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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 After a few minutes’ contemplation of the dead bodies of his hounds, he pulled himself together and prepared for action.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had forgotten until that moment all the details of his arrival home, his groping about for a light, the sounds he had heard as of a person moving in one of the rooms, and the glimpse he had caught of an opening door as he fell senseless to the floor.
absence
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From this reading It now occurred to him for the first time, as he went over the small incidents of that night one by one, that the fall from the effects of which he was suffering was caused by a heavy blow from some one who had forced an entrance into the little cottage during his absence.
action
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From this reading After a few minutes’ contemplation of the dead bodies of his hounds, he pulled himself together and prepared for action.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a few minutes’ contemplation of the dead bodies of his hounds, he pulled himself together and prepared for action.
all
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From this reading He had forgotten until that moment all the details of his arrival home, his groping about for a light, the sounds he had heard as of a person moving in one of the rooms, and the glimpse he had caught of an opening door as he fell senseless to the floor.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Ned Mitchell was not the sort of man to waste much time in the indulgence of an outbreak of passion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a few minutes’ contemplation of the dead bodies of his hounds, he pulled himself together and prepared for action.
arrival
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From this reading He had forgotten until that moment all the details of his arrival home, his groping about for a light, the sounds he had heard as of a person moving in one of the rooms, and the glimpse he had caught of an opening door as he fell senseless to the floor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had forgotten until that moment all the details of his arrival home, his groping about for a light, the sounds he had heard as of a person moving in one of the rooms, and the glimpse he had caught of an opening door as he fell senseless to the floor.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had flashed into his mind the recollection of the evening on which his illness began.
blow
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From this reading It now occurred to him for the first time, as he went over the small incidents of that night one by one, that the fall from the effects of which he was suffering was caused by a heavy blow from some one who had forced an entrance into the little cottage during his absence.
bodies
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From this reading After a few minutes’ contemplation of the dead bodies of his hounds, he pulled himself together and prepared for action.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It now occurred to him for the first time, as he went over the small incidents of that night one by one, that the fall from the effects of which he was suffering was caused by a heavy blow from some one who had forced an entrance into the little cottage during his absence.
caught
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From this reading He had forgotten until that moment all the details of his arrival home, his groping about for a light, the sounds he had heard as of a person moving in one of the rooms, and the glimpse he had caught of an opening door as he fell senseless to the floor.
caused
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From this reading It now occurred to him for the first time, as he went over the small incidents of that night one by one, that the fall from the effects of which he was suffering was caused by a heavy blow from some one who had forced an entrance into the little cottage during his absence.
contemplation
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From this reading After a few minutes’ contemplation of the dead bodies of his hounds, he pulled himself together and prepared for action.
cottage
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From this reading It now occurred to him for the first time, as he went over the small incidents of that night one by one, that the fall from the effects of which he was suffering was caused by a heavy blow from some one who had forced an entrance into the little cottage during his absence.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a few minutes’ contemplation of the dead bodies of his hounds, he pulled himself together and prepared for action.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had forgotten until that moment all the details of his arrival home, his groping about for a light, the sounds he had heard as of a person moving in one of the rooms, and the glimpse he had caught of an opening door as he fell senseless to the floor.
door
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From this reading He had forgotten until that moment all the details of his arrival home, his groping about for a light, the sounds he had heard as of a person moving in one of the rooms, and the glimpse he had caught of an opening door as he fell senseless to the floor.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It now occurred to him for the first time, as he went over the small incidents of that night one by one, that the fall from the effects of which he was suffering was caused by a heavy blow from some one who had forced an entrance into the little cottage during his absence.
effects
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From this reading It now occurred to him for the first time, as he went over the small incidents of that night one by one, that the fall from the effects of which he was suffering was caused by a heavy blow from some one who had forced an entrance into the little cottage during his absence.
entrance
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From this reading It now occurred to him for the first time, as he went over the small incidents of that night one by one, that the fall from the effects of which he was suffering was caused by a heavy blow from some one who had forced an entrance into the little cottage during his absence.
evening
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From this reading There had flashed into his mind the recollection of the evening on which his illness began.
fall
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From this reading It now occurred to him for the first time, as he went over the small incidents of that night one by one, that the fall from the effects of which he was suffering was caused by a heavy blow from some one who had forced an entrance into the little cottage during his absence.
fell
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From this reading He had forgotten until that moment all the details of his arrival home, his groping about for a light, the sounds he had heard as of a person moving in one of the rooms, and the glimpse he had caught of an opening door as he fell senseless to the floor.
few
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From this reading After a few minutes’ contemplation of the dead bodies of his hounds, he pulled himself together and prepared for action.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It now occurred to him for the first time, as he went over the small incidents of that night one by one, that the fall from the effects of which he was suffering was caused by a heavy blow from some one who had forced an entrance into the little cottage during his absence.
flashed
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From this reading There had flashed into his mind the recollection of the evening on which his illness began.
