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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 Timar could have killed the man--he had him in his power; and Timar felt a madman's strength in his muscles: yet he did not kill him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Timar could have killed the man--he had him in his power; and Timar felt a madman's strength in his muscles: yet he did not kill him.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Michael was not a miscreant who conceals one crime by another, but of that nobler sort which is willing to atone for past sin.
arms
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From this reading He stepped out on to the balcony, and looked on with folded arms while the man left the castle and limped away toward the gate of the court-yard.
atone
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From this reading Michael was not a miscreant who conceals one crime by another, but of that nobler sort which is willing to atone for past sin.
away
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From this reading He stepped out on to the balcony, and looked on with folded arms while the man left the castle and limped away toward the gate of the court-yard.
balcony
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From this reading He stepped out on to the balcony, and looked on with folded arms while the man left the castle and limped away toward the gate of the court-yard.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Timar said to himself, the man is right; destiny must be fulfilled.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Michael was not a miscreant who conceals one crime by another, but of that nobler sort which is willing to atone for past sin.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Michael was not a miscreant who conceals one crime by another, but of that nobler sort which is willing to atone for past sin.
castle
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From this reading He stepped out on to the balcony, and looked on with folded arms while the man left the castle and limped away toward the gate of the court-yard.
conceals
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From this reading Michael was not a miscreant who conceals one crime by another, but of that nobler sort which is willing to atone for past sin.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Timar could have killed the man--he had him in his power; and Timar felt a madman's strength in his muscles: yet he did not kill him.
court-yard
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From this reading He stepped out on to the balcony, and looked on with folded arms while the man left the castle and limped away toward the gate of the court-yard.
crime
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From this reading Michael was not a miscreant who conceals one crime by another, but of that nobler sort which is willing to atone for past sin.
destiny
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From this reading Timar said to himself, the man is right; destiny must be fulfilled.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Timar could have killed the man--he had him in his power; and Timar felt a madman's strength in his muscles: yet he did not kill him.
felt
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From this reading Timar could have killed the man--he had him in his power; and Timar felt a madman's strength in his muscles: yet he did not kill him.
folded
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From this reading He stepped out on to the balcony, and looked on with folded arms while the man left the castle and limped away toward the gate of the court-yard.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Michael was not a miscreant who conceals one crime by another, but of that nobler sort which is willing to atone for past sin.
fulfilled
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From this reading Timar said to himself, the man is right; destiny must be fulfilled.
gate
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From this reading He stepped out on to the balcony, and looked on with folded arms while the man left the castle and limped away toward the gate of the court-yard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Timar could have killed the man--he had him in his power; and Timar felt a madman's strength in his muscles: yet he did not kill him.
HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT HAS THE MOON TO TELL?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Timar could have killed the man--he had him in his power; and Timar felt a madman's strength in his muscles: yet he did not kill him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Timar could have killed the man--he had him in his power; and Timar felt a madman's strength in his muscles: yet he did not kill him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Timar could have killed the man--he had him in his power; and Timar felt a madman's strength in his muscles: yet he did not kill him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Timar said to himself, the man is right; destiny must be fulfilled.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Timar could have killed the man--he had him in his power; and Timar felt a madman's strength in his muscles: yet he did not kill him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Timar could have killed the man--he had him in his power; and Timar felt a madman's strength in his muscles: yet he did not kill him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Timar said to himself, the man is right; destiny must be fulfilled.
kill
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From this reading Timar could have killed the man--he had him in his power; and Timar felt a madman's strength in his muscles: yet he did not kill him.
killed
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From this reading Timar could have killed the man--he had him in his power; and Timar felt a madman's strength in his muscles: yet he did not kill him.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stepped out on to the balcony, and looked on with folded arms while the man left the castle and limped away toward the gate of the court-yard.
limped
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From this reading He stepped out on to the balcony, and looked on with folded arms while the man left the castle and limped away toward the gate of the court-yard.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stepped out on to the balcony, and looked on with folded arms while the man left the castle and limped away toward the gate of the court-yard.
madman's
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From this reading Timar could have killed the man--he had him in his power; and Timar felt a madman's strength in his muscles: yet he did not kill him.
man
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From this reading Timar could have killed the man--he had him in his power; and Timar felt a madman's strength in his muscles: yet he did not kill him.
Michael
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From this reading Michael was not a miscreant who conceals one crime by another, but of that nobler sort which is willing to atone for past sin.
miscreant
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From this reading Michael was not a miscreant who conceals one crime by another, but of that nobler sort which is willing to atone for past sin.
MOON
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From this reading WHAT HAS THE MOON TO TELL?
muscles
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From this reading Timar could have killed the man--he had him in his power; and Timar felt a madman's strength in his muscles: yet he did not kill him.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Timar said to himself, the man is right; destiny must be fulfilled.
nobler
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From this reading Michael was not a miscreant who conceals one crime by another, but of that nobler sort which is willing to atone for past sin.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Timar could have killed the man--he had him in his power; and Timar felt a madman's strength in his muscles: yet he did not kill him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Michael was not a miscreant who conceals one crime by another, but of that nobler sort which is willing to atone for past sin.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He stepped out on to the balcony, and looked on with folded arms while the man left the castle and limped away toward the gate of the court-yard.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Michael was not a miscreant who conceals one crime by another, but of that nobler sort which is willing to atone for past sin.
out
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From this reading He stepped out on to the balcony, and looked on with folded arms while the man left the castle and limped away toward the gate of the court-yard.
past
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From this reading Michael was not a miscreant who conceals one crime by another, but of that nobler sort which is willing to atone for past sin.
power
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From this reading Timar could have killed the man--he had him in his power; and Timar felt a madman's strength in his muscles: yet he did not kill him.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Timar said to himself, the man is right; destiny must be fulfilled.
said
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From this reading Timar said to himself, the man is right; destiny must be fulfilled.
sin
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From this reading Michael was not a miscreant who conceals one crime by another, but of that nobler sort which is willing to atone for past sin.
sort
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From this reading Michael was not a miscreant who conceals one crime by another, but of that nobler sort which is willing to atone for past sin.
stepped
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From this reading He stepped out on to the balcony, and looked on with folded arms while the man left the castle and limped away toward the gate of the court-yard.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Timar could have killed the man--he had him in his power; and Timar felt a madman's strength in his muscles: yet he did not kill him.
TELLnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHAT HAS THE MOON TO TELL?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Michael was not a miscreant who conceals one crime by another, but of that nobler sort which is willing to atone for past sin.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT HAS THE MOON TO TELL?
Timar
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From this reading Timar could have killed the man--he had him in his power; and Timar felt a madman's strength in his muscles: yet he did not kill him.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHAT HAS THE MOON TO TELL?
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading He stepped out on to the balcony, and looked on with folded arms while the man left the castle and limped away toward the gate of the court-yard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Michael was not a miscreant who conceals one crime by another, but of that nobler sort which is willing to atone for past sin.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT HAS THE MOON TO TELL?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Michael was not a miscreant who conceals one crime by another, but of that nobler sort which is willing to atone for past sin.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He stepped out on to the balcony, and looked on with folded arms while the man left the castle and limped away toward the gate of the court-yard.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Michael was not a miscreant who conceals one crime by another, but of that nobler sort which is willing to atone for past sin.
willing
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From this reading Michael was not a miscreant who conceals one crime by another, but of that nobler sort which is willing to atone for past sin.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He stepped out on to the balcony, and looked on with folded arms while the man left the castle and limped away toward the gate of the court-yard.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Timar could have killed the man--he had him in his power; and Timar felt a madman's strength in his muscles: yet he did not kill him.
