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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 Like a vivid panorama they saw everything that was going on in the church.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Whatever may have been the desire to shriek, to call for help, to tear away the window curtains, the three helpless captives were unable to break through the influence this lone bandit spread about them.
accident
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From this reading They saw alarm in faces of those closely interested in the wedding, heard the vague rumors and questionings, the order for the search, the report of accident, and then--the police and newspapers!
alarm
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From this reading They saw alarm in faces of those closely interested in the wedding, heard the vague rumors and questionings, the order for the search, the report of accident, and then--the police and newspapers!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They saw alarm in faces of those closely interested in the wedding, heard the vague rumors and questionings, the order for the search, the report of accident, and then--the police and newspapers!
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last the carriage came to a stop and the footman swung down from the seat, opening the door quickly.
away
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From this reading Whatever may have been the desire to shriek, to call for help, to tear away the window curtains, the three helpless captives were unable to break through the influence this lone bandit spread about them.
bandit
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From this reading Whatever may have been the desire to shriek, to call for help, to tear away the window curtains, the three helpless captives were unable to break through the influence this lone bandit spread about them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Whatever may have been the desire to shriek, to call for help, to tear away the window curtains, the three helpless captives were unable to break through the influence this lone bandit spread about them.
brains
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From this reading The thought of St. Gudule, of the great gathering, of the impatience, the consternation, the sensation occasioned by the non-arrival of the bride, brought madness to the brains of the hapless trio.
break
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From this reading Whatever may have been the desire to shriek, to call for help, to tear away the window curtains, the three helpless captives were unable to break through the influence this lone bandit spread about them.
bride
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From this reading The thought of St. Gudule, of the great gathering, of the impatience, the consternation, the sensation occasioned by the non-arrival of the bride, brought madness to the brains of the hapless trio.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The thought of St. Gudule, of the great gathering, of the impatience, the consternation, the sensation occasioned by the non-arrival of the bride, brought madness to the brains of the hapless trio.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The thought of St. Gudule, of the great gathering, of the impatience, the consternation, the sensation occasioned by the non-arrival of the bride, brought madness to the brains of the hapless trio.
call
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From this reading Whatever may have been the desire to shriek, to call for help, to tear away the window curtains, the three helpless captives were unable to break through the influence this lone bandit spread about them.
came
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From this reading At last the carriage came to a stop and the footman swung down from the seat, opening the door quickly.
captives
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From this reading Whatever may have been the desire to shriek, to call for help, to tear away the window curtains, the three helpless captives were unable to break through the influence this lone bandit spread about them.
carriage
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From this reading At last the carriage came to a stop and the footman swung down from the seat, opening the door quickly.
church
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From this reading Like a vivid panorama they saw everything that was going on in the church.
closely
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From this reading They saw alarm in faces of those closely interested in the wedding, heard the vague rumors and questionings, the order for the search, the report of accident, and then--the police and newspapers!
consternation
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From this reading The thought of St. Gudule, of the great gathering, of the impatience, the consternation, the sensation occasioned by the non-arrival of the bride, brought madness to the brains of the hapless trio.
curtains
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desire
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From this reading Whatever may have been the desire to shriek, to call for help, to tear away the window curtains, the three helpless captives were unable to break through the influence this lone bandit spread about them.
door
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From this reading At last the carriage came to a stop and the footman swung down from the seat, opening the door quickly.
down
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From this reading At last the carriage came to a stop and the footman swung down from the seat, opening the door quickly.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Like a vivid panorama they saw everything that was going on in the church.
faces
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From this reading They saw alarm in faces of those closely interested in the wedding, heard the vague rumors and questionings, the order for the search, the report of accident, and then--the police and newspapers!
footman
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From this reading At last the carriage came to a stop and the footman swung down from the seat, opening the door quickly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Whatever may have been the desire to shriek, to call for help, to tear away the window curtains, the three helpless captives were unable to break through the influence this lone bandit spread about them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At last the carriage came to a stop and the footman swung down from the seat, opening the door quickly.
gathering
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From this reading The thought of St. Gudule, of the great gathering, of the impatience, the consternation, the sensation occasioned by the non-arrival of the bride, brought madness to the brains of the hapless trio.
going
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From this reading Like a vivid panorama they saw everything that was going on in the church.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought of St. Gudule, of the great gathering, of the impatience, the consternation, the sensation occasioned by the non-arrival of the bride, brought madness to the brains of the hapless trio.
