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Chapter XXXVI

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THE SOLILOQUY OF THE SOOTHSAYER.--AN EPISODICAL MYSTERY, INTRODUCED AS A TYPE OF THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR.--GRATUITOUS DEVIATIONS FROM OUR COMMON CAREER.
In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.
In that house, at the time I now speak of, lodged the mysterious Liehbur.
It was late at noon, and she sat alone in her apartment, which was darkened so as to exclude the broad and peering sun.
There was no trick, nor sign of the fallacious art she professed, visible in the large and melancholy room.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter XXXVI

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THE SOLILOQUY OF THE SOOTHSAYER.--AN EPISODICAL MYSTERY, INTRODUCED AS A TYPE OF THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR.--GRATUITOUS DEVIATIONS FROM OUR COMMON CAREER.
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In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.
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In that house, at the time I now speak of, lodged the mysterious Liehbur.
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It was late at noon, and she sat alone in her apartment, which was darkened so as to exclude the broad and peering sun.
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There was no trick, nor sign of the fallacious art she professed, visible in the large and melancholy room.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Alone noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was late at noon, and she sat alone in her apartment, which was darkened so as to exclude the broad and peering sun.”

Art auxiliary verb US /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading “There was no trick, nor sign of the fallacious art she professed, visible in the large and melancholy room.”

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.”

LIFE noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE SOLILOQUY OF THE SOOTHSAYER.--AN EPISODICAL MYSTERY, INTRODUCED AS A TYPE OF THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR.--GRATUITOUS DEVIATIONS FROM OUR COMMON CAREER.”

Mysterious adjective US /mɪˈstɪriəs/

difficult to explain or understand

From this reading “In that house, at the time I now speak of, lodged the mysterious Liehbur.”

NEVER noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE SOLILOQUY OF THE SOOTHSAYER.--AN EPISODICAL MYSTERY, INTRODUCED AS A TYPE OF THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR.--GRATUITOUS DEVIATIONS FROM OUR COMMON CAREER.”

Order noun US /order/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.”

Peering verb US /ˈpɪrɪŋ/

looking closely or carefully

From this reading “It was late at noon, and she sat alone in her apartment, which was darkened so as to exclude the broad and peering sun.”

Short adjective US /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading “In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.”

Speak noun US /speak/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In that house, at the time I now speak of, lodged the mysterious Liehbur.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.”

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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 THE SOLILOQUY OF THE SOOTHSAYER.--AN EPISODICAL MYSTERY, INTRODUCED AS A TYPE OF THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR.--GRATUITOUS DEVIATIONS FROM OUR COMMON CAREER.

ACCOUNTED

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From this reading THE SOLILOQUY OF THE SOOTHSAYER.--AN EPISODICAL MYSTERY, INTRODUCED AS A TYPE OF THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR.--GRATUITOUS DEVIATIONS FROM OUR COMMON CAREER.

alonenounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was late at noon, and she sat alone in her apartment, which was darkened so as to exclude the broad and peering sun.

ANdeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading THE SOLILOQUY OF THE SOOTHSAYER.--AN EPISODICAL MYSTERY, INTRODUCED AS A TYPE OF THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR.--GRATUITOUS DEVIATIONS FROM OUR COMMON CAREER.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

apartment

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From this reading It was late at noon, and she sat alone in her apartment, which was darkened so as to exclude the broad and peering sun.

AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading THE SOLILOQUY OF THE SOOTHSAYER.--AN EPISODICAL MYSTERY, INTRODUCED AS A TYPE OF THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR.--GRATUITOUS DEVIATIONS FROM OUR COMMON CAREER.

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading There was no trick, nor sign of the fallacious art she professed, visible in the large and melancholy room.

ASconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading THE SOLILOQUY OF THE SOOTHSAYER.--AN EPISODICAL MYSTERY, INTRODUCED AS A TYPE OF THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR.--GRATUITOUS DEVIATIONS FROM OUR COMMON CAREER.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading In that house, at the time I now speak of, lodged the mysterious Liehbur.

back

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From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

bring

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From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

broad

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From this reading It was late at noon, and she sat alone in her apartment, which was darkened so as to exclude the broad and peering sun.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

CAREER

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From this reading THE SOLILOQUY OF THE SOOTHSAYER.--AN EPISODICAL MYSTERY, INTRODUCED AS A TYPE OF THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR.--GRATUITOUS DEVIATIONS FROM OUR COMMON CAREER.

chambers

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From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

COMMON

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From this reading THE SOLILOQUY OF THE SOOTHSAYER.--AN EPISODICAL MYSTERY, INTRODUCED AS A TYPE OF THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR.--GRATUITOUS DEVIATIONS FROM OUR COMMON CAREER.

darkened

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From this reading It was late at noon, and she sat alone in her apartment, which was darkened so as to exclude the broad and peering sun.

