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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 The brief moment in which I averted my eyes had been sufficient to produce, apparently, a material change in the arrangements at the upper or farther end of the room.
adequately
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From this reading But what human language can adequately portray that astonishment, that horror which possessed me at the spectacle then presented to view?
advanced
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From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
all
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From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I hastened to prevent an intrusion, and then immediately returned to my dying antagonist.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I hastened to prevent an intrusion, and then immediately returned to my dying antagonist.
antagonist
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From this reading I hastened to prevent an intrusion, and then immediately returned to my dying antagonist.
apparently
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From this reading The brief moment in which I averted my eyes had been sufficient to produce, apparently, a material change in the arrangements at the upper or farther end of the room.
arrangements
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From this reading The brief moment in which I averted my eyes had been sufficient to produce, apparently, a material change in the arrangements at the upper or farther end of the room.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
astonishment
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From this reading But what human language can adequately portray that astonishment, that horror which possessed me at the spectacle then presented to view?
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that instant some person tried the latch of the door.
averted
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From this reading The brief moment in which I averted my eyes had been sufficient to produce, apparently, a material change in the arrangements at the upper or farther end of the room.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The brief moment in which I averted my eyes had been sufficient to produce, apparently, a material change in the arrangements at the upper or farther end of the room.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
brief
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From this reading The brief moment in which I averted my eyes had been sufficient to produce, apparently, a material change in the arrangements at the upper or farther end of the room.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what human language can adequately portray that astonishment, that horror which possessed me at the spectacle then presented to view?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But what human language can adequately portray that astonishment, that horror which possessed me at the spectacle then presented to view?
change
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From this reading The brief moment in which I averted my eyes had been sufficient to produce, apparently, a material change in the arrangements at the upper or farther end of the room.
confusion
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From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
dabbled
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From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
door
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From this reading At that instant some person tried the latch of the door.
dying
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From this reading I hastened to prevent an intrusion, and then immediately returned to my dying antagonist.
end
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From this reading The brief moment in which I averted my eyes had been sufficient to produce, apparently, a material change in the arrangements at the upper or farther end of the room.
extremity
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From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
eyes
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From this reading The brief moment in which I averted my eyes had been sufficient to produce, apparently, a material change in the arrangements at the upper or farther end of the room.
farther
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From this reading The brief moment in which I averted my eyes had been sufficient to produce, apparently, a material change in the arrangements at the upper or farther end of the room.
features
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From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
feeble
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From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
gait
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From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The brief moment in which I averted my eyes had been sufficient to produce, apparently, a material change in the arrangements at the upper or farther end of the room.
hastened
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From this reading I hastened to prevent an intrusion, and then immediately returned to my dying antagonist.
horror
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From this reading But what human language can adequately portray that astonishment, that horror which possessed me at the spectacle then presented to view?
human
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From this reading But what human language can adequately portray that astonishment, that horror which possessed me at the spectacle then presented to view?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hastened to prevent an intrusion, and then immediately returned to my dying antagonist.
image
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From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
immediately
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From this reading I hastened to prevent an intrusion, and then immediately returned to my dying antagonist.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The brief moment in which I averted my eyes had been sufficient to produce, apparently, a material change in the arrangements at the upper or farther end of the room.
instantnounUS /ˈɪnstənt/
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading At that instant some person tried the latch of the door.
intrusion
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From this reading I hastened to prevent an intrusion, and then immediately returned to my dying antagonist.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
language
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From this reading But what human language can adequately portray that astonishment, that horror which possessed me at the spectacle then presented to view?
large
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From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
latch
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From this reading At that instant some person tried the latch of the door.
material
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From this reading The brief moment in which I averted my eyes had been sufficient to produce, apparently, a material change in the arrangements at the upper or farther end of the room.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But what human language can adequately portray that astonishment, that horror which possessed me at the spectacle then presented to view?
meet
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From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
mirror
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From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
moment
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From this reading The brief moment in which I averted my eyes had been sufficient to produce, apparently, a material change in the arrangements at the upper or farther end of the room.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I hastened to prevent an intrusion, and then immediately returned to my dying antagonist.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
now
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From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At that instant some person tried the latch of the door.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The brief moment in which I averted my eyes had been sufficient to produce, apparently, a material change in the arrangements at the upper or farther end of the room.
own
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From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
pale
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From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
perceptible
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From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
person
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From this reading At that instant some person tried the latch of the door.
portray
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From this reading But what human language can adequately portray that astonishment, that horror which possessed me at the spectacle then presented to view?
possessed
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From this reading But what human language can adequately portray that astonishment, that horror which possessed me at the spectacle then presented to view?
presented
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From this reading But what human language can adequately portray that astonishment, that horror which possessed me at the spectacle then presented to view?
prevent
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From this reading I hastened to prevent an intrusion, and then immediately returned to my dying antagonist.
produce
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From this reading The brief moment in which I averted my eyes had been sufficient to produce, apparently, a material change in the arrangements at the upper or farther end of the room.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I hastened to prevent an intrusion, and then immediately returned to my dying antagonist.
room
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From this reading The brief moment in which I averted my eyes had been sufficient to produce, apparently, a material change in the arrangements at the upper or farther end of the room.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
some
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From this reading At that instant some person tried the latch of the door.
spectacle
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From this reading But what human language can adequately portray that astonishment, that horror which possessed me at the spectacle then presented to view?
stepped
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From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
sufficient
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From this reading The brief moment in which I averted my eyes had been sufficient to produce, apparently, a material change in the arrangements at the upper or farther end of the room.
terror
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From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that instant some person tried the latch of the door.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At that instant some person tried the latch of the door.
then
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From this reading I hastened to prevent an intrusion, and then immediately returned to my dying antagonist.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I hastened to prevent an intrusion, and then immediately returned to my dying antagonist.
tottering
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From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
tried
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From this reading At that instant some person tried the latch of the door.
up
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From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
upper
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From this reading The brief moment in which I averted my eyes had been sufficient to produce, apparently, a material change in the arrangements at the upper or farther end of the room.
view
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From this reading But what human language can adequately portray that astonishment, that horror which possessed me at the spectacle then presented to view?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what human language can adequately portray that astonishment, that horror which possessed me at the spectacle then presented to view?
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But what human language can adequately portray that astonishment, that horror which possessed me at the spectacle then presented to view?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A large mirror,—so at first it seemed to me in my confusion—now stood where none had been perceptible before; and, as I stepped up to it in extremity of terror, mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood, advanced to meet me with a feeble and tottering gait.
