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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 HAUNTED SOUL.
access
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From this reading Was that eager look in his eyes a fresh access of the fever?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Helen rose and hastened to her brother, with a heart of lead in her body.
any
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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
appeared
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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Helen rose and hastened to her brother, with a heart of lead in her body.
brain
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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
brother
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From this reading Helen rose and hastened to her brother, with a heart of lead in her body.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
change
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From this reading She started when she saw him: some change had passed on him since the morning!
countenance
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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
dawn
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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
death-like
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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
doubtful
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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
eager
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From this reading Was that eager look in his eyes a fresh access of the fever?
eyes
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From this reading Was that eager look in his eyes a fresh access of the fever?
fever
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From this reading Was that eager look in his eyes a fresh access of the fever?
fire
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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
fresh
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From this reading Was that eager look in his eyes a fresh access of the fever?
glimmer
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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She started when she saw him: some change had passed on him since the morning!
hastened
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From this reading Helen rose and hastened to her brother, with a heart of lead in her body.
HAUNTED
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From this reading A HAUNTED SOUL.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
healthful
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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
heart
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From this reading Helen rose and hastened to her brother, with a heart of lead in her body.
Helen
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From this reading Helen rose and hastened to her brother, with a heart of lead in her body.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Helen rose and hastened to her brother, with a heart of lead in her body.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She started when she saw him: some change had passed on him since the morning!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Was that eager look in his eyes a fresh access of the fever?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Helen rose and hastened to her brother, with a heart of lead in her body.
knows
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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
lead
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From this reading Helen rose and hastened to her brother, with a heart of lead in her body.
light
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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
like
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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was that eager look in his eyes a fresh access of the fever?
madness
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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
more
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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She started when she saw him: some change had passed on him since the morning!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Helen rose and hastened to her brother, with a heart of lead in her body.
old
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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She started when she saw him: some change had passed on him since the morning!
only
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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She started when she saw him: some change had passed on him since the morning!
pinchednounUS /ˈpinched/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
radiance
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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
rose
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From this reading Helen rose and hastened to her brother, with a heart of lead in her body.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
saw
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From this reading She started when she saw him: some change had passed on him since the morning!
seen
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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She started when she saw him: some change had passed on him since the morning!
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She started when she saw him: some change had passed on him since the morning!
sky
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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
some
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From this reading She started when she saw him: some change had passed on him since the morning!
SOUL
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From this reading A HAUNTED SOUL.
started
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From this reading She started when she saw him: some change had passed on him since the morning!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Was that eager look in his eyes a fresh access of the fever?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She started when she saw him: some change had passed on him since the morning!
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Helen rose and hastened to her brother, with a heart of lead in her body.
traveller
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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was that eager look in his eyes a fresh access of the fever?
wasted
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From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She started when she saw him: some change had passed on him since the morning!
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Helen rose and hastened to her brother, with a heart of lead in her body.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading That glimmer on his countenance, doubtful as the first of the morning, when the traveller knows not whether the light be in the sky or only in his brain, did look more like a dawn of his old healthful radiance than any fresh fire of madness; but at the same time he appeared more wasted and pinched and death-like than she had yet seen him.
