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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 FALSE SENTIMENT With his nerves strung to their utmost point of tension Wrayson walked homeward with the unseeing eyes and mechanical footsteps of a man unable as yet fully to collect his scattered senses.
air
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From this reading The air was fragrant with tobacco smoke; a man rose deliberately from the easy-chair, and, throwing the ash from his cigarette into the fire, turned to greet him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FALSE SENTIMENT With his nerves strung to their utmost point of tension Wrayson walked homeward with the unseeing eyes and mechanical footsteps of a man unable as yet fully to collect his scattered senses.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading FALSE SENTIMENT With his nerves strung to their utmost point of tension Wrayson walked homeward with the unseeing eyes and mechanical footsteps of a man unable as yet fully to collect his scattered senses.
ash
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From this reading The air was fragrant with tobacco smoke; a man rose deliberately from the easy-chair, and, throwing the ash from his cigarette into the fire, turned to greet him.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading Wrayson was so astonished that he could only gasp out his name.
aware
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From this reading He had no sooner turned the key in the latch of his door and entered his sitting-room, than he became aware of the fact that he had a visitor.
became
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From this reading He had no sooner turned the key in the latch of his door and entered his sitting-room, than he became aware of the fact that he had a visitor.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for him the events of the evening were not yet over.
cigarette
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From this reading The air was fragrant with tobacco smoke; a man rose deliberately from the easy-chair, and, throwing the ash from his cigarette into the fire, turned to greet him.
collect
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From this reading FALSE SENTIMENT With his nerves strung to their utmost point of tension Wrayson walked homeward with the unseeing eyes and mechanical footsteps of a man unable as yet fully to collect his scattered senses.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Wrayson was so astonished that he could only gasp out his name.
deliberately
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From this reading The air was fragrant with tobacco smoke; a man rose deliberately from the easy-chair, and, throwing the ash from his cigarette into the fire, turned to greet him.
door
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From this reading He had no sooner turned the key in the latch of his door and entered his sitting-room, than he became aware of the fact that he had a visitor.
easy-chair
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From this reading The air was fragrant with tobacco smoke; a man rose deliberately from the easy-chair, and, throwing the ash from his cigarette into the fire, turned to greet him.
entered
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From this reading He had no sooner turned the key in the latch of his door and entered his sitting-room, than he became aware of the fact that he had a visitor.
evening
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From this reading But for him the events of the evening were not yet over.
events
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From this reading But for him the events of the evening were not yet over.
eyes
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fact
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From this reading He had no sooner turned the key in the latch of his door and entered his sitting-room, than he became aware of the fact that he had a visitor.
FALSE
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From this reading FALSE SENTIMENT With his nerves strung to their utmost point of tension Wrayson walked homeward with the unseeing eyes and mechanical footsteps of a man unable as yet fully to collect his scattered senses.
fire
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From this reading The air was fragrant with tobacco smoke; a man rose deliberately from the easy-chair, and, throwing the ash from his cigarette into the fire, turned to greet him.
footsteps
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From this reading FALSE SENTIMENT With his nerves strung to their utmost point of tension Wrayson walked homeward with the unseeing eyes and mechanical footsteps of a man unable as yet fully to collect his scattered senses.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for him the events of the evening were not yet over.
fragrant
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From this reading The air was fragrant with tobacco smoke; a man rose deliberately from the easy-chair, and, throwing the ash from his cigarette into the fire, turned to greet him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The air was fragrant with tobacco smoke; a man rose deliberately from the easy-chair, and, throwing the ash from his cigarette into the fire, turned to greet him.
fully
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From this reading FALSE SENTIMENT With his nerves strung to their utmost point of tension Wrayson walked homeward with the unseeing eyes and mechanical footsteps of a man unable as yet fully to collect his scattered senses.
gaspnounUS /ɡæsp/
a sudden sharp intake of breath
From this reading Wrayson was so astonished that he could only gasp out his name.
greet
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From this reading The air was fragrant with tobacco smoke; a man rose deliberately from the easy-chair, and, throwing the ash from his cigarette into the fire, turned to greet him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had no sooner turned the key in the latch of his door and entered his sitting-room, than he became aware of the fact that he had a visitor.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had no sooner turned the key in the latch of his door and entered his sitting-room, than he became aware of the fact that he had a visitor.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But for him the events of the evening were not yet over.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FALSE SENTIMENT With his nerves strung to their utmost point of tension Wrayson walked homeward with the unseeing eyes and mechanical footsteps of a man unable as yet fully to collect his scattered senses.
homeward
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From this reading FALSE SENTIMENT With his nerves strung to their utmost point of tension Wrayson walked homeward with the unseeing eyes and mechanical footsteps of a man unable as yet fully to collect his scattered senses.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had no sooner turned the key in the latch of his door and entered his sitting-room, than he became aware of the fact that he had a visitor.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The air was fragrant with tobacco smoke; a man rose deliberately from the easy-chair, and, throwing the ash from his cigarette into the fire, turned to greet him.
key
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From this reading He had no sooner turned the key in the latch of his door and entered his sitting-room, than he became aware of the fact that he had a visitor.
latch
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From this reading He had no sooner turned the key in the latch of his door and entered his sitting-room, than he became aware of the fact that he had a visitor.
