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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 As Anthony Bard he rose with the dead man in his arms a mighty burden even for his supple strength; yet he went staggering up the slope, across a level terrace, and back to the house.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading As Anthony Bard he rose with the dead man in his arms a mighty burden even for his supple strength; yet he went staggering up the slope, across a level terrace, and back to the house.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While Anthony kept his steady vigil by the dead man, it was Peters again who summoned the police and the useless doctor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As Anthony Bard he rose with the dead man in his arms a mighty burden even for his supple strength; yet he went staggering up the slope, across a level terrace, and back to the house.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There it was Peters who answered his call, Peters with a flabby face grown grey, but still the perfect servant who asked no questions; together they bore the weight up the stairs and placed it on John Bard's bed.
Anthony
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From this reading BLUEBEARD'S ROOM As Anthony Woodbury, he knelt beside the dying.
arms
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From this reading As Anthony Bard he rose with the dead man in his arms a mighty burden even for his supple strength; yet he went staggering up the slope, across a level terrace, and back to the house.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BLUEBEARD'S ROOM As Anthony Woodbury, he knelt beside the dying.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There it was Peters who answered his call, Peters with a flabby face grown grey, but still the perfect servant who asked no questions; together they bore the weight up the stairs and placed it on John Bard's bed.
back
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From this reading As Anthony Bard he rose with the dead man in his arms a mighty burden even for his supple strength; yet he went staggering up the slope, across a level terrace, and back to the house.
Bard
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From this reading As Anthony Bard he rose with the dead man in his arms a mighty burden even for his supple strength; yet he went staggering up the slope, across a level terrace, and back to the house.
Bard's
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From this reading There it was Peters who answered his call, Peters with a flabby face grown grey, but still the perfect servant who asked no questions; together they bore the weight up the stairs and placed it on John Bard's bed.
bed
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From this reading There it was Peters who answered his call, Peters with a flabby face grown grey, but still the perfect servant who asked no questions; together they bore the weight up the stairs and placed it on John Bard's bed.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading BLUEBEARD'S ROOM As Anthony Woodbury, he knelt beside the dying.
BLUEBEARD'S
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From this reading BLUEBEARD'S ROOM As Anthony Woodbury, he knelt beside the dying.
bore
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From this reading There it was Peters who answered his call, Peters with a flabby face grown grey, but still the perfect servant who asked no questions; together they bore the weight up the stairs and placed it on John Bard's bed.
burden
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From this reading As Anthony Bard he rose with the dead man in his arms a mighty burden even for his supple strength; yet he went staggering up the slope, across a level terrace, and back to the house.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There it was Peters who answered his call, Peters with a flabby face grown grey, but still the perfect servant who asked no questions; together they bore the weight up the stairs and placed it on John Bard's bed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading While Anthony kept his steady vigil by the dead man, it was Peters again who summoned the police and the useless doctor.
call
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From this reading There it was Peters who answered his call, Peters with a flabby face grown grey, but still the perfect servant who asked no questions; together they bore the weight up the stairs and placed it on John Bard's bed.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Anthony Bard he rose with the dead man in his arms a mighty burden even for his supple strength; yet he went staggering up the slope, across a level terrace, and back to the house.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While Anthony kept his steady vigil by the dead man, it was Peters again who summoned the police and the useless doctor.
dying
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From this reading BLUEBEARD'S ROOM As Anthony Woodbury, he knelt beside the dying.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Anthony Bard he rose with the dead man in his arms a mighty burden even for his supple strength; yet he went staggering up the slope, across a level terrace, and back to the house.
face
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From this reading There it was Peters who answered his call, Peters with a flabby face grown grey, but still the perfect servant who asked no questions; together they bore the weight up the stairs and placed it on John Bard's bed.
flabby
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From this reading There it was Peters who answered his call, Peters with a flabby face grown grey, but still the perfect servant who asked no questions; together they bore the weight up the stairs and placed it on John Bard's bed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As Anthony Bard he rose with the dead man in his arms a mighty burden even for his supple strength; yet he went staggering up the slope, across a level terrace, and back to the house.
