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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 He had opened the door and stood there, a sudden, half-naked apparition, almost as thin and fleshless as a skeleton.
Ah
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From this reading “‘Ah!’ cried the Count.
almost
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From this reading He had opened the door and stood there, a sudden, half-naked apparition, almost as thin and fleshless as a skeleton.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had opened the door and stood there, a sudden, half-naked apparition, almost as thin and fleshless as a skeleton.
apparition
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From this reading He had opened the door and stood there, a sudden, half-naked apparition, almost as thin and fleshless as a skeleton.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “‘You have filled my life to the full with trouble, and now you are trying to vex my deathbed, to warp my boy’s mind, and make a depraved man of him!’ he cried, hoarsely.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had opened the door and stood there, a sudden, half-naked apparition, almost as thin and fleshless as a skeleton.
boy's
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From this reading “‘You have filled my life to the full with trouble, and now you are trying to vex my deathbed, to warp my boy’s mind, and make a depraved man of him!’ he cried, hoarsely.
Count
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From this reading “‘Ah!’ cried the Count.
Countess
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From this reading “His smothered cry produced a terrible effect upon the Countess; she sat motionless, as if a sudden stupor had seized her.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Ah!’ cried the Count.
cry
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From this reading “His smothered cry produced a terrible effect upon the Countess; she sat motionless, as if a sudden stupor had seized her.
deathbed
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From this reading “‘You have filled my life to the full with trouble, and now you are trying to vex my deathbed, to warp my boy’s mind, and make a depraved man of him!’ he cried, hoarsely.
depraved
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From this reading “‘You have filled my life to the full with trouble, and now you are trying to vex my deathbed, to warp my boy’s mind, and make a depraved man of him!’ he cried, hoarsely.
door
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From this reading He had opened the door and stood there, a sudden, half-naked apparition, almost as thin and fleshless as a skeleton.
effect
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From this reading “His smothered cry produced a terrible effect upon the Countess; she sat motionless, as if a sudden stupor had seized her.
filled
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From this reading “‘You have filled my life to the full with trouble, and now you are trying to vex my deathbed, to warp my boy’s mind, and make a depraved man of him!’ he cried, hoarsely.
fleshless
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From this reading He had opened the door and stood there, a sudden, half-naked apparition, almost as thin and fleshless as a skeleton.
full
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From this reading “‘You have filled my life to the full with trouble, and now you are trying to vex my deathbed, to warp my boy’s mind, and make a depraved man of him!’ he cried, hoarsely.
grave
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From this reading Her husband was as white and wasted as if he had risen out of his grave.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had opened the door and stood there, a sudden, half-naked apparition, almost as thin and fleshless as a skeleton.
half-naked
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From this reading He had opened the door and stood there, a sudden, half-naked apparition, almost as thin and fleshless as a skeleton.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘You have filled my life to the full with trouble, and now you are trying to vex my deathbed, to warp my boy’s mind, and make a depraved man of him!’ he cried, hoarsely.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had opened the door and stood there, a sudden, half-naked apparition, almost as thin and fleshless as a skeleton.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “His smothered cry produced a terrible effect upon the Countess; she sat motionless, as if a sudden stupor had seized her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “‘You have filled my life to the full with trouble, and now you are trying to vex my deathbed, to warp my boy’s mind, and make a depraved man of him!’ he cried, hoarsely.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “His smothered cry produced a terrible effect upon the Countess; she sat motionless, as if a sudden stupor had seized her.
hoarsely
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From this reading “‘You have filled my life to the full with trouble, and now you are trying to vex my deathbed, to warp my boy’s mind, and make a depraved man of him!’ he cried, hoarsely.
husband
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From this reading Her husband was as white and wasted as if he had risen out of his grave.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “His smothered cry produced a terrible effect upon the Countess; she sat motionless, as if a sudden stupor had seized her.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘You have filled my life to the full with trouble, and now you are trying to vex my deathbed, to warp my boy’s mind, and make a depraved man of him!’ he cried, hoarsely.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘You have filled my life to the full with trouble, and now you are trying to vex my deathbed, to warp my boy’s mind, and make a depraved man of him!’ he cried, hoarsely.
