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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 Hugh had gone through the first room, and, after a quarter of an hour, found himself in the door-way of the second.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Hugh had gone through the first room, and, after a quarter of an hour, found himself in the door-way of the second.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading But as he groped against the wall, two hands upon him fell, The King behind his shoulder spake: "Dead man, thou dost not well."
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had arrived late, and the rooms were already thinning.
amusement
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From this reading A woman in a pale-green gown was standing near the open window, her white profile outlined against the framed darkness, as she listened with evident amusement to the tall, ill-dressed man beside her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Hugh had gone through the first room, and, after a quarter of an hour, found himself in the door-way of the second.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hugh had gone through the first room, and, after a quarter of an hour, found himself in the door-way of the second.
arrived
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From this reading He had arrived late, and the rooms were already thinning.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as he groped against the wall, two hands upon him fell, The King behind his shoulder spake: "Dead man, thou dost not well."
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading But as he groped against the wall, two hands upon him fell, The King behind his shoulder spake: "Dead man, thou dost not well."
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading A woman in a pale-green gown was standing near the open window, her white profile outlined against the framed darkness, as she listened with evident amusement to the tall, ill-dressed man beside her.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as he groped against the wall, two hands upon him fell, The King behind his shoulder spake: "Dead man, thou dost not well."
darkness
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From this reading A woman in a pale-green gown was standing near the open window, her white profile outlined against the framed darkness, as she listened with evident amusement to the tall, ill-dressed man beside her.
DeadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as he groped against the wall, two hands upon him fell, The King behind his shoulder spake: "Dead man, thou dost not well."
door-way
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From this reading Hugh had gone through the first room, and, after a quarter of an hour, found himself in the door-way of the second.
dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading But as he groped against the wall, two hands upon him fell, The King behind his shoulder spake: "Dead man, thou dost not well."
evident
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From this reading A woman in a pale-green gown was standing near the open window, her white profile outlined against the framed darkness, as she listened with evident amusement to the tall, ill-dressed man beside her.
fell
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From this reading But as he groped against the wall, two hands upon him fell, The King behind his shoulder spake: "Dead man, thou dost not well."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hugh had gone through the first room, and, after a quarter of an hour, found himself in the door-way of the second.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hugh had gone through the first room, and, after a quarter of an hour, found himself in the door-way of the second.
framed
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From this reading A woman in a pale-green gown was standing near the open window, her white profile outlined against the framed darkness, as she listened with evident amusement to the tall, ill-dressed man beside her.
gone
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From this reading Hugh had gone through the first room, and, after a quarter of an hour, found himself in the door-way of the second.
gown
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From this reading A woman in a pale-green gown was standing near the open window, her white profile outlined against the framed darkness, as she listened with evident amusement to the tall, ill-dressed man beside her.
groped
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From this reading But as he groped against the wall, two hands upon him fell, The King behind his shoulder spake: "Dead man, thou dost not well."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hugh had gone through the first room, and, after a quarter of an hour, found himself in the door-way of the second.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading But as he groped against the wall, two hands upon him fell, The King behind his shoulder spake: "Dead man, thou dost not well."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But as he groped against the wall, two hands upon him fell, The King behind his shoulder spake: "Dead man, thou dost not well."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A woman in a pale-green gown was standing near the open window, her white profile outlined against the framed darkness, as she listened with evident amusement to the tall, ill-dressed man beside her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But as he groped against the wall, two hands upon him fell, The King behind his shoulder spake: "Dead man, thou dost not well."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hugh had gone through the first room, and, after a quarter of an hour, found himself in the door-way of the second.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But as he groped against the wall, two hands upon him fell, The King behind his shoulder spake: "Dead man, thou dost not well."
hour
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From this reading Hugh had gone through the first room, and, after a quarter of an hour, found himself in the door-way of the second.
Hugh
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From this reading Hugh had gone through the first room, and, after a quarter of an hour, found himself in the door-way of the second.
ill-dressed
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From this reading A woman in a pale-green gown was standing near the open window, her white profile outlined against the framed darkness, as she listened with evident amusement to the tall, ill-dressed man beside her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hugh had gone through the first room, and, after a quarter of an hour, found himself in the door-way of the second.
King
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From this reading But as he groped against the wall, two hands upon him fell, The King behind his shoulder spake: "Dead man, thou dost not well."
