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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 When Mr. Robert Nettleby informed his family circle that Charley Marsh was going to--well, to a certain dark spirit not to be lightly named in polite literature, he was about right.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When Mr. Robert Nettleby informed his family circle that Charley Marsh was going to--well, to a certain dark spirit not to be lightly named in polite literature, he was about right.
abreast
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From this reading Not alone, either; young McGregor, Tom Oaks, Esquire, and some dozen more young Speckportians, were keeping him company--and all ran nearly abreast in the dizzy race.
all
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From this reading Not alone, either; young McGregor, Tom Oaks, Esquire, and some dozen more young Speckportians, were keeping him company--and all ran nearly abreast in the dizzy race.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not alone, either; young McGregor, Tom Oaks, Esquire, and some dozen more young Speckportians, were keeping him company--and all ran nearly abreast in the dizzy race.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That young gentleman, mounted on the furious steed of extravagance, was galloping over the road to ruin at the rate of an express train.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not alone, either; young McGregor, Tom Oaks, Esquire, and some dozen more young Speckportians, were keeping him company--and all ran nearly abreast in the dizzy race.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That young gentleman, mounted on the furious steed of extravagance, was galloping over the road to ruin at the rate of an express train.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When Mr. Robert Nettleby informed his family circle that Charley Marsh was going to--well, to a certain dark spirit not to be lightly named in polite literature, he was about right.
brother
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From this reading The terrible terminus--Disgrace, Misery, and Sudden Death--looked very near to some of them, very near, indeed, to the brother of Nathalie.
certain
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Nettleby informed his family circle that Charley Marsh was going to--well, to a certain dark spirit not to be lightly named in polite literature, he was about right.
Charley
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Nettleby informed his family circle that Charley Marsh was going to--well, to a certain dark spirit not to be lightly named in polite literature, he was about right.
circle
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Nettleby informed his family circle that Charley Marsh was going to--well, to a certain dark spirit not to be lightly named in polite literature, he was about right.
company
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From this reading Not alone, either; young McGregor, Tom Oaks, Esquire, and some dozen more young Speckportians, were keeping him company--and all ran nearly abreast in the dizzy race.
dark
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Nettleby informed his family circle that Charley Marsh was going to--well, to a certain dark spirit not to be lightly named in polite literature, he was about right.
Death
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From this reading The terrible terminus--Disgrace, Misery, and Sudden Death--looked very near to some of them, very near, indeed, to the brother of Nathalie.
DisgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading The terrible terminus--Disgrace, Misery, and Sudden Death--looked very near to some of them, very near, indeed, to the brother of Nathalie.
dizzy
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From this reading Not alone, either; young McGregor, Tom Oaks, Esquire, and some dozen more young Speckportians, were keeping him company--and all ran nearly abreast in the dizzy race.
dozen
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From this reading Not alone, either; young McGregor, Tom Oaks, Esquire, and some dozen more young Speckportians, were keeping him company--and all ran nearly abreast in the dizzy race.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Not alone, either; young McGregor, Tom Oaks, Esquire, and some dozen more young Speckportians, were keeping him company--and all ran nearly abreast in the dizzy race.
Esquire
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From this reading Not alone, either; young McGregor, Tom Oaks, Esquire, and some dozen more young Speckportians, were keeping him company--and all ran nearly abreast in the dizzy race.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading That young gentleman, mounted on the furious steed of extravagance, was galloping over the road to ruin at the rate of an express train.
extravagance
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From this reading That young gentleman, mounted on the furious steed of extravagance, was galloping over the road to ruin at the rate of an express train.
family
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Nettleby informed his family circle that Charley Marsh was going to--well, to a certain dark spirit not to be lightly named in polite literature, he was about right.
furious
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From this reading That young gentleman, mounted on the furious steed of extravagance, was galloping over the road to ruin at the rate of an express train.
galloping
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From this reading That young gentleman, mounted on the furious steed of extravagance, was galloping over the road to ruin at the rate of an express train.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That young gentleman, mounted on the furious steed of extravagance, was galloping over the road to ruin at the rate of an express train.
