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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 “The marquis!” gasped Spenser Churchill, and he sank back, still staring at the haggard and wasted face, from which the piercing eyes glared down at him like ardent coals, with a fearful, horrified gaze.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “This--this--is a very pretty little plot, my dear Percy,” he said; “but you don’t imagine that the dear marquis will take your word against mine?
alert
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From this reading Then he half-rose, and, with a grotesque attempt at a smile, wagged his head at Percy Levant, who stood erect and alert.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Marquis,” and he managed to raise his eyes to the fierce face with a ghastly attempt at a smile, “I am sorry that you should have been deceived by what was palpably an attempt on my part to lure this gentleman into a trap.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Marquis,” and he managed to raise his eyes to the fierce face with a ghastly attempt at a smile, “I am sorry that you should have been deceived by what was palpably an attempt on my part to lure this gentleman into a trap.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The marquis!” gasped Spenser Churchill, and he sank back, still staring at the haggard and wasted face, from which the piercing eyes glared down at him like ardent coals, with a fearful, horrified gaze.
ardent
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From this reading “The marquis!” gasped Spenser Churchill, and he sank back, still staring at the haggard and wasted face, from which the piercing eyes glared down at him like ardent coals, with a fearful, horrified gaze.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “The marquis!” gasped Spenser Churchill, and he sank back, still staring at the haggard and wasted face, from which the piercing eyes glared down at him like ardent coals, with a fearful, horrified gaze.
attempt
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From this reading Then he half-rose, and, with a grotesque attempt at a smile, wagged his head at Percy Levant, who stood erect and alert.
back
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From this reading “The marquis!” gasped Spenser Churchill, and he sank back, still staring at the haggard and wasted face, from which the piercing eyes glared down at him like ardent coals, with a fearful, horrified gaze.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Marquis,” and he managed to raise his eyes to the fierce face with a ghastly attempt at a smile, “I am sorry that you should have been deceived by what was palpably an attempt on my part to lure this gentleman into a trap.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “This--this--is a very pretty little plot, my dear Percy,” he said; “but you don’t imagine that the dear marquis will take your word against mine?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Marquis,” and he managed to raise his eyes to the fierce face with a ghastly attempt at a smile, “I am sorry that you should have been deceived by what was palpably an attempt on my part to lure this gentleman into a trap.
Churchill
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From this reading “The marquis!” gasped Spenser Churchill, and he sank back, still staring at the haggard and wasted face, from which the piercing eyes glared down at him like ardent coals, with a fearful, horrified gaze.
coals
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From this reading “The marquis!” gasped Spenser Churchill, and he sank back, still staring at the haggard and wasted face, from which the piercing eyes glared down at him like ardent coals, with a fearful, horrified gaze.
dear
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From this reading “This--this--is a very pretty little plot, my dear Percy,” he said; “but you don’t imagine that the dear marquis will take your word against mine?
deceived
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From this reading Marquis,” and he managed to raise his eyes to the fierce face with a ghastly attempt at a smile, “I am sorry that you should have been deceived by what was palpably an attempt on my part to lure this gentleman into a trap.
don't
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From this reading “This--this--is a very pretty little plot, my dear Percy,” he said; “but you don’t imagine that the dear marquis will take your word against mine?
down
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From this reading “The marquis!” gasped Spenser Churchill, and he sank back, still staring at the haggard and wasted face, from which the piercing eyes glared down at him like ardent coals, with a fearful, horrified gaze.
erect
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From this reading Then he half-rose, and, with a grotesque attempt at a smile, wagged his head at Percy Levant, who stood erect and alert.
eyes
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From this reading “The marquis!” gasped Spenser Churchill, and he sank back, still staring at the haggard and wasted face, from which the piercing eyes glared down at him like ardent coals, with a fearful, horrified gaze.
face
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From this reading “The marquis!” gasped Spenser Churchill, and he sank back, still staring at the haggard and wasted face, from which the piercing eyes glared down at him like ardent coals, with a fearful, horrified gaze.
fearful
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From this reading “The marquis!” gasped Spenser Churchill, and he sank back, still staring at the haggard and wasted face, from which the piercing eyes glared down at him like ardent coals, with a fearful, horrified gaze.
fierce
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From this reading Marquis,” and he managed to raise his eyes to the fierce face with a ghastly attempt at a smile, “I am sorry that you should have been deceived by what was palpably an attempt on my part to lure this gentleman into a trap.
