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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 _PRISON_ Now, when Fabrizio arrived, the room of the _Passive Obedience_ happened to be occupied by a hundred huge rats which took flight in every direction.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The rats that had managed to escape the first assault of the dog's teeth took refuge in the wooden room, the dog came after them up the six steps which led from the stone floor to Fabrizio's cell.
alertness
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From this reading The dog, a sort of spaniel crossed with an English fox-terrier, was no beauty, but to make up for this shewed a great alertness.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The dog, a sort of spaniel crossed with an English fox-terrier, was no beauty, but to make up for this shewed a great alertness.
aroused
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From this reading Then came this splendid battle the din of which aroused Fabrizio, plunged in the least melancholy of dreams.
arrived
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From this reading _PRISON_ Now, when Fabrizio arrived, the room of the _Passive Obedience_ happened to be occupied by a hundred huge rats which took flight in every direction.
assault
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From this reading The rats that had managed to escape the first assault of the dog's teeth took refuge in the wooden room, the dog came after them up the six steps which led from the stone floor to Fabrizio's cell.
battle
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From this reading Then came this splendid battle the din of which aroused Fabrizio, plunged in the least melancholy of dreams.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _PRISON_ Now, when Fabrizio arrived, the room of the _Passive Obedience_ happened to be occupied by a hundred huge rats which took flight in every direction.
beauty
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From this reading The dog, a sort of spaniel crossed with an English fox-terrier, was no beauty, but to make up for this shewed a great alertness.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been tied to the stone pavement beneath the planks of the wooden room; but when he heard the rats pass close by him, he made an effort so extraordinary that he succeeded in pulling his head out of his collar.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading He had been tied to the stone pavement beneath the planks of the wooden room; but when he heard the rats pass close by him, he made an effort so extraordinary that he succeeded in pulling his head out of his collar.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The dog, a sort of spaniel crossed with an English fox-terrier, was no beauty, but to make up for this shewed a great alertness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _PRISON_ Now, when Fabrizio arrived, the room of the _Passive Obedience_ happened to be occupied by a hundred huge rats which took flight in every direction.
came
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From this reading Then came this splendid battle the din of which aroused Fabrizio, plunged in the least melancholy of dreams.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading The rats that had managed to escape the first assault of the dog's teeth took refuge in the wooden room, the dog came after them up the six steps which led from the stone floor to Fabrizio's cell.
close
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From this reading He had been tied to the stone pavement beneath the planks of the wooden room; but when he heard the rats pass close by him, he made an effort so extraordinary that he succeeded in pulling his head out of his collar.
collar
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From this reading He had been tied to the stone pavement beneath the planks of the wooden room; but when he heard the rats pass close by him, he made an effort so extraordinary that he succeeded in pulling his head out of his collar.
crossed
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From this reading The dog, a sort of spaniel crossed with an English fox-terrier, was no beauty, but to make up for this shewed a great alertness.
din
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From this reading Then came this splendid battle the din of which aroused Fabrizio, plunged in the least melancholy of dreams.
direction
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From this reading _PRISON_ Now, when Fabrizio arrived, the room of the _Passive Obedience_ happened to be occupied by a hundred huge rats which took flight in every direction.
dog
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From this reading The dog, a sort of spaniel crossed with an English fox-terrier, was no beauty, but to make up for this shewed a great alertness.
dog's
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From this reading The rats that had managed to escape the first assault of the dog's teeth took refuge in the wooden room, the dog came after them up the six steps which led from the stone floor to Fabrizio's cell.
dreams
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From this reading Then came this splendid battle the din of which aroused Fabrizio, plunged in the least melancholy of dreams.
effort
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From this reading He had been tied to the stone pavement beneath the planks of the wooden room; but when he heard the rats pass close by him, he made an effort so extraordinary that he succeeded in pulling his head out of his collar.
English
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From this reading The dog, a sort of spaniel crossed with an English fox-terrier, was no beauty, but to make up for this shewed a great alertness.
escape
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From this reading The rats that had managed to escape the first assault of the dog's teeth took refuge in the wooden room, the dog came after them up the six steps which led from the stone floor to Fabrizio's cell.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading _PRISON_ Now, when Fabrizio arrived, the room of the _Passive Obedience_ happened to be occupied by a hundred huge rats which took flight in every direction.
extraordinary
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From this reading He had been tied to the stone pavement beneath the planks of the wooden room; but when he heard the rats pass close by him, he made an effort so extraordinary that he succeeded in pulling his head out of his collar.
Fabrizio
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From this reading _PRISON_ Now, when Fabrizio arrived, the room of the _Passive Obedience_ happened to be occupied by a hundred huge rats which took flight in every direction.
