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actually
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From this reading It is so much easier not to believe in an invisible man; and those who had actually seen him dissolve into air, or felt the strength of his arm, could be counted on the fingers of two hands.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading MARVEL’S VISIT TO IPING After the first gusty panic had spent itself Iping became argumentative.
air
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From this reading It is so much easier not to believe in an invisible man; and those who had actually seen him dissolve into air, or felt the strength of his arm, could be counted on the fingers of two hands.
all
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From this reading Scepticism suddenly reared its head—rather nervous scepticism, not at all assured of its back, but scepticism nevertheless.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is so much easier not to believe in an invisible man; and those who had actually seen him dissolve into air, or felt the strength of his arm, could be counted on the fingers of two hands.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is so much easier not to believe in an invisible man; and those who had actually seen him dissolve into air, or felt the strength of his arm, could be counted on the fingers of two hands.
argumentative
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From this reading MARVEL’S VISIT TO IPING After the first gusty panic had spent itself Iping became argumentative.
arm
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From this reading It is so much easier not to believe in an invisible man; and those who had actually seen him dissolve into air, or felt the strength of his arm, could be counted on the fingers of two hands.
assured
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From this reading Scepticism suddenly reared its head—rather nervous scepticism, not at all assured of its back, but scepticism nevertheless.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Scepticism suddenly reared its head—rather nervous scepticism, not at all assured of its back, but scepticism nevertheless.
back
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From this reading Scepticism suddenly reared its head—rather nervous scepticism, not at all assured of its back, but scepticism nevertheless.
bars
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From this reading And of these witnesses Mr. Wadgers was presently missing, having retired impregnably behind the bolts and bars of his own house, and Jaffers was lying stunned in the parlour of the “Coach and Horses.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is so much easier not to believe in an invisible man; and those who had actually seen him dissolve into air, or felt the strength of his arm, could be counted on the fingers of two hands.
became
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From this reading MARVEL’S VISIT TO IPING After the first gusty panic had spent itself Iping became argumentative.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading And of these witnesses Mr. Wadgers was presently missing, having retired impregnably behind the bolts and bars of his own house, and Jaffers was lying stunned in the parlour of the “Coach and Horses.”
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is so much easier not to believe in an invisible man; and those who had actually seen him dissolve into air, or felt the strength of his arm, could be counted on the fingers of two hands.
bolts
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From this reading And of these witnesses Mr. Wadgers was presently missing, having retired impregnably behind the bolts and bars of his own house, and Jaffers was lying stunned in the parlour of the “Coach and Horses.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Scepticism suddenly reared its head—rather nervous scepticism, not at all assured of its back, but scepticism nevertheless.
Coach
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From this reading And of these witnesses Mr. Wadgers was presently missing, having retired impregnably behind the bolts and bars of his own house, and Jaffers was lying stunned in the parlour of the “Coach and Horses.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It is so much easier not to believe in an invisible man; and those who had actually seen him dissolve into air, or felt the strength of his arm, could be counted on the fingers of two hands.
counted
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From this reading It is so much easier not to believe in an invisible man; and those who had actually seen him dissolve into air, or felt the strength of his arm, could be counted on the fingers of two hands.
dissolve
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From this reading It is so much easier not to believe in an invisible man; and those who had actually seen him dissolve into air, or felt the strength of his arm, could be counted on the fingers of two hands.
easier
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From this reading It is so much easier not to believe in an invisible man; and those who had actually seen him dissolve into air, or felt the strength of his arm, could be counted on the fingers of two hands.
felt
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From this reading It is so much easier not to believe in an invisible man; and those who had actually seen him dissolve into air, or felt the strength of his arm, could be counted on the fingers of two hands.
fingers
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From this reading It is so much easier not to believe in an invisible man; and those who had actually seen him dissolve into air, or felt the strength of his arm, could be counted on the fingers of two hands.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARVEL’S VISIT TO IPING After the first gusty panic had spent itself Iping became argumentative.
