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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 SHELLEY It was a breathless moment.
all
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From this reading That a party had returned already, on their own footsteps, by land, was pretty certain; and all the benefit expected from the artifice of the fire was necessarily lost.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That a party had returned already, on their own footsteps, by land, was pretty certain; and all the benefit expected from the artifice of the fire was necessarily lost.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But that consideration became of little moment just then; for the party was menaced with an immediate discovery by those who had kept on a level with the river.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Death is here and death is there, Death is busy everywhere.
artifice
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From this reading That a party had returned already, on their own footsteps, by land, was pretty certain; and all the benefit expected from the artifice of the fire was necessarily lost.
became
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From this reading But that consideration became of little moment just then; for the party was menaced with an immediate discovery by those who had kept on a level with the river.
benefit
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From this reading That a party had returned already, on their own footsteps, by land, was pretty certain; and all the benefit expected from the artifice of the fire was necessarily lost.
breathless
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From this reading SHELLEY It was a breathless moment.
busy
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From this reading Death is here and death is there, Death is busy everywhere.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that consideration became of little moment just then; for the party was menaced with an immediate discovery by those who had kept on a level with the river.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That a party had returned already, on their own footsteps, by land, was pretty certain; and all the benefit expected from the artifice of the fire was necessarily lost.
certain
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From this reading That a party had returned already, on their own footsteps, by land, was pretty certain; and all the benefit expected from the artifice of the fire was necessarily lost.
clue
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From this reading The only clue the fugitives possessed to the intentions of their pursuers was in their gestures and the indications which escaped them in the fury of disappointment.
consideration
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From this reading But that consideration became of little moment just then; for the party was menaced with an immediate discovery by those who had kept on a level with the river.
Death
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From this reading Death is here and death is there, Death is busy everywhere.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The only clue the fugitives possessed to the intentions of their pursuers was in their gestures and the indications which escaped them in the fury of disappointment.
discovery
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From this reading But that consideration became of little moment just then; for the party was menaced with an immediate discovery by those who had kept on a level with the river.
escaped
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From this reading The only clue the fugitives possessed to the intentions of their pursuers was in their gestures and the indications which escaped them in the fury of disappointment.
everywhere
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From this reading Death is here and death is there, Death is busy everywhere.
expected
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From this reading That a party had returned already, on their own footsteps, by land, was pretty certain; and all the benefit expected from the artifice of the fire was necessarily lost.
fire
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From this reading That a party had returned already, on their own footsteps, by land, was pretty certain; and all the benefit expected from the artifice of the fire was necessarily lost.
footsteps
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From this reading That a party had returned already, on their own footsteps, by land, was pretty certain; and all the benefit expected from the artifice of the fire was necessarily lost.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But that consideration became of little moment just then; for the party was menaced with an immediate discovery by those who had kept on a level with the river.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That a party had returned already, on their own footsteps, by land, was pretty certain; and all the benefit expected from the artifice of the fire was necessarily lost.
fugitives
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From this reading The only clue the fugitives possessed to the intentions of their pursuers was in their gestures and the indications which escaped them in the fury of disappointment.
fury
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From this reading The only clue the fugitives possessed to the intentions of their pursuers was in their gestures and the indications which escaped them in the fury of disappointment.
gestures
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From this reading The only clue the fugitives possessed to the intentions of their pursuers was in their gestures and the indications which escaped them in the fury of disappointment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That a party had returned already, on their own footsteps, by land, was pretty certain; and all the benefit expected from the artifice of the fire was necessarily lost.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Death is here and death is there, Death is busy everywhere.
immediate
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From this reading But that consideration became of little moment just then; for the party was menaced with an immediate discovery by those who had kept on a level with the river.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The only clue the fugitives possessed to the intentions of their pursuers was in their gestures and the indications which escaped them in the fury of disappointment.
indications
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From this reading The only clue the fugitives possessed to the intentions of their pursuers was in their gestures and the indications which escaped them in the fury of disappointment.
