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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 The steady, measured tone of the speaker invested this bald statement with a significance which paralyzed.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading NEHUSHTAN "It is only right, Lyveden," said Colonel Winchester, "that you should know that I am losing my mind."
Anthony
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From this reading Anthony stood as if rooted to the floor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Anthony stood as if rooted to the floor.
bald
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From this reading The steady, measured tone of the speaker invested this bald statement with a significance which paralyzed.
bound
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From this reading "Yes," said the other, "it was bound to shake you up.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I want you to realize it.
Colonel
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From this reading NEHUSHTAN "It is only right, Lyveden," said Colonel Winchester, "that you should know that I am losing my mind."
floor
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From this reading Anthony stood as if rooted to the floor.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading NEHUSHTAN "It is only right, Lyveden," said Colonel Winchester, "that you should know that I am losing my mind."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Anthony stood as if rooted to the floor.
invested
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From this reading The steady, measured tone of the speaker invested this bald statement with a significance which paralyzed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NEHUSHTAN "It is only right, Lyveden," said Colonel Winchester, "that you should know that I am losing my mind."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading NEHUSHTAN "It is only right, Lyveden," said Colonel Winchester, "that you should know that I am losing my mind."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEHUSHTAN "It is only right, Lyveden," said Colonel Winchester, "that you should know that I am losing my mind."
losing
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From this reading NEHUSHTAN "It is only right, Lyveden," said Colonel Winchester, "that you should know that I am losing my mind."
Lyveden
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From this reading NEHUSHTAN "It is only right, Lyveden," said Colonel Winchester, "that you should know that I am losing my mind."
measured
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From this reading The steady, measured tone of the speaker invested this bald statement with a significance which paralyzed.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEHUSHTAN "It is only right, Lyveden," said Colonel Winchester, "that you should know that I am losing my mind."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading NEHUSHTAN "It is only right, Lyveden," said Colonel Winchester, "that you should know that I am losing my mind."
NEHUSHTAN
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From this reading NEHUSHTAN "It is only right, Lyveden," said Colonel Winchester, "that you should know that I am losing my mind."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The steady, measured tone of the speaker invested this bald statement with a significance which paralyzed.
only
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From this reading NEHUSHTAN "It is only right, Lyveden," said Colonel Winchester, "that you should know that I am losing my mind."
other
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From this reading "Yes," said the other, "it was bound to shake you up.
paralyzed
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From this reading The steady, measured tone of the speaker invested this bald statement with a significance which paralyzed.
realize
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From this reading But I want you to realize it.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEHUSHTAN "It is only right, Lyveden," said Colonel Winchester, "that you should know that I am losing my mind."
rooted
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From this reading Anthony stood as if rooted to the floor.
said
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From this reading NEHUSHTAN "It is only right, Lyveden," said Colonel Winchester, "that you should know that I am losing my mind."
shake
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From this reading "Yes," said the other, "it was bound to shake you up.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading NEHUSHTAN "It is only right, Lyveden," said Colonel Winchester, "that you should know that I am losing my mind."
significance
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From this reading The steady, measured tone of the speaker invested this bald statement with a significance which paralyzed.
speaker
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From this reading The steady, measured tone of the speaker invested this bald statement with a significance which paralyzed.
statement
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From this reading The steady, measured tone of the speaker invested this bald statement with a significance which paralyzed.
steady
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From this reading The steady, measured tone of the speaker invested this bald statement with a significance which paralyzed.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anthony stood as if rooted to the floor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading NEHUSHTAN "It is only right, Lyveden," said Colonel Winchester, "that you should know that I am losing my mind."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The steady, measured tone of the speaker invested this bald statement with a significance which paralyzed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The steady, measured tone of the speaker invested this bald statement with a significance which paralyzed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anthony stood as if rooted to the floor.
tone
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From this reading The steady, measured tone of the speaker invested this bald statement with a significance which paralyzed.
up
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From this reading "Yes," said the other, "it was bound to shake you up.
want
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From this reading But I want you to realize it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes," said the other, "it was bound to shake you up.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The steady, measured tone of the speaker invested this bald statement with a significance which paralyzed.
Winchester
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From this reading NEHUSHTAN "It is only right, Lyveden," said Colonel Winchester, "that you should know that I am losing my mind."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The steady, measured tone of the speaker invested this bald statement with a significance which paralyzed.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes," said the other, "it was bound to shake you up.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading NEHUSHTAN "It is only right, Lyveden," said Colonel Winchester, "that you should know that I am losing my mind."