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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 RICHARD BEHOLDS HOW GREAT A MATTER A LITTLE FIRE KINDLETH.
admission
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From this reading The window of the chamber was not fastened, and when Richard gained admission, he found the door locked as he had left it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The window of the chamber was not fastened, and when Richard gained admission, he found the door locked as he had left it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The window of the chamber was not fastened, and when Richard gained admission, he found the door locked as he had left it.
bed
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From this reading Congratulating himself upon his escape from manifold perils by land and water, Richard undressed himself and went to bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The window must therefore have been closed from the outside; but this did not seem probable, and he came to the conclusion that the sash had dropped of itself.
BEHOLDS
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From this reading RICHARD BEHOLDS HOW GREAT A MATTER A LITTLE FIRE KINDLETH.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The window must therefore have been closed from the outside; but this did not seem probable, and he came to the conclusion that the sash had dropped of itself.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Congratulating himself upon his escape from manifold perils by land and water, Richard undressed himself and went to bed.
came
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From this reading The window must therefore have been closed from the outside; but this did not seem probable, and he came to the conclusion that the sash had dropped of itself.
chamber
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From this reading The window of the chamber was not fastened, and when Richard gained admission, he found the door locked as he had left it.
closed
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From this reading The window must therefore have been closed from the outside; but this did not seem probable, and he came to the conclusion that the sash had dropped of itself.
comforting
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From this reading This was a very comforting reflection, and it removed many of the doubts and fears which disturbed him.
conclusion
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From this reading The window must therefore have been closed from the outside; but this did not seem probable, and he came to the conclusion that the sash had dropped of itself.
Congratulating
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From this reading Congratulating himself upon his escape from manifold perils by land and water, Richard undressed himself and went to bed.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The window must therefore have been closed from the outside; but this did not seem probable, and he came to the conclusion that the sash had dropped of itself.
disturbed
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From this reading This was a very comforting reflection, and it removed many of the doubts and fears which disturbed him.
door
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From this reading The window of the chamber was not fastened, and when Richard gained admission, he found the door locked as he had left it.
doubts
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From this reading This was a very comforting reflection, and it removed many of the doubts and fears which disturbed him.
dropped
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From this reading The window must therefore have been closed from the outside; but this did not seem probable, and he came to the conclusion that the sash had dropped of itself.
escape
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From this reading Congratulating himself upon his escape from manifold perils by land and water, Richard undressed himself and went to bed.
fastened
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From this reading The window of the chamber was not fastened, and when Richard gained admission, he found the door locked as he had left it.
fears
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From this reading This was a very comforting reflection, and it removed many of the doubts and fears which disturbed him.
FIRE
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From this reading RICHARD BEHOLDS HOW GREAT A MATTER A LITTLE FIRE KINDLETH.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The window of the chamber was not fastened, and when Richard gained admission, he found the door locked as he had left it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The window must therefore have been closed from the outside; but this did not seem probable, and he came to the conclusion that the sash had dropped of itself.
gained
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From this reading The window of the chamber was not fastened, and when Richard gained admission, he found the door locked as he had left it.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading RICHARD BEHOLDS HOW GREAT A MATTER A LITTLE FIRE KINDLETH.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The window of the chamber was not fastened, and when Richard gained admission, he found the door locked as he had left it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The window must therefore have been closed from the outside; but this did not seem probable, and he came to the conclusion that the sash had dropped of itself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The window of the chamber was not fastened, and when Richard gained admission, he found the door locked as he had left it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This was a very comforting reflection, and it removed many of the doubts and fears which disturbed him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Congratulating himself upon his escape from manifold perils by land and water, Richard undressed himself and went to bed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Congratulating himself upon his escape from manifold perils by land and water, Richard undressed himself and went to bed.
HOW
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From this reading RICHARD BEHOLDS HOW GREAT A MATTER A LITTLE FIRE KINDLETH.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The window of the chamber was not fastened, and when Richard gained admission, he found the door locked as he had left it.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The window must therefore have been closed from the outside; but this did not seem probable, and he came to the conclusion that the sash had dropped of itself.
KINDLETH
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From this reading RICHARD BEHOLDS HOW GREAT A MATTER A LITTLE FIRE KINDLETH.
land
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From this reading Congratulating himself upon his escape from manifold perils by land and water, Richard undressed himself and went to bed.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The window of the chamber was not fastened, and when Richard gained admission, he found the door locked as he had left it.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading RICHARD BEHOLDS HOW GREAT A MATTER A LITTLE FIRE KINDLETH.
locked
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From this reading The window of the chamber was not fastened, and when Richard gained admission, he found the door locked as he had left it.
manifold
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From this reading Congratulating himself upon his escape from manifold perils by land and water, Richard undressed himself and went to bed.
many
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From this reading This was a very comforting reflection, and it removed many of the doubts and fears which disturbed him.
MATTER
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From this reading RICHARD BEHOLDS HOW GREAT A MATTER A LITTLE FIRE KINDLETH.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The window must therefore have been closed from the outside; but this did not seem probable, and he came to the conclusion that the sash had dropped of itself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The window of the chamber was not fastened, and when Richard gained admission, he found the door locked as he had left it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The window of the chamber was not fastened, and when Richard gained admission, he found the door locked as he had left it.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The window must therefore have been closed from the outside; but this did not seem probable, and he came to the conclusion that the sash had dropped of itself.
perils
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From this reading Congratulating himself upon his escape from manifold perils by land and water, Richard undressed himself and went to bed.
probable
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From this reading The window must therefore have been closed from the outside; but this did not seem probable, and he came to the conclusion that the sash had dropped of itself.
reflection
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From this reading This was a very comforting reflection, and it removed many of the doubts and fears which disturbed him.
removed
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From this reading This was a very comforting reflection, and it removed many of the doubts and fears which disturbed him.
RICHARD
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From this reading RICHARD BEHOLDS HOW GREAT A MATTER A LITTLE FIRE KINDLETH.
sash
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From this reading The window must therefore have been closed from the outside; but this did not seem probable, and he came to the conclusion that the sash had dropped of itself.
seem
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From this reading The window must therefore have been closed from the outside; but this did not seem probable, and he came to the conclusion that the sash had dropped of itself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The window must therefore have been closed from the outside; but this did not seem probable, and he came to the conclusion that the sash had dropped of itself.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The window of the chamber was not fastened, and when Richard gained admission, he found the door locked as he had left it.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The window must therefore have been closed from the outside; but this did not seem probable, and he came to the conclusion that the sash had dropped of itself.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The window must therefore have been closed from the outside; but this did not seem probable, and he came to the conclusion that the sash had dropped of itself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The window must therefore have been closed from the outside; but this did not seem probable, and he came to the conclusion that the sash had dropped of itself.
undressed
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From this reading Congratulating himself upon his escape from manifold perils by land and water, Richard undressed himself and went to bed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Congratulating himself upon his escape from manifold perils by land and water, Richard undressed himself and went to bed.
very
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From this reading This was a very comforting reflection, and it removed many of the doubts and fears which disturbed him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The window of the chamber was not fastened, and when Richard gained admission, he found the door locked as he had left it.
water
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From this reading Congratulating himself upon his escape from manifold perils by land and water, Richard undressed himself and went to bed.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Congratulating himself upon his escape from manifold perils by land and water, Richard undressed himself and went to bed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The window of the chamber was not fastened, and when Richard gained admission, he found the door locked as he had left it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This was a very comforting reflection, and it removed many of the doubts and fears which disturbed him.
window
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From this reading The window of the chamber was not fastened, and when Richard gained admission, he found the door locked as he had left it.
