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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 There it was, no possible mistake about it; and what was more it was placed like one of his ornamental bronze weights; one of those indeed was fashioned like a buskin upon some papers.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There it was, no possible mistake about it; and what was more it was placed like one of his ornamental bronze weights; one of those indeed was fashioned like a buskin upon some papers.
amazement
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From this reading With growing amazement he saw that they were precisely those which he had been reading the night before, and had carefully locked up in his desk—poor Aunt Dinah’s warning letter—and his own notes of her threatening words!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There it was, no possible mistake about it; and what was more it was placed like one of his ornamental bronze weights; one of those indeed was fashioned like a buskin upon some papers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was little past seven now; he had left his shutters open as usual.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WILLIAM MAUBRAY IS TORMENTED On the little table at his bedside, where his candle stood, to his surprise, on awakening, he saw one of the boots which he had put off in the passage on the previous night.
Aunt
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From this reading With growing amazement he saw that they were precisely those which he had been reading the night before, and had carefully locked up in his desk—poor Aunt Dinah’s warning letter—and his own notes of her threatening words!
awakening
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From this reading WILLIAM MAUBRAY IS TORMENTED On the little table at his bedside, where his candle stood, to his surprise, on awakening, he saw one of the boots which he had put off in the passage on the previous night.
bedside
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From this reading WILLIAM MAUBRAY IS TORMENTED On the little table at his bedside, where his candle stood, to his surprise, on awakening, he saw one of the boots which he had put off in the passage on the previous night.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading With growing amazement he saw that they were precisely those which he had been reading the night before, and had carefully locked up in his desk—poor Aunt Dinah’s warning letter—and his own notes of her threatening words!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading With growing amazement he saw that they were precisely those which he had been reading the night before, and had carefully locked up in his desk—poor Aunt Dinah’s warning letter—and his own notes of her threatening words!
boots
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From this reading WILLIAM MAUBRAY IS TORMENTED On the little table at his bedside, where his candle stood, to his surprise, on awakening, he saw one of the boots which he had put off in the passage on the previous night.
bronze
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From this reading There it was, no possible mistake about it; and what was more it was placed like one of his ornamental bronze weights; one of those indeed was fashioned like a buskin upon some papers.
buskin
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From this reading There it was, no possible mistake about it; and what was more it was placed like one of his ornamental bronze weights; one of those indeed was fashioned like a buskin upon some papers.
candle
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From this reading WILLIAM MAUBRAY IS TORMENTED On the little table at his bedside, where his candle stood, to his surprise, on awakening, he saw one of the boots which he had put off in the passage on the previous night.
carefully
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From this reading With growing amazement he saw that they were precisely those which he had been reading the night before, and had carefully locked up in his desk—poor Aunt Dinah’s warning letter—and his own notes of her threatening words!
desk
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From this reading With growing amazement he saw that they were precisely those which he had been reading the night before, and had carefully locked up in his desk—poor Aunt Dinah’s warning letter—and his own notes of her threatening words!
Dinah's
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From this reading With growing amazement he saw that they were precisely those which he had been reading the night before, and had carefully locked up in his desk—poor Aunt Dinah’s warning letter—and his own notes of her threatening words!
fashioned
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From this reading There it was, no possible mistake about it; and what was more it was placed like one of his ornamental bronze weights; one of those indeed was fashioned like a buskin upon some papers.
growing
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From this reading With growing amazement he saw that they were precisely those which he had been reading the night before, and had carefully locked up in his desk—poor Aunt Dinah’s warning letter—and his own notes of her threatening words!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WILLIAM MAUBRAY IS TORMENTED On the little table at his bedside, where his candle stood, to his surprise, on awakening, he saw one of the boots which he had put off in the passage on the previous night.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WILLIAM MAUBRAY IS TORMENTED On the little table at his bedside, where his candle stood, to his surprise, on awakening, he saw one of the boots which he had put off in the passage on the previous night.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With growing amazement he saw that they were precisely those which he had been reading the night before, and had carefully locked up in his desk—poor Aunt Dinah’s warning letter—and his own notes of her threatening words!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WILLIAM MAUBRAY IS TORMENTED On the little table at his bedside, where his candle stood, to his surprise, on awakening, he saw one of the boots which he had put off in the passage on the previous night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WILLIAM MAUBRAY IS TORMENTED On the little table at his bedside, where his candle stood, to his surprise, on awakening, he saw one of the boots which he had put off in the passage on the previous night.
indeed
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From this reading There it was, no possible mistake about it; and what was more it was placed like one of his ornamental bronze weights; one of those indeed was fashioned like a buskin upon some papers.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WILLIAM MAUBRAY IS TORMENTED On the little table at his bedside, where his candle stood, to his surprise, on awakening, he saw one of the boots which he had put off in the passage on the previous night.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There it was, no possible mistake about it; and what was more it was placed like one of his ornamental bronze weights; one of those indeed was fashioned like a buskin upon some papers.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was little past seven now; he had left his shutters open as usual.