Gudule
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From this reading The thought of St. Gudule, of the great gathering, of the impatience, the consternation, the sensation occasioned by the non-arrival of the bride, brought madness to the brains of the hapless trio.
hapless
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From this reading The thought of St. Gudule, of the great gathering, of the impatience, the consternation, the sensation occasioned by the non-arrival of the bride, brought madness to the brains of the hapless trio.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Whatever may have been the desire to shriek, to call for help, to tear away the window curtains, the three helpless captives were unable to break through the influence this lone bandit spread about them.
heard
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From this reading They saw alarm in faces of those closely interested in the wedding, heard the vague rumors and questionings, the order for the search, the report of accident, and then--the police and newspapers!
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatever may have been the desire to shriek, to call for help, to tear away the window curtains, the three helpless captives were unable to break through the influence this lone bandit spread about them.
helpless
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From this reading Whatever may have been the desire to shriek, to call for help, to tear away the window curtains, the three helpless captives were unable to break through the influence this lone bandit spread about them.
impatience
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From this reading The thought of St. Gudule, of the great gathering, of the impatience, the consternation, the sensation occasioned by the non-arrival of the bride, brought madness to the brains of the hapless trio.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Like a vivid panorama they saw everything that was going on in the church.
influence
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From this reading Whatever may have been the desire to shriek, to call for help, to tear away the window curtains, the three helpless captives were unable to break through the influence this lone bandit spread about them.
interested
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From this reading They saw alarm in faces of those closely interested in the wedding, heard the vague rumors and questionings, the order for the search, the report of accident, and then--the police and newspapers!
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last the carriage came to a stop and the footman swung down from the seat, opening the door quickly.
Like
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From this reading Like a vivid panorama they saw everything that was going on in the church.
lone
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From this reading Whatever may have been the desire to shriek, to call for help, to tear away the window curtains, the three helpless captives were unable to break through the influence this lone bandit spread about them.
madness
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From this reading The thought of St. Gudule, of the great gathering, of the impatience, the consternation, the sensation occasioned by the non-arrival of the bride, brought madness to the brains of the hapless trio.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Whatever may have been the desire to shriek, to call for help, to tear away the window curtains, the three helpless captives were unable to break through the influence this lone bandit spread about them.
newspapers
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From this reading They saw alarm in faces of those closely interested in the wedding, heard the vague rumors and questionings, the order for the search, the report of accident, and then--the police and newspapers!
non-arrival
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From this reading The thought of St. Gudule, of the great gathering, of the impatience, the consternation, the sensation occasioned by the non-arrival of the bride, brought madness to the brains of the hapless trio.
occasioned
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From this reading The thought of St. Gudule, of the great gathering, of the impatience, the consternation, the sensation occasioned by the non-arrival of the bride, brought madness to the brains of the hapless trio.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The thought of St. Gudule, of the great gathering, of the impatience, the consternation, the sensation occasioned by the non-arrival of the bride, brought madness to the brains of the hapless trio.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Like a vivid panorama they saw everything that was going on in the church.
opening
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From this reading At last the carriage came to a stop and the footman swung down from the seat, opening the door quickly.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They saw alarm in faces of those closely interested in the wedding, heard the vague rumors and questionings, the order for the search, the report of accident, and then--the police and newspapers!
panorama
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From this reading Like a vivid panorama they saw everything that was going on in the church.
police
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From this reading They saw alarm in faces of those closely interested in the wedding, heard the vague rumors and questionings, the order for the search, the report of accident, and then--the police and newspapers!
questionings
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From this reading They saw alarm in faces of those closely interested in the wedding, heard the vague rumors and questionings, the order for the search, the report of accident, and then--the police and newspapers!
quickly
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From this reading At last the carriage came to a stop and the footman swung down from the seat, opening the door quickly.
report
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From this reading They saw alarm in faces of those closely interested in the wedding, heard the vague rumors and questionings, the order for the search, the report of accident, and then--the police and newspapers!
rumors
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From this reading They saw alarm in faces of those closely interested in the wedding, heard the vague rumors and questionings, the order for the search, the report of accident, and then--the police and newspapers!
