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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 Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
accomplished
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From this reading These accomplished, his expression changed completely.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
all
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From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
altogether
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From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
breathing
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From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
ceased
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From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
changed
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From this reading These accomplished, his expression changed completely.
child
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From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
completely
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From this reading These accomplished, his expression changed completely.
death
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From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
down
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From this reading I stood looking down on him for some minutes, my mind surging with a variety of thoughts.
dropped
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From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
earnest
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From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
expression
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From this reading These accomplished, his expression changed completely.
eyes
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From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
face
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From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
features
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From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
find
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From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
fixed
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From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
haggard
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From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I stood looking down on him for some minutes, my mind surging with a variety of thoughts.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
horrible
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From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
innocence
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From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
jaw
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From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
kneeling
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From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
knew
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From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
laboured
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From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
like
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From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
looking
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From this reading I stood looking down on him for some minutes, my mind surging with a variety of thoughts.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I stood looking down on him for some minutes, my mind surging with a variety of thoughts.
minutes
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From this reading I stood looking down on him for some minutes, my mind surging with a variety of thoughts.
moment
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From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I stood looking down on him for some minutes, my mind surging with a variety of thoughts.
now
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From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
offices
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From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I stood looking down on him for some minutes, my mind surging with a variety of thoughts.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
peace
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From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
perform
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From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
possessed
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From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
prayer
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From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
prepared
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From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
RESCUED
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From this reading RESCUED.
sad
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From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
side
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From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
some
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From this reading I stood looking down on him for some minutes, my mind surging with a variety of thoughts.
speech
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From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
stare
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From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I stood looking down on him for some minutes, my mind surging with a variety of thoughts.
surging
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From this reading I stood looking down on him for some minutes, my mind surging with a variety of thoughts.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These accomplished, his expression changed completely.
thoughts
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From this reading I stood looking down on him for some minutes, my mind surging with a variety of thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
up
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From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
variety
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From this reading I stood looking down on him for some minutes, my mind surging with a variety of thoughts.
Veneda's
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From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
weary
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From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I stood looking down on him for some minutes, my mind surging with a variety of thoughts.
