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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 The next moment, with a despairing gesture, he fled from the room and from the house.
act
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From this reading Was he an agnostic? had he a right to act?
agnostic
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From this reading Was he an agnostic? had he a right to act?
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The first dash of his escape carried him hard upon half way to the next police-office; but presently began to droop; and before he reached the house of lawful intervention, he fell once more among doubtful counsels.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Somerset stood for an instant staggered by this sudden change of front.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next moment, with a despairing gesture, he fled from the room and from the house.
Away
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From this reading Away with such nonsense, and let Zero perish! ran his thoughts.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The first dash of his escape carried him hard upon half way to the next police-office; but presently began to droop; and before he reached the house of lawful intervention, he fell once more among doubtful counsels.
began
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From this reading The first dash of his escape carried him hard upon half way to the next police-office; but presently began to droop; and before he reached the house of lawful intervention, he fell once more among doubtful counsels.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The first dash of his escape carried him hard upon half way to the next police-office; but presently began to droop; and before he reached the house of lawful intervention, he fell once more among doubtful counsels.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Somerset stood for an instant staggered by this sudden change of front.
carried
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From this reading The first dash of his escape carried him hard upon half way to the next police-office; but presently began to droop; and before he reached the house of lawful intervention, he fell once more among doubtful counsels.
change
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From this reading Somerset stood for an instant staggered by this sudden change of front.
counsels
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From this reading The first dash of his escape carried him hard upon half way to the next police-office; but presently began to droop; and before he reached the house of lawful intervention, he fell once more among doubtful counsels.
dash
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From this reading The first dash of his escape carried him hard upon half way to the next police-office; but presently began to droop; and before he reached the house of lawful intervention, he fell once more among doubtful counsels.
despairing
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From this reading The next moment, with a despairing gesture, he fled from the room and from the house.
doubtful
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From this reading The first dash of his escape carried him hard upon half way to the next police-office; but presently began to droop; and before he reached the house of lawful intervention, he fell once more among doubtful counsels.
droop
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From this reading The first dash of his escape carried him hard upon half way to the next police-office; but presently began to droop; and before he reached the house of lawful intervention, he fell once more among doubtful counsels.
escape
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From this reading The first dash of his escape carried him hard upon half way to the next police-office; but presently began to droop; and before he reached the house of lawful intervention, he fell once more among doubtful counsels.
fell
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From this reading The first dash of his escape carried him hard upon half way to the next police-office; but presently began to droop; and before he reached the house of lawful intervention, he fell once more among doubtful counsels.
first
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From this reading The first dash of his escape carried him hard upon half way to the next police-office; but presently began to droop; and before he reached the house of lawful intervention, he fell once more among doubtful counsels.
fled
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From this reading The next moment, with a despairing gesture, he fled from the room and from the house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Somerset stood for an instant staggered by this sudden change of front.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The next moment, with a despairing gesture, he fled from the room and from the house.
front
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From this reading Somerset stood for an instant staggered by this sudden change of front.
gesture
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From this reading The next moment, with a despairing gesture, he fled from the room and from the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Was he an agnostic? had he a right to act?
half
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From this reading The first dash of his escape carried him hard upon half way to the next police-office; but presently began to droop; and before he reached the house of lawful intervention, he fell once more among doubtful counsels.
hard
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From this reading The first dash of his escape carried him hard upon half way to the next police-office; but presently began to droop; and before he reached the house of lawful intervention, he fell once more among doubtful counsels.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next moment, with a despairing gesture, he fled from the room and from the house.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The first dash of his escape carried him hard upon half way to the next police-office; but presently began to droop; and before he reached the house of lawful intervention, he fell once more among doubtful counsels.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The first dash of his escape carried him hard upon half way to the next police-office; but presently began to droop; and before he reached the house of lawful intervention, he fell once more among doubtful counsels.
house
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From this reading The next moment, with a despairing gesture, he fled from the room and from the house.
instant
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From this reading Somerset stood for an instant staggered by this sudden change of front.
intervention
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From this reading The first dash of his escape carried him hard upon half way to the next police-office; but presently began to droop; and before he reached the house of lawful intervention, he fell once more among doubtful counsels.
lawful
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From this reading The first dash of his escape carried him hard upon half way to the next police-office; but presently began to droop; and before he reached the house of lawful intervention, he fell once more among doubtful counsels.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Away with such nonsense, and let Zero perish! ran his thoughts.
moment
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From this reading The next moment, with a despairing gesture, he fled from the room and from the house.
more
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From this reading The first dash of his escape carried him hard upon half way to the next police-office; but presently began to droop; and before he reached the house of lawful intervention, he fell once more among doubtful counsels.
next
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From this reading The next moment, with a despairing gesture, he fled from the room and from the house.
nonsense
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From this reading Away with such nonsense, and let Zero perish! ran his thoughts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Somerset stood for an instant staggered by this sudden change of front.
once
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From this reading The first dash of his escape carried him hard upon half way to the next police-office; but presently began to droop; and before he reached the house of lawful intervention, he fell once more among doubtful counsels.
perish
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From this reading Away with such nonsense, and let Zero perish! ran his thoughts.
police-office
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From this reading The first dash of his escape carried him hard upon half way to the next police-office; but presently began to droop; and before he reached the house of lawful intervention, he fell once more among doubtful counsels.
presently
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From this reading The first dash of his escape carried him hard upon half way to the next police-office; but presently began to droop; and before he reached the house of lawful intervention, he fell once more among doubtful counsels.
ran
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From this reading Away with such nonsense, and let Zero perish! ran his thoughts.
reached
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From this reading The first dash of his escape carried him hard upon half way to the next police-office; but presently began to droop; and before he reached the house of lawful intervention, he fell once more among doubtful counsels.
right
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From this reading Was he an agnostic? had he a right to act?
room
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From this reading The next moment, with a despairing gesture, he fled from the room and from the house.
Somerset
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From this reading Somerset stood for an instant staggered by this sudden change of front.
staggered
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From this reading Somerset stood for an instant staggered by this sudden change of front.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Somerset stood for an instant staggered by this sudden change of front.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Away with such nonsense, and let Zero perish! ran his thoughts.
sudden
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From this reading Somerset stood for an instant staggered by this sudden change of front.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next moment, with a despairing gesture, he fled from the room and from the house.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Somerset stood for an instant staggered by this sudden change of front.
thoughts
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From this reading Away with such nonsense, and let Zero perish! ran his thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first dash of his escape carried him hard upon half way to the next police-office; but presently began to droop; and before he reached the house of lawful intervention, he fell once more among doubtful counsels.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The first dash of his escape carried him hard upon half way to the next police-office; but presently began to droop; and before he reached the house of lawful intervention, he fell once more among doubtful counsels.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was he an agnostic? had he a right to act?
way
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From this reading The first dash of his escape carried him hard upon half way to the next police-office; but presently began to droop; and before he reached the house of lawful intervention, he fell once more among doubtful counsels.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next moment, with a despairing gesture, he fled from the room and from the house.
Zero
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From this reading Away with such nonsense, and let Zero perish! ran his thoughts.
