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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 It was a solemn sound, and not merely for its reference to to-morrow; for he knew that in that chime the murderer’s knell was rung.
all
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From this reading He had seen him pass along the crowded street, amidst the execration of the throng; and marked his quivering lip, and trembling limbs; the ashy hue upon his face, his clammy brow, the wild distraction of his eye--the fear of death that swallowed up all other thoughts, and gnawed without cessation at his heart and brain.
almost
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From this reading As the locksmith walked slowly away from Sir John Chester’s chambers, he lingered under the trees which shaded the path, almost hoping that he might be summoned to return.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He had seen him pass along the crowded street, amidst the execration of the throng; and marked his quivering lip, and trembling limbs; the ashy hue upon his face, his clammy brow, the wild distraction of his eye--the fear of death that swallowed up all other thoughts, and gnawed without cessation at his heart and brain.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading He had seen him pass along the crowded street, amidst the execration of the throng; and marked his quivering lip, and trembling limbs; the ashy hue upon his face, his clammy brow, the wild distraction of his eye--the fear of death that swallowed up all other thoughts, and gnawed without cessation at his heart and brain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had turned back thrice, and still loitered at the corner, when the clock struck twelve.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the locksmith walked slowly away from Sir John Chester’s chambers, he lingered under the trees which shaded the path, almost hoping that he might be summoned to return.
ashy
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had turned back thrice, and still loitered at the corner, when the clock struck twelve.
away
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From this reading As the locksmith walked slowly away from Sir John Chester’s chambers, he lingered under the trees which shaded the path, almost hoping that he might be summoned to return.
back
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From this reading He had turned back thrice, and still loitered at the corner, when the clock struck twelve.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As the locksmith walked slowly away from Sir John Chester’s chambers, he lingered under the trees which shaded the path, almost hoping that he might be summoned to return.
brain
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brow
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cessation
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chambers
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From this reading As the locksmith walked slowly away from Sir John Chester’s chambers, he lingered under the trees which shaded the path, almost hoping that he might be summoned to return.
Chester's
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From this reading As the locksmith walked slowly away from Sir John Chester’s chambers, he lingered under the trees which shaded the path, almost hoping that he might be summoned to return.
chime
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From this reading It was a solemn sound, and not merely for its reference to to-morrow; for he knew that in that chime the murderer’s knell was rung.
clammy
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clock
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From this reading He had turned back thrice, and still loitered at the corner, when the clock struck twelve.
corner
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crowded
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death
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despair
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From this reading He had marked the wandering look, seeking for hope, and finding, turn where it would, despair.
distraction
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From this reading He had seen him pass along the crowded street, amidst the execration of the throng; and marked his quivering lip, and trembling limbs; the ashy hue upon his face, his clammy brow, the wild distraction of his eye--the fear of death that swallowed up all other thoughts, and gnawed without cessation at his heart and brain.
execration
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eye
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face
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fear
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finding
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From this reading He had marked the wandering look, seeking for hope, and finding, turn where it would, despair.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a solemn sound, and not merely for its reference to to-morrow; for he knew that in that chime the murderer’s knell was rung.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As the locksmith walked slowly away from Sir John Chester’s chambers, he lingered under the trees which shaded the path, almost hoping that he might be summoned to return.
gnawed
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From this reading He had seen him pass along the crowded street, amidst the execration of the throng; and marked his quivering lip, and trembling limbs; the ashy hue upon his face, his clammy brow, the wild distraction of his eye--the fear of death that swallowed up all other thoughts, and gnawed without cessation at his heart and brain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had turned back thrice, and still loitered at the corner, when the clock struck twelve.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the locksmith walked slowly away from Sir John Chester’s chambers, he lingered under the trees which shaded the path, almost hoping that he might be summoned to return.
heart
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From this reading He had seen him pass along the crowded street, amidst the execration of the throng; and marked his quivering lip, and trembling limbs; the ashy hue upon his face, his clammy brow, the wild distraction of his eye--the fear of death that swallowed up all other thoughts, and gnawed without cessation at his heart and brain.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had seen him pass along the crowded street, amidst the execration of the throng; and marked his quivering lip, and trembling limbs; the ashy hue upon his face, his clammy brow, the wild distraction of his eye--the fear of death that swallowed up all other thoughts, and gnawed without cessation at his heart and brain.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had seen him pass along the crowded street, amidst the execration of the throng; and marked his quivering lip, and trembling limbs; the ashy hue upon his face, his clammy brow, the wild distraction of his eye--the fear of death that swallowed up all other thoughts, and gnawed without cessation at his heart and brain.
