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abject
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From this reading Most of those who were present and who witnessed the distressing spectacle had only words of sympathy for the unfortunate man--his reverent manner, his contrite tones, and abject humiliation disarming their criticism.
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Not only Kennedy Square, but Moorlands, rang with accounts of the dinner and its consequences.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Richard Horn voiced the sentiments of Poe's sympathizers when, in rehearsing the episode the next afternoon at the club, he had said:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not only Kennedy Square, but Moorlands, rang with accounts of the dinner and its consequences.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Richard Horn voiced the sentiments of Poe's sympathizers when, in rehearsing the episode the next afternoon at the club, he had said:
barriers
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From this reading They felt that some sudden breaking down of the barriers of his will, either physical or mental, had led to the catastrophe.
breaking
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From this reading They felt that some sudden breaking down of the barriers of his will, either physical or mental, had led to the catastrophe.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not only Kennedy Square, but Moorlands, rang with accounts of the dinner and its consequences.
catastrophe
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From this reading They felt that some sudden breaking down of the barriers of his will, either physical or mental, had led to the catastrophe.
club
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condition
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From this reading “His pitiable condition, gentlemen, was not the result of debauchery.
consequences
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From this reading Not only Kennedy Square, but Moorlands, rang with accounts of the dinner and its consequences.
contrite
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From this reading Most of those who were present and who witnessed the distressing spectacle had only words of sympathy for the unfortunate man--his reverent manner, his contrite tones, and abject humiliation disarming their criticism.
criticism
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debauchery
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From this reading “His pitiable condition, gentlemen, was not the result of debauchery.
dinner
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From this reading Not only Kennedy Square, but Moorlands, rang with accounts of the dinner and its consequences.
disarming
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From this reading Most of those who were present and who witnessed the distressing spectacle had only words of sympathy for the unfortunate man--his reverent manner, his contrite tones, and abject humiliation disarming their criticism.
distressing
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From this reading Most of those who were present and who witnessed the distressing spectacle had only words of sympathy for the unfortunate man--his reverent manner, his contrite tones, and abject humiliation disarming their criticism.
down
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From this reading They felt that some sudden breaking down of the barriers of his will, either physical or mental, had led to the catastrophe.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading They felt that some sudden breaking down of the barriers of his will, either physical or mental, had led to the catastrophe.
episode
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felt
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From this reading They felt that some sudden breaking down of the barriers of his will, either physical or mental, had led to the catastrophe.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Most of those who were present and who witnessed the distressing spectacle had only words of sympathy for the unfortunate man--his reverent manner, his contrite tones, and abject humiliation disarming their criticism.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His pitiable condition, gentlemen, was not the result of debauchery.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Most of those who were present and who witnessed the distressing spectacle had only words of sympathy for the unfortunate man--his reverent manner, his contrite tones, and abject humiliation disarming their criticism.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Richard Horn voiced the sentiments of Poe's sympathizers when, in rehearsing the episode the next afternoon at the club, he had said:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Most of those who were present and who witnessed the distressing spectacle had only words of sympathy for the unfortunate man--his reverent manner, his contrite tones, and abject humiliation disarming their criticism.
Horn
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humiliation
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From this reading Most of those who were present and who witnessed the distressing spectacle had only words of sympathy for the unfortunate man--his reverent manner, his contrite tones, and abject humiliation disarming their criticism.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Richard Horn voiced the sentiments of Poe's sympathizers when, in rehearsing the episode the next afternoon at the club, he had said:
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Not only Kennedy Square, but Moorlands, rang with accounts of the dinner and its consequences.
Kennedy
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From this reading Not only Kennedy Square, but Moorlands, rang with accounts of the dinner and its consequences.
led
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From this reading They felt that some sudden breaking down of the barriers of his will, either physical or mental, had led to the catastrophe.
man
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From this reading Most of those who were present and who witnessed the distressing spectacle had only words of sympathy for the unfortunate man--his reverent manner, his contrite tones, and abject humiliation disarming their criticism.
manner
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mental
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From this reading They felt that some sudden breaking down of the barriers of his will, either physical or mental, had led to the catastrophe.
Moorlands
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From this reading Not only Kennedy Square, but Moorlands, rang with accounts of the dinner and its consequences.
