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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 The horsemen again advanced--some of them not without a show of reluctance.
advanced
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From this reading The horsemen again advanced--some of them not without a show of reluctance.
affright
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From this reading Of this number was Calhoun, who, from the first moment of sighting the strange apparition, had shown signs of affright even beyond the rest of his companions.
again
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From this reading The horsemen again advanced--some of them not without a show of reluctance.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There were among them men, who, if left to themselves, would have taken the back track.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His eyes had suddenly assumed an unnatural glassiness; his lips were white as ashes; while his drooping jaw laid bare two rows of teeth, which he appeared with difficulty to restrain from chattering!
apparition
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From this reading Of this number was Calhoun, who, from the first moment of sighting the strange apparition, had shown signs of affright even beyond the rest of his companions.
appeared
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From this reading His eyes had suddenly assumed an unnatural glassiness; his lips were white as ashes; while his drooping jaw laid bare two rows of teeth, which he appeared with difficulty to restrain from chattering!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His eyes had suddenly assumed an unnatural glassiness; his lips were white as ashes; while his drooping jaw laid bare two rows of teeth, which he appeared with difficulty to restrain from chattering!
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading His eyes had suddenly assumed an unnatural glassiness; his lips were white as ashes; while his drooping jaw laid bare two rows of teeth, which he appeared with difficulty to restrain from chattering!
assumed
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From this reading His eyes had suddenly assumed an unnatural glassiness; his lips were white as ashes; while his drooping jaw laid bare two rows of teeth, which he appeared with difficulty to restrain from chattering!
back
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From this reading There were among them men, who, if left to themselves, would have taken the back track.
bare
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From this reading His eyes had suddenly assumed an unnatural glassiness; his lips were white as ashes; while his drooping jaw laid bare two rows of teeth, which he appeared with difficulty to restrain from chattering!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But for the universal confusion, his wild manner might have been observed.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Of this number was Calhoun, who, from the first moment of sighting the strange apparition, had shown signs of affright even beyond the rest of his companions.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for the universal confusion, his wild manner might have been observed.
Calhoun
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From this reading Of this number was Calhoun, who, from the first moment of sighting the strange apparition, had shown signs of affright even beyond the rest of his companions.
chattering
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From this reading His eyes had suddenly assumed an unnatural glassiness; his lips were white as ashes; while his drooping jaw laid bare two rows of teeth, which he appeared with difficulty to restrain from chattering!
companions
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From this reading Of this number was Calhoun, who, from the first moment of sighting the strange apparition, had shown signs of affright even beyond the rest of his companions.
confusion
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From this reading But for the universal confusion, his wild manner might have been observed.
difficulty
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From this reading His eyes had suddenly assumed an unnatural glassiness; his lips were white as ashes; while his drooping jaw laid bare two rows of teeth, which he appeared with difficulty to restrain from chattering!
drooping
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From this reading His eyes had suddenly assumed an unnatural glassiness; his lips were white as ashes; while his drooping jaw laid bare two rows of teeth, which he appeared with difficulty to restrain from chattering!
even
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From this reading Of this number was Calhoun, who, from the first moment of sighting the strange apparition, had shown signs of affright even beyond the rest of his companions.
eyes
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From this reading His eyes had suddenly assumed an unnatural glassiness; his lips were white as ashes; while his drooping jaw laid bare two rows of teeth, which he appeared with difficulty to restrain from chattering!
first
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From this reading Of this number was Calhoun, who, from the first moment of sighting the strange apparition, had shown signs of affright even beyond the rest of his companions.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for the universal confusion, his wild manner might have been observed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Of this number was Calhoun, who, from the first moment of sighting the strange apparition, had shown signs of affright even beyond the rest of his companions.
glassiness
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From this reading His eyes had suddenly assumed an unnatural glassiness; his lips were white as ashes; while his drooping jaw laid bare two rows of teeth, which he appeared with difficulty to restrain from chattering!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of this number was Calhoun, who, from the first moment of sighting the strange apparition, had shown signs of affright even beyond the rest of his companions.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There were among them men, who, if left to themselves, would have taken the back track.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His eyes had suddenly assumed an unnatural glassiness; his lips were white as ashes; while his drooping jaw laid bare two rows of teeth, which he appeared with difficulty to restrain from chattering!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Of this number was Calhoun, who, from the first moment of sighting the strange apparition, had shown signs of affright even beyond the rest of his companions.
horsemen
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From this reading The horsemen again advanced--some of them not without a show of reluctance.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There were among them men, who, if left to themselves, would have taken the back track.
jaw
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From this reading His eyes had suddenly assumed an unnatural glassiness; his lips were white as ashes; while his drooping jaw laid bare two rows of teeth, which he appeared with difficulty to restrain from chattering!
laid
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From this reading His eyes had suddenly assumed an unnatural glassiness; his lips were white as ashes; while his drooping jaw laid bare two rows of teeth, which he appeared with difficulty to restrain from chattering!
