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able
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From this reading Since that twilight hour in that tawdry hotel chamber, no one has ever been able to counterfeit sorrow and remorse to Whitaker; he listened then to the very voice of utter Woe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His nerves were badly jangled; light-footed, he wandered restlessly to and fro, half distracted between the storm of weeping that beat gustily within the room and the deadly blind drum of the downpour on the tin roof beyond the windows.
away
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From this reading Whitaker moved softly away....
badly
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From this reading His nerves were badly jangled; light-footed, he wandered restlessly to and fro, half distracted between the storm of weeping that beat gustily within the room and the deadly blind drum of the downpour on the tin roof beyond the windows.
beat
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From this reading His nerves were badly jangled; light-footed, he wandered restlessly to and fro, half distracted between the storm of weeping that beat gustily within the room and the deadly blind drum of the downpour on the tin roof beyond the windows.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since that twilight hour in that tawdry hotel chamber, no one has ever been able to counterfeit sorrow and remorse to Whitaker; he listened then to the very voice of utter Woe.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading His nerves were badly jangled; light-footed, he wandered restlessly to and fro, half distracted between the storm of weeping that beat gustily within the room and the deadly blind drum of the downpour on the tin roof beyond the windows.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading His nerves were badly jangled; light-footed, he wandered restlessly to and fro, half distracted between the storm of weeping that beat gustily within the room and the deadly blind drum of the downpour on the tin roof beyond the windows.
blind
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From this reading His nerves were badly jangled; light-footed, he wandered restlessly to and fro, half distracted between the storm of weeping that beat gustily within the room and the deadly blind drum of the downpour on the tin roof beyond the windows.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Once, pausing by the centre-table, he happened to look down.
centre-table
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From this reading Once, pausing by the centre-table, he happened to look down.
chamber
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From this reading Since that twilight hour in that tawdry hotel chamber, no one has ever been able to counterfeit sorrow and remorse to Whitaker; he listened then to the very voice of utter Woe.
counterfeit
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From this reading Since that twilight hour in that tawdry hotel chamber, no one has ever been able to counterfeit sorrow and remorse to Whitaker; he listened then to the very voice of utter Woe.
deadly
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From this reading His nerves were badly jangled; light-footed, he wandered restlessly to and fro, half distracted between the storm of weeping that beat gustily within the room and the deadly blind drum of the downpour on the tin roof beyond the windows.
Difficult
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From this reading Difficult, he found it, to guess what to do; more difficult still to do nothing.
distracted
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From this reading His nerves were badly jangled; light-footed, he wandered restlessly to and fro, half distracted between the storm of weeping that beat gustily within the room and the deadly blind drum of the downpour on the tin roof beyond the windows.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Difficult, he found it, to guess what to do; more difficult still to do nothing.
down
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From this reading Once, pausing by the centre-table, he happened to look down.
downpour
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From this reading His nerves were badly jangled; light-footed, he wandered restlessly to and fro, half distracted between the storm of weeping that beat gustily within the room and the deadly blind drum of the downpour on the tin roof beyond the windows.
drum
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From this reading His nerves were badly jangled; light-footed, he wandered restlessly to and fro, half distracted between the storm of weeping that beat gustily within the room and the deadly blind drum of the downpour on the tin roof beyond the windows.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since that twilight hour in that tawdry hotel chamber, no one has ever been able to counterfeit sorrow and remorse to Whitaker; he listened then to the very voice of utter Woe.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Difficult, he found it, to guess what to do; more difficult still to do nothing.
fro
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From this reading His nerves were badly jangled; light-footed, he wandered restlessly to and fro, half distracted between the storm of weeping that beat gustily within the room and the deadly blind drum of the downpour on the tin roof beyond the windows.
guess
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From this reading Difficult, he found it, to guess what to do; more difficult still to do nothing.
