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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Carriages rattle, doors are battered at, the world exchanges calls; ancient charmers with skeleton throats, and peachy cheeks that have a rather ghastly bloom upon them seen by daylight, when indeed these fascinating creatures look like Death and the Lady fused together, dazzle the eyes of men.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pursuit Impassive, as behoves its high breeding, the Dedlock town house stares at the other houses in the street of dismal grandeur and gives no outward sign of anything going wrong within.
angels
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anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Pursuit Impassive, as behoves its high breeding, the Dedlock town house stares at the other houses in the street of dismal grandeur and gives no outward sign of anything going wrong within.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Carriages rattle, doors are battered at, the world exchanges calls; ancient charmers with skeleton throats, and peachy cheeks that have a rather ghastly bloom upon them seen by daylight, when indeed these fascinating creatures look like Death and the Lady fused together, dazzle the eyes of men.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Pursuit Impassive, as behoves its high breeding, the Dedlock town house stares at the other houses in the street of dismal grandeur and gives no outward sign of anything going wrong within.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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attacking
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battered
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bearing
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Dedlock town house changes not externally, and hours pass before its exalted dullness is disturbed within.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
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behoves
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beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
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bloom
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boredom
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breeding
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broadwise
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Volumnia the fair, being subject to the prevalent complaint of boredom and finding that disorder attacking her spirits with some virulence, ventures at length to repair to the library for change of scene.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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calls
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Carriages
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change
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changes
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From this reading The Dedlock town house changes not externally, and hours pass before its exalted dullness is disturbed within.
charmers
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cheeks
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coachmen
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cocked
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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complaint
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creatures
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daylight
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dazzle
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Death
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Dedlock
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deep
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dismal
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disorder
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disturbed
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From this reading The Dedlock town house changes not externally, and hours pass before its exalted dullness is disturbed within.
doors
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downy
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dullness
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easily
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exalted
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exchanges
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externally
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eyes
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fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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fascinating
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finding
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flaxen
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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Forth
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frigid
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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fused
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ghastly
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gives
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going
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grandeur
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guided
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hammercloths
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hats
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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high
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hours
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house
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houses
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Impassive
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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indeed
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Dedlock town house changes not externally, and hours pass before its exalted dullness is disturbed within.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Pursuit Impassive, as behoves its high breeding, the Dedlock town house stares at the other houses in the street of dismal grandeur and gives no outward sign of anything going wrong within.
Lady
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lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
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library
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like
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looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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luscious
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men
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Mercuries
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mews
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mount
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Dedlock town house changes not externally, and hours pass before its exalted dullness is disturbed within.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pursuit Impassive, as behoves its high breeding, the Dedlock town house stares at the other houses in the street of dismal grandeur and gives no outward sign of anything going wrong within.
other
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outward
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pass
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peachy
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prevalent
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Pursuit
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rather
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rattle
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repair
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scene
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seen
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short-legged
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sign
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skeleton
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some
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spectacle
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spirits
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From this reading But Volumnia the fair, being subject to the prevalent complaint of boredom and finding that disorder attacking her spirits with some virulence, ventures at length to repair to the library for change of scene.
stares
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From this reading Pursuit Impassive, as behoves its high breeding, the Dedlock town house stares at the other houses in the street of dismal grandeur and gives no outward sign of anything going wrong within.
state
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From this reading Forth from the frigid mews come easily swinging carriages guided by short-legged coachmen in flaxen wigs, deep sunk into downy hammercloths, and up behind mount luscious Mercuries bearing sticks of state and wearing cocked hats broadwise, a spectacle for the angels.
sticks
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From this reading Forth from the frigid mews come easily swinging carriages guided by short-legged coachmen in flaxen wigs, deep sunk into downy hammercloths, and up behind mount luscious Mercuries bearing sticks of state and wearing cocked hats broadwise, a spectacle for the angels.
street
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From this reading Pursuit Impassive, as behoves its high breeding, the Dedlock town house stares at the other houses in the street of dismal grandeur and gives no outward sign of anything going wrong within.
subject
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From this reading But Volumnia the fair, being subject to the prevalent complaint of boredom and finding that disorder attacking her spirits with some virulence, ventures at length to repair to the library for change of scene.
sunk
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From this reading Forth from the frigid mews come easily swinging carriages guided by short-legged coachmen in flaxen wigs, deep sunk into downy hammercloths, and up behind mount luscious Mercuries bearing sticks of state and wearing cocked hats broadwise, a spectacle for the angels.
