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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 In a spacious chamber of a great, gloomy mansion, an old man sat alone, his gray head bowed upon his trembling hands, which rested upon a cane.
air
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From this reading A few blocks away the hum and traffic of the Crescent City filled the air; but here all was still and quiet.
all
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From this reading A few blocks away the hum and traffic of the Crescent City filled the air; but here all was still and quiet.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a spacious chamber of a great, gloomy mansion, an old man sat alone, his gray head bowed upon his trembling hands, which rested upon a cane.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In a spacious chamber of a great, gloomy mansion, an old man sat alone, his gray head bowed upon his trembling hands, which rested upon a cane.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few blocks away the hum and traffic of the Crescent City filled the air; but here all was still and quiet.
away
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From this reading A few blocks away the hum and traffic of the Crescent City filled the air; but here all was still and quiet.
Bernard
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From this reading The great house looked like an enchanted palace, with old Bernard Dane the presiding genii, all alone and lonely like the last leaf upon the tree.
blocks
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From this reading A few blocks away the hum and traffic of the Crescent City filled the air; but here all was still and quiet.
bowed
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From this reading In a spacious chamber of a great, gloomy mansion, an old man sat alone, his gray head bowed upon his trembling hands, which rested upon a cane.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A few blocks away the hum and traffic of the Crescent City filled the air; but here all was still and quiet.
cane
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From this reading In a spacious chamber of a great, gloomy mansion, an old man sat alone, his gray head bowed upon his trembling hands, which rested upon a cane.
caused
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From this reading An up-town mansion, embowered in huge live-oaks--a shady, silent place, the sight of which made one feel gloomy, and caused a slight chill to pass involuntarily over the frame.
chamber
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From this reading In a spacious chamber of a great, gloomy mansion, an old man sat alone, his gray head bowed upon his trembling hands, which rested upon a cane.
chill
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From this reading An up-town mansion, embowered in huge live-oaks--a shady, silent place, the sight of which made one feel gloomy, and caused a slight chill to pass involuntarily over the frame.
City
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From this reading A few blocks away the hum and traffic of the Crescent City filled the air; but here all was still and quiet.
Crescent
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From this reading A few blocks away the hum and traffic of the Crescent City filled the air; but here all was still and quiet.
Dane
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From this reading The great house looked like an enchanted palace, with old Bernard Dane the presiding genii, all alone and lonely like the last leaf upon the tree.
embowered
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From this reading An up-town mansion, embowered in huge live-oaks--a shady, silent place, the sight of which made one feel gloomy, and caused a slight chill to pass involuntarily over the frame.
enchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading The great house looked like an enchanted palace, with old Bernard Dane the presiding genii, all alone and lonely like the last leaf upon the tree.
feel
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From this reading An up-town mansion, embowered in huge live-oaks--a shady, silent place, the sight of which made one feel gloomy, and caused a slight chill to pass involuntarily over the frame.
few
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From this reading A few blocks away the hum and traffic of the Crescent City filled the air; but here all was still and quiet.
filled
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From this reading A few blocks away the hum and traffic of the Crescent City filled the air; but here all was still and quiet.
frame
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From this reading An up-town mansion, embowered in huge live-oaks--a shady, silent place, the sight of which made one feel gloomy, and caused a slight chill to pass involuntarily over the frame.
genii
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From this reading The great house looked like an enchanted palace, with old Bernard Dane the presiding genii, all alone and lonely like the last leaf upon the tree.
gloomy
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From this reading In a spacious chamber of a great, gloomy mansion, an old man sat alone, his gray head bowed upon his trembling hands, which rested upon a cane.
gray
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From this reading In a spacious chamber of a great, gloomy mansion, an old man sat alone, his gray head bowed upon his trembling hands, which rested upon a cane.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a spacious chamber of a great, gloomy mansion, an old man sat alone, his gray head bowed upon his trembling hands, which rested upon a cane.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading In a spacious chamber of a great, gloomy mansion, an old man sat alone, his gray head bowed upon his trembling hands, which rested upon a cane.
head
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From this reading In a spacious chamber of a great, gloomy mansion, an old man sat alone, his gray head bowed upon his trembling hands, which rested upon a cane.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HER OATH.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few blocks away the hum and traffic of the Crescent City filled the air; but here all was still and quiet.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In a spacious chamber of a great, gloomy mansion, an old man sat alone, his gray head bowed upon his trembling hands, which rested upon a cane.
house
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From this reading The great house looked like an enchanted palace, with old Bernard Dane the presiding genii, all alone and lonely like the last leaf upon the tree.
huge
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From this reading An up-town mansion, embowered in huge live-oaks--a shady, silent place, the sight of which made one feel gloomy, and caused a slight chill to pass involuntarily over the frame.
hum
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From this reading A few blocks away the hum and traffic of the Crescent City filled the air; but here all was still and quiet.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a spacious chamber of a great, gloomy mansion, an old man sat alone, his gray head bowed upon his trembling hands, which rested upon a cane.
involuntarily
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From this reading An up-town mansion, embowered in huge live-oaks--a shady, silent place, the sight of which made one feel gloomy, and caused a slight chill to pass involuntarily over the frame.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great house looked like an enchanted palace, with old Bernard Dane the presiding genii, all alone and lonely like the last leaf upon the tree.
