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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 times there came into his drawn and haggard face a strange and unearthly light, as though he suddenly beheld a form glide from out the shadow of the dungeon, and kneel beside him.
airy
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From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
all
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From this reading He sat all day in his cell without moving.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those who watched with Fawkes said he partook of no food, slept not--neither spoke, and refused to utter the names of his fellow conspirators.
arms
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From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At times there came into his drawn and haggard face a strange and unearthly light, as though he suddenly beheld a form glide from out the shadow of the dungeon, and kneel beside him.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At times there came into his drawn and haggard face a strange and unearthly light, as though he suddenly beheld a form glide from out the shadow of the dungeon, and kneel beside him.
beheld
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From this reading At times there came into his drawn and haggard face a strange and unearthly light, as though he suddenly beheld a form glide from out the shadow of the dungeon, and kneel beside him.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading At times there came into his drawn and haggard face a strange and unearthly light, as though he suddenly beheld a form glide from out the shadow of the dungeon, and kneel beside him.
brain
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From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
came
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From this reading At times there came into his drawn and haggard face a strange and unearthly light, as though he suddenly beheld a form glide from out the shadow of the dungeon, and kneel beside him.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading He sat all day in his cell without moving.
conspirators
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From this reading Those who watched with Fawkes said he partook of no food, slept not--neither spoke, and refused to utter the names of his fellow conspirators.
darling
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From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
day
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From this reading He sat all day in his cell without moving.
drawn
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From this reading At times there came into his drawn and haggard face a strange and unearthly light, as though he suddenly beheld a form glide from out the shadow of the dungeon, and kneel beside him.
dreary
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From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
dungeon
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From this reading At times there came into his drawn and haggard face a strange and unearthly light, as though he suddenly beheld a form glide from out the shadow of the dungeon, and kneel beside him.
embrace
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From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
face
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From this reading At times there came into his drawn and haggard face a strange and unearthly light, as though he suddenly beheld a form glide from out the shadow of the dungeon, and kneel beside him.
father
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From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
Fawkes
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From this reading Those who watched with Fawkes said he partook of no food, slept not--neither spoke, and refused to utter the names of his fellow conspirators.
fellow
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From this reading Those who watched with Fawkes said he partook of no food, slept not--neither spoke, and refused to utter the names of his fellow conspirators.
figure
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From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
food
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From this reading Those who watched with Fawkes said he partook of no food, slept not--neither spoke, and refused to utter the names of his fellow conspirators.
form
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From this reading At times there came into his drawn and haggard face a strange and unearthly light, as though he suddenly beheld a form glide from out the shadow of the dungeon, and kneel beside him.
forth
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From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At times there came into his drawn and haggard face a strange and unearthly light, as though he suddenly beheld a form glide from out the shadow of the dungeon, and kneel beside him.
glide
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From this reading At times there came into his drawn and haggard face a strange and unearthly light, as though he suddenly beheld a form glide from out the shadow of the dungeon, and kneel beside him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
haggard
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From this reading At times there came into his drawn and haggard face a strange and unearthly light, as though he suddenly beheld a form glide from out the shadow of the dungeon, and kneel beside him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Those who watched with Fawkes said he partook of no food, slept not--neither spoke, and refused to utter the names of his fellow conspirators.
head
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From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At times there came into his drawn and haggard face a strange and unearthly light, as though he suddenly beheld a form glide from out the shadow of the dungeon, and kneel beside him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Those who watched with Fawkes said he partook of no food, slept not--neither spoke, and refused to utter the names of his fellow conspirators.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He sat all day in his cell without moving.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At times there came into his drawn and haggard face a strange and unearthly light, as though he suddenly beheld a form glide from out the shadow of the dungeon, and kneel beside him.
kneel
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From this reading At times there came into his drawn and haggard face a strange and unearthly light, as though he suddenly beheld a form glide from out the shadow of the dungeon, and kneel beside him.
light
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From this reading At times there came into his drawn and haggard face a strange and unearthly light, as though he suddenly beheld a form glide from out the shadow of the dungeon, and kneel beside him.
moment
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From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
moments
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From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
moving
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From this reading He sat all day in his cell without moving.
