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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 I observed him, but superficially; and was going on my way without further notice, when an odd thought flashing into my mind brought me to a standstill.
absurd
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From this reading Why, nothing--nothing but a recollection of the absurd fable which would have charged me with the circumvention of a monster diabolically bent on the destruction of an innocent victim to his suspicion or jealousy.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It was only this, that the stranger, seeing me, had come to a quick stop, as if suddenly petrified, and had thereafter fallen, rather than backed, against the wall to allow me passage while he stared at me.
allow
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From this reading It was only this, that the stranger, seeing me, had come to a quick stop, as if suddenly petrified, and had thereafter fallen, rather than backed, against the wall to allow me passage while he stared at me.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One sopping noon, as I was leaving the yard below on some rather arbitrary commission of Fifine’s, I met an old gentleman just entering it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I observed him, but superficially; and was going on my way without further notice, when an odd thought flashing into my mind brought me to a standstill.
arbitrary
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From this reading One sopping noon, as I was leaving the yard below on some rather arbitrary commission of Fifine’s, I met an old gentleman just entering it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One sopping noon, as I was leaving the yard below on some rather arbitrary commission of Fifine’s, I met an old gentleman just entering it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was only this, that the stranger, seeing me, had come to a quick stop, as if suddenly petrified, and had thereafter fallen, rather than backed, against the wall to allow me passage while he stared at me.
backed
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From this reading It was only this, that the stranger, seeing me, had come to a quick stop, as if suddenly petrified, and had thereafter fallen, rather than backed, against the wall to allow me passage while he stared at me.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading One sopping noon, as I was leaving the yard below on some rather arbitrary commission of Fifine’s, I met an old gentleman just entering it.
bent
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From this reading Why, nothing--nothing but a recollection of the absurd fable which would have charged me with the circumvention of a monster diabolically bent on the destruction of an innocent victim to his suspicion or jealousy.
brought
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From this reading I observed him, but superficially; and was going on my way without further notice, when an odd thought flashing into my mind brought me to a standstill.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I observed him, but superficially; and was going on my way without further notice, when an odd thought flashing into my mind brought me to a standstill.
charged
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From this reading Why, nothing--nothing but a recollection of the absurd fable which would have charged me with the circumvention of a monster diabolically bent on the destruction of an innocent victim to his suspicion or jealousy.
circumvention
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From this reading Why, nothing--nothing but a recollection of the absurd fable which would have charged me with the circumvention of a monster diabolically bent on the destruction of an innocent victim to his suspicion or jealousy.
come
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From this reading It was only this, that the stranger, seeing me, had come to a quick stop, as if suddenly petrified, and had thereafter fallen, rather than backed, against the wall to allow me passage while he stared at me.
commission
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From this reading One sopping noon, as I was leaving the yard below on some rather arbitrary commission of Fifine’s, I met an old gentleman just entering it.
destruction
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From this reading Why, nothing--nothing but a recollection of the absurd fable which would have charged me with the circumvention of a monster diabolically bent on the destruction of an innocent victim to his suspicion or jealousy.
diabolically
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From this reading Why, nothing--nothing but a recollection of the absurd fable which would have charged me with the circumvention of a monster diabolically bent on the destruction of an innocent victim to his suspicion or jealousy.
entering
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From this reading One sopping noon, as I was leaving the yard below on some rather arbitrary commission of Fifine’s, I met an old gentleman just entering it.
fable
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From this reading Why, nothing--nothing but a recollection of the absurd fable which would have charged me with the circumvention of a monster diabolically bent on the destruction of an innocent victim to his suspicion or jealousy.
fallen
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From this reading It was only this, that the stranger, seeing me, had come to a quick stop, as if suddenly petrified, and had thereafter fallen, rather than backed, against the wall to allow me passage while he stared at me.
Fifine's
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From this reading One sopping noon, as I was leaving the yard below on some rather arbitrary commission of Fifine’s, I met an old gentleman just entering it.
flashing
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From this reading I observed him, but superficially; and was going on my way without further notice, when an odd thought flashing into my mind brought me to a standstill.
further
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From this reading I observed him, but superficially; and was going on my way without further notice, when an odd thought flashing into my mind brought me to a standstill.
gentleman
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From this reading One sopping noon, as I was leaving the yard below on some rather arbitrary commission of Fifine’s, I met an old gentleman just entering it.
