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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 We do not, nowadays, strike attitudes, or ejaculate and swear when we are startled or shocked; Stafford stood perfectly still, still as a piece of Stonehenge, and gazed with an expressionless countenance at Mr. Falconer.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We do not, nowadays, strike attitudes, or ejaculate and swear when we are startled or shocked; Stafford stood perfectly still, still as a piece of Stonehenge, and gazed with an expressionless countenance at Mr. Falconer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We do not, nowadays, strike attitudes, or ejaculate and swear when we are startled or shocked; Stafford stood perfectly still, still as a piece of Stonehenge, and gazed with an expressionless countenance at Mr. Falconer.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We do not, nowadays, strike attitudes, or ejaculate and swear when we are startled or shocked; Stafford stood perfectly still, still as a piece of Stonehenge, and gazed with an expressionless countenance at Mr. Falconer.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We do not, nowadays, strike attitudes, or ejaculate and swear when we are startled or shocked; Stafford stood perfectly still, still as a piece of Stonehenge, and gazed with an expressionless countenance at Mr. Falconer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We do not, nowadays, strike attitudes, or ejaculate and swear when we are startled or shocked; Stafford stood perfectly still, still as a piece of Stonehenge, and gazed with an expressionless countenance at Mr. Falconer.
attitudes
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From this reading We do not, nowadays, strike attitudes, or ejaculate and swear when we are startled or shocked; Stafford stood perfectly still, still as a piece of Stonehenge, and gazed with an expressionless countenance at Mr. Falconer.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That the man was indeed and in truth mad, occurred to him for a moment; then he thought there must be some mistake, that Mr. Falconer had made a blunder in the name, and that it was a case of mistaking his man.
blunder
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From this reading That the man was indeed and in truth mad, occurred to him for a moment; then he thought there must be some mistake, that Mr. Falconer had made a blunder in the name, and that it was a case of mistaking his man.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as the moments fled, and the two elder men gazed at him, as if expecting him to speak, he remembered Howard's warning.
case
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From this reading That the man was indeed and in truth mad, occurred to him for a moment; then he thought there must be some mistake, that Mr. Falconer had made a blunder in the name, and that it was a case of mistaking his man.
colour
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From this reading The colour rushed to his face and his eyes dropped.
countenance
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From this reading We do not, nowadays, strike attitudes, or ejaculate and swear when we are startled or shocked; Stafford stood perfectly still, still as a piece of Stonehenge, and gazed with an expressionless countenance at Mr. Falconer.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We do not, nowadays, strike attitudes, or ejaculate and swear when we are startled or shocked; Stafford stood perfectly still, still as a piece of Stonehenge, and gazed with an expressionless countenance at Mr. Falconer.
dropped
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From this reading The colour rushed to his face and his eyes dropped.
ejaculate
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From this reading We do not, nowadays, strike attitudes, or ejaculate and swear when we are startled or shocked; Stafford stood perfectly still, still as a piece of Stonehenge, and gazed with an expressionless countenance at Mr. Falconer.
elder
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From this reading But as the moments fled, and the two elder men gazed at him, as if expecting him to speak, he remembered Howard's warning.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading But as the moments fled, and the two elder men gazed at him, as if expecting him to speak, he remembered Howard's warning.
expressionless
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From this reading We do not, nowadays, strike attitudes, or ejaculate and swear when we are startled or shocked; Stafford stood perfectly still, still as a piece of Stonehenge, and gazed with an expressionless countenance at Mr. Falconer.
eyes
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From this reading The colour rushed to his face and his eyes dropped.
face
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From this reading The colour rushed to his face and his eyes dropped.
Falconer
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From this reading We do not, nowadays, strike attitudes, or ejaculate and swear when we are startled or shocked; Stafford stood perfectly still, still as a piece of Stonehenge, and gazed with an expressionless countenance at Mr. Falconer.
fled
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From this reading But as the moments fled, and the two elder men gazed at him, as if expecting him to speak, he remembered Howard's warning.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That the man was indeed and in truth mad, occurred to him for a moment; then he thought there must be some mistake, that Mr. Falconer had made a blunder in the name, and that it was a case of mistaking his man.
gazed
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From this reading We do not, nowadays, strike attitudes, or ejaculate and swear when we are startled or shocked; Stafford stood perfectly still, still as a piece of Stonehenge, and gazed with an expressionless countenance at Mr. Falconer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That the man was indeed and in truth mad, occurred to him for a moment; then he thought there must be some mistake, that Mr. Falconer had made a blunder in the name, and that it was a case of mistaking his man.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That the man was indeed and in truth mad, occurred to him for a moment; then he thought there must be some mistake, that Mr. Falconer had made a blunder in the name, and that it was a case of mistaking his man.
