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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 last, sinking into a chair with a muttered curse at the long delay, he fell into deep sleep, overcome by the wine in which he had so freely indulged.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He walked restlessly up and down the chamber, ever and anon pausing, either for recourse to the flagon on the table, or to draw aside the curtains and gaze out upon the street.
anon
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From this reading He walked restlessly up and down the chamber, ever and anon pausing, either for recourse to the flagon on the table, or to draw aside the curtains and gaze out upon the street.
aside
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From this reading He walked restlessly up and down the chamber, ever and anon pausing, either for recourse to the flagon on the table, or to draw aside the curtains and gaze out upon the street.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT "THE SIGN OF THE LEOPARD."
broke
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From this reading Dawn broke gray and cheerless.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At last, sinking into a chair with a muttered curse at the long delay, he fell into deep sleep, overcome by the wine in which he had so freely indulged.
chair
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From this reading At last, sinking into a chair with a muttered curse at the long delay, he fell into deep sleep, overcome by the wine in which he had so freely indulged.
chamber
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From this reading He walked restlessly up and down the chamber, ever and anon pausing, either for recourse to the flagon on the table, or to draw aside the curtains and gaze out upon the street.
cheerless
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From this reading Dawn broke gray and cheerless.
curse
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From this reading At last, sinking into a chair with a muttered curse at the long delay, he fell into deep sleep, overcome by the wine in which he had so freely indulged.
curtains
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From this reading He walked restlessly up and down the chamber, ever and anon pausing, either for recourse to the flagon on the table, or to draw aside the curtains and gaze out upon the street.
Dawn
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From this reading Dawn broke gray and cheerless.
deep
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From this reading At last, sinking into a chair with a muttered curse at the long delay, he fell into deep sleep, overcome by the wine in which he had so freely indulged.
delay
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From this reading At last, sinking into a chair with a muttered curse at the long delay, he fell into deep sleep, overcome by the wine in which he had so freely indulged.
down
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From this reading He walked restlessly up and down the chamber, ever and anon pausing, either for recourse to the flagon on the table, or to draw aside the curtains and gaze out upon the street.
draw
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From this reading He walked restlessly up and down the chamber, ever and anon pausing, either for recourse to the flagon on the table, or to draw aside the curtains and gaze out upon the street.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading He walked restlessly up and down the chamber, ever and anon pausing, either for recourse to the flagon on the table, or to draw aside the curtains and gaze out upon the street.
ever
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From this reading He walked restlessly up and down the chamber, ever and anon pausing, either for recourse to the flagon on the table, or to draw aside the curtains and gaze out upon the street.
fell
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From this reading At last, sinking into a chair with a muttered curse at the long delay, he fell into deep sleep, overcome by the wine in which he had so freely indulged.
flagon
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From this reading He walked restlessly up and down the chamber, ever and anon pausing, either for recourse to the flagon on the table, or to draw aside the curtains and gaze out upon the street.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Winter waited long for his servant's return.
freely
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From this reading At last, sinking into a chair with a muttered curse at the long delay, he fell into deep sleep, overcome by the wine in which he had so freely indulged.
gaze
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From this reading He walked restlessly up and down the chamber, ever and anon pausing, either for recourse to the flagon on the table, or to draw aside the curtains and gaze out upon the street.
gray
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From this reading Dawn broke gray and cheerless.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At last, sinking into a chair with a muttered curse at the long delay, he fell into deep sleep, overcome by the wine in which he had so freely indulged.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He walked restlessly up and down the chamber, ever and anon pausing, either for recourse to the flagon on the table, or to draw aside the curtains and gaze out upon the street.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Winter waited long for his servant's return.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last, sinking into a chair with a muttered curse at the long delay, he fell into deep sleep, overcome by the wine in which he had so freely indulged.
indulged
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From this reading At last, sinking into a chair with a muttered curse at the long delay, he fell into deep sleep, overcome by the wine in which he had so freely indulged.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At last, sinking into a chair with a muttered curse at the long delay, he fell into deep sleep, overcome by the wine in which he had so freely indulged.
last
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From this reading At last, sinking into a chair with a muttered curse at the long delay, he fell into deep sleep, overcome by the wine in which he had so freely indulged.