swinging
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From this reading Forth from the frigid mews come easily swinging carriages guided by short-legged coachmen in flaxen wigs, deep sunk into downy hammercloths, and up behind mount luscious Mercuries bearing sticks of state and wearing cocked hats broadwise, a spectacle for the angels.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Carriages rattle, doors are battered at, the world exchanges calls; ancient charmers with skeleton throats, and peachy cheeks that have a rather ghastly bloom upon them seen by daylight, when indeed these fascinating creatures look like Death and the Lady fused together, dazzle the eyes of men.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pursuit Impassive, as behoves its high breeding, the Dedlock town house stares at the other houses in the street of dismal grandeur and gives no outward sign of anything going wrong within.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Carriages rattle, doors are battered at, the world exchanges calls; ancient charmers with skeleton throats, and peachy cheeks that have a rather ghastly bloom upon them seen by daylight, when indeed these fascinating creatures look like Death and the Lady fused together, dazzle the eyes of men.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Carriages rattle, doors are battered at, the world exchanges calls; ancient charmers with skeleton throats, and peachy cheeks that have a rather ghastly bloom upon them seen by daylight, when indeed these fascinating creatures look like Death and the Lady fused together, dazzle the eyes of men.
throats
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From this reading Carriages rattle, doors are battered at, the world exchanges calls; ancient charmers with skeleton throats, and peachy cheeks that have a rather ghastly bloom upon them seen by daylight, when indeed these fascinating creatures look like Death and the Lady fused together, dazzle the eyes of men.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Volumnia the fair, being subject to the prevalent complaint of boredom and finding that disorder attacking her spirits with some virulence, ventures at length to repair to the library for change of scene.
together
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From this reading Carriages rattle, doors are battered at, the world exchanges calls; ancient charmers with skeleton throats, and peachy cheeks that have a rather ghastly bloom upon them seen by daylight, when indeed these fascinating creatures look like Death and the Lady fused together, dazzle the eyes of men.
town
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From this reading Pursuit Impassive, as behoves its high breeding, the Dedlock town house stares at the other houses in the street of dismal grandeur and gives no outward sign of anything going wrong within.
up
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From this reading Forth from the frigid mews come easily swinging carriages guided by short-legged coachmen in flaxen wigs, deep sunk into downy hammercloths, and up behind mount luscious Mercuries bearing sticks of state and wearing cocked hats broadwise, a spectacle for the angels.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Carriages rattle, doors are battered at, the world exchanges calls; ancient charmers with skeleton throats, and peachy cheeks that have a rather ghastly bloom upon them seen by daylight, when indeed these fascinating creatures look like Death and the Lady fused together, dazzle the eyes of men.
ventures
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From this reading But Volumnia the fair, being subject to the prevalent complaint of boredom and finding that disorder attacking her spirits with some virulence, ventures at length to repair to the library for change of scene.
virulence
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From this reading But Volumnia the fair, being subject to the prevalent complaint of boredom and finding that disorder attacking her spirits with some virulence, ventures at length to repair to the library for change of scene.
Volumnia
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From this reading But Volumnia the fair, being subject to the prevalent complaint of boredom and finding that disorder attacking her spirits with some virulence, ventures at length to repair to the library for change of scene.
wearing
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From this reading Forth from the frigid mews come easily swinging carriages guided by short-legged coachmen in flaxen wigs, deep sunk into downy hammercloths, and up behind mount luscious Mercuries bearing sticks of state and wearing cocked hats broadwise, a spectacle for the angels.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Carriages rattle, doors are battered at, the world exchanges calls; ancient charmers with skeleton throats, and peachy cheeks that have a rather ghastly bloom upon them seen by daylight, when indeed these fascinating creatures look like Death and the Lady fused together, dazzle the eyes of men.
wigs
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From this reading Forth from the frigid mews come easily swinging carriages guided by short-legged coachmen in flaxen wigs, deep sunk into downy hammercloths, and up behind mount luscious Mercuries bearing sticks of state and wearing cocked hats broadwise, a spectacle for the angels.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Carriages rattle, doors are battered at, the world exchanges calls; ancient charmers with skeleton throats, and peachy cheeks that have a rather ghastly bloom upon them seen by daylight, when indeed these fascinating creatures look like Death and the Lady fused together, dazzle the eyes of men.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Pursuit Impassive, as behoves its high breeding, the Dedlock town house stares at the other houses in the street of dismal grandeur and gives no outward sign of anything going wrong within.
world
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From this reading Carriages rattle, doors are battered at, the world exchanges calls; ancient charmers with skeleton throats, and peachy cheeks that have a rather ghastly bloom upon them seen by daylight, when indeed these fascinating creatures look like Death and the Lady fused together, dazzle the eyes of men.
wrong
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From this reading Pursuit Impassive, as behoves its high breeding, the Dedlock town house stares at the other houses in the street of dismal grandeur and gives no outward sign of anything going wrong within.
