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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 _Chief-Justice Twofold_ The Judge found himself in a corridor lighted with dingy oil lamps, the walls of bare stone; it looked like a passage in a prison.
actually
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From this reading He saw these by glimpses, round corners, and at the ends of passages, but he did not actually pass them by.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here and there he saw bony and gigantic soldiers passing to and fro, with muskets over their shoulders.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He saw these by glimpses, round corners, and at the ends of passages, but he did not actually pass them by.
bare
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From this reading _Chief-Justice Twofold_ The Judge found himself in a corridor lighted with dingy oil lamps, the walls of bare stone; it looked like a passage in a prison.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They looked straight before them, grinding their teeth, in bleak fury, with no noise but the clank of their shoes.
bleak
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From this reading They looked straight before them, grinding their teeth, in bleak fury, with no noise but the clank of their shoes.
bony
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From this reading Here and there he saw bony and gigantic soldiers passing to and fro, with muskets over their shoulders.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They looked straight before them, grinding their teeth, in bleak fury, with no noise but the clank of their shoes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He saw these by glimpses, round corners, and at the ends of passages, but he did not actually pass them by.
Chief-Justice
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From this reading _Chief-Justice Twofold_ The Judge found himself in a corridor lighted with dingy oil lamps, the walls of bare stone; it looked like a passage in a prison.
clank
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From this reading They looked straight before them, grinding their teeth, in bleak fury, with no noise but the clank of their shoes.
corners
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From this reading He saw these by glimpses, round corners, and at the ends of passages, but he did not actually pass them by.
corridor
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From this reading _Chief-Justice Twofold_ The Judge found himself in a corridor lighted with dingy oil lamps, the walls of bare stone; it looked like a passage in a prison.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He saw these by glimpses, round corners, and at the ends of passages, but he did not actually pass them by.
dingy
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From this reading _Chief-Justice Twofold_ The Judge found himself in a corridor lighted with dingy oil lamps, the walls of bare stone; it looked like a passage in a prison.
ends
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From this reading He saw these by glimpses, round corners, and at the ends of passages, but he did not actually pass them by.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Chief-Justice Twofold_ The Judge found himself in a corridor lighted with dingy oil lamps, the walls of bare stone; it looked like a passage in a prison.
fro
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fury
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From this reading They looked straight before them, grinding their teeth, in bleak fury, with no noise but the clank of their shoes.
gigantic
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From this reading Here and there he saw bony and gigantic soldiers passing to and fro, with muskets over their shoulders.
glimpses
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From this reading He saw these by glimpses, round corners, and at the ends of passages, but he did not actually pass them by.
grinding
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From this reading They looked straight before them, grinding their teeth, in bleak fury, with no noise but the clank of their shoes.
guards
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From this reading His guards placed him in the hands of other people.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading His guards placed him in the hands of other people.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here and there he saw bony and gigantic soldiers passing to and fro, with muskets over their shoulders.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here and there he saw bony and gigantic soldiers passing to and fro, with muskets over their shoulders.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His guards placed him in the hands of other people.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading _Chief-Justice Twofold_ The Judge found himself in a corridor lighted with dingy oil lamps, the walls of bare stone; it looked like a passage in a prison.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His guards placed him in the hands of other people.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Chief-Justice Twofold_ The Judge found himself in a corridor lighted with dingy oil lamps, the walls of bare stone; it looked like a passage in a prison.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Chief-Justice Twofold_ The Judge found himself in a corridor lighted with dingy oil lamps, the walls of bare stone; it looked like a passage in a prison.
