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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 His face expressed something more than astonishment; it blanched suddenly and a deathly terror crept over it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Waldemar entered hastily, and was approaching his mother, when his glance fell upon Leo.
approaching
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From this reading Waldemar entered hastily, and was approaching his mother, when his glance fell upon Leo.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
astonishment
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From this reading His face expressed something more than astonishment; it blanched suddenly and a deathly terror crept over it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
betrayed
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From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
blanched
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From this reading His face expressed something more than astonishment; it blanched suddenly and a deathly terror crept over it.
certainly
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From this reading "You certainly were not expecting me," he said, with a sneer.
contempt
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From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
crept
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From this reading His face expressed something more than astonishment; it blanched suddenly and a deathly terror crept over it.
deathly
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From this reading His face expressed something more than astonishment; it blanched suddenly and a deathly terror crept over it.
emphatically
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From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
entered
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From this reading Waldemar entered hastily, and was approaching his mother, when his glance fell upon Leo.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading "You certainly were not expecting me," he said, with a sneer.
expressed
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From this reading His face expressed something more than astonishment; it blanched suddenly and a deathly terror crept over it.
eyes
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From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
face
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From this reading His face expressed something more than astonishment; it blanched suddenly and a deathly terror crept over it.
FATAL
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From this reading THE FATAL VENTURE.
fell
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From this reading Waldemar entered hastily, and was approaching his mother, when his glance fell upon Leo.
flashed
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From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
glance
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From this reading Waldemar entered hastily, and was approaching his mother, when his glance fell upon Leo.
hastily
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From this reading Waldemar entered hastily, and was approaching his mother, when his glance fell upon Leo.
hatred
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From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
head
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From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Waldemar entered hastily, and was approaching his mother, when his glance fell upon Leo.
incapable
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From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His face expressed something more than astonishment; it blanched suddenly and a deathly terror crept over it.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
Leo
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From this reading Waldemar entered hastily, and was approaching his mother, when his glance fell upon Leo.
Leo's
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From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
like
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From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
malignant
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From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You certainly were not expecting me," he said, with a sneer.
measured
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From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
moments
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From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
more
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From this reading His face expressed something more than astonishment; it blanched suddenly and a deathly terror crept over it.
mother
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From this reading Waldemar entered hastily, and was approaching his mother, when his glance fell upon Leo.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You certainly were not expecting me," he said, with a sneer.
object
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From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His face expressed something more than astonishment; it blanched suddenly and a deathly terror crept over it.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
said
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From this reading "You certainly were not expecting me," he said, with a sneer.
satisfaction
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From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
saw
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From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
scorn
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From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
slowly
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From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
sneer
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From this reading "You certainly were not expecting me," he said, with a sneer.
some
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From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading His face expressed something more than astonishment; it blanched suddenly and a deathly terror crept over it.
sort
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From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
speech
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From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His face expressed something more than astonishment; it blanched suddenly and a deathly terror crept over it.
terror
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From this reading His face expressed something more than astonishment; it blanched suddenly and a deathly terror crept over it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His face expressed something more than astonishment; it blanched suddenly and a deathly terror crept over it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FATAL VENTURE.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Waldemar entered hastily, and was approaching his mother, when his glance fell upon Leo.
VENTURE
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From this reading THE FATAL VENTURE.
Waldemar
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From this reading Waldemar entered hastily, and was approaching his mother, when his glance fell upon Leo.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Waldemar entered hastily, and was approaching his mother, when his glance fell upon Leo.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You certainly were not expecting me," he said, with a sneer.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Waldemar entered hastily, and was approaching his mother, when his glance fell upon Leo.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You certainly were not expecting me," he said, with a sneer.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading For some moments he seemed incapable of speech; he measured Leo from head to foot, and his eyes flashed scorn and contempt as he at length asked slowly and emphatically,-- "_Are you here, Leo, at a time like this?_" Leo's face betrayed a sort of malignant satisfaction as he saw the object of his hatred right before him.