man
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From this reading “‘You have filled my life to the full with trouble, and now you are trying to vex my deathbed, to warp my boy’s mind, and make a depraved man of him!’ he cried, hoarsely.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘You have filled my life to the full with trouble, and now you are trying to vex my deathbed, to warp my boy’s mind, and make a depraved man of him!’ he cried, hoarsely.
motionless
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From this reading “His smothered cry produced a terrible effect upon the Countess; she sat motionless, as if a sudden stupor had seized her.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “‘You have filled my life to the full with trouble, and now you are trying to vex my deathbed, to warp my boy’s mind, and make a depraved man of him!’ he cried, hoarsely.
now
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From this reading “‘You have filled my life to the full with trouble, and now you are trying to vex my deathbed, to warp my boy’s mind, and make a depraved man of him!’ he cried, hoarsely.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her husband was as white and wasted as if he had risen out of his grave.
opened
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From this reading He had opened the door and stood there, a sudden, half-naked apparition, almost as thin and fleshless as a skeleton.
out
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From this reading Her husband was as white and wasted as if he had risen out of his grave.
produced
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From this reading “His smothered cry produced a terrible effect upon the Countess; she sat motionless, as if a sudden stupor had seized her.
risen
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From this reading Her husband was as white and wasted as if he had risen out of his grave.
sat
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From this reading “His smothered cry produced a terrible effect upon the Countess; she sat motionless, as if a sudden stupor had seized her.
seized
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From this reading “His smothered cry produced a terrible effect upon the Countess; she sat motionless, as if a sudden stupor had seized her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “His smothered cry produced a terrible effect upon the Countess; she sat motionless, as if a sudden stupor had seized her.
skeleton
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From this reading He had opened the door and stood there, a sudden, half-naked apparition, almost as thin and fleshless as a skeleton.
smothered
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From this reading “His smothered cry produced a terrible effect upon the Countess; she sat motionless, as if a sudden stupor had seized her.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had opened the door and stood there, a sudden, half-naked apparition, almost as thin and fleshless as a skeleton.
stupor
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From this reading “His smothered cry produced a terrible effect upon the Countess; she sat motionless, as if a sudden stupor had seized her.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had opened the door and stood there, a sudden, half-naked apparition, almost as thin and fleshless as a skeleton.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “His smothered cry produced a terrible effect upon the Countess; she sat motionless, as if a sudden stupor had seized her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “‘Ah!’ cried the Count.
there
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From this reading He had opened the door and stood there, a sudden, half-naked apparition, almost as thin and fleshless as a skeleton.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading He had opened the door and stood there, a sudden, half-naked apparition, almost as thin and fleshless as a skeleton.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “‘You have filled my life to the full with trouble, and now you are trying to vex my deathbed, to warp my boy’s mind, and make a depraved man of him!’ he cried, hoarsely.
trouble
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From this reading “‘You have filled my life to the full with trouble, and now you are trying to vex my deathbed, to warp my boy’s mind, and make a depraved man of him!’ he cried, hoarsely.
trying
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From this reading “‘You have filled my life to the full with trouble, and now you are trying to vex my deathbed, to warp my boy’s mind, and make a depraved man of him!’ he cried, hoarsely.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “His smothered cry produced a terrible effect upon the Countess; she sat motionless, as if a sudden stupor had seized her.
vex
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From this reading “‘You have filled my life to the full with trouble, and now you are trying to vex my deathbed, to warp my boy’s mind, and make a depraved man of him!’ he cried, hoarsely.
warp
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From this reading “‘You have filled my life to the full with trouble, and now you are trying to vex my deathbed, to warp my boy’s mind, and make a depraved man of him!’ he cried, hoarsely.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her husband was as white and wasted as if he had risen out of his grave.
wasted
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From this reading Her husband was as white and wasted as if he had risen out of his grave.
white
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From this reading Her husband was as white and wasted as if he had risen out of his grave.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “‘You have filled my life to the full with trouble, and now you are trying to vex my deathbed, to warp my boy’s mind, and make a depraved man of him!’ he cried, hoarsely.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “‘You have filled my life to the full with trouble, and now you are trying to vex my deathbed, to warp my boy’s mind, and make a depraved man of him!’ he cried, hoarsely.
