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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 had slept several hours when I was suddenly aroused by a prodigious crash, followed by the clash of arms and shrill cries from the lower floor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had slept several hours when I was suddenly aroused by a prodigious crash, followed by the clash of arms and shrill cries from the lower floor.
apartment
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arm-plates
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From this reading As the uproar still continued, and as I seemed to discern his voice in the midst of it, I caught up my sword, and without waiting to put on either head-piece, steel-breast, or arm-plates, I hurried to the scene of the commotion.
arms
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aroused
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AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the uproar still continued, and as I seemed to discern his voice in the midst of it, I caught up my sword, and without waiting to put on either head-piece, steel-breast, or arm-plates, I hurried to the scene of the commotion.
attracted
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From this reading The hall and passage were filled with silly maids and staring drawers, attracted, like myself, by the uproar.
bed
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breakfasted
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I had slept several hours when I was suddenly aroused by a prodigious crash, followed by the clash of arms and shrill cries from the lower floor.
caught
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From this reading As the uproar still continued, and as I seemed to discern his voice in the midst of it, I caught up my sword, and without waiting to put on either head-piece, steel-breast, or arm-plates, I hurried to the scene of the commotion.
clashnounUS /klæʃ/
A violent confrontation or disagreement between opposing forces or factions.
From this reading I had slept several hours when I was suddenly aroused by a prodigious crash, followed by the clash of arms and shrill cries from the lower floor.
commotion
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comrade
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From this reading Springing to my feet I found that the bed upon which my comrade had lain was vacant, and that the door of the apartment was opened.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As the uproar still continued, and as I seemed to discern his voice in the midst of it, I caught up my sword, and without waiting to put on either head-piece, steel-breast, or arm-plates, I hurried to the scene of the commotion.
crash
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cries
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discern
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disorder
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door
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drawers
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From this reading The hall and passage were filled with silly maids and staring drawers, attracted, like myself, by the uproar.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading As the uproar still continued, and as I seemed to discern his voice in the midst of it, I caught up my sword, and without waiting to put on either head-piece, steel-breast, or arm-plates, I hurried to the scene of the commotion.
feet
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filled
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From this reading The hall and passage were filled with silly maids and staring drawers, attracted, like myself, by the uproar.
floor
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followed
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foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Springing to my feet I found that the bed upon which my comrade had lain was vacant, and that the door of the apartment was opened.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had slept several hours when I was suddenly aroused by a prodigious crash, followed by the clash of arms and shrill cries from the lower floor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had slept several hours when I was suddenly aroused by a prodigious crash, followed by the clash of arms and shrill cries from the lower floor.
hall
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From this reading The hall and passage were filled with silly maids and staring drawers, attracted, like myself, by the uproar.
head-piece
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From this reading As the uproar still continued, and as I seemed to discern his voice in the midst of it, I caught up my sword, and without waiting to put on either head-piece, steel-breast, or arm-plates, I hurried to the scene of the commotion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As the uproar still continued, and as I seemed to discern his voice in the midst of it, I caught up my sword, and without waiting to put on either head-piece, steel-breast, or arm-plates, I hurried to the scene of the commotion.
hours
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hurried
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From this reading As the uproar still continued, and as I seemed to discern his voice in the midst of it, I caught up my sword, and without waiting to put on either head-piece, steel-breast, or arm-plates, I hurried to the scene of the commotion.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had slept several hours when I was suddenly aroused by a prodigious crash, followed by the clash of arms and shrill cries from the lower floor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the uproar still continued, and as I seemed to discern his voice in the midst of it, I caught up my sword, and without waiting to put on either head-piece, steel-breast, or arm-plates, I hurried to the scene of the commotion.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Through these I pushed my way into the apartment where we had breakfasted in the morning, which was a scene of the wildest disorder.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As the uproar still continued, and as I seemed to discern his voice in the midst of it, I caught up my sword, and without waiting to put on either head-piece, steel-breast, or arm-plates, I hurried to the scene of the commotion.
lain
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like
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From this reading The hall and passage were filled with silly maids and staring drawers, attracted, like myself, by the uproar.
lower
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maids
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From this reading The hall and passage were filled with silly maids and staring drawers, attracted, like myself, by the uproar.
midst
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From this reading As the uproar still continued, and as I seemed to discern his voice in the midst of it, I caught up my sword, and without waiting to put on either head-piece, steel-breast, or arm-plates, I hurried to the scene of the commotion.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Through these I pushed my way into the apartment where we had breakfasted in the morning, which was a scene of the wildest disorder.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Springing to my feet I found that the bed upon which my comrade had lain was vacant, and that the door of the apartment was opened.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading The hall and passage were filled with silly maids and staring drawers, attracted, like myself, by the uproar.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had slept several hours when I was suddenly aroused by a prodigious crash, followed by the clash of arms and shrill cries from the lower floor.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As the uproar still continued, and as I seemed to discern his voice in the midst of it, I caught up my sword, and without waiting to put on either head-piece, steel-breast, or arm-plates, I hurried to the scene of the commotion.
