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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 He stood a moment or two on the threshold behind Nosie Cuthbertson, silently contemplating his courageous doings.
already
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From this reading Nosie was a youth of parts and promise, who had already proceeded some distance on his way to the gallows.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But just at this moment an important personage stalked through the great broken-down doorway by which kings and princes most magnificent had once entered the ancient Castle of the Lorraines.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading But just at this moment an important personage stalked through the great broken-down doorway by which kings and princes most magnificent had once entered the ancient Castle of the Lorraines.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But just at this moment an important personage stalked through the great broken-down doorway by which kings and princes most magnificent had once entered the ancient Castle of the Lorraines.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But just at this moment an important personage stalked through the great broken-down doorway by which kings and princes most magnificent had once entered the ancient Castle of the Lorraines.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He stood a moment or two on the threshold behind Nosie Cuthbertson, silently contemplating his courageous doings.
broken-down
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From this reading But just at this moment an important personage stalked through the great broken-down doorway by which kings and princes most magnificent had once entered the ancient Castle of the Lorraines.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But just at this moment an important personage stalked through the great broken-down doorway by which kings and princes most magnificent had once entered the ancient Castle of the Lorraines.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But just at this moment an important personage stalked through the great broken-down doorway by which kings and princes most magnificent had once entered the ancient Castle of the Lorraines.
Castle
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From this reading But just at this moment an important personage stalked through the great broken-down doorway by which kings and princes most magnificent had once entered the ancient Castle of the Lorraines.
caused
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From this reading Presently a little stifled cry escaped from Prissy, caused by one of Nosie's refinements in torture, which consisted in separating her fingers and pulling two in one direction and two in the other.
consisted
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From this reading Presently a little stifled cry escaped from Prissy, caused by one of Nosie's refinements in torture, which consisted in separating her fingers and pulling two in one direction and two in the other.
contemplating
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From this reading He stood a moment or two on the threshold behind Nosie Cuthbertson, silently contemplating his courageous doings.
courageous
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From this reading He stood a moment or two on the threshold behind Nosie Cuthbertson, silently contemplating his courageous doings.
cry
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From this reading Presently a little stifled cry escaped from Prissy, caused by one of Nosie's refinements in torture, which consisted in separating her fingers and pulling two in one direction and two in the other.
Cuthbertson
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From this reading He stood a moment or two on the threshold behind Nosie Cuthbertson, silently contemplating his courageous doings.
direction
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From this reading Presently a little stifled cry escaped from Prissy, caused by one of Nosie's refinements in torture, which consisted in separating her fingers and pulling two in one direction and two in the other.
distance
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From this reading Nosie was a youth of parts and promise, who had already proceeded some distance on his way to the gallows.
doings
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From this reading He stood a moment or two on the threshold behind Nosie Cuthbertson, silently contemplating his courageous doings.
doorway
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From this reading But just at this moment an important personage stalked through the great broken-down doorway by which kings and princes most magnificent had once entered the ancient Castle of the Lorraines.
entered
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From this reading But just at this moment an important personage stalked through the great broken-down doorway by which kings and princes most magnificent had once entered the ancient Castle of the Lorraines.
escaped
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From this reading Presently a little stifled cry escaped from Prissy, caused by one of Nosie's refinements in torture, which consisted in separating her fingers and pulling two in one direction and two in the other.
fingers
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From this reading Presently a little stifled cry escaped from Prissy, caused by one of Nosie's refinements in torture, which consisted in separating her fingers and pulling two in one direction and two in the other.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Presently a little stifled cry escaped from Prissy, caused by one of Nosie's refinements in torture, which consisted in separating her fingers and pulling two in one direction and two in the other.
gallows
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From this reading Nosie was a youth of parts and promise, who had already proceeded some distance on his way to the gallows.
great
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From this reading But just at this moment an important personage stalked through the great broken-down doorway by which kings and princes most magnificent had once entered the ancient Castle of the Lorraines.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But just at this moment an important personage stalked through the great broken-down doorway by which kings and princes most magnificent had once entered the ancient Castle of the Lorraines.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood a moment or two on the threshold behind Nosie Cuthbertson, silently contemplating his courageous doings.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Presently a little stifled cry escaped from Prissy, caused by one of Nosie's refinements in torture, which consisted in separating her fingers and pulling two in one direction and two in the other.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He stood a moment or two on the threshold behind Nosie Cuthbertson, silently contemplating his courageous doings.
important
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From this reading But just at this moment an important personage stalked through the great broken-down doorway by which kings and princes most magnificent had once entered the ancient Castle of the Lorraines.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Presently a little stifled cry escaped from Prissy, caused by one of Nosie's refinements in torture, which consisted in separating her fingers and pulling two in one direction and two in the other.
just
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From this reading But just at this moment an important personage stalked through the great broken-down doorway by which kings and princes most magnificent had once entered the ancient Castle of the Lorraines.
kings
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From this reading But just at this moment an important personage stalked through the great broken-down doorway by which kings and princes most magnificent had once entered the ancient Castle of the Lorraines.
little
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From this reading Presently a little stifled cry escaped from Prissy, caused by one of Nosie's refinements in torture, which consisted in separating her fingers and pulling two in one direction and two in the other.
