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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 Then the marquis rose to his feet; he placed his out-stretched fingers to his forehead, and stood for a moment or two glaring about him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then the marquis rose to his feet; he placed his out-stretched fingers to his forehead, and stood for a moment or two glaring about him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He never stopped for an instant until he had reached his private cabinet, into which he burst tumultuously.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then the marquis rose to his feet; he placed his out-stretched fingers to his forehead, and stood for a moment or two glaring about him.
aside
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August
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back
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From this reading Then the color came flaming back to his face; it grew red, it grew redder, it became purple.
backward
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became
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burst
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cabinet
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came
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From this reading Then the color came flaming back to his face; it grew red, it grew redder, it became purple.
candles
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chair
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chokingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃoʊ.kɪŋ/
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading Suddenly he roused himself with a choking, inarticulate cry.
clatter
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color
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From this reading Then the color came flaming back to his face; it grew red, it grew redder, it became purple.
cry
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face
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From this reading Then the color came flaming back to his face; it grew red, it grew redder, it became purple.
falling
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feet
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From this reading Then the marquis rose to his feet; he placed his out-stretched fingers to his forehead, and stood for a moment or two glaring about him.
fingers
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From this reading Then the marquis rose to his feet; he placed his out-stretched fingers to his forehead, and stood for a moment or two glaring about him.
flaming
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From this reading Then the color came flaming back to his face; it grew red, it grew redder, it became purple.
flinging
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floor
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From this reading He snatched up one of the candles from the table and rushed from the room, flinging aside August, who stood in his way, and sent him tumbling backward over a chair and falling with a tremendous clatter to the floor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then the marquis rose to his feet; he placed his out-stretched fingers to his forehead, and stood for a moment or two glaring about him.
forehead
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From this reading Then the marquis rose to his feet; he placed his out-stretched fingers to his forehead, and stood for a moment or two glaring about him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He snatched up one of the candles from the table and rushed from the room, flinging aside August, who stood in his way, and sent him tumbling backward over a chair and falling with a tremendous clatter to the floor.
glaring
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grew
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From this reading Then the color came flaming back to his face; it grew red, it grew redder, it became purple.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He never stopped for an instant until he had reached his private cabinet, into which he burst tumultuously.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then the marquis rose to his feet; he placed his out-stretched fingers to his forehead, and stood for a moment or two glaring about him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then the marquis rose to his feet; he placed his out-stretched fingers to his forehead, and stood for a moment or two glaring about him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Suddenly he roused himself with a choking, inarticulate cry.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then the marquis rose to his feet; he placed his out-stretched fingers to his forehead, and stood for a moment or two glaring about him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He snatched up one of the candles from the table and rushed from the room, flinging aside August, who stood in his way, and sent him tumbling backward over a chair and falling with a tremendous clatter to the floor.
inarticulate
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From this reading Suddenly he roused himself with a choking, inarticulate cry.
instant
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From this reading He never stopped for an instant until he had reached his private cabinet, into which he burst tumultuously.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He never stopped for an instant until he had reached his private cabinet, into which he burst tumultuously.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then the color came flaming back to his face; it grew red, it grew redder, it became purple.
marquis
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From this reading Then the marquis rose to his feet; he placed his out-stretched fingers to his forehead, and stood for a moment or two glaring about him.
moment
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From this reading Then the marquis rose to his feet; he placed his out-stretched fingers to his forehead, and stood for a moment or two glaring about him.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He never stopped for an instant until he had reached his private cabinet, into which he burst tumultuously.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He snatched up one of the candles from the table and rushed from the room, flinging aside August, who stood in his way, and sent him tumbling backward over a chair and falling with a tremendous clatter to the floor.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He snatched up one of the candles from the table and rushed from the room, flinging aside August, who stood in his way, and sent him tumbling backward over a chair and falling with a tremendous clatter to the floor.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then the marquis rose to his feet; he placed his out-stretched fingers to his forehead, and stood for a moment or two glaring about him.
out-stretched
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From this reading Then the marquis rose to his feet; he placed his out-stretched fingers to his forehead, and stood for a moment or two glaring about him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He snatched up one of the candles from the table and rushed from the room, flinging aside August, who stood in his way, and sent him tumbling backward over a chair and falling with a tremendous clatter to the floor.
placed
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From this reading Then the marquis rose to his feet; he placed his out-stretched fingers to his forehead, and stood for a moment or two glaring about him.
private
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purple
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From this reading Then the color came flaming back to his face; it grew red, it grew redder, it became purple.
reached
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red
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redder
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room
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rose
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From this reading Then the marquis rose to his feet; he placed his out-stretched fingers to his forehead, and stood for a moment or two glaring about him.
roused
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From this reading Suddenly he roused himself with a choking, inarticulate cry.
rushed
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sent
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snatched
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From this reading He snatched up one of the candles from the table and rushed from the room, flinging aside August, who stood in his way, and sent him tumbling backward over a chair and falling with a tremendous clatter to the floor.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the marquis rose to his feet; he placed his out-stretched fingers to his forehead, and stood for a moment or two glaring about him.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He never stopped for an instant until he had reached his private cabinet, into which he burst tumultuously.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly he roused himself with a choking, inarticulate cry.
table
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From this reading He snatched up one of the candles from the table and rushed from the room, flinging aside August, who stood in his way, and sent him tumbling backward over a chair and falling with a tremendous clatter to the floor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the marquis rose to his feet; he placed his out-stretched fingers to his forehead, and stood for a moment or two glaring about him.
Then
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From this reading Then the marquis rose to his feet; he placed his out-stretched fingers to his forehead, and stood for a moment or two glaring about him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the marquis rose to his feet; he placed his out-stretched fingers to his forehead, and stood for a moment or two glaring about him.
tremendous
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tumblingnounUS /ˈtumbling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He snatched up one of the candles from the table and rushed from the room, flinging aside August, who stood in his way, and sent him tumbling backward over a chair and falling with a tremendous clatter to the floor.
tumultuously
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From this reading He never stopped for an instant until he had reached his private cabinet, into which he burst tumultuously.
two
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From this reading Then the marquis rose to his feet; he placed his out-stretched fingers to his forehead, and stood for a moment or two glaring about him.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He never stopped for an instant until he had reached his private cabinet, into which he burst tumultuously.
up
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way
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From this reading He snatched up one of the candles from the table and rushed from the room, flinging aside August, who stood in his way, and sent him tumbling backward over a chair and falling with a tremendous clatter to the floor.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He never stopped for an instant until he had reached his private cabinet, into which he burst tumultuously.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He snatched up one of the candles from the table and rushed from the room, flinging aside August, who stood in his way, and sent him tumbling backward over a chair and falling with a tremendous clatter to the floor.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Suddenly he roused himself with a choking, inarticulate cry.
