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a
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From this reading One night as I sat, half stupefied, in a tavern of infamy, my attention was suddenly drawn to some black object, reposing upon a hogshead of gin.
Ages
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From this reading With cold, calculated malevolence, I determined to wall up the corpse in the cellar, even as the monks of the Middle Ages are recorded to have walled up their victims.
an
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From this reading It was a black cat—a very large one—fully as large as Pluto, and closely resembling him in every point but one: upon its breast it bore an irregular white splotch.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading I took it home, but soon my ancient fury returned.
and
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are
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as
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From this reading One night as I sat, half stupefied, in a tavern of infamy, my attention was suddenly drawn to some black object, reposing upon a hogshead of gin.
attempted
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From this reading In a fit of demonic madness in the cellar, when my wife attempted to stay my hand, I struck her dead with an axe.
attention
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From this reading One night as I sat, half stupefied, in a tavern of infamy, my attention was suddenly drawn to some black object, reposing upon a hogshead of gin.
axe
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From this reading In a fit of demonic madness in the cellar, when my wife attempted to stay my hand, I struck her dead with an axe.
black
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From this reading One night as I sat, half stupefied, in a tavern of infamy, my attention was suddenly drawn to some black object, reposing upon a hogshead of gin.
bore
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breast
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but
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calculated
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cat
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cellar
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From this reading In a fit of demonic madness in the cellar, when my wife attempted to stay my hand, I struck her dead with an axe.
closely
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cold
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From this reading With cold, calculated malevolence, I determined to wall up the corpse in the cellar, even as the monks of the Middle Ages are recorded to have walled up their victims.
corpse
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dead
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From this reading In a fit of demonic madness in the cellar, when my wife attempted to stay my hand, I struck her dead with an axe.
demonic
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determined
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drawn
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From this reading One night as I sat, half stupefied, in a tavern of infamy, my attention was suddenly drawn to some black object, reposing upon a hogshead of gin.
even
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every
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fit
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fully
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fury
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From this reading I took it home, but soon my ancient fury returned.
gin
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half
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hand
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From this reading In a fit of demonic madness in the cellar, when my wife attempted to stay my hand, I struck her dead with an axe.
have
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her
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From this reading In a fit of demonic madness in the cellar, when my wife attempted to stay my hand, I struck her dead with an axe.
him
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hogshead
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From this reading One night as I sat, half stupefied, in a tavern of infamy, my attention was suddenly drawn to some black object, reposing upon a hogshead of gin.
home
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From this reading I took it home, but soon my ancient fury returned.
I
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From this reading One night as I sat, half stupefied, in a tavern of infamy, my attention was suddenly drawn to some black object, reposing upon a hogshead of gin.
in
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infamy
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irregular
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It
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its
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large
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madness
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From this reading In a fit of demonic madness in the cellar, when my wife attempted to stay my hand, I struck her dead with an axe.
malevolence
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From this reading With cold, calculated malevolence, I determined to wall up the corpse in the cellar, even as the monks of the Middle Ages are recorded to have walled up their victims.
Middle
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monks
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my
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From this reading One night as I sat, half stupefied, in a tavern of infamy, my attention was suddenly drawn to some black object, reposing upon a hogshead of gin.
night
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From this reading One night as I sat, half stupefied, in a tavern of infamy, my attention was suddenly drawn to some black object, reposing upon a hogshead of gin.
object
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From this reading One night as I sat, half stupefied, in a tavern of infamy, my attention was suddenly drawn to some black object, reposing upon a hogshead of gin.
of
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From this reading One night as I sat, half stupefied, in a tavern of infamy, my attention was suddenly drawn to some black object, reposing upon a hogshead of gin.
One
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From this reading One night as I sat, half stupefied, in a tavern of infamy, my attention was suddenly drawn to some black object, reposing upon a hogshead of gin.
Pluto
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From this reading It was a black cat—a very large one—fully as large as Pluto, and closely resembling him in every point but one: upon its breast it bore an irregular white splotch.
point
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recorded
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reposing
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From this reading One night as I sat, half stupefied, in a tavern of infamy, my attention was suddenly drawn to some black object, reposing upon a hogshead of gin.
resembling
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From this reading It was a black cat—a very large one—fully as large as Pluto, and closely resembling him in every point but one: upon its breast it bore an irregular white splotch.
returned
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From this reading I took it home, but soon my ancient fury returned.
sat
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From this reading One night as I sat, half stupefied, in a tavern of infamy, my attention was suddenly drawn to some black object, reposing upon a hogshead of gin.
some
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From this reading One night as I sat, half stupefied, in a tavern of infamy, my attention was suddenly drawn to some black object, reposing upon a hogshead of gin.
soon
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From this reading I took it home, but soon my ancient fury returned.
splotch
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From this reading It was a black cat—a very large one—fully as large as Pluto, and closely resembling him in every point but one: upon its breast it bore an irregular white splotch.
stay
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From this reading In a fit of demonic madness in the cellar, when my wife attempted to stay my hand, I struck her dead with an axe.
struck
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From this reading In a fit of demonic madness in the cellar, when my wife attempted to stay my hand, I struck her dead with an axe.
stupefied
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From this reading One night as I sat, half stupefied, in a tavern of infamy, my attention was suddenly drawn to some black object, reposing upon a hogshead of gin.
suddenly
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From this reading One night as I sat, half stupefied, in a tavern of infamy, my attention was suddenly drawn to some black object, reposing upon a hogshead of gin.
tavern
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the
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From this reading In a fit of demonic madness in the cellar, when my wife attempted to stay my hand, I struck her dead with an axe.
their
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From this reading With cold, calculated malevolence, I determined to wall up the corpse in the cellar, even as the monks of the Middle Ages are recorded to have walled up their victims.
to
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From this reading One night as I sat, half stupefied, in a tavern of infamy, my attention was suddenly drawn to some black object, reposing upon a hogshead of gin.
took
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From this reading I took it home, but soon my ancient fury returned.
up
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From this reading With cold, calculated malevolence, I determined to wall up the corpse in the cellar, even as the monks of the Middle Ages are recorded to have walled up their victims.
upon
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From this reading One night as I sat, half stupefied, in a tavern of infamy, my attention was suddenly drawn to some black object, reposing upon a hogshead of gin.
very
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From this reading It was a black cat—a very large one—fully as large as Pluto, and closely resembling him in every point but one: upon its breast it bore an irregular white splotch.
victims
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From this reading With cold, calculated malevolence, I determined to wall up the corpse in the cellar, even as the monks of the Middle Ages are recorded to have walled up their victims.
wall
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walled
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From this reading With cold, calculated malevolence, I determined to wall up the corpse in the cellar, even as the monks of the Middle Ages are recorded to have walled up their victims.
was
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From this reading One night as I sat, half stupefied, in a tavern of infamy, my attention was suddenly drawn to some black object, reposing upon a hogshead of gin.
when
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From this reading In a fit of demonic madness in the cellar, when my wife attempted to stay my hand, I struck her dead with an axe.
white
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From this reading It was a black cat—a very large one—fully as large as Pluto, and closely resembling him in every point but one: upon its breast it bore an irregular white splotch.
wife
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From this reading In a fit of demonic madness in the cellar, when my wife attempted to stay my hand, I struck her dead with an axe.
with
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From this reading In a fit of demonic madness in the cellar, when my wife attempted to stay my hand, I struck her dead with an axe.