floor
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From this reading He had forgotten until that moment all the details of his arrival home, his groping about for a light, the sounds he had heard as of a person moving in one of the rooms, and the glimpse he had caught of an opening door as he fell senseless to the floor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After a few minutes’ contemplation of the dead bodies of his hounds, he pulled himself together and prepared for action.
forced
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From this reading It now occurred to him for the first time, as he went over the small incidents of that night one by one, that the fall from the effects of which he was suffering was caused by a heavy blow from some one who had forced an entrance into the little cottage during his absence.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading He had forgotten until that moment all the details of his arrival home, his groping about for a light, the sounds he had heard as of a person moving in one of the rooms, and the glimpse he had caught of an opening door as he fell senseless to the floor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It now occurred to him for the first time, as he went over the small incidents of that night one by one, that the fall from the effects of which he was suffering was caused by a heavy blow from some one who had forced an entrance into the little cottage during his absence.
glimpse
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From this reading He had forgotten until that moment all the details of his arrival home, his groping about for a light, the sounds he had heard as of a person moving in one of the rooms, and the glimpse he had caught of an opening door as he fell senseless to the floor.
groping
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From this reading He had forgotten until that moment all the details of his arrival home, his groping about for a light, the sounds he had heard as of a person moving in one of the rooms, and the glimpse he had caught of an opening door as he fell senseless to the floor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had flashed into his mind the recollection of the evening on which his illness began.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a few minutes’ contemplation of the dead bodies of his hounds, he pulled himself together and prepared for action.
heard
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From this reading He had forgotten until that moment all the details of his arrival home, his groping about for a light, the sounds he had heard as of a person moving in one of the rooms, and the glimpse he had caught of an opening door as he fell senseless to the floor.
heavy
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From this reading It now occurred to him for the first time, as he went over the small incidents of that night one by one, that the fall from the effects of which he was suffering was caused by a heavy blow from some one who had forced an entrance into the little cottage during his absence.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It now occurred to him for the first time, as he went over the small incidents of that night one by one, that the fall from the effects of which he was suffering was caused by a heavy blow from some one who had forced an entrance into the little cottage during his absence.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading After a few minutes’ contemplation of the dead bodies of his hounds, he pulled himself together and prepared for action.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After a few minutes’ contemplation of the dead bodies of his hounds, he pulled himself together and prepared for action.
home
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From this reading He had forgotten until that moment all the details of his arrival home, his groping about for a light, the sounds he had heard as of a person moving in one of the rooms, and the glimpse he had caught of an opening door as he fell senseless to the floor.
hounds
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From this reading After a few minutes’ contemplation of the dead bodies of his hounds, he pulled himself together and prepared for action.
illness
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From this reading There had flashed into his mind the recollection of the evening on which his illness began.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ned Mitchell was not the sort of man to waste much time in the indulgence of an outbreak of passion.
incidents
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From this reading It now occurred to him for the first time, as he went over the small incidents of that night one by one, that the fall from the effects of which he was suffering was caused by a heavy blow from some one who had forced an entrance into the little cottage during his absence.
indulgence
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From this reading Ned Mitchell was not the sort of man to waste much time in the indulgence of an outbreak of passion.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There had flashed into his mind the recollection of the evening on which his illness began.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It now occurred to him for the first time, as he went over the small incidents of that night one by one, that the fall from the effects of which he was suffering was caused by a heavy blow from some one who had forced an entrance into the little cottage during his absence.
light
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From this reading He had forgotten until that moment all the details of his arrival home, his groping about for a light, the sounds he had heard as of a person moving in one of the rooms, and the glimpse he had caught of an opening door as he fell senseless to the floor.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It now occurred to him for the first time, as he went over the small incidents of that night one by one, that the fall from the effects of which he was suffering was caused by a heavy blow from some one who had forced an entrance into the little cottage during his absence.
man
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From this reading Ned Mitchell was not the sort of man to waste much time in the indulgence of an outbreak of passion.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had flashed into his mind the recollection of the evening on which his illness began.
minutes
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From this reading After a few minutes’ contemplation of the dead bodies of his hounds, he pulled himself together and prepared for action.
Mitchell
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From this reading Ned Mitchell was not the sort of man to waste much time in the indulgence of an outbreak of passion.
moment
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From this reading He had forgotten until that moment all the details of his arrival home, his groping about for a light, the sounds he had heard as of a person moving in one of the rooms, and the glimpse he had caught of an opening door as he fell senseless to the floor.
moving
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From this reading He had forgotten until that moment all the details of his arrival home, his groping about for a light, the sounds he had heard as of a person moving in one of the rooms, and the glimpse he had caught of an opening door as he fell senseless to the floor.
much
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From this reading Ned Mitchell was not the sort of man to waste much time in the indulgence of an outbreak of passion.
