at his parlor door, just after sick-call.
Peleg
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From this reading Whether stricken by apoplexy, which was the first, or vertigo, which was the later, theory, Colonel Peleg Stone had been found lying bleeding and unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and almost at his parlor door, just after sick-call.
placid
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From this reading That beautiful wintry Tuesday morning was as placid and serene as nature could make it, but Fort Scott was in a ferment.
presence
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From this reading He had arisen early, said his tearful and terrified wife, saying that matters of importance demanded his presence at the office before guard-mounting.
restless
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From this reading He had been wakeful and restless during the night.
reveille
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From this reading He had called for hot water soon after reveille, and gone into his dressing-room to shave.
said
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From this reading He had arisen early, said his tearful and terrified wife, saying that matters of importance demanded his presence at the office before guard-mounting.
saying
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From this reading He had arisen early, said his tearful and terrified wife, saying that matters of importance demanded his presence at the office before guard-mounting.
Scott
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From this reading That beautiful wintry Tuesday morning was as placid and serene as nature could make it, but Fort Scott was in a ferment.
serene
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From this reading That beautiful wintry Tuesday morning was as placid and serene as nature could make it, but Fort Scott was in a ferment.
shave
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From this reading He had called for hot water soon after reveille, and gone into his dressing-room to shave.
sick-call
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From this reading Whether stricken by apoplexy, which was the first, or vertigo, which was the later, theory, Colonel Peleg Stone had been found lying bleeding and unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and almost at his parlor door, just after sick-call.
soon
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From this reading He had called for hot water soon after reveille, and gone into his dressing-room to shave.
stairs
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From this reading Whether stricken by apoplexy, which was the first, or vertigo, which was the later, theory, Colonel Peleg Stone had been found lying bleeding and unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and almost at his parlor door, just after sick-call.
Stone
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From this reading Whether stricken by apoplexy, which was the first, or vertigo, which was the later, theory, Colonel Peleg Stone had been found lying bleeding and unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and almost at his parlor door, just after sick-call.
stricken
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From this reading Whether stricken by apoplexy, which was the first, or vertigo, which was the later, theory, Colonel Peleg Stone had been found lying bleeding and unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and almost at his parlor door, just after sick-call.
tearful
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From this reading He had arisen early, said his tearful and terrified wife, saying that matters of importance demanded his presence at the office before guard-mounting.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading He had arisen early, said his tearful and terrified wife, saying that matters of importance demanded his presence at the office before guard-mounting.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That beautiful wintry Tuesday morning was as placid and serene as nature could make it, but Fort Scott was in a ferment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whether stricken by apoplexy, which was the first, or vertigo, which was the later, theory, Colonel Peleg Stone had been found lying bleeding and unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and almost at his parlor door, just after sick-call.
theory
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From this reading Whether stricken by apoplexy, which was the first, or vertigo, which was the later, theory, Colonel Peleg Stone had been found lying bleeding and unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and almost at his parlor door, just after sick-call.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had called for hot water soon after reveille, and gone into his dressing-room to shave.
Tuesday
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From this reading That beautiful wintry Tuesday morning was as placid and serene as nature could make it, but Fort Scott was in a ferment.
unconscious
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From this reading Whether stricken by apoplexy, which was the first, or vertigo, which was the later, theory, Colonel Peleg Stone had been found lying bleeding and unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and almost at his parlor door, just after sick-call.
vertigo
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From this reading Whether stricken by apoplexy, which was the first, or vertigo, which was the later, theory, Colonel Peleg Stone had been found lying bleeding and unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and almost at his parlor door, just after sick-call.
wakeful
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From this reading He had been wakeful and restless during the night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That beautiful wintry Tuesday morning was as placid and serene as nature could make it, but Fort Scott was in a ferment.
water
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From this reading He had called for hot water soon after reveille, and gone into his dressing-room to shave.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether stricken by apoplexy, which was the first, or vertigo, which was the later, theory, Colonel Peleg Stone had been found lying bleeding and unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and almost at his parlor door, just after sick-call.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Whether stricken by apoplexy, which was the first, or vertigo, which was the later, theory, Colonel Peleg Stone had been found lying bleeding and unconscious at the foot of the stairs, and almost at his parlor door, just after sick-call.
wife
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From this reading He had arisen early, said his tearful and terrified wife, saying that matters of importance demanded his presence at the office before guard-mounting.
wintry
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From this reading That beautiful wintry Tuesday morning was as placid and serene as nature could make it, but Fort Scott was in a ferment.
