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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 Even then, with the daylight about him, he crept into the house under a weight of awe and dread.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Even then, with the daylight about him, he crept into the house under a weight of awe and dread.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading No one was stirring above or below, the house and all within it slept: the rushlight stand, its wick long extinguished, remained where he had set it down in the panic of his flight.
advanced
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From this reading He left the door ajar that the daylight might enter with him and dispel the shadows: and when he had crossed the threshold it was with a pale and frowning face that he advanced to the middle of the floor, and stood peering round the deserted living-room.
ajar
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From this reading He left the door ajar that the daylight might enter with him and dispel the shadows: and when he had crossed the threshold it was with a pale and frowning face that he advanced to the middle of the floor, and stood peering round the deserted living-room.
all
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From this reading No one was stirring above or below, the house and all within it slept: the rushlight stand, its wick long extinguished, remained where he had set it down in the panic of his flight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even then, with the daylight about him, he crept into the house under a weight of awe and dread.
awe
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From this reading Even then, with the daylight about him, he crept into the house under a weight of awe and dread.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading No one was stirring above or below, the house and all within it slept: the rushlight stand, its wick long extinguished, remained where he had set it down in the panic of his flight.
crept
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From this reading Even then, with the daylight about him, he crept into the house under a weight of awe and dread.
crossed
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From this reading He left the door ajar that the daylight might enter with him and dispel the shadows: and when he had crossed the threshold it was with a pale and frowning face that he advanced to the middle of the floor, and stood peering round the deserted living-room.
darkly
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From this reading With that exception--he eyed it darkly--no trace of the mysterious event of the night was visible.
daylight
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From this reading Even then, with the daylight about him, he crept into the house under a weight of awe and dread.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading He left the door ajar that the daylight might enter with him and dispel the shadows: and when he had crossed the threshold it was with a pale and frowning face that he advanced to the middle of the floor, and stood peering round the deserted living-room.
dispel
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From this reading He left the door ajar that the daylight might enter with him and dispel the shadows: and when he had crossed the threshold it was with a pale and frowning face that he advanced to the middle of the floor, and stood peering round the deserted living-room.
door
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From this reading He left the door ajar that the daylight might enter with him and dispel the shadows: and when he had crossed the threshold it was with a pale and frowning face that he advanced to the middle of the floor, and stood peering round the deserted living-room.
down
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From this reading No one was stirring above or below, the house and all within it slept: the rushlight stand, its wick long extinguished, remained where he had set it down in the panic of his flight.
dread
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From this reading Even then, with the daylight about him, he crept into the house under a weight of awe and dread.
enter
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From this reading He left the door ajar that the daylight might enter with him and dispel the shadows: and when he had crossed the threshold it was with a pale and frowning face that he advanced to the middle of the floor, and stood peering round the deserted living-room.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even then, with the daylight about him, he crept into the house under a weight of awe and dread.
event
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From this reading With that exception--he eyed it darkly--no trace of the mysterious event of the night was visible.
exception
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From this reading With that exception--he eyed it darkly--no trace of the mysterious event of the night was visible.
extinguished
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From this reading No one was stirring above or below, the house and all within it slept: the rushlight stand, its wick long extinguished, remained where he had set it down in the panic of his flight.
eyed
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From this reading With that exception--he eyed it darkly--no trace of the mysterious event of the night was visible.
face
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From this reading He left the door ajar that the daylight might enter with him and dispel the shadows: and when he had crossed the threshold it was with a pale and frowning face that he advanced to the middle of the floor, and stood peering round the deserted living-room.
flight
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From this reading No one was stirring above or below, the house and all within it slept: the rushlight stand, its wick long extinguished, remained where he had set it down in the panic of his flight.
floor
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From this reading He left the door ajar that the daylight might enter with him and dispel the shadows: and when he had crossed the threshold it was with a pale and frowning face that he advanced to the middle of the floor, and stood peering round the deserted living-room.
frowning
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From this reading He left the door ajar that the daylight might enter with him and dispel the shadows: and when he had crossed the threshold it was with a pale and frowning face that he advanced to the middle of the floor, and stood peering round the deserted living-room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He left the door ajar that the daylight might enter with him and dispel the shadows: and when he had crossed the threshold it was with a pale and frowning face that he advanced to the middle of the floor, and stood peering round the deserted living-room.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even then, with the daylight about him, he crept into the house under a weight of awe and dread.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even then, with the daylight about him, he crept into the house under a weight of awe and dread.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No one was stirring above or below, the house and all within it slept: the rushlight stand, its wick long extinguished, remained where he had set it down in the panic of his flight.
house
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From this reading Even then, with the daylight about him, he crept into the house under a weight of awe and dread.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No one was stirring above or below, the house and all within it slept: the rushlight stand, its wick long extinguished, remained where he had set it down in the panic of his flight.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Even then, with the daylight about him, he crept into the house under a weight of awe and dread.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He left the door ajar that the daylight might enter with him and dispel the shadows: and when he had crossed the threshold it was with a pale and frowning face that he advanced to the middle of the floor, and stood peering round the deserted living-room.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading No one was stirring above or below, the house and all within it slept: the rushlight stand, its wick long extinguished, remained where he had set it down in the panic of his flight.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left the door ajar that the daylight might enter with him and dispel the shadows: and when he had crossed the threshold it was with a pale and frowning face that he advanced to the middle of the floor, and stood peering round the deserted living-room.
living-room
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From this reading He left the door ajar that the daylight might enter with him and dispel the shadows: and when he had crossed the threshold it was with a pale and frowning face that he advanced to the middle of the floor, and stood peering round the deserted living-room.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one was stirring above or below, the house and all within it slept: the rushlight stand, its wick long extinguished, remained where he had set it down in the panic of his flight.