DEVIATIONS

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From this reading THE SOLILOQUY OF THE SOOTHSAYER.--AN EPISODICAL MYSTERY, INTRODUCED AS A TYPE OF THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR.--GRATUITOUS DEVIATIONS FROM OUR COMMON CAREER.

dim

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From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

EPISODICAL

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From this reading THE SOLILOQUY OF THE SOOTHSAYER.--AN EPISODICAL MYSTERY, INTRODUCED AS A TYPE OF THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR.--GRATUITOUS DEVIATIONS FROM OUR COMMON CAREER.

exclude

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From this reading It was late at noon, and she sat alone in her apartment, which was darkened so as to exclude the broad and peering sun.

fallacious

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From this reading There was no trick, nor sign of the fallacious art she professed, visible in the large and melancholy room.

FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE SOLILOQUY OF THE SOOTHSAYER.--AN EPISODICAL MYSTERY, INTRODUCED AS A TYPE OF THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR.--GRATUITOUS DEVIATIONS FROM OUR COMMON CAREER.

FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE SOLILOQUY OF THE SOOTHSAYER.--AN EPISODICAL MYSTERY, INTRODUCED AS A TYPE OF THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR.--GRATUITOUS DEVIATIONS FROM OUR COMMON CAREER.

gloomy

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From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

GRATUITOUS

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From this reading THE SOLILOQUY OF THE SOOTHSAYER.--AN EPISODICAL MYSTERY, INTRODUCED AS A TYPE OF THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR.--GRATUITOUS DEVIATIONS FROM OUR COMMON CAREER.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading It was late at noon, and she sat alone in her apartment, which was darkened so as to exclude the broad and peering sun.

house

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From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE SOLILOQUY OF THE SOOTHSAYER.--AN EPISODICAL MYSTERY, INTRODUCED AS A TYPE OF THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR.--GRATUITOUS DEVIATIONS FROM OUR COMMON CAREER.

inhabited

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From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

instant

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From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

INTRODUCED

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From this reading THE SOLILOQUY OF THE SOOTHSAYER.--AN EPISODICAL MYSTERY, INTRODUCED AS A TYPE OF THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR.--GRATUITOUS DEVIATIONS FROM OUR COMMON CAREER.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was late at noon, and she sat alone in her apartment, which was darkened so as to exclude the broad and peering sun.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

large

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From this reading There was no trick, nor sign of the fallacious art she professed, visible in the large and melancholy room.

late

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From this reading It was late at noon, and she sat alone in her apartment, which was darkened so as to exclude the broad and peering sun.

Leicester

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From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

Liehbur

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From this reading In that house, at the time I now speak of, lodged the mysterious Liehbur.

LIFEnounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE SOLILOQUY OF THE SOOTHSAYER.--AN EPISODICAL MYSTERY, INTRODUCED AS A TYPE OF THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR.--GRATUITOUS DEVIATIONS FROM OUR COMMON CAREER.

lodged

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From this reading In that house, at the time I now speak of, lodged the mysterious Liehbur.

MANY

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From this reading THE SOLILOQUY OF THE SOOTHSAYER.--AN EPISODICAL MYSTERY, INTRODUCED AS A TYPE OF THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR.--GRATUITOUS DEVIATIONS FROM OUR COMMON CAREER.

melancholy

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From this reading There was no trick, nor sign of the fallacious art she professed, visible in the large and melancholy room.

more

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From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/

difficult to explain or understand

From this reading In that house, at the time I now speak of, lodged the mysterious Liehbur.

MYSTERY

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From this reading THE SOLILOQUY OF THE SOOTHSAYER.--AN EPISODICAL MYSTERY, INTRODUCED AS A TYPE OF THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR.--GRATUITOUS DEVIATIONS FROM OUR COMMON CAREER.

NEVERnounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE SOLILOQUY OF THE SOOTHSAYER.--AN EPISODICAL MYSTERY, INTRODUCED AS A TYPE OF THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR.--GRATUITOUS DEVIATIONS FROM OUR COMMON CAREER.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading There was no trick, nor sign of the fallacious art she professed, visible in the large and melancholy room.

noon

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From this reading It was late at noon, and she sat alone in her apartment, which was darkened so as to exclude the broad and peering sun.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading There was no trick, nor sign of the fallacious art she professed, visible in the large and melancholy room.

now

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From this reading In that house, at the time I now speak of, lodged the mysterious Liehbur.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE SOLILOQUY OF THE SOOTHSAYER.--AN EPISODICAL MYSTERY, INTRODUCED AS A TYPE OF THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR.--GRATUITOUS DEVIATIONS FROM OUR COMMON CAREER.

old

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From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

old-fashioned

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From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

ordernounUS /order/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading THE SOLILOQUY OF THE SOOTHSAYER.--AN EPISODICAL MYSTERY, INTRODUCED AS A TYPE OF THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR.--GRATUITOUS DEVIATIONS FROM OUR COMMON CAREER.

peeringverbUS /ˈpɪrɪŋ/

looking closely or carefully

From this reading It was late at noon, and she sat alone in her apartment, which was darkened so as to exclude the broad and peering sun.

professed

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From this reading There was no trick, nor sign of the fallacious art she professed, visible in the large and melancholy room.

recollection

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From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

room

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From this reading There was no trick, nor sign of the fallacious art she professed, visible in the large and melancholy room.

sat

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From this reading It was late at noon, and she sat alone in her apartment, which was darkened so as to exclude the broad and peering sun.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It was late at noon, and she sat alone in her apartment, which was darkened so as to exclude the broad and peering sun.

shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

sign

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From this reading There was no trick, nor sign of the fallacious art she professed, visible in the large and melancholy room.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It was late at noon, and she sat alone in her apartment, which was darkened so as to exclude the broad and peering sun.

SOLILOQUY

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From this reading THE SOLILOQUY OF THE SOOTHSAYER.--AN EPISODICAL MYSTERY, INTRODUCED AS A TYPE OF THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR.--GRATUITOUS DEVIATIONS FROM OUR COMMON CAREER.

some

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From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

SOOTHSAYER

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From this reading THE SOLILOQUY OF THE SOOTHSAYER.--AN EPISODICAL MYSTERY, INTRODUCED AS A TYPE OF THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR.--GRATUITOUS DEVIATIONS FROM OUR COMMON CAREER.

speak

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From this reading In that house, at the time I now speak of, lodged the mysterious Liehbur.

Square

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From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

sun

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From this reading It was late at noon, and she sat alone in her apartment, which was darkened so as to exclude the broad and peering sun.

THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE SOLILOQUY OF THE SOOTHSAYER.--AN EPISODICAL MYSTERY, INTRODUCED AS A TYPE OF THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR.--GRATUITOUS DEVIATIONS FROM OUR COMMON CAREER.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE SOLILOQUY OF THE SOOTHSAYER.--AN EPISODICAL MYSTERY, INTRODUCED AS A TYPE OF THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR.--GRATUITOUS DEVIATIONS FROM OUR COMMON CAREER.

there

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From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

THINGS

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From this reading THE SOLILOQUY OF THE SOOTHSAYER.--AN EPISODICAL MYSTERY, INTRODUCED AS A TYPE OF THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR.--GRATUITOUS DEVIATIONS FROM OUR COMMON CAREER.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

trick

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From this reading There was no trick, nor sign of the fallacious art she professed, visible in the large and melancholy room.

TYPE

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From this reading THE SOLILOQUY OF THE SOOTHSAYER.--AN EPISODICAL MYSTERY, INTRODUCED AS A TYPE OF THE MANY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE NEVER ACCOUNTED FOR.--GRATUITOUS DEVIATIONS FROM OUR COMMON CAREER.

unhappy

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From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

visible

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From this reading There was no trick, nor sign of the fallacious art she professed, visible in the large and melancholy room.

visited

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From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

vividly

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From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was late at noon, and she sat alone in her apartment, which was darkened so as to exclude the broad and peering sun.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.

wild

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From this reading In Leicester Square there is a dim old house, which I have but this instant visited, in order to bring back more vividly to my recollection the wild and unhappy being who, for some short time, inhabited its old-fashioned and gloomy chambers.