gusty
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From this reading MARVEL’S VISIT TO IPING After the first gusty panic had spent itself Iping became argumentative.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MARVEL’S VISIT TO IPING After the first gusty panic had spent itself Iping became argumentative.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading It is so much easier not to believe in an invisible man; and those who had actually seen him dissolve into air, or felt the strength of his arm, could be counted on the fingers of two hands.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading And of these witnesses Mr. Wadgers was presently missing, having retired impregnably behind the bolts and bars of his own house, and Jaffers was lying stunned in the parlour of the “Coach and Horses.”
head
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From this reading Scepticism suddenly reared its head—rather nervous scepticism, not at all assured of its back, but scepticism nevertheless.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is so much easier not to believe in an invisible man; and those who had actually seen him dissolve into air, or felt the strength of his arm, could be counted on the fingers of two hands.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is so much easier not to believe in an invisible man; and those who had actually seen him dissolve into air, or felt the strength of his arm, could be counted on the fingers of two hands.
Horses
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From this reading And of these witnesses Mr. Wadgers was presently missing, having retired impregnably behind the bolts and bars of his own house, and Jaffers was lying stunned in the parlour of the “Coach and Horses.”
house
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From this reading And of these witnesses Mr. Wadgers was presently missing, having retired impregnably behind the bolts and bars of his own house, and Jaffers was lying stunned in the parlour of the “Coach and Horses.”
impregnably
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From this reading And of these witnesses Mr. Wadgers was presently missing, having retired impregnably behind the bolts and bars of his own house, and Jaffers was lying stunned in the parlour of the “Coach and Horses.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is so much easier not to believe in an invisible man; and those who had actually seen him dissolve into air, or felt the strength of his arm, could be counted on the fingers of two hands.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is so much easier not to believe in an invisible man; and those who had actually seen him dissolve into air, or felt the strength of his arm, could be counted on the fingers of two hands.
invisible
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From this reading It is so much easier not to believe in an invisible man; and those who had actually seen him dissolve into air, or felt the strength of his arm, could be counted on the fingers of two hands.
IPING
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From this reading MARVEL’S VISIT TO IPING After the first gusty panic had spent itself Iping became argumentative.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is so much easier not to believe in an invisible man; and those who had actually seen him dissolve into air, or felt the strength of his arm, could be counted on the fingers of two hands.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is so much easier not to believe in an invisible man; and those who had actually seen him dissolve into air, or felt the strength of his arm, could be counted on the fingers of two hands.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Scepticism suddenly reared its head—rather nervous scepticism, not at all assured of its back, but scepticism nevertheless.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading MARVEL’S VISIT TO IPING After the first gusty panic had spent itself Iping became argumentative.
Jaffers
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From this reading And of these witnesses Mr. Wadgers was presently missing, having retired impregnably behind the bolts and bars of his own house, and Jaffers was lying stunned in the parlour of the “Coach and Horses.”
lying
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From this reading And of these witnesses Mr. Wadgers was presently missing, having retired impregnably behind the bolts and bars of his own house, and Jaffers was lying stunned in the parlour of the “Coach and Horses.”
man
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From this reading It is so much easier not to believe in an invisible man; and those who had actually seen him dissolve into air, or felt the strength of his arm, could be counted on the fingers of two hands.
MARVEL'S
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From this reading MARVEL’S VISIT TO IPING After the first gusty panic had spent itself Iping became argumentative.
missing
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From this reading And of these witnesses Mr. Wadgers was presently missing, having retired impregnably behind the bolts and bars of his own house, and Jaffers was lying stunned in the parlour of the “Coach and Horses.”
MR
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From this reading MR.
much
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From this reading It is so much easier not to believe in an invisible man; and those who had actually seen him dissolve into air, or felt the strength of his arm, could be counted on the fingers of two hands.
nervous
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From this reading Scepticism suddenly reared its head—rather nervous scepticism, not at all assured of its back, but scepticism nevertheless.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Scepticism suddenly reared its head—rather nervous scepticism, not at all assured of its back, but scepticism nevertheless.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Scepticism suddenly reared its head—rather nervous scepticism, not at all assured of its back, but scepticism nevertheless.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Scepticism suddenly reared its head—rather nervous scepticism, not at all assured of its back, but scepticism nevertheless.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is so much easier not to believe in an invisible man; and those who had actually seen him dissolve into air, or felt the strength of his arm, could be counted on the fingers of two hands.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is so much easier not to believe in an invisible man; and those who had actually seen him dissolve into air, or felt the strength of his arm, could be counted on the fingers of two hands.
