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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 I rapped with my knuckles, and a voice which could have been none other than the voice of Devlin immediately responded, calling to me to enter.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading FACE TO FACE WITH DEVLIN, I DEMAND AN EXPLANATION OF HIM.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I rapped with my knuckles, and a voice which could have been none other than the voice of Devlin immediately responded, calling to me to enter.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As my eyes rested on his face, I saw in it the inspiration of the evil expression in the faces of Mr. Lemon's portrait, the stone monster, and the bird's beak, which had made so profound an impression upon me in the parlour on the ground-floor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was sitting in a chair upon my entrance, and he did not rise from it; therefore I looked down upon him and he looked up at me.
beak
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From this reading As my eyes rested on his face, I saw in it the inspiration of the evil expression in the faces of Mr. Lemon's portrait, the stone monster, and the bird's beak, which had made so profound an impression upon me in the parlour on the ground-floor.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I rapped with my knuckles, and a voice which could have been none other than the voice of Devlin immediately responded, calling to me to enter.
bird's
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From this reading As my eyes rested on his face, I saw in it the inspiration of the evil expression in the faces of Mr. Lemon's portrait, the stone monster, and the bird's beak, which had made so profound an impression upon me in the parlour on the ground-floor.
calling
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From this reading I rapped with my knuckles, and a voice which could have been none other than the voice of Devlin immediately responded, calling to me to enter.
chair
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From this reading He was sitting in a chair upon my entrance, and he did not rise from it; therefore I looked down upon him and he looked up at me.
concerning
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From this reading The next moment I stood face to face with the strange creature, concerning whom my curiosity was raised to the highest pitch.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I rapped with my knuckles, and a voice which could have been none other than the voice of Devlin immediately responded, calling to me to enter.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next moment I stood face to face with the strange creature, concerning whom my curiosity was raised to the highest pitch.
curiosity
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From this reading The next moment I stood face to face with the strange creature, concerning whom my curiosity was raised to the highest pitch.
DEMAND
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From this reading FACE TO FACE WITH DEVLIN, I DEMAND AN EXPLANATION OF HIM.
DEVLIN
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From this reading FACE TO FACE WITH DEVLIN, I DEMAND AN EXPLANATION OF HIM.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He was sitting in a chair upon my entrance, and he did not rise from it; therefore I looked down upon him and he looked up at me.
down
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From this reading He was sitting in a chair upon my entrance, and he did not rise from it; therefore I looked down upon him and he looked up at me.
enter
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From this reading I rapped with my knuckles, and a voice which could have been none other than the voice of Devlin immediately responded, calling to me to enter.
entrance
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From this reading He was sitting in a chair upon my entrance, and he did not rise from it; therefore I looked down upon him and he looked up at me.
evil
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From this reading As my eyes rested on his face, I saw in it the inspiration of the evil expression in the faces of Mr. Lemon's portrait, the stone monster, and the bird's beak, which had made so profound an impression upon me in the parlour on the ground-floor.
EXPLANATION
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From this reading FACE TO FACE WITH DEVLIN, I DEMAND AN EXPLANATION OF HIM.
expression
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From this reading As my eyes rested on his face, I saw in it the inspiration of the evil expression in the faces of Mr. Lemon's portrait, the stone monster, and the bird's beak, which had made so profound an impression upon me in the parlour on the ground-floor.
eyes
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From this reading As my eyes rested on his face, I saw in it the inspiration of the evil expression in the faces of Mr. Lemon's portrait, the stone monster, and the bird's beak, which had made so profound an impression upon me in the parlour on the ground-floor.
