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From this reading 3.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "But truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death."--I SAMUEL XX.
all
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From this reading Could any man at that moment have divined the secrets of the heart and looked into the thoughts of all these men, what a medley of terror and of lust, of rage and of jealousy, would have been unfolded before his eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death."--I SAMUEL XX.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the Cæsar had finished speaking, and he fell swooning back in the arms of the praefect of Rome, the conspirators remained quite still, staring at one another, dumbfounded.
any
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From this reading Could any man at that moment have divined the secrets of the heart and looked into the thoughts of all these men, what a medley of terror and of lust, of rage and of jealousy, would have been unfolded before his eyes.
arms
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From this reading When the Cæsar had finished speaking, and he fell swooning back in the arms of the praefect of Rome, the conspirators remained quite still, staring at one another, dumbfounded.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "But truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death."--I SAMUEL XX.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the Cæsar had finished speaking, and he fell swooning back in the arms of the praefect of Rome, the conspirators remained quite still, staring at one another, dumbfounded.
axe
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From this reading The plotters were like men who, falling to with axe and pick to demolish a building, had seen that same building collapse beneath their feet.
back
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From this reading When the Cæsar had finished speaking, and he fell swooning back in the arms of the praefect of Rome, the conspirators remained quite still, staring at one another, dumbfounded.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Could any man at that moment have divined the secrets of the heart and looked into the thoughts of all these men, what a medley of terror and of lust, of rage and of jealousy, would have been unfolded before his eyes.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Could any man at that moment have divined the secrets of the heart and looked into the thoughts of all these men, what a medley of terror and of lust, of rage and of jealousy, would have been unfolded before his eyes.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The plotters were like men who, falling to with axe and pick to demolish a building, had seen that same building collapse beneath their feet.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "But truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death."--I SAMUEL XX.
building
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From this reading The plotters were like men who, falling to with axe and pick to demolish a building, had seen that same building collapse beneath their feet.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death."--I SAMUEL XX.
collapse
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From this reading The plotters were like men who, falling to with axe and pick to demolish a building, had seen that same building collapse beneath their feet.
conspirators
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From this reading When the Cæsar had finished speaking, and he fell swooning back in the arms of the praefect of Rome, the conspirators remained quite still, staring at one another, dumbfounded.
Couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could any man at that moment have divined the secrets of the heart and looked into the thoughts of all these men, what a medley of terror and of lust, of rage and of jealousy, would have been unfolded before his eyes.
Cæsar
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From this reading When the Cæsar had finished speaking, and he fell swooning back in the arms of the praefect of Rome, the conspirators remained quite still, staring at one another, dumbfounded.
death
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From this reading "But truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death."--I SAMUEL XX.
demolish
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From this reading The plotters were like men who, falling to with axe and pick to demolish a building, had seen that same building collapse beneath their feet.
divined
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From this reading Could any man at that moment have divined the secrets of the heart and looked into the thoughts of all these men, what a medley of terror and of lust, of rage and of jealousy, would have been unfolded before his eyes.
dumbfounded
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From this reading When the Cæsar had finished speaking, and he fell swooning back in the arms of the praefect of Rome, the conspirators remained quite still, staring at one another, dumbfounded.
eyes
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From this reading Could any man at that moment have divined the secrets of the heart and looked into the thoughts of all these men, what a medley of terror and of lust, of rage and of jealousy, would have been unfolded before his eyes.
falling
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From this reading The plotters were like men who, falling to with axe and pick to demolish a building, had seen that same building collapse beneath their feet.
feet
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From this reading The plotters were like men who, falling to with axe and pick to demolish a building, had seen that same building collapse beneath their feet.
fell
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From this reading When the Cæsar had finished speaking, and he fell swooning back in the arms of the praefect of Rome, the conspirators remained quite still, staring at one another, dumbfounded.
