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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 MAN WITH A GUN.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Carleton Lynne raised himself in the bed, not without some difficulty, and stared at the intruder.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Experience had taught him that when one man threatens another with a gun, he does not intend to make use of it unless the necessity arises; and as yet there was no necessity that this gun should be used.
arises
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From this reading Experience had taught him that when one man threatens another with a gun, he does not intend to make use of it unless the necessity arises; and as yet there was no necessity that this gun should be used.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Experience had taught him that when one man threatens another with a gun, he does not intend to make use of it unless the necessity arises; and as yet there was no necessity that this gun should be used.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Carleton Lynne raised himself in the bed, not without some difficulty, and stared at the intruder.
automatic
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From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
away
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From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Carleton Lynne had stared death in the face too many times to be greatly frightened by the present episode.
bed
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From this reading Carleton Lynne raised himself in the bed, not without some difficulty, and stared at the intruder.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Carleton Lynne had stared death in the face too many times to be greatly frightened by the present episode.
calmly
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From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
Carleton
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From this reading Carleton Lynne raised himself in the bed, not without some difficulty, and stared at the intruder.
chair
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From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
death
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From this reading Carleton Lynne had stared death in the face too many times to be greatly frightened by the present episode.
defend
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From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
difficulty
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From this reading Carleton Lynne raised himself in the bed, not without some difficulty, and stared at the intruder.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Experience had taught him that when one man threatens another with a gun, he does not intend to make use of it unless the necessity arises; and as yet there was no necessity that this gun should be used.
episode
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From this reading Carleton Lynne had stared death in the face too many times to be greatly frightened by the present episode.
Experience
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From this reading Experience had taught him that when one man threatens another with a gun, he does not intend to make use of it unless the necessity arises; and as yet there was no necessity that this gun should be used.
eyes
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From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
face
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From this reading Carleton Lynne had stared death in the face too many times to be greatly frightened by the present episode.
fear
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From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
features
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From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
feet
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From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
frightened
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From this reading Carleton Lynne had stared death in the face too many times to be greatly frightened by the present episode.
gazed
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From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
greatly
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From this reading Carleton Lynne had stared death in the face too many times to be greatly frightened by the present episode.
GUN
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From this reading A MAN WITH A GUN.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Carleton Lynne raised himself in the bed, not without some difficulty, and stared at the intruder.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
holding
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From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Carleton Lynne raised himself in the bed, not without some difficulty, and stared at the intruder.
intend
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From this reading Experience had taught him that when one man threatens another with a gun, he does not intend to make use of it unless the necessity arises; and as yet there was no necessity that this gun should be used.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
intruder
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From this reading Carleton Lynne raised himself in the bed, not without some difficulty, and stared at the intruder.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
Lynne
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From this reading Carleton Lynne raised himself in the bed, not without some difficulty, and stared at the intruder.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Experience had taught him that when one man threatens another with a gun, he does not intend to make use of it unless the necessity arises; and as yet there was no necessity that this gun should be used.
MAN
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From this reading A MAN WITH A GUN.
many
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From this reading Carleton Lynne had stared death in the face too many times to be greatly frightened by the present episode.
menaced
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From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
muzzle
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From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
necessity
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From this reading Experience had taught him that when one man threatens another with a gun, he does not intend to make use of it unless the necessity arises; and as yet there was no necessity that this gun should be used.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Carleton Lynne raised himself in the bed, not without some difficulty, and stared at the intruder.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Experience had taught him that when one man threatens another with a gun, he does not intend to make use of it unless the necessity arises; and as yet there was no necessity that this gun should be used.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
pistol
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From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
present
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From this reading Carleton Lynne had stared death in the face too many times to be greatly frightened by the present episode.
quietly
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From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
raised
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From this reading Carleton Lynne raised himself in the bed, not without some difficulty, and stared at the intruder.
seated
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From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Experience had taught him that when one man threatens another with a gun, he does not intend to make use of it unless the necessity arises; and as yet there was no necessity that this gun should be used.
showed
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From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
some
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From this reading Carleton Lynne raised himself in the bed, not without some difficulty, and stared at the intruder.
stared
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From this reading Carleton Lynne raised himself in the bed, not without some difficulty, and stared at the intruder.
taught
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From this reading Experience had taught him that when one man threatens another with a gun, he does not intend to make use of it unless the necessity arises; and as yet there was no necessity that this gun should be used.
ten
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From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Carleton Lynne raised himself in the bed, not without some difficulty, and stared at the intruder.
there
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From this reading Experience had taught him that when one man threatens another with a gun, he does not intend to make use of it unless the necessity arises; and as yet there was no necessity that this gun should be used.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Experience had taught him that when one man threatens another with a gun, he does not intend to make use of it unless the necessity arises; and as yet there was no necessity that this gun should be used.
threatens
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From this reading Experience had taught him that when one man threatens another with a gun, he does not intend to make use of it unless the necessity arises; and as yet there was no necessity that this gun should be used.
times
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From this reading Carleton Lynne had stared death in the face too many times to be greatly frightened by the present episode.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
too
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From this reading Carleton Lynne had stared death in the face too many times to be greatly frightened by the present episode.
trace
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From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
unable
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From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading Experience had taught him that when one man threatens another with a gun, he does not intend to make use of it unless the necessity arises; and as yet there was no necessity that this gun should be used.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
use
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From this reading Experience had taught him that when one man threatens another with a gun, he does not intend to make use of it unless the necessity arises; and as yet there was no necessity that this gun should be used.
used
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From this reading Experience had taught him that when one man threatens another with a gun, he does not intend to make use of it unless the necessity arises; and as yet there was no necessity that this gun should be used.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
weak
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From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Experience had taught him that when one man threatens another with a gun, he does not intend to make use of it unless the necessity arises; and as yet there was no necessity that this gun should be used.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was weak, and therefore unable to defend himself, but no trace of fear showed upon his features, or in his eyes, which gazed quite calmly into the eyes of the man who had quietly seated himself upon a chair ten feet away and who was holding an automatic pistol so that the muzzle of it menaced him.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A MAN WITH A GUN.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Carleton Lynne raised himself in the bed, not without some difficulty, and stared at the intruder.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Experience had taught him that when one man threatens another with a gun, he does not intend to make use of it unless the necessity arises; and as yet there was no necessity that this gun should be used.