Lorraines
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From this reading But just at this moment an important personage stalked through the great broken-down doorway by which kings and princes most magnificent had once entered the ancient Castle of the Lorraines.
magnificent
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From this reading But just at this moment an important personage stalked through the great broken-down doorway by which kings and princes most magnificent had once entered the ancient Castle of the Lorraines.
moment
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From this reading But just at this moment an important personage stalked through the great broken-down doorway by which kings and princes most magnificent had once entered the ancient Castle of the Lorraines.
most
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From this reading But just at this moment an important personage stalked through the great broken-down doorway by which kings and princes most magnificent had once entered the ancient Castle of the Lorraines.
Nosie
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From this reading He stood a moment or two on the threshold behind Nosie Cuthbertson, silently contemplating his courageous doings.
Nosie's
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From this reading Presently a little stifled cry escaped from Prissy, caused by one of Nosie's refinements in torture, which consisted in separating her fingers and pulling two in one direction and two in the other.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But just at this moment an important personage stalked through the great broken-down doorway by which kings and princes most magnificent had once entered the ancient Castle of the Lorraines.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He stood a moment or two on the threshold behind Nosie Cuthbertson, silently contemplating his courageous doings.
once
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From this reading But just at this moment an important personage stalked through the great broken-down doorway by which kings and princes most magnificent had once entered the ancient Castle of the Lorraines.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Presently a little stifled cry escaped from Prissy, caused by one of Nosie's refinements in torture, which consisted in separating her fingers and pulling two in one direction and two in the other.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He stood a moment or two on the threshold behind Nosie Cuthbertson, silently contemplating his courageous doings.
other
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From this reading Presently a little stifled cry escaped from Prissy, caused by one of Nosie's refinements in torture, which consisted in separating her fingers and pulling two in one direction and two in the other.
parts
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From this reading Nosie was a youth of parts and promise, who had already proceeded some distance on his way to the gallows.
personage
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From this reading But just at this moment an important personage stalked through the great broken-down doorway by which kings and princes most magnificent had once entered the ancient Castle of the Lorraines.
PICNIC
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From this reading PRISSY'S PICNIC.
Presently
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From this reading Presently a little stifled cry escaped from Prissy, caused by one of Nosie's refinements in torture, which consisted in separating her fingers and pulling two in one direction and two in the other.
princes
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From this reading But just at this moment an important personage stalked through the great broken-down doorway by which kings and princes most magnificent had once entered the ancient Castle of the Lorraines.
Prissy
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From this reading Presently a little stifled cry escaped from Prissy, caused by one of Nosie's refinements in torture, which consisted in separating her fingers and pulling two in one direction and two in the other.
PRISSY'S
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From this reading PRISSY'S PICNIC.
proceeded
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From this reading Nosie was a youth of parts and promise, who had already proceeded some distance on his way to the gallows.
promise
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From this reading Nosie was a youth of parts and promise, who had already proceeded some distance on his way to the gallows.
pulling
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From this reading Presently a little stifled cry escaped from Prissy, caused by one of Nosie's refinements in torture, which consisted in separating her fingers and pulling two in one direction and two in the other.
refinements
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From this reading Presently a little stifled cry escaped from Prissy, caused by one of Nosie's refinements in torture, which consisted in separating her fingers and pulling two in one direction and two in the other.
separating
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From this reading Presently a little stifled cry escaped from Prissy, caused by one of Nosie's refinements in torture, which consisted in separating her fingers and pulling two in one direction and two in the other.
silently
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From this reading He stood a moment or two on the threshold behind Nosie Cuthbertson, silently contemplating his courageous doings.
some
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From this reading Nosie was a youth of parts and promise, who had already proceeded some distance on his way to the gallows.
stalked
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From this reading But just at this moment an important personage stalked through the great broken-down doorway by which kings and princes most magnificent had once entered the ancient Castle of the Lorraines.
stifled
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From this reading Presently a little stifled cry escaped from Prissy, caused by one of Nosie's refinements in torture, which consisted in separating her fingers and pulling two in one direction and two in the other.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood a moment or two on the threshold behind Nosie Cuthbertson, silently contemplating his courageous doings.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But just at this moment an important personage stalked through the great broken-down doorway by which kings and princes most magnificent had once entered the ancient Castle of the Lorraines.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But just at this moment an important personage stalked through the great broken-down doorway by which kings and princes most magnificent had once entered the ancient Castle of the Lorraines.
threshold
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From this reading He stood a moment or two on the threshold behind Nosie Cuthbertson, silently contemplating his courageous doings.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading But just at this moment an important personage stalked through the great broken-down doorway by which kings and princes most magnificent had once entered the ancient Castle of the Lorraines.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nosie was a youth of parts and promise, who had already proceeded some distance on his way to the gallows.
torture
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From this reading Presently a little stifled cry escaped from Prissy, caused by one of Nosie's refinements in torture, which consisted in separating her fingers and pulling two in one direction and two in the other.
two
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From this reading He stood a moment or two on the threshold behind Nosie Cuthbertson, silently contemplating his courageous doings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nosie was a youth of parts and promise, who had already proceeded some distance on his way to the gallows.
way
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From this reading Nosie was a youth of parts and promise, who had already proceeded some distance on his way to the gallows.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But just at this moment an important personage stalked through the great broken-down doorway by which kings and princes most magnificent had once entered the ancient Castle of the Lorraines.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Nosie was a youth of parts and promise, who had already proceeded some distance on his way to the gallows.
youth
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From this reading Nosie was a youth of parts and promise, who had already proceeded some distance on his way to the gallows.
