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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 cord was gone from my neck, it is true, but something was still encircling it in a highly unpleasant fashion.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This ominous discovery set me hunting about to find out where I was, and for a clue as to what these things might mean.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
astonishment
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From this reading On putting my hand up to it, to my intense astonishment, I discovered it to be a collar of iron, padlocked at the side, and communicating with a wall at the back by means of a stout chain fixed in a ring, which again was attached to a swivel.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
attached
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From this reading On putting my hand up to it, to my intense astonishment, I discovered it to be a collar of iron, padlocked at the side, and communicating with a wall at the back by means of a stout chain fixed in a ring, which again was attached to a swivel.
ATTEMPT
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From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
back
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From this reading On putting my hand up to it, to my intense astonishment, I discovered it to be a collar of iron, padlocked at the side, and communicating with a wall at the back by means of a stout chain fixed in a ring, which again was attached to a swivel.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On putting my hand up to it, to my intense astonishment, I discovered it to be a collar of iron, padlocked at the side, and communicating with a wall at the back by means of a stout chain fixed in a ring, which again was attached to a swivel.
Beckenham's
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From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading That I was in a room was evident from the fact that, by putting my hands behind me, I could touch two walls forming a corner.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The cord was gone from my neck, it is true, but something was still encircling it in a highly unpleasant fashion.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On putting my hand up to it, to my intense astonishment, I discovered it to be a collar of iron, padlocked at the side, and communicating with a wall at the back by means of a stout chain fixed in a ring, which again was attached to a swivel.
chain
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From this reading On putting my hand up to it, to my intense astonishment, I discovered it to be a collar of iron, padlocked at the side, and communicating with a wall at the back by means of a stout chain fixed in a ring, which again was attached to a swivel.
chapter
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From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
clue
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From this reading This ominous discovery set me hunting about to find out where I was, and for a clue as to what these things might mean.
collar
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From this reading On putting my hand up to it, to my intense astonishment, I discovered it to be a collar of iron, padlocked at the side, and communicating with a wall at the back by means of a stout chain fixed in a ring, which again was attached to a swivel.
communicating
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From this reading On putting my hand up to it, to my intense astonishment, I discovered it to be a collar of iron, padlocked at the side, and communicating with a wall at the back by means of a stout chain fixed in a ring, which again was attached to a swivel.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
cord
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From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
corner
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From this reading That I was in a room was evident from the fact that, by putting my hands behind me, I could touch two walls forming a corner.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That I was in a room was evident from the fact that, by putting my hands behind me, I could touch two walls forming a corner.
cry
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From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
darkness
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From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
discovered
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From this reading On putting my hand up to it, to my intense astonishment, I discovered it to be a collar of iron, padlocked at the side, and communicating with a wall at the back by means of a stout chain fixed in a ring, which again was attached to a swivel.
discovery
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From this reading This ominous discovery set me hunting about to find out where I was, and for a clue as to what these things might mean.
encircling
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From this reading The cord was gone from my neck, it is true, but something was still encircling it in a highly unpleasant fashion.
ESCAPE
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From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
evident
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From this reading That I was in a room was evident from the fact that, by putting my hands behind me, I could touch two walls forming a corner.
fact
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From this reading That I was in a room was evident from the fact that, by putting my hands behind me, I could touch two walls forming a corner.
fashion
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From this reading The cord was gone from my neck, it is true, but something was still encircling it in a highly unpleasant fashion.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
find
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From this reading This ominous discovery set me hunting about to find out where I was, and for a clue as to what these things might mean.
fixed
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From this reading On putting my hand up to it, to my intense astonishment, I discovered it to be a collar of iron, padlocked at the side, and communicating with a wall at the back by means of a stout chain fixed in a ring, which again was attached to a swivel.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
forming
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From this reading That I was in a room was evident from the fact that, by putting my hands behind me, I could touch two walls forming a corner.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The cord was gone from my neck, it is true, but something was still encircling it in a highly unpleasant fashion.
gone
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From this reading The cord was gone from my neck, it is true, but something was still encircling it in a highly unpleasant fashion.
hand
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From this reading On putting my hand up to it, to my intense astonishment, I discovered it to be a collar of iron, padlocked at the side, and communicating with a wall at the back by means of a stout chain fixed in a ring, which again was attached to a swivel.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading That I was in a room was evident from the fact that, by putting my hands behind me, I could touch two walls forming a corner.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
hearing
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From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
highly
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From this reading The cord was gone from my neck, it is true, but something was still encircling it in a highly unpleasant fashion.
hunting
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From this reading This ominous discovery set me hunting about to find out where I was, and for a clue as to what these things might mean.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
idea
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From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
IMPRISONMENT
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From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
intense
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From this reading On putting my hand up to it, to my intense astonishment, I discovered it to be a collar of iron, padlocked at the side, and communicating with a wall at the back by means of a stout chain fixed in a ring, which again was attached to a swivel.
