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adjoining
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From this reading They had carried him from the adjoining room, speechless and sightless, and so he had remained through the long hours of the night.
all
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From this reading It was morning now, and white and weary with all she had undergone, Doris saw the rosy streaks faintly penetrating the window shutters.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.
bay
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From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.
bed
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From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.
carried
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From this reading They had carried him from the adjoining room, speechless and sightless, and so he had remained through the long hours of the night.
Cecil
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From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.
cold
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From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.
Death
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From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.
Despard
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From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.
Doris
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From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.
drawing
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From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.
faintly
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From this reading It was morning now, and white and weary with all she had undergone, Doris saw the rosy streaks faintly penetrating the window shutters.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had carried him from the adjoining room, speechless and sightless, and so he had remained through the long hours of the night.
growing
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From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.
hand
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From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had carried him from the adjoining room, speechless and sightless, and so he had remained through the long hours of the night.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They had carried him from the adjoining room, speechless and sightless, and so he had remained through the long hours of the night.
hitherto
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From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.
holding
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From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.
hours
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From this reading They had carried him from the adjoining room, speechless and sightless, and so he had remained through the long hours of the night.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was morning now, and white and weary with all she had undergone, Doris saw the rosy streaks faintly penetrating the window shutters.
kept
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From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.
knelt
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From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had carried him from the adjoining room, speechless and sightless, and so he had remained through the long hours of the night.
Lord
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From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.
man
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From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.
marquis
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From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was morning now, and white and weary with all she had undergone, Doris saw the rosy streaks faintly penetrating the window shutters.
near
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From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.
night
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From this reading They had carried him from the adjoining room, speechless and sightless, and so he had remained through the long hours of the night.
now
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From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.
obstinacy
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From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.
old
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From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.
penetrating
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From this reading It was morning now, and white and weary with all she had undergone, Doris saw the rosy streaks faintly penetrating the window shutters.
race
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From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had carried him from the adjoining room, speechless and sightless, and so he had remained through the long hours of the night.
RETRIBUTIONnounUS /ˌret.rəˈbjuː.ʃən/
Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong act. (Sự trừng phạt, quả báo thích đáng.)
From this reading RETRIBUTION.
room
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From this reading They had carried him from the adjoining room, speechless and sightless, and so he had remained through the long hours of the night.
rosy
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From this reading It was morning now, and white and weary with all she had undergone, Doris saw the rosy streaks faintly penetrating the window shutters.
saw
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From this reading It was morning now, and white and weary with all she had undergone, Doris saw the rosy streaks faintly penetrating the window shutters.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was morning now, and white and weary with all she had undergone, Doris saw the rosy streaks faintly penetrating the window shutters.
shutters
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From this reading It was morning now, and white and weary with all she had undergone, Doris saw the rosy streaks faintly penetrating the window shutters.
sightless
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From this reading They had carried him from the adjoining room, speechless and sightless, and so he had remained through the long hours of the night.
slowly
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From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They had carried him from the adjoining room, speechless and sightless, and so he had remained through the long hours of the night.
speechless
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From this reading They had carried him from the adjoining room, speechless and sightless, and so he had remained through the long hours of the night.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.
Stoyle
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From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.
streaks
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From this reading It was morning now, and white and weary with all she had undergone, Doris saw the rosy streaks faintly penetrating the window shutters.
stubborn
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From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had carried him from the adjoining room, speechless and sightless, and so he had remained through the long hours of the night.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had carried him from the adjoining room, speechless and sightless, and so he had remained through the long hours of the night.
undergone
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From this reading It was morning now, and white and weary with all she had undergone, Doris saw the rosy streaks faintly penetrating the window shutters.
very
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From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.
weary
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From this reading It was morning now, and white and weary with all she had undergone, Doris saw the rosy streaks faintly penetrating the window shutters.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.
white
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From this reading It was morning now, and white and weary with all she had undergone, Doris saw the rosy streaks faintly penetrating the window shutters.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.
window
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From this reading It was morning now, and white and weary with all she had undergone, Doris saw the rosy streaks faintly penetrating the window shutters.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.
