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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 DROOM TRIUMPHS OVER DEATH Droom stood for a few moments in the hurtling snowstorm, abstractedly gazing toward Longacre Square.
abstractedly
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From this reading DROOM TRIUMPHS OVER DEATH Droom stood for a few moments in the hurtling snowstorm, abstractedly gazing toward Longacre Square.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The heavy ulster was unbuttoned and the snowflakes pelted in against his neglected shirt front.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was fever in his brain and chill in his heart.
Bansemer
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From this reading He had forgotten Jane's trivial tragedy; his one overwhelming thought was of James Bansemer.
blizzard
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From this reading The chill in his marrow was not from the blizzard that swept down upon him; the gaunt grey look in his face was not that of hunger or want.
brain
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From this reading There was fever in his brain and chill in his heart.
chill
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From this reading The chill in his marrow was not from the blizzard that swept down upon him; the gaunt grey look in his face was not that of hunger or want.
DEATH
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From this reading DROOM TRIUMPHS OVER DEATH Droom stood for a few moments in the hurtling snowstorm, abstractedly gazing toward Longacre Square.
down
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From this reading The chill in his marrow was not from the blizzard that swept down upon him; the gaunt grey look in his face was not that of hunger or want.
DROOM
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From this reading DROOM TRIUMPHS OVER DEATH Droom stood for a few moments in the hurtling snowstorm, abstractedly gazing toward Longacre Square.
face
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From this reading The chill in his marrow was not from the blizzard that swept down upon him; the gaunt grey look in his face was not that of hunger or want.
fever
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From this reading There was fever in his brain and chill in his heart.
few
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From this reading DROOM TRIUMPHS OVER DEATH Droom stood for a few moments in the hurtling snowstorm, abstractedly gazing toward Longacre Square.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DROOM TRIUMPHS OVER DEATH Droom stood for a few moments in the hurtling snowstorm, abstractedly gazing toward Longacre Square.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading He had forgotten Jane's trivial tragedy; his one overwhelming thought was of James Bansemer.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The chill in his marrow was not from the blizzard that swept down upon him; the gaunt grey look in his face was not that of hunger or want.
front
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From this reading The heavy ulster was unbuttoned and the snowflakes pelted in against his neglected shirt front.
gaunt
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From this reading The chill in his marrow was not from the blizzard that swept down upon him; the gaunt grey look in his face was not that of hunger or want.
gazing
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From this reading DROOM TRIUMPHS OVER DEATH Droom stood for a few moments in the hurtling snowstorm, abstractedly gazing toward Longacre Square.
grey
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From this reading The chill in his marrow was not from the blizzard that swept down upon him; the gaunt grey look in his face was not that of hunger or want.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had forgotten Jane's trivial tragedy; his one overwhelming thought was of James Bansemer.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had forgotten Jane's trivial tragedy; his one overwhelming thought was of James Bansemer.
heart
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From this reading There was fever in his brain and chill in his heart.
heavy
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From this reading The heavy ulster was unbuttoned and the snowflakes pelted in against his neglected shirt front.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The chill in his marrow was not from the blizzard that swept down upon him; the gaunt grey look in his face was not that of hunger or want.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The chill in his marrow was not from the blizzard that swept down upon him; the gaunt grey look in his face was not that of hunger or want.
hunger
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From this reading The chill in his marrow was not from the blizzard that swept down upon him; the gaunt grey look in his face was not that of hunger or want.
hurtling
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From this reading DROOM TRIUMPHS OVER DEATH Droom stood for a few moments in the hurtling snowstorm, abstractedly gazing toward Longacre Square.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DROOM TRIUMPHS OVER DEATH Droom stood for a few moments in the hurtling snowstorm, abstractedly gazing toward Longacre Square.
James
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From this reading He had forgotten Jane's trivial tragedy; his one overwhelming thought was of James Bansemer.
Jane's
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From this reading He had forgotten Jane's trivial tragedy; his one overwhelming thought was of James Bansemer.