own
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From this reading And of these witnesses Mr. Wadgers was presently missing, having retired impregnably behind the bolts and bars of his own house, and Jaffers was lying stunned in the parlour of the “Coach and Horses.”
panic
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From this reading MARVEL’S VISIT TO IPING After the first gusty panic had spent itself Iping became argumentative.
parlour
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From this reading And of these witnesses Mr. Wadgers was presently missing, having retired impregnably behind the bolts and bars of his own house, and Jaffers was lying stunned in the parlour of the “Coach and Horses.”
presently
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From this reading And of these witnesses Mr. Wadgers was presently missing, having retired impregnably behind the bolts and bars of his own house, and Jaffers was lying stunned in the parlour of the “Coach and Horses.”
rather
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From this reading Scepticism suddenly reared its head—rather nervous scepticism, not at all assured of its back, but scepticism nevertheless.
reared
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From this reading Scepticism suddenly reared its head—rather nervous scepticism, not at all assured of its back, but scepticism nevertheless.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading And of these witnesses Mr. Wadgers was presently missing, having retired impregnably behind the bolts and bars of his own house, and Jaffers was lying stunned in the parlour of the “Coach and Horses.”
Scepticism
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From this reading Scepticism suddenly reared its head—rather nervous scepticism, not at all assured of its back, but scepticism nevertheless.
seen
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From this reading It is so much easier not to believe in an invisible man; and those who had actually seen him dissolve into air, or felt the strength of his arm, could be counted on the fingers of two hands.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is so much easier not to believe in an invisible man; and those who had actually seen him dissolve into air, or felt the strength of his arm, could be counted on the fingers of two hands.
spent
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From this reading MARVEL’S VISIT TO IPING After the first gusty panic had spent itself Iping became argumentative.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is so much easier not to believe in an invisible man; and those who had actually seen him dissolve into air, or felt the strength of his arm, could be counted on the fingers of two hands.
stunned
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From this reading And of these witnesses Mr. Wadgers was presently missing, having retired impregnably behind the bolts and bars of his own house, and Jaffers was lying stunned in the parlour of the “Coach and Horses.”
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Scepticism suddenly reared its head—rather nervous scepticism, not at all assured of its back, but scepticism nevertheless.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARVEL’S VISIT TO IPING After the first gusty panic had spent itself Iping became argumentative.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And of these witnesses Mr. Wadgers was presently missing, having retired impregnably behind the bolts and bars of his own house, and Jaffers was lying stunned in the parlour of the “Coach and Horses.”
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It is so much easier not to believe in an invisible man; and those who had actually seen him dissolve into air, or felt the strength of his arm, could be counted on the fingers of two hands.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARVEL’S VISIT TO IPING After the first gusty panic had spent itself Iping became argumentative.
two
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From this reading It is so much easier not to believe in an invisible man; and those who had actually seen him dissolve into air, or felt the strength of his arm, could be counted on the fingers of two hands.
VISIT
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From this reading MARVEL’S VISIT TO IPING After the first gusty panic had spent itself Iping became argumentative.
Wadgers
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From this reading And of these witnesses Mr. Wadgers was presently missing, having retired impregnably behind the bolts and bars of his own house, and Jaffers was lying stunned in the parlour of the “Coach and Horses.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And of these witnesses Mr. Wadgers was presently missing, having retired impregnably behind the bolts and bars of his own house, and Jaffers was lying stunned in the parlour of the “Coach and Horses.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It is so much easier not to believe in an invisible man; and those who had actually seen him dissolve into air, or felt the strength of his arm, could be counted on the fingers of two hands.
witnesses
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From this reading And of these witnesses Mr. Wadgers was presently missing, having retired impregnably behind the bolts and bars of his own house, and Jaffers was lying stunned in the parlour of the “Coach and Horses.”
