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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 I sensed that death was close, and a multitude of thoughts raced through my mind.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading But uppermost among them were thoughts of Duare, and harrowing regret that I must leave her here in the clutches of the fiend I was now certain was the instigator of this attack upon me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I sensed that death was close, and a multitude of thoughts raced through my mind.
attack
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From this reading But uppermost among them were thoughts of Duare, and harrowing regret that I must leave her here in the clutches of the fiend I was now certain was the instigator of this attack upon me.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I guessed that its purpose was to dispose of me and thus remove the only possible obstacle that might stand between himself and Duare.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But uppermost among them were thoughts of Duare, and harrowing regret that I must leave her here in the clutches of the fiend I was now certain was the instigator of this attack upon me.
came
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From this reading I was still struggling when something struck me on the head; then came oblivion.
certain
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From this reading But uppermost among them were thoughts of Duare, and harrowing regret that I must leave her here in the clutches of the fiend I was now certain was the instigator of this attack upon me.
close
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From this reading I sensed that death was close, and a multitude of thoughts raced through my mind.
clutches
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From this reading But uppermost among them were thoughts of Duare, and harrowing regret that I must leave her here in the clutches of the fiend I was now certain was the instigator of this attack upon me.
consciousness
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From this reading * * * * * It was daylight when I regained consciousness.
daylight
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From this reading * * * * * It was daylight when I regained consciousness.
death
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From this reading I sensed that death was close, and a multitude of thoughts raced through my mind.
dispose
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From this reading I guessed that its purpose was to dispose of me and thus remove the only possible obstacle that might stand between himself and Duare.
Duare
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From this reading But uppermost among them were thoughts of Duare, and harrowing regret that I must leave her here in the clutches of the fiend I was now certain was the instigator of this attack upon me.
fiend
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From this reading But uppermost among them were thoughts of Duare, and harrowing regret that I must leave her here in the clutches of the fiend I was now certain was the instigator of this attack upon me.
guessed
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From this reading I guessed that its purpose was to dispose of me and thus remove the only possible obstacle that might stand between himself and Duare.
harrowing
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From this reading But uppermost among them were thoughts of Duare, and harrowing regret that I must leave her here in the clutches of the fiend I was now certain was the instigator of this attack upon me.
head
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From this reading I was still struggling when something struck me on the head; then came oblivion.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But uppermost among them were thoughts of Duare, and harrowing regret that I must leave her here in the clutches of the fiend I was now certain was the instigator of this attack upon me.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But uppermost among them were thoughts of Duare, and harrowing regret that I must leave her here in the clutches of the fiend I was now certain was the instigator of this attack upon me.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I guessed that its purpose was to dispose of me and thus remove the only possible obstacle that might stand between himself and Duare.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sensed that death was close, and a multitude of thoughts raced through my mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But uppermost among them were thoughts of Duare, and harrowing regret that I must leave her here in the clutches of the fiend I was now certain was the instigator of this attack upon me.
instigator
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From this reading But uppermost among them were thoughts of Duare, and harrowing regret that I must leave her here in the clutches of the fiend I was now certain was the instigator of this attack upon me.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * It was daylight when I regained consciousness.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I guessed that its purpose was to dispose of me and thus remove the only possible obstacle that might stand between himself and Duare.
leave
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From this reading But uppermost among them were thoughts of Duare, and harrowing regret that I must leave her here in the clutches of the fiend I was now certain was the instigator of this attack upon me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But uppermost among them were thoughts of Duare, and harrowing regret that I must leave her here in the clutches of the fiend I was now certain was the instigator of this attack upon me.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I guessed that its purpose was to dispose of me and thus remove the only possible obstacle that might stand between himself and Duare.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sensed that death was close, and a multitude of thoughts raced through my mind.
multitude
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From this reading I sensed that death was close, and a multitude of thoughts raced through my mind.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But uppermost among them were thoughts of Duare, and harrowing regret that I must leave her here in the clutches of the fiend I was now certain was the instigator of this attack upon me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I sensed that death was close, and a multitude of thoughts raced through my mind.
now
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From this reading But uppermost among them were thoughts of Duare, and harrowing regret that I must leave her here in the clutches of the fiend I was now certain was the instigator of this attack upon me.
oblivion
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From this reading I was still struggling when something struck me on the head; then came oblivion.
obstacle
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From this reading I guessed that its purpose was to dispose of me and thus remove the only possible obstacle that might stand between himself and Duare.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I sensed that death was close, and a multitude of thoughts raced through my mind.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was still struggling when something struck me on the head; then came oblivion.
only
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From this reading I guessed that its purpose was to dispose of me and thus remove the only possible obstacle that might stand between himself and Duare.
possible
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From this reading I guessed that its purpose was to dispose of me and thus remove the only possible obstacle that might stand between himself and Duare.
purpose
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From this reading I guessed that its purpose was to dispose of me and thus remove the only possible obstacle that might stand between himself and Duare.
raced
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From this reading I sensed that death was close, and a multitude of thoughts raced through my mind.
regained
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From this reading * * * * * It was daylight when I regained consciousness.
regret
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From this reading But uppermost among them were thoughts of Duare, and harrowing regret that I must leave her here in the clutches of the fiend I was now certain was the instigator of this attack upon me.
remove
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From this reading I guessed that its purpose was to dispose of me and thus remove the only possible obstacle that might stand between himself and Duare.
sensed
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From this reading I sensed that death was close, and a multitude of thoughts raced through my mind.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I was still struggling when something struck me on the head; then came oblivion.
stand
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From this reading I guessed that its purpose was to dispose of me and thus remove the only possible obstacle that might stand between himself and Duare.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was still struggling when something struck me on the head; then came oblivion.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was still struggling when something struck me on the head; then came oblivion.
struggling
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From this reading I was still struggling when something struck me on the head; then came oblivion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I sensed that death was close, and a multitude of thoughts raced through my mind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But uppermost among them were thoughts of Duare, and harrowing regret that I must leave her here in the clutches of the fiend I was now certain was the instigator of this attack upon me.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But uppermost among them were thoughts of Duare, and harrowing regret that I must leave her here in the clutches of the fiend I was now certain was the instigator of this attack upon me.
then
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From this reading I was still struggling when something struck me on the head; then came oblivion.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But uppermost among them were thoughts of Duare, and harrowing regret that I must leave her here in the clutches of the fiend I was now certain was the instigator of this attack upon me.
thoughts
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From this reading I sensed that death was close, and a multitude of thoughts raced through my mind.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I sensed that death was close, and a multitude of thoughts raced through my mind.
thus
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From this reading I guessed that its purpose was to dispose of me and thus remove the only possible obstacle that might stand between himself and Duare.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I guessed that its purpose was to dispose of me and thus remove the only possible obstacle that might stand between himself and Duare.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But uppermost among them were thoughts of Duare, and harrowing regret that I must leave her here in the clutches of the fiend I was now certain was the instigator of this attack upon me.
uppermost
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From this reading But uppermost among them were thoughts of Duare, and harrowing regret that I must leave her here in the clutches of the fiend I was now certain was the instigator of this attack upon me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I sensed that death was close, and a multitude of thoughts raced through my mind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But uppermost among them were thoughts of Duare, and harrowing regret that I must leave her here in the clutches of the fiend I was now certain was the instigator of this attack upon me.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I was still struggling when something struck me on the head; then came oblivion.
