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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 WICKSTEED MURDER The Invisible Man seems to have rushed out of Kemp’s house in a state of blind fury.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That seems the most probable refuge for him, for there it was he re-asserted himself in a grimly tragical manner about two in the afternoon.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That seems the most probable refuge for him, for there it was he re-asserted himself in a grimly tragical manner about two in the afternoon.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A little child playing near Kemp’s gateway was violently caught up and thrown aside, so that its ankle was broken, and thereafter for some hours the Invisible Man passed out of human perceptions.
ankle
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From this reading A little child playing near Kemp’s gateway was violently caught up and thrown aside, so that its ankle was broken, and thereafter for some hours the Invisible Man passed out of human perceptions.
aside
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From this reading A little child playing near Kemp’s gateway was violently caught up and thrown aside, so that its ankle was broken, and thereafter for some hours the Invisible Man passed out of human perceptions.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
blind
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From this reading THE WICKSTEED MURDER The Invisible Man seems to have rushed out of Kemp’s house in a state of blind fury.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little child playing near Kemp’s gateway was violently caught up and thrown aside, so that its ankle was broken, and thereafter for some hours the Invisible Man passed out of human perceptions.
Burdock
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From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
caught
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From this reading A little child playing near Kemp’s gateway was violently caught up and thrown aside, so that its ankle was broken, and thereafter for some hours the Invisible Man passed out of human perceptions.
child
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From this reading A little child playing near Kemp’s gateway was violently caught up and thrown aside, so that its ankle was broken, and thereafter for some hours the Invisible Man passed out of human perceptions.
despairing
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From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading No one knows where he went nor what he did.
downland
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From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
fate
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From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A little child playing near Kemp’s gateway was violently caught up and thrown aside, so that its ankle was broken, and thereafter for some hours the Invisible Man passed out of human perceptions.
forenoon
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From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
fury
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From this reading THE WICKSTEED MURDER The Invisible Man seems to have rushed out of Kemp’s house in a state of blind fury.
gateway
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From this reading A little child playing near Kemp’s gateway was violently caught up and thrown aside, so that its ankle was broken, and thereafter for some hours the Invisible Man passed out of human perceptions.
grimly
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From this reading That seems the most probable refuge for him, for there it was he re-asserted himself in a grimly tragical manner about two in the afternoon.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE WICKSTEED MURDER The Invisible Man seems to have rushed out of Kemp’s house in a state of blind fury.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No one knows where he went nor what he did.
heated
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From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
hill
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From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading That seems the most probable refuge for him, for there it was he re-asserted himself in a grimly tragical manner about two in the afternoon.
Hintondean
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From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
hot
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From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
hours
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From this reading A little child playing near Kemp’s gateway was violently caught up and thrown aside, so that its ankle was broken, and thereafter for some hours the Invisible Man passed out of human perceptions.
house
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From this reading THE WICKSTEED MURDER The Invisible Man seems to have rushed out of Kemp’s house in a state of blind fury.
human
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From this reading A little child playing near Kemp’s gateway was violently caught up and thrown aside, so that its ankle was broken, and thereafter for some hours the Invisible Man passed out of human perceptions.
hurrying
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From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WICKSTEED MURDER The Invisible Man seems to have rushed out of Kemp’s house in a state of blind fury.
intolerable
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From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
Invisible
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From this reading THE WICKSTEED MURDER The Invisible Man seems to have rushed out of Kemp’s house in a state of blind fury.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That seems the most probable refuge for him, for there it was he re-asserted himself in a grimly tragical manner about two in the afternoon.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A little child playing near Kemp’s gateway was violently caught up and thrown aside, so that its ankle was broken, and thereafter for some hours the Invisible Man passed out of human perceptions.
June
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From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
Kemp's
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From this reading THE WICKSTEED MURDER The Invisible Man seems to have rushed out of Kemp’s house in a state of blind fury.
knows
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From this reading No one knows where he went nor what he did.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little child playing near Kemp’s gateway was violently caught up and thrown aside, so that its ankle was broken, and thereafter for some hours the Invisible Man passed out of human perceptions.
Man
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From this reading THE WICKSTEED MURDER The Invisible Man seems to have rushed out of Kemp’s house in a state of blind fury.
manner
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From this reading That seems the most probable refuge for him, for there it was he re-asserted himself in a grimly tragical manner about two in the afternoon.
most
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From this reading That seems the most probable refuge for him, for there it was he re-asserted himself in a grimly tragical manner about two in the afternoon.
