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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 A GYPSY’S EVIDENCE.
adjourned
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From this reading We must leave the court--now adjourned for luncheon--and follow Bartley Bradstone.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He reached home more dead than alive after his fright in the woods, and as he recovered his scattered senses, there flashed upon his remembrance the note inclosing the confession.
alive
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From this reading He reached home more dead than alive after his fright in the woods, and as he recovered his scattered senses, there flashed upon his remembrance the note inclosing the confession.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We must leave the court--now adjourned for luncheon--and follow Bartley Bradstone.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He reached home more dead than alive after his fright in the woods, and as he recovered his scattered senses, there flashed upon his remembrance the note inclosing the confession.
Bartley
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From this reading We must leave the court--now adjourned for luncheon--and follow Bartley Bradstone.
Bradstone
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From this reading We must leave the court--now adjourned for luncheon--and follow Bartley Bradstone.
candle
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From this reading He thrust one hand into his coat pocket, and drew a candle toward him with the other.
coat
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From this reading He thrust one hand into his coat pocket, and drew a candle toward him with the other.
confession
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From this reading He reached home more dead than alive after his fright in the woods, and as he recovered his scattered senses, there flashed upon his remembrance the note inclosing the confession.
Continent
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From this reading He would destroy that the first thing, then he would pack his portmanteau, and, obeying Faradeane’s instructions, run over to the Continent.
court
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From this reading We must leave the court--now adjourned for luncheon--and follow Bartley Bradstone.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He reached home more dead than alive after his fright in the woods, and as he recovered his scattered senses, there flashed upon his remembrance the note inclosing the confession.
destroy
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From this reading He would destroy that the first thing, then he would pack his portmanteau, and, obeying Faradeane’s instructions, run over to the Continent.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thrust one hand into his coat pocket, and drew a candle toward him with the other.
EVIDENCE
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From this reading A GYPSY’S EVIDENCE.
Faradeane's
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From this reading He would destroy that the first thing, then he would pack his portmanteau, and, obeying Faradeane’s instructions, run over to the Continent.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would destroy that the first thing, then he would pack his portmanteau, and, obeying Faradeane’s instructions, run over to the Continent.
flashed
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From this reading He reached home more dead than alive after his fright in the woods, and as he recovered his scattered senses, there flashed upon his remembrance the note inclosing the confession.
follow
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From this reading We must leave the court--now adjourned for luncheon--and follow Bartley Bradstone.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We must leave the court--now adjourned for luncheon--and follow Bartley Bradstone.
fright
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From this reading He reached home more dead than alive after his fright in the woods, and as he recovered his scattered senses, there flashed upon his remembrance the note inclosing the confession.
GYPSY'S
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From this reading A GYPSY’S EVIDENCE.
hand
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From this reading He thrust one hand into his coat pocket, and drew a candle toward him with the other.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He reached home more dead than alive after his fright in the woods, and as he recovered his scattered senses, there flashed upon his remembrance the note inclosing the confession.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He thrust one hand into his coat pocket, and drew a candle toward him with the other.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He reached home more dead than alive after his fright in the woods, and as he recovered his scattered senses, there flashed upon his remembrance the note inclosing the confession.
home
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From this reading He reached home more dead than alive after his fright in the woods, and as he recovered his scattered senses, there flashed upon his remembrance the note inclosing the confession.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He reached home more dead than alive after his fright in the woods, and as he recovered his scattered senses, there flashed upon his remembrance the note inclosing the confession.
inclosing
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From this reading He reached home more dead than alive after his fright in the woods, and as he recovered his scattered senses, there flashed upon his remembrance the note inclosing the confession.
instructions
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From this reading He would destroy that the first thing, then he would pack his portmanteau, and, obeying Faradeane’s instructions, run over to the Continent.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He thrust one hand into his coat pocket, and drew a candle toward him with the other.
leave
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From this reading We must leave the court--now adjourned for luncheon--and follow Bartley Bradstone.
