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advanced
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From this reading He had drawn back along the wall as Allan advanced, until the bracket which supported the Statuette was before instead of behind him.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The rain drove slanting over flower-bed and lawn, and pattered heavily against the glass; and the two Armadales stood by the window, as the two Shadows had stood in the Second Vision of the Dream, with the wreck of the image between them.
air
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From this reading In the madness of his passion, he stretched out his right hand as he answered, and shook it threateningly in the air.
Allan
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From this reading He had drawn back along the wall as Allan advanced, until the bracket which supported the Statuette was before instead of behind him.
Allan's
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From this reading In the madness of his passion he saw nothing but Allan’s face confronting him.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He had drawn back along the wall as Allan advanced, until the bracket which supported the Statuette was before instead of behind him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the madness of his passion, he stretched out his right hand as he answered, and shook it threateningly in the air.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the madness of his passion, he stretched out his right hand as he answered, and shook it threateningly in the air.
Armadales
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From this reading The rain drove slanting over flower-bed and lawn, and pattered heavily against the glass; and the two Armadales stood by the window, as the two Shadows had stood in the Second Vision of the Dream, with the wreck of the image between them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had drawn back along the wall as Allan advanced, until the bracket which supported the Statuette was before instead of behind him.
back
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From this reading He had drawn back along the wall as Allan advanced, until the bracket which supported the Statuette was before instead of behind him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had drawn back along the wall as Allan advanced, until the bracket which supported the Statuette was before instead of behind him.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He had drawn back along the wall as Allan advanced, until the bracket which supported the Statuette was before instead of behind him.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The rain drove slanting over flower-bed and lawn, and pattered heavily against the glass; and the two Armadales stood by the window, as the two Shadows had stood in the Second Vision of the Dream, with the wreck of the image between them.
bracket
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From this reading He had drawn back along the wall as Allan advanced, until the bracket which supported the Statuette was before instead of behind him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the madness of his passion he saw nothing but Allan’s face confronting him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The rain drove slanting over flower-bed and lawn, and pattered heavily against the glass; and the two Armadales stood by the window, as the two Shadows had stood in the Second Vision of the Dream, with the wreck of the image between them.
confronting
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From this reading In the madness of his passion he saw nothing but Allan’s face confronting him.
drawn
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From this reading He had drawn back along the wall as Allan advanced, until the bracket which supported the Statuette was before instead of behind him.
DreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The rain drove slanting over flower-bed and lawn, and pattered heavily against the glass; and the two Armadales stood by the window, as the two Shadows had stood in the Second Vision of the Dream, with the wreck of the image between them.
drove
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From this reading The rain drove slanting over flower-bed and lawn, and pattered heavily against the glass; and the two Armadales stood by the window, as the two Shadows had stood in the Second Vision of the Dream, with the wreck of the image between them.
face
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From this reading In the madness of his passion he saw nothing but Allan’s face confronting him.
floor
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From this reading It struck the forgotten projection of the bracket--and the next instant the Statuette lay in fragments on the floor.
flower-bed
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From this reading The rain drove slanting over flower-bed and lawn, and pattered heavily against the glass; and the two Armadales stood by the window, as the two Shadows had stood in the Second Vision of the Dream, with the wreck of the image between them.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading It struck the forgotten projection of the bracket--and the next instant the Statuette lay in fragments on the floor.
fragments
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From this reading It struck the forgotten projection of the bracket--and the next instant the Statuette lay in fragments on the floor.
glass
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From this reading The rain drove slanting over flower-bed and lawn, and pattered heavily against the glass; and the two Armadales stood by the window, as the two Shadows had stood in the Second Vision of the Dream, with the wreck of the image between them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had drawn back along the wall as Allan advanced, until the bracket which supported the Statuette was before instead of behind him.
hand
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From this reading In the madness of his passion, he stretched out his right hand as he answered, and shook it threateningly in the air.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had drawn back along the wall as Allan advanced, until the bracket which supported the Statuette was before instead of behind him.
heavily
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From this reading The rain drove slanting over flower-bed and lawn, and pattered heavily against the glass; and the two Armadales stood by the window, as the two Shadows had stood in the Second Vision of the Dream, with the wreck of the image between them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had drawn back along the wall as Allan advanced, until the bracket which supported the Statuette was before instead of behind him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the madness of his passion he saw nothing but Allan’s face confronting him.
image
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From this reading The rain drove slanting over flower-bed and lawn, and pattered heavily against the glass; and the two Armadales stood by the window, as the two Shadows had stood in the Second Vision of the Dream, with the wreck of the image between them.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the madness of his passion he saw nothing but Allan’s face confronting him.
instant
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From this reading It struck the forgotten projection of the bracket--and the next instant the Statuette lay in fragments on the floor.
instead
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From this reading He had drawn back along the wall as Allan advanced, until the bracket which supported the Statuette was before instead of behind him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the madness of his passion, he stretched out his right hand as he answered, and shook it threateningly in the air.
lawn
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From this reading The rain drove slanting over flower-bed and lawn, and pattered heavily against the glass; and the two Armadales stood by the window, as the two Shadows had stood in the Second Vision of the Dream, with the wreck of the image between them.