gustily
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From this reading His nerves were badly jangled; light-footed, he wandered restlessly to and fro, half distracted between the storm of weeping that beat gustily within the room and the deadly blind drum of the downpour on the tin roof beyond the windows.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His nerves were badly jangled; light-footed, he wandered restlessly to and fro, half distracted between the storm of weeping that beat gustily within the room and the deadly blind drum of the downpour on the tin roof beyond the windows.
happened
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From this reading Once, pausing by the centre-table, he happened to look down.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since that twilight hour in that tawdry hotel chamber, no one has ever been able to counterfeit sorrow and remorse to Whitaker; he listened then to the very voice of utter Woe.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Difficult, he found it, to guess what to do; more difficult still to do nothing.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His nerves were badly jangled; light-footed, he wandered restlessly to and fro, half distracted between the storm of weeping that beat gustily within the room and the deadly blind drum of the downpour on the tin roof beyond the windows.
hotel
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From this reading Since that twilight hour in that tawdry hotel chamber, no one has ever been able to counterfeit sorrow and remorse to Whitaker; he listened then to the very voice of utter Woe.
hour
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From this reading Since that twilight hour in that tawdry hotel chamber, no one has ever been able to counterfeit sorrow and remorse to Whitaker; he listened then to the very voice of utter Woe.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Since that twilight hour in that tawdry hotel chamber, no one has ever been able to counterfeit sorrow and remorse to Whitaker; he listened then to the very voice of utter Woe.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Difficult, he found it, to guess what to do; more difficult still to do nothing.
jangled
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From this reading His nerves were badly jangled; light-footed, he wandered restlessly to and fro, half distracted between the storm of weeping that beat gustily within the room and the deadly blind drum of the downpour on the tin roof beyond the windows.
light-footed
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From this reading His nerves were badly jangled; light-footed, he wandered restlessly to and fro, half distracted between the storm of weeping that beat gustily within the room and the deadly blind drum of the downpour on the tin roof beyond the windows.
listened
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From this reading Since that twilight hour in that tawdry hotel chamber, no one has ever been able to counterfeit sorrow and remorse to Whitaker; he listened then to the very voice of utter Woe.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once, pausing by the centre-table, he happened to look down.
more
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From this reading Difficult, he found it, to guess what to do; more difficult still to do nothing.
moved
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From this reading Whitaker moved softly away....
nerves
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From this reading His nerves were badly jangled; light-footed, he wandered restlessly to and fro, half distracted between the storm of weeping that beat gustily within the room and the deadly blind drum of the downpour on the tin roof beyond the windows.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Since that twilight hour in that tawdry hotel chamber, no one has ever been able to counterfeit sorrow and remorse to Whitaker; he listened then to the very voice of utter Woe.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Difficult, he found it, to guess what to do; more difficult still to do nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His nerves were badly jangled; light-footed, he wandered restlessly to and fro, half distracted between the storm of weeping that beat gustily within the room and the deadly blind drum of the downpour on the tin roof beyond the windows.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His nerves were badly jangled; light-footed, he wandered restlessly to and fro, half distracted between the storm of weeping that beat gustily within the room and the deadly blind drum of the downpour on the tin roof beyond the windows.
Once
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From this reading Once, pausing by the centre-table, he happened to look down.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Since that twilight hour in that tawdry hotel chamber, no one has ever been able to counterfeit sorrow and remorse to Whitaker; he listened then to the very voice of utter Woe.
pausing
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From this reading Once, pausing by the centre-table, he happened to look down.
remorse
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From this reading Since that twilight hour in that tawdry hotel chamber, no one has ever been able to counterfeit sorrow and remorse to Whitaker; he listened then to the very voice of utter Woe.
restlessly
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From this reading His nerves were badly jangled; light-footed, he wandered restlessly to and fro, half distracted between the storm of weeping that beat gustily within the room and the deadly blind drum of the downpour on the tin roof beyond the windows.
roof
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From this reading His nerves were badly jangled; light-footed, he wandered restlessly to and fro, half distracted between the storm of weeping that beat gustily within the room and the deadly blind drum of the downpour on the tin roof beyond the windows.
