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amazement
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From this reading At first his look was merely charged with perplexity; then there came into it incredulity and finally sheer amazement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FRAME-UP Thornton returned to his cabin long before the first faint streak of daylight, and not once during the night did he think of sleep.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At his little table in the light of his coal-oil lamp he read over and over the hurried words which Winifred Waverly had been driven to put on paper for him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At his little table in the light of his coal-oil lamp he read over and over the hurried words which Winifred Waverly had been driven to put on paper for him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE FRAME-UP Thornton returned to his cabin long before the first faint streak of daylight, and not once during the night did he think of sleep.
cabin
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From this reading THE FRAME-UP Thornton returned to his cabin long before the first faint streak of daylight, and not once during the night did he think of sleep.
came
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From this reading At first his look was merely charged with perplexity; then there came into it incredulity and finally sheer amazement.
charged
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From this reading At first his look was merely charged with perplexity; then there came into it incredulity and finally sheer amazement.
coal-oil
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From this reading At his little table in the light of his coal-oil lamp he read over and over the hurried words which Winifred Waverly had been driven to put on paper for him.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The pack of hounds!" he cried softly when he had done, his fist striking hard upon his table.
daylight
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From this reading THE FRAME-UP Thornton returned to his cabin long before the first faint streak of daylight, and not once during the night did he think of sleep.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE FRAME-UP Thornton returned to his cabin long before the first faint streak of daylight, and not once during the night did he think of sleep.
dirty
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From this reading "The pack of low down, dirty hounds!"
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The pack of hounds!" he cried softly when he had done, his fist striking hard upon his table.
down
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From this reading "The pack of low down, dirty hounds!"
driven
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From this reading At his little table in the light of his coal-oil lamp he read over and over the hurried words which Winifred Waverly had been driven to put on paper for him.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading THE FRAME-UP Thornton returned to his cabin long before the first faint streak of daylight, and not once during the night did he think of sleep.
faint
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From this reading THE FRAME-UP Thornton returned to his cabin long before the first faint streak of daylight, and not once during the night did he think of sleep.
finally
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From this reading At first his look was merely charged with perplexity; then there came into it incredulity and finally sheer amazement.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FRAME-UP Thornton returned to his cabin long before the first faint streak of daylight, and not once during the night did he think of sleep.
fist
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From this reading "The pack of hounds!" he cried softly when he had done, his fist striking hard upon his table.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At his little table in the light of his coal-oil lamp he read over and over the hurried words which Winifred Waverly had been driven to put on paper for him.
FRAME-UP
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From this reading THE FRAME-UP Thornton returned to his cabin long before the first faint streak of daylight, and not once during the night did he think of sleep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At his little table in the light of his coal-oil lamp he read over and over the hurried words which Winifred Waverly had been driven to put on paper for him.
hard
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From this reading "The pack of hounds!" he cried softly when he had done, his fist striking hard upon his table.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FRAME-UP Thornton returned to his cabin long before the first faint streak of daylight, and not once during the night did he think of sleep.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At his little table in the light of his coal-oil lamp he read over and over the hurried words which Winifred Waverly had been driven to put on paper for him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FRAME-UP Thornton returned to his cabin long before the first faint streak of daylight, and not once during the night did he think of sleep.
hounds
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From this reading "The pack of hounds!" he cried softly when he had done, his fist striking hard upon his table.
hurried
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From this reading At his little table in the light of his coal-oil lamp he read over and over the hurried words which Winifred Waverly had been driven to put on paper for him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At his little table in the light of his coal-oil lamp he read over and over the hurried words which Winifred Waverly had been driven to put on paper for him.
incredulity
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From this reading At first his look was merely charged with perplexity; then there came into it incredulity and finally sheer amazement.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At first his look was merely charged with perplexity; then there came into it incredulity and finally sheer amazement.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At first his look was merely charged with perplexity; then there came into it incredulity and finally sheer amazement.
lamp
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From this reading At his little table in the light of his coal-oil lamp he read over and over the hurried words which Winifred Waverly had been driven to put on paper for him.
