a
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access
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across
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After
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air
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an
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and
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apparently
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arms
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at
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away
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bay
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From this reading For a moment they stood at bay.
before
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body
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Bowyer's
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brain
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by
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carried
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casement
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concourse
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could
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cried
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dead
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doors
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down
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empty
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fell
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fired
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flushed
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For
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From this reading For a moment they stood at bay.
from
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gained
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glide
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Graham
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groups
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guard
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had
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hand
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he
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heard
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heated
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house
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houses
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in
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it
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knots
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laid
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little
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From this reading A low wail was heard in the air,—many people in the concourse cried that they had seen a spirit glide across the little casement window of the Bowyer’s house— A dead silence succeeded.
low
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From this reading A low wail was heard in the air,—many people in the concourse cried that they had seen a spirit glide across the little casement window of the Bowyer’s house— A dead silence succeeded.
many
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From this reading A low wail was heard in the air,—many people in the concourse cried that they had seen a spirit glide across the little casement window of the Bowyer’s house— A dead silence succeeded.
moment
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From this reading For a moment they stood at bay.
muster
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nearly
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numerous
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of
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off
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one
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opposite
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or
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Others
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people
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From this reading A low wail was heard in the air,—many people in the concourse cried that they had seen a spirit glide across the little casement window of the Bowyer’s house— A dead silence succeeded.
person
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rode
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seen
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From this reading A low wail was heard in the air,—many people in the concourse cried that they had seen a spirit glide across the little casement window of the Bowyer’s house— A dead silence succeeded.
short
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shot
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From this reading At that moment a shot from an unseen hand, apparently fired by some person who had gained access to one of the opposite houses, struck Graham in the brain, and he fell dead.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading A low wail was heard in the air,—many people in the concourse cried that they had seen a spirit glide across the little casement window of the Bowyer’s house— A dead silence succeeded.
slunk
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softly
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some
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From this reading At that moment a shot from an unseen hand, apparently fired by some person who had gained access to one of the opposite houses, struck Graham in the brain, and he fell dead.
spirit
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From this reading A low wail was heard in the air,—many people in the concourse cried that they had seen a spirit glide across the little casement window of the Bowyer’s house— A dead silence succeeded.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading For a moment they stood at bay.
street
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struck
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succeeded
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From this reading A low wail was heard in the air,—many people in the concourse cried that they had seen a spirit glide across the little casement window of the Bowyer’s house— A dead silence succeeded.
that
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the
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their
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then
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they
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three
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throng
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time
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to
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together
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two
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unseen
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up
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wail
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From this reading A low wail was heard in the air,—many people in the concourse cried that they had seen a spirit glide across the little casement window of the Bowyer’s house— A dead silence succeeded.
was
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From this reading A low wail was heard in the air,—many people in the concourse cried that they had seen a spirit glide across the little casement window of the Bowyer’s house— A dead silence succeeded.
which
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whispered
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who
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window
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within
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From this reading After a short time some of the flushed and heated throng laid down their arms and softly carried the body within doors.
