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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 A succession of exciting questions presented themselves to his mind, all of which were intimately connected with the individual with whom, for the moment, his lot seemed to be cast.
adventure
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE CHIMNEY "Lemme alone!" repeated the voice in the chimney several times before Somers could make up his mind as to the precise nature of the adventure upon which he had stumbled.
all
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From this reading A succession of exciting questions presented themselves to his mind, all of which were intimately connected with the individual with whom, for the moment, his lot seemed to be cast.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MAN IN THE CHIMNEY "Lemme alone!" repeated the voice in the chimney several times before Somers could make up his mind as to the precise nature of the adventure upon which he had stumbled.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was another man in the chimney; and this was the full extent of his knowledge in regard to the being who had stepped into his darkened path.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was another man in the chimney; and this was the full extent of his knowledge in regard to the being who had stepped into his darkened path.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE MAN IN THE CHIMNEY "Lemme alone!" repeated the voice in the chimney several times before Somers could make up his mind as to the precise nature of the adventure upon which he had stumbled.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A succession of exciting questions presented themselves to his mind, all of which were intimately connected with the individual with whom, for the moment, his lot seemed to be cast.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE MAN IN THE CHIMNEY "Lemme alone!" repeated the voice in the chimney several times before Somers could make up his mind as to the precise nature of the adventure upon which he had stumbled.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There was another man in the chimney; and this was the full extent of his knowledge in regard to the being who had stepped into his darkened path.
cast
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From this reading A succession of exciting questions presented themselves to his mind, all of which were intimately connected with the individual with whom, for the moment, his lot seemed to be cast.
CHIMNEY
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE CHIMNEY "Lemme alone!" repeated the voice in the chimney several times before Somers could make up his mind as to the precise nature of the adventure upon which he had stumbled.
connected
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From this reading A succession of exciting questions presented themselves to his mind, all of which were intimately connected with the individual with whom, for the moment, his lot seemed to be cast.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE MAN IN THE CHIMNEY "Lemme alone!" repeated the voice in the chimney several times before Somers could make up his mind as to the precise nature of the adventure upon which he had stumbled.
darkened
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From this reading There was another man in the chimney; and this was the full extent of his knowledge in regard to the being who had stepped into his darkened path.
exciting
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From this reading A succession of exciting questions presented themselves to his mind, all of which were intimately connected with the individual with whom, for the moment, his lot seemed to be cast.
extent
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From this reading There was another man in the chimney; and this was the full extent of his knowledge in regard to the being who had stepped into his darkened path.
foe
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From this reading Was he friend, or foe?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A succession of exciting questions presented themselves to his mind, all of which were intimately connected with the individual with whom, for the moment, his lot seemed to be cast.
friend
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From this reading Was he friend, or foe?
full
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From this reading There was another man in the chimney; and this was the full extent of his knowledge in regard to the being who had stepped into his darkened path.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MAN IN THE CHIMNEY "Lemme alone!" repeated the voice in the chimney several times before Somers could make up his mind as to the precise nature of the adventure upon which he had stumbled.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MAN IN THE CHIMNEY "Lemme alone!" repeated the voice in the chimney several times before Somers could make up his mind as to the precise nature of the adventure upon which he had stumbled.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MAN IN THE CHIMNEY "Lemme alone!" repeated the voice in the chimney several times before Somers could make up his mind as to the precise nature of the adventure upon which he had stumbled.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MAN IN THE CHIMNEY "Lemme alone!" repeated the voice in the chimney several times before Somers could make up his mind as to the precise nature of the adventure upon which he had stumbled.
individual
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From this reading A succession of exciting questions presented themselves to his mind, all of which were intimately connected with the individual with whom, for the moment, his lot seemed to be cast.
intimately
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From this reading A succession of exciting questions presented themselves to his mind, all of which were intimately connected with the individual with whom, for the moment, his lot seemed to be cast.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was another man in the chimney; and this was the full extent of his knowledge in regard to the being who had stepped into his darkened path.
knowledge
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From this reading There was another man in the chimney; and this was the full extent of his knowledge in regard to the being who had stepped into his darkened path.
Lemme
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE CHIMNEY "Lemme alone!" repeated the voice in the chimney several times before Somers could make up his mind as to the precise nature of the adventure upon which he had stumbled.
lot
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From this reading A succession of exciting questions presented themselves to his mind, all of which were intimately connected with the individual with whom, for the moment, his lot seemed to be cast.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MAN IN THE CHIMNEY "Lemme alone!" repeated the voice in the chimney several times before Somers could make up his mind as to the precise nature of the adventure upon which he had stumbled.
