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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 Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would not trust himself to look again at Tom o' the Gleam, stretched lifeless on the ground with his slaughtered child clasped in his arms; he could not speak to any one of the terrified people.
all
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From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
animals
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From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
any
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From this reading He would not trust himself to look again at Tom o' the Gleam, stretched lifeless on the ground with his slaughtered child clasped in his arms; he could not speak to any one of the terrified people.
arms
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From this reading He would not trust himself to look again at Tom o' the Gleam, stretched lifeless on the ground with his slaughtered child clasped in his arms; he could not speak to any one of the terrified people.
arrive
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From this reading He heard the constables giving hurried orders for the removal of the bodies, and he saw two more police officers arrive and go into the stableyard of the inn, there to take the number of the motor-car and write down the full deposition of that potentate of the pictorial press, James Brookfield.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
atmosphere
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From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
awful
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From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
bodies
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From this reading He heard the constables giving hurried orders for the removal of the bodies, and he saw two more police officers arrive and go into the stableyard of the inn, there to take the number of the motor-car and write down the full deposition of that potentate of the pictorial press, James Brookfield.
brain
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From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
Brookfield
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From this reading He heard the constables giving hurried orders for the removal of the bodies, and he saw two more police officers arrive and go into the stableyard of the inn, there to take the number of the motor-car and write down the full deposition of that potentate of the pictorial press, James Brookfield.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
chance
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From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
Charlie
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From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
child
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From this reading He would not trust himself to look again at Tom o' the Gleam, stretched lifeless on the ground with his slaughtered child clasped in his arms; he could not speak to any one of the terrified people.
clasped
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From this reading He would not trust himself to look again at Tom o' the Gleam, stretched lifeless on the ground with his slaughtered child clasped in his arms; he could not speak to any one of the terrified people.
closely
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From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
coat
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From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
confusion
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From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
consciousness
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From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
constables
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From this reading He heard the constables giving hurried orders for the removal of the bodies, and he saw two more police officers arrive and go into the stableyard of the inn, there to take the number of the motor-car and write down the full deposition of that potentate of the pictorial press, James Brookfield.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He would not trust himself to look again at Tom o' the Gleam, stretched lifeless on the ground with his slaughtered child clasped in his arms; he could not speak to any one of the terrified people.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
crowd
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From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
David
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From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
death
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From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
deposition
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From this reading He heard the constables giving hurried orders for the removal of the bodies, and he saw two more police officers arrive and go into the stableyard of the inn, there to take the number of the motor-car and write down the full deposition of that potentate of the pictorial press, James Brookfield.
dizzied
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From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
dog
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From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
down
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From this reading He heard the constables giving hurried orders for the removal of the bodies, and he saw two more police officers arrive and go into the stableyard of the inn, there to take the number of the motor-car and write down the full deposition of that potentate of the pictorial press, James Brookfield.
enforced
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From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
evening
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From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
fears
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From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
feebly
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From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
feelings
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From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
forget
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From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
forth
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From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
full
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From this reading He heard the constables giving hurried orders for the removal of the bodies, and he saw two more police officers arrive and go into the stableyard of the inn, there to take the number of the motor-car and write down the full deposition of that potentate of the pictorial press, James Brookfield.
ghastly
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From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
giving
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From this reading He heard the constables giving hurried orders for the removal of the bodies, and he saw two more police officers arrive and go into the stableyard of the inn, there to take the number of the motor-car and write down the full deposition of that potentate of the pictorial press, James Brookfield.
Gleam
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From this reading He would not trust himself to look again at Tom o' the Gleam, stretched lifeless on the ground with his slaughtered child clasped in his arms; he could not speak to any one of the terrified people.
go
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From this reading He heard the constables giving hurried orders for the removal of the bodies, and he saw two more police officers arrive and go into the stableyard of the inn, there to take the number of the motor-car and write down the full deposition of that potentate of the pictorial press, James Brookfield.
gradually
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From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
grief
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From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
ground
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From this reading He would not trust himself to look again at Tom o' the Gleam, stretched lifeless on the ground with his slaughtered child clasped in his arms; he could not speak to any one of the terrified people.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
heard
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From this reading He heard the constables giving hurried orders for the removal of the bodies, and he saw two more police officers arrive and go into the stableyard of the inn, there to take the number of the motor-car and write down the full deposition of that potentate of the pictorial press, James Brookfield.