Judge
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From this reading _Chief-Justice Twofold_ The Judge found himself in a corridor lighted with dingy oil lamps, the walls of bare stone; it looked like a passage in a prison.
lamps
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From this reading _Chief-Justice Twofold_ The Judge found himself in a corridor lighted with dingy oil lamps, the walls of bare stone; it looked like a passage in a prison.
lighted
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From this reading _Chief-Justice Twofold_ The Judge found himself in a corridor lighted with dingy oil lamps, the walls of bare stone; it looked like a passage in a prison.
like
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From this reading _Chief-Justice Twofold_ The Judge found himself in a corridor lighted with dingy oil lamps, the walls of bare stone; it looked like a passage in a prison.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Chief-Justice Twofold_ The Judge found himself in a corridor lighted with dingy oil lamps, the walls of bare stone; it looked like a passage in a prison.
musketsnounUS /ˈmuskets/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Here and there he saw bony and gigantic soldiers passing to and fro, with muskets over their shoulders.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They looked straight before them, grinding their teeth, in bleak fury, with no noise but the clank of their shoes.
noise
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From this reading They looked straight before them, grinding their teeth, in bleak fury, with no noise but the clank of their shoes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He saw these by glimpses, round corners, and at the ends of passages, but he did not actually pass them by.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Chief-Justice Twofold_ The Judge found himself in a corridor lighted with dingy oil lamps, the walls of bare stone; it looked like a passage in a prison.
oilnounUS /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading _Chief-Justice Twofold_ The Judge found himself in a corridor lighted with dingy oil lamps, the walls of bare stone; it looked like a passage in a prison.
other
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From this reading His guards placed him in the hands of other people.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Here and there he saw bony and gigantic soldiers passing to and fro, with muskets over their shoulders.
pass
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From this reading He saw these by glimpses, round corners, and at the ends of passages, but he did not actually pass them by.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Chief-Justice Twofold_ The Judge found himself in a corridor lighted with dingy oil lamps, the walls of bare stone; it looked like a passage in a prison.
passages
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From this reading He saw these by glimpses, round corners, and at the ends of passages, but he did not actually pass them by.
passing
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people
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placed
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From this reading His guards placed him in the hands of other people.
prison
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From this reading _Chief-Justice Twofold_ The Judge found himself in a corridor lighted with dingy oil lamps, the walls of bare stone; it looked like a passage in a prison.
round
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saw
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From this reading Here and there he saw bony and gigantic soldiers passing to and fro, with muskets over their shoulders.
shoes
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From this reading They looked straight before them, grinding their teeth, in bleak fury, with no noise but the clank of their shoes.
shoulders
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From this reading Here and there he saw bony and gigantic soldiers passing to and fro, with muskets over their shoulders.
soldiers
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stone
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From this reading _Chief-Justice Twofold_ The Judge found himself in a corridor lighted with dingy oil lamps, the walls of bare stone; it looked like a passage in a prison.
straight
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From this reading They looked straight before them, grinding their teeth, in bleak fury, with no noise but the clank of their shoes.
teeth
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From this reading They looked straight before them, grinding their teeth, in bleak fury, with no noise but the clank of their shoes.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Chief-Justice Twofold_ The Judge found himself in a corridor lighted with dingy oil lamps, the walls of bare stone; it looked like a passage in a prison.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Here and there he saw bony and gigantic soldiers passing to and fro, with muskets over their shoulders.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They looked straight before them, grinding their teeth, in bleak fury, with no noise but the clank of their shoes.
there
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From this reading Here and there he saw bony and gigantic soldiers passing to and fro, with muskets over their shoulders.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He saw these by glimpses, round corners, and at the ends of passages, but he did not actually pass them by.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They looked straight before them, grinding their teeth, in bleak fury, with no noise but the clank of their shoes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here and there he saw bony and gigantic soldiers passing to and fro, with muskets over their shoulders.
Twofold
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From this reading _Chief-Justice Twofold_ The Judge found himself in a corridor lighted with dingy oil lamps, the walls of bare stone; it looked like a passage in a prison.
walls
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From this reading _Chief-Justice Twofold_ The Judge found himself in a corridor lighted with dingy oil lamps, the walls of bare stone; it looked like a passage in a prison.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Chief-Justice Twofold_ The Judge found himself in a corridor lighted with dingy oil lamps, the walls of bare stone; it looked like a passage in a prison.