finished
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From this reading When the Cæsar had finished speaking, and he fell swooning back in the arms of the praefect of Rome, the conspirators remained quite still, staring at one another, dumbfounded.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the Cæsar had finished speaking, and he fell swooning back in the arms of the praefect of Rome, the conspirators remained quite still, staring at one another, dumbfounded.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Could any man at that moment have divined the secrets of the heart and looked into the thoughts of all these men, what a medley of terror and of lust, of rage and of jealousy, would have been unfolded before his eyes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the Cæsar had finished speaking, and he fell swooning back in the arms of the praefect of Rome, the conspirators remained quite still, staring at one another, dumbfounded.
heart
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From this reading Could any man at that moment have divined the secrets of the heart and looked into the thoughts of all these men, what a medley of terror and of lust, of rage and of jealousy, would have been unfolded before his eyes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Could any man at that moment have divined the secrets of the heart and looked into the thoughts of all these men, what a medley of terror and of lust, of rage and of jealousy, would have been unfolded before his eyes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death."--I SAMUEL XX.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the Cæsar had finished speaking, and he fell swooning back in the arms of the praefect of Rome, the conspirators remained quite still, staring at one another, dumbfounded.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Could any man at that moment have divined the secrets of the heart and looked into the thoughts of all these men, what a medley of terror and of lust, of rage and of jealousy, would have been unfolded before his eyes.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death."--I SAMUEL XX.
jealousy
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From this reading Could any man at that moment have divined the secrets of the heart and looked into the thoughts of all these men, what a medley of terror and of lust, of rage and of jealousy, would have been unfolded before his eyes.
like
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From this reading The plotters were like men who, falling to with axe and pick to demolish a building, had seen that same building collapse beneath their feet.
liveth
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From this reading "But truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death."--I SAMUEL XX.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Could any man at that moment have divined the secrets of the heart and looked into the thoughts of all these men, what a medley of terror and of lust, of rage and of jealousy, would have been unfolded before his eyes.
Lord
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From this reading "But truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death."--I SAMUEL XX.
lust
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From this reading Could any man at that moment have divined the secrets of the heart and looked into the thoughts of all these men, what a medley of terror and of lust, of rage and of jealousy, would have been unfolded before his eyes.
man
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From this reading Could any man at that moment have divined the secrets of the heart and looked into the thoughts of all these men, what a medley of terror and of lust, of rage and of jealousy, would have been unfolded before his eyes.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death."--I SAMUEL XX.
medley
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From this reading Could any man at that moment have divined the secrets of the heart and looked into the thoughts of all these men, what a medley of terror and of lust, of rage and of jealousy, would have been unfolded before his eyes.
men
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From this reading Could any man at that moment have divined the secrets of the heart and looked into the thoughts of all these men, what a medley of terror and of lust, of rage and of jealousy, would have been unfolded before his eyes.
moment
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From this reading Could any man at that moment have divined the secrets of the heart and looked into the thoughts of all these men, what a medley of terror and of lust, of rage and of jealousy, would have been unfolded before his eyes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the Cæsar had finished speaking, and he fell swooning back in the arms of the praefect of Rome, the conspirators remained quite still, staring at one another, dumbfounded.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When the Cæsar had finished speaking, and he fell swooning back in the arms of the praefect of Rome, the conspirators remained quite still, staring at one another, dumbfounded.
pick
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From this reading The plotters were like men who, falling to with axe and pick to demolish a building, had seen that same building collapse beneath their feet.
plotters
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From this reading The plotters were like men who, falling to with axe and pick to demolish a building, had seen that same building collapse beneath their feet.
praefect
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From this reading When the Cæsar had finished speaking, and he fell swooning back in the arms of the praefect of Rome, the conspirators remained quite still, staring at one another, dumbfounded.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the Cæsar had finished speaking, and he fell swooning back in the arms of the praefect of Rome, the conspirators remained quite still, staring at one another, dumbfounded.
rage
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From this reading Could any man at that moment have divined the secrets of the heart and looked into the thoughts of all these men, what a medley of terror and of lust, of rage and of jealousy, would have been unfolded before his eyes.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the Cæsar had finished speaking, and he fell swooning back in the arms of the praefect of Rome, the conspirators remained quite still, staring at one another, dumbfounded.
