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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 My story until now has dragged a lingering length along, but from this point onward it moves swiftly to its close.
aided
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From this reading When, aided by Hinge on one side and by a stout walking-stick on the other, I left the hotel, the night was already dark, and once more a heavy rain was falling.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading My story until now has dragged a lingering length along, but from this point onward it moves swiftly to its close.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When, aided by Hinge on one side and by a stout walking-stick on the other, I left the hotel, the night was already dark, and once more a heavy rain was falling.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the haste I feel to reach that close I strive to obliterate from my mind whatever came between the hour of Hinge's revelation and the hour of the appointment.
anxiety
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From this reading The task is not easy, for the four-and-twenty hours that intervened were filled with a suspense and anxiety of no common sort.
anxious
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From this reading The night passed, as even the most anxious of nights will pass; the day succeeding it crawled on, as even the dreariest of days will crawl; and at last the hour arrived.
appointment
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From this reading In the haste I feel to reach that close I strive to obliterate from my mind whatever came between the hour of Hinge's revelation and the hour of the appointment.
arrived
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From this reading The night passed, as even the most anxious of nights will pass; the day succeeding it crawled on, as even the dreariest of days will crawl; and at last the hour arrived.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The night passed, as even the most anxious of nights will pass; the day succeeding it crawled on, as even the dreariest of days will crawl; and at last the hour arrived.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The night passed, as even the most anxious of nights will pass; the day succeeding it crawled on, as even the dreariest of days will crawl; and at last the hour arrived.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In the haste I feel to reach that close I strive to obliterate from my mind whatever came between the hour of Hinge's revelation and the hour of the appointment.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My story until now has dragged a lingering length along, but from this point onward it moves swiftly to its close.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When, aided by Hinge on one side and by a stout walking-stick on the other, I left the hotel, the night was already dark, and once more a heavy rain was falling.
came
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From this reading In the haste I feel to reach that close I strive to obliterate from my mind whatever came between the hour of Hinge's revelation and the hour of the appointment.
close
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From this reading My story until now has dragged a lingering length along, but from this point onward it moves swiftly to its close.
common
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From this reading The task is not easy, for the four-and-twenty hours that intervened were filled with a suspense and anxiety of no common sort.
crawl
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From this reading The night passed, as even the most anxious of nights will pass; the day succeeding it crawled on, as even the dreariest of days will crawl; and at last the hour arrived.
crawled
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From this reading The night passed, as even the most anxious of nights will pass; the day succeeding it crawled on, as even the dreariest of days will crawl; and at last the hour arrived.
dark
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From this reading When, aided by Hinge on one side and by a stout walking-stick on the other, I left the hotel, the night was already dark, and once more a heavy rain was falling.
day
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From this reading The night passed, as even the most anxious of nights will pass; the day succeeding it crawled on, as even the dreariest of days will crawl; and at last the hour arrived.
days
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From this reading The night passed, as even the most anxious of nights will pass; the day succeeding it crawled on, as even the dreariest of days will crawl; and at last the hour arrived.
dragged
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From this reading My story until now has dragged a lingering length along, but from this point onward it moves swiftly to its close.
dreariest
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From this reading The night passed, as even the most anxious of nights will pass; the day succeeding it crawled on, as even the dreariest of days will crawl; and at last the hour arrived.
easy
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From this reading The task is not easy, for the four-and-twenty hours that intervened were filled with a suspense and anxiety of no common sort.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night passed, as even the most anxious of nights will pass; the day succeeding it crawled on, as even the dreariest of days will crawl; and at last the hour arrived.
falling
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From this reading When, aided by Hinge on one side and by a stout walking-stick on the other, I left the hotel, the night was already dark, and once more a heavy rain was falling.
feel
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From this reading In the haste I feel to reach that close I strive to obliterate from my mind whatever came between the hour of Hinge's revelation and the hour of the appointment.
filled
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From this reading The task is not easy, for the four-and-twenty hours that intervened were filled with a suspense and anxiety of no common sort.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The task is not easy, for the four-and-twenty hours that intervened were filled with a suspense and anxiety of no common sort.
four-and-twenty
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From this reading The task is not easy, for the four-and-twenty hours that intervened were filled with a suspense and anxiety of no common sort.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My story until now has dragged a lingering length along, but from this point onward it moves swiftly to its close.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My story until now has dragged a lingering length along, but from this point onward it moves swiftly to its close.
haste
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From this reading In the haste I feel to reach that close I strive to obliterate from my mind whatever came between the hour of Hinge's revelation and the hour of the appointment.
heavy
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From this reading When, aided by Hinge on one side and by a stout walking-stick on the other, I left the hotel, the night was already dark, and once more a heavy rain was falling.