leaf
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From this reading The great house looked like an enchanted palace, with old Bernard Dane the presiding genii, all alone and lonely like the last leaf upon the tree.
like
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From this reading The great house looked like an enchanted palace, with old Bernard Dane the presiding genii, all alone and lonely like the last leaf upon the tree.
live-oaks
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From this reading An up-town mansion, embowered in huge live-oaks--a shady, silent place, the sight of which made one feel gloomy, and caused a slight chill to pass involuntarily over the frame.
lonely
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From this reading The great house looked like an enchanted palace, with old Bernard Dane the presiding genii, all alone and lonely like the last leaf upon the tree.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great house looked like an enchanted palace, with old Bernard Dane the presiding genii, all alone and lonely like the last leaf upon the tree.
made
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From this reading An up-town mansion, embowered in huge live-oaks--a shady, silent place, the sight of which made one feel gloomy, and caused a slight chill to pass involuntarily over the frame.
man
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From this reading In a spacious chamber of a great, gloomy mansion, an old man sat alone, his gray head bowed upon his trembling hands, which rested upon a cane.
mansion
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From this reading In a spacious chamber of a great, gloomy mansion, an old man sat alone, his gray head bowed upon his trembling hands, which rested upon a cane.
OATH
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From this reading HER OATH.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a spacious chamber of a great, gloomy mansion, an old man sat alone, his gray head bowed upon his trembling hands, which rested upon a cane.
old
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From this reading In a spacious chamber of a great, gloomy mansion, an old man sat alone, his gray head bowed upon his trembling hands, which rested upon a cane.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading An up-town mansion, embowered in huge live-oaks--a shady, silent place, the sight of which made one feel gloomy, and caused a slight chill to pass involuntarily over the frame.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading An up-town mansion, embowered in huge live-oaks--a shady, silent place, the sight of which made one feel gloomy, and caused a slight chill to pass involuntarily over the frame.
palace
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From this reading The great house looked like an enchanted palace, with old Bernard Dane the presiding genii, all alone and lonely like the last leaf upon the tree.
pass
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From this reading An up-town mansion, embowered in huge live-oaks--a shady, silent place, the sight of which made one feel gloomy, and caused a slight chill to pass involuntarily over the frame.
place
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From this reading An up-town mansion, embowered in huge live-oaks--a shady, silent place, the sight of which made one feel gloomy, and caused a slight chill to pass involuntarily over the frame.
presiding
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From this reading The great house looked like an enchanted palace, with old Bernard Dane the presiding genii, all alone and lonely like the last leaf upon the tree.
quiet
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From this reading A few blocks away the hum and traffic of the Crescent City filled the air; but here all was still and quiet.
rested
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From this reading In a spacious chamber of a great, gloomy mansion, an old man sat alone, his gray head bowed upon his trembling hands, which rested upon a cane.
sat
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From this reading In a spacious chamber of a great, gloomy mansion, an old man sat alone, his gray head bowed upon his trembling hands, which rested upon a cane.
shady
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From this reading An up-town mansion, embowered in huge live-oaks--a shady, silent place, the sight of which made one feel gloomy, and caused a slight chill to pass involuntarily over the frame.
sight
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From this reading An up-town mansion, embowered in huge live-oaks--a shady, silent place, the sight of which made one feel gloomy, and caused a slight chill to pass involuntarily over the frame.
silent
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From this reading An up-town mansion, embowered in huge live-oaks--a shady, silent place, the sight of which made one feel gloomy, and caused a slight chill to pass involuntarily over the frame.
slight
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From this reading An up-town mansion, embowered in huge live-oaks--a shady, silent place, the sight of which made one feel gloomy, and caused a slight chill to pass involuntarily over the frame.
spacious
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From this reading In a spacious chamber of a great, gloomy mansion, an old man sat alone, his gray head bowed upon his trembling hands, which rested upon a cane.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few blocks away the hum and traffic of the Crescent City filled the air; but here all was still and quiet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few blocks away the hum and traffic of the Crescent City filled the air; but here all was still and quiet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An up-town mansion, embowered in huge live-oaks--a shady, silent place, the sight of which made one feel gloomy, and caused a slight chill to pass involuntarily over the frame.
traffic
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From this reading A few blocks away the hum and traffic of the Crescent City filled the air; but here all was still and quiet.
tree
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From this reading The great house looked like an enchanted palace, with old Bernard Dane the presiding genii, all alone and lonely like the last leaf upon the tree.
trembling
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From this reading In a spacious chamber of a great, gloomy mansion, an old man sat alone, his gray head bowed upon his trembling hands, which rested upon a cane.
up-town
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From this reading An up-town mansion, embowered in huge live-oaks--a shady, silent place, the sight of which made one feel gloomy, and caused a slight chill to pass involuntarily over the frame.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In a spacious chamber of a great, gloomy mansion, an old man sat alone, his gray head bowed upon his trembling hands, which rested upon a cane.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A few blocks away the hum and traffic of the Crescent City filled the air; but here all was still and quiet.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In a spacious chamber of a great, gloomy mansion, an old man sat alone, his gray head bowed upon his trembling hands, which rested upon a cane.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The great house looked like an enchanted palace, with old Bernard Dane the presiding genii, all alone and lonely like the last leaf upon the tree.
