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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 HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
all
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From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are still of that mind?" he asked, as though we had discussed the matter but five minutes before.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I had had my second meal, and looked as usual for no further diversion till breakfast next morning.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You are still of that mind?" he asked, as though we had discussed the matter but five minutes before.
bars
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From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
become
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From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "You are still of that mind?" he asked, as though we had discussed the matter but five minutes before.
breakfast
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From this reading I had had my second meal, and looked as usual for no further diversion till breakfast next morning.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But of a sudden I heard heavy feet outside my door, and Torode came in with a lantern, followed by two of his men.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But of a sudden I heard heavy feet outside my door, and Torode came in with a lantern, followed by two of his men.
came
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From this reading But of a sudden I heard heavy feet outside my door, and Torode came in with a lantern, followed by two of his men.
cloud
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From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
dark
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day
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From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
DEATHS
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From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
dim
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From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
discussed
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From this reading "You are still of that mind?" he asked, as though we had discussed the matter but five minutes before.
diversion
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From this reading I had had my second meal, and looked as usual for no further diversion till breakfast next morning.
door
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From this reading But of a sudden I heard heavy feet outside my door, and Torode came in with a lantern, followed by two of his men.
east
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From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
FACED
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From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
faded
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From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
faint
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From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
feet
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From this reading But of a sudden I heard heavy feet outside my door, and Torode came in with a lantern, followed by two of his men.
five
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From this reading "You are still of that mind?" he asked, as though we had discussed the matter but five minutes before.
followed
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From this reading But of a sudden I heard heavy feet outside my door, and Torode came in with a lantern, followed by two of his men.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had had my second meal, and looked as usual for no further diversion till breakfast next morning.
further
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From this reading I had had my second meal, and looked as usual for no further diversion till breakfast next morning.
glow
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From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
gray
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From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You are still of that mind?" he asked, as though we had discussed the matter but five minutes before.
heard
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From this reading But of a sudden I heard heavy feet outside my door, and Torode came in with a lantern, followed by two of his men.
heavy
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From this reading But of a sudden I heard heavy feet outside my door, and Torode came in with a lantern, followed by two of his men.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But of a sudden I heard heavy feet outside my door, and Torode came in with a lantern, followed by two of his men.
HOW
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From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
imprisonment
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From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
lantern
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From this reading But of a sudden I heard heavy feet outside my door, and Torode came in with a lantern, followed by two of his men.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
LIVED
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From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had had my second meal, and looked as usual for no further diversion till breakfast next morning.
matter
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From this reading "You are still of that mind?" he asked, as though we had discussed the matter but five minutes before.
meal
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From this reading I had had my second meal, and looked as usual for no further diversion till breakfast next morning.
men
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From this reading But of a sudden I heard heavy feet outside my door, and Torode came in with a lantern, followed by two of his men.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You are still of that mind?" he asked, as though we had discussed the matter but five minutes before.
minutes
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From this reading "You are still of that mind?" he asked, as though we had discussed the matter but five minutes before.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had had my second meal, and looked as usual for no further diversion till breakfast next morning.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had had my second meal, and looked as usual for no further diversion till breakfast next morning.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I had had my second meal, and looked as usual for no further diversion till breakfast next morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
off
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From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
room
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From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
second
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From this reading I had had my second meal, and looked as usual for no further diversion till breakfast next morning.
sixteenth
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From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You are still of that mind?" he asked, as though we had discussed the matter but five minutes before.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But of a sudden I heard heavy feet outside my door, and Torode came in with a lantern, followed by two of his men.
sunset
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From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You are still of that mind?" he asked, as though we had discussed the matter but five minutes before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "You are still of that mind?" he asked, as though we had discussed the matter but five minutes before.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
Torode
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From this reading But of a sudden I heard heavy feet outside my door, and Torode came in with a lantern, followed by two of his men.
two
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From this reading But of a sudden I heard heavy feet outside my door, and Torode came in with a lantern, followed by two of his men.
usual
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From this reading I had had my second meal, and looked as usual for no further diversion till breakfast next morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "You are still of that mind?" he asked, as though we had discussed the matter but five minutes before.
white
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From this reading HOW I FACED DEATHS AND LIVED On the sixteenth day of my imprisonment I had stood against my bars till the last faint glow of the sunset faded off a white cloud in the east, and all outside had become gray and dim, and my room was quite dark.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But of a sudden I heard heavy feet outside my door, and Torode came in with a lantern, followed by two of his men.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are still of that mind?" he asked, as though we had discussed the matter but five minutes before.