MAN
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE CHIMNEY "Lemme alone!" repeated the voice in the chimney several times before Somers could make up his mind as to the precise nature of the adventure upon which he had stumbled.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MAN IN THE CHIMNEY "Lemme alone!" repeated the voice in the chimney several times before Somers could make up his mind as to the precise nature of the adventure upon which he had stumbled.
moment
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From this reading A succession of exciting questions presented themselves to his mind, all of which were intimately connected with the individual with whom, for the moment, his lot seemed to be cast.
nature
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE CHIMNEY "Lemme alone!" repeated the voice in the chimney several times before Somers could make up his mind as to the precise nature of the adventure upon which he had stumbled.
neutral
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From this reading Yankee, rebel, or neutral?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAN IN THE CHIMNEY "Lemme alone!" repeated the voice in the chimney several times before Somers could make up his mind as to the precise nature of the adventure upon which he had stumbled.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Was he friend, or foe?
path
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From this reading There was another man in the chimney; and this was the full extent of his knowledge in regard to the being who had stepped into his darkened path.
precise
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE CHIMNEY "Lemme alone!" repeated the voice in the chimney several times before Somers could make up his mind as to the precise nature of the adventure upon which he had stumbled.
presented
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From this reading A succession of exciting questions presented themselves to his mind, all of which were intimately connected with the individual with whom, for the moment, his lot seemed to be cast.
questions
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From this reading A succession of exciting questions presented themselves to his mind, all of which were intimately connected with the individual with whom, for the moment, his lot seemed to be cast.
rebel
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From this reading Yankee, rebel, or neutral?
regard
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From this reading There was another man in the chimney; and this was the full extent of his knowledge in regard to the being who had stepped into his darkened path.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MAN IN THE CHIMNEY "Lemme alone!" repeated the voice in the chimney several times before Somers could make up his mind as to the precise nature of the adventure upon which he had stumbled.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A succession of exciting questions presented themselves to his mind, all of which were intimately connected with the individual with whom, for the moment, his lot seemed to be cast.
several
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE CHIMNEY "Lemme alone!" repeated the voice in the chimney several times before Somers could make up his mind as to the precise nature of the adventure upon which he had stumbled.
Somers
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE CHIMNEY "Lemme alone!" repeated the voice in the chimney several times before Somers could make up his mind as to the precise nature of the adventure upon which he had stumbled.
stepped
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From this reading There was another man in the chimney; and this was the full extent of his knowledge in regard to the being who had stepped into his darkened path.
stumbled
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE CHIMNEY "Lemme alone!" repeated the voice in the chimney several times before Somers could make up his mind as to the precise nature of the adventure upon which he had stumbled.
succession
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From this reading A succession of exciting questions presented themselves to his mind, all of which were intimately connected with the individual with whom, for the moment, his lot seemed to be cast.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN IN THE CHIMNEY "Lemme alone!" repeated the voice in the chimney several times before Somers could make up his mind as to the precise nature of the adventure upon which he had stumbled.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading A succession of exciting questions presented themselves to his mind, all of which were intimately connected with the individual with whom, for the moment, his lot seemed to be cast.
There
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From this reading There was another man in the chimney; and this was the full extent of his knowledge in regard to the being who had stepped into his darkened path.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was another man in the chimney; and this was the full extent of his knowledge in regard to the being who had stepped into his darkened path.
times
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE CHIMNEY "Lemme alone!" repeated the voice in the chimney several times before Somers could make up his mind as to the precise nature of the adventure upon which he had stumbled.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MAN IN THE CHIMNEY "Lemme alone!" repeated the voice in the chimney several times before Somers could make up his mind as to the precise nature of the adventure upon which he had stumbled.
up
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE CHIMNEY "Lemme alone!" repeated the voice in the chimney several times before Somers could make up his mind as to the precise nature of the adventure upon which he had stumbled.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE MAN IN THE CHIMNEY "Lemme alone!" repeated the voice in the chimney several times before Somers could make up his mind as to the precise nature of the adventure upon which he had stumbled.
voice
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE CHIMNEY "Lemme alone!" repeated the voice in the chimney several times before Somers could make up his mind as to the precise nature of the adventure upon which he had stumbled.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was another man in the chimney; and this was the full extent of his knowledge in regard to the being who had stepped into his darkened path.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A succession of exciting questions presented themselves to his mind, all of which were intimately connected with the individual with whom, for the moment, his lot seemed to be cast.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE MAN IN THE CHIMNEY "Lemme alone!" repeated the voice in the chimney several times before Somers could make up his mind as to the precise nature of the adventure upon which he had stumbled.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was another man in the chimney; and this was the full extent of his knowledge in regard to the being who had stepped into his darkened path.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A succession of exciting questions presented themselves to his mind, all of which were intimately connected with the individual with whom, for the moment, his lot seemed to be cast.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A succession of exciting questions presented themselves to his mind, all of which were intimately connected with the individual with whom, for the moment, his lot seemed to be cast.
Yankee
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From this reading Yankee, rebel, or neutral?
