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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 A FABLE AT FAULT Philip took possession of the two rooms which had belonged to the dead Sergeant Dobson.
always
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From this reading He had always shrunk from encountering strangers, and displaying his blackened and scarred countenance to them, even where such disfigurement was most regarded as a mark of honour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At first the repose of the life and the place was inexpressibly grateful to Philip.
articles
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From this reading Some little fragments of ornament, some small articles picked up in distant countries, a few tattered books, remained in the rooms as legacies from their former occupant.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some little fragments of ornament, some small articles picked up in distant countries, a few tattered books, remained in the rooms as legacies from their former occupant.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A FABLE AT FAULT Philip took possession of the two rooms which had belonged to the dead Sergeant Dobson.
belonged
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From this reading A FABLE AT FAULT Philip took possession of the two rooms which had belonged to the dead Sergeant Dobson.
blackenedadjectiveUS /ˈblækənd/
made dark by burning or soot made dark by soot, burning, or black marks
From this reading He had always shrunk from encountering strangers, and displaying his blackened and scarred countenance to them, even where such disfigurement was most regarded as a mark of honour.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Some little fragments of ornament, some small articles picked up in distant countries, a few tattered books, remained in the rooms as legacies from their former occupant.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were furnished sufficiently for every comfort by the trustees of the hospital.
comfort
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From this reading They were furnished sufficiently for every comfort by the trustees of the hospital.
countenance
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From this reading He had always shrunk from encountering strangers, and displaying his blackened and scarred countenance to them, even where such disfigurement was most regarded as a mark of honour.
countries
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From this reading Some little fragments of ornament, some small articles picked up in distant countries, a few tattered books, remained in the rooms as legacies from their former occupant.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FABLE AT FAULT Philip took possession of the two rooms which had belonged to the dead Sergeant Dobson.
disfigurement
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From this reading He had always shrunk from encountering strangers, and displaying his blackened and scarred countenance to them, even where such disfigurement was most regarded as a mark of honour.
displaying
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From this reading He had always shrunk from encountering strangers, and displaying his blackened and scarred countenance to them, even where such disfigurement was most regarded as a mark of honour.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Some little fragments of ornament, some small articles picked up in distant countries, a few tattered books, remained in the rooms as legacies from their former occupant.
Dobson
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From this reading A FABLE AT FAULT Philip took possession of the two rooms which had belonged to the dead Sergeant Dobson.
encountering
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From this reading He had always shrunk from encountering strangers, and displaying his blackened and scarred countenance to them, even where such disfigurement was most regarded as a mark of honour.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had always shrunk from encountering strangers, and displaying his blackened and scarred countenance to them, even where such disfigurement was most regarded as a mark of honour.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They were furnished sufficiently for every comfort by the trustees of the hospital.
FABLE
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From this reading A FABLE AT FAULT Philip took possession of the two rooms which had belonged to the dead Sergeant Dobson.
FAULT
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From this reading A FABLE AT FAULT Philip took possession of the two rooms which had belonged to the dead Sergeant Dobson.
few
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From this reading Some little fragments of ornament, some small articles picked up in distant countries, a few tattered books, remained in the rooms as legacies from their former occupant.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first the repose of the life and the place was inexpressibly grateful to Philip.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were furnished sufficiently for every comfort by the trustees of the hospital.
former
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From this reading Some little fragments of ornament, some small articles picked up in distant countries, a few tattered books, remained in the rooms as legacies from their former occupant.
fragments
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From this reading Some little fragments of ornament, some small articles picked up in distant countries, a few tattered books, remained in the rooms as legacies from their former occupant.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Some little fragments of ornament, some small articles picked up in distant countries, a few tattered books, remained in the rooms as legacies from their former occupant.
furnished
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From this reading They were furnished sufficiently for every comfort by the trustees of the hospital.
grateful
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From this reading At first the repose of the life and the place was inexpressibly grateful to Philip.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A FABLE AT FAULT Philip took possession of the two rooms which had belonged to the dead Sergeant Dobson.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had always shrunk from encountering strangers, and displaying his blackened and scarred countenance to them, even where such disfigurement was most regarded as a mark of honour.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had always shrunk from encountering strangers, and displaying his blackened and scarred countenance to them, even where such disfigurement was most regarded as a mark of honour.
honour
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From this reading He had always shrunk from encountering strangers, and displaying his blackened and scarred countenance to them, even where such disfigurement was most regarded as a mark of honour.
hospital
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From this reading They were furnished sufficiently for every comfort by the trustees of the hospital.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some little fragments of ornament, some small articles picked up in distant countries, a few tattered books, remained in the rooms as legacies from their former occupant.
inexpressibly
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From this reading At first the repose of the life and the place was inexpressibly grateful to Philip.