going
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Nettleby informed his family circle that Charley Marsh was going to--well, to a certain dark spirit not to be lightly named in polite literature, he was about right.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Mr. Robert Nettleby informed his family circle that Charley Marsh was going to--well, to a certain dark spirit not to be lightly named in polite literature, he was about right.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not alone, either; young McGregor, Tom Oaks, Esquire, and some dozen more young Speckportians, were keeping him company--and all ran nearly abreast in the dizzy race.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Mr. Robert Nettleby informed his family circle that Charley Marsh was going to--well, to a certain dark spirit not to be lightly named in polite literature, he was about right.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Mr. Robert Nettleby informed his family circle that Charley Marsh was going to--well, to a certain dark spirit not to be lightly named in polite literature, he was about right.
indeed
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From this reading The terrible terminus--Disgrace, Misery, and Sudden Death--looked very near to some of them, very near, indeed, to the brother of Nathalie.
informed
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Nettleby informed his family circle that Charley Marsh was going to--well, to a certain dark spirit not to be lightly named in polite literature, he was about right.
keeping
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From this reading Not alone, either; young McGregor, Tom Oaks, Esquire, and some dozen more young Speckportians, were keeping him company--and all ran nearly abreast in the dizzy race.
lightly
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Nettleby informed his family circle that Charley Marsh was going to--well, to a certain dark spirit not to be lightly named in polite literature, he was about right.
literature
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Nettleby informed his family circle that Charley Marsh was going to--well, to a certain dark spirit not to be lightly named in polite literature, he was about right.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The terrible terminus--Disgrace, Misery, and Sudden Death--looked very near to some of them, very near, indeed, to the brother of Nathalie.
Marsh
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Nettleby informed his family circle that Charley Marsh was going to--well, to a certain dark spirit not to be lightly named in polite literature, he was about right.
McGregor
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From this reading Not alone, either; young McGregor, Tom Oaks, Esquire, and some dozen more young Speckportians, were keeping him company--and all ran nearly abreast in the dizzy race.
MINEpronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading SPRINGING THE MINE.
Misery
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From this reading The terrible terminus--Disgrace, Misery, and Sudden Death--looked very near to some of them, very near, indeed, to the brother of Nathalie.
more
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From this reading Not alone, either; young McGregor, Tom Oaks, Esquire, and some dozen more young Speckportians, were keeping him company--and all ran nearly abreast in the dizzy race.
mounted
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From this reading That young gentleman, mounted on the furious steed of extravagance, was galloping over the road to ruin at the rate of an express train.
Mr
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Nettleby informed his family circle that Charley Marsh was going to--well, to a certain dark spirit not to be lightly named in polite literature, he was about right.
named
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Nettleby informed his family circle that Charley Marsh was going to--well, to a certain dark spirit not to be lightly named in polite literature, he was about right.
Nathalie
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From this reading The terrible terminus--Disgrace, Misery, and Sudden Death--looked very near to some of them, very near, indeed, to the brother of Nathalie.
near
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From this reading The terrible terminus--Disgrace, Misery, and Sudden Death--looked very near to some of them, very near, indeed, to the brother of Nathalie.
nearly
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From this reading Not alone, either; young McGregor, Tom Oaks, Esquire, and some dozen more young Speckportians, were keeping him company--and all ran nearly abreast in the dizzy race.
Nettleby
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Nettleby informed his family circle that Charley Marsh was going to--well, to a certain dark spirit not to be lightly named in polite literature, he was about right.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Mr. Robert Nettleby informed his family circle that Charley Marsh was going to--well, to a certain dark spirit not to be lightly named in polite literature, he was about right.
