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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 carried with me a small lantern, a hammer, and some strong nails.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Arrived at the cemetery I looked carefully everywhere about me, lest some stray mourner or curious stranger might possibly be in the neighborhood.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unobserved of any one I took my way again to the vault.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
any
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From this reading Unobserved of any one I took my way again to the vault.
Arrived
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From this reading Arrived at the cemetery I looked carefully everywhere about me, lest some stray mourner or curious stranger might possibly be in the neighborhood.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Arrived at the cemetery I looked carefully everywhere about me, lest some stray mourner or curious stranger might possibly be in the neighborhood.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Arrived at the cemetery I looked carefully everywhere about me, lest some stray mourner or curious stranger might possibly be in the neighborhood.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
carefully
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From this reading Arrived at the cemetery I looked carefully everywhere about me, lest some stray mourner or curious stranger might possibly be in the neighborhood.
carried
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From this reading I carried with me a small lantern, a hammer, and some strong nails.
carry
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From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
cemeterynounUS /ˈcemetery/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Arrived at the cemetery I looked carefully everywhere about me, lest some stray mourner or curious stranger might possibly be in the neighborhood.
curious
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From this reading Arrived at the cemetery I looked carefully everywhere about me, lest some stray mourner or curious stranger might possibly be in the neighborhood.
early
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From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
everywhere
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From this reading Arrived at the cemetery I looked carefully everywhere about me, lest some stray mourner or curious stranger might possibly be in the neighborhood.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
formed
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From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
hammer
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From this reading I carried with me a small lantern, a hammer, and some strong nails.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
lantern
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From this reading I carried with me a small lantern, a hammer, and some strong nails.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Arrived at the cemetery I looked carefully everywhere about me, lest some stray mourner or curious stranger might possibly be in the neighborhood.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arrived at the cemetery I looked carefully everywhere about me, lest some stray mourner or curious stranger might possibly be in the neighborhood.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Arrived at the cemetery I looked carefully everywhere about me, lest some stray mourner or curious stranger might possibly be in the neighborhood.
more
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From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
mourner
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From this reading Arrived at the cemetery I looked carefully everywhere about me, lest some stray mourner or curious stranger might possibly be in the neighborhood.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
nails
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From this reading I carried with me a small lantern, a hammer, and some strong nails.
neighborhood
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From this reading Arrived at the cemetery I looked carefully everywhere about me, lest some stray mourner or curious stranger might possibly be in the neighborhood.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
night
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From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a soul was in sight.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
now
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From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Unobserved of any one I took my way again to the vault.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Arrived at the cemetery I looked carefully everywhere about me, lest some stray mourner or curious stranger might possibly be in the neighborhood.
out
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From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
past
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From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
possibly
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From this reading Arrived at the cemetery I looked carefully everywhere about me, lest some stray mourner or curious stranger might possibly be in the neighborhood.
projects
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From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
resolutions
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From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
rose
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From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
sight
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From this reading Not a soul was in sight.
small
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From this reading I carried with me a small lantern, a hammer, and some strong nails.
some
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From this reading I carried with me a small lantern, a hammer, and some strong nails.
soul
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From this reading Not a soul was in sight.
stranger
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From this reading Arrived at the cemetery I looked carefully everywhere about me, lest some stray mourner or curious stranger might possibly be in the neighborhood.
stray
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From this reading Arrived at the cemetery I looked carefully everywhere about me, lest some stray mourner or curious stranger might possibly be in the neighborhood.
strengthened
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From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
strong
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From this reading I carried with me a small lantern, a hammer, and some strong nails.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unobserved of any one I took my way again to the vault.
Unobserved
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From this reading Unobserved of any one I took my way again to the vault.
vaultnounUS /vɔːlt/
a stone room, often below a church, used for burial
From this reading Unobserved of any one I took my way again to the vault.
very
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From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
way
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From this reading Unobserved of any one I took my way again to the vault.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I rose very early the next morning—I was more than ever strengthened in my resolutions of the past night—my projects were entirely formed, and nothing remained now but for me to carry them out.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I carried with me a small lantern, a hammer, and some strong nails.
