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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 Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
all
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From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Stead," he said, "I am going!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "One look he cast upon the bier, Dashed from his eye the gathering tear, Then, like the high bred colt when freed First he essays his fire and speed, He vanished---" SCOTT.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
bier
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From this reading "One look he cast upon the bier, Dashed from his eye the gathering tear, Then, like the high bred colt when freed First he essays his fire and speed, He vanished---" SCOTT.
Blane's
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From this reading Then he came to the sad recollection of the last dreadful day, and knew that he was lying on Master Blane's kitchen floor.
bred
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From this reading "One look he cast upon the bier, Dashed from his eye the gathering tear, Then, like the high bred colt when freed First he essays his fire and speed, He vanished---" SCOTT.
brother
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From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
calling
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From this reading He picked himself up, and at the same moment heard Jephthah calling him from the outside.
came
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From this reading Then he came to the sad recollection of the last dreadful day, and knew that he was lying on Master Blane's kitchen floor.
cast
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From this reading "One look he cast upon the bier, Dashed from his eye the gathering tear, Then, like the high bred colt when freed First he essays his fire and speed, He vanished---" SCOTT.
colt
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From this reading "One look he cast upon the bier, Dashed from his eye the gathering tear, Then, like the high bred colt when freed First he essays his fire and speed, He vanished---" SCOTT.
Dashed
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From this reading "One look he cast upon the bier, Dashed from his eye the gathering tear, Then, like the high bred colt when freed First he essays his fire and speed, He vanished---" SCOTT.
day
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From this reading Then he came to the sad recollection of the last dreadful day, and knew that he was lying on Master Blane's kitchen floor.
deal
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From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading Then he came to the sad recollection of the last dreadful day, and knew that he was lying on Master Blane's kitchen floor.
essays
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From this reading "One look he cast upon the bier, Dashed from his eye the gathering tear, Then, like the high bred colt when freed First he essays his fire and speed, He vanished---" SCOTT.
eye
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From this reading "One look he cast upon the bier, Dashed from his eye the gathering tear, Then, like the high bred colt when freed First he essays his fire and speed, He vanished---" SCOTT.
fire
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From this reading "One look he cast upon the bier, Dashed from his eye the gathering tear, Then, like the high bred colt when freed First he essays his fire and speed, He vanished---" SCOTT.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "One look he cast upon the bier, Dashed from his eye the gathering tear, Then, like the high bred colt when freed First he essays his fire and speed, He vanished---" SCOTT.
floor
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From this reading Then he came to the sad recollection of the last dreadful day, and knew that he was lying on Master Blane's kitchen floor.
freed
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From this reading "One look he cast upon the bier, Dashed from his eye the gathering tear, Then, like the high bred colt when freed First he essays his fire and speed, He vanished---" SCOTT.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "One look he cast upon the bier, Dashed from his eye the gathering tear, Then, like the high bred colt when freed First he essays his fire and speed, He vanished---" SCOTT.
gathering
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From this reading "One look he cast upon the bier, Dashed from his eye the gathering tear, Then, like the high bred colt when freed First he essays his fire and speed, He vanished---" SCOTT.
going
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From this reading "Stead," he said, "I am going!"
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
grief
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From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "One look he cast upon the bier, Dashed from his eye the gathering tear, Then, like the high bred colt when freed First he essays his fire and speed, He vanished---" SCOTT.
heard
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From this reading He picked himself up, and at the same moment heard Jephthah calling him from the outside.
heavily
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From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
high
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From this reading "One look he cast upon the bier, Dashed from his eye the gathering tear, Then, like the high bred colt when freed First he essays his fire and speed, He vanished---" SCOTT.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He picked himself up, and at the same moment heard Jephthah calling him from the outside.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He picked himself up, and at the same moment heard Jephthah calling him from the outside.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "One look he cast upon the bier, Dashed from his eye the gathering tear, Then, like the high bred colt when freed First he essays his fire and speed, He vanished---" SCOTT.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Stead," he said, "I am going!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
Jephthah
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From this reading He picked himself up, and at the same moment heard Jephthah calling him from the outside.
