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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 He was in the library, standing by the window--that very window through which, one stormy night scarcely a month before, he had admitted Achmet the Astrologer.
Achmet
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From this reading He was in the library, standing by the window--that very window through which, one stormy night scarcely a month before, he had admitted Achmet the Astrologer.
admitted
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From this reading He was in the library, standing by the window--that very window through which, one stormy night scarcely a month before, he had admitted Achmet the Astrologer.
all
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From this reading He stood there with a face of such dark gloom that all the brightness of the sunlit April day could not cast one enlivening gleam.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Jasper Kingsland stood moodily alone.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNINVITED GUEST.
April
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From this reading He stood there with a face of such dark gloom that all the brightness of the sunlit April day could not cast one enlivening gleam.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He stood there scowling darkly upon it all, so lost in his own somber thoughts that he did not hear the library door open, nor the soft rustle of a woman's dress as she halted on the threshold.
Astrologer
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From this reading He was in the library, standing by the window--that very window through which, one stormy night scarcely a month before, he had admitted Achmet the Astrologer.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was in the library, standing by the window--that very window through which, one stormy night scarcely a month before, he had admitted Achmet the Astrologer.
brightness
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From this reading He stood there with a face of such dark gloom that all the brightness of the sunlit April day could not cast one enlivening gleam.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was in the library, standing by the window--that very window through which, one stormy night scarcely a month before, he had admitted Achmet the Astrologer.
cast
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From this reading He stood there with a face of such dark gloom that all the brightness of the sunlit April day could not cast one enlivening gleam.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He stood there with a face of such dark gloom that all the brightness of the sunlit April day could not cast one enlivening gleam.
dark
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From this reading He stood there with a face of such dark gloom that all the brightness of the sunlit April day could not cast one enlivening gleam.
darkly
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From this reading He stood there scowling darkly upon it all, so lost in his own somber thoughts that he did not hear the library door open, nor the soft rustle of a woman's dress as she halted on the threshold.
day
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From this reading He stood there with a face of such dark gloom that all the brightness of the sunlit April day could not cast one enlivening gleam.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He stood there scowling darkly upon it all, so lost in his own somber thoughts that he did not hear the library door open, nor the soft rustle of a woman's dress as she halted on the threshold.
door
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From this reading He stood there scowling darkly upon it all, so lost in his own somber thoughts that he did not hear the library door open, nor the soft rustle of a woman's dress as she halted on the threshold.
dress
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From this reading He stood there scowling darkly upon it all, so lost in his own somber thoughts that he did not hear the library door open, nor the soft rustle of a woman's dress as she halted on the threshold.
enlivening
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From this reading He stood there with a face of such dark gloom that all the brightness of the sunlit April day could not cast one enlivening gleam.
face
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From this reading He stood there with a face of such dark gloom that all the brightness of the sunlit April day could not cast one enlivening gleam.
gleam
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From this reading He stood there with a face of such dark gloom that all the brightness of the sunlit April day could not cast one enlivening gleam.
gloom
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From this reading He stood there with a face of such dark gloom that all the brightness of the sunlit April day could not cast one enlivening gleam.
GUEST
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From this reading AN UNINVITED GUEST.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was in the library, standing by the window--that very window through which, one stormy night scarcely a month before, he had admitted Achmet the Astrologer.
halted
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From this reading He stood there scowling darkly upon it all, so lost in his own somber thoughts that he did not hear the library door open, nor the soft rustle of a woman's dress as she halted on the threshold.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was in the library, standing by the window--that very window through which, one stormy night scarcely a month before, he had admitted Achmet the Astrologer.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood there scowling darkly upon it all, so lost in his own somber thoughts that he did not hear the library door open, nor the soft rustle of a woman's dress as she halted on the threshold.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He stood there scowling darkly upon it all, so lost in his own somber thoughts that he did not hear the library door open, nor the soft rustle of a woman's dress as she halted on the threshold.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was in the library, standing by the window--that very window through which, one stormy night scarcely a month before, he had admitted Achmet the Astrologer.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He stood there scowling darkly upon it all, so lost in his own somber thoughts that he did not hear the library door open, nor the soft rustle of a woman's dress as she halted on the threshold.
Jasper
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From this reading Sir Jasper Kingsland stood moodily alone.
