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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 Within the gloomy cell of a French prison Leslie Dane was seated on a low cot-bed, looking out through the narrow, grated window at the blue and sunny sky of France.
admit
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From this reading Suddenly the heavy key turned in the iron door; it swung open to admit a visitor, and then the jailer closed and re-locked it, shutting into the gloomy cell the blonde face of Carl Muller.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was the day after his incarceration, and he had spent a wretched, sleepless night, almost maddened by the horror of his fearful situation.
almost
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From this reading It was the day after his incarceration, and he had spent a wretched, sleepless night, almost maddened by the horror of his fearful situation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Within the gloomy cell of a French prison Leslie Dane was seated on a low cot-bed, looking out through the narrow, grated window at the blue and sunny sky of France.
artist
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From this reading The young artist looked haggard and wan in the clear light of the pleasant day, for though it was winter the rigors of that season had not yet set in.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Within the gloomy cell of a French prison Leslie Dane was seated on a low cot-bed, looking out through the narrow, grated window at the blue and sunny sky of France.
beautiful
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From this reading His dark eyes had a look of suffering and despair in their beautiful depths, and his lips were set in a weary line of pain.
blonde
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From this reading Suddenly the heavy key turned in the iron door; it swung open to admit a visitor, and then the jailer closed and re-locked it, shutting into the gloomy cell the blonde face of Carl Muller.
blue
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From this reading Within the gloomy cell of a French prison Leslie Dane was seated on a low cot-bed, looking out through the narrow, grated window at the blue and sunny sky of France.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was the day after his incarceration, and he had spent a wretched, sleepless night, almost maddened by the horror of his fearful situation.
Carl
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From this reading Suddenly the heavy key turned in the iron door; it swung open to admit a visitor, and then the jailer closed and re-locked it, shutting into the gloomy cell the blonde face of Carl Muller.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading Within the gloomy cell of a French prison Leslie Dane was seated on a low cot-bed, looking out through the narrow, grated window at the blue and sunny sky of France.
clear
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From this reading The young artist looked haggard and wan in the clear light of the pleasant day, for though it was winter the rigors of that season had not yet set in.
closed
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From this reading Suddenly the heavy key turned in the iron door; it swung open to admit a visitor, and then the jailer closed and re-locked it, shutting into the gloomy cell the blonde face of Carl Muller.
cot-bed
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From this reading Within the gloomy cell of a French prison Leslie Dane was seated on a low cot-bed, looking out through the narrow, grated window at the blue and sunny sky of France.
Dane
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From this reading Within the gloomy cell of a French prison Leslie Dane was seated on a low cot-bed, looking out through the narrow, grated window at the blue and sunny sky of France.
dark
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From this reading His dark eyes had a look of suffering and despair in their beautiful depths, and his lips were set in a weary line of pain.
day
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From this reading The young artist looked haggard and wan in the clear light of the pleasant day, for though it was winter the rigors of that season had not yet set in.
depths
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From this reading His dark eyes had a look of suffering and despair in their beautiful depths, and his lips were set in a weary line of pain.
despair
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From this reading His dark eyes had a look of suffering and despair in their beautiful depths, and his lips were set in a weary line of pain.
door
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From this reading Suddenly the heavy key turned in the iron door; it swung open to admit a visitor, and then the jailer closed and re-locked it, shutting into the gloomy cell the blonde face of Carl Muller.
eyes
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From this reading His dark eyes had a look of suffering and despair in their beautiful depths, and his lips were set in a weary line of pain.
face
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From this reading Suddenly the heavy key turned in the iron door; it swung open to admit a visitor, and then the jailer closed and re-locked it, shutting into the gloomy cell the blonde face of Carl Muller.
fearful
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From this reading It was the day after his incarceration, and he had spent a wretched, sleepless night, almost maddened by the horror of his fearful situation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The young artist looked haggard and wan in the clear light of the pleasant day, for though it was winter the rigors of that season had not yet set in.
France
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From this reading Within the gloomy cell of a French prison Leslie Dane was seated on a low cot-bed, looking out through the narrow, grated window at the blue and sunny sky of France.
