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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 Trial by Raffles When I awoke it was dazzling daylight in the tower, and the little scene was quite a surprise to me.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I suppose the floor-space was about twelve feet square, but it was contracted on one side by the well and banisters of a wooden staircase from the room below, on another by the ship's bunk, and opposite that by the locker on which I lay.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Moreover, the four walls, or rather the four triangles of roof, sloped so sharply to the apex of the tower as to leave an inner margin in which few grown persons could have stood upright.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Trial by Raffles When I awoke it was dazzling daylight in the tower, and the little scene was quite a surprise to me.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I suppose the floor-space was about twelve feet square, but it was contracted on one side by the well and banisters of a wooden staircase from the room below, on another by the ship's bunk, and opposite that by the locker on which I lay.
apex
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From this reading Moreover, the four walls, or rather the four triangles of roof, sloped so sharply to the apex of the tower as to leave an inner margin in which few grown persons could have stood upright.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Moreover, the four walls, or rather the four triangles of roof, sloped so sharply to the apex of the tower as to leave an inner margin in which few grown persons could have stood upright.
awoke
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From this reading Trial by Raffles When I awoke it was dazzling daylight in the tower, and the little scene was quite a surprise to me.
banisters
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From this reading I suppose the floor-space was about twelve feet square, but it was contracted on one side by the well and banisters of a wooden staircase from the room below, on another by the ship's bunk, and opposite that by the locker on which I lay.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading I suppose the floor-space was about twelve feet square, but it was contracted on one side by the well and banisters of a wooden staircase from the room below, on another by the ship's bunk, and opposite that by the locker on which I lay.
bunk
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From this reading I suppose the floor-space was about twelve feet square, but it was contracted on one side by the well and banisters of a wooden staircase from the room below, on another by the ship's bunk, and opposite that by the locker on which I lay.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I suppose the floor-space was about twelve feet square, but it was contracted on one side by the well and banisters of a wooden staircase from the room below, on another by the ship's bunk, and opposite that by the locker on which I lay.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Trial by Raffles When I awoke it was dazzling daylight in the tower, and the little scene was quite a surprise to me.
cobweb
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From this reading The port-hole windows were shrouded with rags of cobweb spotted with dead flies.
contracted
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From this reading I suppose the floor-space was about twelve feet square, but it was contracted on one side by the well and banisters of a wooden staircase from the room below, on another by the ship's bunk, and opposite that by the locker on which I lay.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Moreover, the four walls, or rather the four triangles of roof, sloped so sharply to the apex of the tower as to leave an inner margin in which few grown persons could have stood upright.
dark
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From this reading It had felt far larger in the dark.
daylight
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From this reading Trial by Raffles When I awoke it was dazzling daylight in the tower, and the little scene was quite a surprise to me.
dazzling
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From this reading Trial by Raffles When I awoke it was dazzling daylight in the tower, and the little scene was quite a surprise to me.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The port-hole windows were shrouded with rags of cobweb spotted with dead flies.
far
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From this reading It had felt far larger in the dark.
feet
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From this reading I suppose the floor-space was about twelve feet square, but it was contracted on one side by the well and banisters of a wooden staircase from the room below, on another by the ship's bunk, and opposite that by the locker on which I lay.
felt
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From this reading It had felt far larger in the dark.
few
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From this reading Moreover, the four walls, or rather the four triangles of roof, sloped so sharply to the apex of the tower as to leave an inner margin in which few grown persons could have stood upright.
flies
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From this reading The port-hole windows were shrouded with rags of cobweb spotted with dead flies.
floor-space
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From this reading I suppose the floor-space was about twelve feet square, but it was contracted on one side by the well and banisters of a wooden staircase from the room below, on another by the ship's bunk, and opposite that by the locker on which I lay.
four
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From this reading Moreover, the four walls, or rather the four triangles of roof, sloped so sharply to the apex of the tower as to leave an inner margin in which few grown persons could have stood upright.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I suppose the floor-space was about twelve feet square, but it was contracted on one side by the well and banisters of a wooden staircase from the room below, on another by the ship's bunk, and opposite that by the locker on which I lay.