going
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From this reading I observed him, but superficially; and was going on my way without further notice, when an odd thought flashing into my mind brought me to a standstill.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was only this, that the stranger, seeing me, had come to a quick stop, as if suddenly petrified, and had thereafter fallen, rather than backed, against the wall to allow me passage while he stared at me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why, nothing--nothing but a recollection of the absurd fable which would have charged me with the circumvention of a monster diabolically bent on the destruction of an innocent victim to his suspicion or jealousy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was only this, that the stranger, seeing me, had come to a quick stop, as if suddenly petrified, and had thereafter fallen, rather than backed, against the wall to allow me passage while he stared at me.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I observed him, but superficially; and was going on my way without further notice, when an odd thought flashing into my mind brought me to a standstill.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Why, nothing--nothing but a recollection of the absurd fable which would have charged me with the circumvention of a monster diabolically bent on the destruction of an innocent victim to his suspicion or jealousy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One sopping noon, as I was leaving the yard below on some rather arbitrary commission of Fifine’s, I met an old gentleman just entering it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was only this, that the stranger, seeing me, had come to a quick stop, as if suddenly petrified, and had thereafter fallen, rather than backed, against the wall to allow me passage while he stared at me.
innocent
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From this reading Why, nothing--nothing but a recollection of the absurd fable which would have charged me with the circumvention of a monster diabolically bent on the destruction of an innocent victim to his suspicion or jealousy.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I observed him, but superficially; and was going on my way without further notice, when an odd thought flashing into my mind brought me to a standstill.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One sopping noon, as I was leaving the yard below on some rather arbitrary commission of Fifine’s, I met an old gentleman just entering it.
jealousy
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From this reading Why, nothing--nothing but a recollection of the absurd fable which would have charged me with the circumvention of a monster diabolically bent on the destruction of an innocent victim to his suspicion or jealousy.
just
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From this reading One sopping noon, as I was leaving the yard below on some rather arbitrary commission of Fifine’s, I met an old gentleman just entering it.
leaving
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From this reading One sopping noon, as I was leaving the yard below on some rather arbitrary commission of Fifine’s, I met an old gentleman just entering it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I observed him, but superficially; and was going on my way without further notice, when an odd thought flashing into my mind brought me to a standstill.
met
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From this reading One sopping noon, as I was leaving the yard below on some rather arbitrary commission of Fifine’s, I met an old gentleman just entering it.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I observed him, but superficially; and was going on my way without further notice, when an odd thought flashing into my mind brought me to a standstill.
monster
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From this reading Why, nothing--nothing but a recollection of the absurd fable which would have charged me with the circumvention of a monster diabolically bent on the destruction of an innocent victim to his suspicion or jealousy.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I observed him, but superficially; and was going on my way without further notice, when an odd thought flashing into my mind brought me to a standstill.
noon
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From this reading One sopping noon, as I was leaving the yard below on some rather arbitrary commission of Fifine’s, I met an old gentleman just entering it.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Why, nothing--nothing but a recollection of the absurd fable which would have charged me with the circumvention of a monster diabolically bent on the destruction of an innocent victim to his suspicion or jealousy.
notice
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From this reading I observed him, but superficially; and was going on my way without further notice, when an odd thought flashing into my mind brought me to a standstill.
observed
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From this reading I observed him, but superficially; and was going on my way without further notice, when an odd thought flashing into my mind brought me to a standstill.
odd
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From this reading I observed him, but superficially; and was going on my way without further notice, when an odd thought flashing into my mind brought me to a standstill.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One sopping noon, as I was leaving the yard below on some rather arbitrary commission of Fifine’s, I met an old gentleman just entering it.
old
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From this reading One sopping noon, as I was leaving the yard below on some rather arbitrary commission of Fifine’s, I met an old gentleman just entering it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One sopping noon, as I was leaving the yard below on some rather arbitrary commission of Fifine’s, I met an old gentleman just entering it.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One sopping noon, as I was leaving the yard below on some rather arbitrary commission of Fifine’s, I met an old gentleman just entering it.
only
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From this reading It was only this, that the stranger, seeing me, had come to a quick stop, as if suddenly petrified, and had thereafter fallen, rather than backed, against the wall to allow me passage while he stared at me.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Why, nothing--nothing but a recollection of the absurd fable which would have charged me with the circumvention of a monster diabolically bent on the destruction of an innocent victim to his suspicion or jealousy.
passage
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From this reading It was only this, that the stranger, seeing me, had come to a quick stop, as if suddenly petrified, and had thereafter fallen, rather than backed, against the wall to allow me passage while he stared at me.
petrified
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From this reading It was only this, that the stranger, seeing me, had come to a quick stop, as if suddenly petrified, and had thereafter fallen, rather than backed, against the wall to allow me passage while he stared at me.
quick
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From this reading It was only this, that the stranger, seeing me, had come to a quick stop, as if suddenly petrified, and had thereafter fallen, rather than backed, against the wall to allow me passage while he stared at me.
rather
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From this reading One sopping noon, as I was leaving the yard below on some rather arbitrary commission of Fifine’s, I met an old gentleman just entering it.
recollection
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From this reading Why, nothing--nothing but a recollection of the absurd fable which would have charged me with the circumvention of a monster diabolically bent on the destruction of an innocent victim to his suspicion or jealousy.
