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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 The housekeeper, who, foreseeing his act, had crept up inquisitively behind, gave a mortal gasp, and Miss Robin a faint shriek—for, stretched lifeless and livid on a couch within, lay the stark body of a man.
act
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From this reading The housekeeper, who, foreseeing his act, had crept up inquisitively behind, gave a mortal gasp, and Miss Robin a faint shriek—for, stretched lifeless and livid on a couch within, lay the stark body of a man.
all
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From this reading For a minute they all stood staring, frozen with horror; then Mrs. Gaunt began to wring her hands.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hardly knowing what he did, he pulled the curtain away from the recess by which they stood, and instantly staggered back.
away
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From this reading Hardly knowing what he did, he pulled the curtain away from the recess by which they stood, and instantly staggered back.
awful
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From this reading “It is the same,” she cried, in awful tones.
back
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From this reading Hardly knowing what he did, he pulled the curtain away from the recess by which they stood, and instantly staggered back.
began
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From this reading For a minute they all stood staring, frozen with horror; then Mrs. Gaunt began to wring her hands.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The housekeeper, who, foreseeing his act, had crept up inquisitively behind, gave a mortal gasp, and Miss Robin a faint shriek—for, stretched lifeless and livid on a couch within, lay the stark body of a man.
body
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From this reading The housekeeper, who, foreseeing his act, had crept up inquisitively behind, gave a mortal gasp, and Miss Robin a faint shriek—for, stretched lifeless and livid on a couch within, lay the stark body of a man.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hardly knowing what he did, he pulled the curtain away from the recess by which they stood, and instantly staggered back.
couch
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From this reading The housekeeper, who, foreseeing his act, had crept up inquisitively behind, gave a mortal gasp, and Miss Robin a faint shriek—for, stretched lifeless and livid on a couch within, lay the stark body of a man.
crept
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From this reading The housekeeper, who, foreseeing his act, had crept up inquisitively behind, gave a mortal gasp, and Miss Robin a faint shriek—for, stretched lifeless and livid on a couch within, lay the stark body of a man.
cried
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From this reading “It is the same,” she cried, in awful tones.
curtain
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From this reading Hardly knowing what he did, he pulled the curtain away from the recess by which they stood, and instantly staggered back.
dark
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From this reading “I remember him—the dark foreigner.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Hardly knowing what he did, he pulled the curtain away from the recess by which they stood, and instantly staggered back.
faint
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From this reading The housekeeper, who, foreseeing his act, had crept up inquisitively behind, gave a mortal gasp, and Miss Robin a faint shriek—for, stretched lifeless and livid on a couch within, lay the stark body of a man.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The housekeeper, who, foreseeing his act, had crept up inquisitively behind, gave a mortal gasp, and Miss Robin a faint shriek—for, stretched lifeless and livid on a couch within, lay the stark body of a man.
foreigner
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From this reading “I remember him—the dark foreigner.
foreseeing
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From this reading The housekeeper, who, foreseeing his act, had crept up inquisitively behind, gave a mortal gasp, and Miss Robin a faint shriek—for, stretched lifeless and livid on a couch within, lay the stark body of a man.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hardly knowing what he did, he pulled the curtain away from the recess by which they stood, and instantly staggered back.
frozen
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From this reading For a minute they all stood staring, frozen with horror; then Mrs. Gaunt began to wring her hands.
gaspnounUS /ɡæsp/
a sudden sharp intake of breath
From this reading The housekeeper, who, foreseeing his act, had crept up inquisitively behind, gave a mortal gasp, and Miss Robin a faint shriek—for, stretched lifeless and livid on a couch within, lay the stark body of a man.
Gaunt
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From this reading For a minute they all stood staring, frozen with horror; then Mrs. Gaunt began to wring her hands.
gave
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From this reading The housekeeper, who, foreseeing his act, had crept up inquisitively behind, gave a mortal gasp, and Miss Robin a faint shriek—for, stretched lifeless and livid on a couch within, lay the stark body of a man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The housekeeper, who, foreseeing his act, had crept up inquisitively behind, gave a mortal gasp, and Miss Robin a faint shriek—for, stretched lifeless and livid on a couch within, lay the stark body of a man.
hands
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From this reading For a minute they all stood staring, frozen with horror; then Mrs. Gaunt began to wring her hands.
Hardly
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From this reading Hardly knowing what he did, he pulled the curtain away from the recess by which they stood, and instantly staggered back.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hardly knowing what he did, he pulled the curtain away from the recess by which they stood, and instantly staggered back.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For a minute they all stood staring, frozen with horror; then Mrs. Gaunt began to wring her hands.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I remember him—the dark foreigner.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The housekeeper, who, foreseeing his act, had crept up inquisitively behind, gave a mortal gasp, and Miss Robin a faint shriek—for, stretched lifeless and livid on a couch within, lay the stark body of a man.
horror
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From this reading For a minute they all stood staring, frozen with horror; then Mrs. Gaunt began to wring her hands.
housekeeper
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From this reading The housekeeper, who, foreseeing his act, had crept up inquisitively behind, gave a mortal gasp, and Miss Robin a faint shriek—for, stretched lifeless and livid on a couch within, lay the stark body of a man.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I remember him—the dark foreigner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It is the same,” she cried, in awful tones.
inquisitively
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From this reading The housekeeper, who, foreseeing his act, had crept up inquisitively behind, gave a mortal gasp, and Miss Robin a faint shriek—for, stretched lifeless and livid on a couch within, lay the stark body of a man.
