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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 --_A Chaste Maid in Cheapside._ As Ravenshaw climbed the narrow stairs to his room in darkness, he heard the voice of his fellow lodger in loud and continued denunciation.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he burst into the chamber he found the poet alone, pacing the floor in the flickering light of an expiring candle, his hair tumbled, his eyes wild, one hand gesticulating, while the other held his new-written manuscript.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But when he burst into the chamber he found the poet alone, pacing the floor in the flickering light of an expiring candle, his hair tumbled, his eyes wild, one hand gesticulating, while the other held his new-written manuscript.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MASTER HOLYDAY IN FEAR AND TREMBLING.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading --_A Chaste Maid in Cheapside._ As Ravenshaw climbed the narrow stairs to his room in darkness, he heard the voice of his fellow lodger in loud and continued denunciation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Wondering at this, for the scholar was wont to speak little and never vehemently, the captain hastened his upward steps, thinking to rescue Master Holyday from some quarrel with the landlord or other person.
burst
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From this reading But when he burst into the chamber he found the poet alone, pacing the floor in the flickering light of an expiring candle, his hair tumbled, his eyes wild, one hand gesticulating, while the other held his new-written manuscript.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when he burst into the chamber he found the poet alone, pacing the floor in the flickering light of an expiring candle, his hair tumbled, his eyes wild, one hand gesticulating, while the other held his new-written manuscript.
candle
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From this reading But when he burst into the chamber he found the poet alone, pacing the floor in the flickering light of an expiring candle, his hair tumbled, his eyes wild, one hand gesticulating, while the other held his new-written manuscript.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Wondering at this, for the scholar was wont to speak little and never vehemently, the captain hastened his upward steps, thinking to rescue Master Holyday from some quarrel with the landlord or other person.
chamber
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From this reading But when he burst into the chamber he found the poet alone, pacing the floor in the flickering light of an expiring candle, his hair tumbled, his eyes wild, one hand gesticulating, while the other held his new-written manuscript.
Chaste
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From this reading --_A Chaste Maid in Cheapside._ As Ravenshaw climbed the narrow stairs to his room in darkness, he heard the voice of his fellow lodger in loud and continued denunciation.
Cheapside
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From this reading --_A Chaste Maid in Cheapside._ As Ravenshaw climbed the narrow stairs to his room in darkness, he heard the voice of his fellow lodger in loud and continued denunciation.
climbed
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From this reading --_A Chaste Maid in Cheapside._ As Ravenshaw climbed the narrow stairs to his room in darkness, he heard the voice of his fellow lodger in loud and continued denunciation.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading --_A Chaste Maid in Cheapside._ As Ravenshaw climbed the narrow stairs to his room in darkness, he heard the voice of his fellow lodger in loud and continued denunciation.
darkness
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From this reading --_A Chaste Maid in Cheapside._ As Ravenshaw climbed the narrow stairs to his room in darkness, he heard the voice of his fellow lodger in loud and continued denunciation.
denunciation
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From this reading --_A Chaste Maid in Cheapside._ As Ravenshaw climbed the narrow stairs to his room in darkness, he heard the voice of his fellow lodger in loud and continued denunciation.
expiring
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From this reading But when he burst into the chamber he found the poet alone, pacing the floor in the flickering light of an expiring candle, his hair tumbled, his eyes wild, one hand gesticulating, while the other held his new-written manuscript.
eyes
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From this reading But when he burst into the chamber he found the poet alone, pacing the floor in the flickering light of an expiring candle, his hair tumbled, his eyes wild, one hand gesticulating, while the other held his new-written manuscript.
FEAR
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From this reading MASTER HOLYDAY IN FEAR AND TREMBLING.
fellow
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From this reading --_A Chaste Maid in Cheapside._ As Ravenshaw climbed the narrow stairs to his room in darkness, he heard the voice of his fellow lodger in loud and continued denunciation.
flickering
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From this reading But when he burst into the chamber he found the poet alone, pacing the floor in the flickering light of an expiring candle, his hair tumbled, his eyes wild, one hand gesticulating, while the other held his new-written manuscript.
floor
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From this reading But when he burst into the chamber he found the poet alone, pacing the floor in the flickering light of an expiring candle, his hair tumbled, his eyes wild, one hand gesticulating, while the other held his new-written manuscript.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Wondering at this, for the scholar was wont to speak little and never vehemently, the captain hastened his upward steps, thinking to rescue Master Holyday from some quarrel with the landlord or other person.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he burst into the chamber he found the poet alone, pacing the floor in the flickering light of an expiring candle, his hair tumbled, his eyes wild, one hand gesticulating, while the other held his new-written manuscript.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Wondering at this, for the scholar was wont to speak little and never vehemently, the captain hastened his upward steps, thinking to rescue Master Holyday from some quarrel with the landlord or other person.
gesticulating
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From this reading But when he burst into the chamber he found the poet alone, pacing the floor in the flickering light of an expiring candle, his hair tumbled, his eyes wild, one hand gesticulating, while the other held his new-written manuscript.
