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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 HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
addressing
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From this reading Ethan was busy with a huge portfolio of Mr. Jefferson’s papers in a small room at the south end; from the hall came the murmur of voices and now and then a steady flow of words which showed that some member was addressing the Congress.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “They do be after talking it over, Master Ethan,” said the ex-dragoon.
all
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From this reading “And it’s mighty glad they all are.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And it’s mighty glad they all are.”
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “They do be after talking it over, Master Ethan,” said the ex-dragoon.
busy
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From this reading Ethan was busy with a huge portfolio of Mr. Jefferson’s papers in a small room at the south end; from the hall came the murmur of voices and now and then a steady flow of words which showed that some member was addressing the Congress.
came
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From this reading Ethan was busy with a huge portfolio of Mr. Jefferson’s papers in a small room at the south end; from the hall came the murmur of voices and now and then a steady flow of words which showed that some member was addressing the Congress.
Carlyle
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From this reading “And no wonder,” said Ethan Carlyle, looking up from his work with a smile.
Congress
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From this reading Ethan was busy with a huge portfolio of Mr. Jefferson’s papers in a small room at the south end; from the hall came the murmur of voices and now and then a steady flow of words which showed that some member was addressing the Congress.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “They do be after talking it over, Master Ethan,” said the ex-dragoon.
end
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From this reading Ethan was busy with a huge portfolio of Mr. Jefferson’s papers in a small room at the south end; from the hall came the murmur of voices and now and then a steady flow of words which showed that some member was addressing the Congress.
Ethan
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From this reading Ethan was busy with a huge portfolio of Mr. Jefferson’s papers in a small room at the south end; from the hall came the murmur of voices and now and then a steady flow of words which showed that some member was addressing the Congress.
ex-dragoon
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From this reading “They do be after talking it over, Master Ethan,” said the ex-dragoon.
flow
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From this reading Ethan was busy with a huge portfolio of Mr. Jefferson’s papers in a small room at the south end; from the hall came the murmur of voices and now and then a steady flow of words which showed that some member was addressing the Congress.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ethan was busy with a huge portfolio of Mr. Jefferson’s papers in a small room at the south end; from the hall came the murmur of voices and now and then a steady flow of words which showed that some member was addressing the Congress.
glad
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From this reading “And it’s mighty glad they all are.”
habit
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From this reading HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
hall
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From this reading Ethan was busy with a huge portfolio of Mr. Jefferson’s papers in a small room at the south end; from the hall came the murmur of voices and now and then a steady flow of words which showed that some member was addressing the Congress.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
horse
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From this reading HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
house
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From this reading HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
HOW
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From this reading HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
huge
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From this reading Ethan was busy with a huge portfolio of Mr. Jefferson’s papers in a small room at the south end; from the hall came the murmur of voices and now and then a steady flow of words which showed that some member was addressing the Congress.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “They do be after talking it over, Master Ethan,” said the ex-dragoon.
it's
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From this reading “And it’s mighty glad they all are.”
Jefferson's
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From this reading Ethan was busy with a huge portfolio of Mr. Jefferson’s papers in a small room at the south end; from the hall came the murmur of voices and now and then a steady flow of words which showed that some member was addressing the Congress.
LISTENED
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From this reading HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
looking
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From this reading “And no wonder,” said Ethan Carlyle, looking up from his work with a smile.
Master
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From this reading “They do be after talking it over, Master Ethan,” said the ex-dragoon.
master's
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From this reading HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
member
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From this reading Ethan was busy with a huge portfolio of Mr. Jefferson’s papers in a small room at the south end; from the hall came the murmur of voices and now and then a steady flow of words which showed that some member was addressing the Congress.
mighty
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From this reading “And it’s mighty glad they all are.”
Mr
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From this reading Ethan was busy with a huge portfolio of Mr. Jefferson’s papers in a small room at the south end; from the hall came the murmur of voices and now and then a steady flow of words which showed that some member was addressing the Congress.
murmur
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From this reading Ethan was busy with a huge portfolio of Mr. Jefferson’s papers in a small room at the south end; from the hall came the murmur of voices and now and then a steady flow of words which showed that some member was addressing the Congress.
neighboring
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From this reading HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “And no wonder,” said Ethan Carlyle, looking up from his work with a smile.
now
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From this reading Ethan was busy with a huge portfolio of Mr. Jefferson’s papers in a small room at the south end; from the hall came the murmur of voices and now and then a steady flow of words which showed that some member was addressing the Congress.
