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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 “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
addressed
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From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
adjured
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From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
afford
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From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
all
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From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
approached
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From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last, watching his chance, by a sudden charge he bundled him headlong into the wood-lodge, and instantly shot the bolt.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
bolt
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From this reading At last, watching his chance, by a sudden charge he bundled him headlong into the wood-lodge, and instantly shot the bolt.
brain
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From this reading Smith isn’t a hard man at all, but he had room in his brain only for that one idea of lunacy.
brow
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From this reading Thereupon he wiped his brow, though the day was cold.
bundled
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From this reading At last, watching his chance, by a sudden charge he bundled him headlong into the wood-lodge, and instantly shot the bolt.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At last, watching his chance, by a sudden charge he bundled him headlong into the wood-lodge, and instantly shot the bolt.
chance
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From this reading At last, watching his chance, by a sudden charge he bundled him headlong into the wood-lodge, and instantly shot the bolt.
charge
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From this reading At last, watching his chance, by a sudden charge he bundled him headlong into the wood-lodge, and instantly shot the bolt.
cold
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From this reading Thereupon he wiped his brow, though the day was cold.
community
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From this reading He had done his duty to the community by shutting up a wandering and probably dangerous maniac.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
dangerous
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From this reading He had done his duty to the community by shutting up a wandering and probably dangerous maniac.
day
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From this reading Thereupon he wiped his brow, though the day was cold.
discomposing
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From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had done his duty to the community by shutting up a wandering and probably dangerous maniac.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading He had done his duty to the community by shutting up a wandering and probably dangerous maniac.
firmly
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From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
food
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From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Smith isn’t a hard man at all, but he had room in his brain only for that one idea of lunacy.
gently
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From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
God's
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From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
gracious
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From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had done his duty to the community by shutting up a wandering and probably dangerous maniac.
hard
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From this reading Smith isn’t a hard man at all, but he had room in his brain only for that one idea of lunacy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
headlong
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From this reading At last, watching his chance, by a sudden charge he bundled him headlong into the wood-lodge, and instantly shot the bolt.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At last, watching his chance, by a sudden charge he bundled him headlong into the wood-lodge, and instantly shot the bolt.
idea
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From this reading Smith isn’t a hard man at all, but he had room in his brain only for that one idea of lunacy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
instantly
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From this reading At last, watching his chance, by a sudden charge he bundled him headlong into the wood-lodge, and instantly shot the bolt.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
isn't
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From this reading Smith isn’t a hard man at all, but he had room in his brain only for that one idea of lunacy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
jabbering
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From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
kept
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From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, watching his chance, by a sudden charge he bundled him headlong into the wood-lodge, and instantly shot the bolt.
lord
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From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
lunacy
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From this reading Smith isn’t a hard man at all, but he had room in his brain only for that one idea of lunacy.
man
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From this reading Smith isn’t a hard man at all, but he had room in his brain only for that one idea of lunacy.
maniac
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From this reading He had done his duty to the community by shutting up a wandering and probably dangerous maniac.
manner
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From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
most
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From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Smith isn’t a hard man at all, but he had room in his brain only for that one idea of lunacy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Smith isn’t a hard man at all, but he had room in his brain only for that one idea of lunacy.
only
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From this reading Smith isn’t a hard man at all, but he had room in his brain only for that one idea of lunacy.
other
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From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
probably
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From this reading He had done his duty to the community by shutting up a wandering and probably dangerous maniac.
retreating
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From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
room
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From this reading Smith isn’t a hard man at all, but he had room in his brain only for that one idea of lunacy.
shelter
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From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
shot
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From this reading At last, watching his chance, by a sudden charge he bundled him headlong into the wood-lodge, and instantly shot the bolt.
shutting
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From this reading He had done his duty to the community by shutting up a wandering and probably dangerous maniac.
Smith
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From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
speaking
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From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, watching his chance, by a sudden charge he bundled him headlong into the wood-lodge, and instantly shot the bolt.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
Thereupon
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From this reading Thereupon he wiped his brow, though the day was cold.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Thereupon he wiped his brow, though the day was cold.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
unaware
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From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
up
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From this reading He had done his duty to the community by shutting up a wandering and probably dangerous maniac.
wandering
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From this reading He had done his duty to the community by shutting up a wandering and probably dangerous maniac.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
watching
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From this reading At last, watching his chance, by a sudden charge he bundled him headlong into the wood-lodge, and instantly shot the bolt.
wiped
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From this reading Thereupon he wiped his brow, though the day was cold.
wood-lodge
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From this reading At last, watching his chance, by a sudden charge he bundled him headlong into the wood-lodge, and instantly shot the bolt.
yard
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From this reading “As the creature approached him, jabbering in a most discomposing manner, Smith (unaware that he was being addressed as ‘gracious lord,’ and adjured in God’s name to afford food and shelter) kept on speaking firmly but gently to it, and retreating all the time into the other yard.