Oaks
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From this reading Not alone, either; young McGregor, Tom Oaks, Esquire, and some dozen more young Speckportians, were keeping him company--and all ran nearly abreast in the dizzy race.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That young gentleman, mounted on the furious steed of extravagance, was galloping over the road to ruin at the rate of an express train.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That young gentleman, mounted on the furious steed of extravagance, was galloping over the road to ruin at the rate of an express train.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading That young gentleman, mounted on the furious steed of extravagance, was galloping over the road to ruin at the rate of an express train.
polite
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Nettleby informed his family circle that Charley Marsh was going to--well, to a certain dark spirit not to be lightly named in polite literature, he was about right.
race
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From this reading Not alone, either; young McGregor, Tom Oaks, Esquire, and some dozen more young Speckportians, were keeping him company--and all ran nearly abreast in the dizzy race.
ran
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From this reading Not alone, either; young McGregor, Tom Oaks, Esquire, and some dozen more young Speckportians, were keeping him company--and all ran nearly abreast in the dizzy race.
rate
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From this reading That young gentleman, mounted on the furious steed of extravagance, was galloping over the road to ruin at the rate of an express train.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Mr. Robert Nettleby informed his family circle that Charley Marsh was going to--well, to a certain dark spirit not to be lightly named in polite literature, he was about right.
road
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From this reading That young gentleman, mounted on the furious steed of extravagance, was galloping over the road to ruin at the rate of an express train.
Robert
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Nettleby informed his family circle that Charley Marsh was going to--well, to a certain dark spirit not to be lightly named in polite literature, he was about right.
ruin
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From this reading That young gentleman, mounted on the furious steed of extravagance, was galloping over the road to ruin at the rate of an express train.
some
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From this reading Not alone, either; young McGregor, Tom Oaks, Esquire, and some dozen more young Speckportians, were keeping him company--and all ran nearly abreast in the dizzy race.
Speckportians
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From this reading Not alone, either; young McGregor, Tom Oaks, Esquire, and some dozen more young Speckportians, were keeping him company--and all ran nearly abreast in the dizzy race.
spirit
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Nettleby informed his family circle that Charley Marsh was going to--well, to a certain dark spirit not to be lightly named in polite literature, he was about right.
SPRINGING
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From this reading SPRINGING THE MINE.
steed
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From this reading That young gentleman, mounted on the furious steed of extravagance, was galloping over the road to ruin at the rate of an express train.
SuddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The terrible terminus--Disgrace, Misery, and Sudden Death--looked very near to some of them, very near, indeed, to the brother of Nathalie.
terminus
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From this reading The terrible terminus--Disgrace, Misery, and Sudden Death--looked very near to some of them, very near, indeed, to the brother of Nathalie.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The terrible terminus--Disgrace, Misery, and Sudden Death--looked very near to some of them, very near, indeed, to the brother of Nathalie.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Mr. Robert Nettleby informed his family circle that Charley Marsh was going to--well, to a certain dark spirit not to be lightly named in polite literature, he was about right.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SPRINGING THE MINE.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The terrible terminus--Disgrace, Misery, and Sudden Death--looked very near to some of them, very near, indeed, to the brother of Nathalie.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Mr. Robert Nettleby informed his family circle that Charley Marsh was going to--well, to a certain dark spirit not to be lightly named in polite literature, he was about right.
Tom
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From this reading Not alone, either; young McGregor, Tom Oaks, Esquire, and some dozen more young Speckportians, were keeping him company--and all ran nearly abreast in the dizzy race.
train
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From this reading That young gentleman, mounted on the furious steed of extravagance, was galloping over the road to ruin at the rate of an express train.
very
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From this reading The terrible terminus--Disgrace, Misery, and Sudden Death--looked very near to some of them, very near, indeed, to the brother of Nathalie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Mr. Robert Nettleby informed his family circle that Charley Marsh was going to--well, to a certain dark spirit not to be lightly named in polite literature, he was about right.
well
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Nettleby informed his family circle that Charley Marsh was going to--well, to a certain dark spirit not to be lightly named in polite literature, he was about right.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Not alone, either; young McGregor, Tom Oaks, Esquire, and some dozen more young Speckportians, were keeping him company--and all ran nearly abreast in the dizzy race.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Mr. Robert Nettleby informed his family circle that Charley Marsh was going to--well, to a certain dark spirit not to be lightly named in polite literature, he was about right.
young
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From this reading That young gentleman, mounted on the furious steed of extravagance, was galloping over the road to ruin at the rate of an express train.
