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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The best man best knows patience."--_Thierry and Theodoret._ The day dragged on,--grayest of gray Sundays.
ashen
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From this reading The snowfall ceased, but the sky remained ashen, and the wind still moaned intermittently, though with subdued and failing voice.
BARNET
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From this reading ROGER BARNET CONTINUES TO SMOKE TOBACCO.
best
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From this reading "The best man best knows patience."--_Thierry and Theodoret._ The day dragged on,--grayest of gray Sundays.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The snowfall ceased, but the sky remained ashen, and the wind still moaned intermittently, though with subdued and failing voice.
ceased
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From this reading The snowfall ceased, but the sky remained ashen, and the wind still moaned intermittently, though with subdued and failing voice.
CONTINUES
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From this reading ROGER BARNET CONTINUES TO SMOKE TOBACCO.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marryott, in the course of his next round of the mansion, told the men of the loss of the provisions.
creaks
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From this reading In the great, silent house, faint creaks had the startling effect of detonations, and the flapping of tapestry in the wind seemed fraught with mysterious omen.
day
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From this reading "The best man best knows patience."--_Thierry and Theodoret._ The day dragged on,--grayest of gray Sundays.
detonations
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From this reading In the great, silent house, faint creaks had the startling effect of detonations, and the flapping of tapestry in the wind seemed fraught with mysterious omen.
dragged
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From this reading "The best man best knows patience."--_Thierry and Theodoret._ The day dragged on,--grayest of gray Sundays.
effect
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From this reading In the great, silent house, faint creaks had the startling effect of detonations, and the flapping of tapestry in the wind seemed fraught with mysterious omen.
failing
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From this reading The snowfall ceased, but the sky remained ashen, and the wind still moaned intermittently, though with subdued and failing voice.
faint
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From this reading In the great, silent house, faint creaks had the startling effect of detonations, and the flapping of tapestry in the wind seemed fraught with mysterious omen.
flapping
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From this reading In the great, silent house, faint creaks had the startling effect of detonations, and the flapping of tapestry in the wind seemed fraught with mysterious omen.
fraught
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From this reading In the great, silent house, faint creaks had the startling effect of detonations, and the flapping of tapestry in the wind seemed fraught with mysterious omen.
gray
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From this reading "The best man best knows patience."--_Thierry and Theodoret._ The day dragged on,--grayest of gray Sundays.
grayest
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From this reading "The best man best knows patience."--_Thierry and Theodoret._ The day dragged on,--grayest of gray Sundays.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the great, silent house, faint creaks had the startling effect of detonations, and the flapping of tapestry in the wind seemed fraught with mysterious omen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the great, silent house, faint creaks had the startling effect of detonations, and the flapping of tapestry in the wind seemed fraught with mysterious omen.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Marryott, in the course of his next round of the mansion, told the men of the loss of the provisions.
house
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From this reading In the great, silent house, faint creaks had the startling effect of detonations, and the flapping of tapestry in the wind seemed fraught with mysterious omen.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the great, silent house, faint creaks had the startling effect of detonations, and the flapping of tapestry in the wind seemed fraught with mysterious omen.
intermittently
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From this reading The snowfall ceased, but the sky remained ashen, and the wind still moaned intermittently, though with subdued and failing voice.
knows
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From this reading "The best man best knows patience."--_Thierry and Theodoret._ The day dragged on,--grayest of gray Sundays.
loss
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man
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From this reading "The best man best knows patience."--_Thierry and Theodoret._ The day dragged on,--grayest of gray Sundays.
mansion
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Marryott
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From this reading Marryott, in the course of his next round of the mansion, told the men of the loss of the provisions.
men
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From this reading Marryott, in the course of his next round of the mansion, told the men of the loss of the provisions.
moaned
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From this reading The snowfall ceased, but the sky remained ashen, and the wind still moaned intermittently, though with subdued and failing voice.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading In the great, silent house, faint creaks had the startling effect of detonations, and the flapping of tapestry in the wind seemed fraught with mysterious omen.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marryott, in the course of his next round of the mansion, told the men of the loss of the provisions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The best man best knows patience."--_Thierry and Theodoret._ The day dragged on,--grayest of gray Sundays.
omen
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From this reading In the great, silent house, faint creaks had the startling effect of detonations, and the flapping of tapestry in the wind seemed fraught with mysterious omen.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "The best man best knows patience."--_Thierry and Theodoret._ The day dragged on,--grayest of gray Sundays.
patience
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From this reading "The best man best knows patience."--_Thierry and Theodoret._ The day dragged on,--grayest of gray Sundays.
provisions
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From this reading Marryott, in the course of his next round of the mansion, told the men of the loss of the provisions.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The snowfall ceased, but the sky remained ashen, and the wind still moaned intermittently, though with subdued and failing voice.
ROGER
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From this reading ROGER BARNET CONTINUES TO SMOKE TOBACCO.
round
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From this reading Marryott, in the course of his next round of the mansion, told the men of the loss of the provisions.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the great, silent house, faint creaks had the startling effect of detonations, and the flapping of tapestry in the wind seemed fraught with mysterious omen.
silent
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From this reading In the great, silent house, faint creaks had the startling effect of detonations, and the flapping of tapestry in the wind seemed fraught with mysterious omen.
sky
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From this reading The snowfall ceased, but the sky remained ashen, and the wind still moaned intermittently, though with subdued and failing voice.
SMOKE
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From this reading ROGER BARNET CONTINUES TO SMOKE TOBACCO.
snowfall
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From this reading The snowfall ceased, but the sky remained ashen, and the wind still moaned intermittently, though with subdued and failing voice.
startling
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From this reading In the great, silent house, faint creaks had the startling effect of detonations, and the flapping of tapestry in the wind seemed fraught with mysterious omen.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The snowfall ceased, but the sky remained ashen, and the wind still moaned intermittently, though with subdued and failing voice.
subdued
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From this reading The snowfall ceased, but the sky remained ashen, and the wind still moaned intermittently, though with subdued and failing voice.
Sundays
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From this reading "The best man best knows patience."--_Thierry and Theodoret._ The day dragged on,--grayest of gray Sundays.
tapestry
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From this reading In the great, silent house, faint creaks had the startling effect of detonations, and the flapping of tapestry in the wind seemed fraught with mysterious omen.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The best man best knows patience."--_Thierry and Theodoret._ The day dragged on,--grayest of gray Sundays.
Theodoret
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From this reading "The best man best knows patience."--_Thierry and Theodoret._ The day dragged on,--grayest of gray Sundays.
Thierry
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From this reading "The best man best knows patience."--_Thierry and Theodoret._ The day dragged on,--grayest of gray Sundays.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The snowfall ceased, but the sky remained ashen, and the wind still moaned intermittently, though with subdued and failing voice.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ROGER BARNET CONTINUES TO SMOKE TOBACCO.
TOBACCOnounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ROGER BARNET CONTINUES TO SMOKE TOBACCO.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marryott, in the course of his next round of the mansion, told the men of the loss of the provisions.
voice
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From this reading The snowfall ceased, but the sky remained ashen, and the wind still moaned intermittently, though with subdued and failing voice.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The snowfall ceased, but the sky remained ashen, and the wind still moaned intermittently, though with subdued and failing voice.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The snowfall ceased, but the sky remained ashen, and the wind still moaned intermittently, though with subdued and failing voice.
