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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 To follow Robert Redmayne was vain and also dangerous, for in such a spot it might easily happen that the hunter would lie at the mercy of the hunted.
almost
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From this reading Surely it indicated treachery and falsehood among those he had just left at "Crow's Nest," for it was a coincidence almost inconceivable that on this day of his chance visit, the wanted man should suddenly reappear in the neighbourhood of his brother's house.
also
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From this reading To follow Robert Redmayne was vain and also dangerous, for in such a spot it might easily happen that the hunter would lie at the mercy of the hunted.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Surely it indicated treachery and falsehood among those he had just left at "Crow's Nest," for it was a coincidence almost inconceivable that on this day of his chance visit, the wanted man should suddenly reappear in the neighbourhood of his brother's house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS HEARD For some moments Mark stood motionless with his eyes on the moonlit gate and the forest gloom behind it.
apparition
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From this reading This sudden apparition bewildered Brendon, for it argued much beyond itself.
argued
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From this reading This sudden apparition bewildered Brendon, for it argued much beyond itself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To follow Robert Redmayne was vain and also dangerous, for in such a spot it might easily happen that the hunter would lie at the mercy of the hunted.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS HEARD For some moments Mark stood motionless with his eyes on the moonlit gate and the forest gloom behind it.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading There rhododendron and laurel made dense evergreen cover beneath the pines and offered inviolable shelter.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This sudden apparition bewildered Brendon, for it argued much beyond itself.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading This sudden apparition bewildered Brendon, for it argued much beyond itself.
Brendon
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From this reading This sudden apparition bewildered Brendon, for it argued much beyond itself.
brother's
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From this reading Surely it indicated treachery and falsehood among those he had just left at "Crow's Nest," for it was a coincidence almost inconceivable that on this day of his chance visit, the wanted man should suddenly reappear in the neighbourhood of his brother's house.
chance
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From this reading Surely it indicated treachery and falsehood among those he had just left at "Crow's Nest," for it was a coincidence almost inconceivable that on this day of his chance visit, the wanted man should suddenly reappear in the neighbourhood of his brother's house.
coincidence
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From this reading Surely it indicated treachery and falsehood among those he had just left at "Crow's Nest," for it was a coincidence almost inconceivable that on this day of his chance visit, the wanted man should suddenly reappear in the neighbourhood of his brother's house.
cover
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From this reading There rhododendron and laurel made dense evergreen cover beneath the pines and offered inviolable shelter.
Crow's
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From this reading Surely it indicated treachery and falsehood among those he had just left at "Crow's Nest," for it was a coincidence almost inconceivable that on this day of his chance visit, the wanted man should suddenly reappear in the neighbourhood of his brother's house.
dangerous
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From this reading To follow Robert Redmayne was vain and also dangerous, for in such a spot it might easily happen that the hunter would lie at the mercy of the hunted.
day
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dense
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From this reading There rhododendron and laurel made dense evergreen cover beneath the pines and offered inviolable shelter.
easily
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From this reading To follow Robert Redmayne was vain and also dangerous, for in such a spot it might easily happen that the hunter would lie at the mercy of the hunted.
evergreen
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From this reading There rhododendron and laurel made dense evergreen cover beneath the pines and offered inviolable shelter.
eyes
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From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS HEARD For some moments Mark stood motionless with his eyes on the moonlit gate and the forest gloom behind it.
falsehood
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From this reading Surely it indicated treachery and falsehood among those he had just left at "Crow's Nest," for it was a coincidence almost inconceivable that on this day of his chance visit, the wanted man should suddenly reappear in the neighbourhood of his brother's house.
follow
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From this reading To follow Robert Redmayne was vain and also dangerous, for in such a spot it might easily happen that the hunter would lie at the mercy of the hunted.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS HEARD For some moments Mark stood motionless with his eyes on the moonlit gate and the forest gloom behind it.
forest
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From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS HEARD For some moments Mark stood motionless with his eyes on the moonlit gate and the forest gloom behind it.
gate
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From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS HEARD For some moments Mark stood motionless with his eyes on the moonlit gate and the forest gloom behind it.
gloom
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From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS HEARD For some moments Mark stood motionless with his eyes on the moonlit gate and the forest gloom behind it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Surely it indicated treachery and falsehood among those he had just left at "Crow's Nest," for it was a coincidence almost inconceivable that on this day of his chance visit, the wanted man should suddenly reappear in the neighbourhood of his brother's house.
happen
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From this reading To follow Robert Redmayne was vain and also dangerous, for in such a spot it might easily happen that the hunter would lie at the mercy of the hunted.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Surely it indicated treachery and falsehood among those he had just left at "Crow's Nest," for it was a coincidence almost inconceivable that on this day of his chance visit, the wanted man should suddenly reappear in the neighbourhood of his brother's house.
