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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 "You made a bad break that time" Grim was in Mephistophelian humor.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
all
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From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
awake
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From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
bad
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From this reading "You made a bad break that time" Grim was in Mephistophelian humor.
baritone
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From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
bass
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From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
bed
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From this reading I poured out whisky, drank a little of it grouchily, and watched Yussuf Dakmar into bed.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
break
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From this reading "You made a bad break that time" Grim was in Mephistophelian humor.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
candle-light
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From this reading He didn't take many of his clothes off and even by candle-light you could see the shape of the knife concealed under his shirt.
cat-fashion
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From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
clothes
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From this reading He didn't take many of his clothes off and even by candle-light you could see the shape of the knife concealed under his shirt.
concealed
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From this reading He didn't take many of his clothes off and even by candle-light you could see the shape of the knife concealed under his shirt.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He didn't take many of his clothes off and even by candle-light you could see the shape of the knife concealed under his shirt.
crook
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From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
Dakmar
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From this reading I poured out whisky, drank a little of it grouchily, and watched Yussuf Dakmar into bed.
didn't
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From this reading He didn't take many of his clothes off and even by candle-light you could see the shape of the knife concealed under his shirt.
don't
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From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
drank
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From this reading I poured out whisky, drank a little of it grouchily, and watched Yussuf Dakmar into bed.
entered
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From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He didn't take many of his clothes off and even by candle-light you could see the shape of the knife concealed under his shirt.
events
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From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
feel
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From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
forefinger
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From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
Grim
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From this reading "You made a bad break that time" Grim was in Mephistophelian humor.
Grim's
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From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
grouchily
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From this reading I poured out whisky, drank a little of it grouchily, and watched Yussuf Dakmar into bed.
hair-trigger
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From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
hidden
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From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
humor
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From this reading "You made a bad break that time" Grim was in Mephistophelian humor.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You made a bad break that time" Grim was in Mephistophelian humor.
intervals
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From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I poured out whisky, drank a little of it grouchily, and watched Yussuf Dakmar into bed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
Jeremy
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From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
judging
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From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
knife
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From this reading He didn't take many of his clothes off and even by candle-light you could see the shape of the knife concealed under his shirt.
likes
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From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I poured out whisky, drank a little of it grouchily, and watched Yussuf Dakmar into bed.
made
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From this reading "You made a bad break that time" Grim was in Mephistophelian humor.
many
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From this reading He didn't take many of his clothes off and even by candle-light you could see the shape of the knife concealed under his shirt.
Mephistophelian
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From this reading "You made a bad break that time" Grim was in Mephistophelian humor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
off
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From this reading He didn't take many of his clothes off and even by candle-light you could see the shape of the knife concealed under his shirt.
out
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From this reading I poured out whisky, drank a little of it grouchily, and watched Yussuf Dakmar into bed.
own
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From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
poured
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From this reading I poured out whisky, drank a little of it grouchily, and watched Yussuf Dakmar into bed.
presently
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From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
room
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From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
seconds
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From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
see
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From this reading He didn't take many of his clothes off and even by candle-light you could see the shape of the knife concealed under his shirt.
see-saw
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From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
shape
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From this reading He didn't take many of his clothes off and even by candle-light you could see the shape of the knife concealed under his shirt.
shirt
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From this reading He didn't take many of his clothes off and even by candle-light you could see the shape of the knife concealed under his shirt.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
sixty
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From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
sleep
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From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
snoring
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From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
suited
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From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
sworn
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From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He didn't take many of his clothes off and even by candle-light you could see the shape of the knife concealed under his shirt.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You made a bad break that time" Grim was in Mephistophelian humor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You made a bad break that time" Grim was in Mephistophelian humor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
unconscious
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From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He didn't take many of his clothes off and even by candle-light you could see the shape of the knife concealed under his shirt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You made a bad break that time" Grim was in Mephistophelian humor.
watched
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From this reading I poured out whisky, drank a little of it grouchily, and watched Yussuf Dakmar into bed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
whisky
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From this reading I poured out whisky, drank a little of it grouchily, and watched Yussuf Dakmar into bed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
wits
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From this reading He can sleep cat-fashion, for sixty seconds at a time, with all his wits about him in the intervals, and likes to feel in the crook of his own forefinger the hidden hair-trigger of events.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I don't think Jeremy was awake when I first entered the room, although it suited Grim's humor that he should be presently; but you would have sworn they were both unconscious, judging by the see-saw, bass and baritone snoring.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You made a bad break that time" Grim was in Mephistophelian humor.
Yussuf
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From this reading I poured out whisky, drank a little of it grouchily, and watched Yussuf Dakmar into bed.