man
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mechanical
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From this reading FALSE SENTIMENT With his nerves strung to their utmost point of tension Wrayson walked homeward with the unseeing eyes and mechanical footsteps of a man unable as yet fully to collect his scattered senses.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wrayson was so astonished that he could only gasp out his name.
nerves
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From this reading FALSE SENTIMENT With his nerves strung to their utmost point of tension Wrayson walked homeward with the unseeing eyes and mechanical footsteps of a man unable as yet fully to collect his scattered senses.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had no sooner turned the key in the latch of his door and entered his sitting-room, than he became aware of the fact that he had a visitor.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But for him the events of the evening were not yet over.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FALSE SENTIMENT With his nerves strung to their utmost point of tension Wrayson walked homeward with the unseeing eyes and mechanical footsteps of a man unable as yet fully to collect his scattered senses.
only
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From this reading Wrayson was so astonished that he could only gasp out his name.
out
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From this reading Wrayson was so astonished that he could only gasp out his name.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But for him the events of the evening were not yet over.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading FALSE SENTIMENT With his nerves strung to their utmost point of tension Wrayson walked homeward with the unseeing eyes and mechanical footsteps of a man unable as yet fully to collect his scattered senses.
rose
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From this reading The air was fragrant with tobacco smoke; a man rose deliberately from the easy-chair, and, throwing the ash from his cigarette into the fire, turned to greet him.
scattered
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From this reading FALSE SENTIMENT With his nerves strung to their utmost point of tension Wrayson walked homeward with the unseeing eyes and mechanical footsteps of a man unable as yet fully to collect his scattered senses.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading FALSE SENTIMENT With his nerves strung to their utmost point of tension Wrayson walked homeward with the unseeing eyes and mechanical footsteps of a man unable as yet fully to collect his scattered senses.
SENTIMENT
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From this reading FALSE SENTIMENT With his nerves strung to their utmost point of tension Wrayson walked homeward with the unseeing eyes and mechanical footsteps of a man unable as yet fully to collect his scattered senses.
sitting-room
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From this reading He had no sooner turned the key in the latch of his door and entered his sitting-room, than he became aware of the fact that he had a visitor.
smoke
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From this reading The air was fragrant with tobacco smoke; a man rose deliberately from the easy-chair, and, throwing the ash from his cigarette into the fire, turned to greet him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Wrayson was so astonished that he could only gasp out his name.
sooner
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From this reading He had no sooner turned the key in the latch of his door and entered his sitting-room, than he became aware of the fact that he had a visitor.
strung
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From this reading FALSE SENTIMENT With his nerves strung to their utmost point of tension Wrayson walked homeward with the unseeing eyes and mechanical footsteps of a man unable as yet fully to collect his scattered senses.
tension
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From this reading FALSE SENTIMENT With his nerves strung to their utmost point of tension Wrayson walked homeward with the unseeing eyes and mechanical footsteps of a man unable as yet fully to collect his scattered senses.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had no sooner turned the key in the latch of his door and entered his sitting-room, than he became aware of the fact that he had a visitor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had no sooner turned the key in the latch of his door and entered his sitting-room, than he became aware of the fact that he had a visitor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FALSE SENTIMENT With his nerves strung to their utmost point of tension Wrayson walked homeward with the unseeing eyes and mechanical footsteps of a man unable as yet fully to collect his scattered senses.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading FALSE SENTIMENT With his nerves strung to their utmost point of tension Wrayson walked homeward with the unseeing eyes and mechanical footsteps of a man unable as yet fully to collect his scattered senses.
throwing
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From this reading The air was fragrant with tobacco smoke; a man rose deliberately from the easy-chair, and, throwing the ash from his cigarette into the fire, turned to greet him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FALSE SENTIMENT With his nerves strung to their utmost point of tension Wrayson walked homeward with the unseeing eyes and mechanical footsteps of a man unable as yet fully to collect his scattered senses.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The air was fragrant with tobacco smoke; a man rose deliberately from the easy-chair, and, throwing the ash from his cigarette into the fire, turned to greet him.
turned
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unable
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unseeing
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utmost
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From this reading FALSE SENTIMENT With his nerves strung to their utmost point of tension Wrayson walked homeward with the unseeing eyes and mechanical footsteps of a man unable as yet fully to collect his scattered senses.
visitor
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From this reading He had no sooner turned the key in the latch of his door and entered his sitting-room, than he became aware of the fact that he had a visitor.
walked
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From this reading FALSE SENTIMENT With his nerves strung to their utmost point of tension Wrayson walked homeward with the unseeing eyes and mechanical footsteps of a man unable as yet fully to collect his scattered senses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was fragrant with tobacco smoke; a man rose deliberately from the easy-chair, and, throwing the ash from his cigarette into the fire, turned to greet him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But for him the events of the evening were not yet over.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading FALSE SENTIMENT With his nerves strung to their utmost point of tension Wrayson walked homeward with the unseeing eyes and mechanical footsteps of a man unable as yet fully to collect his scattered senses.
Wrayson
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From this reading FALSE SENTIMENT With his nerves strung to their utmost point of tension Wrayson walked homeward with the unseeing eyes and mechanical footsteps of a man unable as yet fully to collect his scattered senses.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading FALSE SENTIMENT With his nerves strung to their utmost point of tension Wrayson walked homeward with the unseeing eyes and mechanical footsteps of a man unable as yet fully to collect his scattered senses.