letter
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From this reading With growing amazement he saw that they were precisely those which he had been reading the night before, and had carefully locked up in his desk—poor Aunt Dinah’s warning letter—and his own notes of her threatening words!
like
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From this reading There it was, no possible mistake about it; and what was more it was placed like one of his ornamental bronze weights; one of those indeed was fashioned like a buskin upon some papers.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WILLIAM MAUBRAY IS TORMENTED On the little table at his bedside, where his candle stood, to his surprise, on awakening, he saw one of the boots which he had put off in the passage on the previous night.
locked
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From this reading With growing amazement he saw that they were precisely those which he had been reading the night before, and had carefully locked up in his desk—poor Aunt Dinah’s warning letter—and his own notes of her threatening words!
MAUBRAY
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From this reading WILLIAM MAUBRAY IS TORMENTED On the little table at his bedside, where his candle stood, to his surprise, on awakening, he saw one of the boots which he had put off in the passage on the previous night.
mistake
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From this reading There it was, no possible mistake about it; and what was more it was placed like one of his ornamental bronze weights; one of those indeed was fashioned like a buskin upon some papers.
more
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From this reading There it was, no possible mistake about it; and what was more it was placed like one of his ornamental bronze weights; one of those indeed was fashioned like a buskin upon some papers.
night
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From this reading WILLIAM MAUBRAY IS TORMENTED On the little table at his bedside, where his candle stood, to his surprise, on awakening, he saw one of the boots which he had put off in the passage on the previous night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There it was, no possible mistake about it; and what was more it was placed like one of his ornamental bronze weights; one of those indeed was fashioned like a buskin upon some papers.
notes
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From this reading With growing amazement he saw that they were precisely those which he had been reading the night before, and had carefully locked up in his desk—poor Aunt Dinah’s warning letter—and his own notes of her threatening words!
now
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From this reading It was little past seven now; he had left his shutters open as usual.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WILLIAM MAUBRAY IS TORMENTED On the little table at his bedside, where his candle stood, to his surprise, on awakening, he saw one of the boots which he had put off in the passage on the previous night.
off
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From this reading WILLIAM MAUBRAY IS TORMENTED On the little table at his bedside, where his candle stood, to his surprise, on awakening, he saw one of the boots which he had put off in the passage on the previous night.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WILLIAM MAUBRAY IS TORMENTED On the little table at his bedside, where his candle stood, to his surprise, on awakening, he saw one of the boots which he had put off in the passage on the previous night.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading WILLIAM MAUBRAY IS TORMENTED On the little table at his bedside, where his candle stood, to his surprise, on awakening, he saw one of the boots which he had put off in the passage on the previous night.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was little past seven now; he had left his shutters open as usual.
ornamental
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From this reading There it was, no possible mistake about it; and what was more it was placed like one of his ornamental bronze weights; one of those indeed was fashioned like a buskin upon some papers.
own
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From this reading With growing amazement he saw that they were precisely those which he had been reading the night before, and had carefully locked up in his desk—poor Aunt Dinah’s warning letter—and his own notes of her threatening words!
papers
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From this reading There it was, no possible mistake about it; and what was more it was placed like one of his ornamental bronze weights; one of those indeed was fashioned like a buskin upon some papers.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WILLIAM MAUBRAY IS TORMENTED On the little table at his bedside, where his candle stood, to his surprise, on awakening, he saw one of the boots which he had put off in the passage on the previous night.
past
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From this reading It was little past seven now; he had left his shutters open as usual.
placed
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From this reading There it was, no possible mistake about it; and what was more it was placed like one of his ornamental bronze weights; one of those indeed was fashioned like a buskin upon some papers.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With growing amazement he saw that they were precisely those which he had been reading the night before, and had carefully locked up in his desk—poor Aunt Dinah’s warning letter—and his own notes of her threatening words!
possible
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From this reading There it was, no possible mistake about it; and what was more it was placed like one of his ornamental bronze weights; one of those indeed was fashioned like a buskin upon some papers.
precisely
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From this reading With growing amazement he saw that they were precisely those which he had been reading the night before, and had carefully locked up in his desk—poor Aunt Dinah’s warning letter—and his own notes of her threatening words!
previous
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From this reading WILLIAM MAUBRAY IS TORMENTED On the little table at his bedside, where his candle stood, to his surprise, on awakening, he saw one of the boots which he had put off in the passage on the previous night.
put
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From this reading WILLIAM MAUBRAY IS TORMENTED On the little table at his bedside, where his candle stood, to his surprise, on awakening, he saw one of the boots which he had put off in the passage on the previous night.