grown
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From this reading Moreover, the four walls, or rather the four triangles of roof, sloped so sharply to the apex of the tower as to leave an inner margin in which few grown persons could have stood upright.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had felt far larger in the dark.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Moreover, the four walls, or rather the four triangles of roof, sloped so sharply to the apex of the tower as to leave an inner margin in which few grown persons could have stood upright.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Trial by Raffles When I awoke it was dazzling daylight in the tower, and the little scene was quite a surprise to me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Trial by Raffles When I awoke it was dazzling daylight in the tower, and the little scene was quite a surprise to me.
inner
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From this reading Moreover, the four walls, or rather the four triangles of roof, sloped so sharply to the apex of the tower as to leave an inner margin in which few grown persons could have stood upright.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Trial by Raffles When I awoke it was dazzling daylight in the tower, and the little scene was quite a surprise to me.
larger
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From this reading It had felt far larger in the dark.
lay
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From this reading I suppose the floor-space was about twelve feet square, but it was contracted on one side by the well and banisters of a wooden staircase from the room below, on another by the ship's bunk, and opposite that by the locker on which I lay.
leave
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From this reading Moreover, the four walls, or rather the four triangles of roof, sloped so sharply to the apex of the tower as to leave an inner margin in which few grown persons could have stood upright.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Trial by Raffles When I awoke it was dazzling daylight in the tower, and the little scene was quite a surprise to me.
locker
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From this reading I suppose the floor-space was about twelve feet square, but it was contracted on one side by the well and banisters of a wooden staircase from the room below, on another by the ship's bunk, and opposite that by the locker on which I lay.
margin
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From this reading Moreover, the four walls, or rather the four triangles of roof, sloped so sharply to the apex of the tower as to leave an inner margin in which few grown persons could have stood upright.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Trial by Raffles When I awoke it was dazzling daylight in the tower, and the little scene was quite a surprise to me.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, the four walls, or rather the four triangles of roof, sloped so sharply to the apex of the tower as to leave an inner margin in which few grown persons could have stood upright.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I suppose the floor-space was about twelve feet square, but it was contracted on one side by the well and banisters of a wooden staircase from the room below, on another by the ship's bunk, and opposite that by the locker on which I lay.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I suppose the floor-space was about twelve feet square, but it was contracted on one side by the well and banisters of a wooden staircase from the room below, on another by the ship's bunk, and opposite that by the locker on which I lay.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I suppose the floor-space was about twelve feet square, but it was contracted on one side by the well and banisters of a wooden staircase from the room below, on another by the ship's bunk, and opposite that by the locker on which I lay.
opposite
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From this reading I suppose the floor-space was about twelve feet square, but it was contracted on one side by the well and banisters of a wooden staircase from the room below, on another by the ship's bunk, and opposite that by the locker on which I lay.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Moreover, the four walls, or rather the four triangles of roof, sloped so sharply to the apex of the tower as to leave an inner margin in which few grown persons could have stood upright.
persons
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From this reading Moreover, the four walls, or rather the four triangles of roof, sloped so sharply to the apex of the tower as to leave an inner margin in which few grown persons could have stood upright.
port-hole
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From this reading The port-hole windows were shrouded with rags of cobweb spotted with dead flies.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Trial by Raffles When I awoke it was dazzling daylight in the tower, and the little scene was quite a surprise to me.
Raffles
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From this reading Trial by Raffles When I awoke it was dazzling daylight in the tower, and the little scene was quite a surprise to me.
rags
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From this reading The port-hole windows were shrouded with rags of cobweb spotted with dead flies.
rather
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From this reading Moreover, the four walls, or rather the four triangles of roof, sloped so sharply to the apex of the tower as to leave an inner margin in which few grown persons could have stood upright.
roof
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From this reading Moreover, the four walls, or rather the four triangles of roof, sloped so sharply to the apex of the tower as to leave an inner margin in which few grown persons could have stood upright.
room
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From this reading I suppose the floor-space was about twelve feet square, but it was contracted on one side by the well and banisters of a wooden staircase from the room below, on another by the ship's bunk, and opposite that by the locker on which I lay.
scene
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From this reading Trial by Raffles When I awoke it was dazzling daylight in the tower, and the little scene was quite a surprise to me.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Moreover, the four walls, or rather the four triangles of roof, sloped so sharply to the apex of the tower as to leave an inner margin in which few grown persons could have stood upright.