Heaven
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From this reading Merciful Heaven! was the man speaking the truth when he said that he, Stafford, was in love with Maude Falconer?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That the man was indeed and in truth mad, occurred to him for a moment; then he thought there must be some mistake, that Mr. Falconer had made a blunder in the name, and that it was a case of mistaking his man.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That the man was indeed and in truth mad, occurred to him for a moment; then he thought there must be some mistake, that Mr. Falconer had made a blunder in the name, and that it was a case of mistaking his man.
Howard's
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From this reading But as the moments fled, and the two elder men gazed at him, as if expecting him to speak, he remembered Howard's warning.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But as the moments fled, and the two elder men gazed at him, as if expecting him to speak, he remembered Howard's warning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That the man was indeed and in truth mad, occurred to him for a moment; then he thought there must be some mistake, that Mr. Falconer had made a blunder in the name, and that it was a case of mistaking his man.
indeed
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From this reading That the man was indeed and in truth mad, occurred to him for a moment; then he thought there must be some mistake, that Mr. Falconer had made a blunder in the name, and that it was a case of mistaking his man.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That the man was indeed and in truth mad, occurred to him for a moment; then he thought there must be some mistake, that Mr. Falconer had made a blunder in the name, and that it was a case of mistaking his man.
love
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From this reading Merciful Heaven! was the man speaking the truth when he said that he, Stafford, was in love with Maude Falconer?
mad
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From this reading That the man was indeed and in truth mad, occurred to him for a moment; then he thought there must be some mistake, that Mr. Falconer had made a blunder in the name, and that it was a case of mistaking his man.
made
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From this reading That the man was indeed and in truth mad, occurred to him for a moment; then he thought there must be some mistake, that Mr. Falconer had made a blunder in the name, and that it was a case of mistaking his man.
man
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From this reading That the man was indeed and in truth mad, occurred to him for a moment; then he thought there must be some mistake, that Mr. Falconer had made a blunder in the name, and that it was a case of mistaking his man.
Maude
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From this reading Merciful Heaven! was the man speaking the truth when he said that he, Stafford, was in love with Maude Falconer?
men
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From this reading But as the moments fled, and the two elder men gazed at him, as if expecting him to speak, he remembered Howard's warning.
Merciful
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From this reading Merciful Heaven! was the man speaking the truth when he said that he, Stafford, was in love with Maude Falconer?
mistake
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From this reading That the man was indeed and in truth mad, occurred to him for a moment; then he thought there must be some mistake, that Mr. Falconer had made a blunder in the name, and that it was a case of mistaking his man.
mistaking
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From this reading That the man was indeed and in truth mad, occurred to him for a moment; then he thought there must be some mistake, that Mr. Falconer had made a blunder in the name, and that it was a case of mistaking his man.
moment
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From this reading That the man was indeed and in truth mad, occurred to him for a moment; then he thought there must be some mistake, that Mr. Falconer had made a blunder in the name, and that it was a case of mistaking his man.
moments
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From this reading But as the moments fled, and the two elder men gazed at him, as if expecting him to speak, he remembered Howard's warning.
Mr
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From this reading We do not, nowadays, strike attitudes, or ejaculate and swear when we are startled or shocked; Stafford stood perfectly still, still as a piece of Stonehenge, and gazed with an expressionless countenance at Mr. Falconer.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That the man was indeed and in truth mad, occurred to him for a moment; then he thought there must be some mistake, that Mr. Falconer had made a blunder in the name, and that it was a case of mistaking his man.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That the man was indeed and in truth mad, occurred to him for a moment; then he thought there must be some mistake, that Mr. Falconer had made a blunder in the name, and that it was a case of mistaking his man.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We do not, nowadays, strike attitudes, or ejaculate and swear when we are startled or shocked; Stafford stood perfectly still, still as a piece of Stonehenge, and gazed with an expressionless countenance at Mr. Falconer.
nowadays
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From this reading We do not, nowadays, strike attitudes, or ejaculate and swear when we are startled or shocked; Stafford stood perfectly still, still as a piece of Stonehenge, and gazed with an expressionless countenance at Mr. Falconer.
occurred
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From this reading That the man was indeed and in truth mad, occurred to him for a moment; then he thought there must be some mistake, that Mr. Falconer had made a blunder in the name, and that it was a case of mistaking his man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We do not, nowadays, strike attitudes, or ejaculate and swear when we are startled or shocked; Stafford stood perfectly still, still as a piece of Stonehenge, and gazed with an expressionless countenance at Mr. Falconer.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We do not, nowadays, strike attitudes, or ejaculate and swear when we are startled or shocked; Stafford stood perfectly still, still as a piece of Stonehenge, and gazed with an expressionless countenance at Mr. Falconer.
perfectly
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From this reading We do not, nowadays, strike attitudes, or ejaculate and swear when we are startled or shocked; Stafford stood perfectly still, still as a piece of Stonehenge, and gazed with an expressionless countenance at Mr. Falconer.
piece
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From this reading We do not, nowadays, strike attitudes, or ejaculate and swear when we are startled or shocked; Stafford stood perfectly still, still as a piece of Stonehenge, and gazed with an expressionless countenance at Mr. Falconer.
