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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 _Dr. Fabos is Made a Prisoner._ The Jew seemed unable to utter a sound, but the men who came up out of the cave made the night resound with their horrid cries.
ALARM
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From this reading THE ALARM.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It may have been that one of the men struck me, and that I fell—more possibly they dragged me down headlong into the pit, and the press of them alone saved me from serious hurt.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What happened to me in that instant of fierce turmoil, of loud alarm, and a coward’s frenzy, I have no clear recollection whatever.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It may have been that one of the men struck me, and that I fell—more possibly they dragged me down headlong into the pit, and the press of them alone saved me from serious hurt.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Dr. Fabos is Made a Prisoner._ The Jew seemed unable to utter a sound, but the men who came up out of the cave made the night resound with their horrid cries.
came
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos is Made a Prisoner._ The Jew seemed unable to utter a sound, but the men who came up out of the cave made the night resound with their horrid cries.
cave
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos is Made a Prisoner._ The Jew seemed unable to utter a sound, but the men who came up out of the cave made the night resound with their horrid cries.
clear
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From this reading What happened to me in that instant of fierce turmoil, of loud alarm, and a coward’s frenzy, I have no clear recollection whatever.
coward's
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From this reading What happened to me in that instant of fierce turmoil, of loud alarm, and a coward’s frenzy, I have no clear recollection whatever.
cries
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos is Made a Prisoner._ The Jew seemed unable to utter a sound, but the men who came up out of the cave made the night resound with their horrid cries.
down
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From this reading It may have been that one of the men struck me, and that I fell—more possibly they dragged me down headlong into the pit, and the press of them alone saved me from serious hurt.
Dr
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos is Made a Prisoner._ The Jew seemed unable to utter a sound, but the men who came up out of the cave made the night resound with their horrid cries.
dragged
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From this reading It may have been that one of the men struck me, and that I fell—more possibly they dragged me down headlong into the pit, and the press of them alone saved me from serious hurt.
Fabos
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos is Made a Prisoner._ The Jew seemed unable to utter a sound, but the men who came up out of the cave made the night resound with their horrid cries.
fell
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From this reading It may have been that one of the men struck me, and that I fell—more possibly they dragged me down headlong into the pit, and the press of them alone saved me from serious hurt.
fierce
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From this reading What happened to me in that instant of fierce turmoil, of loud alarm, and a coward’s frenzy, I have no clear recollection whatever.
frenzy
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From this reading What happened to me in that instant of fierce turmoil, of loud alarm, and a coward’s frenzy, I have no clear recollection whatever.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It may have been that one of the men struck me, and that I fell—more possibly they dragged me down headlong into the pit, and the press of them alone saved me from serious hurt.
happened
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From this reading What happened to me in that instant of fierce turmoil, of loud alarm, and a coward’s frenzy, I have no clear recollection whatever.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What happened to me in that instant of fierce turmoil, of loud alarm, and a coward’s frenzy, I have no clear recollection whatever.
headlong
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From this reading It may have been that one of the men struck me, and that I fell—more possibly they dragged me down headlong into the pit, and the press of them alone saved me from serious hurt.
horrid
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos is Made a Prisoner._ The Jew seemed unable to utter a sound, but the men who came up out of the cave made the night resound with their horrid cries.
hurt
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From this reading It may have been that one of the men struck me, and that I fell—more possibly they dragged me down headlong into the pit, and the press of them alone saved me from serious hurt.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What happened to me in that instant of fierce turmoil, of loud alarm, and a coward’s frenzy, I have no clear recollection whatever.
immaterial
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From this reading The truth of it is immaterial.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What happened to me in that instant of fierce turmoil, of loud alarm, and a coward’s frenzy, I have no clear recollection whatever.
instant
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From this reading What happened to me in that instant of fierce turmoil, of loud alarm, and a coward’s frenzy, I have no clear recollection whatever.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It may have been that one of the men struck me, and that I fell—more possibly they dragged me down headlong into the pit, and the press of them alone saved me from serious hurt.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Dr. Fabos is Made a Prisoner._ The Jew seemed unable to utter a sound, but the men who came up out of the cave made the night resound with their horrid cries.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may have been that one of the men struck me, and that I fell—more possibly they dragged me down headlong into the pit, and the press of them alone saved me from serious hurt.
Jew
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos is Made a Prisoner._ The Jew seemed unable to utter a sound, but the men who came up out of the cave made the night resound with their horrid cries.
loud
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From this reading What happened to me in that instant of fierce turmoil, of loud alarm, and a coward’s frenzy, I have no clear recollection whatever.
