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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 It was a clear, gusty night when he emerged on the lawn at the side entrance of the house.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Sometimes he dropped his hands, lifted himself from his crouching attitude to a kneeling posture, looked wistfully about the dreary, dusty silence, shook his head sorrowfully to and fro, and then once more addressed himself to his search.
addressed
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From this reading Sometimes he dropped his hands, lifted himself from his crouching attitude to a kneeling posture, looked wistfully about the dreary, dusty silence, shook his head sorrowfully to and fro, and then once more addressed himself to his search.
agitated
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From this reading When he began to find the various articles he desired, he grew tremulous, agitated.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For two hours with the faint and freakish light of candle ends he had been rummaging over old chests and boxes in the attic.
articles
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From this reading When he began to find the various articles he desired, he grew tremulous, agitated.
aspect
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From this reading The aspect of the desolate, deserted place that had held his young master, a tenant dear to his loyal heart, wrung from him a sigh.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a clear, gusty night when he emerged on the lawn at the side entrance of the house.
attic
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From this reading For two hours with the faint and freakish light of candle ends he had been rummaging over old chests and boxes in the attic.
attitude
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From this reading Sometimes he dropped his hands, lifted himself from his crouching attitude to a kneeling posture, looked wistfully about the dreary, dusty silence, shook his head sorrowfully to and fro, and then once more addressed himself to his search.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For two hours with the faint and freakish light of candle ends he had been rummaging over old chests and boxes in the attic.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he began to find the various articles he desired, he grew tremulous, agitated.
boxes
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From this reading For two hours with the faint and freakish light of candle ends he had been rummaging over old chests and boxes in the attic.
candle
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From this reading For two hours with the faint and freakish light of candle ends he had been rummaging over old chests and boxes in the attic.
chests
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From this reading For two hours with the faint and freakish light of candle ends he had been rummaging over old chests and boxes in the attic.
clear
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From this reading It was a clear, gusty night when he emerged on the lawn at the side entrance of the house.
crouching
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From this reading Sometimes he dropped his hands, lifted himself from his crouching attitude to a kneeling posture, looked wistfully about the dreary, dusty silence, shook his head sorrowfully to and fro, and then once more addressed himself to his search.
dear
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From this reading The aspect of the desolate, deserted place that had held his young master, a tenant dear to his loyal heart, wrung from him a sigh.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading The aspect of the desolate, deserted place that had held his young master, a tenant dear to his loyal heart, wrung from him a sigh.
desired
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From this reading When he began to find the various articles he desired, he grew tremulous, agitated.
desolate
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From this reading The aspect of the desolate, deserted place that had held his young master, a tenant dear to his loyal heart, wrung from him a sigh.
dreary
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From this reading Sometimes he dropped his hands, lifted himself from his crouching attitude to a kneeling posture, looked wistfully about the dreary, dusty silence, shook his head sorrowfully to and fro, and then once more addressed himself to his search.
dropped
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From this reading Sometimes he dropped his hands, lifted himself from his crouching attitude to a kneeling posture, looked wistfully about the dreary, dusty silence, shook his head sorrowfully to and fro, and then once more addressed himself to his search.
dusty
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From this reading Sometimes he dropped his hands, lifted himself from his crouching attitude to a kneeling posture, looked wistfully about the dreary, dusty silence, shook his head sorrowfully to and fro, and then once more addressed himself to his search.
emerged
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From this reading It was a clear, gusty night when he emerged on the lawn at the side entrance of the house.
ends
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From this reading For two hours with the faint and freakish light of candle ends he had been rummaging over old chests and boxes in the attic.
entrance
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From this reading It was a clear, gusty night when he emerged on the lawn at the side entrance of the house.
faint
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From this reading For two hours with the faint and freakish light of candle ends he had been rummaging over old chests and boxes in the attic.
find
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From this reading When he began to find the various articles he desired, he grew tremulous, agitated.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For two hours with the faint and freakish light of candle ends he had been rummaging over old chests and boxes in the attic.