saw
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From this reading Like a vivid panorama they saw everything that was going on in the church.
search
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From this reading They saw alarm in faces of those closely interested in the wedding, heard the vague rumors and questionings, the order for the search, the report of accident, and then--the police and newspapers!
seat
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From this reading At last the carriage came to a stop and the footman swung down from the seat, opening the door quickly.
sensation
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From this reading The thought of St. Gudule, of the great gathering, of the impatience, the consternation, the sensation occasioned by the non-arrival of the bride, brought madness to the brains of the hapless trio.
shriek
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From this reading Whatever may have been the desire to shriek, to call for help, to tear away the window curtains, the three helpless captives were unable to break through the influence this lone bandit spread about them.
spread
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From this reading Whatever may have been the desire to shriek, to call for help, to tear away the window curtains, the three helpless captives were unable to break through the influence this lone bandit spread about them.
St
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From this reading The thought of St. Gudule, of the great gathering, of the impatience, the consternation, the sensation occasioned by the non-arrival of the bride, brought madness to the brains of the hapless trio.
stop
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From this reading At last the carriage came to a stop and the footman swung down from the seat, opening the door quickly.
swung
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From this reading At last the carriage came to a stop and the footman swung down from the seat, opening the door quickly.
tear
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From this reading Whatever may have been the desire to shriek, to call for help, to tear away the window curtains, the three helpless captives were unable to break through the influence this lone bandit spread about them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Like a vivid panorama they saw everything that was going on in the church.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whatever may have been the desire to shriek, to call for help, to tear away the window curtains, the three helpless captives were unable to break through the influence this lone bandit spread about them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Whatever may have been the desire to shriek, to call for help, to tear away the window curtains, the three helpless captives were unable to break through the influence this lone bandit spread about them.
then
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From this reading They saw alarm in faces of those closely interested in the wedding, heard the vague rumors and questionings, the order for the search, the report of accident, and then--the police and newspapers!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Like a vivid panorama they saw everything that was going on in the church.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Whatever may have been the desire to shriek, to call for help, to tear away the window curtains, the three helpless captives were unable to break through the influence this lone bandit spread about them.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They saw alarm in faces of those closely interested in the wedding, heard the vague rumors and questionings, the order for the search, the report of accident, and then--the police and newspapers!
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought of St. Gudule, of the great gathering, of the impatience, the consternation, the sensation occasioned by the non-arrival of the bride, brought madness to the brains of the hapless trio.
three
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From this reading Whatever may have been the desire to shriek, to call for help, to tear away the window curtains, the three helpless captives were unable to break through the influence this lone bandit spread about them.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Whatever may have been the desire to shriek, to call for help, to tear away the window curtains, the three helpless captives were unable to break through the influence this lone bandit spread about them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whatever may have been the desire to shriek, to call for help, to tear away the window curtains, the three helpless captives were unable to break through the influence this lone bandit spread about them.
trio
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From this reading The thought of St. Gudule, of the great gathering, of the impatience, the consternation, the sensation occasioned by the non-arrival of the bride, brought madness to the brains of the hapless trio.
unable
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From this reading Whatever may have been the desire to shriek, to call for help, to tear away the window curtains, the three helpless captives were unable to break through the influence this lone bandit spread about them.
vague
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From this reading They saw alarm in faces of those closely interested in the wedding, heard the vague rumors and questionings, the order for the search, the report of accident, and then--the police and newspapers!
vivid
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From this reading Like a vivid panorama they saw everything that was going on in the church.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Like a vivid panorama they saw everything that was going on in the church.
wedding
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From this reading They saw alarm in faces of those closely interested in the wedding, heard the vague rumors and questionings, the order for the search, the report of accident, and then--the police and newspapers!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Whatever may have been the desire to shriek, to call for help, to tear away the window curtains, the three helpless captives were unable to break through the influence this lone bandit spread about them.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever may have been the desire to shriek, to call for help, to tear away the window curtains, the three helpless captives were unable to break through the influence this lone bandit spread about them.
window
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From this reading Whatever may have been the desire to shriek, to call for help, to tear away the window curtains, the three helpless captives were unable to break through the influence this lone bandit spread about them.