kitchen
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From this reading Then he came to the sad recollection of the last dreadful day, and knew that he was lying on Master Blane's kitchen floor.
knew
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From this reading Then he came to the sad recollection of the last dreadful day, and knew that he was lying on Master Blane's kitchen floor.
knowing
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From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he came to the sad recollection of the last dreadful day, and knew that he was lying on Master Blane's kitchen floor.
like
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From this reading "One look he cast upon the bier, Dashed from his eye the gathering tear, Then, like the high bred colt when freed First he essays his fire and speed, He vanished---" SCOTT.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "One look he cast upon the bier, Dashed from his eye the gathering tear, Then, like the high bred colt when freed First he essays his fire and speed, He vanished---" SCOTT.
losing
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From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
lying
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From this reading Then he came to the sad recollection of the last dreadful day, and knew that he was lying on Master Blane's kitchen floor.
made
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From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
Master
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From this reading Then he came to the sad recollection of the last dreadful day, and knew that he was lying on Master Blane's kitchen floor.
moment
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From this reading He picked himself up, and at the same moment heard Jephthah calling him from the outside.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he came to the sad recollection of the last dreadful day, and knew that he was lying on Master Blane's kitchen floor.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One look he cast upon the bier, Dashed from his eye the gathering tear, Then, like the high bred colt when freed First he essays his fire and speed, He vanished---" SCOTT.
out
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From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He picked himself up, and at the same moment heard Jephthah calling him from the outside.
perception
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From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
picked
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From this reading He picked himself up, and at the same moment heard Jephthah calling him from the outside.
progress
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From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
recollection
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From this reading Then he came to the sad recollection of the last dreadful day, and knew that he was lying on Master Blane's kitchen floor.
sad
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From this reading Then he came to the sad recollection of the last dreadful day, and knew that he was lying on Master Blane's kitchen floor.
said
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From this reading "Stead," he said, "I am going!"
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He picked himself up, and at the same moment heard Jephthah calling him from the outside.
SCOTT
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From this reading "One look he cast upon the bier, Dashed from his eye the gathering tear, Then, like the high bred colt when freed First he essays his fire and speed, He vanished---" SCOTT.
sky
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From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
slept
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From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
some
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From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
soon
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From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
speed
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From this reading "One look he cast upon the bier, Dashed from his eye the gathering tear, Then, like the high bred colt when freed First he essays his fire and speed, He vanished---" SCOTT.
Stead
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From this reading "Stead," he said, "I am going!"
Steadfast
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From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
summer
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From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
sun
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From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
tear
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From this reading "One look he cast upon the bier, Dashed from his eye the gathering tear, Then, like the high bred colt when freed First he essays his fire and speed, He vanished---" SCOTT.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "One look he cast upon the bier, Dashed from his eye the gathering tear, Then, like the high bred colt when freed First he essays his fire and speed, He vanished---" SCOTT.
Then
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From this reading "One look he cast upon the bier, Dashed from his eye the gathering tear, Then, like the high bred colt when freed First he essays his fire and speed, He vanished---" SCOTT.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he came to the sad recollection of the last dreadful day, and knew that he was lying on Master Blane's kitchen floor.
tossing
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From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
up
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From this reading He picked himself up, and at the same moment heard Jephthah calling him from the outside.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "One look he cast upon the bier, Dashed from his eye the gathering tear, Then, like the high bred colt when freed First he essays his fire and speed, He vanished---" SCOTT.
vanished
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From this reading "One look he cast upon the bier, Dashed from his eye the gathering tear, Then, like the high bred colt when freed First he essays his fire and speed, He vanished---" SCOTT.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
wearied
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From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "One look he cast upon the bier, Dashed from his eye the gathering tear, Then, like the high bred colt when freed First he essays his fire and speed, He vanished---" SCOTT.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Steadfast was worn and wearied out with grief and slept heavily, knowing at first that his brother was tossing about a good deal, but soon losing all perception, and not waking till on that summer morning the sun had made some progress in the sky.