light
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From this reading At his little table in the light of his coal-oil lamp he read over and over the hurried words which Winifred Waverly had been driven to put on paper for him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At his little table in the light of his coal-oil lamp he read over and over the hurried words which Winifred Waverly had been driven to put on paper for him.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FRAME-UP Thornton returned to his cabin long before the first faint streak of daylight, and not once during the night did he think of sleep.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first his look was merely charged with perplexity; then there came into it incredulity and finally sheer amazement.
low
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From this reading "The pack of low down, dirty hounds!"
merely
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From this reading At first his look was merely charged with perplexity; then there came into it incredulity and finally sheer amazement.
night
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From this reading THE FRAME-UP Thornton returned to his cabin long before the first faint streak of daylight, and not once during the night did he think of sleep.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE FRAME-UP Thornton returned to his cabin long before the first faint streak of daylight, and not once during the night did he think of sleep.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FRAME-UP Thornton returned to his cabin long before the first faint streak of daylight, and not once during the night did he think of sleep.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At his little table in the light of his coal-oil lamp he read over and over the hurried words which Winifred Waverly had been driven to put on paper for him.
once
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From this reading THE FRAME-UP Thornton returned to his cabin long before the first faint streak of daylight, and not once during the night did he think of sleep.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At his little table in the light of his coal-oil lamp he read over and over the hurried words which Winifred Waverly had been driven to put on paper for him.
pack
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From this reading "The pack of hounds!" he cried softly when he had done, his fist striking hard upon his table.
paper
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From this reading At his little table in the light of his coal-oil lamp he read over and over the hurried words which Winifred Waverly had been driven to put on paper for him.
perplexity
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From this reading At first his look was merely charged with perplexity; then there came into it incredulity and finally sheer amazement.
put
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From this reading At his little table in the light of his coal-oil lamp he read over and over the hurried words which Winifred Waverly had been driven to put on paper for him.
read
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From this reading At his little table in the light of his coal-oil lamp he read over and over the hurried words which Winifred Waverly had been driven to put on paper for him.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE FRAME-UP Thornton returned to his cabin long before the first faint streak of daylight, and not once during the night did he think of sleep.
sheer
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From this reading At first his look was merely charged with perplexity; then there came into it incredulity and finally sheer amazement.
sleep
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From this reading THE FRAME-UP Thornton returned to his cabin long before the first faint streak of daylight, and not once during the night did he think of sleep.
softly
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From this reading "The pack of hounds!" he cried softly when he had done, his fist striking hard upon his table.
streak
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From this reading THE FRAME-UP Thornton returned to his cabin long before the first faint streak of daylight, and not once during the night did he think of sleep.
striking
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From this reading "The pack of hounds!" he cried softly when he had done, his fist striking hard upon his table.
table
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From this reading At his little table in the light of his coal-oil lamp he read over and over the hurried words which Winifred Waverly had been driven to put on paper for him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FRAME-UP Thornton returned to his cabin long before the first faint streak of daylight, and not once during the night did he think of sleep.
then
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From this reading At first his look was merely charged with perplexity; then there came into it incredulity and finally sheer amazement.
there
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From this reading At first his look was merely charged with perplexity; then there came into it incredulity and finally sheer amazement.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FRAME-UP Thornton returned to his cabin long before the first faint streak of daylight, and not once during the night did he think of sleep.
Thornton
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From this reading THE FRAME-UP Thornton returned to his cabin long before the first faint streak of daylight, and not once during the night did he think of sleep.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FRAME-UP Thornton returned to his cabin long before the first faint streak of daylight, and not once during the night did he think of sleep.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "The pack of hounds!" he cried softly when he had done, his fist striking hard upon his table.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At first his look was merely charged with perplexity; then there came into it incredulity and finally sheer amazement.
Waverly
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From this reading At his little table in the light of his coal-oil lamp he read over and over the hurried words which Winifred Waverly had been driven to put on paper for him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "The pack of hounds!" he cried softly when he had done, his fist striking hard upon his table.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At his little table in the light of his coal-oil lamp he read over and over the hurried words which Winifred Waverly had been driven to put on paper for him.
Winifred
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From this reading At his little table in the light of his coal-oil lamp he read over and over the hurried words which Winifred Waverly had been driven to put on paper for him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At first his look was merely charged with perplexity; then there came into it incredulity and finally sheer amazement.
words
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From this reading At his little table in the light of his coal-oil lamp he read over and over the hurried words which Winifred Waverly had been driven to put on paper for him.
