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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 strange desire was on me.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.
awhile
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From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I wished that the door would open, nay, to open it myself, and by my presence declare what was now so plain to me.
declare
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From this reading I wished that the door would open, nay, to open it myself, and by my presence declare what was now so plain to me.
desire
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From this reading A strange desire was on me.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE VICAR'S PROPOSITION I do not know how long I stood outside the door there in the passage.
door
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From this reading THE VICAR'S PROPOSITION I do not know how long I stood outside the door there in the passage.
forsake
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From this reading I was loth to forsake it.
fro
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From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.
how
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From this reading THE VICAR'S PROPOSITION I do not know how long I stood outside the door there in the passage.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE VICAR'S PROPOSITION I do not know how long I stood outside the door there in the passage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE VICAR'S PROPOSITION I do not know how long I stood outside the door there in the passage.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was loth to forsake it.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE VICAR'S PROPOSITION I do not know how long I stood outside the door there in the passage.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE VICAR'S PROPOSITION I do not know how long I stood outside the door there in the passage.
loth
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From this reading I was loth to forsake it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A strange desire was on me.
more
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From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.
move
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From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I wished that the door would open, nay, to open it myself, and by my presence declare what was now so plain to me.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading I wished that the door would open, nay, to open it myself, and by my presence declare what was now so plain to me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE VICAR'S PROPOSITION I do not know how long I stood outside the door there in the passage.
now
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From this reading I wished that the door would open, nay, to open it myself, and by my presence declare what was now so plain to me.
old
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From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A strange desire was on me.
once
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From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I wished that the door would open, nay, to open it myself, and by my presence declare what was now so plain to me.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE VICAR'S PROPOSITION I do not know how long I stood outside the door there in the passage.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE VICAR'S PROPOSITION I do not know how long I stood outside the door there in the passage.
plain
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From this reading I wished that the door would open, nay, to open it myself, and by my presence declare what was now so plain to me.
post
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From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.
presence
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From this reading I wished that the door would open, nay, to open it myself, and by my presence declare what was now so plain to me.
PROPOSITION
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From this reading THE VICAR'S PROPOSITION I do not know how long I stood outside the door there in the passage.
reaching
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From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.
returning
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From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.
room
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From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.
sleep
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From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I wished that the door would open, nay, to open it myself, and by my presence declare what was now so plain to me.
softly
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From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE VICAR'S PROPOSITION I do not know how long I stood outside the door there in the passage.
strange
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From this reading A strange desire was on me.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I wished that the door would open, nay, to open it myself, and by my presence declare what was now so plain to me.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VICAR'S PROPOSITION I do not know how long I stood outside the door there in the passage.
there
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From this reading THE VICAR'S PROPOSITION I do not know how long I stood outside the door there in the passage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.
VICAR'S
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From this reading THE VICAR'S PROPOSITION I do not know how long I stood outside the door there in the passage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I wished that the door would open, nay, to open it myself, and by my presence declare what was now so plain to me.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading After awhile I began to move softly to and fro, more than once reaching the room where I was to sleep, but returning again to my old post.
wished
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From this reading I wished that the door would open, nay, to open it myself, and by my presence declare what was now so plain to me.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I wished that the door would open, nay, to open it myself, and by my presence declare what was now so plain to me.