lay
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From this reading It struck the forgotten projection of the bracket--and the next instant the Statuette lay in fragments on the floor.
madness
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From this reading In the madness of his passion he saw nothing but Allan’s face confronting him.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It struck the forgotten projection of the bracket--and the next instant the Statuette lay in fragments on the floor.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading In the madness of his passion he saw nothing but Allan’s face confronting him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had drawn back along the wall as Allan advanced, until the bracket which supported the Statuette was before instead of behind him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It struck the forgotten projection of the bracket--and the next instant the Statuette lay in fragments on the floor.
out
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From this reading In the madness of his passion, he stretched out his right hand as he answered, and shook it threateningly in the air.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The rain drove slanting over flower-bed and lawn, and pattered heavily against the glass; and the two Armadales stood by the window, as the two Shadows had stood in the Second Vision of the Dream, with the wreck of the image between them.
passion
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From this reading In the madness of his passion he saw nothing but Allan’s face confronting him.
pattered
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From this reading The rain drove slanting over flower-bed and lawn, and pattered heavily against the glass; and the two Armadales stood by the window, as the two Shadows had stood in the Second Vision of the Dream, with the wreck of the image between them.
projection
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From this reading It struck the forgotten projection of the bracket--and the next instant the Statuette lay in fragments on the floor.
rain
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From this reading The rain drove slanting over flower-bed and lawn, and pattered heavily against the glass; and the two Armadales stood by the window, as the two Shadows had stood in the Second Vision of the Dream, with the wreck of the image between them.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the madness of his passion, he stretched out his right hand as he answered, and shook it threateningly in the air.
saw
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From this reading In the madness of his passion he saw nothing but Allan’s face confronting him.
Second
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From this reading The rain drove slanting over flower-bed and lawn, and pattered heavily against the glass; and the two Armadales stood by the window, as the two Shadows had stood in the Second Vision of the Dream, with the wreck of the image between them.
Shadows
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From this reading The rain drove slanting over flower-bed and lawn, and pattered heavily against the glass; and the two Armadales stood by the window, as the two Shadows had stood in the Second Vision of the Dream, with the wreck of the image between them.
shook
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From this reading In the madness of his passion, he stretched out his right hand as he answered, and shook it threateningly in the air.
slanting
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From this reading The rain drove slanting over flower-bed and lawn, and pattered heavily against the glass; and the two Armadales stood by the window, as the two Shadows had stood in the Second Vision of the Dream, with the wreck of the image between them.
Statuette
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From this reading He had drawn back along the wall as Allan advanced, until the bracket which supported the Statuette was before instead of behind him.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rain drove slanting over flower-bed and lawn, and pattered heavily against the glass; and the two Armadales stood by the window, as the two Shadows had stood in the Second Vision of the Dream, with the wreck of the image between them.
stretched
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From this reading In the madness of his passion, he stretched out his right hand as he answered, and shook it threateningly in the air.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It struck the forgotten projection of the bracket--and the next instant the Statuette lay in fragments on the floor.
supported
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From this reading He had drawn back along the wall as Allan advanced, until the bracket which supported the Statuette was before instead of behind him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had drawn back along the wall as Allan advanced, until the bracket which supported the Statuette was before instead of behind him.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The rain drove slanting over flower-bed and lawn, and pattered heavily against the glass; and the two Armadales stood by the window, as the two Shadows had stood in the Second Vision of the Dream, with the wreck of the image between them.
threateningly
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From this reading In the madness of his passion, he stretched out his right hand as he answered, and shook it threateningly in the air.
two
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From this reading The rain drove slanting over flower-bed and lawn, and pattered heavily against the glass; and the two Armadales stood by the window, as the two Shadows had stood in the Second Vision of the Dream, with the wreck of the image between them.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He had drawn back along the wall as Allan advanced, until the bracket which supported the Statuette was before instead of behind him.
Vision
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From this reading The rain drove slanting over flower-bed and lawn, and pattered heavily against the glass; and the two Armadales stood by the window, as the two Shadows had stood in the Second Vision of the Dream, with the wreck of the image between them.
wall
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From this reading He had drawn back along the wall as Allan advanced, until the bracket which supported the Statuette was before instead of behind him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had drawn back along the wall as Allan advanced, until the bracket which supported the Statuette was before instead of behind him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had drawn back along the wall as Allan advanced, until the bracket which supported the Statuette was before instead of behind him.
window
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From this reading The rain drove slanting over flower-bed and lawn, and pattered heavily against the glass; and the two Armadales stood by the window, as the two Shadows had stood in the Second Vision of the Dream, with the wreck of the image between them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The rain drove slanting over flower-bed and lawn, and pattered heavily against the glass; and the two Armadales stood by the window, as the two Shadows had stood in the Second Vision of the Dream, with the wreck of the image between them.
wreck
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From this reading The rain drove slanting over flower-bed and lawn, and pattered heavily against the glass; and the two Armadales stood by the window, as the two Shadows had stood in the Second Vision of the Dream, with the wreck of the image between them.
