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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 As I approached the house I saw several mysterious figures flit before the windows, and a yell of demoniac laughter answered my summons at the bell.
all
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From this reading Blunderbore Hall, the seat of James Rawjester, Esq., was encompassed by dark pines and funereal hemlocks on all sides.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Blunderbore Hall, the seat of James Rawjester, Esq., was encompassed by dark pines and funereal hemlocks on all sides.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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approached
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From this reading As I approached the house I saw several mysterious figures flit before the windows, and a yell of demoniac laughter answered my summons at the bell.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I approached the house I saw several mysterious figures flit before the windows, and a yell of demoniac laughter answered my summons at the bell.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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avenues
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From this reading The wind sang weirdly in the turrets and moaned through the long-drawn avenues of the park.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
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bell
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Blunderbore
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From this reading Blunderbore Hall, the seat of James Rawjester, Esq., was encompassed by dark pines and funereal hemlocks on all sides.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Blunderbore Hall, the seat of James Rawjester, Esq., was encompassed by dark pines and funereal hemlocks on all sides.
conflicting
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dark
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From this reading Blunderbore Hall, the seat of James Rawjester, Esq., was encompassed by dark pines and funereal hemlocks on all sides.
demoniac
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emotions
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encompassed
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entered
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Esq
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From this reading Blunderbore Hall, the seat of James Rawjester, Esq., was encompassed by dark pines and funereal hemlocks on all sides.
figures
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flit
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forebodings
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From this reading While I strove to repress my gloomy forebodings, the housekeeper, a timid, scared-looking old woman, showed me into the library.
funereal
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gloomy
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Hall
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From this reading Blunderbore Hall, the seat of James Rawjester, Esq., was encompassed by dark pines and funereal hemlocks on all sides.
hemlocks
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From this reading Blunderbore Hall, the seat of James Rawjester, Esq., was encompassed by dark pines and funereal hemlocks on all sides.
house
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housekeeper
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From this reading While I strove to repress my gloomy forebodings, the housekeeper, a timid, scared-looking old woman, showed me into the library.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I approached the house I saw several mysterious figures flit before the windows, and a yell of demoniac laughter answered my summons at the bell.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wind sang weirdly in the turrets and moaned through the long-drawn avenues of the park.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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James
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laughter
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library
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From this reading While I strove to repress my gloomy forebodings, the housekeeper, a timid, scared-looking old woman, showed me into the library.
long-drawn
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From this reading The wind sang weirdly in the turrets and moaned through the long-drawn avenues of the park.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading While I strove to repress my gloomy forebodings, the housekeeper, a timid, scared-looking old woman, showed me into the library.
moaned
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From this reading The wind sang weirdly in the turrets and moaned through the long-drawn avenues of the park.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As I approached the house I saw several mysterious figures flit before the windows, and a yell of demoniac laughter answered my summons at the bell.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading As I approached the house I saw several mysterious figures flit before the windows, and a yell of demoniac laughter answered my summons at the bell.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Blunderbore Hall, the seat of James Rawjester, Esq., was encompassed by dark pines and funereal hemlocks on all sides.
old
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Blunderbore Hall, the seat of James Rawjester, Esq., was encompassed by dark pines and funereal hemlocks on all sides.
overcome
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From this reading I entered, overcome with conflicting emotions.
park
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pines
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From this reading Blunderbore Hall, the seat of James Rawjester, Esq., was encompassed by dark pines and funereal hemlocks on all sides.
Rawjester
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repress
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From this reading While I strove to repress my gloomy forebodings, the housekeeper, a timid, scared-looking old woman, showed me into the library.
sang
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saw
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scared-looking
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From this reading While I strove to repress my gloomy forebodings, the housekeeper, a timid, scared-looking old woman, showed me into the library.
seat
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From this reading Blunderbore Hall, the seat of James Rawjester, Esq., was encompassed by dark pines and funereal hemlocks on all sides.
several
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showed
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sides
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From this reading Blunderbore Hall, the seat of James Rawjester, Esq., was encompassed by dark pines and funereal hemlocks on all sides.
strove
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From this reading While I strove to repress my gloomy forebodings, the housekeeper, a timid, scared-looking old woman, showed me into the library.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading As I approached the house I saw several mysterious figures flit before the windows, and a yell of demoniac laughter answered my summons at the bell.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Blunderbore Hall, the seat of James Rawjester, Esq., was encompassed by dark pines and funereal hemlocks on all sides.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The wind sang weirdly in the turrets and moaned through the long-drawn avenues of the park.
timid
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From this reading While I strove to repress my gloomy forebodings, the housekeeper, a timid, scared-looking old woman, showed me into the library.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While I strove to repress my gloomy forebodings, the housekeeper, a timid, scared-looking old woman, showed me into the library.
turrets
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From this reading The wind sang weirdly in the turrets and moaned through the long-drawn avenues of the park.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Blunderbore Hall, the seat of James Rawjester, Esq., was encompassed by dark pines and funereal hemlocks on all sides.
weirdly
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From this reading The wind sang weirdly in the turrets and moaned through the long-drawn avenues of the park.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While I strove to repress my gloomy forebodings, the housekeeper, a timid, scared-looking old woman, showed me into the library.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind sang weirdly in the turrets and moaned through the long-drawn avenues of the park.
windows
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From this reading As I approached the house I saw several mysterious figures flit before the windows, and a yell of demoniac laughter answered my summons at the bell.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I entered, overcome with conflicting emotions.
woman
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yell
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From this reading As I approached the house I saw several mysterious figures flit before the windows, and a yell of demoniac laughter answered my summons at the bell.