remembered
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From this reading But as the moments fled, and the two elder men gazed at him, as if expecting him to speak, he remembered Howard's warning.
rushed
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From this reading The colour rushed to his face and his eyes dropped.
said
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From this reading Merciful Heaven! was the man speaking the truth when he said that he, Stafford, was in love with Maude Falconer?
shocked
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From this reading We do not, nowadays, strike attitudes, or ejaculate and swear when we are startled or shocked; Stafford stood perfectly still, still as a piece of Stonehenge, and gazed with an expressionless countenance at Mr. Falconer.
some
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From this reading That the man was indeed and in truth mad, occurred to him for a moment; then he thought there must be some mistake, that Mr. Falconer had made a blunder in the name, and that it was a case of mistaking his man.
speak
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From this reading But as the moments fled, and the two elder men gazed at him, as if expecting him to speak, he remembered Howard's warning.
speaking
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From this reading Merciful Heaven! was the man speaking the truth when he said that he, Stafford, was in love with Maude Falconer?
Stafford
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From this reading We do not, nowadays, strike attitudes, or ejaculate and swear when we are startled or shocked; Stafford stood perfectly still, still as a piece of Stonehenge, and gazed with an expressionless countenance at Mr. Falconer.
startled
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From this reading We do not, nowadays, strike attitudes, or ejaculate and swear when we are startled or shocked; Stafford stood perfectly still, still as a piece of Stonehenge, and gazed with an expressionless countenance at Mr. Falconer.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We do not, nowadays, strike attitudes, or ejaculate and swear when we are startled or shocked; Stafford stood perfectly still, still as a piece of Stonehenge, and gazed with an expressionless countenance at Mr. Falconer.
Stonehenge
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From this reading We do not, nowadays, strike attitudes, or ejaculate and swear when we are startled or shocked; Stafford stood perfectly still, still as a piece of Stonehenge, and gazed with an expressionless countenance at Mr. Falconer.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We do not, nowadays, strike attitudes, or ejaculate and swear when we are startled or shocked; Stafford stood perfectly still, still as a piece of Stonehenge, and gazed with an expressionless countenance at Mr. Falconer.
strike
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From this reading We do not, nowadays, strike attitudes, or ejaculate and swear when we are startled or shocked; Stafford stood perfectly still, still as a piece of Stonehenge, and gazed with an expressionless countenance at Mr. Falconer.
swear
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From this reading We do not, nowadays, strike attitudes, or ejaculate and swear when we are startled or shocked; Stafford stood perfectly still, still as a piece of Stonehenge, and gazed with an expressionless countenance at Mr. Falconer.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That the man was indeed and in truth mad, occurred to him for a moment; then he thought there must be some mistake, that Mr. Falconer had made a blunder in the name, and that it was a case of mistaking his man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That the man was indeed and in truth mad, occurred to him for a moment; then he thought there must be some mistake, that Mr. Falconer had made a blunder in the name, and that it was a case of mistaking his man.
then
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From this reading That the man was indeed and in truth mad, occurred to him for a moment; then he thought there must be some mistake, that Mr. Falconer had made a blunder in the name, and that it was a case of mistaking his man.
there
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From this reading That the man was indeed and in truth mad, occurred to him for a moment; then he thought there must be some mistake, that Mr. Falconer had made a blunder in the name, and that it was a case of mistaking his man.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That the man was indeed and in truth mad, occurred to him for a moment; then he thought there must be some mistake, that Mr. Falconer had made a blunder in the name, and that it was a case of mistaking his man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That the man was indeed and in truth mad, occurred to him for a moment; then he thought there must be some mistake, that Mr. Falconer had made a blunder in the name, and that it was a case of mistaking his man.
truth
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From this reading That the man was indeed and in truth mad, occurred to him for a moment; then he thought there must be some mistake, that Mr. Falconer had made a blunder in the name, and that it was a case of mistaking his man.
two
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From this reading But as the moments fled, and the two elder men gazed at him, as if expecting him to speak, he remembered Howard's warning.
warning
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From this reading But as the moments fled, and the two elder men gazed at him, as if expecting him to speak, he remembered Howard's warning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That the man was indeed and in truth mad, occurred to him for a moment; then he thought there must be some mistake, that Mr. Falconer had made a blunder in the name, and that it was a case of mistaking his man.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We do not, nowadays, strike attitudes, or ejaculate and swear when we are startled or shocked; Stafford stood perfectly still, still as a piece of Stonehenge, and gazed with an expressionless countenance at Mr. Falconer.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We do not, nowadays, strike attitudes, or ejaculate and swear when we are startled or shocked; Stafford stood perfectly still, still as a piece of Stonehenge, and gazed with an expressionless countenance at Mr. Falconer.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We do not, nowadays, strike attitudes, or ejaculate and swear when we are startled or shocked; Stafford stood perfectly still, still as a piece of Stonehenge, and gazed with an expressionless countenance at Mr. Falconer.
