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accident
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From this reading He had heard of the accident at Somerton it appeared, and had rushed off to assure himself that Marie was safe.
Accuse
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From this reading Accuse!' it cried; And the proud man answered in humbled tone, 'I cannot accuse--the fault is mine own.'"
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And justice stood at the proud man's side, 'Whose is the fault?
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Accuse!' it cried; And the proud man answered in humbled tone, 'I cannot accuse--the fault is mine own.'"
appeared
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From this reading He had heard of the accident at Somerton it appeared, and had rushed off to assure himself that Marie was safe.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was shocked to hear of Miss Chester's death, and his young face was white and sobered as he followed Chris into the silent house.
assure
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From this reading He had heard of the accident at Somerton it appeared, and had rushed off to assure himself that Marie was safe.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "And justice stood at the proud man's side, 'Whose is the fault?
Atkins
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From this reading CHRIS got back to Miss Chester's deserted Town house to find young Atkins on the doorstep, staring with horrified eyes at the drawn blinds.
back
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blinds
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cannot
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From this reading Accuse!' it cried; And the proud man answered in humbled tone, 'I cannot accuse--the fault is mine own.'"
Chester's
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CHRIS
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criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Accuse!' it cried; And the proud man answered in humbled tone, 'I cannot accuse--the fault is mine own.'"
death
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From this reading He was shocked to hear of Miss Chester's death, and his young face was white and sobered as he followed Chris into the silent house.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading CHRIS got back to Miss Chester's deserted Town house to find young Atkins on the doorstep, staring with horrified eyes at the drawn blinds.
doorstep
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From this reading CHRIS got back to Miss Chester's deserted Town house to find young Atkins on the doorstep, staring with horrified eyes at the drawn blinds.
drawn
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From this reading CHRIS got back to Miss Chester's deserted Town house to find young Atkins on the doorstep, staring with horrified eyes at the drawn blinds.
eyes
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From this reading CHRIS got back to Miss Chester's deserted Town house to find young Atkins on the doorstep, staring with horrified eyes at the drawn blinds.
face
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From this reading He was shocked to hear of Miss Chester's death, and his young face was white and sobered as he followed Chris into the silent house.
fault
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find
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followed
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From this reading He was shocked to hear of Miss Chester's death, and his young face was white and sobered as he followed Chris into the silent house.
got
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From this reading CHRIS got back to Miss Chester's deserted Town house to find young Atkins on the doorstep, staring with horrified eyes at the drawn blinds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had heard of the accident at Somerton it appeared, and had rushed off to assure himself that Marie was safe.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had heard of the accident at Somerton it appeared, and had rushed off to assure himself that Marie was safe.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was shocked to hear of Miss Chester's death, and his young face was white and sobered as he followed Chris into the silent house.
heard
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From this reading He had heard of the accident at Somerton it appeared, and had rushed off to assure himself that Marie was safe.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had heard of the accident at Somerton it appeared, and had rushed off to assure himself that Marie was safe.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was shocked to hear of Miss Chester's death, and his young face was white and sobered as he followed Chris into the silent house.
horrified
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From this reading CHRIS got back to Miss Chester's deserted Town house to find young Atkins on the doorstep, staring with horrified eyes at the drawn blinds.
house
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From this reading CHRIS got back to Miss Chester's deserted Town house to find young Atkins on the doorstep, staring with horrified eyes at the drawn blinds.
humbled
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From this reading Accuse!' it cried; And the proud man answered in humbled tone, 'I cannot accuse--the fault is mine own.'"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Accuse!' it cried; And the proud man answered in humbled tone, 'I cannot accuse--the fault is mine own.'"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Accuse!' it cried; And the proud man answered in humbled tone, 'I cannot accuse--the fault is mine own.'"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was shocked to hear of Miss Chester's death, and his young face was white and sobered as he followed Chris into the silent house.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And justice stood at the proud man's side, 'Whose is the fault?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Accuse!' it cried; And the proud man answered in humbled tone, 'I cannot accuse--the fault is mine own.'"
justice
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From this reading "And justice stood at the proud man's side, 'Whose is the fault?
man
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From this reading Accuse!' it cried; And the proud man answered in humbled tone, 'I cannot accuse--the fault is mine own.'"
man's
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Marie
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From this reading He had heard of the accident at Somerton it appeared, and had rushed off to assure himself that Marie was safe.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Accuse!' it cried; And the proud man answered in humbled tone, 'I cannot accuse--the fault is mine own.'"
Miss
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From this reading CHRIS got back to Miss Chester's deserted Town house to find young Atkins on the doorstep, staring with horrified eyes at the drawn blinds.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had heard of the accident at Somerton it appeared, and had rushed off to assure himself that Marie was safe.
off
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From this reading He had heard of the accident at Somerton it appeared, and had rushed off to assure himself that Marie was safe.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CHRIS got back to Miss Chester's deserted Town house to find young Atkins on the doorstep, staring with horrified eyes at the drawn blinds.
own
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From this reading Accuse!' it cried; And the proud man answered in humbled tone, 'I cannot accuse--the fault is mine own.'"
proud
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rushed
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From this reading He had heard of the accident at Somerton it appeared, and had rushed off to assure himself that Marie was safe.
safe
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From this reading He had heard of the accident at Somerton it appeared, and had rushed off to assure himself that Marie was safe.
shocked
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From this reading He was shocked to hear of Miss Chester's death, and his young face was white and sobered as he followed Chris into the silent house.
side
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silent
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From this reading He was shocked to hear of Miss Chester's death, and his young face was white and sobered as he followed Chris into the silent house.
sobered
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From this reading He was shocked to hear of Miss Chester's death, and his young face was white and sobered as he followed Chris into the silent house.
Somerton
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From this reading He had heard of the accident at Somerton it appeared, and had rushed off to assure himself that Marie was safe.
staring
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From this reading CHRIS got back to Miss Chester's deserted Town house to find young Atkins on the doorstep, staring with horrified eyes at the drawn blinds.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And justice stood at the proud man's side, 'Whose is the fault?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had heard of the accident at Somerton it appeared, and had rushed off to assure himself that Marie was safe.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And justice stood at the proud man's side, 'Whose is the fault?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHRIS got back to Miss Chester's deserted Town house to find young Atkins on the doorstep, staring with horrified eyes at the drawn blinds.
tone
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From this reading Accuse!' it cried; And the proud man answered in humbled tone, 'I cannot accuse--the fault is mine own.'"
Town
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From this reading CHRIS got back to Miss Chester's deserted Town house to find young Atkins on the doorstep, staring with horrified eyes at the drawn blinds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had heard of the accident at Somerton it appeared, and had rushed off to assure himself that Marie was safe.
white
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From this reading He was shocked to hear of Miss Chester's death, and his young face was white and sobered as he followed Chris into the silent house.
WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "And justice stood at the proud man's side, 'Whose is the fault?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading CHRIS got back to Miss Chester's deserted Town house to find young Atkins on the doorstep, staring with horrified eyes at the drawn blinds.
young
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From this reading CHRIS got back to Miss Chester's deserted Town house to find young Atkins on the doorstep, staring with horrified eyes at the drawn blinds.
