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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 Suddenly the electric lights went out and left his cell in darkness save a glimmer across the corridor.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Suddenly the electric lights went out and left his cell in darkness save a glimmer across the corridor.
acute
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From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
again
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From this reading The scores of obstreperous, profane tongues that had scathed the fetid atmosphere now subsided, and Lem sank on the side of his cot and gazed with empty eyes between the bars at the dim light across the stone hall, and the full force of his unlucky predicament rushed upon him again.
all
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From this reading This gas jet, which burned all night, was some fifteen feet from the corridor floor, bringing it up to a level with the tier porch.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
assailed
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From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
assuage
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From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The scores of obstreperous, profane tongues that had scathed the fetid atmosphere now subsided, and Lem sank on the side of his cot and gazed with empty eyes between the bars at the dim light across the stone hall, and the full force of his unlucky predicament rushed upon him again.
ate
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From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
atmosphere
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From this reading The scores of obstreperous, profane tongues that had scathed the fetid atmosphere now subsided, and Lem sank on the side of his cot and gazed with empty eyes between the bars at the dim light across the stone hall, and the full force of his unlucky predicament rushed upon him again.
bars
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From this reading The scores of obstreperous, profane tongues that had scathed the fetid atmosphere now subsided, and Lem sank on the side of his cot and gazed with empty eyes between the bars at the dim light across the stone hall, and the full force of his unlucky predicament rushed upon him again.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The scores of obstreperous, profane tongues that had scathed the fetid atmosphere now subsided, and Lem sank on the side of his cot and gazed with empty eyes between the bars at the dim light across the stone hall, and the full force of his unlucky predicament rushed upon him again.
bringing
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From this reading This gas jet, which burned all night, was some fifteen feet from the corridor floor, bringing it up to a level with the tier porch.
burned
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From this reading This gas jet, which burned all night, was some fifteen feet from the corridor floor, bringing it up to a level with the tier porch.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading Suddenly the electric lights went out and left his cell in darkness save a glimmer across the corridor.
cheese
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From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
convict
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From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
convict's
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From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
corridor
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From this reading Suddenly the electric lights went out and left his cell in darkness save a glimmer across the corridor.
cot
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From this reading The scores of obstreperous, profane tongues that had scathed the fetid atmosphere now subsided, and Lem sank on the side of his cot and gazed with empty eyes between the bars at the dim light across the stone hall, and the full force of his unlucky predicament rushed upon him again.
crackers
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From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
darkness
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From this reading Suddenly the electric lights went out and left his cell in darkness save a glimmer across the corridor.
dim
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From this reading The scores of obstreperous, profane tongues that had scathed the fetid atmosphere now subsided, and Lem sank on the side of his cot and gazed with empty eyes between the bars at the dim light across the stone hall, and the full force of his unlucky predicament rushed upon him again.
door
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From this reading The jet flung a faint, orange-hued ray obliquely toward Lem's cell door.
DROPS
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From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
electric
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From this reading Suddenly the electric lights went out and left his cell in darkness save a glimmer across the corridor.
empty
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From this reading The scores of obstreperous, profane tongues that had scathed the fetid atmosphere now subsided, and Lem sank on the side of his cot and gazed with empty eyes between the bars at the dim light across the stone hall, and the full force of his unlucky predicament rushed upon him again.
eyes
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From this reading The scores of obstreperous, profane tongues that had scathed the fetid atmosphere now subsided, and Lem sank on the side of his cot and gazed with empty eyes between the bars at the dim light across the stone hall, and the full force of his unlucky predicament rushed upon him again.
faint
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From this reading The jet flung a faint, orange-hued ray obliquely toward Lem's cell door.
feet
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From this reading This gas jet, which burned all night, was some fifteen feet from the corridor floor, bringing it up to a level with the tier porch.
fetid
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From this reading The scores of obstreperous, profane tongues that had scathed the fetid atmosphere now subsided, and Lem sank on the side of his cot and gazed with empty eyes between the bars at the dim light across the stone hall, and the full force of his unlucky predicament rushed upon him again.
fifteen
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From this reading This gas jet, which burned all night, was some fifteen feet from the corridor floor, bringing it up to a level with the tier porch.
floor
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From this reading This gas jet, which burned all night, was some fifteen feet from the corridor floor, bringing it up to a level with the tier porch.
