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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For that reason he was about to make his escape into the gold-and-brocade room, intending to keep out of sight, when he heard Sheridan vociferously demanding his presence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading George departed, and Bibbs was left gazing upon chaos and listening to thunder.
Bibbs
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From this reading George departed, and Bibbs was left gazing upon chaos and listening to thunder.
chaos
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From this reading George departed, and Bibbs was left gazing upon chaos and listening to thunder.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell him to come in here!
convinced
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From this reading He could not reach the stairway without passing the open doors of the library, and he was convinced that the mere glimpse of him, just then, would prove nothing less than insufferable for his father.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not reach the stairway without passing the open doors of the library, and he was convinced that the mere glimpse of him, just then, would prove nothing less than insufferable for his father.
demanding
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From this reading For that reason he was about to make his escape into the gold-and-brocade room, intending to keep out of sight, when he heard Sheridan vociferously demanding his presence.
departed
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From this reading George departed, and Bibbs was left gazing upon chaos and listening to thunder.
doors
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From this reading He could not reach the stairway without passing the open doors of the library, and he was convinced that the mere glimpse of him, just then, would prove nothing less than insufferable for his father.
escape
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From this reading For that reason he was about to make his escape into the gold-and-brocade room, intending to keep out of sight, when he heard Sheridan vociferously demanding his presence.
father
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From this reading He could not reach the stairway without passing the open doors of the library, and he was convinced that the mere glimpse of him, just then, would prove nothing less than insufferable for his father.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He could not reach the stairway without passing the open doors of the library, and he was convinced that the mere glimpse of him, just then, would prove nothing less than insufferable for his father.
gazing
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From this reading George departed, and Bibbs was left gazing upon chaos and listening to thunder.
George
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From this reading George departed, and Bibbs was left gazing upon chaos and listening to thunder.
glimpse
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From this reading He could not reach the stairway without passing the open doors of the library, and he was convinced that the mere glimpse of him, just then, would prove nothing less than insufferable for his father.
gold-and-brocade
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From this reading For that reason he was about to make his escape into the gold-and-brocade room, intending to keep out of sight, when he heard Sheridan vociferously demanding his presence.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not reach the stairway without passing the open doors of the library, and he was convinced that the mere glimpse of him, just then, would prove nothing less than insufferable for his father.
He's
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From this reading He's out there.
heard
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From this reading For that reason he was about to make his escape into the gold-and-brocade room, intending to keep out of sight, when he heard Sheridan vociferously demanding his presence.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell him to come in here!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He could not reach the stairway without passing the open doors of the library, and he was convinced that the mere glimpse of him, just then, would prove nothing less than insufferable for his father.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He could not reach the stairway without passing the open doors of the library, and he was convinced that the mere glimpse of him, just then, would prove nothing less than insufferable for his father.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Tell him to come in here!
insufferable
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From this reading He could not reach the stairway without passing the open doors of the library, and he was convinced that the mere glimpse of him, just then, would prove nothing less than insufferable for his father.
intending
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From this reading For that reason he was about to make his escape into the gold-and-brocade room, intending to keep out of sight, when he heard Sheridan vociferously demanding his presence.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For that reason he was about to make his escape into the gold-and-brocade room, intending to keep out of sight, when he heard Sheridan vociferously demanding his presence.
just
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From this reading He could not reach the stairway without passing the open doors of the library, and he was convinced that the mere glimpse of him, just then, would prove nothing less than insufferable for his father.
keep
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From this reading For that reason he was about to make his escape into the gold-and-brocade room, intending to keep out of sight, when he heard Sheridan vociferously demanding his presence.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading George departed, and Bibbs was left gazing upon chaos and listening to thunder.
less
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From this reading He could not reach the stairway without passing the open doors of the library, and he was convinced that the mere glimpse of him, just then, would prove nothing less than insufferable for his father.
library
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From this reading He could not reach the stairway without passing the open doors of the library, and he was convinced that the mere glimpse of him, just then, would prove nothing less than insufferable for his father.