reading
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From this reading With growing amazement he saw that they were precisely those which he had been reading the night before, and had carefully locked up in his desk—poor Aunt Dinah’s warning letter—and his own notes of her threatening words!
saw
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From this reading WILLIAM MAUBRAY IS TORMENTED On the little table at his bedside, where his candle stood, to his surprise, on awakening, he saw one of the boots which he had put off in the passage on the previous night.
seven
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From this reading It was little past seven now; he had left his shutters open as usual.
shutters
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From this reading It was little past seven now; he had left his shutters open as usual.
some
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From this reading There it was, no possible mistake about it; and what was more it was placed like one of his ornamental bronze weights; one of those indeed was fashioned like a buskin upon some papers.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WILLIAM MAUBRAY IS TORMENTED On the little table at his bedside, where his candle stood, to his surprise, on awakening, he saw one of the boots which he had put off in the passage on the previous night.
surprise
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From this reading WILLIAM MAUBRAY IS TORMENTED On the little table at his bedside, where his candle stood, to his surprise, on awakening, he saw one of the boots which he had put off in the passage on the previous night.
table
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From this reading WILLIAM MAUBRAY IS TORMENTED On the little table at his bedside, where his candle stood, to his surprise, on awakening, he saw one of the boots which he had put off in the passage on the previous night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With growing amazement he saw that they were precisely those which he had been reading the night before, and had carefully locked up in his desk—poor Aunt Dinah’s warning letter—and his own notes of her threatening words!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WILLIAM MAUBRAY IS TORMENTED On the little table at his bedside, where his candle stood, to his surprise, on awakening, he saw one of the boots which he had put off in the passage on the previous night.
There
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From this reading There it was, no possible mistake about it; and what was more it was placed like one of his ornamental bronze weights; one of those indeed was fashioned like a buskin upon some papers.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading What were these papers?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With growing amazement he saw that they were precisely those which he had been reading the night before, and had carefully locked up in his desk—poor Aunt Dinah’s warning letter—and his own notes of her threatening words!
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There it was, no possible mistake about it; and what was more it was placed like one of his ornamental bronze weights; one of those indeed was fashioned like a buskin upon some papers.
threatening
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From this reading With growing amazement he saw that they were precisely those which he had been reading the night before, and had carefully locked up in his desk—poor Aunt Dinah’s warning letter—and his own notes of her threatening words!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WILLIAM MAUBRAY IS TORMENTED On the little table at his bedside, where his candle stood, to his surprise, on awakening, he saw one of the boots which he had put off in the passage on the previous night.
TORMENTED
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From this reading WILLIAM MAUBRAY IS TORMENTED On the little table at his bedside, where his candle stood, to his surprise, on awakening, he saw one of the boots which he had put off in the passage on the previous night.
up
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From this reading With growing amazement he saw that they were precisely those which he had been reading the night before, and had carefully locked up in his desk—poor Aunt Dinah’s warning letter—and his own notes of her threatening words!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There it was, no possible mistake about it; and what was more it was placed like one of his ornamental bronze weights; one of those indeed was fashioned like a buskin upon some papers.
usual
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From this reading It was little past seven now; he had left his shutters open as usual.
warning
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From this reading With growing amazement he saw that they were precisely those which he had been reading the night before, and had carefully locked up in his desk—poor Aunt Dinah’s warning letter—and his own notes of her threatening words!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There it was, no possible mistake about it; and what was more it was placed like one of his ornamental bronze weights; one of those indeed was fashioned like a buskin upon some papers.
weights
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From this reading There it was, no possible mistake about it; and what was more it was placed like one of his ornamental bronze weights; one of those indeed was fashioned like a buskin upon some papers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What were these papers?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There it was, no possible mistake about it; and what was more it was placed like one of his ornamental bronze weights; one of those indeed was fashioned like a buskin upon some papers.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading WILLIAM MAUBRAY IS TORMENTED On the little table at his bedside, where his candle stood, to his surprise, on awakening, he saw one of the boots which he had put off in the passage on the previous night.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WILLIAM MAUBRAY IS TORMENTED On the little table at his bedside, where his candle stood, to his surprise, on awakening, he saw one of the boots which he had put off in the passage on the previous night.
WILLIAM
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From this reading WILLIAM MAUBRAY IS TORMENTED On the little table at his bedside, where his candle stood, to his surprise, on awakening, he saw one of the boots which he had put off in the passage on the previous night.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With growing amazement he saw that they were precisely those which he had been reading the night before, and had carefully locked up in his desk—poor Aunt Dinah’s warning letter—and his own notes of her threatening words!
words
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From this reading With growing amazement he saw that they were precisely those which he had been reading the night before, and had carefully locked up in his desk—poor Aunt Dinah’s warning letter—and his own notes of her threatening words!