FOILED
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From this reading FOILED.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “The marquis!” gasped Spenser Churchill, and he sank back, still staring at the haggard and wasted face, from which the piercing eyes glared down at him like ardent coals, with a fearful, horrified gaze.
gasped
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From this reading “The marquis!” gasped Spenser Churchill, and he sank back, still staring at the haggard and wasted face, from which the piercing eyes glared down at him like ardent coals, with a fearful, horrified gaze.
gaze
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From this reading “The marquis!” gasped Spenser Churchill, and he sank back, still staring at the haggard and wasted face, from which the piercing eyes glared down at him like ardent coals, with a fearful, horrified gaze.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Marquis,” and he managed to raise his eyes to the fierce face with a ghastly attempt at a smile, “I am sorry that you should have been deceived by what was palpably an attempt on my part to lure this gentleman into a trap.
ghastly
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From this reading Marquis,” and he managed to raise his eyes to the fierce face with a ghastly attempt at a smile, “I am sorry that you should have been deceived by what was palpably an attempt on my part to lure this gentleman into a trap.
glared
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From this reading “The marquis!” gasped Spenser Churchill, and he sank back, still staring at the haggard and wasted face, from which the piercing eyes glared down at him like ardent coals, with a fearful, horrified gaze.
grotesque
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From this reading Then he half-rose, and, with a grotesque attempt at a smile, wagged his head at Percy Levant, who stood erect and alert.
haggard
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From this reading “The marquis!” gasped Spenser Churchill, and he sank back, still staring at the haggard and wasted face, from which the piercing eyes glared down at him like ardent coals, with a fearful, horrified gaze.
half-rose
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From this reading Then he half-rose, and, with a grotesque attempt at a smile, wagged his head at Percy Levant, who stood erect and alert.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Marquis,” and he managed to raise his eyes to the fierce face with a ghastly attempt at a smile, “I am sorry that you should have been deceived by what was palpably an attempt on my part to lure this gentleman into a trap.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The marquis!” gasped Spenser Churchill, and he sank back, still staring at the haggard and wasted face, from which the piercing eyes glared down at him like ardent coals, with a fearful, horrified gaze.
head
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From this reading Then he half-rose, and, with a grotesque attempt at a smile, wagged his head at Percy Levant, who stood erect and alert.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The marquis!” gasped Spenser Churchill, and he sank back, still staring at the haggard and wasted face, from which the piercing eyes glared down at him like ardent coals, with a fearful, horrified gaze.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he half-rose, and, with a grotesque attempt at a smile, wagged his head at Percy Levant, who stood erect and alert.
horrified
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From this reading “The marquis!” gasped Spenser Churchill, and he sank back, still staring at the haggard and wasted face, from which the piercing eyes glared down at him like ardent coals, with a fearful, horrified gaze.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Marquis,” and he managed to raise his eyes to the fierce face with a ghastly attempt at a smile, “I am sorry that you should have been deceived by what was palpably an attempt on my part to lure this gentleman into a trap.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “This--this--is a very pretty little plot, my dear Percy,” he said; “but you don’t imagine that the dear marquis will take your word against mine?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Marquis,” and he managed to raise his eyes to the fierce face with a ghastly attempt at a smile, “I am sorry that you should have been deceived by what was palpably an attempt on my part to lure this gentleman into a trap.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This--this--is a very pretty little plot, my dear Percy,” he said; “but you don’t imagine that the dear marquis will take your word against mine?
Levant
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From this reading Then he half-rose, and, with a grotesque attempt at a smile, wagged his head at Percy Levant, who stood erect and alert.
like
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From this reading “The marquis!” gasped Spenser Churchill, and he sank back, still staring at the haggard and wasted face, from which the piercing eyes glared down at him like ardent coals, with a fearful, horrified gaze.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This--this--is a very pretty little plot, my dear Percy,” he said; “but you don’t imagine that the dear marquis will take your word against mine?
lure
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From this reading Marquis,” and he managed to raise his eyes to the fierce face with a ghastly attempt at a smile, “I am sorry that you should have been deceived by what was palpably an attempt on my part to lure this gentleman into a trap.
managed
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From this reading Marquis,” and he managed to raise his eyes to the fierce face with a ghastly attempt at a smile, “I am sorry that you should have been deceived by what was palpably an attempt on my part to lure this gentleman into a trap.
marquis
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From this reading “The marquis!” gasped Spenser Churchill, and he sank back, still staring at the haggard and wasted face, from which the piercing eyes glared down at him like ardent coals, with a fearful, horrified gaze.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “This--this--is a very pretty little plot, my dear Percy,” he said; “but you don’t imagine that the dear marquis will take your word against mine?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “This--this--is a very pretty little plot, my dear Percy,” he said; “but you don’t imagine that the dear marquis will take your word against mine?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Marquis,” and he managed to raise his eyes to the fierce face with a ghastly attempt at a smile, “I am sorry that you should have been deceived by what was palpably an attempt on my part to lure this gentleman into a trap.
palpably
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From this reading Marquis,” and he managed to raise his eyes to the fierce face with a ghastly attempt at a smile, “I am sorry that you should have been deceived by what was palpably an attempt on my part to lure this gentleman into a trap.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marquis,” and he managed to raise his eyes to the fierce face with a ghastly attempt at a smile, “I am sorry that you should have been deceived by what was palpably an attempt on my part to lure this gentleman into a trap.
