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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 Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Our hero had to take some work home to a customer who resided at about a mile-and-a-half’s distance from his workshop.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One fine bright sunshiny afternoon he bent his steps in the direction of the habitation in question.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading As he was proceeding along a bye road he discovered in the distance a miserably-clad, cadaverous-looking man, whose features he remembered to have seen before, although they were, to say the truth, strangely and sadly altered.
altered
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From this reading As he was proceeding along a bye road he discovered in the distance a miserably-clad, cadaverous-looking man, whose features he remembered to have seen before, although they were, to say the truth, strangely and sadly altered.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As he was proceeding along a bye road he discovered in the distance a miserably-clad, cadaverous-looking man, whose features he remembered to have seen before, although they were, to say the truth, strangely and sadly altered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As he was proceeding along a bye road he discovered in the distance a miserably-clad, cadaverous-looking man, whose features he remembered to have seen before, although they were, to say the truth, strangely and sadly altered.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he was proceeding along a bye road he discovered in the distance a miserably-clad, cadaverous-looking man, whose features he remembered to have seen before, although they were, to say the truth, strangely and sadly altered.
astonishment
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From this reading Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Our hero had to take some work home to a customer who resided at about a mile-and-a-half’s distance from his workshop.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As he was proceeding along a bye road he discovered in the distance a miserably-clad, cadaverous-looking man, whose features he remembered to have seen before, although they were, to say the truth, strangely and sadly altered.
bent
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From this reading One fine bright sunshiny afternoon he bent his steps in the direction of the habitation in question.
bright
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From this reading One fine bright sunshiny afternoon he bent his steps in the direction of the habitation in question.
bye
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From this reading As he was proceeding along a bye road he discovered in the distance a miserably-clad, cadaverous-looking man, whose features he remembered to have seen before, although they were, to say the truth, strangely and sadly altered.
cadaverous-looking
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From this reading As he was proceeding along a bye road he discovered in the distance a miserably-clad, cadaverous-looking man, whose features he remembered to have seen before, although they were, to say the truth, strangely and sadly altered.
chapter
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From this reading Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
customer
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From this reading Our hero had to take some work home to a customer who resided at about a mile-and-a-half’s distance from his workshop.
described
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From this reading Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
direction
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From this reading One fine bright sunshiny afternoon he bent his steps in the direction of the habitation in question.
discovered
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From this reading As he was proceeding along a bye road he discovered in the distance a miserably-clad, cadaverous-looking man, whose features he remembered to have seen before, although they were, to say the truth, strangely and sadly altered.
distance
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From this reading Our hero had to take some work home to a customer who resided at about a mile-and-a-half’s distance from his workshop.
END
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From this reading THE END OF THE INEBRIATE.
events
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From this reading Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
expected
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From this reading Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
features
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From this reading As he was proceeding along a bye road he discovered in the distance a miserably-clad, cadaverous-looking man, whose features he remembered to have seen before, although they were, to say the truth, strangely and sadly altered.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One fine bright sunshiny afternoon he bent his steps in the direction of the habitation in question.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Our hero had to take some work home to a customer who resided at about a mile-and-a-half’s distance from his workshop.
habitation
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From this reading One fine bright sunshiny afternoon he bent his steps in the direction of the habitation in question.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
hero
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From this reading Our hero had to take some work home to a customer who resided at about a mile-and-a-half’s distance from his workshop.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
home
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From this reading Our hero had to take some work home to a customer who resided at about a mile-and-a-half’s distance from his workshop.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
INEBRIATE
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From this reading THE END OF THE INEBRIATE.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
man
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From this reading As he was proceeding along a bye road he discovered in the distance a miserably-clad, cadaverous-looking man, whose features he remembered to have seen before, although they were, to say the truth, strangely and sadly altered.
meet
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From this reading Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
mile-and-a-half's
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From this reading Our hero had to take some work home to a customer who resided at about a mile-and-a-half’s distance from his workshop.
miserably-clad
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From this reading As he was proceeding along a bye road he discovered in the distance a miserably-clad, cadaverous-looking man, whose features he remembered to have seen before, although they were, to say the truth, strangely and sadly altered.
much
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From this reading Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF THE INEBRIATE.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One fine bright sunshiny afternoon he bent his steps in the direction of the habitation in question.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
Peace
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From this reading Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
perhaps
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From this reading Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
person
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From this reading Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
place
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From this reading Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
proceeding
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From this reading As he was proceeding along a bye road he discovered in the distance a miserably-clad, cadaverous-looking man, whose features he remembered to have seen before, although they were, to say the truth, strangely and sadly altered.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One fine bright sunshiny afternoon he bent his steps in the direction of the habitation in question.
remembered
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From this reading As he was proceeding along a bye road he discovered in the distance a miserably-clad, cadaverous-looking man, whose features he remembered to have seen before, although they were, to say the truth, strangely and sadly altered.
rencontre
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From this reading Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
resided
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From this reading Our hero had to take some work home to a customer who resided at about a mile-and-a-half’s distance from his workshop.
road
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From this reading As he was proceeding along a bye road he discovered in the distance a miserably-clad, cadaverous-looking man, whose features he remembered to have seen before, although they were, to say the truth, strangely and sadly altered.
sadly
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From this reading As he was proceeding along a bye road he discovered in the distance a miserably-clad, cadaverous-looking man, whose features he remembered to have seen before, although they were, to say the truth, strangely and sadly altered.
say
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From this reading As he was proceeding along a bye road he discovered in the distance a miserably-clad, cadaverous-looking man, whose features he remembered to have seen before, although they were, to say the truth, strangely and sadly altered.
seen
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From this reading As he was proceeding along a bye road he discovered in the distance a miserably-clad, cadaverous-looking man, whose features he remembered to have seen before, although they were, to say the truth, strangely and sadly altered.
some
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From this reading Our hero had to take some work home to a customer who resided at about a mile-and-a-half’s distance from his workshop.
soon
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From this reading Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
steps
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From this reading One fine bright sunshiny afternoon he bent his steps in the direction of the habitation in question.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As he was proceeding along a bye road he discovered in the distance a miserably-clad, cadaverous-looking man, whose features he remembered to have seen before, although they were, to say the truth, strangely and sadly altered.
sunshiny
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From this reading One fine bright sunshiny afternoon he bent his steps in the direction of the habitation in question.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our hero had to take some work home to a customer who resided at about a mile-and-a-half’s distance from his workshop.
taken
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From this reading Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE INEBRIATE.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he was proceeding along a bye road he discovered in the distance a miserably-clad, cadaverous-looking man, whose features he remembered to have seen before, although they were, to say the truth, strangely and sadly altered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
truth
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From this reading As he was proceeding along a bye road he discovered in the distance a miserably-clad, cadaverous-looking man, whose features he remembered to have seen before, although they were, to say the truth, strangely and sadly altered.
Very
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From this reading Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As he was proceeding along a bye road he discovered in the distance a miserably-clad, cadaverous-looking man, whose features he remembered to have seen before, although they were, to say the truth, strangely and sadly altered.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading As he was proceeding along a bye road he discovered in the distance a miserably-clad, cadaverous-looking man, whose features he remembered to have seen before, although they were, to say the truth, strangely and sadly altered.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
work
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From this reading Our hero had to take some work home to a customer who resided at about a mile-and-a-half’s distance from his workshop.
workshop
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From this reading Our hero had to take some work home to a customer who resided at about a mile-and-a-half’s distance from his workshop.
world
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From this reading Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Very soon after the events had taken place which have been described in our last chapter, Peace, much to his astonishment, had a rencontre with a person who was perhaps the very last in the world he would have expected to meet.
