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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 RE-ENTRANCE INTO LIFE THROUGH THE EBON GATE, AFFLICTION.
able
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From this reading The packet was gone; and directly I, who alone was able to do so, recovered enough to state the loss of that document, suspicion naturally rested on Gerald, as on one whom that loss essentially benefited.
AFFLICTION
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From this reading A RE-ENTRANCE INTO LIFE THROUGH THE EBON GATE, AFFLICTION.
All
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From this reading All the vigilance of justice had been employed to discover the murderers, but in vain.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The packet was gone; and directly I, who alone was able to do so, recovered enough to state the loss of that document, suspicion naturally rested on Gerald, as on one whom that loss essentially benefited.
altered
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From this reading I rose from the bed of suffering and of madness calm, collected, immovable,--altered, but tranquil.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I rose from the bed of suffering and of madness calm, collected, immovable,--altered, but tranquil.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The packet was gone; and directly I, who alone was able to do so, recovered enough to state the loss of that document, suspicion naturally rested on Gerald, as on one whom that loss essentially benefited.
away
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From this reading MONTHS passed away before my senses returned to me.
bed
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From this reading I rose from the bed of suffering and of madness calm, collected, immovable,--altered, but tranquil.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All the vigilance of justice had been employed to discover the murderers, but in vain.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading MONTHS passed away before my senses returned to me.
benefited
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From this reading The packet was gone; and directly I, who alone was able to do so, recovered enough to state the loss of that document, suspicion naturally rested on Gerald, as on one whom that loss essentially benefited.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I rose from the bed of suffering and of madness calm, collected, immovable,--altered, but tranquil.
calm
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From this reading I rose from the bed of suffering and of madness calm, collected, immovable,--altered, but tranquil.
collected
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From this reading I rose from the bed of suffering and of madness calm, collected, immovable,--altered, but tranquil.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The packet was gone; and directly I, who alone was able to do so, recovered enough to state the loss of that document, suspicion naturally rested on Gerald, as on one whom that loss essentially benefited.
discover
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From this reading All the vigilance of justice had been employed to discover the murderers, but in vain.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The packet was gone; and directly I, who alone was able to do so, recovered enough to state the loss of that document, suspicion naturally rested on Gerald, as on one whom that loss essentially benefited.
document
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From this reading The packet was gone; and directly I, who alone was able to do so, recovered enough to state the loss of that document, suspicion naturally rested on Gerald, as on one whom that loss essentially benefited.
EBON
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From this reading A RE-ENTRANCE INTO LIFE THROUGH THE EBON GATE, AFFLICTION.
employed
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From this reading All the vigilance of justice had been employed to discover the murderers, but in vain.
enough
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From this reading The packet was gone; and directly I, who alone was able to do so, recovered enough to state the loss of that document, suspicion naturally rested on Gerald, as on one whom that loss essentially benefited.
essentially
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From this reading The packet was gone; and directly I, who alone was able to do so, recovered enough to state the loss of that document, suspicion naturally rested on Gerald, as on one whom that loss essentially benefited.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I rose from the bed of suffering and of madness calm, collected, immovable,--altered, but tranquil.
GATE
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From this reading A RE-ENTRANCE INTO LIFE THROUGH THE EBON GATE, AFFLICTION.
Gerald
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From this reading The packet was gone; and directly I, who alone was able to do so, recovered enough to state the loss of that document, suspicion naturally rested on Gerald, as on one whom that loss essentially benefited.
gone
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From this reading The packet was gone; and directly I, who alone was able to do so, recovered enough to state the loss of that document, suspicion naturally rested on Gerald, as on one whom that loss essentially benefited.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the vigilance of justice had been employed to discover the murderers, but in vain.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I rose from the bed of suffering and of madness calm, collected, immovable,--altered, but tranquil.
immovable
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From this reading I rose from the bed of suffering and of madness calm, collected, immovable,--altered, but tranquil.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the vigilance of justice had been employed to discover the murderers, but in vain.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A RE-ENTRANCE INTO LIFE THROUGH THE EBON GATE, AFFLICTION.
justice
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From this reading All the vigilance of justice had been employed to discover the murderers, but in vain.
LIFEnounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A RE-ENTRANCE INTO LIFE THROUGH THE EBON GATE, AFFLICTION.
loss
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From this reading The packet was gone; and directly I, who alone was able to do so, recovered enough to state the loss of that document, suspicion naturally rested on Gerald, as on one whom that loss essentially benefited.
madness
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From this reading I rose from the bed of suffering and of madness calm, collected, immovable,--altered, but tranquil.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MONTHS passed away before my senses returned to me.
MONTHS
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From this reading MONTHS passed away before my senses returned to me.
murderersnounUS /ˈmurderers/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All the vigilance of justice had been employed to discover the murderers, but in vain.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MONTHS passed away before my senses returned to me.
naturally
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From this reading The packet was gone; and directly I, who alone was able to do so, recovered enough to state the loss of that document, suspicion naturally rested on Gerald, as on one whom that loss essentially benefited.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I rose from the bed of suffering and of madness calm, collected, immovable,--altered, but tranquil.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The packet was gone; and directly I, who alone was able to do so, recovered enough to state the loss of that document, suspicion naturally rested on Gerald, as on one whom that loss essentially benefited.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The packet was gone; and directly I, who alone was able to do so, recovered enough to state the loss of that document, suspicion naturally rested on Gerald, as on one whom that loss essentially benefited.
packet
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From this reading The packet was gone; and directly I, who alone was able to do so, recovered enough to state the loss of that document, suspicion naturally rested on Gerald, as on one whom that loss essentially benefited.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MONTHS passed away before my senses returned to me.
RE-ENTRANCE
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From this reading A RE-ENTRANCE INTO LIFE THROUGH THE EBON GATE, AFFLICTION.
recovered
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From this reading The packet was gone; and directly I, who alone was able to do so, recovered enough to state the loss of that document, suspicion naturally rested on Gerald, as on one whom that loss essentially benefited.
rested
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From this reading The packet was gone; and directly I, who alone was able to do so, recovered enough to state the loss of that document, suspicion naturally rested on Gerald, as on one whom that loss essentially benefited.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MONTHS passed away before my senses returned to me.
rose
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From this reading I rose from the bed of suffering and of madness calm, collected, immovable,--altered, but tranquil.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading MONTHS passed away before my senses returned to me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The packet was gone; and directly I, who alone was able to do so, recovered enough to state the loss of that document, suspicion naturally rested on Gerald, as on one whom that loss essentially benefited.
state
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From this reading The packet was gone; and directly I, who alone was able to do so, recovered enough to state the loss of that document, suspicion naturally rested on Gerald, as on one whom that loss essentially benefited.
suffering
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From this reading I rose from the bed of suffering and of madness calm, collected, immovable,--altered, but tranquil.
suspicion
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From this reading The packet was gone; and directly I, who alone was able to do so, recovered enough to state the loss of that document, suspicion naturally rested on Gerald, as on one whom that loss essentially benefited.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The packet was gone; and directly I, who alone was able to do so, recovered enough to state the loss of that document, suspicion naturally rested on Gerald, as on one whom that loss essentially benefited.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A RE-ENTRANCE INTO LIFE THROUGH THE EBON GATE, AFFLICTION.
THROUGHnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A RE-ENTRANCE INTO LIFE THROUGH THE EBON GATE, AFFLICTION.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MONTHS passed away before my senses returned to me.
tranquil
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From this reading I rose from the bed of suffering and of madness calm, collected, immovable,--altered, but tranquil.
vain
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From this reading All the vigilance of justice had been employed to discover the murderers, but in vain.
vigilance
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From this reading All the vigilance of justice had been employed to discover the murderers, but in vain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The packet was gone; and directly I, who alone was able to do so, recovered enough to state the loss of that document, suspicion naturally rested on Gerald, as on one whom that loss essentially benefited.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The packet was gone; and directly I, who alone was able to do so, recovered enough to state the loss of that document, suspicion naturally rested on Gerald, as on one whom that loss essentially benefited.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The packet was gone; and directly I, who alone was able to do so, recovered enough to state the loss of that document, suspicion naturally rested on Gerald, as on one whom that loss essentially benefited.