heart
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From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
held
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From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
Helmsley
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From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
helped
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From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
hidden
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From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He would not trust himself to look again at Tom o' the Gleam, stretched lifeless on the ground with his slaughtered child clasped in his arms; he could not speak to any one of the terrified people.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
horror
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From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
hurried
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From this reading He heard the constables giving hurried orders for the removal of the bodies, and he saw two more police officers arrive and go into the stableyard of the inn, there to take the number of the motor-car and write down the full deposition of that potentate of the pictorial press, James Brookfield.
idea
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From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He would not trust himself to look again at Tom o' the Gleam, stretched lifeless on the ground with his slaughtered child clasped in his arms; he could not speak to any one of the terrified people.
inn
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From this reading He heard the constables giving hurried orders for the removal of the bodies, and he saw two more police officers arrive and go into the stableyard of the inn, there to take the number of the motor-car and write down the full deposition of that potentate of the pictorial press, James Brookfield.
instinctive
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From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
James
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From this reading He heard the constables giving hurried orders for the removal of the bodies, and he saw two more police officers arrive and go into the stableyard of the inn, there to take the number of the motor-car and write down the full deposition of that potentate of the pictorial press, James Brookfield.
kept
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From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
leave
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From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
lifeless
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From this reading He would not trust himself to look again at Tom o' the Gleam, stretched lifeless on the ground with his slaughtered child clasped in his arms; he could not speak to any one of the terrified people.
like
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From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would not trust himself to look again at Tom o' the Gleam, stretched lifeless on the ground with his slaughtered child clasped in his arms; he could not speak to any one of the terrified people.
made
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From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
many
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From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
moment
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From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
more
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From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
motor-car
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From this reading He heard the constables giving hurried orders for the removal of the bodies, and he saw two more police officers arrive and go into the stableyard of the inn, there to take the number of the motor-car and write down the full deposition of that potentate of the pictorial press, James Brookfield.
nestled
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From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
nightmarenounUS /ˈnaɪt.mɛr/
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would not trust himself to look again at Tom o' the Gleam, stretched lifeless on the ground with his slaughtered child clasped in his arms; he could not speak to any one of the terrified people.
noticed
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From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
now
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From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
number
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From this reading He heard the constables giving hurried orders for the removal of the bodies, and he saw two more police officers arrive and go into the stableyard of the inn, there to take the number of the motor-car and write down the full deposition of that potentate of the pictorial press, James Brookfield.
o
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From this reading He would not trust himself to look again at Tom o' the Gleam, stretched lifeless on the ground with his slaughtered child clasped in his arms; he could not speak to any one of the terrified people.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
officers
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From this reading He heard the constables giving hurried orders for the removal of the bodies, and he saw two more police officers arrive and go into the stableyard of the inn, there to take the number of the motor-car and write down the full deposition of that potentate of the pictorial press, James Brookfield.
old
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From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He would not trust himself to look again at Tom o' the Gleam, stretched lifeless on the ground with his slaughtered child clasped in his arms; he could not speak to any one of the terrified people.
once
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From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
orders
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From this reading He heard the constables giving hurried orders for the removal of the bodies, and he saw two more police officers arrive and go into the stableyard of the inn, there to take the number of the motor-car and write down the full deposition of that potentate of the pictorial press, James Brookfield.
out
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From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
overcome
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From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
own
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From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
people
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From this reading He would not trust himself to look again at Tom o' the Gleam, stretched lifeless on the ground with his slaughtered child clasped in his arms; he could not speak to any one of the terrified people.
pictorial
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From this reading He heard the constables giving hurried orders for the removal of the bodies, and he saw two more police officers arrive and go into the stableyard of the inn, there to take the number of the motor-car and write down the full deposition of that potentate of the pictorial press, James Brookfield.
police
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From this reading He heard the constables giving hurried orders for the removal of the bodies, and he saw two more police officers arrive and go into the stableyard of the inn, there to take the number of the motor-car and write down the full deposition of that potentate of the pictorial press, James Brookfield.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
potentate
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From this reading He heard the constables giving hurried orders for the removal of the bodies, and he saw two more police officers arrive and go into the stableyard of the inn, there to take the number of the motor-car and write down the full deposition of that potentate of the pictorial press, James Brookfield.
