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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 THE END OF A PERILOUS JOURNEY.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I knew that it was Death, for under the hood I beheld the grinning skull with its sightless eye-holes, and I turned away in loathsome dread.
arms
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From this reading But even as I did so, the bony arms were stretched out in welcome, and to them ran a slight girlish form--it was Zarlah!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But even as I did so, the bony arms were stretched out in welcome, and to them ran a slight girlish form--it was Zarlah!
away
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From this reading I knew that it was Death, for under the hood I beheld the grinning skull with its sightless eye-holes, and I turned away in loathsome dread.
beheld
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From this reading I knew that it was Death, for under the hood I beheld the grinning skull with its sightless eye-holes, and I turned away in loathsome dread.
black
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From this reading A tall, gaunt figure, swathed in black robes, Stood waiting some distance from me.
bony
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From this reading But even as I did so, the bony arms were stretched out in welcome, and to them ran a slight girlish form--it was Zarlah!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But even as I did so, the bony arms were stretched out in welcome, and to them ran a slight girlish form--it was Zarlah!
called
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From this reading For a moment I stood paralyzed with horror, then rushing toward the now retreating figures, I called out wildly, "Zarlah!
Death
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From this reading I knew that it was Death, for under the hood I beheld the grinning skull with its sightless eye-holes, and I turned away in loathsome dread.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But even as I did so, the bony arms were stretched out in welcome, and to them ran a slight girlish form--it was Zarlah!
distance
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From this reading A tall, gaunt figure, swathed in black robes, Stood waiting some distance from me.
dread
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From this reading I knew that it was Death, for under the hood I beheld the grinning skull with its sightless eye-holes, and I turned away in loathsome dread.
END
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From this reading THE END OF A PERILOUS JOURNEY.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even as I did so, the bony arms were stretched out in welcome, and to them ran a slight girlish form--it was Zarlah!
eye-holes
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From this reading I knew that it was Death, for under the hood I beheld the grinning skull with its sightless eye-holes, and I turned away in loathsome dread.
figure
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From this reading A tall, gaunt figure, swathed in black robes, Stood waiting some distance from me.
figures
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From this reading For a moment I stood paralyzed with horror, then rushing toward the now retreating figures, I called out wildly, "Zarlah!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I knew that it was Death, for under the hood I beheld the grinning skull with its sightless eye-holes, and I turned away in loathsome dread.
form
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From this reading But even as I did so, the bony arms were stretched out in welcome, and to them ran a slight girlish form--it was Zarlah!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A tall, gaunt figure, swathed in black robes, Stood waiting some distance from me.
gaunt
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From this reading A tall, gaunt figure, swathed in black robes, Stood waiting some distance from me.
girlish
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From this reading But even as I did so, the bony arms were stretched out in welcome, and to them ran a slight girlish form--it was Zarlah!
grinning
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From this reading I knew that it was Death, for under the hood I beheld the grinning skull with its sightless eye-holes, and I turned away in loathsome dread.
hood
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From this reading I knew that it was Death, for under the hood I beheld the grinning skull with its sightless eye-holes, and I turned away in loathsome dread.
horror
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From this reading For a moment I stood paralyzed with horror, then rushing toward the now retreating figures, I called out wildly, "Zarlah!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I knew that it was Death, for under the hood I beheld the grinning skull with its sightless eye-holes, and I turned away in loathsome dread.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A tall, gaunt figure, swathed in black robes, Stood waiting some distance from me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I knew that it was Death, for under the hood I beheld the grinning skull with its sightless eye-holes, and I turned away in loathsome dread.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I knew that it was Death, for under the hood I beheld the grinning skull with its sightless eye-holes, and I turned away in loathsome dread.
JOURNEYnounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE END OF A PERILOUS JOURNEY.
knew
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From this reading I knew that it was Death, for under the hood I beheld the grinning skull with its sightless eye-holes, and I turned away in loathsome dread.
loathsome
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From this reading I knew that it was Death, for under the hood I beheld the grinning skull with its sightless eye-holes, and I turned away in loathsome dread.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A tall, gaunt figure, swathed in black robes, Stood waiting some distance from me.
moment
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From this reading For a moment I stood paralyzed with horror, then rushing toward the now retreating figures, I called out wildly, "Zarlah!
now
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From this reading For a moment I stood paralyzed with horror, then rushing toward the now retreating figures, I called out wildly, "Zarlah!