FACE
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From this reading FACE TO FACE WITH DEVLIN, I DEMAND AN EXPLANATION OF HIM.
faces
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From this reading As my eyes rested on his face, I saw in it the inspiration of the evil expression in the faces of Mr. Lemon's portrait, the stone monster, and the bird's beak, which had made so profound an impression upon me in the parlour on the ground-floor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was sitting in a chair upon my entrance, and he did not rise from it; therefore I looked down upon him and he looked up at me.
ground-floor
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From this reading As my eyes rested on his face, I saw in it the inspiration of the evil expression in the faces of Mr. Lemon's portrait, the stone monster, and the bird's beak, which had made so profound an impression upon me in the parlour on the ground-floor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As my eyes rested on his face, I saw in it the inspiration of the evil expression in the faces of Mr. Lemon's portrait, the stone monster, and the bird's beak, which had made so profound an impression upon me in the parlour on the ground-floor.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I rapped with my knuckles, and a voice which could have been none other than the voice of Devlin immediately responded, calling to me to enter.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was sitting in a chair upon my entrance, and he did not rise from it; therefore I looked down upon him and he looked up at me.
highest
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From this reading The next moment I stood face to face with the strange creature, concerning whom my curiosity was raised to the highest pitch.
HIMpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading FACE TO FACE WITH DEVLIN, I DEMAND AN EXPLANATION OF HIM.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As my eyes rested on his face, I saw in it the inspiration of the evil expression in the faces of Mr. Lemon's portrait, the stone monster, and the bird's beak, which had made so profound an impression upon me in the parlour on the ground-floor.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FACE TO FACE WITH DEVLIN, I DEMAND AN EXPLANATION OF HIM.
immediately
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From this reading I rapped with my knuckles, and a voice which could have been none other than the voice of Devlin immediately responded, calling to me to enter.
impression
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From this reading As my eyes rested on his face, I saw in it the inspiration of the evil expression in the faces of Mr. Lemon's portrait, the stone monster, and the bird's beak, which had made so profound an impression upon me in the parlour on the ground-floor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was sitting in a chair upon my entrance, and he did not rise from it; therefore I looked down upon him and he looked up at me.
inspiration
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From this reading As my eyes rested on his face, I saw in it the inspiration of the evil expression in the faces of Mr. Lemon's portrait, the stone monster, and the bird's beak, which had made so profound an impression upon me in the parlour on the ground-floor.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was sitting in a chair upon my entrance, and he did not rise from it; therefore I looked down upon him and he looked up at me.
knuckles
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From this reading I rapped with my knuckles, and a voice which could have been none other than the voice of Devlin immediately responded, calling to me to enter.
Lemon's
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From this reading As my eyes rested on his face, I saw in it the inspiration of the evil expression in the faces of Mr. Lemon's portrait, the stone monster, and the bird's beak, which had made so profound an impression upon me in the parlour on the ground-floor.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was sitting in a chair upon my entrance, and he did not rise from it; therefore I looked down upon him and he looked up at me.
made
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From this reading As my eyes rested on his face, I saw in it the inspiration of the evil expression in the faces of Mr. Lemon's portrait, the stone monster, and the bird's beak, which had made so profound an impression upon me in the parlour on the ground-floor.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I rapped with my knuckles, and a voice which could have been none other than the voice of Devlin immediately responded, calling to me to enter.
moment
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From this reading The next moment I stood face to face with the strange creature, concerning whom my curiosity was raised to the highest pitch.
monster
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From this reading As my eyes rested on his face, I saw in it the inspiration of the evil expression in the faces of Mr. Lemon's portrait, the stone monster, and the bird's beak, which had made so profound an impression upon me in the parlour on the ground-floor.
Mr
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From this reading As my eyes rested on his face, I saw in it the inspiration of the evil expression in the faces of Mr. Lemon's portrait, the stone monster, and the bird's beak, which had made so profound an impression upon me in the parlour on the ground-floor.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I rapped with my knuckles, and a voice which could have been none other than the voice of Devlin immediately responded, calling to me to enter.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next moment I stood face to face with the strange creature, concerning whom my curiosity was raised to the highest pitch.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading I rapped with my knuckles, and a voice which could have been none other than the voice of Devlin immediately responded, calling to me to enter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was sitting in a chair upon my entrance, and he did not rise from it; therefore I looked down upon him and he looked up at me.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FACE TO FACE WITH DEVLIN, I DEMAND AN EXPLANATION OF HIM.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As my eyes rested on his face, I saw in it the inspiration of the evil expression in the faces of Mr. Lemon's portrait, the stone monster, and the bird's beak, which had made so profound an impression upon me in the parlour on the ground-floor.