press
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From this reading He heard the constables giving hurried orders for the removal of the bodies, and he saw two more police officers arrive and go into the stableyard of the inn, there to take the number of the motor-car and write down the full deposition of that potentate of the pictorial press, James Brookfield.
pressing
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From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
prevailed
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From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
removal
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From this reading He heard the constables giving hurried orders for the removal of the bodies, and he saw two more police officers arrive and go into the stableyard of the inn, there to take the number of the motor-car and write down the full deposition of that potentate of the pictorial press, James Brookfield.
round
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From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
saw
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From this reading He heard the constables giving hurried orders for the removal of the bodies, and he saw two more police officers arrive and go into the stableyard of the inn, there to take the number of the motor-car and write down the full deposition of that potentate of the pictorial press, James Brookfield.
scarred
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From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
scene
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From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
seeming
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From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
shivering
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From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
Sick
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From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
silent
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From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
slaughtered
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From this reading He would not trust himself to look again at Tom o' the Gleam, stretched lifeless on the ground with his slaughtered child clasped in his arms; he could not speak to any one of the terrified people.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
soothe
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From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
speak
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From this reading He would not trust himself to look again at Tom o' the Gleam, stretched lifeless on the ground with his slaughtered child clasped in his arms; he could not speak to any one of the terrified people.
stableyard
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From this reading He heard the constables giving hurried orders for the removal of the bodies, and he saw two more police officers arrive and go into the stableyard of the inn, there to take the number of the motor-car and write down the full deposition of that potentate of the pictorial press, James Brookfield.
strange
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From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
street
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From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
stretched
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From this reading He would not trust himself to look again at Tom o' the Gleam, stretched lifeless on the ground with his slaughtered child clasped in his arms; he could not speak to any one of the terrified people.
Stumbling
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From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He heard the constables giving hurried orders for the removal of the bodies, and he saw two more police officers arrive and go into the stableyard of the inn, there to take the number of the motor-car and write down the full deposition of that potentate of the pictorial press, James Brookfield.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
there
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From this reading He heard the constables giving hurried orders for the removal of the bodies, and he saw two more police officers arrive and go into the stableyard of the inn, there to take the number of the motor-car and write down the full deposition of that potentate of the pictorial press, James Brookfield.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
tiny
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From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
Tom
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From this reading He would not trust himself to look again at Tom o' the Gleam, stretched lifeless on the ground with his slaughtered child clasped in his arms; he could not speak to any one of the terrified people.
tragedy
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From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
tramp
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From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
trust
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From this reading He would not trust himself to look again at Tom o' the Gleam, stretched lifeless on the ground with his slaughtered child clasped in his arms; he could not speak to any one of the terrified people.
two
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From this reading He heard the constables giving hurried orders for the removal of the bodies, and he saw two more police officers arrive and go into the stableyard of the inn, there to take the number of the motor-car and write down the full deposition of that potentate of the pictorial press, James Brookfield.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
utterly
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From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
vague
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From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
village
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From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
violently
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From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
vision
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From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
way
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From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
wish
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From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He held the little dog Charlie nestled under his coat, where he had kept it hidden all the evening,--the tiny creature was shivering violently with that strange consciousness of the atmosphere of death which is instinctive to so many animals,--and a vague wish to soothe its fears helped him for the moment to forget his own feelings.
witness
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From this reading Sick at heart, and utterly overcome by the sudden and awful tragedy to which he had been an enforced silent witness, David Helmsley had now but one idea, and that was at once to leave the scene of horror which, like a ghastly nightmare, scarred his vision and dizzied his brain.
wits
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From this reading Stumbling feebly along, and seeming to those who by chance noticed him, no more than a poor old tramp terrified out of his wits by the grief and confusion which prevailed, he made his way gradually through the crowd now pressing closely round the dead, and went forth into the village street.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would not trust himself to look again at Tom o' the Gleam, stretched lifeless on the ground with his slaughtered child clasped in his arms; he could not speak to any one of the terrified people.
write
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From this reading He heard the constables giving hurried orders for the removal of the bodies, and he saw two more police officers arrive and go into the stableyard of the inn, there to take the number of the motor-car and write down the full deposition of that potentate of the pictorial press, James Brookfield.