graduate
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From this reading "If I know what to say to her now In the way of marriage, I'm no graduate."
hair
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From this reading But when he burst into the chamber he found the poet alone, pacing the floor in the flickering light of an expiring candle, his hair tumbled, his eyes wild, one hand gesticulating, while the other held his new-written manuscript.
hand
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From this reading But when he burst into the chamber he found the poet alone, pacing the floor in the flickering light of an expiring candle, his hair tumbled, his eyes wild, one hand gesticulating, while the other held his new-written manuscript.
hastened
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From this reading Wondering at this, for the scholar was wont to speak little and never vehemently, the captain hastened his upward steps, thinking to rescue Master Holyday from some quarrel with the landlord or other person.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading --_A Chaste Maid in Cheapside._ As Ravenshaw climbed the narrow stairs to his room in darkness, he heard the voice of his fellow lodger in loud and continued denunciation.
heard
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From this reading --_A Chaste Maid in Cheapside._ As Ravenshaw climbed the narrow stairs to his room in darkness, he heard the voice of his fellow lodger in loud and continued denunciation.
held
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From this reading But when he burst into the chamber he found the poet alone, pacing the floor in the flickering light of an expiring candle, his hair tumbled, his eyes wild, one hand gesticulating, while the other held his new-written manuscript.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "If I know what to say to her now In the way of marriage, I'm no graduate."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading --_A Chaste Maid in Cheapside._ As Ravenshaw climbed the narrow stairs to his room in darkness, he heard the voice of his fellow lodger in loud and continued denunciation.
HOLYDAY
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From this reading MASTER HOLYDAY IN FEAR AND TREMBLING.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I know what to say to her now In the way of marriage, I'm no graduate."
I'm
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From this reading "If I know what to say to her now In the way of marriage, I'm no graduate."
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I know what to say to her now In the way of marriage, I'm no graduate."
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MASTER HOLYDAY IN FEAR AND TREMBLING.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But when he burst into the chamber he found the poet alone, pacing the floor in the flickering light of an expiring candle, his hair tumbled, his eyes wild, one hand gesticulating, while the other held his new-written manuscript.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If I know what to say to her now In the way of marriage, I'm no graduate."
landlord
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From this reading Wondering at this, for the scholar was wont to speak little and never vehemently, the captain hastened his upward steps, thinking to rescue Master Holyday from some quarrel with the landlord or other person.
light
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From this reading But when he burst into the chamber he found the poet alone, pacing the floor in the flickering light of an expiring candle, his hair tumbled, his eyes wild, one hand gesticulating, while the other held his new-written manuscript.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wondering at this, for the scholar was wont to speak little and never vehemently, the captain hastened his upward steps, thinking to rescue Master Holyday from some quarrel with the landlord or other person.
lodger
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From this reading --_A Chaste Maid in Cheapside._ As Ravenshaw climbed the narrow stairs to his room in darkness, he heard the voice of his fellow lodger in loud and continued denunciation.
loud
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From this reading --_A Chaste Maid in Cheapside._ As Ravenshaw climbed the narrow stairs to his room in darkness, he heard the voice of his fellow lodger in loud and continued denunciation.
Maid
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From this reading --_A Chaste Maid in Cheapside._ As Ravenshaw climbed the narrow stairs to his room in darkness, he heard the voice of his fellow lodger in loud and continued denunciation.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading But when he burst into the chamber he found the poet alone, pacing the floor in the flickering light of an expiring candle, his hair tumbled, his eyes wild, one hand gesticulating, while the other held his new-written manuscript.
marriage
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From this reading "If I know what to say to her now In the way of marriage, I'm no graduate."
MASTER
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From this reading MASTER HOLYDAY IN FEAR AND TREMBLING.
narrow
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From this reading --_A Chaste Maid in Cheapside._ As Ravenshaw climbed the narrow stairs to his room in darkness, he heard the voice of his fellow lodger in loud and continued denunciation.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wondering at this, for the scholar was wont to speak little and never vehemently, the captain hastened his upward steps, thinking to rescue Master Holyday from some quarrel with the landlord or other person.
new-written
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From this reading But when he burst into the chamber he found the poet alone, pacing the floor in the flickering light of an expiring candle, his hair tumbled, his eyes wild, one hand gesticulating, while the other held his new-written manuscript.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "If I know what to say to her now In the way of marriage, I'm no graduate."
now
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From this reading "If I know what to say to her now In the way of marriage, I'm no graduate."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "If I know what to say to her now In the way of marriage, I'm no graduate."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But when he burst into the chamber he found the poet alone, pacing the floor in the flickering light of an expiring candle, his hair tumbled, his eyes wild, one hand gesticulating, while the other held his new-written manuscript.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Wondering at this, for the scholar was wont to speak little and never vehemently, the captain hastened his upward steps, thinking to rescue Master Holyday from some quarrel with the landlord or other person.
other
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From this reading Wondering at this, for the scholar was wont to speak little and never vehemently, the captain hastened his upward steps, thinking to rescue Master Holyday from some quarrel with the landlord or other person.
pacing
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From this reading But when he burst into the chamber he found the poet alone, pacing the floor in the flickering light of an expiring candle, his hair tumbled, his eyes wild, one hand gesticulating, while the other held his new-written manuscript.
person
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From this reading Wondering at this, for the scholar was wont to speak little and never vehemently, the captain hastened his upward steps, thinking to rescue Master Holyday from some quarrel with the landlord or other person.
poet
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From this reading But when he burst into the chamber he found the poet alone, pacing the floor in the flickering light of an expiring candle, his hair tumbled, his eyes wild, one hand gesticulating, while the other held his new-written manuscript.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading Wondering at this, for the scholar was wont to speak little and never vehemently, the captain hastened his upward steps, thinking to rescue Master Holyday from some quarrel with the landlord or other person.