seeing
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From this reading It was only this, that the stranger, seeing me, had come to a quick stop, as if suddenly petrified, and had thereafter fallen, rather than backed, against the wall to allow me passage while he stared at me.
some
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From this reading One sopping noon, as I was leaving the yard below on some rather arbitrary commission of Fifine’s, I met an old gentleman just entering it.
sopping
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From this reading One sopping noon, as I was leaving the yard below on some rather arbitrary commission of Fifine’s, I met an old gentleman just entering it.
standstill
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From this reading I observed him, but superficially; and was going on my way without further notice, when an odd thought flashing into my mind brought me to a standstill.
stared
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From this reading It was only this, that the stranger, seeing me, had come to a quick stop, as if suddenly petrified, and had thereafter fallen, rather than backed, against the wall to allow me passage while he stared at me.
stop
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From this reading It was only this, that the stranger, seeing me, had come to a quick stop, as if suddenly petrified, and had thereafter fallen, rather than backed, against the wall to allow me passage while he stared at me.
stranger
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From this reading It was only this, that the stranger, seeing me, had come to a quick stop, as if suddenly petrified, and had thereafter fallen, rather than backed, against the wall to allow me passage while he stared at me.
suddenly
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From this reading It was only this, that the stranger, seeing me, had come to a quick stop, as if suddenly petrified, and had thereafter fallen, rather than backed, against the wall to allow me passage while he stared at me.
superficially
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From this reading I observed him, but superficially; and was going on my way without further notice, when an odd thought flashing into my mind brought me to a standstill.
suspicion
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From this reading Why, nothing--nothing but a recollection of the absurd fable which would have charged me with the circumvention of a monster diabolically bent on the destruction of an innocent victim to his suspicion or jealousy.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was only this, that the stranger, seeing me, had come to a quick stop, as if suddenly petrified, and had thereafter fallen, rather than backed, against the wall to allow me passage while he stared at me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was only this, that the stranger, seeing me, had come to a quick stop, as if suddenly petrified, and had thereafter fallen, rather than backed, against the wall to allow me passage while he stared at me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One sopping noon, as I was leaving the yard below on some rather arbitrary commission of Fifine’s, I met an old gentleman just entering it.
then
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From this reading Just that; and what then?
thereafter
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From this reading It was only this, that the stranger, seeing me, had come to a quick stop, as if suddenly petrified, and had thereafter fallen, rather than backed, against the wall to allow me passage while he stared at me.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was only this, that the stranger, seeing me, had come to a quick stop, as if suddenly petrified, and had thereafter fallen, rather than backed, against the wall to allow me passage while he stared at me.
thought
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From this reading I observed him, but superficially; and was going on my way without further notice, when an odd thought flashing into my mind brought me to a standstill.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I observed him, but superficially; and was going on my way without further notice, when an odd thought flashing into my mind brought me to a standstill.
victim
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From this reading Why, nothing--nothing but a recollection of the absurd fable which would have charged me with the circumvention of a monster diabolically bent on the destruction of an innocent victim to his suspicion or jealousy.
wall
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From this reading It was only this, that the stranger, seeing me, had come to a quick stop, as if suddenly petrified, and had thereafter fallen, rather than backed, against the wall to allow me passage while he stared at me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One sopping noon, as I was leaving the yard below on some rather arbitrary commission of Fifine’s, I met an old gentleman just entering it.
way
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From this reading I observed him, but superficially; and was going on my way without further notice, when an odd thought flashing into my mind brought me to a standstill.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Just that; and what then?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I observed him, but superficially; and was going on my way without further notice, when an odd thought flashing into my mind brought me to a standstill.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Why, nothing--nothing but a recollection of the absurd fable which would have charged me with the circumvention of a monster diabolically bent on the destruction of an innocent victim to his suspicion or jealousy.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was only this, that the stranger, seeing me, had come to a quick stop, as if suddenly petrified, and had thereafter fallen, rather than backed, against the wall to allow me passage while he stared at me.
Why
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From this reading Why, nothing--nothing but a recollection of the absurd fable which would have charged me with the circumvention of a monster diabolically bent on the destruction of an innocent victim to his suspicion or jealousy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Why, nothing--nothing but a recollection of the absurd fable which would have charged me with the circumvention of a monster diabolically bent on the destruction of an innocent victim to his suspicion or jealousy.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I observed him, but superficially; and was going on my way without further notice, when an odd thought flashing into my mind brought me to a standstill.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Why, nothing--nothing but a recollection of the absurd fable which would have charged me with the circumvention of a monster diabolically bent on the destruction of an innocent victim to his suspicion or jealousy.
yard
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From this reading One sopping noon, as I was leaving the yard below on some rather arbitrary commission of Fifine’s, I met an old gentleman just entering it.