freakish
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From this reading For two hours with the faint and freakish light of candle ends he had been rummaging over old chests and boxes in the attic.
fro
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From this reading Sometimes he dropped his hands, lifted himself from his crouching attitude to a kneeling posture, looked wistfully about the dreary, dusty silence, shook his head sorrowfully to and fro, and then once more addressed himself to his search.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The aspect of the desolate, deserted place that had held his young master, a tenant dear to his loyal heart, wrung from him a sigh.
grew
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From this reading When he began to find the various articles he desired, he grew tremulous, agitated.
gusty
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From this reading It was a clear, gusty night when he emerged on the lawn at the side entrance of the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For two hours with the faint and freakish light of candle ends he had been rummaging over old chests and boxes in the attic.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Sometimes he dropped his hands, lifted himself from his crouching attitude to a kneeling posture, looked wistfully about the dreary, dusty silence, shook his head sorrowfully to and fro, and then once more addressed himself to his search.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a clear, gusty night when he emerged on the lawn at the side entrance of the house.
head
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From this reading Sometimes he dropped his hands, lifted himself from his crouching attitude to a kneeling posture, looked wistfully about the dreary, dusty silence, shook his head sorrowfully to and fro, and then once more addressed himself to his search.
heart
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From this reading The aspect of the desolate, deserted place that had held his young master, a tenant dear to his loyal heart, wrung from him a sigh.
held
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From this reading The aspect of the desolate, deserted place that had held his young master, a tenant dear to his loyal heart, wrung from him a sigh.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The aspect of the desolate, deserted place that had held his young master, a tenant dear to his loyal heart, wrung from him a sigh.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sometimes he dropped his hands, lifted himself from his crouching attitude to a kneeling posture, looked wistfully about the dreary, dusty silence, shook his head sorrowfully to and fro, and then once more addressed himself to his search.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The aspect of the desolate, deserted place that had held his young master, a tenant dear to his loyal heart, wrung from him a sigh.
hours
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From this reading For two hours with the faint and freakish light of candle ends he had been rummaging over old chests and boxes in the attic.
house
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From this reading It was a clear, gusty night when he emerged on the lawn at the side entrance of the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For two hours with the faint and freakish light of candle ends he had been rummaging over old chests and boxes in the attic.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a clear, gusty night when he emerged on the lawn at the side entrance of the house.
kneeling
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From this reading Sometimes he dropped his hands, lifted himself from his crouching attitude to a kneeling posture, looked wistfully about the dreary, dusty silence, shook his head sorrowfully to and fro, and then once more addressed himself to his search.
lawn
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From this reading It was a clear, gusty night when he emerged on the lawn at the side entrance of the house.
lifted
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From this reading Sometimes he dropped his hands, lifted himself from his crouching attitude to a kneeling posture, looked wistfully about the dreary, dusty silence, shook his head sorrowfully to and fro, and then once more addressed himself to his search.
light
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From this reading For two hours with the faint and freakish light of candle ends he had been rummaging over old chests and boxes in the attic.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes he dropped his hands, lifted himself from his crouching attitude to a kneeling posture, looked wistfully about the dreary, dusty silence, shook his head sorrowfully to and fro, and then once more addressed himself to his search.
loyal
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From this reading The aspect of the desolate, deserted place that had held his young master, a tenant dear to his loyal heart, wrung from him a sigh.
master
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From this reading The aspect of the desolate, deserted place that had held his young master, a tenant dear to his loyal heart, wrung from him a sigh.
more
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From this reading Sometimes he dropped his hands, lifted himself from his crouching attitude to a kneeling posture, looked wistfully about the dreary, dusty silence, shook his head sorrowfully to and fro, and then once more addressed himself to his search.
night
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From this reading It was a clear, gusty night when he emerged on the lawn at the side entrance of the house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a clear, gusty night when he emerged on the lawn at the side entrance of the house.