iron
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From this reading On putting my hand up to it, to my intense astonishment, I discovered it to be a collar of iron, padlocked at the side, and communicating with a wall at the back by means of a stout chain fixed in a ring, which again was attached to a swivel.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cord was gone from my neck, it is true, but something was still encircling it in a highly unpleasant fashion.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The cord was gone from my neck, it is true, but something was still encircling it in a highly unpleasant fashion.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
lay
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From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
mean
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From this reading This ominous discovery set me hunting about to find out where I was, and for a clue as to what these things might mean.
means
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From this reading On putting my hand up to it, to my intense astonishment, I discovered it to be a collar of iron, padlocked at the side, and communicating with a wall at the back by means of a stout chain fixed in a ring, which again was attached to a swivel.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This ominous discovery set me hunting about to find out where I was, and for a clue as to what these things might mean.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
narrated
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From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
neck
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From this reading The cord was gone from my neck, it is true, but something was still encircling it in a highly unpleasant fashion.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
ominous
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From this reading This ominous discovery set me hunting about to find out where I was, and for a clue as to what these things might mean.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On putting my hand up to it, to my intense astonishment, I discovered it to be a collar of iron, padlocked at the side, and communicating with a wall at the back by means of a stout chain fixed in a ring, which again was attached to a swivel.
only
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From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
out
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From this reading This ominous discovery set me hunting about to find out where I was, and for a clue as to what these things might mean.
padlocked
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From this reading On putting my hand up to it, to my intense astonishment, I discovered it to be a collar of iron, padlocked at the side, and communicating with a wall at the back by means of a stout chain fixed in a ring, which again was attached to a swivel.
preceding
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From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
putting
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From this reading On putting my hand up to it, to my intense astonishment, I discovered it to be a collar of iron, padlocked at the side, and communicating with a wall at the back by means of a stout chain fixed in a ring, which again was attached to a swivel.
remotest
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From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
ring
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From this reading On putting my hand up to it, to my intense astonishment, I discovered it to be a collar of iron, padlocked at the side, and communicating with a wall at the back by means of a stout chain fixed in a ring, which again was attached to a swivel.
room
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From this reading That I was in a room was evident from the fact that, by putting my hands behind me, I could touch two walls forming a corner.
round
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From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
set
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From this reading This ominous discovery set me hunting about to find out where I was, and for a clue as to what these things might mean.
side
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From this reading On putting my hand up to it, to my intense astonishment, I discovered it to be a collar of iron, padlocked at the side, and communicating with a wall at the back by means of a stout chain fixed in a ring, which again was attached to a swivel.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The cord was gone from my neck, it is true, but something was still encircling it in a highly unpleasant fashion.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cord was gone from my neck, it is true, but something was still encircling it in a highly unpleasant fashion.
stout
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From this reading On putting my hand up to it, to my intense astonishment, I discovered it to be a collar of iron, padlocked at the side, and communicating with a wall at the back by means of a stout chain fixed in a ring, which again was attached to a swivel.
swivel
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From this reading On putting my hand up to it, to my intense astonishment, I discovered it to be a collar of iron, padlocked at the side, and communicating with a wall at the back by means of a stout chain fixed in a ring, which again was attached to a swivel.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading This ominous discovery set me hunting about to find out where I was, and for a clue as to what these things might mean.
things
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From this reading This ominous discovery set me hunting about to find out where I was, and for a clue as to what these things might mean.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This ominous discovery set me hunting about to find out where I was, and for a clue as to what these things might mean.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
tighten
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From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
touch
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From this reading That I was in a room was evident from the fact that, by putting my hands behind me, I could touch two walls forming a corner.
true
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From this reading The cord was gone from my neck, it is true, but something was still encircling it in a highly unpleasant fashion.
two
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From this reading That I was in a room was evident from the fact that, by putting my hands behind me, I could touch two walls forming a corner.
unconscious
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From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
unpleasant
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From this reading The cord was gone from my neck, it is true, but something was still encircling it in a highly unpleasant fashion.
up
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From this reading On putting my hand up to it, to my intense astonishment, I discovered it to be a collar of iron, padlocked at the side, and communicating with a wall at the back by means of a stout chain fixed in a ring, which again was attached to a swivel.
wall
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From this reading On putting my hand up to it, to my intense astonishment, I discovered it to be a collar of iron, padlocked at the side, and communicating with a wall at the back by means of a stout chain fixed in a ring, which again was attached to a swivel.
walls
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From this reading That I was in a room was evident from the fact that, by putting my hands behind me, I could touch two walls forming a corner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cord was gone from my neck, it is true, but something was still encircling it in a highly unpleasant fashion.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading OUR IMPRISONMENT AND ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE For what length of time I lay unconscious after hearing Beckenham's cry, and feeling the cord tighten round my throat, as narrated in the preceding chapter, I have not the remotest idea; I only know that when my senses returned to me again I found myself in complete darkness.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading This ominous discovery set me hunting about to find out where I was, and for a clue as to what these things might mean.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On putting my hand up to it, to my intense astonishment, I discovered it to be a collar of iron, padlocked at the side, and communicating with a wall at the back by means of a stout chain fixed in a ring, which again was attached to a swivel.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On putting my hand up to it, to my intense astonishment, I discovered it to be a collar of iron, padlocked at the side, and communicating with a wall at the back by means of a stout chain fixed in a ring, which again was attached to a swivel.