Ned
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From this reading Ned Mitchell was not the sort of man to waste much time in the indulgence of an outbreak of passion.
night
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From this reading It now occurred to him for the first time, as he went over the small incidents of that night one by one, that the fall from the effects of which he was suffering was caused by a heavy blow from some one who had forced an entrance into the little cottage during his absence.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ned Mitchell was not the sort of man to waste much time in the indulgence of an outbreak of passion.
now
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From this reading It now occurred to him for the first time, as he went over the small incidents of that night one by one, that the fall from the effects of which he was suffering was caused by a heavy blow from some one who had forced an entrance into the little cottage during his absence.
occurred
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From this reading It now occurred to him for the first time, as he went over the small incidents of that night one by one, that the fall from the effects of which he was suffering was caused by a heavy blow from some one who had forced an entrance into the little cottage during his absence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ned Mitchell was not the sort of man to waste much time in the indulgence of an outbreak of passion.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There had flashed into his mind the recollection of the evening on which his illness began.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had forgotten until that moment all the details of his arrival home, his groping about for a light, the sounds he had heard as of a person moving in one of the rooms, and the glimpse he had caught of an opening door as he fell senseless to the floor.
opening
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From this reading He had forgotten until that moment all the details of his arrival home, his groping about for a light, the sounds he had heard as of a person moving in one of the rooms, and the glimpse he had caught of an opening door as he fell senseless to the floor.
outbreak
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From this reading Ned Mitchell was not the sort of man to waste much time in the indulgence of an outbreak of passion.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It now occurred to him for the first time, as he went over the small incidents of that night one by one, that the fall from the effects of which he was suffering was caused by a heavy blow from some one who had forced an entrance into the little cottage during his absence.
passion
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From this reading Ned Mitchell was not the sort of man to waste much time in the indulgence of an outbreak of passion.
person
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From this reading He had forgotten until that moment all the details of his arrival home, his groping about for a light, the sounds he had heard as of a person moving in one of the rooms, and the glimpse he had caught of an opening door as he fell senseless to the floor.
prepared
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From this reading After a few minutes’ contemplation of the dead bodies of his hounds, he pulled himself together and prepared for action.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a few minutes’ contemplation of the dead bodies of his hounds, he pulled himself together and prepared for action.
recollection
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From this reading There had flashed into his mind the recollection of the evening on which his illness began.
rooms
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From this reading He had forgotten until that moment all the details of his arrival home, his groping about for a light, the sounds he had heard as of a person moving in one of the rooms, and the glimpse he had caught of an opening door as he fell senseless to the floor.
senseless
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From this reading He had forgotten until that moment all the details of his arrival home, his groping about for a light, the sounds he had heard as of a person moving in one of the rooms, and the glimpse he had caught of an opening door as he fell senseless to the floor.
small
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From this reading It now occurred to him for the first time, as he went over the small incidents of that night one by one, that the fall from the effects of which he was suffering was caused by a heavy blow from some one who had forced an entrance into the little cottage during his absence.
some
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From this reading It now occurred to him for the first time, as he went over the small incidents of that night one by one, that the fall from the effects of which he was suffering was caused by a heavy blow from some one who had forced an entrance into the little cottage during his absence.
sort
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From this reading Ned Mitchell was not the sort of man to waste much time in the indulgence of an outbreak of passion.
sounds
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From this reading He had forgotten until that moment all the details of his arrival home, his groping about for a light, the sounds he had heard as of a person moving in one of the rooms, and the glimpse he had caught of an opening door as he fell senseless to the floor.
suffering
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From this reading It now occurred to him for the first time, as he went over the small incidents of that night one by one, that the fall from the effects of which he was suffering was caused by a heavy blow from some one who had forced an entrance into the little cottage during his absence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had forgotten until that moment all the details of his arrival home, his groping about for a light, the sounds he had heard as of a person moving in one of the rooms, and the glimpse he had caught of an opening door as he fell senseless to the floor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ned Mitchell was not the sort of man to waste much time in the indulgence of an outbreak of passion.
There
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From this reading There had flashed into his mind the recollection of the evening on which his illness began.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ned Mitchell was not the sort of man to waste much time in the indulgence of an outbreak of passion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ned Mitchell was not the sort of man to waste much time in the indulgence of an outbreak of passion.
together
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From this reading After a few minutes’ contemplation of the dead bodies of his hounds, he pulled himself together and prepared for action.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He had forgotten until that moment all the details of his arrival home, his groping about for a light, the sounds he had heard as of a person moving in one of the rooms, and the glimpse he had caught of an opening door as he fell senseless to the floor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ned Mitchell was not the sort of man to waste much time in the indulgence of an outbreak of passion.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading Ned Mitchell was not the sort of man to waste much time in the indulgence of an outbreak of passion.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It now occurred to him for the first time, as he went over the small incidents of that night one by one, that the fall from the effects of which he was suffering was caused by a heavy blow from some one who had forced an entrance into the little cottage during his absence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There had flashed into his mind the recollection of the evening on which his illness began.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It now occurred to him for the first time, as he went over the small incidents of that night one by one, that the fall from the effects of which he was suffering was caused by a heavy blow from some one who had forced an entrance into the little cottage during his absence.