names
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From this reading Those who watched with Fawkes said he partook of no food, slept not--neither spoke, and refused to utter the names of his fellow conspirators.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Those who watched with Fawkes said he partook of no food, slept not--neither spoke, and refused to utter the names of his fellow conspirators.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Those who watched with Fawkes said he partook of no food, slept not--neither spoke, and refused to utter the names of his fellow conspirators.
nodding
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From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Those who watched with Fawkes said he partook of no food, slept not--neither spoke, and refused to utter the names of his fellow conspirators.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Those who watched with Fawkes said he partook of no food, slept not--neither spoke, and refused to utter the names of his fellow conspirators.
out
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From this reading At times there came into his drawn and haggard face a strange and unearthly light, as though he suddenly beheld a form glide from out the shadow of the dungeon, and kneel beside him.
partook
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From this reading Those who watched with Fawkes said he partook of no food, slept not--neither spoke, and refused to utter the names of his fellow conspirators.
pass
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From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
portal
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From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
REAPING
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From this reading REAPING THE WHIRLWIND.
refused
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From this reading Those who watched with Fawkes said he partook of no food, slept not--neither spoke, and refused to utter the names of his fellow conspirators.
said
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From this reading Those who watched with Fawkes said he partook of no food, slept not--neither spoke, and refused to utter the names of his fellow conspirators.
sat
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From this reading He sat all day in his cell without moving.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading At times there came into his drawn and haggard face a strange and unearthly light, as though he suddenly beheld a form glide from out the shadow of the dungeon, and kneel beside him.
slept
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From this reading Those who watched with Fawkes said he partook of no food, slept not--neither spoke, and refused to utter the names of his fellow conspirators.
slowly
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From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
spoke
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From this reading Those who watched with Fawkes said he partook of no food, slept not--neither spoke, and refused to utter the names of his fellow conspirators.
strange
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From this reading At times there came into his drawn and haggard face a strange and unearthly light, as though he suddenly beheld a form glide from out the shadow of the dungeon, and kneel beside him.
stretch
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From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
suddenly
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From this reading At times there came into his drawn and haggard face a strange and unearthly light, as though he suddenly beheld a form glide from out the shadow of the dungeon, and kneel beside him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading REAPING THE WHIRLWIND.
there
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From this reading At times there came into his drawn and haggard face a strange and unearthly light, as though he suddenly beheld a form glide from out the shadow of the dungeon, and kneel beside him.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who watched with Fawkes said he partook of no food, slept not--neither spoke, and refused to utter the names of his fellow conspirators.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading At times there came into his drawn and haggard face a strange and unearthly light, as though he suddenly beheld a form glide from out the shadow of the dungeon, and kneel beside him.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
times
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From this reading At times there came into his drawn and haggard face a strange and unearthly light, as though he suddenly beheld a form glide from out the shadow of the dungeon, and kneel beside him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Those who watched with Fawkes said he partook of no food, slept not--neither spoke, and refused to utter the names of his fellow conspirators.
unearthly
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From this reading At times there came into his drawn and haggard face a strange and unearthly light, as though he suddenly beheld a form glide from out the shadow of the dungeon, and kneel beside him.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
utter
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From this reading Those who watched with Fawkes said he partook of no food, slept not--neither spoke, and refused to utter the names of his fellow conspirators.
wait
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From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
watched
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From this reading Those who watched with Fawkes said he partook of no food, slept not--neither spoke, and refused to utter the names of his fellow conspirators.
wertauxiliary verbUS /wɜːrt/
an old form of “were”, used with “thou”
From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
WHIRLWIND
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From this reading REAPING THE WHIRLWIND.
whisper
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From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Those who watched with Fawkes said he partook of no food, slept not--neither spoke, and refused to utter the names of his fellow conspirators.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Those who watched with Fawkes said he partook of no food, slept not--neither spoke, and refused to utter the names of his fellow conspirators.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He sat all day in his cell without moving.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At these moments he would stretch forth his arms as if to embrace the airy figure of his brain, and whisper, nodding his head slowly the while: "Thou wert all I had--in a moment, darling;--wait until thy father can but pass this dreary portal."
