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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 Tietjens moved his right hand a little to the right, thus eluding the pink, well-fleshed hand of Port Scatho.
abstained
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From this reading That was because he fasted--not abstained merely--on Fridays.
addition
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From this reading He went on frigidly: "You had better, in addition, know as follows: The late Mr. Duchemin was a scathological--afterwards a homicidal--lunatic.
afterwards
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From this reading He went on frigidly: "You had better, in addition, know as follows: The late Mr. Duchemin was a scathological--afterwards a homicidal--lunatic.
air
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From this reading Port Scatho was running towards Tietjens, his hand extended, and over his whole shining personage the air of an enraptured bridegroom.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Port Scatho was running towards Tietjens, his hand extended, and over his whole shining personage the air of an enraptured bridegroom.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Port Scatho was running towards Tietjens, his hand extended, and over his whole shining personage the air of an enraptured bridegroom.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He went on frigidly: "You had better, in addition, know as follows: The late Mr. Duchemin was a scathological--afterwards a homicidal--lunatic.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading That was because he fasted--not abstained merely--on Fridays.
better
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From this reading He went on frigidly: "You had better, in addition, know as follows: The late Mr. Duchemin was a scathological--afterwards a homicidal--lunatic.
bridegroom
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From this reading Port Scatho was running towards Tietjens, his hand extended, and over his whole shining personage the air of an enraptured bridegroom.
Duchemin
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From this reading He went on frigidly: "You had better, in addition, know as follows: The late Mr. Duchemin was a scathological--afterwards a homicidal--lunatic.
eluding
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From this reading Tietjens moved his right hand a little to the right, thus eluding the pink, well-fleshed hand of Port Scatho.
enraptured
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From this reading Port Scatho was running towards Tietjens, his hand extended, and over his whole shining personage the air of an enraptured bridegroom.
extended
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From this reading Port Scatho was running towards Tietjens, his hand extended, and over his whole shining personage the air of an enraptured bridegroom.
fasted
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From this reading That was because he fasted--not abstained merely--on Fridays.
fits
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From this reading He had recurrent fits, usually on a Saturday morning.
follows
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From this reading He went on frigidly: "You had better, in addition, know as follows: The late Mr. Duchemin was a scathological--afterwards a homicidal--lunatic.
Fridays
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From this reading That was because he fasted--not abstained merely--on Fridays.
frigidly
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From this reading He went on frigidly: "You had better, in addition, know as follows: The late Mr. Duchemin was a scathological--afterwards a homicidal--lunatic.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He went on frigidly: "You had better, in addition, know as follows: The late Mr. Duchemin was a scathological--afterwards a homicidal--lunatic.
hand
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From this reading Port Scatho was running towards Tietjens, his hand extended, and over his whole shining personage the air of an enraptured bridegroom.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went on frigidly: "You had better, in addition, know as follows: The late Mr. Duchemin was a scathological--afterwards a homicidal--lunatic.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Port Scatho was running towards Tietjens, his hand extended, and over his whole shining personage the air of an enraptured bridegroom.
homicidal
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From this reading He went on frigidly: "You had better, in addition, know as follows: The late Mr. Duchemin was a scathological--afterwards a homicidal--lunatic.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He went on frigidly: "You had better, in addition, know as follows: The late Mr. Duchemin was a scathological--afterwards a homicidal--lunatic.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went on frigidly: "You had better, in addition, know as follows: The late Mr. Duchemin was a scathological--afterwards a homicidal--lunatic.
late
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From this reading He went on frigidly: "You had better, in addition, know as follows: The late Mr. Duchemin was a scathological--afterwards a homicidal--lunatic.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tietjens moved his right hand a little to the right, thus eluding the pink, well-fleshed hand of Port Scatho.
lunatic
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From this reading He went on frigidly: "You had better, in addition, know as follows: The late Mr. Duchemin was a scathological--afterwards a homicidal--lunatic.
merely
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From this reading That was because he fasted--not abstained merely--on Fridays.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had recurrent fits, usually on a Saturday morning.
moved
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From this reading Tietjens moved his right hand a little to the right, thus eluding the pink, well-fleshed hand of Port Scatho.
Mr
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From this reading He went on frigidly: "You had better, in addition, know as follows: The late Mr. Duchemin was a scathological--afterwards a homicidal--lunatic.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That was because he fasted--not abstained merely--on Fridays.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Port Scatho was running towards Tietjens, his hand extended, and over his whole shining personage the air of an enraptured bridegroom.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He went on frigidly: "You had better, in addition, know as follows: The late Mr. Duchemin was a scathological--afterwards a homicidal--lunatic.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Port Scatho was running towards Tietjens, his hand extended, and over his whole shining personage the air of an enraptured bridegroom.
personage
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From this reading Port Scatho was running towards Tietjens, his hand extended, and over his whole shining personage the air of an enraptured bridegroom.
pink
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From this reading Tietjens moved his right hand a little to the right, thus eluding the pink, well-fleshed hand of Port Scatho.
Port
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From this reading Port Scatho was running towards Tietjens, his hand extended, and over his whole shining personage the air of an enraptured bridegroom.
recurrent
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From this reading He had recurrent fits, usually on a Saturday morning.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tietjens moved his right hand a little to the right, thus eluding the pink, well-fleshed hand of Port Scatho.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Port Scatho was running towards Tietjens, his hand extended, and over his whole shining personage the air of an enraptured bridegroom.
Saturday
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From this reading He had recurrent fits, usually on a Saturday morning.
Scatho
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From this reading Port Scatho was running towards Tietjens, his hand extended, and over his whole shining personage the air of an enraptured bridegroom.
scathological
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From this reading He went on frigidly: "You had better, in addition, know as follows: The late Mr. Duchemin was a scathological--afterwards a homicidal--lunatic.
shining
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From this reading Port Scatho was running towards Tietjens, his hand extended, and over his whole shining personage the air of an enraptured bridegroom.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was because he fasted--not abstained merely--on Fridays.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Port Scatho was running towards Tietjens, his hand extended, and over his whole shining personage the air of an enraptured bridegroom.
thus
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From this reading Tietjens moved his right hand a little to the right, thus eluding the pink, well-fleshed hand of Port Scatho.
Tietjens
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From this reading Port Scatho was running towards Tietjens, his hand extended, and over his whole shining personage the air of an enraptured bridegroom.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tietjens moved his right hand a little to the right, thus eluding the pink, well-fleshed hand of Port Scatho.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Port Scatho was running towards Tietjens, his hand extended, and over his whole shining personage the air of an enraptured bridegroom.
usually
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From this reading He had recurrent fits, usually on a Saturday morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Port Scatho was running towards Tietjens, his hand extended, and over his whole shining personage the air of an enraptured bridegroom.
well-fleshed
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From this reading Tietjens moved his right hand a little to the right, thus eluding the pink, well-fleshed hand of Port Scatho.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went on frigidly: "You had better, in addition, know as follows: The late Mr. Duchemin was a scathological--afterwards a homicidal--lunatic.
whole
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From this reading Port Scatho was running towards Tietjens, his hand extended, and over his whole shining personage the air of an enraptured bridegroom.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He went on frigidly: "You had better, in addition, know as follows: The late Mr. Duchemin was a scathological--afterwards a homicidal--lunatic.
