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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 "A heap of dust alone remains of thee: 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be!"--POPE.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The sheet is reverently drawn across the motionless limbs; the once restless, now quiet, face is hidden; all around is wrapt in solemn unutterable silence,--the silence that belongs to death alone!
ago
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From this reading The clock has ticked its last an hour ago, and now stands useless in its place.
all
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From this reading "A heap of dust alone remains of thee: 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be!"--POPE.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A heap of dust alone remains of thee: 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be!"--POPE.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In an upper chamber, through the closed blinds of which the sun is vainly striving to enter, Reginald Branscombe, fifth Earl of Sartoris, lies dead.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "A heap of dust alone remains of thee: 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be!"--POPE.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The sheet is reverently drawn across the motionless limbs; the once restless, now quiet, face is hidden; all around is wrapt in solemn unutterable silence,--the silence that belongs to death alone!
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "A heap of dust alone remains of thee: 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be!"--POPE.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "A heap of dust alone remains of thee: 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be!"--POPE.
belongs
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From this reading The sheet is reverently drawn across the motionless limbs; the once restless, now quiet, face is hidden; all around is wrapt in solemn unutterable silence,--the silence that belongs to death alone!
blinds
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From this reading In an upper chamber, through the closed blinds of which the sun is vainly striving to enter, Reginald Branscombe, fifth Earl of Sartoris, lies dead.
Branscombe
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From this reading In an upper chamber, through the closed blinds of which the sun is vainly striving to enter, Reginald Branscombe, fifth Earl of Sartoris, lies dead.
calm
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From this reading A sense of oppressive calm is upon everything,--a feeling of loneliness, vague and shadowy.
chamber
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From this reading In an upper chamber, through the closed blinds of which the sun is vainly striving to enter, Reginald Branscombe, fifth Earl of Sartoris, lies dead.
clock
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From this reading The clock has ticked its last an hour ago, and now stands useless in its place.
closed
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From this reading In an upper chamber, through the closed blinds of which the sun is vainly striving to enter, Reginald Branscombe, fifth Earl of Sartoris, lies dead.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In an upper chamber, through the closed blinds of which the sun is vainly striving to enter, Reginald Branscombe, fifth Earl of Sartoris, lies dead.
death
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From this reading The sheet is reverently drawn across the motionless limbs; the once restless, now quiet, face is hidden; all around is wrapt in solemn unutterable silence,--the silence that belongs to death alone!
drawn
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From this reading The sheet is reverently drawn across the motionless limbs; the once restless, now quiet, face is hidden; all around is wrapt in solemn unutterable silence,--the silence that belongs to death alone!
dust
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From this reading "A heap of dust alone remains of thee: 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be!"--POPE.
Earl
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From this reading In an upper chamber, through the closed blinds of which the sun is vainly striving to enter, Reginald Branscombe, fifth Earl of Sartoris, lies dead.
enter
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From this reading In an upper chamber, through the closed blinds of which the sun is vainly striving to enter, Reginald Branscombe, fifth Earl of Sartoris, lies dead.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading A sense of oppressive calm is upon everything,--a feeling of loneliness, vague and shadowy.
face
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From this reading The sheet is reverently drawn across the motionless limbs; the once restless, now quiet, face is hidden; all around is wrapt in solemn unutterable silence,--the silence that belongs to death alone!
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A sense of oppressive calm is upon everything,--a feeling of loneliness, vague and shadowy.
fifth
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From this reading In an upper chamber, through the closed blinds of which the sun is vainly striving to enter, Reginald Branscombe, fifth Earl of Sartoris, lies dead.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The clock has ticked its last an hour ago, and now stands useless in its place.
heap
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From this reading "A heap of dust alone remains of thee: 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be!"--POPE.
hidden
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From this reading The sheet is reverently drawn across the motionless limbs; the once restless, now quiet, face is hidden; all around is wrapt in solemn unutterable silence,--the silence that belongs to death alone!
hour
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From this reading The clock has ticked its last an hour ago, and now stands useless in its place.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In an upper chamber, through the closed blinds of which the sun is vainly striving to enter, Reginald Branscombe, fifth Earl of Sartoris, lies dead.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In an upper chamber, through the closed blinds of which the sun is vainly striving to enter, Reginald Branscombe, fifth Earl of Sartoris, lies dead.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The clock has ticked its last an hour ago, and now stands useless in its place.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The clock has ticked its last an hour ago, and now stands useless in its place.
lies
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From this reading In an upper chamber, through the closed blinds of which the sun is vainly striving to enter, Reginald Branscombe, fifth Earl of Sartoris, lies dead.
limbs
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From this reading The sheet is reverently drawn across the motionless limbs; the once restless, now quiet, face is hidden; all around is wrapt in solemn unutterable silence,--the silence that belongs to death alone!
loneliness
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From this reading A sense of oppressive calm is upon everything,--a feeling of loneliness, vague and shadowy.
motionless
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From this reading The sheet is reverently drawn across the motionless limbs; the once restless, now quiet, face is hidden; all around is wrapt in solemn unutterable silence,--the silence that belongs to death alone!
now
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From this reading The sheet is reverently drawn across the motionless limbs; the once restless, now quiet, face is hidden; all around is wrapt in solemn unutterable silence,--the silence that belongs to death alone!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A heap of dust alone remains of thee: 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be!"--POPE.
once
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From this reading The sheet is reverently drawn across the motionless limbs; the once restless, now quiet, face is hidden; all around is wrapt in solemn unutterable silence,--the silence that belongs to death alone!
oppressive
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From this reading A sense of oppressive calm is upon everything,--a feeling of loneliness, vague and shadowy.
place
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From this reading The clock has ticked its last an hour ago, and now stands useless in its place.