Rome
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From this reading When the Cæsar had finished speaking, and he fell swooning back in the arms of the praefect of Rome, the conspirators remained quite still, staring at one another, dumbfounded.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The plotters were like men who, falling to with axe and pick to demolish a building, had seen that same building collapse beneath their feet.
SAMUEL
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From this reading "But truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death."--I SAMUEL XX.
secrets
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From this reading Could any man at that moment have divined the secrets of the heart and looked into the thoughts of all these men, what a medley of terror and of lust, of rage and of jealousy, would have been unfolded before his eyes.
seen
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From this reading The plotters were like men who, falling to with axe and pick to demolish a building, had seen that same building collapse beneath their feet.
soul
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From this reading "But truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death."--I SAMUEL XX.
speaking
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From this reading When the Cæsar had finished speaking, and he fell swooning back in the arms of the praefect of Rome, the conspirators remained quite still, staring at one another, dumbfounded.
staring
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From this reading When the Cæsar had finished speaking, and he fell swooning back in the arms of the praefect of Rome, the conspirators remained quite still, staring at one another, dumbfounded.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death."--I SAMUEL XX.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the Cæsar had finished speaking, and he fell swooning back in the arms of the praefect of Rome, the conspirators remained quite still, staring at one another, dumbfounded.
swooning
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From this reading When the Cæsar had finished speaking, and he fell swooning back in the arms of the praefect of Rome, the conspirators remained quite still, staring at one another, dumbfounded.
terror
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From this reading Could any man at that moment have divined the secrets of the heart and looked into the thoughts of all these men, what a medley of terror and of lust, of rage and of jealousy, would have been unfolded before his eyes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Could any man at that moment have divined the secrets of the heart and looked into the thoughts of all these men, what a medley of terror and of lust, of rage and of jealousy, would have been unfolded before his eyes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death."--I SAMUEL XX.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The plotters were like men who, falling to with axe and pick to demolish a building, had seen that same building collapse beneath their feet.
there
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From this reading "But truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death."--I SAMUEL XX.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Could any man at that moment have divined the secrets of the heart and looked into the thoughts of all these men, what a medley of terror and of lust, of rage and of jealousy, would have been unfolded before his eyes.
thoughts
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From this reading Could any man at that moment have divined the secrets of the heart and looked into the thoughts of all these men, what a medley of terror and of lust, of rage and of jealousy, would have been unfolded before his eyes.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "But truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death."--I SAMUEL XX.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The plotters were like men who, falling to with axe and pick to demolish a building, had seen that same building collapse beneath their feet.
truly
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From this reading "But truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death."--I SAMUEL XX.
unfolded
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From this reading Could any man at that moment have divined the secrets of the heart and looked into the thoughts of all these men, what a medley of terror and of lust, of rage and of jealousy, would have been unfolded before his eyes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The plotters were like men who, falling to with axe and pick to demolish a building, had seen that same building collapse beneath their feet.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Could any man at that moment have divined the secrets of the heart and looked into the thoughts of all these men, what a medley of terror and of lust, of rage and of jealousy, would have been unfolded before his eyes.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the Cæsar had finished speaking, and he fell swooning back in the arms of the praefect of Rome, the conspirators remained quite still, staring at one another, dumbfounded.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The plotters were like men who, falling to with axe and pick to demolish a building, had seen that same building collapse beneath their feet.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The plotters were like men who, falling to with axe and pick to demolish a building, had seen that same building collapse beneath their feet.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Could any man at that moment have divined the secrets of the heart and looked into the thoughts of all these men, what a medley of terror and of lust, of rage and of jealousy, would have been unfolded before his eyes.
XX
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From this reading "But truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death."--I SAMUEL XX.