listening
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From this reading George departed, and Bibbs was left gazing upon chaos and listening to thunder.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For that reason he was about to make his escape into the gold-and-brocade room, intending to keep out of sight, when he heard Sheridan vociferously demanding his presence.
mere
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From this reading He could not reach the stairway without passing the open doors of the library, and he was convinced that the mere glimpse of him, just then, would prove nothing less than insufferable for his father.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not reach the stairway without passing the open doors of the library, and he was convinced that the mere glimpse of him, just then, would prove nothing less than insufferable for his father.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He could not reach the stairway without passing the open doors of the library, and he was convinced that the mere glimpse of him, just then, would prove nothing less than insufferable for his father.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He could not reach the stairway without passing the open doors of the library, and he was convinced that the mere glimpse of him, just then, would prove nothing less than insufferable for his father.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He could not reach the stairway without passing the open doors of the library, and he was convinced that the mere glimpse of him, just then, would prove nothing less than insufferable for his father.
out
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From this reading For that reason he was about to make his escape into the gold-and-brocade room, intending to keep out of sight, when he heard Sheridan vociferously demanding his presence.
passing
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From this reading He could not reach the stairway without passing the open doors of the library, and he was convinced that the mere glimpse of him, just then, would prove nothing less than insufferable for his father.
presence
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From this reading For that reason he was about to make his escape into the gold-and-brocade room, intending to keep out of sight, when he heard Sheridan vociferously demanding his presence.
prove
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From this reading He could not reach the stairway without passing the open doors of the library, and he was convinced that the mere glimpse of him, just then, would prove nothing less than insufferable for his father.
reach
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From this reading He could not reach the stairway without passing the open doors of the library, and he was convinced that the mere glimpse of him, just then, would prove nothing less than insufferable for his father.
reason
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From this reading For that reason he was about to make his escape into the gold-and-brocade room, intending to keep out of sight, when he heard Sheridan vociferously demanding his presence.
room
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From this reading For that reason he was about to make his escape into the gold-and-brocade room, intending to keep out of sight, when he heard Sheridan vociferously demanding his presence.
Sheridan
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From this reading For that reason he was about to make his escape into the gold-and-brocade room, intending to keep out of sight, when he heard Sheridan vociferously demanding his presence.
sight
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From this reading For that reason he was about to make his escape into the gold-and-brocade room, intending to keep out of sight, when he heard Sheridan vociferously demanding his presence.
stairway
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From this reading He could not reach the stairway without passing the open doors of the library, and he was convinced that the mere glimpse of him, just then, would prove nothing less than insufferable for his father.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell him to come in here!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He could not reach the stairway without passing the open doors of the library, and he was convinced that the mere glimpse of him, just then, would prove nothing less than insufferable for his father.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He could not reach the stairway without passing the open doors of the library, and he was convinced that the mere glimpse of him, just then, would prove nothing less than insufferable for his father.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He could not reach the stairway without passing the open doors of the library, and he was convinced that the mere glimpse of him, just then, would prove nothing less than insufferable for his father.
then
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From this reading He could not reach the stairway without passing the open doors of the library, and he was convinced that the mere glimpse of him, just then, would prove nothing less than insufferable for his father.
there
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From this reading He's out there.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading George departed, and Bibbs was left gazing upon chaos and listening to thunder.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading George departed, and Bibbs was left gazing upon chaos and listening to thunder.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading George departed, and Bibbs was left gazing upon chaos and listening to thunder.
vociferously
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From this reading For that reason he was about to make his escape into the gold-and-brocade room, intending to keep out of sight, when he heard Sheridan vociferously demanding his presence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading George departed, and Bibbs was left gazing upon chaos and listening to thunder.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading For that reason he was about to make his escape into the gold-and-brocade room, intending to keep out of sight, when he heard Sheridan vociferously demanding his presence.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He could not reach the stairway without passing the open doors of the library, and he was convinced that the mere glimpse of him, just then, would prove nothing less than insufferable for his father.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He could not reach the stairway without passing the open doors of the library, and he was convinced that the mere glimpse of him, just then, would prove nothing less than insufferable for his father.