Made
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos is Made a Prisoner._ The Jew seemed unable to utter a sound, but the men who came up out of the cave made the night resound with their horrid cries.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may have been that one of the men struck me, and that I fell—more possibly they dragged me down headlong into the pit, and the press of them alone saved me from serious hurt.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What happened to me in that instant of fierce turmoil, of loud alarm, and a coward’s frenzy, I have no clear recollection whatever.
men
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos is Made a Prisoner._ The Jew seemed unable to utter a sound, but the men who came up out of the cave made the night resound with their horrid cries.
more
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From this reading It may have been that one of the men struck me, and that I fell—more possibly they dragged me down headlong into the pit, and the press of them alone saved me from serious hurt.
night
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos is Made a Prisoner._ The Jew seemed unable to utter a sound, but the men who came up out of the cave made the night resound with their horrid cries.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading What happened to me in that instant of fierce turmoil, of loud alarm, and a coward’s frenzy, I have no clear recollection whatever.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Dr. Fabos is Made a Prisoner._ The Jew seemed unable to utter a sound, but the men who came up out of the cave made the night resound with their horrid cries.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It may have been that one of the men struck me, and that I fell—more possibly they dragged me down headlong into the pit, and the press of them alone saved me from serious hurt.
out
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos is Made a Prisoner._ The Jew seemed unable to utter a sound, but the men who came up out of the cave made the night resound with their horrid cries.
pitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading It may have been that one of the men struck me, and that I fell—more possibly they dragged me down headlong into the pit, and the press of them alone saved me from serious hurt.
possibly
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From this reading It may have been that one of the men struck me, and that I fell—more possibly they dragged me down headlong into the pit, and the press of them alone saved me from serious hurt.
press
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From this reading It may have been that one of the men struck me, and that I fell—more possibly they dragged me down headlong into the pit, and the press of them alone saved me from serious hurt.
Prisoner
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos is Made a Prisoner._ The Jew seemed unable to utter a sound, but the men who came up out of the cave made the night resound with their horrid cries.
recollection
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From this reading What happened to me in that instant of fierce turmoil, of loud alarm, and a coward’s frenzy, I have no clear recollection whatever.
resound
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos is Made a Prisoner._ The Jew seemed unable to utter a sound, but the men who came up out of the cave made the night resound with their horrid cries.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It may have been that one of the men struck me, and that I fell—more possibly they dragged me down headlong into the pit, and the press of them alone saved me from serious hurt.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Dr. Fabos is Made a Prisoner._ The Jew seemed unable to utter a sound, but the men who came up out of the cave made the night resound with their horrid cries.
serious
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From this reading It may have been that one of the men struck me, and that I fell—more possibly they dragged me down headlong into the pit, and the press of them alone saved me from serious hurt.
sound
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos is Made a Prisoner._ The Jew seemed unable to utter a sound, but the men who came up out of the cave made the night resound with their horrid cries.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It may have been that one of the men struck me, and that I fell—more possibly they dragged me down headlong into the pit, and the press of them alone saved me from serious hurt.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What happened to me in that instant of fierce turmoil, of loud alarm, and a coward’s frenzy, I have no clear recollection whatever.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ALARM.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _Dr. Fabos is Made a Prisoner._ The Jew seemed unable to utter a sound, but the men who came up out of the cave made the night resound with their horrid cries.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It may have been that one of the men struck me, and that I fell—more possibly they dragged me down headlong into the pit, and the press of them alone saved me from serious hurt.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It may have been that one of the men struck me, and that I fell—more possibly they dragged me down headlong into the pit, and the press of them alone saved me from serious hurt.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Dr. Fabos is Made a Prisoner._ The Jew seemed unable to utter a sound, but the men who came up out of the cave made the night resound with their horrid cries.
truth
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From this reading The truth of it is immaterial.
turmoil
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From this reading What happened to me in that instant of fierce turmoil, of loud alarm, and a coward’s frenzy, I have no clear recollection whatever.
unable
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos is Made a Prisoner._ The Jew seemed unable to utter a sound, but the men who came up out of the cave made the night resound with their horrid cries.
up
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos is Made a Prisoner._ The Jew seemed unable to utter a sound, but the men who came up out of the cave made the night resound with their horrid cries.
utter
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From this reading _Dr. Fabos is Made a Prisoner._ The Jew seemed unable to utter a sound, but the men who came up out of the cave made the night resound with their horrid cries.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What happened to me in that instant of fierce turmoil, of loud alarm, and a coward’s frenzy, I have no clear recollection whatever.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading What happened to me in that instant of fierce turmoil, of loud alarm, and a coward’s frenzy, I have no clear recollection whatever.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading _Dr. Fabos is Made a Prisoner._ The Jew seemed unable to utter a sound, but the men who came up out of the cave made the night resound with their horrid cries.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Dr. Fabos is Made a Prisoner._ The Jew seemed unable to utter a sound, but the men who came up out of the cave made the night resound with their horrid cries.