ship's
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From this reading I suppose the floor-space was about twelve feet square, but it was contracted on one side by the well and banisters of a wooden staircase from the room below, on another by the ship's bunk, and opposite that by the locker on which I lay.
shrouded
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From this reading The port-hole windows were shrouded with rags of cobweb spotted with dead flies.
side
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From this reading I suppose the floor-space was about twelve feet square, but it was contracted on one side by the well and banisters of a wooden staircase from the room below, on another by the ship's bunk, and opposite that by the locker on which I lay.
sloped
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From this reading Moreover, the four walls, or rather the four triangles of roof, sloped so sharply to the apex of the tower as to leave an inner margin in which few grown persons could have stood upright.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Moreover, the four walls, or rather the four triangles of roof, sloped so sharply to the apex of the tower as to leave an inner margin in which few grown persons could have stood upright.
spotted
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From this reading The port-hole windows were shrouded with rags of cobweb spotted with dead flies.
square
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From this reading I suppose the floor-space was about twelve feet square, but it was contracted on one side by the well and banisters of a wooden staircase from the room below, on another by the ship's bunk, and opposite that by the locker on which I lay.
staircase
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From this reading I suppose the floor-space was about twelve feet square, but it was contracted on one side by the well and banisters of a wooden staircase from the room below, on another by the ship's bunk, and opposite that by the locker on which I lay.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Moreover, the four walls, or rather the four triangles of roof, sloped so sharply to the apex of the tower as to leave an inner margin in which few grown persons could have stood upright.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I suppose the floor-space was about twelve feet square, but it was contracted on one side by the well and banisters of a wooden staircase from the room below, on another by the ship's bunk, and opposite that by the locker on which I lay.
surprise
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From this reading Trial by Raffles When I awoke it was dazzling daylight in the tower, and the little scene was quite a surprise to me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I suppose the floor-space was about twelve feet square, but it was contracted on one side by the well and banisters of a wooden staircase from the room below, on another by the ship's bunk, and opposite that by the locker on which I lay.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Trial by Raffles When I awoke it was dazzling daylight in the tower, and the little scene was quite a surprise to me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Trial by Raffles When I awoke it was dazzling daylight in the tower, and the little scene was quite a surprise to me.
tower
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From this reading Trial by Raffles When I awoke it was dazzling daylight in the tower, and the little scene was quite a surprise to me.
Trial
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From this reading Trial by Raffles When I awoke it was dazzling daylight in the tower, and the little scene was quite a surprise to me.
triangles
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From this reading Moreover, the four walls, or rather the four triangles of roof, sloped so sharply to the apex of the tower as to leave an inner margin in which few grown persons could have stood upright.
twelve
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From this reading I suppose the floor-space was about twelve feet square, but it was contracted on one side by the well and banisters of a wooden staircase from the room below, on another by the ship's bunk, and opposite that by the locker on which I lay.
upright
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From this reading Moreover, the four walls, or rather the four triangles of roof, sloped so sharply to the apex of the tower as to leave an inner margin in which few grown persons could have stood upright.
walls
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From this reading Moreover, the four walls, or rather the four triangles of roof, sloped so sharply to the apex of the tower as to leave an inner margin in which few grown persons could have stood upright.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Trial by Raffles When I awoke it was dazzling daylight in the tower, and the little scene was quite a surprise to me.
well
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From this reading I suppose the floor-space was about twelve feet square, but it was contracted on one side by the well and banisters of a wooden staircase from the room below, on another by the ship's bunk, and opposite that by the locker on which I lay.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The port-hole windows were shrouded with rags of cobweb spotted with dead flies.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Trial by Raffles When I awoke it was dazzling daylight in the tower, and the little scene was quite a surprise to me.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I suppose the floor-space was about twelve feet square, but it was contracted on one side by the well and banisters of a wooden staircase from the room below, on another by the ship's bunk, and opposite that by the locker on which I lay.
windows
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From this reading The port-hole windows were shrouded with rags of cobweb spotted with dead flies.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The port-hole windows were shrouded with rags of cobweb spotted with dead flies.
wooden
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From this reading I suppose the floor-space was about twelve feet square, but it was contracted on one side by the well and banisters of a wooden staircase from the room below, on another by the ship's bunk, and opposite that by the locker on which I lay.
