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aspect
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From this reading He started at the funereal aspect of the room, into which, since he last stood there, undertakers seemed to have stolen.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He started at the funereal aspect of the room, into which, since he last stood there, undertakers seemed to have stolen.
clear
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From this reading At once the whole three days’ mystery was made clear.
cloth
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From this reading The four corners of the red cloth on the round table were knotted with crape.
corners
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From this reading The four corners of the red cloth on the round table were knotted with crape.
country
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From this reading Knowing nothing of these mournful customs of the country, nevertheless, Israel’s instinct whispered him that Squire Woodcock lived no more on this earth.
crape
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From this reading The curtains of the window were festooned with long weepers of crape.
curtains
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From this reading The curtains of the window were festooned with long weepers of crape.
customs
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days
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From this reading At once the whole three days’ mystery was made clear.
earth
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festooned
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From this reading The curtains of the window were festooned with long weepers of crape.
four
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From this reading The four corners of the red cloth on the round table were knotted with crape.
funereal
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From this reading He started at the funereal aspect of the room, into which, since he last stood there, undertakers seemed to have stolen.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He started at the funereal aspect of the room, into which, since he last stood there, undertakers seemed to have stolen.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He started at the funereal aspect of the room, into which, since he last stood there, undertakers seemed to have stolen.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Knowing nothing of these mournful customs of the country, nevertheless, Israel’s instinct whispered him that Squire Woodcock lived no more on this earth.
instinct
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From this reading Knowing nothing of these mournful customs of the country, nevertheless, Israel’s instinct whispered him that Squire Woodcock lived no more on this earth.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He started at the funereal aspect of the room, into which, since he last stood there, undertakers seemed to have stolen.
Israel's
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From this reading Knowing nothing of these mournful customs of the country, nevertheless, Israel’s instinct whispered him that Squire Woodcock lived no more on this earth.
knotted
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From this reading The four corners of the red cloth on the round table were knotted with crape.
Knowing
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From this reading Knowing nothing of these mournful customs of the country, nevertheless, Israel’s instinct whispered him that Squire Woodcock lived no more on this earth.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He started at the funereal aspect of the room, into which, since he last stood there, undertakers seemed to have stolen.
lived
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From this reading Knowing nothing of these mournful customs of the country, nevertheless, Israel’s instinct whispered him that Squire Woodcock lived no more on this earth.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The curtains of the window were festooned with long weepers of crape.
made
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From this reading At once the whole three days’ mystery was made clear.
more
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From this reading Knowing nothing of these mournful customs of the country, nevertheless, Israel’s instinct whispered him that Squire Woodcock lived no more on this earth.
mournful
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mystery
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From this reading At once the whole three days’ mystery was made clear.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Knowing nothing of these mournful customs of the country, nevertheless, Israel’s instinct whispered him that Squire Woodcock lived no more on this earth.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Knowing nothing of these mournful customs of the country, nevertheless, Israel’s instinct whispered him that Squire Woodcock lived no more on this earth.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Knowing nothing of these mournful customs of the country, nevertheless, Israel’s instinct whispered him that Squire Woodcock lived no more on this earth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He started at the funereal aspect of the room, into which, since he last stood there, undertakers seemed to have stolen.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The four corners of the red cloth on the round table were knotted with crape.
once
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From this reading At once the whole three days’ mystery was made clear.
red
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From this reading The four corners of the red cloth on the round table were knotted with crape.
room
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From this reading He started at the funereal aspect of the room, into which, since he last stood there, undertakers seemed to have stolen.
round
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From this reading The four corners of the red cloth on the round table were knotted with crape.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He started at the funereal aspect of the room, into which, since he last stood there, undertakers seemed to have stolen.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He started at the funereal aspect of the room, into which, since he last stood there, undertakers seemed to have stolen.
Squire
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From this reading Knowing nothing of these mournful customs of the country, nevertheless, Israel’s instinct whispered him that Squire Woodcock lived no more on this earth.
started
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From this reading He started at the funereal aspect of the room, into which, since he last stood there, undertakers seemed to have stolen.
stolen
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From this reading He started at the funereal aspect of the room, into which, since he last stood there, undertakers seemed to have stolen.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He started at the funereal aspect of the room, into which, since he last stood there, undertakers seemed to have stolen.
table
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From this reading The four corners of the red cloth on the round table were knotted with crape.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Knowing nothing of these mournful customs of the country, nevertheless, Israel’s instinct whispered him that Squire Woodcock lived no more on this earth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He started at the funereal aspect of the room, into which, since he last stood there, undertakers seemed to have stolen.
there
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From this reading He started at the funereal aspect of the room, into which, since he last stood there, undertakers seemed to have stolen.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Knowing nothing of these mournful customs of the country, nevertheless, Israel’s instinct whispered him that Squire Woodcock lived no more on this earth.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Knowing nothing of these mournful customs of the country, nevertheless, Israel’s instinct whispered him that Squire Woodcock lived no more on this earth.
three
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From this reading At once the whole three days’ mystery was made clear.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He started at the funereal aspect of the room, into which, since he last stood there, undertakers seemed to have stolen.
undertakers
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From this reading He started at the funereal aspect of the room, into which, since he last stood there, undertakers seemed to have stolen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At once the whole three days’ mystery was made clear.
weepers
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From this reading The curtains of the window were festooned with long weepers of crape.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The curtains of the window were festooned with long weepers of crape.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He started at the funereal aspect of the room, into which, since he last stood there, undertakers seemed to have stolen.
whispered
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whole
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From this reading At once the whole three days’ mystery was made clear.
window
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From this reading The curtains of the window were festooned with long weepers of crape.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The curtains of the window were festooned with long weepers of crape.
Woodcock
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From this reading Knowing nothing of these mournful customs of the country, nevertheless, Israel’s instinct whispered him that Squire Woodcock lived no more on this earth.