French
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From this reading Within the gloomy cell of a French prison Leslie Dane was seated on a low cot-bed, looking out through the narrow, grated window at the blue and sunny sky of France.
gloomy
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From this reading Within the gloomy cell of a French prison Leslie Dane was seated on a low cot-bed, looking out through the narrow, grated window at the blue and sunny sky of France.
grated
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From this reading Within the gloomy cell of a French prison Leslie Dane was seated on a low cot-bed, looking out through the narrow, grated window at the blue and sunny sky of France.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The young artist looked haggard and wan in the clear light of the pleasant day, for though it was winter the rigors of that season had not yet set in.
haggard
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From this reading The young artist looked haggard and wan in the clear light of the pleasant day, for though it was winter the rigors of that season had not yet set in.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the day after his incarceration, and he had spent a wretched, sleepless night, almost maddened by the horror of his fearful situation.
heavy
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From this reading Suddenly the heavy key turned in the iron door; it swung open to admit a visitor, and then the jailer closed and re-locked it, shutting into the gloomy cell the blonde face of Carl Muller.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His dark eyes had a look of suffering and despair in their beautiful depths, and his lips were set in a weary line of pain.
horror
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From this reading It was the day after his incarceration, and he had spent a wretched, sleepless night, almost maddened by the horror of his fearful situation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The young artist looked haggard and wan in the clear light of the pleasant day, for though it was winter the rigors of that season had not yet set in.
incarceration
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From this reading It was the day after his incarceration, and he had spent a wretched, sleepless night, almost maddened by the horror of his fearful situation.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Suddenly the heavy key turned in the iron door; it swung open to admit a visitor, and then the jailer closed and re-locked it, shutting into the gloomy cell the blonde face of Carl Muller.
iron
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From this reading Suddenly the heavy key turned in the iron door; it swung open to admit a visitor, and then the jailer closed and re-locked it, shutting into the gloomy cell the blonde face of Carl Muller.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The young artist looked haggard and wan in the clear light of the pleasant day, for though it was winter the rigors of that season had not yet set in.
jailer
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From this reading Suddenly the heavy key turned in the iron door; it swung open to admit a visitor, and then the jailer closed and re-locked it, shutting into the gloomy cell the blonde face of Carl Muller.
key
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From this reading Suddenly the heavy key turned in the iron door; it swung open to admit a visitor, and then the jailer closed and re-locked it, shutting into the gloomy cell the blonde face of Carl Muller.
Leslie
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From this reading Within the gloomy cell of a French prison Leslie Dane was seated on a low cot-bed, looking out through the narrow, grated window at the blue and sunny sky of France.
light
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From this reading The young artist looked haggard and wan in the clear light of the pleasant day, for though it was winter the rigors of that season had not yet set in.
line
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From this reading His dark eyes had a look of suffering and despair in their beautiful depths, and his lips were set in a weary line of pain.
lips
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From this reading His dark eyes had a look of suffering and despair in their beautiful depths, and his lips were set in a weary line of pain.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His dark eyes had a look of suffering and despair in their beautiful depths, and his lips were set in a weary line of pain.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young artist looked haggard and wan in the clear light of the pleasant day, for though it was winter the rigors of that season had not yet set in.
looking
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From this reading Within the gloomy cell of a French prison Leslie Dane was seated on a low cot-bed, looking out through the narrow, grated window at the blue and sunny sky of France.
low
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From this reading Within the gloomy cell of a French prison Leslie Dane was seated on a low cot-bed, looking out through the narrow, grated window at the blue and sunny sky of France.
maddened
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From this reading It was the day after his incarceration, and he had spent a wretched, sleepless night, almost maddened by the horror of his fearful situation.
Muller
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From this reading Suddenly the heavy key turned in the iron door; it swung open to admit a visitor, and then the jailer closed and re-locked it, shutting into the gloomy cell the blonde face of Carl Muller.
narrow
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From this reading Within the gloomy cell of a French prison Leslie Dane was seated on a low cot-bed, looking out through the narrow, grated window at the blue and sunny sky of France.
night
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From this reading It was the day after his incarceration, and he had spent a wretched, sleepless night, almost maddened by the horror of his fearful situation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The young artist looked haggard and wan in the clear light of the pleasant day, for though it was winter the rigors of that season had not yet set in.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Within the gloomy cell of a French prison Leslie Dane was seated on a low cot-bed, looking out through the narrow, grated window at the blue and sunny sky of France.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Within the gloomy cell of a French prison Leslie Dane was seated on a low cot-bed, looking out through the narrow, grated window at the blue and sunny sky of France.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Suddenly the heavy key turned in the iron door; it swung open to admit a visitor, and then the jailer closed and re-locked it, shutting into the gloomy cell the blonde face of Carl Muller.
out
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From this reading Within the gloomy cell of a French prison Leslie Dane was seated on a low cot-bed, looking out through the narrow, grated window at the blue and sunny sky of France.
pain
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From this reading His dark eyes had a look of suffering and despair in their beautiful depths, and his lips were set in a weary line of pain.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young artist looked haggard and wan in the clear light of the pleasant day, for though it was winter the rigors of that season had not yet set in.
prison
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From this reading Within the gloomy cell of a French prison Leslie Dane was seated on a low cot-bed, looking out through the narrow, grated window at the blue and sunny sky of France.
re-locked
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From this reading Suddenly the heavy key turned in the iron door; it swung open to admit a visitor, and then the jailer closed and re-locked it, shutting into the gloomy cell the blonde face of Carl Muller.
