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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 And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
adjoining
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From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
back
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From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He heard the clock from below strike the hours.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He sat himself down by the little table, and leaned his face on his hand, musing sorrowfully.
clay
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From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
clock
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From this reading He heard the clock from below strike the hours.
crept
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From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
death
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From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
disturb
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From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
down
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From this reading He sat himself down by the little table, and leaned his face on his hand, musing sorrowfully.
face
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From this reading He sat himself down by the little table, and leaned his face on his hand, musing sorrowfully.
feared
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From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
friend's
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From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He heard the clock from below strike the hours.
gleam
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From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
hand
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From this reading He sat himself down by the little table, and leaned his face on his hand, musing sorrowfully.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
heard
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From this reading He heard the clock from below strike the hours.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He sat himself down by the little table, and leaned his face on his hand, musing sorrowfully.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
hours
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From this reading He heard the clock from below strike the hours.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
ineffable
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From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
leaned
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From this reading He sat himself down by the little table, and leaned his face on his hand, musing sorrowfully.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
Leonard
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From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sat himself down by the little table, and leaned his face on his hand, musing sorrowfully.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
musing
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From this reading He sat himself down by the little table, and leaned his face on his hand, musing sorrowfully.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Wearied as he was with watching, he had no thought of sleep.
noiseless
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From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He sat himself down by the little table, and leaned his face on his hand, musing sorrowfully.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus time passed.
room
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From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
sat
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From this reading He sat himself down by the little table, and leaned his face on his hand, musing sorrowfully.
sleep
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From this reading Wearied as he was with watching, he had no thought of sleep.
smile
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From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
sorrowfully
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From this reading He sat himself down by the little table, and leaned his face on his hand, musing sorrowfully.
soul
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From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
strike
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From this reading He heard the clock from below strike the hours.
table
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From this reading He sat himself down by the little table, and leaned his face on his hand, musing sorrowfully.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
there
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From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wearied as he was with watching, he had no thought of sleep.
Thus
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From this reading Thus time passed.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wearied as he was with watching, he had no thought of sleep.
watched
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From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
watching
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From this reading Wearied as he was with watching, he had no thought of sleep.
Wearied
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From this reading Wearied as he was with watching, he had no thought of sleep.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
