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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 Without understanding a thing that had happened, I rightly conceived this was the cue for my appearance with my revolver at the front door.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the gate was not again opened until the arrival of my partisans, when the house was clearly in my possession.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an oath, the momentary apparition of two furious and indignant faces over the fence; but these, however, seemed to be instantly extinguished and put down by the enormous palms of Rutli clapped upon their heads.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was an oath, the momentary apparition of two furious and indignant faces over the fence; but these, however, seemed to be instantly extinguished and put down by the enormous palms of Rutli clapped upon their heads.
apparition
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From this reading There was an oath, the momentary apparition of two furious and indignant faces over the fence; but these, however, seemed to be instantly extinguished and put down by the enormous palms of Rutli clapped upon their heads.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Without understanding a thing that had happened, I rightly conceived this was the cue for my appearance with my revolver at the front door.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading There was a pause, and then Rutli turned around and quietly joined me in the doorway.
arrival
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From this reading But the gate was not again opened until the arrival of my partisans, when the house was clearly in my possession.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I opened it I still heard the sound of laughter, which, however, instantly stopped at a sentence from Rutli, which I could not hear.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Without understanding a thing that had happened, I rightly conceived this was the cue for my appearance with my revolver at the front door.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was an oath, the momentary apparition of two furious and indignant faces over the fence; but these, however, seemed to be instantly extinguished and put down by the enormous palms of Rutli clapped upon their heads.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was an oath, the momentary apparition of two furious and indignant faces over the fence; but these, however, seemed to be instantly extinguished and put down by the enormous palms of Rutli clapped upon their heads.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was an oath, the momentary apparition of two furious and indignant faces over the fence; but these, however, seemed to be instantly extinguished and put down by the enormous palms of Rutli clapped upon their heads.
clapped
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From this reading There was an oath, the momentary apparition of two furious and indignant faces over the fence; but these, however, seemed to be instantly extinguished and put down by the enormous palms of Rutli clapped upon their heads.
clearly
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From this reading But the gate was not again opened until the arrival of my partisans, when the house was clearly in my possession.
conceived
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From this reading Without understanding a thing that had happened, I rightly conceived this was the cue for my appearance with my revolver at the front door.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As I opened it I still heard the sound of laughter, which, however, instantly stopped at a sentence from Rutli, which I could not hear.
cue
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From this reading Without understanding a thing that had happened, I rightly conceived this was the cue for my appearance with my revolver at the front door.
door
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From this reading Without understanding a thing that had happened, I rightly conceived this was the cue for my appearance with my revolver at the front door.
doorway
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From this reading There was a pause, and then Rutli turned around and quietly joined me in the doorway.
down
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From this reading There was an oath, the momentary apparition of two furious and indignant faces over the fence; but these, however, seemed to be instantly extinguished and put down by the enormous palms of Rutli clapped upon their heads.
enormous
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From this reading There was an oath, the momentary apparition of two furious and indignant faces over the fence; but these, however, seemed to be instantly extinguished and put down by the enormous palms of Rutli clapped upon their heads.
extinguished
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From this reading There was an oath, the momentary apparition of two furious and indignant faces over the fence; but these, however, seemed to be instantly extinguished and put down by the enormous palms of Rutli clapped upon their heads.
faces
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From this reading There was an oath, the momentary apparition of two furious and indignant faces over the fence; but these, however, seemed to be instantly extinguished and put down by the enormous palms of Rutli clapped upon their heads.
fence
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From this reading There was an oath, the momentary apparition of two furious and indignant faces over the fence; but these, however, seemed to be instantly extinguished and put down by the enormous palms of Rutli clapped upon their heads.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Without understanding a thing that had happened, I rightly conceived this was the cue for my appearance with my revolver at the front door.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As I opened it I still heard the sound of laughter, which, however, instantly stopped at a sentence from Rutli, which I could not hear.
front
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From this reading Without understanding a thing that had happened, I rightly conceived this was the cue for my appearance with my revolver at the front door.
furious
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From this reading There was an oath, the momentary apparition of two furious and indignant faces over the fence; but these, however, seemed to be instantly extinguished and put down by the enormous palms of Rutli clapped upon their heads.
gate
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From this reading But the gate was not again opened until the arrival of my partisans, when the house was clearly in my possession.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Without understanding a thing that had happened, I rightly conceived this was the cue for my appearance with my revolver at the front door.
happened
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From this reading Without understanding a thing that had happened, I rightly conceived this was the cue for my appearance with my revolver at the front door.
heads
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From this reading There was an oath, the momentary apparition of two furious and indignant faces over the fence; but these, however, seemed to be instantly extinguished and put down by the enormous palms of Rutli clapped upon their heads.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I opened it I still heard the sound of laughter, which, however, instantly stopped at a sentence from Rutli, which I could not hear.
heard
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From this reading As I opened it I still heard the sound of laughter, which, however, instantly stopped at a sentence from Rutli, which I could not hear.
house
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From this reading But the gate was not again opened until the arrival of my partisans, when the house was clearly in my possession.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading As I opened it I still heard the sound of laughter, which, however, instantly stopped at a sentence from Rutli, which I could not hear.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Without understanding a thing that had happened, I rightly conceived this was the cue for my appearance with my revolver at the front door.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a pause, and then Rutli turned around and quietly joined me in the doorway.
indignant
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From this reading There was an oath, the momentary apparition of two furious and indignant faces over the fence; but these, however, seemed to be instantly extinguished and put down by the enormous palms of Rutli clapped upon their heads.
instantly
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From this reading As I opened it I still heard the sound of laughter, which, however, instantly stopped at a sentence from Rutli, which I could not hear.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As I opened it I still heard the sound of laughter, which, however, instantly stopped at a sentence from Rutli, which I could not hear.
