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An Old Man's Darling
An Old Man's Darling

Chapter VI

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Francis Arnold was dead.
The soul of the proud millionaire, the disappointed husband, the loving uncle, had been hurried prematurely before the bar of Eternal Justice.
In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.
They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.
They brought lights and looked at him.
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An Old Man's Darling

Chapter VI

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Francis Arnold was dead.
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The soul of the proud millionaire, the disappointed husband, the loving uncle, had been hurried prematurely before the bar of Eternal Justice.
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In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.
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They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.
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They brought lights and looked at him.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Agony noun US /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/

Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.

From this reading “They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “The soul of the proud millionaire, the disappointed husband, the loving uncle, had been hurried prematurely before the bar of Eternal Justice.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “The soul of the proud millionaire, the disappointed husband, the loving uncle, had been hurried prematurely before the bar of Eternal Justice.”

Beneath preposition US /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading “In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.”

Blood noun US /blood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.”

Brought noun US /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “They brought lights and looked at him.”

Dead noun US /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Francis Arnold was dead.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They brought lights and looked at him.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.”

Struck noun US /struck/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.”

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agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/

Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.

From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

all

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From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

angel

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From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

Arnold

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From this reading Francis Arnold was dead.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

bar

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From this reading The soul of the proud millionaire, the disappointed husband, the loving uncle, had been hurried prematurely before the bar of Eternal Justice.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The soul of the proud millionaire, the disappointed husband, the loving uncle, had been hurried prematurely before the bar of Eternal Justice.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The soul of the proud millionaire, the disappointed husband, the loving uncle, had been hurried prematurely before the bar of Eternal Justice.

beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

bloodnounUS /blood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

blow

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From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

Bonnibel

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From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading They brought lights and looked at him.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

came

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From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

cowardly

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From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

crept

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From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

dabbled

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From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

deadnounUS /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Francis Arnold was dead.

deadly

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From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

destroyer

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From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

disappointed

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From this reading The soul of the proud millionaire, the disappointed husband, the loving uncle, had been hurried prematurely before the bar of Eternal Justice.

down

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From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

Eternal

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From this reading The soul of the proud millionaire, the disappointed husband, the loving uncle, had been hurried prematurely before the bar of Eternal Justice.

eye-lids

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From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

fancied

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From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

feet

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From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

floor

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From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

Francis

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From this reading Francis Arnold was dead.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The soul of the proud millionaire, the disappointed husband, the loving uncle, had been hurried prematurely before the bar of Eternal Justice.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

hurried

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From this reading The soul of the proud millionaire, the disappointed husband, the loving uncle, had been hurried prematurely before the bar of Eternal Justice.

hurrying

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From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

husband

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The soul of the proud millionaire, the disappointed husband, the loving uncle, had been hurried prematurely before the bar of Eternal Justice.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

Justice

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From this reading The soul of the proud millionaire, the disappointed husband, the loving uncle, had been hurried prematurely before the bar of Eternal Justice.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

lifeless

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From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

lights

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From this reading They brought lights and looked at him.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They brought lights and looked at him.

loving

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From this reading The soul of the proud millionaire, the disappointed husband, the loving uncle, had been hurried prematurely before the bar of Eternal Justice.

lying

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From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

millionaire

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From this reading The soul of the proud millionaire, the disappointed husband, the loving uncle, had been hurried prematurely before the bar of Eternal Justice.

murder

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From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

night

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From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The soul of the proud millionaire, the disappointed husband, the loving uncle, had been hurried prematurely before the bar of Eternal Justice.

out

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From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

own

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From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

piercing

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From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

prematurely

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From this reading The soul of the proud millionaire, the disappointed husband, the loving uncle, had been hurried prematurely before the bar of Eternal Justice.

pressing

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From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

proud

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From this reading The soul of the proud millionaire, the disappointed husband, the loving uncle, had been hurried prematurely before the bar of Eternal Justice.

red-handed

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From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

rested

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From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

robes

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From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

roof-tree

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From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

roused

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From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

security

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From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

servants

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From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

shriek

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From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

side

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From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

sitting

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From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

sleep

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From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

soul

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From this reading The soul of the proud millionaire, the disappointed husband, the loving uncle, had been hurried prematurely before the bar of Eternal Justice.

spilled

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From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

stained

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From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

step-daughter

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From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

stillness

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From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

strucknounUS /struck/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

summer

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From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The soul of the proud millionaire, the disappointed husband, the loving uncle, had been hurried prematurely before the bar of Eternal Justice.

there

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From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

uncle

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From this reading The soul of the proud millionaire, the disappointed husband, the loving uncle, had been hurried prematurely before the bar of Eternal Justice.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Francis Arnold was dead.

weary

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From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading In the stillness of the summer night while he rested in fancied security beneath his own roof-tree, the angel of sleep pressing down his weary eye-lids, the deadly destroyer had crept to his side, and red-handed murder had struck the cowardly blow that spilled his life blood.

white

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From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

wife

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From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading They came hurrying out--the servants first, the wife next, the step-daughter last--all roused by that piercing shriek of agony--and found him sitting there dead, with Bonnibel lying lifeless at his feet, her white robes dabbled and stained in the blood upon the floor.