hope
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hoping
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From this reading As the locksmith walked slowly away from Sir John Chester’s chambers, he lingered under the trees which shaded the path, almost hoping that he might be summoned to return.
hue
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From this reading He had seen him pass along the crowded street, amidst the execration of the throng; and marked his quivering lip, and trembling limbs; the ashy hue upon his face, his clammy brow, the wild distraction of his eye--the fear of death that swallowed up all other thoughts, and gnawed without cessation at his heart and brain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a solemn sound, and not merely for its reference to to-morrow; for he knew that in that chime the murderer’s knell was rung.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a solemn sound, and not merely for its reference to to-morrow; for he knew that in that chime the murderer’s knell was rung.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a solemn sound, and not merely for its reference to to-morrow; for he knew that in that chime the murderer’s knell was rung.
John
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From this reading As the locksmith walked slowly away from Sir John Chester’s chambers, he lingered under the trees which shaded the path, almost hoping that he might be summoned to return.
knell
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From this reading It was a solemn sound, and not merely for its reference to to-morrow; for he knew that in that chime the murderer’s knell was rung.
knew
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From this reading It was a solemn sound, and not merely for its reference to to-morrow; for he knew that in that chime the murderer’s knell was rung.
limbs
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From this reading He had seen him pass along the crowded street, amidst the execration of the throng; and marked his quivering lip, and trembling limbs; the ashy hue upon his face, his clammy brow, the wild distraction of his eye--the fear of death that swallowed up all other thoughts, and gnawed without cessation at his heart and brain.
lingered
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From this reading As the locksmith walked slowly away from Sir John Chester’s chambers, he lingered under the trees which shaded the path, almost hoping that he might be summoned to return.
lip
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From this reading He had seen him pass along the crowded street, amidst the execration of the throng; and marked his quivering lip, and trembling limbs; the ashy hue upon his face, his clammy brow, the wild distraction of his eye--the fear of death that swallowed up all other thoughts, and gnawed without cessation at his heart and brain.
locksmith
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From this reading As the locksmith walked slowly away from Sir John Chester’s chambers, he lingered under the trees which shaded the path, almost hoping that he might be summoned to return.
loitered
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From this reading He had turned back thrice, and still loitered at the corner, when the clock struck twelve.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had marked the wandering look, seeking for hope, and finding, turn where it would, despair.
marked
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merely
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From this reading It was a solemn sound, and not merely for its reference to to-morrow; for he knew that in that chime the murderer’s knell was rung.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading As the locksmith walked slowly away from Sir John Chester’s chambers, he lingered under the trees which shaded the path, almost hoping that he might be summoned to return.
murderer's
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From this reading It was a solemn sound, and not merely for its reference to to-morrow; for he knew that in that chime the murderer’s knell was rung.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a solemn sound, and not merely for its reference to to-morrow; for he knew that in that chime the murderer’s knell was rung.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had seen him pass along the crowded street, amidst the execration of the throng; and marked his quivering lip, and trembling limbs; the ashy hue upon his face, his clammy brow, the wild distraction of his eye--the fear of death that swallowed up all other thoughts, and gnawed without cessation at his heart and brain.
other
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From this reading He had seen him pass along the crowded street, amidst the execration of the throng; and marked his quivering lip, and trembling limbs; the ashy hue upon his face, his clammy brow, the wild distraction of his eye--the fear of death that swallowed up all other thoughts, and gnawed without cessation at his heart and brain.
pass
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path
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From this reading As the locksmith walked slowly away from Sir John Chester’s chambers, he lingered under the trees which shaded the path, almost hoping that he might be summoned to return.
quivering
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reference
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return
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rung
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seeking
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seen
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shaded
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From this reading As the locksmith walked slowly away from Sir John Chester’s chambers, he lingered under the trees which shaded the path, almost hoping that he might be summoned to return.
