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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 I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The firelight began to glow and flicker on the walls, and the wretched room to look as homely as it was in its nature to look.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The crowd, too, which filled the room, soon began to melt.
comfortably
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From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
commands
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From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
commonly
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From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
crowd
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From this reading The crowd, too, which filled the room, soon began to melt.
days
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From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
Dusk
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From this reading Dusk had fallen outside; the noise in the street grew less.
fallen
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From this reading Dusk had fallen outside; the noise in the street grew less.
filled
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From this reading The crowd, too, which filled the room, soon began to melt.
firelight
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From this reading The firelight began to glow and flicker on the walls, and the wretched room to look as homely as it was in its nature to look.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
flicker
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From this reading The firelight began to glow and flicker on the walls, and the wretched room to look as homely as it was in its nature to look.
get
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From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
glow
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From this reading The firelight began to glow and flicker on the walls, and the wretched room to look as homely as it was in its nature to look.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
grew
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From this reading Dusk had fallen outside; the noise in the street grew less.
groups
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From this reading The men strayed off in groups to water their horses, or went to hunt up their quarters, until only two or three were left.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
homely
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From this reading The firelight began to glow and flicker on the walls, and the wretched room to look as homely as it was in its nature to look.
horses
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From this reading The men strayed off in groups to water their horses, or went to hunt up their quarters, until only two or three were left.
hunt
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From this reading The men strayed off in groups to water their horses, or went to hunt up their quarters, until only two or three were left.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The firelight began to glow and flicker on the walls, and the wretched room to look as homely as it was in its nature to look.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The firelight began to glow and flicker on the walls, and the wretched room to look as homely as it was in its nature to look.
landlord's
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From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men strayed off in groups to water their horses, or went to hunt up their quarters, until only two or three were left.
less
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From this reading Dusk had fallen outside; the noise in the street grew less.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The firelight began to glow and flicker on the walls, and the wretched room to look as homely as it was in its nature to look.
managed
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From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
meal
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From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
melt
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From this reading The crowd, too, which filled the room, soon began to melt.
men
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From this reading The men strayed off in groups to water their horses, or went to hunt up their quarters, until only two or three were left.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
nature
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From this reading The firelight began to glow and flicker on the walls, and the wretched room to look as homely as it was in its nature to look.
noise
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From this reading Dusk had fallen outside; the noise in the street grew less.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
off
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From this reading The men strayed off in groups to water their horses, or went to hunt up their quarters, until only two or three were left.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The firelight began to glow and flicker on the walls, and the wretched room to look as homely as it was in its nature to look.
only
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From this reading The men strayed off in groups to water their horses, or went to hunt up their quarters, until only two or three were left.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The men strayed off in groups to water their horses, or went to hunt up their quarters, until only two or three were left.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dusk had fallen outside; the noise in the street grew less.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
presence
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From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
pretty
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From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
quarters
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From this reading The men strayed off in groups to water their horses, or went to hunt up their quarters, until only two or three were left.
respect
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From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
room
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From this reading The crowd, too, which filled the room, soon began to melt.
serve
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From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
soldiers
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From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
soon
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From this reading The crowd, too, which filled the room, soon began to melt.
spite
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From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
strayed
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From this reading The men strayed off in groups to water their horses, or went to hunt up their quarters, until only two or three were left.
street
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From this reading Dusk had fallen outside; the noise in the street grew less.
supper
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From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
terror
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From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The men strayed off in groups to water their horses, or went to hunt up their quarters, until only two or three were left.
three
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From this reading The men strayed off in groups to water their horses, or went to hunt up their quarters, until only two or three were left.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
too
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From this reading The crowd, too, which filled the room, soon began to melt.
two
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From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The men strayed off in groups to water their horses, or went to hunt up their quarters, until only two or three were left.
up
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From this reading The men strayed off in groups to water their horses, or went to hunt up their quarters, until only two or three were left.
walls
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From this reading The firelight began to glow and flicker on the walls, and the wretched room to look as homely as it was in its nature to look.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
water
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From this reading The men strayed off in groups to water their horses, or went to hunt up their quarters, until only two or three were left.
way
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From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men strayed off in groups to water their horses, or went to hunt up their quarters, until only two or three were left.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The men strayed off in groups to water their horses, or went to hunt up their quarters, until only two or three were left.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I have a way with me which commonly commands respect; and when the landlord’s first terror was over and he would serve me, I managed to get my supper--the first good meal I had had in two days--pretty comfortably in spite of the soldiers’ presence.
wretched
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From this reading The firelight began to glow and flicker on the walls, and the wretched room to look as homely as it was in its nature to look.
