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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 There were circumstances which led some to suppose that a stranger had been received into the cottage on this awful night, and had shared the catastrophe of all its inmates.
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Whose was the agony of that death moment?
all
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From this reading There were circumstances which led some to suppose that a stranger had been received into the cottage on this awful night, and had shared the catastrophe of all its inmates.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were circumstances which led some to suppose that a stranger had been received into the cottage on this awful night, and had shared the catastrophe of all its inmates.
awful
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From this reading There were circumstances which led some to suppose that a stranger had been received into the cottage on this awful night, and had shared the catastrophe of all its inmates.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His name and person utterly unknown; his history, his way of life, his plans, a mystery never to be solved, his death and his existence equally a doubt!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There were circumstances which led some to suppose that a stranger had been received into the cottage on this awful night, and had shared the catastrophe of all its inmates.
catastrophe
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From this reading There were circumstances which led some to suppose that a stranger had been received into the cottage on this awful night, and had shared the catastrophe of all its inmates.
circumstances
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From this reading There were circumstances which led some to suppose that a stranger had been received into the cottage on this awful night, and had shared the catastrophe of all its inmates.
conjecture
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From this reading Others denied that there were sufficient grounds for such a conjecture.
cottage
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From this reading There were circumstances which led some to suppose that a stranger had been received into the cottage on this awful night, and had shared the catastrophe of all its inmates.
death
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From this reading His name and person utterly unknown; his history, his way of life, his plans, a mystery never to be solved, his death and his existence equally a doubt!
denied
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From this reading Others denied that there were sufficient grounds for such a conjecture.
doubt
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From this reading His name and person utterly unknown; his history, his way of life, his plans, a mystery never to be solved, his death and his existence equally a doubt!
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Woe for the high-souled youth, with his dream of Earthly Immortality!
Earthly
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From this reading Woe for the high-souled youth, with his dream of Earthly Immortality!
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His name and person utterly unknown; his history, his way of life, his plans, a mystery never to be solved, his death and his existence equally a doubt!
existence
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From this reading His name and person utterly unknown; his history, his way of life, his plans, a mystery never to be solved, his death and his existence equally a doubt!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Others denied that there were sufficient grounds for such a conjecture.
grounds
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From this reading Others denied that there were sufficient grounds for such a conjecture.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There were circumstances which led some to suppose that a stranger had been received into the cottage on this awful night, and had shared the catastrophe of all its inmates.
high-souled
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From this reading Woe for the high-souled youth, with his dream of Earthly Immortality!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Woe for the high-souled youth, with his dream of Earthly Immortality!
history
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From this reading His name and person utterly unknown; his history, his way of life, his plans, a mystery never to be solved, his death and his existence equally a doubt!
Immortality
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From this reading Woe for the high-souled youth, with his dream of Earthly Immortality!
inmates
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From this reading There were circumstances which led some to suppose that a stranger had been received into the cottage on this awful night, and had shared the catastrophe of all its inmates.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There were circumstances which led some to suppose that a stranger had been received into the cottage on this awful night, and had shared the catastrophe of all its inmates.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There were circumstances which led some to suppose that a stranger had been received into the cottage on this awful night, and had shared the catastrophe of all its inmates.
led
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From this reading There were circumstances which led some to suppose that a stranger had been received into the cottage on this awful night, and had shared the catastrophe of all its inmates.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His name and person utterly unknown; his history, his way of life, his plans, a mystery never to be solved, his death and his existence equally a doubt!
moment
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From this reading Whose was the agony of that death moment?
mystery
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From this reading His name and person utterly unknown; his history, his way of life, his plans, a mystery never to be solved, his death and his existence equally a doubt!
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His name and person utterly unknown; his history, his way of life, his plans, a mystery never to be solved, his death and his existence equally a doubt!
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His name and person utterly unknown; his history, his way of life, his plans, a mystery never to be solved, his death and his existence equally a doubt!
night
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From this reading There were circumstances which led some to suppose that a stranger had been received into the cottage on this awful night, and had shared the catastrophe of all its inmates.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were circumstances which led some to suppose that a stranger had been received into the cottage on this awful night, and had shared the catastrophe of all its inmates.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were circumstances which led some to suppose that a stranger had been received into the cottage on this awful night, and had shared the catastrophe of all its inmates.
Others
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From this reading Others denied that there were sufficient grounds for such a conjecture.
person
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From this reading His name and person utterly unknown; his history, his way of life, his plans, a mystery never to be solved, his death and his existence equally a doubt!
plans
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From this reading His name and person utterly unknown; his history, his way of life, his plans, a mystery never to be solved, his death and his existence equally a doubt!
received
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From this reading There were circumstances which led some to suppose that a stranger had been received into the cottage on this awful night, and had shared the catastrophe of all its inmates.
shared
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From this reading There were circumstances which led some to suppose that a stranger had been received into the cottage on this awful night, and had shared the catastrophe of all its inmates.
solved
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From this reading His name and person utterly unknown; his history, his way of life, his plans, a mystery never to be solved, his death and his existence equally a doubt!
some
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From this reading There were circumstances which led some to suppose that a stranger had been received into the cottage on this awful night, and had shared the catastrophe of all its inmates.
stranger
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From this reading There were circumstances which led some to suppose that a stranger had been received into the cottage on this awful night, and had shared the catastrophe of all its inmates.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Others denied that there were sufficient grounds for such a conjecture.
sufficient
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From this reading Others denied that there were sufficient grounds for such a conjecture.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were circumstances which led some to suppose that a stranger had been received into the cottage on this awful night, and had shared the catastrophe of all its inmates.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were circumstances which led some to suppose that a stranger had been received into the cottage on this awful night, and had shared the catastrophe of all its inmates.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were circumstances which led some to suppose that a stranger had been received into the cottage on this awful night, and had shared the catastrophe of all its inmates.
There
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From this reading There were circumstances which led some to suppose that a stranger had been received into the cottage on this awful night, and had shared the catastrophe of all its inmates.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There were circumstances which led some to suppose that a stranger had been received into the cottage on this awful night, and had shared the catastrophe of all its inmates.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were circumstances which led some to suppose that a stranger had been received into the cottage on this awful night, and had shared the catastrophe of all its inmates.
unknown
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From this reading His name and person utterly unknown; his history, his way of life, his plans, a mystery never to be solved, his death and his existence equally a doubt!
utterly
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From this reading His name and person utterly unknown; his history, his way of life, his plans, a mystery never to be solved, his death and his existence equally a doubt!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whose was the agony of that death moment?
way
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From this reading His name and person utterly unknown; his history, his way of life, his plans, a mystery never to be solved, his death and his existence equally a doubt!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were circumstances which led some to suppose that a stranger had been received into the cottage on this awful night, and had shared the catastrophe of all its inmates.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were circumstances which led some to suppose that a stranger had been received into the cottage on this awful night, and had shared the catastrophe of all its inmates.
WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Whose was the agony of that death moment?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Woe for the high-souled youth, with his dream of Earthly Immortality!
Woe
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From this reading Woe for the high-souled youth, with his dream of Earthly Immortality!
youth
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From this reading Woe for the high-souled youth, with his dream of Earthly Immortality!