room
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From this reading His nerves were badly jangled; light-footed, he wandered restlessly to and fro, half distracted between the storm of weeping that beat gustily within the room and the deadly blind drum of the downpour on the tin roof beyond the windows.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since that twilight hour in that tawdry hotel chamber, no one has ever been able to counterfeit sorrow and remorse to Whitaker; he listened then to the very voice of utter Woe.
softly
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From this reading Whitaker moved softly away....
sorrow
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From this reading Since that twilight hour in that tawdry hotel chamber, no one has ever been able to counterfeit sorrow and remorse to Whitaker; he listened then to the very voice of utter Woe.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Difficult, he found it, to guess what to do; more difficult still to do nothing.
storm
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From this reading His nerves were badly jangled; light-footed, he wandered restlessly to and fro, half distracted between the storm of weeping that beat gustily within the room and the deadly blind drum of the downpour on the tin roof beyond the windows.
tawdry
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From this reading Since that twilight hour in that tawdry hotel chamber, no one has ever been able to counterfeit sorrow and remorse to Whitaker; he listened then to the very voice of utter Woe.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His nerves were badly jangled; light-footed, he wandered restlessly to and fro, half distracted between the storm of weeping that beat gustily within the room and the deadly blind drum of the downpour on the tin roof beyond the windows.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His nerves were badly jangled; light-footed, he wandered restlessly to and fro, half distracted between the storm of weeping that beat gustily within the room and the deadly blind drum of the downpour on the tin roof beyond the windows.
then
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From this reading Since that twilight hour in that tawdry hotel chamber, no one has ever been able to counterfeit sorrow and remorse to Whitaker; he listened then to the very voice of utter Woe.
tin
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From this reading His nerves were badly jangled; light-footed, he wandered restlessly to and fro, half distracted between the storm of weeping that beat gustily within the room and the deadly blind drum of the downpour on the tin roof beyond the windows.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Difficult, he found it, to guess what to do; more difficult still to do nothing.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading Since that twilight hour in that tawdry hotel chamber, no one has ever been able to counterfeit sorrow and remorse to Whitaker; he listened then to the very voice of utter Woe.
utter
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From this reading Since that twilight hour in that tawdry hotel chamber, no one has ever been able to counterfeit sorrow and remorse to Whitaker; he listened then to the very voice of utter Woe.
very
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From this reading Since that twilight hour in that tawdry hotel chamber, no one has ever been able to counterfeit sorrow and remorse to Whitaker; he listened then to the very voice of utter Woe.
voice
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From this reading Since that twilight hour in that tawdry hotel chamber, no one has ever been able to counterfeit sorrow and remorse to Whitaker; he listened then to the very voice of utter Woe.
wandered
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From this reading His nerves were badly jangled; light-footed, he wandered restlessly to and fro, half distracted between the storm of weeping that beat gustily within the room and the deadly blind drum of the downpour on the tin roof beyond the windows.
weeping
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From this reading His nerves were badly jangled; light-footed, he wandered restlessly to and fro, half distracted between the storm of weeping that beat gustily within the room and the deadly blind drum of the downpour on the tin roof beyond the windows.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His nerves were badly jangled; light-footed, he wandered restlessly to and fro, half distracted between the storm of weeping that beat gustily within the room and the deadly blind drum of the downpour on the tin roof beyond the windows.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Difficult, he found it, to guess what to do; more difficult still to do nothing.
Whitaker
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From this reading Whitaker moved softly away....
windows
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From this reading His nerves were badly jangled; light-footed, he wandered restlessly to and fro, half distracted between the storm of weeping that beat gustily within the room and the deadly blind drum of the downpour on the tin roof beyond the windows.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading His nerves were badly jangled; light-footed, he wandered restlessly to and fro, half distracted between the storm of weeping that beat gustily within the room and the deadly blind drum of the downpour on the tin roof beyond the windows.
Woe
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From this reading Since that twilight hour in that tawdry hotel chamber, no one has ever been able to counterfeit sorrow and remorse to Whitaker; he listened then to the very voice of utter Woe.
