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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 Staying down there a whole week when you might have been up here.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading From Friday morning until the following Tuesday noon, moving amid such scenes as previously had so exhilarated and enthralled him, Clyde was now compelled to suffer the most frightful fears and dreads.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From Friday morning until the following Tuesday noon, moving amid such scenes as previously had so exhilarated and enthralled him, Clyde was now compelled to suffer the most frightful fears and dreads.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From Friday morning until the following Tuesday noon, moving amid such scenes as previously had so exhilarated and enthralled him, Clyde was now compelled to suffer the most frightful fears and dreads.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
Baddie
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From this reading As he had entered, Sondra had poutingly whispered, so that Bertine might not hear: "Baddie!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Staying down there a whole week when you might have been up here.
Bertine
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From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
Clyde
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From this reading From Friday morning until the following Tuesday noon, moving amid such scenes as previously had so exhilarated and enthralled him, Clyde was now compelled to suffer the most frightful fears and dreads.
compelled
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From this reading From Friday morning until the following Tuesday noon, moving amid such scenes as previously had so exhilarated and enthralled him, Clyde was now compelled to suffer the most frightful fears and dreads.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
contrast
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From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
Cranston
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From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
danger
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From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
delight
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From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
destruction
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From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
door
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From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
down
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From this reading Staying down there a whole week when you might have been up here.
dreads
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From this reading From Friday morning until the following Tuesday noon, moving amid such scenes as previously had so exhilarated and enthralled him, Clyde was now compelled to suffer the most frightful fears and dreads.
entered
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From this reading As he had entered, Sondra had poutingly whispered, so that Bertine might not hear: "Baddie!
enthralled
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From this reading From Friday morning until the following Tuesday noon, moving amid such scenes as previously had so exhilarated and enthralled him, Clyde was now compelled to suffer the most frightful fears and dreads.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading And Sondra planning everything for you!
exhilarated
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From this reading From Friday morning until the following Tuesday noon, moving amid such scenes as previously had so exhilarated and enthralled him, Clyde was now compelled to suffer the most frightful fears and dreads.
fears
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From this reading From Friday morning until the following Tuesday noon, moving amid such scenes as previously had so exhilarated and enthralled him, Clyde was now compelled to suffer the most frightful fears and dreads.
following
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From this reading From Friday morning until the following Tuesday noon, moving amid such scenes as previously had so exhilarated and enthralled him, Clyde was now compelled to suffer the most frightful fears and dreads.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
Friday
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From this reading From Friday morning until the following Tuesday noon, moving amid such scenes as previously had so exhilarated and enthralled him, Clyde was now compelled to suffer the most frightful fears and dreads.
frightful
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From this reading From Friday morning until the following Tuesday noon, moving amid such scenes as previously had so exhilarated and enthralled him, Clyde was now compelled to suffer the most frightful fears and dreads.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Friday morning until the following Tuesday noon, moving amid such scenes as previously had so exhilarated and enthralled him, Clyde was now compelled to suffer the most frightful fears and dreads.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From Friday morning until the following Tuesday noon, moving amid such scenes as previously had so exhilarated and enthralled him, Clyde was now compelled to suffer the most frightful fears and dreads.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Staying down there a whole week when you might have been up here.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he had entered, Sondra had poutingly whispered, so that Bertine might not hear: "Baddie!
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From Friday morning until the following Tuesday noon, moving amid such scenes as previously had so exhilarated and enthralled him, Clyde was now compelled to suffer the most frightful fears and dreads.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
immediate
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From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
lodge
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From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
met
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From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading As he had entered, Sondra had poutingly whispered, so that Bertine might not hear: "Baddie!
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From Friday morning until the following Tuesday noon, moving amid such scenes as previously had so exhilarated and enthralled him, Clyde was now compelled to suffer the most frightful fears and dreads.
most
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From this reading From Friday morning until the following Tuesday noon, moving amid such scenes as previously had so exhilarated and enthralled him, Clyde was now compelled to suffer the most frightful fears and dreads.
moving
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From this reading From Friday morning until the following Tuesday noon, moving amid such scenes as previously had so exhilarated and enthralled him, Clyde was now compelled to suffer the most frightful fears and dreads.
noon
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From this reading From Friday morning until the following Tuesday noon, moving amid such scenes as previously had so exhilarated and enthralled him, Clyde was now compelled to suffer the most frightful fears and dreads.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
now
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From this reading From Friday morning until the following Tuesday noon, moving amid such scenes as previously had so exhilarated and enthralled him, Clyde was now compelled to suffer the most frightful fears and dreads.
occupy
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From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
planning
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From this reading And Sondra planning everything for you!
poutingly
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From this reading As he had entered, Sondra had poutingly whispered, so that Bertine might not hear: "Baddie!
present
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From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
previously
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From this reading From Friday morning until the following Tuesday noon, moving amid such scenes as previously had so exhilarated and enthralled him, Clyde was now compelled to suffer the most frightful fears and dreads.
room
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From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
scenes
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From this reading From Friday morning until the following Tuesday noon, moving amid such scenes as previously had so exhilarated and enthralled him, Clyde was now compelled to suffer the most frightful fears and dreads.
shown
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From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading From Friday morning until the following Tuesday noon, moving amid such scenes as previously had so exhilarated and enthralled him, Clyde was now compelled to suffer the most frightful fears and dreads.
Sondra
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From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
Staying
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From this reading Staying down there a whole week when you might have been up here.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading From Friday morning until the following Tuesday noon, moving amid such scenes as previously had so exhilarated and enthralled him, Clyde was now compelled to suffer the most frightful fears and dreads.
suffer
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From this reading From Friday morning until the following Tuesday noon, moving amid such scenes as previously had so exhilarated and enthralled him, Clyde was now compelled to suffer the most frightful fears and dreads.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As he had entered, Sondra had poutingly whispered, so that Bertine might not hear: "Baddie!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From Friday morning until the following Tuesday noon, moving amid such scenes as previously had so exhilarated and enthralled him, Clyde was now compelled to suffer the most frightful fears and dreads.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
there
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From this reading Staying down there a whole week when you might have been up here.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From Friday morning until the following Tuesday noon, moving amid such scenes as previously had so exhilarated and enthralled him, Clyde was now compelled to suffer the most frightful fears and dreads.
Tuesday
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From this reading From Friday morning until the following Tuesday noon, moving amid such scenes as previously had so exhilarated and enthralled him, Clyde was now compelled to suffer the most frightful fears and dreads.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading From Friday morning until the following Tuesday noon, moving amid such scenes as previously had so exhilarated and enthralled him, Clyde was now compelled to suffer the most frightful fears and dreads.
up
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From this reading Staying down there a whole week when you might have been up here.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From Friday morning until the following Tuesday noon, moving amid such scenes as previously had so exhilarated and enthralled him, Clyde was now compelled to suffer the most frightful fears and dreads.
week
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From this reading Staying down there a whole week when you might have been up here.
well
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From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Staying down there a whole week when you might have been up here.
whispered
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From this reading As he had entered, Sondra had poutingly whispered, so that Bertine might not hear: "Baddie!
whole
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From this reading Staying down there a whole week when you might have been up here.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For, although met by Sondra, as well as Bertine, at the door of the Cranston lodge, and shown by them to the room he was to occupy, he could not help but contrast every present delight here with the danger of his immediate and complete destruction.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Staying down there a whole week when you might have been up here.