rigors
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From this reading The young artist looked haggard and wan in the clear light of the pleasant day, for though it was winter the rigors of that season had not yet set in.
season
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From this reading The young artist looked haggard and wan in the clear light of the pleasant day, for though it was winter the rigors of that season had not yet set in.
seated
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From this reading Within the gloomy cell of a French prison Leslie Dane was seated on a low cot-bed, looking out through the narrow, grated window at the blue and sunny sky of France.
set
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From this reading The young artist looked haggard and wan in the clear light of the pleasant day, for though it was winter the rigors of that season had not yet set in.
shutting
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From this reading Suddenly the heavy key turned in the iron door; it swung open to admit a visitor, and then the jailer closed and re-locked it, shutting into the gloomy cell the blonde face of Carl Muller.
situation
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From this reading It was the day after his incarceration, and he had spent a wretched, sleepless night, almost maddened by the horror of his fearful situation.
sky
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From this reading Within the gloomy cell of a French prison Leslie Dane was seated on a low cot-bed, looking out through the narrow, grated window at the blue and sunny sky of France.
sleepless
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From this reading It was the day after his incarceration, and he had spent a wretched, sleepless night, almost maddened by the horror of his fearful situation.
spent
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From this reading It was the day after his incarceration, and he had spent a wretched, sleepless night, almost maddened by the horror of his fearful situation.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly the heavy key turned in the iron door; it swung open to admit a visitor, and then the jailer closed and re-locked it, shutting into the gloomy cell the blonde face of Carl Muller.
suffering
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From this reading His dark eyes had a look of suffering and despair in their beautiful depths, and his lips were set in a weary line of pain.
sunny
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From this reading Within the gloomy cell of a French prison Leslie Dane was seated on a low cot-bed, looking out through the narrow, grated window at the blue and sunny sky of France.
swung
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From this reading Suddenly the heavy key turned in the iron door; it swung open to admit a visitor, and then the jailer closed and re-locked it, shutting into the gloomy cell the blonde face of Carl Muller.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The young artist looked haggard and wan in the clear light of the pleasant day, for though it was winter the rigors of that season had not yet set in.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Within the gloomy cell of a French prison Leslie Dane was seated on a low cot-bed, looking out through the narrow, grated window at the blue and sunny sky of France.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His dark eyes had a look of suffering and despair in their beautiful depths, and his lips were set in a weary line of pain.
then
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From this reading Suddenly the heavy key turned in the iron door; it swung open to admit a visitor, and then the jailer closed and re-locked it, shutting into the gloomy cell the blonde face of Carl Muller.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The young artist looked haggard and wan in the clear light of the pleasant day, for though it was winter the rigors of that season had not yet set in.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Within the gloomy cell of a French prison Leslie Dane was seated on a low cot-bed, looking out through the narrow, grated window at the blue and sunny sky of France.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Suddenly the heavy key turned in the iron door; it swung open to admit a visitor, and then the jailer closed and re-locked it, shutting into the gloomy cell the blonde face of Carl Muller.
turned
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From this reading Suddenly the heavy key turned in the iron door; it swung open to admit a visitor, and then the jailer closed and re-locked it, shutting into the gloomy cell the blonde face of Carl Muller.
visitor
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From this reading Suddenly the heavy key turned in the iron door; it swung open to admit a visitor, and then the jailer closed and re-locked it, shutting into the gloomy cell the blonde face of Carl Muller.
wan
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From this reading The young artist looked haggard and wan in the clear light of the pleasant day, for though it was winter the rigors of that season had not yet set in.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Within the gloomy cell of a French prison Leslie Dane was seated on a low cot-bed, looking out through the narrow, grated window at the blue and sunny sky of France.
weary
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From this reading His dark eyes had a look of suffering and despair in their beautiful depths, and his lips were set in a weary line of pain.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His dark eyes had a look of suffering and despair in their beautiful depths, and his lips were set in a weary line of pain.
window
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From this reading Within the gloomy cell of a French prison Leslie Dane was seated on a low cot-bed, looking out through the narrow, grated window at the blue and sunny sky of France.
winter
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From this reading The young artist looked haggard and wan in the clear light of the pleasant day, for though it was winter the rigors of that season had not yet set in.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within the gloomy cell of a French prison Leslie Dane was seated on a low cot-bed, looking out through the narrow, grated window at the blue and sunny sky of France.
wretched
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From this reading It was the day after his incarceration, and he had spent a wretched, sleepless night, almost maddened by the horror of his fearful situation.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The young artist looked haggard and wan in the clear light of the pleasant day, for though it was winter the rigors of that season had not yet set in.
young
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From this reading The young artist looked haggard and wan in the clear light of the pleasant day, for though it was winter the rigors of that season had not yet set in.
