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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 With a shudder of intense disgust I recalled the events of the previous night.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When I woke next morning the feeling I had had in my heart the evening before, that something terrible was about to happen, had not left me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I remembered the mocking voice in which he had pointed out to me the follies and frailties of our great city, the cruel look in his eyes as he watched those about him in the different places we had visited.
appeared
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From this reading Never, since I had known him, with the exception of that one occasion on the Embankment, had Pharos appeared so loathsome to me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I remembered the mocking voice in which he had pointed out to me the follies and frailties of our great city, the cruel look in his eyes as he watched those about him in the different places we had visited.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For the life of me I could not comprehend what his object had been in taking me to them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When I woke next morning the feeling I had had in my heart the evening before, that something terrible was about to happen, had not left me.
city
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From this reading I remembered the mocking voice in which he had pointed out to me the follies and frailties of our great city, the cruel look in his eyes as he watched those about him in the different places we had visited.
comprehend
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From this reading For the life of me I could not comprehend what his object had been in taking me to them.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For the life of me I could not comprehend what his object had been in taking me to them.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading I remembered the mocking voice in which he had pointed out to me the follies and frailties of our great city, the cruel look in his eyes as he watched those about him in the different places we had visited.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I remembered the mocking voice in which he had pointed out to me the follies and frailties of our great city, the cruel look in his eyes as he watched those about him in the different places we had visited.
disgustnounUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading With a shudder of intense disgust I recalled the events of the previous night.
Embankment
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From this reading Never, since I had known him, with the exception of that one occasion on the Embankment, had Pharos appeared so loathsome to me.
evening
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From this reading When I woke next morning the feeling I had had in my heart the evening before, that something terrible was about to happen, had not left me.
events
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From this reading With a shudder of intense disgust I recalled the events of the previous night.
exception
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From this reading Never, since I had known him, with the exception of that one occasion on the Embankment, had Pharos appeared so loathsome to me.
eyes
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From this reading I remembered the mocking voice in which he had pointed out to me the follies and frailties of our great city, the cruel look in his eyes as he watched those about him in the different places we had visited.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When I woke next morning the feeling I had had in my heart the evening before, that something terrible was about to happen, had not left me.
follies
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From this reading I remembered the mocking voice in which he had pointed out to me the follies and frailties of our great city, the cruel look in his eyes as he watched those about him in the different places we had visited.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the life of me I could not comprehend what his object had been in taking me to them.
frailties
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From this reading I remembered the mocking voice in which he had pointed out to me the follies and frailties of our great city, the cruel look in his eyes as he watched those about him in the different places we had visited.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I remembered the mocking voice in which he had pointed out to me the follies and frailties of our great city, the cruel look in his eyes as he watched those about him in the different places we had visited.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I woke next morning the feeling I had had in my heart the evening before, that something terrible was about to happen, had not left me.
happen
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From this reading When I woke next morning the feeling I had had in my heart the evening before, that something terrible was about to happen, had not left me.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I remembered the mocking voice in which he had pointed out to me the follies and frailties of our great city, the cruel look in his eyes as he watched those about him in the different places we had visited.
heart
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From this reading When I woke next morning the feeling I had had in my heart the evening before, that something terrible was about to happen, had not left me.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Never, since I had known him, with the exception of that one occasion on the Embankment, had Pharos appeared so loathsome to me.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I remembered the mocking voice in which he had pointed out to me the follies and frailties of our great city, the cruel look in his eyes as he watched those about him in the different places we had visited.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I woke next morning the feeling I had had in my heart the evening before, that something terrible was about to happen, had not left me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I woke next morning the feeling I had had in my heart the evening before, that something terrible was about to happen, had not left me.
intense
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From this reading With a shudder of intense disgust I recalled the events of the previous night.
known
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From this reading Never, since I had known him, with the exception of that one occasion on the Embankment, had Pharos appeared so loathsome to me.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I woke next morning the feeling I had had in my heart the evening before, that something terrible was about to happen, had not left me.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the life of me I could not comprehend what his object had been in taking me to them.
loathsome
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From this reading Never, since I had known him, with the exception of that one occasion on the Embankment, had Pharos appeared so loathsome to me.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I remembered the mocking voice in which he had pointed out to me the follies and frailties of our great city, the cruel look in his eyes as he watched those about him in the different places we had visited.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I woke next morning the feeling I had had in my heart the evening before, that something terrible was about to happen, had not left me.