luncheon
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From this reading We must leave the court--now adjourned for luncheon--and follow Bartley Bradstone.
more
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From this reading He reached home more dead than alive after his fright in the woods, and as he recovered his scattered senses, there flashed upon his remembrance the note inclosing the confession.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must leave the court--now adjourned for luncheon--and follow Bartley Bradstone.
note
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From this reading He reached home more dead than alive after his fright in the woods, and as he recovered his scattered senses, there flashed upon his remembrance the note inclosing the confession.
now
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From this reading We must leave the court--now adjourned for luncheon--and follow Bartley Bradstone.
obeying
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From this reading He would destroy that the first thing, then he would pack his portmanteau, and, obeying Faradeane’s instructions, run over to the Continent.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He thrust one hand into his coat pocket, and drew a candle toward him with the other.
other
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From this reading He thrust one hand into his coat pocket, and drew a candle toward him with the other.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He would destroy that the first thing, then he would pack his portmanteau, and, obeying Faradeane’s instructions, run over to the Continent.
pack
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From this reading He would destroy that the first thing, then he would pack his portmanteau, and, obeying Faradeane’s instructions, run over to the Continent.
pocket
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From this reading He thrust one hand into his coat pocket, and drew a candle toward him with the other.
portmanteau
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From this reading He would destroy that the first thing, then he would pack his portmanteau, and, obeying Faradeane’s instructions, run over to the Continent.
reached
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From this reading He reached home more dead than alive after his fright in the woods, and as he recovered his scattered senses, there flashed upon his remembrance the note inclosing the confession.
recovered
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From this reading He reached home more dead than alive after his fright in the woods, and as he recovered his scattered senses, there flashed upon his remembrance the note inclosing the confession.
remembrance
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From this reading He reached home more dead than alive after his fright in the woods, and as he recovered his scattered senses, there flashed upon his remembrance the note inclosing the confession.
run
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From this reading He would destroy that the first thing, then he would pack his portmanteau, and, obeying Faradeane’s instructions, run over to the Continent.
scattered
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From this reading He reached home more dead than alive after his fright in the woods, and as he recovered his scattered senses, there flashed upon his remembrance the note inclosing the confession.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading He reached home more dead than alive after his fright in the woods, and as he recovered his scattered senses, there flashed upon his remembrance the note inclosing the confession.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He reached home more dead than alive after his fright in the woods, and as he recovered his scattered senses, there flashed upon his remembrance the note inclosing the confession.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He would destroy that the first thing, then he would pack his portmanteau, and, obeying Faradeane’s instructions, run over to the Continent.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We must leave the court--now adjourned for luncheon--and follow Bartley Bradstone.
then
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From this reading He would destroy that the first thing, then he would pack his portmanteau, and, obeying Faradeane’s instructions, run over to the Continent.
there
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From this reading He reached home more dead than alive after his fright in the woods, and as he recovered his scattered senses, there flashed upon his remembrance the note inclosing the confession.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would destroy that the first thing, then he would pack his portmanteau, and, obeying Faradeane’s instructions, run over to the Continent.
thrust
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From this reading He thrust one hand into his coat pocket, and drew a candle toward him with the other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He would destroy that the first thing, then he would pack his portmanteau, and, obeying Faradeane’s instructions, run over to the Continent.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading He thrust one hand into his coat pocket, and drew a candle toward him with the other.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He reached home more dead than alive after his fright in the woods, and as he recovered his scattered senses, there flashed upon his remembrance the note inclosing the confession.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must leave the court--now adjourned for luncheon--and follow Bartley Bradstone.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He thrust one hand into his coat pocket, and drew a candle toward him with the other.
woods
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From this reading He reached home more dead than alive after his fright in the woods, and as he recovered his scattered senses, there flashed upon his remembrance the note inclosing the confession.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would destroy that the first thing, then he would pack his portmanteau, and, obeying Faradeane’s instructions, run over to the Continent.