Sir
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From this reading As the locksmith walked slowly away from Sir John Chester’s chambers, he lingered under the trees which shaded the path, almost hoping that he might be summoned to return.
slowly
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From this reading As the locksmith walked slowly away from Sir John Chester’s chambers, he lingered under the trees which shaded the path, almost hoping that he might be summoned to return.
solemn
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From this reading It was a solemn sound, and not merely for its reference to to-morrow; for he knew that in that chime the murderer’s knell was rung.
sound
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From this reading It was a solemn sound, and not merely for its reference to to-morrow; for he knew that in that chime the murderer’s knell was rung.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had turned back thrice, and still loitered at the corner, when the clock struck twelve.
street
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From this reading He had seen him pass along the crowded street, amidst the execration of the throng; and marked his quivering lip, and trembling limbs; the ashy hue upon his face, his clammy brow, the wild distraction of his eye--the fear of death that swallowed up all other thoughts, and gnawed without cessation at his heart and brain.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had turned back thrice, and still loitered at the corner, when the clock struck twelve.
summoned
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From this reading As the locksmith walked slowly away from Sir John Chester’s chambers, he lingered under the trees which shaded the path, almost hoping that he might be summoned to return.
swallowed
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As the locksmith walked slowly away from Sir John Chester’s chambers, he lingered under the trees which shaded the path, almost hoping that he might be summoned to return.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the locksmith walked slowly away from Sir John Chester’s chambers, he lingered under the trees which shaded the path, almost hoping that he might be summoned to return.
thoughts
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thrice
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throng
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the locksmith walked slowly away from Sir John Chester’s chambers, he lingered under the trees which shaded the path, almost hoping that he might be summoned to return.
to-morrow
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From this reading It was a solemn sound, and not merely for its reference to to-morrow; for he knew that in that chime the murderer’s knell was rung.
trees
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trembling
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From this reading He had seen him pass along the crowded street, amidst the execration of the throng; and marked his quivering lip, and trembling limbs; the ashy hue upon his face, his clammy brow, the wild distraction of his eye--the fear of death that swallowed up all other thoughts, and gnawed without cessation at his heart and brain.
turn
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turned
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From this reading He had turned back thrice, and still loitered at the corner, when the clock struck twelve.
twelve
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From this reading He had turned back thrice, and still loitered at the corner, when the clock struck twelve.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading As the locksmith walked slowly away from Sir John Chester’s chambers, he lingered under the trees which shaded the path, almost hoping that he might be summoned to return.
up
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From this reading He had seen him pass along the crowded street, amidst the execration of the throng; and marked his quivering lip, and trembling limbs; the ashy hue upon his face, his clammy brow, the wild distraction of his eye--the fear of death that swallowed up all other thoughts, and gnawed without cessation at his heart and brain.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had seen him pass along the crowded street, amidst the execration of the throng; and marked his quivering lip, and trembling limbs; the ashy hue upon his face, his clammy brow, the wild distraction of his eye--the fear of death that swallowed up all other thoughts, and gnawed without cessation at his heart and brain.
walked
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wandering
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From this reading He had marked the wandering look, seeking for hope, and finding, turn where it would, despair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a solemn sound, and not merely for its reference to to-morrow; for he knew that in that chime the murderer’s knell was rung.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had turned back thrice, and still loitered at the corner, when the clock struck twelve.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He had marked the wandering look, seeking for hope, and finding, turn where it would, despair.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As the locksmith walked slowly away from Sir John Chester’s chambers, he lingered under the trees which shaded the path, almost hoping that he might be summoned to return.
wild
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From this reading He had seen him pass along the crowded street, amidst the execration of the throng; and marked his quivering lip, and trembling limbs; the ashy hue upon his face, his clammy brow, the wild distraction of his eye--the fear of death that swallowed up all other thoughts, and gnawed without cessation at his heart and brain.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He had seen him pass along the crowded street, amidst the execration of the throng; and marked his quivering lip, and trembling limbs; the ashy hue upon his face, his clammy brow, the wild distraction of his eye--the fear of death that swallowed up all other thoughts, and gnawed without cessation at his heart and brain.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had marked the wandering look, seeking for hope, and finding, turn where it would, despair.
