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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 "My God, my uncle is a madman!" broke hoarsely from the young man's ashen lips, in tones of unutterable horror and grief.
accents
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all
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aloud
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For one terrible moment Xenie St. John and Howard Templeton remained silently gazing at the excited old man, as if petrified with horror, then:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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ashen
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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beast
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bloodshot
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bring
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From this reading "A doctor--bring a doctor!" shrieked Xenie, wildly.
broke
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came
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centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading The servants came rushing in and found their old master crouching in a corner of the room, gibbering and mouthing like some terrible wild beast, his bloodshot eyes rolling in their sockets, his lips all flecked with foam, while Howard Templeton remained silent in the center of the room, like a statue of horror.
corner
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crouching
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doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A doctor--bring a doctor!" shrieked Xenie, wildly.
door
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excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
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eyes
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flecked
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foam
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ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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frenzied
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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gazing
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gibbering
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God
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grief
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helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. St. John rushed to the door, threw it wide open, and shrieked aloud in frenzied accents for help.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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hoarsely
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horror
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Howard
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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "My God, my uncle is a madman!" broke hoarsely from the young man's ashen lips, in tones of unutterable horror and grief.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My God, my uncle is a madman!" broke hoarsely from the young man's ashen lips, in tones of unutterable horror and grief.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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John
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like
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lips
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madman
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man
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man's
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master
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moment
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mouthing
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Mrs
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MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My God, my uncle is a madman!" broke hoarsely from the young man's ashen lips, in tones of unutterable horror and grief.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "My God, my uncle is a madman!" broke hoarsely from the young man's ashen lips, in tones of unutterable horror and grief.
old
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From this reading For one terrible moment Xenie St. John and Howard Templeton remained silently gazing at the excited old man, as if petrified with horror, then:
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one terrible moment Xenie St. John and Howard Templeton remained silently gazing at the excited old man, as if petrified with horror, then:
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Mrs. St. John rushed to the door, threw it wide open, and shrieked aloud in frenzied accents for help.
petrified
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remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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rolling
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room
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rushed
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rushing
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servants
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shrieked
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silent
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silently
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sockets
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some
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St
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statue
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Templeton
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terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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then
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threw
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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tones
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uncle
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unutterable
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whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
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wide
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wild
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wildly
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From this reading "A doctor--bring a doctor!" shrieked Xenie, wildly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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Xenie
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young
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