opened
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From this reading Springing to my feet I found that the bed upon which my comrade had lain was vacant, and that the door of the apartment was opened.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As the uproar still continued, and as I seemed to discern his voice in the midst of it, I caught up my sword, and without waiting to put on either head-piece, steel-breast, or arm-plates, I hurried to the scene of the commotion.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The hall and passage were filled with silly maids and staring drawers, attracted, like myself, by the uproar.
prodigious
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From this reading I had slept several hours when I was suddenly aroused by a prodigious crash, followed by the clash of arms and shrill cries from the lower floor.
pushed
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put
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scene
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From this reading As the uproar still continued, and as I seemed to discern his voice in the midst of it, I caught up my sword, and without waiting to put on either head-piece, steel-breast, or arm-plates, I hurried to the scene of the commotion.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the uproar still continued, and as I seemed to discern his voice in the midst of it, I caught up my sword, and without waiting to put on either head-piece, steel-breast, or arm-plates, I hurried to the scene of the commotion.
several
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shrill
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silly
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From this reading The hall and passage were filled with silly maids and staring drawers, attracted, like myself, by the uproar.
slept
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Springing
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staring
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From this reading The hall and passage were filled with silly maids and staring drawers, attracted, like myself, by the uproar.
steel-breast
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From this reading As the uproar still continued, and as I seemed to discern his voice in the midst of it, I caught up my sword, and without waiting to put on either head-piece, steel-breast, or arm-plates, I hurried to the scene of the commotion.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the uproar still continued, and as I seemed to discern his voice in the midst of it, I caught up my sword, and without waiting to put on either head-piece, steel-breast, or arm-plates, I hurried to the scene of the commotion.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had slept several hours when I was suddenly aroused by a prodigious crash, followed by the clash of arms and shrill cries from the lower floor.
sword
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From this reading As the uproar still continued, and as I seemed to discern his voice in the midst of it, I caught up my sword, and without waiting to put on either head-piece, steel-breast, or arm-plates, I hurried to the scene of the commotion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Springing to my feet I found that the bed upon which my comrade had lain was vacant, and that the door of the apartment was opened.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had slept several hours when I was suddenly aroused by a prodigious crash, followed by the clash of arms and shrill cries from the lower floor.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Through these I pushed my way into the apartment where we had breakfasted in the morning, which was a scene of the wildest disorder.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through these I pushed my way into the apartment where we had breakfasted in the morning, which was a scene of the wildest disorder.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Springing to my feet I found that the bed upon which my comrade had lain was vacant, and that the door of the apartment was opened.
up
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From this reading As the uproar still continued, and as I seemed to discern his voice in the midst of it, I caught up my sword, and without waiting to put on either head-piece, steel-breast, or arm-plates, I hurried to the scene of the commotion.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Springing to my feet I found that the bed upon which my comrade had lain was vacant, and that the door of the apartment was opened.
uproar
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From this reading As the uproar still continued, and as I seemed to discern his voice in the midst of it, I caught up my sword, and without waiting to put on either head-piece, steel-breast, or arm-plates, I hurried to the scene of the commotion.
vacant
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voice
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waiting
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From this reading As the uproar still continued, and as I seemed to discern his voice in the midst of it, I caught up my sword, and without waiting to put on either head-piece, steel-breast, or arm-plates, I hurried to the scene of the commotion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had slept several hours when I was suddenly aroused by a prodigious crash, followed by the clash of arms and shrill cries from the lower floor.
way
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From this reading Through these I pushed my way into the apartment where we had breakfasted in the morning, which was a scene of the wildest disorder.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Through these I pushed my way into the apartment where we had breakfasted in the morning, which was a scene of the wildest disorder.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The hall and passage were filled with silly maids and staring drawers, attracted, like myself, by the uproar.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I had slept several hours when I was suddenly aroused by a prodigious crash, followed by the clash of arms and shrill cries from the lower floor.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Through these I pushed my way into the apartment where we had breakfasted in the morning, which was a scene of the wildest disorder.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Springing to my feet I found that the bed upon which my comrade had lain was vacant, and that the door of the apartment was opened.
wildest
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From this reading Through these I pushed my way into the apartment where we had breakfasted in the morning, which was a scene of the wildest disorder.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The hall and passage were filled with silly maids and staring drawers, attracted, like myself, by the uproar.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading As the uproar still continued, and as I seemed to discern his voice in the midst of it, I caught up my sword, and without waiting to put on either head-piece, steel-breast, or arm-plates, I hurried to the scene of the commotion.