Hinge
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From this reading When, aided by Hinge on one side and by a stout walking-stick on the other, I left the hotel, the night was already dark, and once more a heavy rain was falling.
Hinge's
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From this reading In the haste I feel to reach that close I strive to obliterate from my mind whatever came between the hour of Hinge's revelation and the hour of the appointment.
hotel
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From this reading When, aided by Hinge on one side and by a stout walking-stick on the other, I left the hotel, the night was already dark, and once more a heavy rain was falling.
hour
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From this reading In the haste I feel to reach that close I strive to obliterate from my mind whatever came between the hour of Hinge's revelation and the hour of the appointment.
hours
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From this reading The task is not easy, for the four-and-twenty hours that intervened were filled with a suspense and anxiety of no common sort.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the haste I feel to reach that close I strive to obliterate from my mind whatever came between the hour of Hinge's revelation and the hour of the appointment.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the haste I feel to reach that close I strive to obliterate from my mind whatever came between the hour of Hinge's revelation and the hour of the appointment.
intervened
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From this reading The task is not easy, for the four-and-twenty hours that intervened were filled with a suspense and anxiety of no common sort.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The task is not easy, for the four-and-twenty hours that intervened were filled with a suspense and anxiety of no common sort.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My story until now has dragged a lingering length along, but from this point onward it moves swiftly to its close.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading My story until now has dragged a lingering length along, but from this point onward it moves swiftly to its close.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night passed, as even the most anxious of nights will pass; the day succeeding it crawled on, as even the dreariest of days will crawl; and at last the hour arrived.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When, aided by Hinge on one side and by a stout walking-stick on the other, I left the hotel, the night was already dark, and once more a heavy rain was falling.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading My story until now has dragged a lingering length along, but from this point onward it moves swiftly to its close.
lingering
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From this reading My story until now has dragged a lingering length along, but from this point onward it moves swiftly to its close.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the haste I feel to reach that close I strive to obliterate from my mind whatever came between the hour of Hinge's revelation and the hour of the appointment.
more
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From this reading When, aided by Hinge on one side and by a stout walking-stick on the other, I left the hotel, the night was already dark, and once more a heavy rain was falling.
most
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From this reading The night passed, as even the most anxious of nights will pass; the day succeeding it crawled on, as even the dreariest of days will crawl; and at last the hour arrived.
moves
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From this reading My story until now has dragged a lingering length along, but from this point onward it moves swiftly to its close.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My story until now has dragged a lingering length along, but from this point onward it moves swiftly to its close.
night
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From this reading The night passed, as even the most anxious of nights will pass; the day succeeding it crawled on, as even the dreariest of days will crawl; and at last the hour arrived.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading The night passed, as even the most anxious of nights will pass; the day succeeding it crawled on, as even the dreariest of days will crawl; and at last the hour arrived.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The task is not easy, for the four-and-twenty hours that intervened were filled with a suspense and anxiety of no common sort.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The task is not easy, for the four-and-twenty hours that intervened were filled with a suspense and anxiety of no common sort.
now
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From this reading My story until now has dragged a lingering length along, but from this point onward it moves swiftly to its close.
obliterate
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From this reading In the haste I feel to reach that close I strive to obliterate from my mind whatever came between the hour of Hinge's revelation and the hour of the appointment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the haste I feel to reach that close I strive to obliterate from my mind whatever came between the hour of Hinge's revelation and the hour of the appointment.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The night passed, as even the most anxious of nights will pass; the day succeeding it crawled on, as even the dreariest of days will crawl; and at last the hour arrived.
