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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 During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading He thought of Bernardine, who was waiting for him to return to her, and he groaned aloud in the bitterness of his anguish, in the agony of his awful despair.
ah
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From this reading "Great God in Heaven! how long--ah, how long, will this torture last?" he cried.
aloud
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From this reading He thought of Bernardine, who was waiting for him to return to her, and he groaned aloud in the bitterness of his anguish, in the agony of his awful despair.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He felt that his brain must soon give way, and that Jasper Wilde would have his desire--he would soon be driven to insanity.
anguish
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From this reading He thought of Bernardine, who was waiting for him to return to her, and he groaned aloud in the bitterness of his anguish, in the agony of his awful despair.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The manacles cut into his flesh, for his wrists had swollen as he lay there, and the burning thirst was becoming maddening.
awful
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From this reading He thought of Bernardine, who was waiting for him to return to her, and he groaned aloud in the bitterness of his anguish, in the agony of his awful despair.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He felt that his brain must soon give way, and that Jasper Wilde would have his desire--he would soon be driven to insanity.
becoming
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From this reading The manacles cut into his flesh, for his wrists had swollen as he lay there, and the burning thirst was becoming maddening.
Bernardine
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From this reading He thought of Bernardine, who was waiting for him to return to her, and he groaned aloud in the bitterness of his anguish, in the agony of his awful despair.
bitterness
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From this reading He thought of Bernardine, who was waiting for him to return to her, and he groaned aloud in the bitterness of his anguish, in the agony of his awful despair.
brain
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From this reading He felt that his brain must soon give way, and that Jasper Wilde would have his desire--he would soon be driven to insanity.
burning
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From this reading The manacles cut into his flesh, for his wrists had swollen as he lay there, and the burning thirst was becoming maddening.
cellar
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From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Great God in Heaven! how long--ah, how long, will this torture last?" he cried.
cut
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From this reading The manacles cut into his flesh, for his wrists had swollen as he lay there, and the burning thirst was becoming maddening.
damp
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From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
dared
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From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
desire
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From this reading He felt that his brain must soon give way, and that Jasper Wilde would have his desire--he would soon be driven to insanity.
despair
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From this reading He thought of Bernardine, who was waiting for him to return to her, and he groaned aloud in the bitterness of his anguish, in the agony of his awful despair.
driven
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From this reading He felt that his brain must soon give way, and that Jasper Wilde would have his desire--he would soon be driven to insanity.
droves
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From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
felt
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From this reading He felt that his brain must soon give way, and that Jasper Wilde would have his desire--he would soon be driven to insanity.
flesh
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From this reading The manacles cut into his flesh, for his wrists had swollen as he lay there, and the burning thirst was becoming maddening.
floor
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From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
followed
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From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
Gardiner
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From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
give
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From this reading He felt that his brain must soon give way, and that Jasper Wilde would have his desire--he would soon be driven to insanity.
God
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From this reading "Great God in Heaven! how long--ah, how long, will this torture last?" he cried.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
groaned
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From this reading He thought of Bernardine, who was waiting for him to return to her, and he groaned aloud in the bitterness of his anguish, in the agony of his awful despair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The manacles cut into his flesh, for his wrists had swollen as he lay there, and the burning thirst was becoming maddening.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He felt that his brain must soon give way, and that Jasper Wilde would have his desire--he would soon be driven to insanity.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
Heaven
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From this reading "Great God in Heaven! how long--ah, how long, will this torture last?" he cried.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He thought of Bernardine, who was waiting for him to return to her, and he groaned aloud in the bitterness of his anguish, in the agony of his awful despair.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He thought of Bernardine, who was waiting for him to return to her, and he groaned aloud in the bitterness of his anguish, in the agony of his awful despair.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
horror
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From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
hours
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From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
how
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From this reading "Great God in Heaven! how long--ah, how long, will this torture last?" he cried.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
insanity
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From this reading He felt that his brain must soon give way, and that Jasper Wilde would have his desire--he would soon be driven to insanity.
instant
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From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The manacles cut into his flesh, for his wrists had swollen as he lay there, and the burning thirst was becoming maddening.
Jasper
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From this reading He felt that his brain must soon give way, and that Jasper Wilde would have his desire--he would soon be driven to insanity.
Jay
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From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Great God in Heaven! how long--ah, how long, will this torture last?" he cried.
lay
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From this reading The manacles cut into his flesh, for his wrists had swollen as he lay there, and the burning thirst was becoming maddening.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
maddening
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From this reading The manacles cut into his flesh, for his wrists had swollen as he lay there, and the burning thirst was becoming maddening.
manacles
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From this reading The manacles cut into his flesh, for his wrists had swollen as he lay there, and the burning thirst was becoming maddening.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He felt that his brain must soon give way, and that Jasper Wilde would have his desire--he would soon be driven to insanity.
night
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From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
prisoner
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From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
return
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From this reading He thought of Bernardine, who was waiting for him to return to her, and he groaned aloud in the bitterness of his anguish, in the agony of his awful despair.
rodents
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From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
scampered
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From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
single
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From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
sleep
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From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
soon
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From this reading He felt that his brain must soon give way, and that Jasper Wilde would have his desire--he would soon be driven to insanity.
swollen
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From this reading The manacles cut into his flesh, for his wrists had swollen as he lay there, and the burning thirst was becoming maddening.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
there
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From this reading The manacles cut into his flesh, for his wrists had swollen as he lay there, and the burning thirst was becoming maddening.
thirst
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From this reading The manacles cut into his flesh, for his wrists had swollen as he lay there, and the burning thirst was becoming maddening.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Great God in Heaven! how long--ah, how long, will this torture last?" he cried.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought of Bernardine, who was waiting for him to return to her, and he groaned aloud in the bitterness of his anguish, in the agony of his awful despair.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
torture
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From this reading "Great God in Heaven! how long--ah, how long, will this torture last?" he cried.
trust
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From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
waiting
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From this reading He thought of Bernardine, who was waiting for him to return to her, and he groaned aloud in the bitterness of his anguish, in the agony of his awful despair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
way
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From this reading He felt that his brain must soon give way, and that Jasper Wilde would have his desire--he would soon be driven to insanity.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading During the long hours of the night which followed, Jay Gardiner dared not trust himself to sleep for a single instant, so great was his horror of the rodents that scampered in droves across the damp floor of the cellar in which he was a prisoner.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He thought of Bernardine, who was waiting for him to return to her, and he groaned aloud in the bitterness of his anguish, in the agony of his awful despair.
Wilde
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From this reading He felt that his brain must soon give way, and that Jasper Wilde would have his desire--he would soon be driven to insanity.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Great God in Heaven! how long--ah, how long, will this torture last?" he cried.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He felt that his brain must soon give way, and that Jasper Wilde would have his desire--he would soon be driven to insanity.
wrists
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From this reading The manacles cut into his flesh, for his wrists had swollen as he lay there, and the burning thirst was becoming maddening.