KIPLING
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From this reading --RUDYARD KIPLING.
late
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From this reading He had arrived late, and the rooms were already thinning.
listened
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From this reading A woman in a pale-green gown was standing near the open window, her white profile outlined against the framed darkness, as she listened with evident amusement to the tall, ill-dressed man beside her.
man
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From this reading But as he groped against the wall, two hands upon him fell, The King behind his shoulder spake: "Dead man, thou dost not well."
near
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From this reading A woman in a pale-green gown was standing near the open window, her white profile outlined against the framed darkness, as she listened with evident amusement to the tall, ill-dressed man beside her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But as he groped against the wall, two hands upon him fell, The King behind his shoulder spake: "Dead man, thou dost not well."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hugh had gone through the first room, and, after a quarter of an hour, found himself in the door-way of the second.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading A woman in a pale-green gown was standing near the open window, her white profile outlined against the framed darkness, as she listened with evident amusement to the tall, ill-dressed man beside her.
outlined
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From this reading A woman in a pale-green gown was standing near the open window, her white profile outlined against the framed darkness, as she listened with evident amusement to the tall, ill-dressed man beside her.
pale-green
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From this reading A woman in a pale-green gown was standing near the open window, her white profile outlined against the framed darkness, as she listened with evident amusement to the tall, ill-dressed man beside her.
profile
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From this reading A woman in a pale-green gown was standing near the open window, her white profile outlined against the framed darkness, as she listened with evident amusement to the tall, ill-dressed man beside her.
quarter
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From this reading Hugh had gone through the first room, and, after a quarter of an hour, found himself in the door-way of the second.
room
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From this reading Hugh had gone through the first room, and, after a quarter of an hour, found himself in the door-way of the second.
rooms
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From this reading He had arrived late, and the rooms were already thinning.
RUDYARD
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From this reading --RUDYARD KIPLING.
second
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From this reading Hugh had gone through the first room, and, after a quarter of an hour, found himself in the door-way of the second.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A woman in a pale-green gown was standing near the open window, her white profile outlined against the framed darkness, as she listened with evident amusement to the tall, ill-dressed man beside her.
shoulder
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From this reading But as he groped against the wall, two hands upon him fell, The King behind his shoulder spake: "Dead man, thou dost not well."
spake
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From this reading But as he groped against the wall, two hands upon him fell, The King behind his shoulder spake: "Dead man, thou dost not well."
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A woman in a pale-green gown was standing near the open window, her white profile outlined against the framed darkness, as she listened with evident amusement to the tall, ill-dressed man beside her.
tall
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From this reading A woman in a pale-green gown was standing near the open window, her white profile outlined against the framed darkness, as she listened with evident amusement to the tall, ill-dressed man beside her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But as he groped against the wall, two hands upon him fell, The King behind his shoulder spake: "Dead man, thou dost not well."
thinning
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From this reading He had arrived late, and the rooms were already thinning.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading But as he groped against the wall, two hands upon him fell, The King behind his shoulder spake: "Dead man, thou dost not well."
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hugh had gone through the first room, and, after a quarter of an hour, found himself in the door-way of the second.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A woman in a pale-green gown was standing near the open window, her white profile outlined against the framed darkness, as she listened with evident amusement to the tall, ill-dressed man beside her.
two
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From this reading But as he groped against the wall, two hands upon him fell, The King behind his shoulder spake: "Dead man, thou dost not well."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But as he groped against the wall, two hands upon him fell, The King behind his shoulder spake: "Dead man, thou dost not well."
wall
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From this reading But as he groped against the wall, two hands upon him fell, The King behind his shoulder spake: "Dead man, thou dost not well."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A woman in a pale-green gown was standing near the open window, her white profile outlined against the framed darkness, as she listened with evident amusement to the tall, ill-dressed man beside her.
well
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From this reading But as he groped against the wall, two hands upon him fell, The King behind his shoulder spake: "Dead man, thou dost not well."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had arrived late, and the rooms were already thinning.
white
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From this reading A woman in a pale-green gown was standing near the open window, her white profile outlined against the framed darkness, as she listened with evident amusement to the tall, ill-dressed man beside her.
window
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From this reading A woman in a pale-green gown was standing near the open window, her white profile outlined against the framed darkness, as she listened with evident amusement to the tall, ill-dressed man beside her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A woman in a pale-green gown was standing near the open window, her white profile outlined against the framed darkness, as she listened with evident amusement to the tall, ill-dressed man beside her.
woman
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From this reading A woman in a pale-green gown was standing near the open window, her white profile outlined against the framed darkness, as she listened with evident amusement to the tall, ill-dressed man beside her.