MURDERverbUS /ˈmɜːrdər/
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading THE WICKSTEED MURDER The Invisible Man seems to have rushed out of Kemp’s house in a state of blind fury.
near
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From this reading A little child playing near Kemp’s gateway was violently caught up and thrown aside, so that its ankle was broken, and thereafter for some hours the Invisible Man passed out of human perceptions.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one knows where he went nor what he did.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading No one knows where he went nor what he did.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WICKSTEED MURDER The Invisible Man seems to have rushed out of Kemp’s house in a state of blind fury.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one knows where he went nor what he did.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
out
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From this reading THE WICKSTEED MURDER The Invisible Man seems to have rushed out of Kemp’s house in a state of blind fury.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little child playing near Kemp’s gateway was violently caught up and thrown aside, so that its ankle was broken, and thereafter for some hours the Invisible Man passed out of human perceptions.
perceptions
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From this reading A little child playing near Kemp’s gateway was violently caught up and thrown aside, so that its ankle was broken, and thereafter for some hours the Invisible Man passed out of human perceptions.
piece
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From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
playing
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From this reading A little child playing near Kemp’s gateway was violently caught up and thrown aside, so that its ankle was broken, and thereafter for some hours the Invisible Man passed out of human perceptions.
Port
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From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
probable
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From this reading That seems the most probable refuge for him, for there it was he re-asserted himself in a grimly tragical manner about two in the afternoon.
raging
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From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
re-asserted
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From this reading That seems the most probable refuge for him, for there it was he re-asserted himself in a grimly tragical manner about two in the afternoon.
refuge
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From this reading That seems the most probable refuge for him, for there it was he re-asserted himself in a grimly tragical manner about two in the afternoon.
rushed
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From this reading THE WICKSTEED MURDER The Invisible Man seems to have rushed out of Kemp’s house in a state of blind fury.
schemes
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From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
seems
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From this reading THE WICKSTEED MURDER The Invisible Man seems to have rushed out of Kemp’s house in a state of blind fury.
shattered
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From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
sheltering
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From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A little child playing near Kemp’s gateway was violently caught up and thrown aside, so that its ankle was broken, and thereafter for some hours the Invisible Man passed out of human perceptions.
some
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From this reading A little child playing near Kemp’s gateway was violently caught up and thrown aside, so that its ankle was broken, and thereafter for some hours the Invisible Man passed out of human perceptions.
species
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From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
state
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From this reading THE WICKSTEED MURDER The Invisible Man seems to have rushed out of Kemp’s house in a state of blind fury.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A little child playing near Kemp’s gateway was violently caught up and thrown aside, so that its ankle was broken, and thereafter for some hours the Invisible Man passed out of human perceptions.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WICKSTEED MURDER The Invisible Man seems to have rushed out of Kemp’s house in a state of blind fury.
there
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From this reading That seems the most probable refuge for him, for there it was he re-asserted himself in a grimly tragical manner about two in the afternoon.
thereafter
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From this reading A little child playing near Kemp’s gateway was violently caught up and thrown aside, so that its ankle was broken, and thereafter for some hours the Invisible Man passed out of human perceptions.
thickets
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From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
thrown
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From this reading A little child playing near Kemp’s gateway was violently caught up and thrown aside, so that its ankle was broken, and thereafter for some hours the Invisible Man passed out of human perceptions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WICKSTEED MURDER The Invisible Man seems to have rushed out of Kemp’s house in a state of blind fury.
together
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From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
tragical
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From this reading That seems the most probable refuge for him, for there it was he re-asserted himself in a grimly tragical manner about two in the afternoon.
two
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From this reading That seems the most probable refuge for him, for there it was he re-asserted himself in a grimly tragical manner about two in the afternoon.
up
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From this reading A little child playing near Kemp’s gateway was violently caught up and thrown aside, so that its ankle was broken, and thereafter for some hours the Invisible Man passed out of human perceptions.
violently
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From this reading A little child playing near Kemp’s gateway was violently caught up and thrown aside, so that its ankle was broken, and thereafter for some hours the Invisible Man passed out of human perceptions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A little child playing near Kemp’s gateway was violently caught up and thrown aside, so that its ankle was broken, and thereafter for some hours the Invisible Man passed out of human perceptions.
weary
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From this reading But one can imagine him hurrying through the hot June forenoon, up the hill and on to the open downland behind Port Burdock, raging and despairing at his intolerable fate, and sheltering at last, heated and weary, amid the thickets of Hintondean, to piece together again his shattered schemes against his species.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one knows where he went nor what he did.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading No one knows where he went nor what he did.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading No one knows where he went nor what he did.
WICKSTEED
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From this reading THE WICKSTEED MURDER The Invisible Man seems to have rushed out of Kemp’s house in a state of blind fury.