LEOPARD
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From this reading AT "THE SIGN OF THE LEOPARD."
long
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From this reading Winter waited long for his servant's return.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading At last, sinking into a chair with a muttered curse at the long delay, he fell into deep sleep, overcome by the wine in which he had so freely indulged.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT "THE SIGN OF THE LEOPARD."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He walked restlessly up and down the chamber, ever and anon pausing, either for recourse to the flagon on the table, or to draw aside the curtains and gaze out upon the street.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He walked restlessly up and down the chamber, ever and anon pausing, either for recourse to the flagon on the table, or to draw aside the curtains and gaze out upon the street.
out
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From this reading He walked restlessly up and down the chamber, ever and anon pausing, either for recourse to the flagon on the table, or to draw aside the curtains and gaze out upon the street.
overcome
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From this reading At last, sinking into a chair with a muttered curse at the long delay, he fell into deep sleep, overcome by the wine in which he had so freely indulged.
pausing
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From this reading He walked restlessly up and down the chamber, ever and anon pausing, either for recourse to the flagon on the table, or to draw aside the curtains and gaze out upon the street.
recourse
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From this reading He walked restlessly up and down the chamber, ever and anon pausing, either for recourse to the flagon on the table, or to draw aside the curtains and gaze out upon the street.
restlessly
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From this reading He walked restlessly up and down the chamber, ever and anon pausing, either for recourse to the flagon on the table, or to draw aside the curtains and gaze out upon the street.
return
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From this reading Winter waited long for his servant's return.
servant's
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From this reading Winter waited long for his servant's return.
SIGN
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From this reading AT "THE SIGN OF THE LEOPARD."
sinking
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From this reading At last, sinking into a chair with a muttered curse at the long delay, he fell into deep sleep, overcome by the wine in which he had so freely indulged.
sleep
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From this reading At last, sinking into a chair with a muttered curse at the long delay, he fell into deep sleep, overcome by the wine in which he had so freely indulged.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At last, sinking into a chair with a muttered curse at the long delay, he fell into deep sleep, overcome by the wine in which he had so freely indulged.
street
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From this reading He walked restlessly up and down the chamber, ever and anon pausing, either for recourse to the flagon on the table, or to draw aside the curtains and gaze out upon the street.
table
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From this reading He walked restlessly up and down the chamber, ever and anon pausing, either for recourse to the flagon on the table, or to draw aside the curtains and gaze out upon the street.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT "THE SIGN OF THE LEOPARD."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He walked restlessly up and down the chamber, ever and anon pausing, either for recourse to the flagon on the table, or to draw aside the curtains and gaze out upon the street.
up
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From this reading He walked restlessly up and down the chamber, ever and anon pausing, either for recourse to the flagon on the table, or to draw aside the curtains and gaze out upon the street.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He walked restlessly up and down the chamber, ever and anon pausing, either for recourse to the flagon on the table, or to draw aside the curtains and gaze out upon the street.
waited
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From this reading Winter waited long for his servant's return.
walked
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From this reading He walked restlessly up and down the chamber, ever and anon pausing, either for recourse to the flagon on the table, or to draw aside the curtains and gaze out upon the street.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At last, sinking into a chair with a muttered curse at the long delay, he fell into deep sleep, overcome by the wine in which he had so freely indulged.
wine
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From this reading At last, sinking into a chair with a muttered curse at the long delay, he fell into deep sleep, overcome by the wine in which he had so freely indulged.
Winter
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From this reading Winter waited long for his servant's return.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At last, sinking into a chair with a muttered curse at the long delay, he fell into deep sleep, overcome by the wine in which he had so freely indulged.
