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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 At the bottom of the staircase, the dog quietly looked at him whilst he was passing; Cornelius even fancied he saw in the eyes of the monster a certain expression as it were of compassion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The dog perhaps knew the condemned prisoners, and only bit those who left as free men.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the bottom of the staircase, the dog quietly looked at him whilst he was passing; Cornelius even fancied he saw in the eyes of the monster a certain expression as it were of compassion.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the bottom of the staircase, the dog quietly looked at him whilst he was passing; Cornelius even fancied he saw in the eyes of the monster a certain expression as it were of compassion.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading These were the same who, not satisfied with the blood which they had shed three days before, were now craving for a new victim.
bit
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From this reading The dog perhaps knew the condemned prisoners, and only bit those who left as free men.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These were the same who, not satisfied with the blood which they had shed three days before, were now craving for a new victim.
bottom
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From this reading At the bottom of the staircase, the dog quietly looked at him whilst he was passing; Cornelius even fancied he saw in the eyes of the monster a certain expression as it were of compassion.
certain
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From this reading At the bottom of the staircase, the dog quietly looked at him whilst he was passing; Cornelius even fancied he saw in the eyes of the monster a certain expression as it were of compassion.
compassion
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From this reading At the bottom of the staircase, the dog quietly looked at him whilst he was passing; Cornelius even fancied he saw in the eyes of the monster a certain expression as it were of compassion.
condemned
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From this reading The dog perhaps knew the condemned prisoners, and only bit those who left as free men.
Cornelius
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From this reading Cornelius had not three hundred paces to walk outside the prison to reach the foot of the scaffold.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shorter the way from the door of the prison to the foot of the scaffold, the more fully, of course, it was crowded with curious people.
craving
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From this reading These were the same who, not satisfied with the blood which they had shed three days before, were now craving for a new victim.
crowded
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From this reading The shorter the way from the door of the prison to the foot of the scaffold, the more fully, of course, it was crowded with curious people.
curious
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From this reading The shorter the way from the door of the prison to the foot of the scaffold, the more fully, of course, it was crowded with curious people.
days
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From this reading These were the same who, not satisfied with the blood which they had shed three days before, were now craving for a new victim.
dog
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From this reading At the bottom of the staircase, the dog quietly looked at him whilst he was passing; Cornelius even fancied he saw in the eyes of the monster a certain expression as it were of compassion.
door
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From this reading The shorter the way from the door of the prison to the foot of the scaffold, the more fully, of course, it was crowded with curious people.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the bottom of the staircase, the dog quietly looked at him whilst he was passing; Cornelius even fancied he saw in the eyes of the monster a certain expression as it were of compassion.
expression
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From this reading At the bottom of the staircase, the dog quietly looked at him whilst he was passing; Cornelius even fancied he saw in the eyes of the monster a certain expression as it were of compassion.
eyes
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From this reading At the bottom of the staircase, the dog quietly looked at him whilst he was passing; Cornelius even fancied he saw in the eyes of the monster a certain expression as it were of compassion.
fancied
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From this reading At the bottom of the staircase, the dog quietly looked at him whilst he was passing; Cornelius even fancied he saw in the eyes of the monster a certain expression as it were of compassion.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cornelius had not three hundred paces to walk outside the prison to reach the foot of the scaffold.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading These were the same who, not satisfied with the blood which they had shed three days before, were now craving for a new victim.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading The dog perhaps knew the condemned prisoners, and only bit those who left as free men.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The shorter the way from the door of the prison to the foot of the scaffold, the more fully, of course, it was crowded with curious people.
fully
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From this reading The shorter the way from the door of the prison to the foot of the scaffold, the more fully, of course, it was crowded with curious people.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cornelius had not three hundred paces to walk outside the prison to reach the foot of the scaffold.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the bottom of the staircase, the dog quietly looked at him whilst he was passing; Cornelius even fancied he saw in the eyes of the monster a certain expression as it were of compassion.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the bottom of the staircase, the dog quietly looked at him whilst he was passing; Cornelius even fancied he saw in the eyes of the monster a certain expression as it were of compassion.
hundred
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From this reading Cornelius had not three hundred paces to walk outside the prison to reach the foot of the scaffold.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the bottom of the staircase, the dog quietly looked at him whilst he was passing; Cornelius even fancied he saw in the eyes of the monster a certain expression as it were of compassion.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At the bottom of the staircase, the dog quietly looked at him whilst he was passing; Cornelius even fancied he saw in the eyes of the monster a certain expression as it were of compassion.
knew
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From this reading The dog perhaps knew the condemned prisoners, and only bit those who left as free men.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dog perhaps knew the condemned prisoners, and only bit those who left as free men.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the bottom of the staircase, the dog quietly looked at him whilst he was passing; Cornelius even fancied he saw in the eyes of the monster a certain expression as it were of compassion.