flung
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From this reading The jet flung a faint, orange-hued ray obliquely toward Lem's cell door.
force
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From this reading The scores of obstreperous, profane tongues that had scathed the fetid atmosphere now subsided, and Lem sank on the side of his cot and gazed with empty eyes between the bars at the dim light across the stone hall, and the full force of his unlucky predicament rushed upon him again.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This gas jet, which burned all night, was some fifteen feet from the corridor floor, bringing it up to a level with the tier porch.
full
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From this reading The scores of obstreperous, profane tongues that had scathed the fetid atmosphere now subsided, and Lem sank on the side of his cot and gazed with empty eyes between the bars at the dim light across the stone hall, and the full force of his unlucky predicament rushed upon him again.
gas
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From this reading This gas jet, which burned all night, was some fifteen feet from the corridor floor, bringing it up to a level with the tier porch.
gazed
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From this reading The scores of obstreperous, profane tongues that had scathed the fetid atmosphere now subsided, and Lem sank on the side of his cot and gazed with empty eyes between the bars at the dim light across the stone hall, and the full force of his unlucky predicament rushed upon him again.
generous
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From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
glimmer
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From this reading Suddenly the electric lights went out and left his cell in darkness save a glimmer across the corridor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The scores of obstreperous, profane tongues that had scathed the fetid atmosphere now subsided, and Lem sank on the side of his cot and gazed with empty eyes between the bars at the dim light across the stone hall, and the full force of his unlucky predicament rushed upon him again.
hall
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From this reading The scores of obstreperous, profane tongues that had scathed the fetid atmosphere now subsided, and Lem sank on the side of his cot and gazed with empty eyes between the bars at the dim light across the stone hall, and the full force of his unlucky predicament rushed upon him again.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
hunger
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From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Suddenly the electric lights went out and left his cell in darkness save a glimmer across the corridor.
indulge
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From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This gas jet, which burned all night, was some fifteen feet from the corridor floor, bringing it up to a level with the tier porch.
jet
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From this reading This gas jet, which burned all night, was some fifteen feet from the corridor floor, bringing it up to a level with the tier porch.
left
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From this reading Suddenly the electric lights went out and left his cell in darkness save a glimmer across the corridor.
Lem
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From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
Lem's
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From this reading The jet flung a faint, orange-hued ray obliquely toward Lem's cell door.
level
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From this reading This gas jet, which burned all night, was some fifteen feet from the corridor floor, bringing it up to a level with the tier porch.
light
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From this reading The scores of obstreperous, profane tongues that had scathed the fetid atmosphere now subsided, and Lem sank on the side of his cot and gazed with empty eyes between the bars at the dim light across the stone hall, and the full force of his unlucky predicament rushed upon him again.
lights
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From this reading Suddenly the electric lights went out and left his cell in darkness save a glimmer across the corridor.
more
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From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
night
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From this reading This gas jet, which burned all night, was some fifteen feet from the corridor floor, bringing it up to a level with the tier porch.
now
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From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
obliquely
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From this reading The jet flung a faint, orange-hued ray obliquely toward Lem's cell door.
obstreperous
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From this reading The scores of obstreperous, profane tongues that had scathed the fetid atmosphere now subsided, and Lem sank on the side of his cot and gazed with empty eyes between the bars at the dim light across the stone hall, and the full force of his unlucky predicament rushed upon him again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The scores of obstreperous, profane tongues that had scathed the fetid atmosphere now subsided, and Lem sank on the side of his cot and gazed with empty eyes between the bars at the dim light across the stone hall, and the full force of his unlucky predicament rushed upon him again.
orange-hued
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From this reading The jet flung a faint, orange-hued ray obliquely toward Lem's cell door.
out
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From this reading Suddenly the electric lights went out and left his cell in darkness save a glimmer across the corridor.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
palate
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From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
pangs
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From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
pondered
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From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
porch
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From this reading This gas jet, which burned all night, was some fifteen feet from the corridor floor, bringing it up to a level with the tier porch.
predicament
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From this reading The scores of obstreperous, profane tongues that had scathed the fetid atmosphere now subsided, and Lem sank on the side of his cot and gazed with empty eyes between the bars at the dim light across the stone hall, and the full force of his unlucky predicament rushed upon him again.
profane
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From this reading The scores of obstreperous, profane tongues that had scathed the fetid atmosphere now subsided, and Lem sank on the side of his cot and gazed with empty eyes between the bars at the dim light across the stone hall, and the full force of his unlucky predicament rushed upon him again.
ray
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From this reading The jet flung a faint, orange-hued ray obliquely toward Lem's cell door.