MELUSINA
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From this reading MELUSINA.
middle
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From this reading He left the door ajar that the daylight might enter with him and dispel the shadows: and when he had crossed the threshold it was with a pale and frowning face that he advanced to the middle of the floor, and stood peering round the deserted living-room.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He left the door ajar that the daylight might enter with him and dispel the shadows: and when he had crossed the threshold it was with a pale and frowning face that he advanced to the middle of the floor, and stood peering round the deserted living-room.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading With that exception--he eyed it darkly--no trace of the mysterious event of the night was visible.
night
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From this reading With that exception--he eyed it darkly--no trace of the mysterious event of the night was visible.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one was stirring above or below, the house and all within it slept: the rushlight stand, its wick long extinguished, remained where he had set it down in the panic of his flight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even then, with the daylight about him, he crept into the house under a weight of awe and dread.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one was stirring above or below, the house and all within it slept: the rushlight stand, its wick long extinguished, remained where he had set it down in the panic of his flight.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No one was stirring above or below, the house and all within it slept: the rushlight stand, its wick long extinguished, remained where he had set it down in the panic of his flight.
pale
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From this reading He left the door ajar that the daylight might enter with him and dispel the shadows: and when he had crossed the threshold it was with a pale and frowning face that he advanced to the middle of the floor, and stood peering round the deserted living-room.
panic
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From this reading No one was stirring above or below, the house and all within it slept: the rushlight stand, its wick long extinguished, remained where he had set it down in the panic of his flight.
peeringverbUS /ˈpɪrɪŋ/
looking closely or carefully
From this reading He left the door ajar that the daylight might enter with him and dispel the shadows: and when he had crossed the threshold it was with a pale and frowning face that he advanced to the middle of the floor, and stood peering round the deserted living-room.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No one was stirring above or below, the house and all within it slept: the rushlight stand, its wick long extinguished, remained where he had set it down in the panic of his flight.
round
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From this reading He left the door ajar that the daylight might enter with him and dispel the shadows: and when he had crossed the threshold it was with a pale and frowning face that he advanced to the middle of the floor, and stood peering round the deserted living-room.
rushlight
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From this reading No one was stirring above or below, the house and all within it slept: the rushlight stand, its wick long extinguished, remained where he had set it down in the panic of his flight.
set
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From this reading No one was stirring above or below, the house and all within it slept: the rushlight stand, its wick long extinguished, remained where he had set it down in the panic of his flight.
shadows
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From this reading He left the door ajar that the daylight might enter with him and dispel the shadows: and when he had crossed the threshold it was with a pale and frowning face that he advanced to the middle of the floor, and stood peering round the deserted living-room.
slept
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From this reading No one was stirring above or below, the house and all within it slept: the rushlight stand, its wick long extinguished, remained where he had set it down in the panic of his flight.
stand
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From this reading No one was stirring above or below, the house and all within it slept: the rushlight stand, its wick long extinguished, remained where he had set it down in the panic of his flight.
stirring
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From this reading No one was stirring above or below, the house and all within it slept: the rushlight stand, its wick long extinguished, remained where he had set it down in the panic of his flight.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left the door ajar that the daylight might enter with him and dispel the shadows: and when he had crossed the threshold it was with a pale and frowning face that he advanced to the middle of the floor, and stood peering round the deserted living-room.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He left the door ajar that the daylight might enter with him and dispel the shadows: and when he had crossed the threshold it was with a pale and frowning face that he advanced to the middle of the floor, and stood peering round the deserted living-room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Even then, with the daylight about him, he crept into the house under a weight of awe and dread.
then
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From this reading Even then, with the daylight about him, he crept into the house under a weight of awe and dread.
threshold
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From this reading He left the door ajar that the daylight might enter with him and dispel the shadows: and when he had crossed the threshold it was with a pale and frowning face that he advanced to the middle of the floor, and stood peering round the deserted living-room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He left the door ajar that the daylight might enter with him and dispel the shadows: and when he had crossed the threshold it was with a pale and frowning face that he advanced to the middle of the floor, and stood peering round the deserted living-room.
trace
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From this reading With that exception--he eyed it darkly--no trace of the mysterious event of the night was visible.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Even then, with the daylight about him, he crept into the house under a weight of awe and dread.
visible
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From this reading With that exception--he eyed it darkly--no trace of the mysterious event of the night was visible.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He left the door ajar that the daylight might enter with him and dispel the shadows: and when he had crossed the threshold it was with a pale and frowning face that he advanced to the middle of the floor, and stood peering round the deserted living-room.
weight
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From this reading Even then, with the daylight about him, he crept into the house under a weight of awe and dread.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He left the door ajar that the daylight might enter with him and dispel the shadows: and when he had crossed the threshold it was with a pale and frowning face that he advanced to the middle of the floor, and stood peering round the deserted living-room.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading No one was stirring above or below, the house and all within it slept: the rushlight stand, its wick long extinguished, remained where he had set it down in the panic of his flight.
wick
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From this reading No one was stirring above or below, the house and all within it slept: the rushlight stand, its wick long extinguished, remained where he had set it down in the panic of his flight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even then, with the daylight about him, he crept into the house under a weight of awe and dread.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading No one was stirring above or below, the house and all within it slept: the rushlight stand, its wick long extinguished, remained where he had set it down in the panic of his flight.