HEARD
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From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS HEARD For some moments Mark stood motionless with his eyes on the moonlit gate and the forest gloom behind it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS HEARD For some moments Mark stood motionless with his eyes on the moonlit gate and the forest gloom behind it.
house
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From this reading Surely it indicated treachery and falsehood among those he had just left at "Crow's Nest," for it was a coincidence almost inconceivable that on this day of his chance visit, the wanted man should suddenly reappear in the neighbourhood of his brother's house.
hunted
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From this reading To follow Robert Redmayne was vain and also dangerous, for in such a spot it might easily happen that the hunter would lie at the mercy of the hunted.
hunter
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From this reading To follow Robert Redmayne was vain and also dangerous, for in such a spot it might easily happen that the hunter would lie at the mercy of the hunted.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To follow Robert Redmayne was vain and also dangerous, for in such a spot it might easily happen that the hunter would lie at the mercy of the hunted.
inconceivable
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From this reading Surely it indicated treachery and falsehood among those he had just left at "Crow's Nest," for it was a coincidence almost inconceivable that on this day of his chance visit, the wanted man should suddenly reappear in the neighbourhood of his brother's house.
indicated
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From this reading Surely it indicated treachery and falsehood among those he had just left at "Crow's Nest," for it was a coincidence almost inconceivable that on this day of his chance visit, the wanted man should suddenly reappear in the neighbourhood of his brother's house.
inviolable
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From this reading There rhododendron and laurel made dense evergreen cover beneath the pines and offered inviolable shelter.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS HEARD For some moments Mark stood motionless with his eyes on the moonlit gate and the forest gloom behind it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS HEARD For some moments Mark stood motionless with his eyes on the moonlit gate and the forest gloom behind it.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading This sudden apparition bewildered Brendon, for it argued much beyond itself.
just
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From this reading Surely it indicated treachery and falsehood among those he had just left at "Crow's Nest," for it was a coincidence almost inconceivable that on this day of his chance visit, the wanted man should suddenly reappear in the neighbourhood of his brother's house.
laurel
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From this reading There rhododendron and laurel made dense evergreen cover beneath the pines and offered inviolable shelter.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Surely it indicated treachery and falsehood among those he had just left at "Crow's Nest," for it was a coincidence almost inconceivable that on this day of his chance visit, the wanted man should suddenly reappear in the neighbourhood of his brother's house.
lie
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From this reading To follow Robert Redmayne was vain and also dangerous, for in such a spot it might easily happen that the hunter would lie at the mercy of the hunted.
made
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From this reading There rhododendron and laurel made dense evergreen cover beneath the pines and offered inviolable shelter.
man
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From this reading Surely it indicated treachery and falsehood among those he had just left at "Crow's Nest," for it was a coincidence almost inconceivable that on this day of his chance visit, the wanted man should suddenly reappear in the neighbourhood of his brother's house.
Mark
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From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS HEARD For some moments Mark stood motionless with his eyes on the moonlit gate and the forest gloom behind it.
mercy
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From this reading To follow Robert Redmayne was vain and also dangerous, for in such a spot it might easily happen that the hunter would lie at the mercy of the hunted.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading To follow Robert Redmayne was vain and also dangerous, for in such a spot it might easily happen that the hunter would lie at the mercy of the hunted.
moments
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From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS HEARD For some moments Mark stood motionless with his eyes on the moonlit gate and the forest gloom behind it.
moonlit
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From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS HEARD For some moments Mark stood motionless with his eyes on the moonlit gate and the forest gloom behind it.
motionless
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From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS HEARD For some moments Mark stood motionless with his eyes on the moonlit gate and the forest gloom behind it.
much
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From this reading This sudden apparition bewildered Brendon, for it argued much beyond itself.
neighbourhood
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From this reading Surely it indicated treachery and falsehood among those he had just left at "Crow's Nest," for it was a coincidence almost inconceivable that on this day of his chance visit, the wanted man should suddenly reappear in the neighbourhood of his brother's house.