RUBRIC
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From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
rushed
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From this reading The scores of obstreperous, profane tongues that had scathed the fetid atmosphere now subsided, and Lem sank on the side of his cot and gazed with empty eyes between the bars at the dim light across the stone hall, and the full force of his unlucky predicament rushed upon him again.
sank
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From this reading The scores of obstreperous, profane tongues that had scathed the fetid atmosphere now subsided, and Lem sank on the side of his cot and gazed with empty eyes between the bars at the dim light across the stone hall, and the full force of his unlucky predicament rushed upon him again.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Suddenly the electric lights went out and left his cell in darkness save a glimmer across the corridor.
scathed
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From this reading The scores of obstreperous, profane tongues that had scathed the fetid atmosphere now subsided, and Lem sank on the side of his cot and gazed with empty eyes between the bars at the dim light across the stone hall, and the full force of his unlucky predicament rushed upon him again.
scores
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From this reading The scores of obstreperous, profane tongues that had scathed the fetid atmosphere now subsided, and Lem sank on the side of his cot and gazed with empty eyes between the bars at the dim light across the stone hall, and the full force of his unlucky predicament rushed upon him again.
side
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From this reading The scores of obstreperous, profane tongues that had scathed the fetid atmosphere now subsided, and Lem sank on the side of his cot and gazed with empty eyes between the bars at the dim light across the stone hall, and the full force of his unlucky predicament rushed upon him again.
some
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From this reading This gas jet, which burned all night, was some fifteen feet from the corridor floor, bringing it up to a level with the tier porch.
stone
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From this reading The scores of obstreperous, profane tongues that had scathed the fetid atmosphere now subsided, and Lem sank on the side of his cot and gazed with empty eyes between the bars at the dim light across the stone hall, and the full force of his unlucky predicament rushed upon him again.
story
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From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
subsided
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From this reading The scores of obstreperous, profane tongues that had scathed the fetid atmosphere now subsided, and Lem sank on the side of his cot and gazed with empty eyes between the bars at the dim light across the stone hall, and the full force of his unlucky predicament rushed upon him again.
Suddenly
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From this reading Suddenly the electric lights went out and left his cell in darkness save a glimmer across the corridor.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This gas jet, which burned all night, was some fifteen feet from the corridor floor, bringing it up to a level with the tier porch.
thrust
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From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
tier
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From this reading This gas jet, which burned all night, was some fifteen feet from the corridor floor, bringing it up to a level with the tier porch.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
tongues
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From this reading The scores of obstreperous, profane tongues that had scathed the fetid atmosphere now subsided, and Lem sank on the side of his cot and gazed with empty eyes between the bars at the dim light across the stone hall, and the full force of his unlucky predicament rushed upon him again.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The jet flung a faint, orange-hued ray obliquely toward Lem's cell door.
unlucky
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From this reading The scores of obstreperous, profane tongues that had scathed the fetid atmosphere now subsided, and Lem sank on the side of his cot and gazed with empty eyes between the bars at the dim light across the stone hall, and the full force of his unlucky predicament rushed upon him again.
up
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From this reading This gas jet, which burned all night, was some fifteen feet from the corridor floor, bringing it up to a level with the tier porch.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This gas jet, which burned all night, was some fifteen feet from the corridor floor, bringing it up to a level with the tier porch.
went
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From this reading Suddenly the electric lights went out and left his cell in darkness save a glimmer across the corridor.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This gas jet, which burned all night, was some fifteen feet from the corridor floor, bringing it up to a level with the tier porch.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading RUBRIC DROPS Lem ate the cheese and crackers thrust upon him by the generous convict, more to assuage the acute pangs of hunger that now assailed him than to indulge his palate, the while he pondered over the convict's story.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The scores of obstreperous, profane tongues that had scathed the fetid atmosphere now subsided, and Lem sank on the side of his cot and gazed with empty eyes between the bars at the dim light across the stone hall, and the full force of his unlucky predicament rushed upon him again.
