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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 His mind was in such a state of morbid distrust that he lowered the blind over the window.
accustomed
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From this reading Reaching the hotel at which he was accustomed to stay when he was in London, Mirabel locked the door of his room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In solitude and obscurity, the miserable wretch sat down in a corner, and covered his face with his hands, and tried to realize what had happened to him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Reaching the hotel at which he was accustomed to stay when he was in London, Mirabel locked the door of his room.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nothing had been said at the fatal interview with Emily, which could have given him the slightest warning of what was to come.
blind
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From this reading His mind was in such a state of morbid distrust that he lowered the blind over the window.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing had been said at the fatal interview with Emily, which could have given him the slightest warning of what was to come.
corner
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From this reading In solitude and obscurity, the miserable wretch sat down in a corner, and covered his face with his hands, and tried to realize what had happened to him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing had been said at the fatal interview with Emily, which could have given him the slightest warning of what was to come.
covered
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From this reading In solitude and obscurity, the miserable wretch sat down in a corner, and covered his face with his hands, and tried to realize what had happened to him.
distrust
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From this reading His mind was in such a state of morbid distrust that he lowered the blind over the window.
door
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From this reading Reaching the hotel at which he was accustomed to stay when he was in London, Mirabel locked the door of his room.
down
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From this reading In solitude and obscurity, the miserable wretch sat down in a corner, and covered his face with his hands, and tried to realize what had happened to him.
Emily
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From this reading Nothing had been said at the fatal interview with Emily, which could have given him the slightest warning of what was to come.
face
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From this reading In solitude and obscurity, the miserable wretch sat down in a corner, and covered his face with his hands, and tried to realize what had happened to him.
fatal
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From this reading Nothing had been said at the fatal interview with Emily, which could have given him the slightest warning of what was to come.
given
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From this reading Nothing had been said at the fatal interview with Emily, which could have given him the slightest warning of what was to come.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In solitude and obscurity, the miserable wretch sat down in a corner, and covered his face with his hands, and tried to realize what had happened to him.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading In solitude and obscurity, the miserable wretch sat down in a corner, and covered his face with his hands, and tried to realize what had happened to him.
happened
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From this reading In solitude and obscurity, the miserable wretch sat down in a corner, and covered his face with his hands, and tried to realize what had happened to him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nothing had been said at the fatal interview with Emily, which could have given him the slightest warning of what was to come.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Reaching the hotel at which he was accustomed to stay when he was in London, Mirabel locked the door of his room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In solitude and obscurity, the miserable wretch sat down in a corner, and covered his face with his hands, and tried to realize what had happened to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Reaching the hotel at which he was accustomed to stay when he was in London, Mirabel locked the door of his room.
hotel
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From this reading Reaching the hotel at which he was accustomed to stay when he was in London, Mirabel locked the door of his room.
houses
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From this reading He looked at the houses on the opposite side of the street.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Reaching the hotel at which he was accustomed to stay when he was in London, Mirabel locked the door of his room.
interview
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From this reading Nothing had been said at the fatal interview with Emily, which could have given him the slightest warning of what was to come.
locked
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From this reading Reaching the hotel at which he was accustomed to stay when he was in London, Mirabel locked the door of his room.
London
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From this reading Reaching the hotel at which he was accustomed to stay when he was in London, Mirabel locked the door of his room.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at the houses on the opposite side of the street.
lowered
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From this reading His mind was in such a state of morbid distrust that he lowered the blind over the window.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mind was in such a state of morbid distrust that he lowered the blind over the window.
Mirabel
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From this reading Reaching the hotel at which he was accustomed to stay when he was in London, Mirabel locked the door of his room.
miserable
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From this reading In solitude and obscurity, the miserable wretch sat down in a corner, and covered his face with his hands, and tried to realize what had happened to him.
morbid
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From this reading His mind was in such a state of morbid distrust that he lowered the blind over the window.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing had been said at the fatal interview with Emily, which could have given him the slightest warning of what was to come.
obscurity
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From this reading In solitude and obscurity, the miserable wretch sat down in a corner, and covered his face with his hands, and tried to realize what had happened to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Reaching the hotel at which he was accustomed to stay when he was in London, Mirabel locked the door of his room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He looked at the houses on the opposite side of the street.
opposite
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From this reading He looked at the houses on the opposite side of the street.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His mind was in such a state of morbid distrust that he lowered the blind over the window.
Reaching
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From this reading Reaching the hotel at which he was accustomed to stay when he was in London, Mirabel locked the door of his room.
realize
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From this reading In solitude and obscurity, the miserable wretch sat down in a corner, and covered his face with his hands, and tried to realize what had happened to him.
room
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From this reading Reaching the hotel at which he was accustomed to stay when he was in London, Mirabel locked the door of his room.
said
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From this reading Nothing had been said at the fatal interview with Emily, which could have given him the slightest warning of what was to come.
sat
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From this reading In solitude and obscurity, the miserable wretch sat down in a corner, and covered his face with his hands, and tried to realize what had happened to him.
side
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From this reading He looked at the houses on the opposite side of the street.
slightest
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From this reading Nothing had been said at the fatal interview with Emily, which could have given him the slightest warning of what was to come.
solitude
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From this reading In solitude and obscurity, the miserable wretch sat down in a corner, and covered his face with his hands, and tried to realize what had happened to him.
state
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From this reading His mind was in such a state of morbid distrust that he lowered the blind over the window.
stay
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From this reading Reaching the hotel at which he was accustomed to stay when he was in London, Mirabel locked the door of his room.
street
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From this reading He looked at the houses on the opposite side of the street.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading His mind was in such a state of morbid distrust that he lowered the blind over the window.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His mind was in such a state of morbid distrust that he lowered the blind over the window.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Reaching the hotel at which he was accustomed to stay when he was in London, Mirabel locked the door of his room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Reaching the hotel at which he was accustomed to stay when he was in London, Mirabel locked the door of his room.
tried
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From this reading In solitude and obscurity, the miserable wretch sat down in a corner, and covered his face with his hands, and tried to realize what had happened to him.
warning
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From this reading Nothing had been said at the fatal interview with Emily, which could have given him the slightest warning of what was to come.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Reaching the hotel at which he was accustomed to stay when he was in London, Mirabel locked the door of his room.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In solitude and obscurity, the miserable wretch sat down in a corner, and covered his face with his hands, and tried to realize what had happened to him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Reaching the hotel at which he was accustomed to stay when he was in London, Mirabel locked the door of his room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Reaching the hotel at which he was accustomed to stay when he was in London, Mirabel locked the door of his room.
window
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From this reading His mind was in such a state of morbid distrust that he lowered the blind over the window.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In solitude and obscurity, the miserable wretch sat down in a corner, and covered his face with his hands, and tried to realize what had happened to him.
wretch
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From this reading In solitude and obscurity, the miserable wretch sat down in a corner, and covered his face with his hands, and tried to realize what had happened to him.