Ravenshaw
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From this reading --_A Chaste Maid in Cheapside._ As Ravenshaw climbed the narrow stairs to his room in darkness, he heard the voice of his fellow lodger in loud and continued denunciation.
rescue
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From this reading Wondering at this, for the scholar was wont to speak little and never vehemently, the captain hastened his upward steps, thinking to rescue Master Holyday from some quarrel with the landlord or other person.
room
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From this reading --_A Chaste Maid in Cheapside._ As Ravenshaw climbed the narrow stairs to his room in darkness, he heard the voice of his fellow lodger in loud and continued denunciation.
say
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From this reading "If I know what to say to her now In the way of marriage, I'm no graduate."
scholarnounUS /ˈskɒl.ər/
A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.
From this reading Wondering at this, for the scholar was wont to speak little and never vehemently, the captain hastened his upward steps, thinking to rescue Master Holyday from some quarrel with the landlord or other person.
some
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From this reading Wondering at this, for the scholar was wont to speak little and never vehemently, the captain hastened his upward steps, thinking to rescue Master Holyday from some quarrel with the landlord or other person.
speak
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From this reading Wondering at this, for the scholar was wont to speak little and never vehemently, the captain hastened his upward steps, thinking to rescue Master Holyday from some quarrel with the landlord or other person.
stairs
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From this reading --_A Chaste Maid in Cheapside._ As Ravenshaw climbed the narrow stairs to his room in darkness, he heard the voice of his fellow lodger in loud and continued denunciation.
steps
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From this reading Wondering at this, for the scholar was wont to speak little and never vehemently, the captain hastened his upward steps, thinking to rescue Master Holyday from some quarrel with the landlord or other person.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If I know what to say to her now In the way of marriage, I'm no graduate."
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wondering at this, for the scholar was wont to speak little and never vehemently, the captain hastened his upward steps, thinking to rescue Master Holyday from some quarrel with the landlord or other person.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Wondering at this, for the scholar was wont to speak little and never vehemently, the captain hastened his upward steps, thinking to rescue Master Holyday from some quarrel with the landlord or other person.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If I know what to say to her now In the way of marriage, I'm no graduate."
TREMBLING
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From this reading MASTER HOLYDAY IN FEAR AND TREMBLING.
tumbled
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From this reading But when he burst into the chamber he found the poet alone, pacing the floor in the flickering light of an expiring candle, his hair tumbled, his eyes wild, one hand gesticulating, while the other held his new-written manuscript.
upward
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vehemently
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From this reading Wondering at this, for the scholar was wont to speak little and never vehemently, the captain hastened his upward steps, thinking to rescue Master Holyday from some quarrel with the landlord or other person.
voice
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From this reading --_A Chaste Maid in Cheapside._ As Ravenshaw climbed the narrow stairs to his room in darkness, he heard the voice of his fellow lodger in loud and continued denunciation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wondering at this, for the scholar was wont to speak little and never vehemently, the captain hastened his upward steps, thinking to rescue Master Holyday from some quarrel with the landlord or other person.
way
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From this reading "If I know what to say to her now In the way of marriage, I'm no graduate."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "If I know what to say to her now In the way of marriage, I'm no graduate."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when he burst into the chamber he found the poet alone, pacing the floor in the flickering light of an expiring candle, his hair tumbled, his eyes wild, one hand gesticulating, while the other held his new-written manuscript.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But when he burst into the chamber he found the poet alone, pacing the floor in the flickering light of an expiring candle, his hair tumbled, his eyes wild, one hand gesticulating, while the other held his new-written manuscript.
wild
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From this reading But when he burst into the chamber he found the poet alone, pacing the floor in the flickering light of an expiring candle, his hair tumbled, his eyes wild, one hand gesticulating, while the other held his new-written manuscript.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wondering at this, for the scholar was wont to speak little and never vehemently, the captain hastened his upward steps, thinking to rescue Master Holyday from some quarrel with the landlord or other person.
Wondering
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From this reading Wondering at this, for the scholar was wont to speak little and never vehemently, the captain hastened his upward steps, thinking to rescue Master Holyday from some quarrel with the landlord or other person.
wont
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From this reading Wondering at this, for the scholar was wont to speak little and never vehemently, the captain hastened his upward steps, thinking to rescue Master Holyday from some quarrel with the landlord or other person.