men
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From this reading The dog perhaps knew the condemned prisoners, and only bit those who left as free men.
monster
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From this reading At the bottom of the staircase, the dog quietly looked at him whilst he was passing; Cornelius even fancied he saw in the eyes of the monster a certain expression as it were of compassion.
more
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From this reading The shorter the way from the door of the prison to the foot of the scaffold, the more fully, of course, it was crowded with curious people.
new
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From this reading These were the same who, not satisfied with the blood which they had shed three days before, were now craving for a new victim.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Cornelius had not three hundred paces to walk outside the prison to reach the foot of the scaffold.
now
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From this reading These were the same who, not satisfied with the blood which they had shed three days before, were now craving for a new victim.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cornelius had not three hundred paces to walk outside the prison to reach the foot of the scaffold.
only
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From this reading The dog perhaps knew the condemned prisoners, and only bit those who left as free men.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Cornelius had not three hundred paces to walk outside the prison to reach the foot of the scaffold.
paces
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From this reading Cornelius had not three hundred paces to walk outside the prison to reach the foot of the scaffold.
passing
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From this reading At the bottom of the staircase, the dog quietly looked at him whilst he was passing; Cornelius even fancied he saw in the eyes of the monster a certain expression as it were of compassion.
people
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From this reading The shorter the way from the door of the prison to the foot of the scaffold, the more fully, of course, it was crowded with curious people.
perhaps
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From this reading The dog perhaps knew the condemned prisoners, and only bit those who left as free men.
prison
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From this reading Cornelius had not three hundred paces to walk outside the prison to reach the foot of the scaffold.
prisoners
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From this reading The dog perhaps knew the condemned prisoners, and only bit those who left as free men.
quietly
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From this reading At the bottom of the staircase, the dog quietly looked at him whilst he was passing; Cornelius even fancied he saw in the eyes of the monster a certain expression as it were of compassion.
reach
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From this reading Cornelius had not three hundred paces to walk outside the prison to reach the foot of the scaffold.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These were the same who, not satisfied with the blood which they had shed three days before, were now craving for a new victim.
satisfied
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From this reading These were the same who, not satisfied with the blood which they had shed three days before, were now craving for a new victim.
saw
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From this reading At the bottom of the staircase, the dog quietly looked at him whilst he was passing; Cornelius even fancied he saw in the eyes of the monster a certain expression as it were of compassion.
scaffold
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From this reading Cornelius had not three hundred paces to walk outside the prison to reach the foot of the scaffold.
shed
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From this reading These were the same who, not satisfied with the blood which they had shed three days before, were now craving for a new victim.
shorter
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From this reading The shorter the way from the door of the prison to the foot of the scaffold, the more fully, of course, it was crowded with curious people.
staircase
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From this reading At the bottom of the staircase, the dog quietly looked at him whilst he was passing; Cornelius even fancied he saw in the eyes of the monster a certain expression as it were of compassion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cornelius had not three hundred paces to walk outside the prison to reach the foot of the scaffold.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were the same who, not satisfied with the blood which they had shed three days before, were now craving for a new victim.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These were the same who, not satisfied with the blood which they had shed three days before, were now craving for a new victim.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The dog perhaps knew the condemned prisoners, and only bit those who left as free men.
three
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From this reading Cornelius had not three hundred paces to walk outside the prison to reach the foot of the scaffold.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cornelius had not three hundred paces to walk outside the prison to reach the foot of the scaffold.
victim
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From this reading These were the same who, not satisfied with the blood which they had shed three days before, were now craving for a new victim.
walk
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From this reading Cornelius had not three hundred paces to walk outside the prison to reach the foot of the scaffold.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the bottom of the staircase, the dog quietly looked at him whilst he was passing; Cornelius even fancied he saw in the eyes of the monster a certain expression as it were of compassion.
way
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From this reading The shorter the way from the door of the prison to the foot of the scaffold, the more fully, of course, it was crowded with curious people.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At the bottom of the staircase, the dog quietly looked at him whilst he was passing; Cornelius even fancied he saw in the eyes of the monster a certain expression as it were of compassion.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading These were the same who, not satisfied with the blood which they had shed three days before, were now craving for a new victim.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading At the bottom of the staircase, the dog quietly looked at him whilst he was passing; Cornelius even fancied he saw in the eyes of the monster a certain expression as it were of compassion.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The dog perhaps knew the condemned prisoners, and only bit those who left as free men.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The shorter the way from the door of the prison to the foot of the scaffold, the more fully, of course, it was crowded with curious people.