Percy
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From this reading Then he half-rose, and, with a grotesque attempt at a smile, wagged his head at Percy Levant, who stood erect and alert.
piercing
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From this reading “The marquis!” gasped Spenser Churchill, and he sank back, still staring at the haggard and wasted face, from which the piercing eyes glared down at him like ardent coals, with a fearful, horrified gaze.
plot
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From this reading “This--this--is a very pretty little plot, my dear Percy,” he said; “but you don’t imagine that the dear marquis will take your word against mine?
pretty
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From this reading “This--this--is a very pretty little plot, my dear Percy,” he said; “but you don’t imagine that the dear marquis will take your word against mine?
raise
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From this reading Marquis,” and he managed to raise his eyes to the fierce face with a ghastly attempt at a smile, “I am sorry that you should have been deceived by what was palpably an attempt on my part to lure this gentleman into a trap.
said
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From this reading “This--this--is a very pretty little plot, my dear Percy,” he said; “but you don’t imagine that the dear marquis will take your word against mine?
sank
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From this reading “The marquis!” gasped Spenser Churchill, and he sank back, still staring at the haggard and wasted face, from which the piercing eyes glared down at him like ardent coals, with a fearful, horrified gaze.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Marquis,” and he managed to raise his eyes to the fierce face with a ghastly attempt at a smile, “I am sorry that you should have been deceived by what was palpably an attempt on my part to lure this gentleman into a trap.
smile
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From this reading Then he half-rose, and, with a grotesque attempt at a smile, wagged his head at Percy Levant, who stood erect and alert.
sorry
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From this reading Marquis,” and he managed to raise his eyes to the fierce face with a ghastly attempt at a smile, “I am sorry that you should have been deceived by what was palpably an attempt on my part to lure this gentleman into a trap.
Spenser
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From this reading “The marquis!” gasped Spenser Churchill, and he sank back, still staring at the haggard and wasted face, from which the piercing eyes glared down at him like ardent coals, with a fearful, horrified gaze.
staring
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From this reading “The marquis!” gasped Spenser Churchill, and he sank back, still staring at the haggard and wasted face, from which the piercing eyes glared down at him like ardent coals, with a fearful, horrified gaze.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The marquis!” gasped Spenser Churchill, and he sank back, still staring at the haggard and wasted face, from which the piercing eyes glared down at him like ardent coals, with a fearful, horrified gaze.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he half-rose, and, with a grotesque attempt at a smile, wagged his head at Percy Levant, who stood erect and alert.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This--this--is a very pretty little plot, my dear Percy,” he said; “but you don’t imagine that the dear marquis will take your word against mine?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “This--this--is a very pretty little plot, my dear Percy,” he said; “but you don’t imagine that the dear marquis will take your word against mine?
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The marquis!” gasped Spenser Churchill, and he sank back, still staring at the haggard and wasted face, from which the piercing eyes glared down at him like ardent coals, with a fearful, horrified gaze.
Then
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From this reading Then he half-rose, and, with a grotesque attempt at a smile, wagged his head at Percy Levant, who stood erect and alert.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This--this--is a very pretty little plot, my dear Percy,” he said; “but you don’t imagine that the dear marquis will take your word against mine?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Marquis,” and he managed to raise his eyes to the fierce face with a ghastly attempt at a smile, “I am sorry that you should have been deceived by what was palpably an attempt on my part to lure this gentleman into a trap.
trap
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From this reading Marquis,” and he managed to raise his eyes to the fierce face with a ghastly attempt at a smile, “I am sorry that you should have been deceived by what was palpably an attempt on my part to lure this gentleman into a trap.
very
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From this reading “This--this--is a very pretty little plot, my dear Percy,” he said; “but you don’t imagine that the dear marquis will take your word against mine?
wagged
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From this reading Then he half-rose, and, with a grotesque attempt at a smile, wagged his head at Percy Levant, who stood erect and alert.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marquis,” and he managed to raise his eyes to the fierce face with a ghastly attempt at a smile, “I am sorry that you should have been deceived by what was palpably an attempt on my part to lure this gentleman into a trap.
wasted
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From this reading “The marquis!” gasped Spenser Churchill, and he sank back, still staring at the haggard and wasted face, from which the piercing eyes glared down at him like ardent coals, with a fearful, horrified gaze.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Marquis,” and he managed to raise his eyes to the fierce face with a ghastly attempt at a smile, “I am sorry that you should have been deceived by what was palpably an attempt on my part to lure this gentleman into a trap.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “The marquis!” gasped Spenser Churchill, and he sank back, still staring at the haggard and wasted face, from which the piercing eyes glared down at him like ardent coals, with a fearful, horrified gaze.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Then he half-rose, and, with a grotesque attempt at a smile, wagged his head at Percy Levant, who stood erect and alert.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “This--this--is a very pretty little plot, my dear Percy,” he said; “but you don’t imagine that the dear marquis will take your word against mine?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “The marquis!” gasped Spenser Churchill, and he sank back, still staring at the haggard and wasted face, from which the piercing eyes glared down at him like ardent coals, with a fearful, horrified gaze.
word
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From this reading “This--this--is a very pretty little plot, my dear Percy,” he said; “but you don’t imagine that the dear marquis will take your word against mine?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “This--this--is a very pretty little plot, my dear Percy,” he said; “but you don’t imagine that the dear marquis will take your word against mine?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “This--this--is a very pretty little plot, my dear Percy,” he said; “but you don’t imagine that the dear marquis will take your word against mine?