Fabrizio's
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From this reading The rats that had managed to escape the first assault of the dog's teeth took refuge in the wooden room, the dog came after them up the six steps which led from the stone floor to Fabrizio's cell.
first
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From this reading The rats that had managed to escape the first assault of the dog's teeth took refuge in the wooden room, the dog came after them up the six steps which led from the stone floor to Fabrizio's cell.
flight
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From this reading _PRISON_ Now, when Fabrizio arrived, the room of the _Passive Obedience_ happened to be occupied by a hundred huge rats which took flight in every direction.
floor
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From this reading The rats that had managed to escape the first assault of the dog's teeth took refuge in the wooden room, the dog came after them up the six steps which led from the stone floor to Fabrizio's cell.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The dog, a sort of spaniel crossed with an English fox-terrier, was no beauty, but to make up for this shewed a great alertness.
fox-terrier
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From this reading The dog, a sort of spaniel crossed with an English fox-terrier, was no beauty, but to make up for this shewed a great alertness.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The rats that had managed to escape the first assault of the dog's teeth took refuge in the wooden room, the dog came after them up the six steps which led from the stone floor to Fabrizio's cell.
great
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From this reading The dog, a sort of spaniel crossed with an English fox-terrier, was no beauty, but to make up for this shewed a great alertness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been tied to the stone pavement beneath the planks of the wooden room; but when he heard the rats pass close by him, he made an effort so extraordinary that he succeeded in pulling his head out of his collar.
happened
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From this reading _PRISON_ Now, when Fabrizio arrived, the room of the _Passive Obedience_ happened to be occupied by a hundred huge rats which took flight in every direction.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been tied to the stone pavement beneath the planks of the wooden room; but when he heard the rats pass close by him, he made an effort so extraordinary that he succeeded in pulling his head out of his collar.
head
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From this reading He had been tied to the stone pavement beneath the planks of the wooden room; but when he heard the rats pass close by him, he made an effort so extraordinary that he succeeded in pulling his head out of his collar.
heard
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From this reading He had been tied to the stone pavement beneath the planks of the wooden room; but when he heard the rats pass close by him, he made an effort so extraordinary that he succeeded in pulling his head out of his collar.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had been tied to the stone pavement beneath the planks of the wooden room; but when he heard the rats pass close by him, he made an effort so extraordinary that he succeeded in pulling his head out of his collar.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been tied to the stone pavement beneath the planks of the wooden room; but when he heard the rats pass close by him, he made an effort so extraordinary that he succeeded in pulling his head out of his collar.
huge
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From this reading _PRISON_ Now, when Fabrizio arrived, the room of the _Passive Obedience_ happened to be occupied by a hundred huge rats which took flight in every direction.
hundred
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From this reading _PRISON_ Now, when Fabrizio arrived, the room of the _Passive Obedience_ happened to be occupied by a hundred huge rats which took flight in every direction.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _PRISON_ Now, when Fabrizio arrived, the room of the _Passive Obedience_ happened to be occupied by a hundred huge rats which took flight in every direction.
least
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From this reading Then came this splendid battle the din of which aroused Fabrizio, plunged in the least melancholy of dreams.
led
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From this reading The rats that had managed to escape the first assault of the dog's teeth took refuge in the wooden room, the dog came after them up the six steps which led from the stone floor to Fabrizio's cell.
made
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From this reading He had been tied to the stone pavement beneath the planks of the wooden room; but when he heard the rats pass close by him, he made an effort so extraordinary that he succeeded in pulling his head out of his collar.
make
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From this reading The dog, a sort of spaniel crossed with an English fox-terrier, was no beauty, but to make up for this shewed a great alertness.
managed
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From this reading The rats that had managed to escape the first assault of the dog's teeth took refuge in the wooden room, the dog came after them up the six steps which led from the stone floor to Fabrizio's cell.
melancholy
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From this reading Then came this splendid battle the din of which aroused Fabrizio, plunged in the least melancholy of dreams.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The dog, a sort of spaniel crossed with an English fox-terrier, was no beauty, but to make up for this shewed a great alertness.
Now
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From this reading _PRISON_ Now, when Fabrizio arrived, the room of the _Passive Obedience_ happened to be occupied by a hundred huge rats which took flight in every direction.
Obedience
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From this reading _PRISON_ Now, when Fabrizio arrived, the room of the _Passive Obedience_ happened to be occupied by a hundred huge rats which took flight in every direction.
occupied
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From this reading _PRISON_ Now, when Fabrizio arrived, the room of the _Passive Obedience_ happened to be occupied by a hundred huge rats which took flight in every direction.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _PRISON_ Now, when Fabrizio arrived, the room of the _Passive Obedience_ happened to be occupied by a hundred huge rats which took flight in every direction.
out
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From this reading He had been tied to the stone pavement beneath the planks of the wooden room; but when he heard the rats pass close by him, he made an effort so extraordinary that he succeeded in pulling his head out of his collar.
pass
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From this reading He had been tied to the stone pavement beneath the planks of the wooden room; but when he heard the rats pass close by him, he made an effort so extraordinary that he succeeded in pulling his head out of his collar.