other
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From this reading I rapped with my knuckles, and a voice which could have been none other than the voice of Devlin immediately responded, calling to me to enter.
parlour
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From this reading As my eyes rested on his face, I saw in it the inspiration of the evil expression in the faces of Mr. Lemon's portrait, the stone monster, and the bird's beak, which had made so profound an impression upon me in the parlour on the ground-floor.
pitch
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From this reading The next moment I stood face to face with the strange creature, concerning whom my curiosity was raised to the highest pitch.
portrait
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From this reading As my eyes rested on his face, I saw in it the inspiration of the evil expression in the faces of Mr. Lemon's portrait, the stone monster, and the bird's beak, which had made so profound an impression upon me in the parlour on the ground-floor.
profound
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From this reading As my eyes rested on his face, I saw in it the inspiration of the evil expression in the faces of Mr. Lemon's portrait, the stone monster, and the bird's beak, which had made so profound an impression upon me in the parlour on the ground-floor.
raised
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From this reading The next moment I stood face to face with the strange creature, concerning whom my curiosity was raised to the highest pitch.
rapped
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From this reading I rapped with my knuckles, and a voice which could have been none other than the voice of Devlin immediately responded, calling to me to enter.
responded
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From this reading I rapped with my knuckles, and a voice which could have been none other than the voice of Devlin immediately responded, calling to me to enter.
rested
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From this reading As my eyes rested on his face, I saw in it the inspiration of the evil expression in the faces of Mr. Lemon's portrait, the stone monster, and the bird's beak, which had made so profound an impression upon me in the parlour on the ground-floor.
rise
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From this reading He was sitting in a chair upon my entrance, and he did not rise from it; therefore I looked down upon him and he looked up at me.
saw
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From this reading As my eyes rested on his face, I saw in it the inspiration of the evil expression in the faces of Mr. Lemon's portrait, the stone monster, and the bird's beak, which had made so profound an impression upon me in the parlour on the ground-floor.
sitting
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From this reading He was sitting in a chair upon my entrance, and he did not rise from it; therefore I looked down upon him and he looked up at me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As my eyes rested on his face, I saw in it the inspiration of the evil expression in the faces of Mr. Lemon's portrait, the stone monster, and the bird's beak, which had made so profound an impression upon me in the parlour on the ground-floor.
stone
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From this reading As my eyes rested on his face, I saw in it the inspiration of the evil expression in the faces of Mr. Lemon's portrait, the stone monster, and the bird's beak, which had made so profound an impression upon me in the parlour on the ground-floor.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next moment I stood face to face with the strange creature, concerning whom my curiosity was raised to the highest pitch.
strange
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From this reading The next moment I stood face to face with the strange creature, concerning whom my curiosity was raised to the highest pitch.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I rapped with my knuckles, and a voice which could have been none other than the voice of Devlin immediately responded, calling to me to enter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I rapped with my knuckles, and a voice which could have been none other than the voice of Devlin immediately responded, calling to me to enter.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading He was sitting in a chair upon my entrance, and he did not rise from it; therefore I looked down upon him and he looked up at me.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FACE TO FACE WITH DEVLIN, I DEMAND AN EXPLANATION OF HIM.
up
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From this reading He was sitting in a chair upon my entrance, and he did not rise from it; therefore I looked down upon him and he looked up at me.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was sitting in a chair upon my entrance, and he did not rise from it; therefore I looked down upon him and he looked up at me.
voice
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From this reading I rapped with my knuckles, and a voice which could have been none other than the voice of Devlin immediately responded, calling to me to enter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next moment I stood face to face with the strange creature, concerning whom my curiosity was raised to the highest pitch.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I rapped with my knuckles, and a voice which could have been none other than the voice of Devlin immediately responded, calling to me to enter.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next moment I stood face to face with the strange creature, concerning whom my curiosity was raised to the highest pitch.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading FACE TO FACE WITH DEVLIN, I DEMAND AN EXPLANATION OF HIM.