once
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From this reading When, aided by Hinge on one side and by a stout walking-stick on the other, I left the hotel, the night was already dark, and once more a heavy rain was falling.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When, aided by Hinge on one side and by a stout walking-stick on the other, I left the hotel, the night was already dark, and once more a heavy rain was falling.
onward
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From this reading My story until now has dragged a lingering length along, but from this point onward it moves swiftly to its close.
other
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From this reading When, aided by Hinge on one side and by a stout walking-stick on the other, I left the hotel, the night was already dark, and once more a heavy rain was falling.
pass
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From this reading The night passed, as even the most anxious of nights will pass; the day succeeding it crawled on, as even the dreariest of days will crawl; and at last the hour arrived.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night passed, as even the most anxious of nights will pass; the day succeeding it crawled on, as even the dreariest of days will crawl; and at last the hour arrived.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading My story until now has dragged a lingering length along, but from this point onward it moves swiftly to its close.
rain
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From this reading When, aided by Hinge on one side and by a stout walking-stick on the other, I left the hotel, the night was already dark, and once more a heavy rain was falling.
reach
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From this reading In the haste I feel to reach that close I strive to obliterate from my mind whatever came between the hour of Hinge's revelation and the hour of the appointment.
revelation
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From this reading In the haste I feel to reach that close I strive to obliterate from my mind whatever came between the hour of Hinge's revelation and the hour of the appointment.
side
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From this reading When, aided by Hinge on one side and by a stout walking-stick on the other, I left the hotel, the night was already dark, and once more a heavy rain was falling.
sort
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From this reading The task is not easy, for the four-and-twenty hours that intervened were filled with a suspense and anxiety of no common sort.
story
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From this reading My story until now has dragged a lingering length along, but from this point onward it moves swiftly to its close.
stout
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From this reading When, aided by Hinge on one side and by a stout walking-stick on the other, I left the hotel, the night was already dark, and once more a heavy rain was falling.
strive
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From this reading In the haste I feel to reach that close I strive to obliterate from my mind whatever came between the hour of Hinge's revelation and the hour of the appointment.
succeeding
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From this reading The night passed, as even the most anxious of nights will pass; the day succeeding it crawled on, as even the dreariest of days will crawl; and at last the hour arrived.
suspense
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From this reading The task is not easy, for the four-and-twenty hours that intervened were filled with a suspense and anxiety of no common sort.
swiftly
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From this reading My story until now has dragged a lingering length along, but from this point onward it moves swiftly to its close.
task
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From this reading The task is not easy, for the four-and-twenty hours that intervened were filled with a suspense and anxiety of no common sort.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the haste I feel to reach that close I strive to obliterate from my mind whatever came between the hour of Hinge's revelation and the hour of the appointment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the haste I feel to reach that close I strive to obliterate from my mind whatever came between the hour of Hinge's revelation and the hour of the appointment.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My story until now has dragged a lingering length along, but from this point onward it moves swiftly to its close.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My story until now has dragged a lingering length along, but from this point onward it moves swiftly to its close.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading My story until now has dragged a lingering length along, but from this point onward it moves swiftly to its close.
walking-stick
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From this reading When, aided by Hinge on one side and by a stout walking-stick on the other, I left the hotel, the night was already dark, and once more a heavy rain was falling.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When, aided by Hinge on one side and by a stout walking-stick on the other, I left the hotel, the night was already dark, and once more a heavy rain was falling.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The task is not easy, for the four-and-twenty hours that intervened were filled with a suspense and anxiety of no common sort.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading In the haste I feel to reach that close I strive to obliterate from my mind whatever came between the hour of Hinge's revelation and the hour of the appointment.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When, aided by Hinge on one side and by a stout walking-stick on the other, I left the hotel, the night was already dark, and once more a heavy rain was falling.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The night passed, as even the most anxious of nights will pass; the day succeeding it crawled on, as even the dreariest of days will crawl; and at last the hour arrived.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The task is not easy, for the four-and-twenty hours that intervened were filled with a suspense and anxiety of no common sort.