Passive
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From this reading _PRISON_ Now, when Fabrizio arrived, the room of the _Passive Obedience_ happened to be occupied by a hundred huge rats which took flight in every direction.
pavement
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From this reading He had been tied to the stone pavement beneath the planks of the wooden room; but when he heard the rats pass close by him, he made an effort so extraordinary that he succeeded in pulling his head out of his collar.
planks
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From this reading He had been tied to the stone pavement beneath the planks of the wooden room; but when he heard the rats pass close by him, he made an effort so extraordinary that he succeeded in pulling his head out of his collar.
plunged
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From this reading Then came this splendid battle the din of which aroused Fabrizio, plunged in the least melancholy of dreams.
PRISON
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From this reading _PRISON_ Now, when Fabrizio arrived, the room of the _Passive Obedience_ happened to be occupied by a hundred huge rats which took flight in every direction.
pulling
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From this reading He had been tied to the stone pavement beneath the planks of the wooden room; but when he heard the rats pass close by him, he made an effort so extraordinary that he succeeded in pulling his head out of his collar.
rats
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From this reading _PRISON_ Now, when Fabrizio arrived, the room of the _Passive Obedience_ happened to be occupied by a hundred huge rats which took flight in every direction.
refuge
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From this reading The rats that had managed to escape the first assault of the dog's teeth took refuge in the wooden room, the dog came after them up the six steps which led from the stone floor to Fabrizio's cell.
room
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From this reading _PRISON_ Now, when Fabrizio arrived, the room of the _Passive Obedience_ happened to be occupied by a hundred huge rats which took flight in every direction.
shewed
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From this reading The dog, a sort of spaniel crossed with an English fox-terrier, was no beauty, but to make up for this shewed a great alertness.
six
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From this reading The rats that had managed to escape the first assault of the dog's teeth took refuge in the wooden room, the dog came after them up the six steps which led from the stone floor to Fabrizio's cell.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had been tied to the stone pavement beneath the planks of the wooden room; but when he heard the rats pass close by him, he made an effort so extraordinary that he succeeded in pulling his head out of his collar.
sort
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From this reading The dog, a sort of spaniel crossed with an English fox-terrier, was no beauty, but to make up for this shewed a great alertness.
spaniel
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From this reading The dog, a sort of spaniel crossed with an English fox-terrier, was no beauty, but to make up for this shewed a great alertness.
splendid
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From this reading Then came this splendid battle the din of which aroused Fabrizio, plunged in the least melancholy of dreams.
steps
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From this reading The rats that had managed to escape the first assault of the dog's teeth took refuge in the wooden room, the dog came after them up the six steps which led from the stone floor to Fabrizio's cell.
stone
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From this reading He had been tied to the stone pavement beneath the planks of the wooden room; but when he heard the rats pass close by him, he made an effort so extraordinary that he succeeded in pulling his head out of his collar.
succeeded
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From this reading He had been tied to the stone pavement beneath the planks of the wooden room; but when he heard the rats pass close by him, he made an effort so extraordinary that he succeeded in pulling his head out of his collar.
teeth
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From this reading The rats that had managed to escape the first assault of the dog's teeth took refuge in the wooden room, the dog came after them up the six steps which led from the stone floor to Fabrizio's cell.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had been tied to the stone pavement beneath the planks of the wooden room; but when he heard the rats pass close by him, he made an effort so extraordinary that he succeeded in pulling his head out of his collar.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _PRISON_ Now, when Fabrizio arrived, the room of the _Passive Obedience_ happened to be occupied by a hundred huge rats which took flight in every direction.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The rats that had managed to escape the first assault of the dog's teeth took refuge in the wooden room, the dog came after them up the six steps which led from the stone floor to Fabrizio's cell.
Then
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From this reading Then came this splendid battle the din of which aroused Fabrizio, plunged in the least melancholy of dreams.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The dog, a sort of spaniel crossed with an English fox-terrier, was no beauty, but to make up for this shewed a great alertness.
tied
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From this reading He had been tied to the stone pavement beneath the planks of the wooden room; but when he heard the rats pass close by him, he made an effort so extraordinary that he succeeded in pulling his head out of his collar.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _PRISON_ Now, when Fabrizio arrived, the room of the _Passive Obedience_ happened to be occupied by a hundred huge rats which took flight in every direction.
took
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From this reading _PRISON_ Now, when Fabrizio arrived, the room of the _Passive Obedience_ happened to be occupied by a hundred huge rats which took flight in every direction.
up
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From this reading The dog, a sort of spaniel crossed with an English fox-terrier, was no beauty, but to make up for this shewed a great alertness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The dog, a sort of spaniel crossed with an English fox-terrier, was no beauty, but to make up for this shewed a great alertness.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _PRISON_ Now, when Fabrizio arrived, the room of the _Passive Obedience_ happened to be occupied by a hundred huge rats which took flight in every direction.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _PRISON_ Now, when Fabrizio arrived, the room of the _Passive Obedience_ happened to be occupied by a hundred huge rats which took flight in every direction.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The dog, a sort of spaniel crossed with an English fox-terrier, was no beauty, but to make up for this shewed a great alertness.
wooden
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From this reading He had been tied to the stone pavement beneath the planks of the wooden room; but when he heard the rats pass close by him, he made an effort so extraordinary that he succeeded in pulling his head out of his collar.