joined
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From this reading There was a pause, and then Rutli turned around and quietly joined me in the doorway.
laughter
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From this reading As I opened it I still heard the sound of laughter, which, however, instantly stopped at a sentence from Rutli, which I could not hear.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was a pause, and then Rutli turned around and quietly joined me in the doorway.
momentary
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From this reading There was an oath, the momentary apparition of two furious and indignant faces over the fence; but these, however, seemed to be instantly extinguished and put down by the enormous palms of Rutli clapped upon their heads.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Without understanding a thing that had happened, I rightly conceived this was the cue for my appearance with my revolver at the front door.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As I opened it I still heard the sound of laughter, which, however, instantly stopped at a sentence from Rutli, which I could not hear.
oath
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From this reading There was an oath, the momentary apparition of two furious and indignant faces over the fence; but these, however, seemed to be instantly extinguished and put down by the enormous palms of Rutli clapped upon their heads.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As I opened it I still heard the sound of laughter, which, however, instantly stopped at a sentence from Rutli, which I could not hear.
opened
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From this reading As I opened it I still heard the sound of laughter, which, however, instantly stopped at a sentence from Rutli, which I could not hear.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There was an oath, the momentary apparition of two furious and indignant faces over the fence; but these, however, seemed to be instantly extinguished and put down by the enormous palms of Rutli clapped upon their heads.
palms
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From this reading There was an oath, the momentary apparition of two furious and indignant faces over the fence; but these, however, seemed to be instantly extinguished and put down by the enormous palms of Rutli clapped upon their heads.
partisans
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From this reading But the gate was not again opened until the arrival of my partisans, when the house was clearly in my possession.
pause
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From this reading There was a pause, and then Rutli turned around and quietly joined me in the doorway.
possession
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From this reading But the gate was not again opened until the arrival of my partisans, when the house was clearly in my possession.
put
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From this reading There was an oath, the momentary apparition of two furious and indignant faces over the fence; but these, however, seemed to be instantly extinguished and put down by the enormous palms of Rutli clapped upon their heads.
quietly
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From this reading There was a pause, and then Rutli turned around and quietly joined me in the doorway.
revolver
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From this reading Without understanding a thing that had happened, I rightly conceived this was the cue for my appearance with my revolver at the front door.
rightly
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From this reading Without understanding a thing that had happened, I rightly conceived this was the cue for my appearance with my revolver at the front door.
Rutli
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From this reading As I opened it I still heard the sound of laughter, which, however, instantly stopped at a sentence from Rutli, which I could not hear.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was an oath, the momentary apparition of two furious and indignant faces over the fence; but these, however, seemed to be instantly extinguished and put down by the enormous palms of Rutli clapped upon their heads.
sentence
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From this reading As I opened it I still heard the sound of laughter, which, however, instantly stopped at a sentence from Rutli, which I could not hear.
sound
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From this reading As I opened it I still heard the sound of laughter, which, however, instantly stopped at a sentence from Rutli, which I could not hear.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I opened it I still heard the sound of laughter, which, however, instantly stopped at a sentence from Rutli, which I could not hear.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I opened it I still heard the sound of laughter, which, however, instantly stopped at a sentence from Rutli, which I could not hear.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Without understanding a thing that had happened, I rightly conceived this was the cue for my appearance with my revolver at the front door.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Without understanding a thing that had happened, I rightly conceived this was the cue for my appearance with my revolver at the front door.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was an oath, the momentary apparition of two furious and indignant faces over the fence; but these, however, seemed to be instantly extinguished and put down by the enormous palms of Rutli clapped upon their heads.
then
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From this reading There was a pause, and then Rutli turned around and quietly joined me in the doorway.
There
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From this reading There was an oath, the momentary apparition of two furious and indignant faces over the fence; but these, however, seemed to be instantly extinguished and put down by the enormous palms of Rutli clapped upon their heads.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There was an oath, the momentary apparition of two furious and indignant faces over the fence; but these, however, seemed to be instantly extinguished and put down by the enormous palms of Rutli clapped upon their heads.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without understanding a thing that had happened, I rightly conceived this was the cue for my appearance with my revolver at the front door.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Without understanding a thing that had happened, I rightly conceived this was the cue for my appearance with my revolver at the front door.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was an oath, the momentary apparition of two furious and indignant faces over the fence; but these, however, seemed to be instantly extinguished and put down by the enormous palms of Rutli clapped upon their heads.
turned
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From this reading There was a pause, and then Rutli turned around and quietly joined me in the doorway.
two
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From this reading There was an oath, the momentary apparition of two furious and indignant faces over the fence; but these, however, seemed to be instantly extinguished and put down by the enormous palms of Rutli clapped upon their heads.
understanding
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From this reading Without understanding a thing that had happened, I rightly conceived this was the cue for my appearance with my revolver at the front door.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But the gate was not again opened until the arrival of my partisans, when the house was clearly in my possession.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There was an oath, the momentary apparition of two furious and indignant faces over the fence; but these, however, seemed to be instantly extinguished and put down by the enormous palms of Rutli clapped upon their heads.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Without understanding a thing that had happened, I rightly conceived this was the cue for my appearance with my revolver at the front door.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But the gate was not again opened until the arrival of my partisans, when the house was clearly in my possession.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As I opened it I still heard the sound of laughter, which, however, instantly stopped at a sentence from Rutli, which I could not hear.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Without understanding a thing that had happened, I rightly conceived this was the cue for my appearance with my revolver at the front door.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without understanding a thing that had happened, I rightly conceived this was the cue for my appearance with my revolver at the front door.