intentions
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From this reading The only clue the fugitives possessed to the intentions of their pursuers was in their gestures and the indications which escaped them in the fury of disappointment.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Death is here and death is there, Death is busy everywhere.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SHELLEY It was a breathless moment.
just
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From this reading But that consideration became of little moment just then; for the party was menaced with an immediate discovery by those who had kept on a level with the river.
kept
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From this reading But that consideration became of little moment just then; for the party was menaced with an immediate discovery by those who had kept on a level with the river.
land
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From this reading That a party had returned already, on their own footsteps, by land, was pretty certain; and all the benefit expected from the artifice of the fire was necessarily lost.
level
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From this reading But that consideration became of little moment just then; for the party was menaced with an immediate discovery by those who had kept on a level with the river.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But that consideration became of little moment just then; for the party was menaced with an immediate discovery by those who had kept on a level with the river.
lost
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From this reading That a party had returned already, on their own footsteps, by land, was pretty certain; and all the benefit expected from the artifice of the fire was necessarily lost.
menaced
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From this reading But that consideration became of little moment just then; for the party was menaced with an immediate discovery by those who had kept on a level with the river.
moment
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From this reading SHELLEY It was a breathless moment.
necessarily
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From this reading That a party had returned already, on their own footsteps, by land, was pretty certain; and all the benefit expected from the artifice of the fire was necessarily lost.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The only clue the fugitives possessed to the intentions of their pursuers was in their gestures and the indications which escaped them in the fury of disappointment.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That a party had returned already, on their own footsteps, by land, was pretty certain; and all the benefit expected from the artifice of the fire was necessarily lost.
only
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From this reading The only clue the fugitives possessed to the intentions of their pursuers was in their gestures and the indications which escaped them in the fury of disappointment.
own
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From this reading That a party had returned already, on their own footsteps, by land, was pretty certain; and all the benefit expected from the artifice of the fire was necessarily lost.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That a party had returned already, on their own footsteps, by land, was pretty certain; and all the benefit expected from the artifice of the fire was necessarily lost.
possessed
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From this reading The only clue the fugitives possessed to the intentions of their pursuers was in their gestures and the indications which escaped them in the fury of disappointment.
pretty
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From this reading That a party had returned already, on their own footsteps, by land, was pretty certain; and all the benefit expected from the artifice of the fire was necessarily lost.
pursuers
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From this reading The only clue the fugitives possessed to the intentions of their pursuers was in their gestures and the indications which escaped them in the fury of disappointment.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That a party had returned already, on their own footsteps, by land, was pretty certain; and all the benefit expected from the artifice of the fire was necessarily lost.
river
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From this reading But that consideration became of little moment just then; for the party was menaced with an immediate discovery by those who had kept on a level with the river.
SHELLEY
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From this reading SHELLEY It was a breathless moment.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That a party had returned already, on their own footsteps, by land, was pretty certain; and all the benefit expected from the artifice of the fire was necessarily lost.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The only clue the fugitives possessed to the intentions of their pursuers was in their gestures and the indications which escaped them in the fury of disappointment.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The only clue the fugitives possessed to the intentions of their pursuers was in their gestures and the indications which escaped them in the fury of disappointment.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The only clue the fugitives possessed to the intentions of their pursuers was in their gestures and the indications which escaped them in the fury of disappointment.
then
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From this reading But that consideration became of little moment just then; for the party was menaced with an immediate discovery by those who had kept on a level with the river.
there
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From this reading Death is here and death is there, Death is busy everywhere.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But that consideration became of little moment just then; for the party was menaced with an immediate discovery by those who had kept on a level with the river.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The only clue the fugitives possessed to the intentions of their pursuers was in their gestures and the indications which escaped them in the fury of disappointment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SHELLEY It was a breathless moment.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The only clue the fugitives possessed to the intentions of their pursuers was in their gestures and the indications which escaped them in the fury of disappointment.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But that consideration became of little moment just then; for the party was menaced with an immediate discovery by those who had kept on a level with the river.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But that consideration became of little moment just then; for the party was menaced with an immediate discovery by those who had kept on a level with the river.