old
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From this reading For two hours with the faint and freakish light of candle ends he had been rummaging over old chests and boxes in the attic.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a clear, gusty night when he emerged on the lawn at the side entrance of the house.
once
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From this reading Sometimes he dropped his hands, lifted himself from his crouching attitude to a kneeling posture, looked wistfully about the dreary, dusty silence, shook his head sorrowfully to and fro, and then once more addressed himself to his search.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For two hours with the faint and freakish light of candle ends he had been rummaging over old chests and boxes in the attic.
place
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From this reading The aspect of the desolate, deserted place that had held his young master, a tenant dear to his loyal heart, wrung from him a sigh.
posture
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From this reading Sometimes he dropped his hands, lifted himself from his crouching attitude to a kneeling posture, looked wistfully about the dreary, dusty silence, shook his head sorrowfully to and fro, and then once more addressed himself to his search.
rummaging
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From this reading For two hours with the faint and freakish light of candle ends he had been rummaging over old chests and boxes in the attic.
search
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From this reading Sometimes he dropped his hands, lifted himself from his crouching attitude to a kneeling posture, looked wistfully about the dreary, dusty silence, shook his head sorrowfully to and fro, and then once more addressed himself to his search.
shook
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From this reading Sometimes he dropped his hands, lifted himself from his crouching attitude to a kneeling posture, looked wistfully about the dreary, dusty silence, shook his head sorrowfully to and fro, and then once more addressed himself to his search.
side
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From this reading It was a clear, gusty night when he emerged on the lawn at the side entrance of the house.
sigh
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From this reading The aspect of the desolate, deserted place that had held his young master, a tenant dear to his loyal heart, wrung from him a sigh.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Sometimes he dropped his hands, lifted himself from his crouching attitude to a kneeling posture, looked wistfully about the dreary, dusty silence, shook his head sorrowfully to and fro, and then once more addressed himself to his search.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes he dropped his hands, lifted himself from his crouching attitude to a kneeling posture, looked wistfully about the dreary, dusty silence, shook his head sorrowfully to and fro, and then once more addressed himself to his search.
sorrowfully
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From this reading Sometimes he dropped his hands, lifted himself from his crouching attitude to a kneeling posture, looked wistfully about the dreary, dusty silence, shook his head sorrowfully to and fro, and then once more addressed himself to his search.
tenant
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From this reading The aspect of the desolate, deserted place that had held his young master, a tenant dear to his loyal heart, wrung from him a sigh.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The aspect of the desolate, deserted place that had held his young master, a tenant dear to his loyal heart, wrung from him a sigh.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a clear, gusty night when he emerged on the lawn at the side entrance of the house.
then
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From this reading Sometimes he dropped his hands, lifted himself from his crouching attitude to a kneeling posture, looked wistfully about the dreary, dusty silence, shook his head sorrowfully to and fro, and then once more addressed himself to his search.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The aspect of the desolate, deserted place that had held his young master, a tenant dear to his loyal heart, wrung from him a sigh.
tremulous
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From this reading When he began to find the various articles he desired, he grew tremulous, agitated.
two
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From this reading For two hours with the faint and freakish light of candle ends he had been rummaging over old chests and boxes in the attic.
various
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From this reading When he began to find the various articles he desired, he grew tremulous, agitated.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a clear, gusty night when he emerged on the lawn at the side entrance of the house.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a clear, gusty night when he emerged on the lawn at the side entrance of the house.
wistfully
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From this reading Sometimes he dropped his hands, lifted himself from his crouching attitude to a kneeling posture, looked wistfully about the dreary, dusty silence, shook his head sorrowfully to and fro, and then once more addressed himself to his search.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For two hours with the faint and freakish light of candle ends he had been rummaging over old chests and boxes in the attic.
wrung
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From this reading The aspect of the desolate, deserted place that had held his young master, a tenant dear to his loyal heart, wrung from him a sigh.
young
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From this reading The aspect of the desolate, deserted place that had held his young master, a tenant dear to his loyal heart, wrung from him a sigh.