grey
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From this reading There it was Peters who answered his call, Peters with a flabby face grown grey, but still the perfect servant who asked no questions; together they bore the weight up the stairs and placed it on John Bard's bed.
grown
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From this reading There it was Peters who answered his call, Peters with a flabby face grown grey, but still the perfect servant who asked no questions; together they bore the weight up the stairs and placed it on John Bard's bed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BLUEBEARD'S ROOM As Anthony Woodbury, he knelt beside the dying.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Anthony Bard he rose with the dead man in his arms a mighty burden even for his supple strength; yet he went staggering up the slope, across a level terrace, and back to the house.
house
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From this reading As Anthony Bard he rose with the dead man in his arms a mighty burden even for his supple strength; yet he went staggering up the slope, across a level terrace, and back to the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Anthony Bard he rose with the dead man in his arms a mighty burden even for his supple strength; yet he went staggering up the slope, across a level terrace, and back to the house.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There it was Peters who answered his call, Peters with a flabby face grown grey, but still the perfect servant who asked no questions; together they bore the weight up the stairs and placed it on John Bard's bed.
John
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From this reading There it was Peters who answered his call, Peters with a flabby face grown grey, but still the perfect servant who asked no questions; together they bore the weight up the stairs and placed it on John Bard's bed.
kept
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From this reading While Anthony kept his steady vigil by the dead man, it was Peters again who summoned the police and the useless doctor.
knelt
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From this reading BLUEBEARD'S ROOM As Anthony Woodbury, he knelt beside the dying.
level
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From this reading As Anthony Bard he rose with the dead man in his arms a mighty burden even for his supple strength; yet he went staggering up the slope, across a level terrace, and back to the house.
lie
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From this reading To the old, uniformed sergeant, Anthony told a simple lie.
man
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From this reading As Anthony Bard he rose with the dead man in his arms a mighty burden even for his supple strength; yet he went staggering up the slope, across a level terrace, and back to the house.
mighty
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From this reading As Anthony Bard he rose with the dead man in his arms a mighty burden even for his supple strength; yet he went staggering up the slope, across a level terrace, and back to the house.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There it was Peters who answered his call, Peters with a flabby face grown grey, but still the perfect servant who asked no questions; together they bore the weight up the stairs and placed it on John Bard's bed.
old
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From this reading To the old, uniformed sergeant, Anthony told a simple lie.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There it was Peters who answered his call, Peters with a flabby face grown grey, but still the perfect servant who asked no questions; together they bore the weight up the stairs and placed it on John Bard's bed.
perfect
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From this reading There it was Peters who answered his call, Peters with a flabby face grown grey, but still the perfect servant who asked no questions; together they bore the weight up the stairs and placed it on John Bard's bed.
Peters
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From this reading There it was Peters who answered his call, Peters with a flabby face grown grey, but still the perfect servant who asked no questions; together they bore the weight up the stairs and placed it on John Bard's bed.
placed
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From this reading There it was Peters who answered his call, Peters with a flabby face grown grey, but still the perfect servant who asked no questions; together they bore the weight up the stairs and placed it on John Bard's bed.
police
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From this reading While Anthony kept his steady vigil by the dead man, it was Peters again who summoned the police and the useless doctor.
questions
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From this reading There it was Peters who answered his call, Peters with a flabby face grown grey, but still the perfect servant who asked no questions; together they bore the weight up the stairs and placed it on John Bard's bed.