Kingsland
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From this reading Sir Jasper Kingsland stood moodily alone.
library
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From this reading He was in the library, standing by the window--that very window through which, one stormy night scarcely a month before, he had admitted Achmet the Astrologer.
lost
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From this reading He stood there scowling darkly upon it all, so lost in his own somber thoughts that he did not hear the library door open, nor the soft rustle of a woman's dress as she halted on the threshold.
month
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From this reading He was in the library, standing by the window--that very window through which, one stormy night scarcely a month before, he had admitted Achmet the Astrologer.
moodily
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From this reading Sir Jasper Kingsland stood moodily alone.
night
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From this reading He was in the library, standing by the window--that very window through which, one stormy night scarcely a month before, he had admitted Achmet the Astrologer.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He stood there scowling darkly upon it all, so lost in his own somber thoughts that he did not hear the library door open, nor the soft rustle of a woman's dress as she halted on the threshold.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He stood there with a face of such dark gloom that all the brightness of the sunlit April day could not cast one enlivening gleam.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He stood there with a face of such dark gloom that all the brightness of the sunlit April day could not cast one enlivening gleam.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He stood there scowling darkly upon it all, so lost in his own somber thoughts that he did not hear the library door open, nor the soft rustle of a woman's dress as she halted on the threshold.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was in the library, standing by the window--that very window through which, one stormy night scarcely a month before, he had admitted Achmet the Astrologer.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He stood there scowling darkly upon it all, so lost in his own somber thoughts that he did not hear the library door open, nor the soft rustle of a woman's dress as she halted on the threshold.
own
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From this reading He stood there scowling darkly upon it all, so lost in his own somber thoughts that he did not hear the library door open, nor the soft rustle of a woman's dress as she halted on the threshold.
rustle
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From this reading He stood there scowling darkly upon it all, so lost in his own somber thoughts that he did not hear the library door open, nor the soft rustle of a woman's dress as she halted on the threshold.
scarcely
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From this reading He was in the library, standing by the window--that very window through which, one stormy night scarcely a month before, he had admitted Achmet the Astrologer.
scowling
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From this reading He stood there scowling darkly upon it all, so lost in his own somber thoughts that he did not hear the library door open, nor the soft rustle of a woman's dress as she halted on the threshold.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood there scowling darkly upon it all, so lost in his own somber thoughts that he did not hear the library door open, nor the soft rustle of a woman's dress as she halted on the threshold.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Jasper Kingsland stood moodily alone.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He stood there scowling darkly upon it all, so lost in his own somber thoughts that he did not hear the library door open, nor the soft rustle of a woman's dress as she halted on the threshold.
soft
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From this reading He stood there scowling darkly upon it all, so lost in his own somber thoughts that he did not hear the library door open, nor the soft rustle of a woman's dress as she halted on the threshold.
somber
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From this reading He stood there scowling darkly upon it all, so lost in his own somber thoughts that he did not hear the library door open, nor the soft rustle of a woman's dress as she halted on the threshold.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was in the library, standing by the window--that very window through which, one stormy night scarcely a month before, he had admitted Achmet the Astrologer.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Jasper Kingsland stood moodily alone.
stormy
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From this reading He was in the library, standing by the window--that very window through which, one stormy night scarcely a month before, he had admitted Achmet the Astrologer.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He stood there with a face of such dark gloom that all the brightness of the sunlit April day could not cast one enlivening gleam.
sunlit
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From this reading He stood there with a face of such dark gloom that all the brightness of the sunlit April day could not cast one enlivening gleam.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was in the library, standing by the window--that very window through which, one stormy night scarcely a month before, he had admitted Achmet the Astrologer.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was in the library, standing by the window--that very window through which, one stormy night scarcely a month before, he had admitted Achmet the Astrologer.
there
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From this reading He stood there with a face of such dark gloom that all the brightness of the sunlit April day could not cast one enlivening gleam.
thoughts
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From this reading He stood there scowling darkly upon it all, so lost in his own somber thoughts that he did not hear the library door open, nor the soft rustle of a woman's dress as she halted on the threshold.
threshold
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From this reading He stood there scowling darkly upon it all, so lost in his own somber thoughts that he did not hear the library door open, nor the soft rustle of a woman's dress as she halted on the threshold.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was in the library, standing by the window--that very window through which, one stormy night scarcely a month before, he had admitted Achmet the Astrologer.
UNINVITED
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From this reading AN UNINVITED GUEST.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He stood there scowling darkly upon it all, so lost in his own somber thoughts that he did not hear the library door open, nor the soft rustle of a woman's dress as she halted on the threshold.
very
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From this reading He was in the library, standing by the window--that very window through which, one stormy night scarcely a month before, he had admitted Achmet the Astrologer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was in the library, standing by the window--that very window through which, one stormy night scarcely a month before, he had admitted Achmet the Astrologer.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was in the library, standing by the window--that very window through which, one stormy night scarcely a month before, he had admitted Achmet the Astrologer.
window
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From this reading He was in the library, standing by the window--that very window through which, one stormy night scarcely a month before, he had admitted Achmet the Astrologer.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He stood there with a face of such dark gloom that all the brightness of the sunlit April day could not cast one enlivening gleam.
woman's
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From this reading He stood there scowling darkly upon it all, so lost in his own somber thoughts that he did not hear the library door open, nor the soft rustle of a woman's dress as she halted on the threshold.