O'Moore
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From this reading HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “They do be after talking it over, Master Ethan,” said the ex-dragoon.
own
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From this reading HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
papers
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From this reading Ethan was busy with a huge portfolio of Mr. Jefferson’s papers in a small room at the south end; from the hall came the murmur of voices and now and then a steady flow of words which showed that some member was addressing the Congress.
portfolio
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From this reading Ethan was busy with a huge portfolio of Mr. Jefferson’s papers in a small room at the south end; from the hall came the murmur of voices and now and then a steady flow of words which showed that some member was addressing the Congress.
putting
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From this reading HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
room
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From this reading Ethan was busy with a huge portfolio of Mr. Jefferson’s papers in a small room at the south end; from the hall came the murmur of voices and now and then a steady flow of words which showed that some member was addressing the Congress.
said
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From this reading “They do be after talking it over, Master Ethan,” said the ex-dragoon.
Shamus
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From this reading HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
showed
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From this reading Ethan was busy with a huge portfolio of Mr. Jefferson’s papers in a small room at the south end; from the hall came the murmur of voices and now and then a steady flow of words which showed that some member was addressing the Congress.
small
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From this reading Ethan was busy with a huge portfolio of Mr. Jefferson’s papers in a small room at the south end; from the hall came the murmur of voices and now and then a steady flow of words which showed that some member was addressing the Congress.
smile
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From this reading “And no wonder,” said Ethan Carlyle, looking up from his work with a smile.
some
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From this reading Ethan was busy with a huge portfolio of Mr. Jefferson’s papers in a small room at the south end; from the hall came the murmur of voices and now and then a steady flow of words which showed that some member was addressing the Congress.
south
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From this reading Ethan was busy with a huge portfolio of Mr. Jefferson’s papers in a small room at the south end; from the hall came the murmur of voices and now and then a steady flow of words which showed that some member was addressing the Congress.
SPY
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From this reading HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
stable
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From this reading HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
state
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From this reading HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
steady
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From this reading Ethan was busy with a huge portfolio of Mr. Jefferson’s papers in a small room at the south end; from the hall came the murmur of voices and now and then a steady flow of words which showed that some member was addressing the Congress.
talking
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From this reading “They do be after talking it over, Master Ethan,” said the ex-dragoon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ethan was busy with a huge portfolio of Mr. Jefferson’s papers in a small room at the south end; from the hall came the murmur of voices and now and then a steady flow of words which showed that some member was addressing the Congress.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
then
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From this reading HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
up
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From this reading HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
voices
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From this reading Ethan was busy with a huge portfolio of Mr. Jefferson’s papers in a small room at the south end; from the hall came the murmur of voices and now and then a steady flow of words which showed that some member was addressing the Congress.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ethan was busy with a huge portfolio of Mr. Jefferson’s papers in a small room at the south end; from the hall came the murmur of voices and now and then a steady flow of words which showed that some member was addressing the Congress.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ethan was busy with a huge portfolio of Mr. Jefferson’s papers in a small room at the south end; from the hall came the murmur of voices and now and then a steady flow of words which showed that some member was addressing the Congress.
WINDOW
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From this reading HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ethan was busy with a huge portfolio of Mr. Jefferson’s papers in a small room at the south end; from the hall came the murmur of voices and now and then a steady flow of words which showed that some member was addressing the Congress.
wonder
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From this reading “And no wonder,” said Ethan Carlyle, looking up from his work with a smile.
words
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From this reading Ethan was busy with a huge portfolio of Mr. Jefferson’s papers in a small room at the south end; from the hall came the murmur of voices and now and then a steady flow of words which showed that some member was addressing the Congress.
work
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From this reading “And no wonder,” said Ethan Carlyle, looking up from his work with a smile.
young
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From this reading HOW A SPY LISTENED AT THE WINDOW Shamus O’Moore took his young master’s horse and his own to a neighboring stable where they were in the habit of putting them up, and then returned to the state house.