Most
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From this reading Most of those who were present and who witnessed the distressing spectacle had only words of sympathy for the unfortunate man--his reverent manner, his contrite tones, and abject humiliation disarming their criticism.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Richard Horn voiced the sentiments of Poe's sympathizers when, in rehearsing the episode the next afternoon at the club, he had said:
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not only Kennedy Square, but Moorlands, rang with accounts of the dinner and its consequences.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not only Kennedy Square, but Moorlands, rang with accounts of the dinner and its consequences.
only
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From this reading Not only Kennedy Square, but Moorlands, rang with accounts of the dinner and its consequences.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They felt that some sudden breaking down of the barriers of his will, either physical or mental, had led to the catastrophe.
physical
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From this reading They felt that some sudden breaking down of the barriers of his will, either physical or mental, had led to the catastrophe.
pitiable
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From this reading “His pitiable condition, gentlemen, was not the result of debauchery.
Poe's
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present
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rang
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From this reading Not only Kennedy Square, but Moorlands, rang with accounts of the dinner and its consequences.
rehearsing
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result
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From this reading “His pitiable condition, gentlemen, was not the result of debauchery.
reverent
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Richard
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said
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sentiments
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some
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From this reading They felt that some sudden breaking down of the barriers of his will, either physical or mental, had led to the catastrophe.
spectacle
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From this reading Most of those who were present and who witnessed the distressing spectacle had only words of sympathy for the unfortunate man--his reverent manner, his contrite tones, and abject humiliation disarming their criticism.
Square
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From this reading Not only Kennedy Square, but Moorlands, rang with accounts of the dinner and its consequences.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They felt that some sudden breaking down of the barriers of his will, either physical or mental, had led to the catastrophe.
sympathizers
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From this reading Richard Horn voiced the sentiments of Poe's sympathizers when, in rehearsing the episode the next afternoon at the club, he had said:
sympathy
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From this reading Most of those who were present and who witnessed the distressing spectacle had only words of sympathy for the unfortunate man--his reverent manner, his contrite tones, and abject humiliation disarming their criticism.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They felt that some sudden breaking down of the barriers of his will, either physical or mental, had led to the catastrophe.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not only Kennedy Square, but Moorlands, rang with accounts of the dinner and its consequences.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Most of those who were present and who witnessed the distressing spectacle had only words of sympathy for the unfortunate man--his reverent manner, his contrite tones, and abject humiliation disarming their criticism.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They felt that some sudden breaking down of the barriers of his will, either physical or mental, had led to the catastrophe.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Most of those who were present and who witnessed the distressing spectacle had only words of sympathy for the unfortunate man--his reverent manner, his contrite tones, and abject humiliation disarming their criticism.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They felt that some sudden breaking down of the barriers of his will, either physical or mental, had led to the catastrophe.
tones
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From this reading Most of those who were present and who witnessed the distressing spectacle had only words of sympathy for the unfortunate man--his reverent manner, his contrite tones, and abject humiliation disarming their criticism.
unfortunate
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From this reading Most of those who were present and who witnessed the distressing spectacle had only words of sympathy for the unfortunate man--his reverent manner, his contrite tones, and abject humiliation disarming their criticism.
voiced
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From this reading Richard Horn voiced the sentiments of Poe's sympathizers when, in rehearsing the episode the next afternoon at the club, he had said:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “His pitiable condition, gentlemen, was not the result of debauchery.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Most of those who were present and who witnessed the distressing spectacle had only words of sympathy for the unfortunate man--his reverent manner, his contrite tones, and abject humiliation disarming their criticism.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Richard Horn voiced the sentiments of Poe's sympathizers when, in rehearsing the episode the next afternoon at the club, he had said:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Most of those who were present and who witnessed the distressing spectacle had only words of sympathy for the unfortunate man--his reverent manner, his contrite tones, and abject humiliation disarming their criticism.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading They felt that some sudden breaking down of the barriers of his will, either physical or mental, had led to the catastrophe.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not only Kennedy Square, but Moorlands, rang with accounts of the dinner and its consequences.
witnessed
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From this reading Most of those who were present and who witnessed the distressing spectacle had only words of sympathy for the unfortunate man--his reverent manner, his contrite tones, and abject humiliation disarming their criticism.
words
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From this reading Most of those who were present and who witnessed the distressing spectacle had only words of sympathy for the unfortunate man--his reverent manner, his contrite tones, and abject humiliation disarming their criticism.