left
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From this reading There were among them men, who, if left to themselves, would have taken the back track.
lips
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From this reading His eyes had suddenly assumed an unnatural glassiness; his lips were white as ashes; while his drooping jaw laid bare two rows of teeth, which he appeared with difficulty to restrain from chattering!
manner
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From this reading But for the universal confusion, his wild manner might have been observed.
men
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From this reading There were among them men, who, if left to themselves, would have taken the back track.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But for the universal confusion, his wild manner might have been observed.
moment
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From this reading Of this number was Calhoun, who, from the first moment of sighting the strange apparition, had shown signs of affright even beyond the rest of his companions.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The horsemen again advanced--some of them not without a show of reluctance.
number
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From this reading Of this number was Calhoun, who, from the first moment of sighting the strange apparition, had shown signs of affright even beyond the rest of his companions.
observed
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From this reading But for the universal confusion, his wild manner might have been observed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The horsemen again advanced--some of them not without a show of reluctance.
reluctance
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From this reading The horsemen again advanced--some of them not without a show of reluctance.
rest
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From this reading Of this number was Calhoun, who, from the first moment of sighting the strange apparition, had shown signs of affright even beyond the rest of his companions.
restrain
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From this reading His eyes had suddenly assumed an unnatural glassiness; his lips were white as ashes; while his drooping jaw laid bare two rows of teeth, which he appeared with difficulty to restrain from chattering!
rows
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From this reading His eyes had suddenly assumed an unnatural glassiness; his lips were white as ashes; while his drooping jaw laid bare two rows of teeth, which he appeared with difficulty to restrain from chattering!
show
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From this reading The horsemen again advanced--some of them not without a show of reluctance.
shown
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From this reading Of this number was Calhoun, who, from the first moment of sighting the strange apparition, had shown signs of affright even beyond the rest of his companions.
sighting
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From this reading Of this number was Calhoun, who, from the first moment of sighting the strange apparition, had shown signs of affright even beyond the rest of his companions.
signs
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From this reading Of this number was Calhoun, who, from the first moment of sighting the strange apparition, had shown signs of affright even beyond the rest of his companions.
some
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From this reading The horsemen again advanced--some of them not without a show of reluctance.
strange
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From this reading Of this number was Calhoun, who, from the first moment of sighting the strange apparition, had shown signs of affright even beyond the rest of his companions.
suddenly
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From this reading His eyes had suddenly assumed an unnatural glassiness; his lips were white as ashes; while his drooping jaw laid bare two rows of teeth, which he appeared with difficulty to restrain from chattering!
taken
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From this reading There were among them men, who, if left to themselves, would have taken the back track.
teeth
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From this reading His eyes had suddenly assumed an unnatural glassiness; his lips were white as ashes; while his drooping jaw laid bare two rows of teeth, which he appeared with difficulty to restrain from chattering!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The horsemen again advanced--some of them not without a show of reluctance.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The horsemen again advanced--some of them not without a show of reluctance.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading There were among them men, who, if left to themselves, would have taken the back track.
There
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From this reading There were among them men, who, if left to themselves, would have taken the back track.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Of this number was Calhoun, who, from the first moment of sighting the strange apparition, had shown signs of affright even beyond the rest of his companions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were among them men, who, if left to themselves, would have taken the back track.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading There were among them men, who, if left to themselves, would have taken the back track.
two
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From this reading His eyes had suddenly assumed an unnatural glassiness; his lips were white as ashes; while his drooping jaw laid bare two rows of teeth, which he appeared with difficulty to restrain from chattering!
universal
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From this reading But for the universal confusion, his wild manner might have been observed.
unnatural
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From this reading His eyes had suddenly assumed an unnatural glassiness; his lips were white as ashes; while his drooping jaw laid bare two rows of teeth, which he appeared with difficulty to restrain from chattering!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of this number was Calhoun, who, from the first moment of sighting the strange apparition, had shown signs of affright even beyond the rest of his companions.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were among them men, who, if left to themselves, would have taken the back track.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His eyes had suddenly assumed an unnatural glassiness; his lips were white as ashes; while his drooping jaw laid bare two rows of teeth, which he appeared with difficulty to restrain from chattering!
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading His eyes had suddenly assumed an unnatural glassiness; his lips were white as ashes; while his drooping jaw laid bare two rows of teeth, which he appeared with difficulty to restrain from chattering!
white
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From this reading His eyes had suddenly assumed an unnatural glassiness; his lips were white as ashes; while his drooping jaw laid bare two rows of teeth, which he appeared with difficulty to restrain from chattering!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There were among them men, who, if left to themselves, would have taken the back track.
wild
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From this reading But for the universal confusion, his wild manner might have been observed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His eyes had suddenly assumed an unnatural glassiness; his lips were white as ashes; while his drooping jaw laid bare two rows of teeth, which he appeared with difficulty to restrain from chattering!
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The horsemen again advanced--some of them not without a show of reluctance.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There were among them men, who, if left to themselves, would have taken the back track.