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF A PERILOUS JOURNEY.
out
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From this reading But even as I did so, the bony arms were stretched out in welcome, and to them ran a slight girlish form--it was Zarlah!
paralyzed
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From this reading For a moment I stood paralyzed with horror, then rushing toward the now retreating figures, I called out wildly, "Zarlah!
PERILOUS
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From this reading THE END OF A PERILOUS JOURNEY.
ran
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From this reading But even as I did so, the bony arms were stretched out in welcome, and to them ran a slight girlish form--it was Zarlah!
retreating
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From this reading For a moment I stood paralyzed with horror, then rushing toward the now retreating figures, I called out wildly, "Zarlah!
robes
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From this reading A tall, gaunt figure, swathed in black robes, Stood waiting some distance from me.
rushing
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From this reading For a moment I stood paralyzed with horror, then rushing toward the now retreating figures, I called out wildly, "Zarlah!
sightless
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From this reading I knew that it was Death, for under the hood I beheld the grinning skull with its sightless eye-holes, and I turned away in loathsome dread.
skull
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From this reading I knew that it was Death, for under the hood I beheld the grinning skull with its sightless eye-holes, and I turned away in loathsome dread.
slight
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From this reading But even as I did so, the bony arms were stretched out in welcome, and to them ran a slight girlish form--it was Zarlah!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But even as I did so, the bony arms were stretched out in welcome, and to them ran a slight girlish form--it was Zarlah!
some
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From this reading A tall, gaunt figure, swathed in black robes, Stood waiting some distance from me.
StoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A tall, gaunt figure, swathed in black robes, Stood waiting some distance from me.
stretched
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From this reading But even as I did so, the bony arms were stretched out in welcome, and to them ran a slight girlish form--it was Zarlah!
swathed
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From this reading A tall, gaunt figure, swathed in black robes, Stood waiting some distance from me.
tall
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From this reading A tall, gaunt figure, swathed in black robes, Stood waiting some distance from me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I knew that it was Death, for under the hood I beheld the grinning skull with its sightless eye-holes, and I turned away in loathsome dread.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF A PERILOUS JOURNEY.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But even as I did so, the bony arms were stretched out in welcome, and to them ran a slight girlish form--it was Zarlah!
then
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From this reading For a moment I stood paralyzed with horror, then rushing toward the now retreating figures, I called out wildly, "Zarlah!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But even as I did so, the bony arms were stretched out in welcome, and to them ran a slight girlish form--it was Zarlah!
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading For a moment I stood paralyzed with horror, then rushing toward the now retreating figures, I called out wildly, "Zarlah!
turned
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From this reading I knew that it was Death, for under the hood I beheld the grinning skull with its sightless eye-holes, and I turned away in loathsome dread.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I knew that it was Death, for under the hood I beheld the grinning skull with its sightless eye-holes, and I turned away in loathsome dread.
waiting
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From this reading A tall, gaunt figure, swathed in black robes, Stood waiting some distance from me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I knew that it was Death, for under the hood I beheld the grinning skull with its sightless eye-holes, and I turned away in loathsome dread.
welcome
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From this reading But even as I did so, the bony arms were stretched out in welcome, and to them ran a slight girlish form--it was Zarlah!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But even as I did so, the bony arms were stretched out in welcome, and to them ran a slight girlish form--it was Zarlah!
wildly
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From this reading For a moment I stood paralyzed with horror, then rushing toward the now retreating figures, I called out wildly, "Zarlah!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I knew that it was Death, for under the hood I beheld the grinning skull with its sightless eye-holes, and I turned away in loathsome dread.
Zarlah
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From this reading But even as I did so, the bony arms were stretched out in welcome, and to them ran a slight girlish form--it was Zarlah!
