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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 He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
act
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From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
actors
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From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
almost
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From this reading Some one else pressed him, almost pushed him, forward; he was already on the stage.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some one else pressed him, almost pushed him, forward; he was already on the stage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
beautiful
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From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
became
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From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But the actors were in the wing, they surrounded him; the curtain was down and they were coming off from before it.
betrayalnounUS /bɪˈtreɪ.əl/
The action of betraying one's country, a group, or a person; breach of trust.
From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
built-in
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From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
canvas
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From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
coming
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From this reading But the actors were in the wing, they surrounded him; the curtain was down and they were coming off from before it.
conscious
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From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
continuous
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From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
curtain
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From this reading But the actors were in the wing, they surrounded him; the curtain was down and they were coming off from before it.
devoured
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From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
down
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From this reading But the actors were in the wing, they surrounded him; the curtain was down and they were coming off from before it.
else
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From this reading Some one else pressed him, almost pushed him, forward; he was already on the stage.
execution
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From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
eyes
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From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
faint
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From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
far
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From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some one else pressed him, almost pushed him, forward; he was already on the stage.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But the actors were in the wing, they surrounded him; the curtain was down and they were coming off from before it.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
heard
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From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some one else pressed him, almost pushed him, forward; he was already on the stage.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the actors were in the wing, they surrounded him; the curtain was down and they were coming off from before it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the actors were in the wing, they surrounded him; the curtain was down and they were coming off from before it.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
less
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From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
man's
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From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
mean
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From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
more
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From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
off
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From this reading But the actors were in the wing, they surrounded him; the curtain was down and they were coming off from before it.
ominous
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From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Some one else pressed him, almost pushed him, forward; he was already on the stage.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one else pressed him, almost pushed him, forward; he was already on the stage.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
own
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From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
pressed
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From this reading Some one else pressed him, almost pushed him, forward; he was already on the stage.
pushed
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From this reading Some one else pressed him, almost pushed him, forward; he was already on the stage.
room
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From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
seemingly
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From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
sir
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From this reading “You’re wanted, sir—you’re wanted!”
Some
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From this reading Some one else pressed him, almost pushed him, forward; he was already on the stage.
sound
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From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
stage
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From this reading Some one else pressed him, almost pushed him, forward; he was already on the stage.
surrounded
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From this reading But the actors were in the wing, they surrounded him; the curtain was down and they were coming off from before it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
Then
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From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the actors were in the wing, they surrounded him; the curtain was down and they were coming off from before it.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
tone
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From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
very
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From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
voice
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From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
walls
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From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
wanted
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From this reading “You’re wanted, sir—you’re wanted!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the actors were in the wing, they surrounded him; the curtain was down and they were coming off from before it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then he became conscious of a sound more or less continuous, but seemingly faint and far, which he took at first for the voice of the actors heard through their canvas walls, the beautiful built-in room of the last act.
wing
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From this reading But the actors were in the wing, they surrounded him; the curtain was down and they were coming off from before it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He thought his tone very ominous—he devoured the man’s eyes with his own, for a betrayal: did he mean that he was wanted for execution?
You're
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From this reading “You’re wanted, sir—you’re wanted!”