mocking
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From this reading I remembered the mocking voice in which he had pointed out to me the follies and frailties of our great city, the cruel look in his eyes as he watched those about him in the different places we had visited.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I woke next morning the feeling I had had in my heart the evening before, that something terrible was about to happen, had not left me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I woke next morning the feeling I had had in my heart the evening before, that something terrible was about to happen, had not left me.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never, since I had known him, with the exception of that one occasion on the Embankment, had Pharos appeared so loathsome to me.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I woke next morning the feeling I had had in my heart the evening before, that something terrible was about to happen, had not left me.
night
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From this reading With a shudder of intense disgust I recalled the events of the previous night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When I woke next morning the feeling I had had in my heart the evening before, that something terrible was about to happen, had not left me.
object
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From this reading For the life of me I could not comprehend what his object had been in taking me to them.
occasion
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From this reading Never, since I had known him, with the exception of that one occasion on the Embankment, had Pharos appeared so loathsome to me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a shudder of intense disgust I recalled the events of the previous night.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Never, since I had known him, with the exception of that one occasion on the Embankment, had Pharos appeared so loathsome to me.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Never, since I had known him, with the exception of that one occasion on the Embankment, had Pharos appeared so loathsome to me.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I remembered the mocking voice in which he had pointed out to me the follies and frailties of our great city, the cruel look in his eyes as he watched those about him in the different places we had visited.
out
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From this reading I remembered the mocking voice in which he had pointed out to me the follies and frailties of our great city, the cruel look in his eyes as he watched those about him in the different places we had visited.
Pharos
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From this reading Never, since I had known him, with the exception of that one occasion on the Embankment, had Pharos appeared so loathsome to me.
places
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From this reading I remembered the mocking voice in which he had pointed out to me the follies and frailties of our great city, the cruel look in his eyes as he watched those about him in the different places we had visited.
pointed
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From this reading I remembered the mocking voice in which he had pointed out to me the follies and frailties of our great city, the cruel look in his eyes as he watched those about him in the different places we had visited.
previous
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From this reading With a shudder of intense disgust I recalled the events of the previous night.
recalled
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From this reading With a shudder of intense disgust I recalled the events of the previous night.
remembered
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From this reading I remembered the mocking voice in which he had pointed out to me the follies and frailties of our great city, the cruel look in his eyes as he watched those about him in the different places we had visited.
shudder
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From this reading With a shudder of intense disgust I recalled the events of the previous night.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Never, since I had known him, with the exception of that one occasion on the Embankment, had Pharos appeared so loathsome to me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Never, since I had known him, with the exception of that one occasion on the Embankment, had Pharos appeared so loathsome to me.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading When I woke next morning the feeling I had had in my heart the evening before, that something terrible was about to happen, had not left me.
taking
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From this reading For the life of me I could not comprehend what his object had been in taking me to them.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When I woke next morning the feeling I had had in my heart the evening before, that something terrible was about to happen, had not left me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When I woke next morning the feeling I had had in my heart the evening before, that something terrible was about to happen, had not left me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I woke next morning the feeling I had had in my heart the evening before, that something terrible was about to happen, had not left me.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For the life of me I could not comprehend what his object had been in taking me to them.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I remembered the mocking voice in which he had pointed out to me the follies and frailties of our great city, the cruel look in his eyes as he watched those about him in the different places we had visited.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I woke next morning the feeling I had had in my heart the evening before, that something terrible was about to happen, had not left me.
visited
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From this reading I remembered the mocking voice in which he had pointed out to me the follies and frailties of our great city, the cruel look in his eyes as he watched those about him in the different places we had visited.
voice
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From this reading I remembered the mocking voice in which he had pointed out to me the follies and frailties of our great city, the cruel look in his eyes as he watched those about him in the different places we had visited.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I woke next morning the feeling I had had in my heart the evening before, that something terrible was about to happen, had not left me.
watched
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From this reading I remembered the mocking voice in which he had pointed out to me the follies and frailties of our great city, the cruel look in his eyes as he watched those about him in the different places we had visited.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I remembered the mocking voice in which he had pointed out to me the follies and frailties of our great city, the cruel look in his eyes as he watched those about him in the different places we had visited.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For the life of me I could not comprehend what his object had been in taking me to them.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I woke next morning the feeling I had had in my heart the evening before, that something terrible was about to happen, had not left me.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I remembered the mocking voice in which he had pointed out to me the follies and frailties of our great city, the cruel look in his eyes as he watched those about him in the different places we had visited.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a shudder of intense disgust I recalled the events of the previous night.
woke
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From this reading When I woke next morning the feeling I had had in my heart the evening before, that something terrible was about to happen, had not left me.