Nest
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From this reading Surely it indicated treachery and falsehood among those he had just left at "Crow's Nest," for it was a coincidence almost inconceivable that on this day of his chance visit, the wanted man should suddenly reappear in the neighbourhood of his brother's house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To follow Robert Redmayne was vain and also dangerous, for in such a spot it might easily happen that the hunter would lie at the mercy of the hunted.
offered
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From this reading There rhododendron and laurel made dense evergreen cover beneath the pines and offered inviolable shelter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS HEARD For some moments Mark stood motionless with his eyes on the moonlit gate and the forest gloom behind it.
pines
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From this reading There rhododendron and laurel made dense evergreen cover beneath the pines and offered inviolable shelter.
reappear
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From this reading Surely it indicated treachery and falsehood among those he had just left at "Crow's Nest," for it was a coincidence almost inconceivable that on this day of his chance visit, the wanted man should suddenly reappear in the neighbourhood of his brother's house.
REDMAYNE
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From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS HEARD For some moments Mark stood motionless with his eyes on the moonlit gate and the forest gloom behind it.
rhododendron
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From this reading There rhododendron and laurel made dense evergreen cover beneath the pines and offered inviolable shelter.
ROBERT
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From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS HEARD For some moments Mark stood motionless with his eyes on the moonlit gate and the forest gloom behind it.
shelter
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From this reading There rhododendron and laurel made dense evergreen cover beneath the pines and offered inviolable shelter.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Surely it indicated treachery and falsehood among those he had just left at "Crow's Nest," for it was a coincidence almost inconceivable that on this day of his chance visit, the wanted man should suddenly reappear in the neighbourhood of his brother's house.
some
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From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS HEARD For some moments Mark stood motionless with his eyes on the moonlit gate and the forest gloom behind it.
spot
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From this reading To follow Robert Redmayne was vain and also dangerous, for in such a spot it might easily happen that the hunter would lie at the mercy of the hunted.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS HEARD For some moments Mark stood motionless with his eyes on the moonlit gate and the forest gloom behind it.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading To follow Robert Redmayne was vain and also dangerous, for in such a spot it might easily happen that the hunter would lie at the mercy of the hunted.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This sudden apparition bewildered Brendon, for it argued much beyond itself.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Surely it indicated treachery and falsehood among those he had just left at "Crow's Nest," for it was a coincidence almost inconceivable that on this day of his chance visit, the wanted man should suddenly reappear in the neighbourhood of his brother's house.
Surely
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From this reading Surely it indicated treachery and falsehood among those he had just left at "Crow's Nest," for it was a coincidence almost inconceivable that on this day of his chance visit, the wanted man should suddenly reappear in the neighbourhood of his brother's house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To follow Robert Redmayne was vain and also dangerous, for in such a spot it might easily happen that the hunter would lie at the mercy of the hunted.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS HEARD For some moments Mark stood motionless with his eyes on the moonlit gate and the forest gloom behind it.
There
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From this reading There rhododendron and laurel made dense evergreen cover beneath the pines and offered inviolable shelter.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This sudden apparition bewildered Brendon, for it argued much beyond itself.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Surely it indicated treachery and falsehood among those he had just left at "Crow's Nest," for it was a coincidence almost inconceivable that on this day of his chance visit, the wanted man should suddenly reappear in the neighbourhood of his brother's house.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To follow Robert Redmayne was vain and also dangerous, for in such a spot it might easily happen that the hunter would lie at the mercy of the hunted.
treacherynounUS /ˈtrɛtʃəri/
betrayal of trust
From this reading Surely it indicated treachery and falsehood among those he had just left at "Crow's Nest," for it was a coincidence almost inconceivable that on this day of his chance visit, the wanted man should suddenly reappear in the neighbourhood of his brother's house.
vain
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From this reading To follow Robert Redmayne was vain and also dangerous, for in such a spot it might easily happen that the hunter would lie at the mercy of the hunted.
visit
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From this reading Surely it indicated treachery and falsehood among those he had just left at "Crow's Nest," for it was a coincidence almost inconceivable that on this day of his chance visit, the wanted man should suddenly reappear in the neighbourhood of his brother's house.
wanted
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From this reading Surely it indicated treachery and falsehood among those he had just left at "Crow's Nest," for it was a coincidence almost inconceivable that on this day of his chance visit, the wanted man should suddenly reappear in the neighbourhood of his brother's house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To follow Robert Redmayne was vain and also dangerous, for in such a spot it might easily happen that the hunter would lie at the mercy of the hunted.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ROBERT REDMAYNE IS HEARD For some moments Mark stood motionless with his eyes on the moonlit gate and the forest gloom behind it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To follow Robert Redmayne was vain and also dangerous, for in such a spot it might easily happen that the hunter would lie at the mercy of the hunted.