POPE
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From this reading "A heap of dust alone remains of thee: 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be!"--POPE.
proud
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From this reading "A heap of dust alone remains of thee: 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be!"--POPE.
quiet
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From this reading The sheet is reverently drawn across the motionless limbs; the once restless, now quiet, face is hidden; all around is wrapt in solemn unutterable silence,--the silence that belongs to death alone!
Reginald
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From this reading In an upper chamber, through the closed blinds of which the sun is vainly striving to enter, Reginald Branscombe, fifth Earl of Sartoris, lies dead.
remains
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From this reading "A heap of dust alone remains of thee: 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be!"--POPE.
restless
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From this reading The sheet is reverently drawn across the motionless limbs; the once restless, now quiet, face is hidden; all around is wrapt in solemn unutterable silence,--the silence that belongs to death alone!
reverently
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From this reading The sheet is reverently drawn across the motionless limbs; the once restless, now quiet, face is hidden; all around is wrapt in solemn unutterable silence,--the silence that belongs to death alone!
Sartoris
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From this reading In an upper chamber, through the closed blinds of which the sun is vainly striving to enter, Reginald Branscombe, fifth Earl of Sartoris, lies dead.
sense
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From this reading A sense of oppressive calm is upon everything,--a feeling of loneliness, vague and shadowy.
shadowy
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From this reading A sense of oppressive calm is upon everything,--a feeling of loneliness, vague and shadowy.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "A heap of dust alone remains of thee: 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be!"--POPE.
sheet
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From this reading The sheet is reverently drawn across the motionless limbs; the once restless, now quiet, face is hidden; all around is wrapt in solemn unutterable silence,--the silence that belongs to death alone!
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The sheet is reverently drawn across the motionless limbs; the once restless, now quiet, face is hidden; all around is wrapt in solemn unutterable silence,--the silence that belongs to death alone!
solemn
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From this reading The sheet is reverently drawn across the motionless limbs; the once restless, now quiet, face is hidden; all around is wrapt in solemn unutterable silence,--the silence that belongs to death alone!
stands
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From this reading The clock has ticked its last an hour ago, and now stands useless in its place.
striving
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From this reading In an upper chamber, through the closed blinds of which the sun is vainly striving to enter, Reginald Branscombe, fifth Earl of Sartoris, lies dead.
sun
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From this reading In an upper chamber, through the closed blinds of which the sun is vainly striving to enter, Reginald Branscombe, fifth Earl of Sartoris, lies dead.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sheet is reverently drawn across the motionless limbs; the once restless, now quiet, face is hidden; all around is wrapt in solemn unutterable silence,--the silence that belongs to death alone!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A heap of dust alone remains of thee: 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be!"--POPE.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "A heap of dust alone remains of thee: 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be!"--POPE.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "A heap of dust alone remains of thee: 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be!"--POPE.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In an upper chamber, through the closed blinds of which the sun is vainly striving to enter, Reginald Branscombe, fifth Earl of Sartoris, lies dead.
ticked
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From this reading The clock has ticked its last an hour ago, and now stands useless in its place.
Tis
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From this reading "A heap of dust alone remains of thee: 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be!"--POPE.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In an upper chamber, through the closed blinds of which the sun is vainly striving to enter, Reginald Branscombe, fifth Earl of Sartoris, lies dead.
unutterable
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From this reading The sheet is reverently drawn across the motionless limbs; the once restless, now quiet, face is hidden; all around is wrapt in solemn unutterable silence,--the silence that belongs to death alone!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A sense of oppressive calm is upon everything,--a feeling of loneliness, vague and shadowy.
upper
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From this reading In an upper chamber, through the closed blinds of which the sun is vainly striving to enter, Reginald Branscombe, fifth Earl of Sartoris, lies dead.
useless
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From this reading The clock has ticked its last an hour ago, and now stands useless in its place.
vague
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From this reading A sense of oppressive calm is upon everything,--a feeling of loneliness, vague and shadowy.
vainly
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From this reading In an upper chamber, through the closed blinds of which the sun is vainly striving to enter, Reginald Branscombe, fifth Earl of Sartoris, lies dead.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In an upper chamber, through the closed blinds of which the sun is vainly striving to enter, Reginald Branscombe, fifth Earl of Sartoris, lies dead.
wrapt
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From this reading The sheet is reverently drawn across the motionless limbs; the once restless, now quiet, face is hidden; all around is wrapt in solemn unutterable silence,--the silence that belongs to death alone!