instantly
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From this reading Hardly knowing what he did, he pulled the curtain away from the recess by which they stood, and instantly staggered back.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is the same,” she cried, in awful tones.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is the same,” she cried, in awful tones.
knowing
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From this reading Hardly knowing what he did, he pulled the curtain away from the recess by which they stood, and instantly staggered back.
lay
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From this reading The housekeeper, who, foreseeing his act, had crept up inquisitively behind, gave a mortal gasp, and Miss Robin a faint shriek—for, stretched lifeless and livid on a couch within, lay the stark body of a man.
lifeless
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From this reading The housekeeper, who, foreseeing his act, had crept up inquisitively behind, gave a mortal gasp, and Miss Robin a faint shriek—for, stretched lifeless and livid on a couch within, lay the stark body of a man.
livid
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From this reading The housekeeper, who, foreseeing his act, had crept up inquisitively behind, gave a mortal gasp, and Miss Robin a faint shriek—for, stretched lifeless and livid on a couch within, lay the stark body of a man.
man
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From this reading The housekeeper, who, foreseeing his act, had crept up inquisitively behind, gave a mortal gasp, and Miss Robin a faint shriek—for, stretched lifeless and livid on a couch within, lay the stark body of a man.
minute
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From this reading For a minute they all stood staring, frozen with horror; then Mrs. Gaunt began to wring her hands.
Miss
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From this reading The housekeeper, who, foreseeing his act, had crept up inquisitively behind, gave a mortal gasp, and Miss Robin a faint shriek—for, stretched lifeless and livid on a couch within, lay the stark body of a man.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading The housekeeper, who, foreseeing his act, had crept up inquisitively behind, gave a mortal gasp, and Miss Robin a faint shriek—for, stretched lifeless and livid on a couch within, lay the stark body of a man.
Mrs
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From this reading For a minute they all stood staring, frozen with horror; then Mrs. Gaunt began to wring her hands.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The housekeeper, who, foreseeing his act, had crept up inquisitively behind, gave a mortal gasp, and Miss Robin a faint shriek—for, stretched lifeless and livid on a couch within, lay the stark body of a man.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The housekeeper, who, foreseeing his act, had crept up inquisitively behind, gave a mortal gasp, and Miss Robin a faint shriek—for, stretched lifeless and livid on a couch within, lay the stark body of a man.
pulled
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From this reading Hardly knowing what he did, he pulled the curtain away from the recess by which they stood, and instantly staggered back.
recess
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From this reading Hardly knowing what he did, he pulled the curtain away from the recess by which they stood, and instantly staggered back.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I remember him—the dark foreigner.
Robin
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From this reading The housekeeper, who, foreseeing his act, had crept up inquisitively behind, gave a mortal gasp, and Miss Robin a faint shriek—for, stretched lifeless and livid on a couch within, lay the stark body of a man.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading “It is the same,” she cried, in awful tones.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It is the same,” she cried, in awful tones.
shriek
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From this reading The housekeeper, who, foreseeing his act, had crept up inquisitively behind, gave a mortal gasp, and Miss Robin a faint shriek—for, stretched lifeless and livid on a couch within, lay the stark body of a man.
staggered
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From this reading Hardly knowing what he did, he pulled the curtain away from the recess by which they stood, and instantly staggered back.
staring
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From this reading For a minute they all stood staring, frozen with horror; then Mrs. Gaunt began to wring her hands.
stark
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From this reading The housekeeper, who, foreseeing his act, had crept up inquisitively behind, gave a mortal gasp, and Miss Robin a faint shriek—for, stretched lifeless and livid on a couch within, lay the stark body of a man.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Hardly knowing what he did, he pulled the curtain away from the recess by which they stood, and instantly staggered back.
stretched
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From this reading The housekeeper, who, foreseeing his act, had crept up inquisitively behind, gave a mortal gasp, and Miss Robin a faint shriek—for, stretched lifeless and livid on a couch within, lay the stark body of a man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hardly knowing what he did, he pulled the curtain away from the recess by which they stood, and instantly staggered back.
then
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From this reading For a minute they all stood staring, frozen with horror; then Mrs. Gaunt began to wring her hands.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hardly knowing what he did, he pulled the curtain away from the recess by which they stood, and instantly staggered back.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a minute they all stood staring, frozen with horror; then Mrs. Gaunt began to wring her hands.
tones
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From this reading “It is the same,” she cried, in awful tones.
up
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From this reading The housekeeper, who, foreseeing his act, had crept up inquisitively behind, gave a mortal gasp, and Miss Robin a faint shriek—for, stretched lifeless and livid on a couch within, lay the stark body of a man.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Hardly knowing what he did, he pulled the curtain away from the recess by which they stood, and instantly staggered back.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hardly knowing what he did, he pulled the curtain away from the recess by which they stood, and instantly staggered back.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The housekeeper, who, foreseeing his act, had crept up inquisitively behind, gave a mortal gasp, and Miss Robin a faint shriek—for, stretched lifeless and livid on a couch within, lay the stark body of a man.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For a minute they all stood staring, frozen with horror; then Mrs. Gaunt began to wring her hands.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The housekeeper, who, foreseeing his act, had crept up inquisitively behind, gave a mortal gasp, and Miss Robin a faint shriek—for, stretched lifeless and livid on a couch within, lay the stark body of a man.
wring
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From this reading For a minute they all stood staring, frozen with horror; then Mrs. Gaunt began to wring her hands.