Longacre
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From this reading DROOM TRIUMPHS OVER DEATH Droom stood for a few moments in the hurtling snowstorm, abstractedly gazing toward Longacre Square.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chill in his marrow was not from the blizzard that swept down upon him; the gaunt grey look in his face was not that of hunger or want.
marrow
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From this reading The chill in his marrow was not from the blizzard that swept down upon him; the gaunt grey look in his face was not that of hunger or want.
moments
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From this reading DROOM TRIUMPHS OVER DEATH Droom stood for a few moments in the hurtling snowstorm, abstractedly gazing toward Longacre Square.
neglected
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From this reading The heavy ulster was unbuttoned and the snowflakes pelted in against his neglected shirt front.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The chill in his marrow was not from the blizzard that swept down upon him; the gaunt grey look in his face was not that of hunger or want.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The chill in his marrow was not from the blizzard that swept down upon him; the gaunt grey look in his face was not that of hunger or want.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had forgotten Jane's trivial tragedy; his one overwhelming thought was of James Bansemer.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The chill in his marrow was not from the blizzard that swept down upon him; the gaunt grey look in his face was not that of hunger or want.
OVERprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading DROOM TRIUMPHS OVER DEATH Droom stood for a few moments in the hurtling snowstorm, abstractedly gazing toward Longacre Square.
overwhelming
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From this reading He had forgotten Jane's trivial tragedy; his one overwhelming thought was of James Bansemer.
pelted
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From this reading The heavy ulster was unbuttoned and the snowflakes pelted in against his neglected shirt front.
shirt
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From this reading The heavy ulster was unbuttoned and the snowflakes pelted in against his neglected shirt front.
snowflakes
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From this reading The heavy ulster was unbuttoned and the snowflakes pelted in against his neglected shirt front.
snowstorm
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From this reading DROOM TRIUMPHS OVER DEATH Droom stood for a few moments in the hurtling snowstorm, abstractedly gazing toward Longacre Square.
Square
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From this reading DROOM TRIUMPHS OVER DEATH Droom stood for a few moments in the hurtling snowstorm, abstractedly gazing toward Longacre Square.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DROOM TRIUMPHS OVER DEATH Droom stood for a few moments in the hurtling snowstorm, abstractedly gazing toward Longacre Square.
swept
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From this reading The chill in his marrow was not from the blizzard that swept down upon him; the gaunt grey look in his face was not that of hunger or want.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The chill in his marrow was not from the blizzard that swept down upon him; the gaunt grey look in his face was not that of hunger or want.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DROOM TRIUMPHS OVER DEATH Droom stood for a few moments in the hurtling snowstorm, abstractedly gazing toward Longacre Square.
There
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From this reading There was fever in his brain and chill in his heart.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had forgotten Jane's trivial tragedy; his one overwhelming thought was of James Bansemer.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading DROOM TRIUMPHS OVER DEATH Droom stood for a few moments in the hurtling snowstorm, abstractedly gazing toward Longacre Square.
tragedy
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From this reading He had forgotten Jane's trivial tragedy; his one overwhelming thought was of James Bansemer.
TRIUMPHS
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From this reading DROOM TRIUMPHS OVER DEATH Droom stood for a few moments in the hurtling snowstorm, abstractedly gazing toward Longacre Square.
trivial
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From this reading He had forgotten Jane's trivial tragedy; his one overwhelming thought was of James Bansemer.
ulster
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From this reading The heavy ulster was unbuttoned and the snowflakes pelted in against his neglected shirt front.
unbuttoned
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From this reading The heavy ulster was unbuttoned and the snowflakes pelted in against his neglected shirt front.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The chill in his marrow was not from the blizzard that swept down upon him; the gaunt grey look in his face was not that of hunger or want.
want
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From this reading The chill in his marrow was not from the blizzard that swept down upon him; the gaunt grey look in his face was not that of hunger or want.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The chill in his marrow was not from the blizzard that swept down upon him; the gaunt grey look in his face was not that of hunger or want.