legacies
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From this reading Some little fragments of ornament, some small articles picked up in distant countries, a few tattered books, remained in the rooms as legacies from their former occupant.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first the repose of the life and the place was inexpressibly grateful to Philip.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some little fragments of ornament, some small articles picked up in distant countries, a few tattered books, remained in the rooms as legacies from their former occupant.
mark
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From this reading He had always shrunk from encountering strangers, and displaying his blackened and scarred countenance to them, even where such disfigurement was most regarded as a mark of honour.
most
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From this reading He had always shrunk from encountering strangers, and displaying his blackened and scarred countenance to them, even where such disfigurement was most regarded as a mark of honour.
occupant
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From this reading Some little fragments of ornament, some small articles picked up in distant countries, a few tattered books, remained in the rooms as legacies from their former occupant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FABLE AT FAULT Philip took possession of the two rooms which had belonged to the dead Sergeant Dobson.
ornament
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From this reading Some little fragments of ornament, some small articles picked up in distant countries, a few tattered books, remained in the rooms as legacies from their former occupant.
Philip
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From this reading A FABLE AT FAULT Philip took possession of the two rooms which had belonged to the dead Sergeant Dobson.
picked
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From this reading Some little fragments of ornament, some small articles picked up in distant countries, a few tattered books, remained in the rooms as legacies from their former occupant.
place
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From this reading At first the repose of the life and the place was inexpressibly grateful to Philip.
possession
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From this reading A FABLE AT FAULT Philip took possession of the two rooms which had belonged to the dead Sergeant Dobson.
regarded
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From this reading He had always shrunk from encountering strangers, and displaying his blackened and scarred countenance to them, even where such disfigurement was most regarded as a mark of honour.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some little fragments of ornament, some small articles picked up in distant countries, a few tattered books, remained in the rooms as legacies from their former occupant.
repose
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From this reading At first the repose of the life and the place was inexpressibly grateful to Philip.
rooms
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From this reading A FABLE AT FAULT Philip took possession of the two rooms which had belonged to the dead Sergeant Dobson.
scarred
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From this reading He had always shrunk from encountering strangers, and displaying his blackened and scarred countenance to them, even where such disfigurement was most regarded as a mark of honour.
Sergeant
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From this reading A FABLE AT FAULT Philip took possession of the two rooms which had belonged to the dead Sergeant Dobson.
shrunk
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From this reading He had always shrunk from encountering strangers, and displaying his blackened and scarred countenance to them, even where such disfigurement was most regarded as a mark of honour.
small
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From this reading Some little fragments of ornament, some small articles picked up in distant countries, a few tattered books, remained in the rooms as legacies from their former occupant.
Some
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From this reading Some little fragments of ornament, some small articles picked up in distant countries, a few tattered books, remained in the rooms as legacies from their former occupant.
strangers
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From this reading He had always shrunk from encountering strangers, and displaying his blackened and scarred countenance to them, even where such disfigurement was most regarded as a mark of honour.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He had always shrunk from encountering strangers, and displaying his blackened and scarred countenance to them, even where such disfigurement was most regarded as a mark of honour.
sufficiently
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From this reading They were furnished sufficiently for every comfort by the trustees of the hospital.
tattered
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From this reading Some little fragments of ornament, some small articles picked up in distant countries, a few tattered books, remained in the rooms as legacies from their former occupant.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FABLE AT FAULT Philip took possession of the two rooms which had belonged to the dead Sergeant Dobson.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some little fragments of ornament, some small articles picked up in distant countries, a few tattered books, remained in the rooms as legacies from their former occupant.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had always shrunk from encountering strangers, and displaying his blackened and scarred countenance to them, even where such disfigurement was most regarded as a mark of honour.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were furnished sufficiently for every comfort by the trustees of the hospital.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FABLE AT FAULT Philip took possession of the two rooms which had belonged to the dead Sergeant Dobson.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FABLE AT FAULT Philip took possession of the two rooms which had belonged to the dead Sergeant Dobson.
trustees
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From this reading They were furnished sufficiently for every comfort by the trustees of the hospital.
two
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From this reading A FABLE AT FAULT Philip took possession of the two rooms which had belonged to the dead Sergeant Dobson.
up
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From this reading Some little fragments of ornament, some small articles picked up in distant countries, a few tattered books, remained in the rooms as legacies from their former occupant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At first the repose of the life and the place was inexpressibly grateful to Philip.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were furnished sufficiently for every comfort by the trustees of the hospital.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He had always shrunk from encountering strangers, and displaying his blackened and scarred countenance to them, even where such disfigurement was most regarded as a mark of honour.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A FABLE AT FAULT Philip took possession of the two rooms which had belonged to the dead Sergeant Dobson.