ROOM
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From this reading BLUEBEARD'S ROOM As Anthony Woodbury, he knelt beside the dying.
rose
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From this reading As Anthony Bard he rose with the dead man in his arms a mighty burden even for his supple strength; yet he went staggering up the slope, across a level terrace, and back to the house.
sergeant
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From this reading To the old, uniformed sergeant, Anthony told a simple lie.
servant
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From this reading There it was Peters who answered his call, Peters with a flabby face grown grey, but still the perfect servant who asked no questions; together they bore the weight up the stairs and placed it on John Bard's bed.
simple
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From this reading To the old, uniformed sergeant, Anthony told a simple lie.
slope
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From this reading As Anthony Bard he rose with the dead man in his arms a mighty burden even for his supple strength; yet he went staggering up the slope, across a level terrace, and back to the house.
staggering
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From this reading As Anthony Bard he rose with the dead man in his arms a mighty burden even for his supple strength; yet he went staggering up the slope, across a level terrace, and back to the house.
stairs
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From this reading There it was Peters who answered his call, Peters with a flabby face grown grey, but still the perfect servant who asked no questions; together they bore the weight up the stairs and placed it on John Bard's bed.
steady
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From this reading While Anthony kept his steady vigil by the dead man, it was Peters again who summoned the police and the useless doctor.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There it was Peters who answered his call, Peters with a flabby face grown grey, but still the perfect servant who asked no questions; together they bore the weight up the stairs and placed it on John Bard's bed.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As Anthony Bard he rose with the dead man in his arms a mighty burden even for his supple strength; yet he went staggering up the slope, across a level terrace, and back to the house.
summoned
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From this reading While Anthony kept his steady vigil by the dead man, it was Peters again who summoned the police and the useless doctor.
supple
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From this reading As Anthony Bard he rose with the dead man in his arms a mighty burden even for his supple strength; yet he went staggering up the slope, across a level terrace, and back to the house.
terrace
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From this reading As Anthony Bard he rose with the dead man in his arms a mighty burden even for his supple strength; yet he went staggering up the slope, across a level terrace, and back to the house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BLUEBEARD'S ROOM As Anthony Woodbury, he knelt beside the dying.
There
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From this reading There it was Peters who answered his call, Peters with a flabby face grown grey, but still the perfect servant who asked no questions; together they bore the weight up the stairs and placed it on John Bard's bed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There it was Peters who answered his call, Peters with a flabby face grown grey, but still the perfect servant who asked no questions; together they bore the weight up the stairs and placed it on John Bard's bed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Anthony Bard he rose with the dead man in his arms a mighty burden even for his supple strength; yet he went staggering up the slope, across a level terrace, and back to the house.
together
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From this reading There it was Peters who answered his call, Peters with a flabby face grown grey, but still the perfect servant who asked no questions; together they bore the weight up the stairs and placed it on John Bard's bed.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the old, uniformed sergeant, Anthony told a simple lie.
uniformed
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From this reading To the old, uniformed sergeant, Anthony told a simple lie.
up
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From this reading As Anthony Bard he rose with the dead man in his arms a mighty burden even for his supple strength; yet he went staggering up the slope, across a level terrace, and back to the house.
useless
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From this reading While Anthony kept his steady vigil by the dead man, it was Peters again who summoned the police and the useless doctor.
vigil
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From this reading While Anthony kept his steady vigil by the dead man, it was Peters again who summoned the police and the useless doctor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There it was Peters who answered his call, Peters with a flabby face grown grey, but still the perfect servant who asked no questions; together they bore the weight up the stairs and placed it on John Bard's bed.
weight
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From this reading There it was Peters who answered his call, Peters with a flabby face grown grey, but still the perfect servant who asked no questions; together they bore the weight up the stairs and placed it on John Bard's bed.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Anthony Bard he rose with the dead man in his arms a mighty burden even for his supple strength; yet he went staggering up the slope, across a level terrace, and back to the house.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While Anthony kept his steady vigil by the dead man, it was Peters again who summoned the police and the useless doctor.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There it was Peters who answered his call, Peters with a flabby face grown grey, but still the perfect servant who asked no questions; together they bore the weight up the stairs and placed it on John Bard's bed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As Anthony Bard he rose with the dead man in his arms a mighty burden even for his supple strength; yet he went staggering up the slope, across a level terrace, and back to the house.
Woodbury
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From this reading BLUEBEARD'S ROOM As Anthony Woodbury, he knelt beside the dying.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading As Anthony Bard he rose with the dead man in his arms a mighty burden even for his supple strength; yet he went staggering up the slope, across a level terrace, and back to the house.
