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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 MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
accompanied
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From this reading He was accompanied by a voice other than his own, and ever and again he winced under the touch of unseen hands.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
appeared
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From this reading His rubicund face expressed consternation and fatigue; he appeared to be in a spasmodic sort of hurry.
Bank
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From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His rubicund face expressed consternation and fatigue; he appeared to be in a spasmodic sort of hurry.
beechwoods
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From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
blue
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From this reading He carried three books bound together by some sort of ornamental elastic ligature, and a bundle wrapped in a blue table-cloth.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading He carried three books bound together by some sort of ornamental elastic ligature, and a bundle wrapped in a blue table-cloth.
bound
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From this reading He carried three books bound together by some sort of ornamental elastic ligature, and a bundle wrapped in a blue table-cloth.
Bramblehurst
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From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading He carried three books bound together by some sort of ornamental elastic ligature, and a bundle wrapped in a blue table-cloth.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He carried three books bound together by some sort of ornamental elastic ligature, and a bundle wrapped in a blue table-cloth.
carried
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From this reading He carried three books bound together by some sort of ornamental elastic ligature, and a bundle wrapped in a blue table-cloth.
consternation
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From this reading His rubicund face expressed consternation and fatigue; he appeared to be in a spasmodic sort of hurry.
DISCUSSES
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From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
dusk
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From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
elastic
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From this reading He carried three books bound together by some sort of ornamental elastic ligature, and a bundle wrapped in a blue table-cloth.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was accompanied by a voice other than his own, and ever and again he winced under the touch of unseen hands.
expressed
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From this reading His rubicund face expressed consternation and fatigue; he appeared to be in a spasmodic sort of hurry.
face
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From this reading His rubicund face expressed consternation and fatigue; he appeared to be in a spasmodic sort of hurry.
fatigue
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From this reading His rubicund face expressed consternation and fatigue; he appeared to be in a spasmodic sort of hurry.
forth
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From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
gathering
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From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He was accompanied by a voice other than his own, and ever and again he winced under the touch of unseen hands.
hat
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From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He carried three books bound together by some sort of ornamental elastic ligature, and a bundle wrapped in a blue table-cloth.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
Holiday
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From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
hurry
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From this reading His rubicund face expressed consternation and fatigue; he appeared to be in a spasmodic sort of hurry.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
Iping
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From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
just
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From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
ligature
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From this reading He carried three books bound together by some sort of ornamental elastic ligature, and a bundle wrapped in a blue table-cloth.
man
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From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
marching
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From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
MARVELverbUS /ˈmɑːrvəl/
be amazed at
From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
MR
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
ornamental
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From this reading He carried three books bound together by some sort of ornamental elastic ligature, and a bundle wrapped in a blue table-cloth.
other
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From this reading He was accompanied by a voice other than his own, and ever and again he winced under the touch of unseen hands.
own
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From this reading He was accompanied by a voice other than his own, and ever and again he winced under the touch of unseen hands.
painfully
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From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
peep
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From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
RESIGNATION
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From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
road
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From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
rubicund
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From this reading His rubicund face expressed consternation and fatigue; he appeared to be in a spasmodic sort of hurry.
shabby
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From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
shattered
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From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
silk
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From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
some
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From this reading He carried three books bound together by some sort of ornamental elastic ligature, and a bundle wrapped in a blue table-cloth.
sort
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From this reading He carried three books bound together by some sort of ornamental elastic ligature, and a bundle wrapped in a blue table-cloth.
spasmodic
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From this reading His rubicund face expressed consternation and fatigue; he appeared to be in a spasmodic sort of hurry.
table-cloth
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From this reading He carried three books bound together by some sort of ornamental elastic ligature, and a bundle wrapped in a blue table-cloth.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was accompanied by a voice other than his own, and ever and again he winced under the touch of unseen hands.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
thick-set
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From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
three
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From this reading He carried three books bound together by some sort of ornamental elastic ligature, and a bundle wrapped in a blue table-cloth.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
timorously
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From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
together
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From this reading He carried three books bound together by some sort of ornamental elastic ligature, and a bundle wrapped in a blue table-cloth.
touch
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From this reading He was accompanied by a voice other than his own, and ever and again he winced under the touch of unseen hands.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He was accompanied by a voice other than his own, and ever and again he winced under the touch of unseen hands.
unseen
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From this reading He was accompanied by a voice other than his own, and ever and again he winced under the touch of unseen hands.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
voice
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From this reading He was accompanied by a voice other than his own, and ever and again he winced under the touch of unseen hands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
winced
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From this reading He was accompanied by a voice other than his own, and ever and again he winced under the touch of unseen hands.
wrapped
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From this reading He carried three books bound together by some sort of ornamental elastic ligature, and a bundle wrapped in a blue table-cloth.
wreckage
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From this reading MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION When the dusk was gathering and Iping was just beginning to peep timorously forth again upon the shattered wreckage of its Bank Holiday, a short, thick-set man in a shabby silk hat was marching painfully through the twilight behind the beechwoods on the road to Bramblehurst.
