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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 The apparition advanced a few paces down the centre of the stage.
advanced
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From this reading The apparition advanced a few paces down the centre of the stage.
air
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From this reading Then it leaped into the air and cut a wiry caper.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then it leaped into the air and cut a wiry caper.
apparition
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From this reading The apparition advanced a few paces down the centre of the stage.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it stood there in the fainting shimmer of the moonbeams, its head stretched forth as if it scented the dawn, Ned could hear nothing but the tumultuous beating of his own heart.
beating
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From this reading As it stood there in the fainting shimmer of the moonbeams, its head stretched forth as if it scented the dawn, Ned could hear nothing but the tumultuous beating of his own heart.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As it stood there in the fainting shimmer of the moonbeams, its head stretched forth as if it scented the dawn, Ned could hear nothing but the tumultuous beating of his own heart.
caper
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From this reading Then it leaped into the air and cut a wiry caper.
centre
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From this reading The apparition advanced a few paces down the centre of the stage.
conversant
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From this reading To people more conversant with the traditional manners and customs of ghosts this might seem so gross a departure from spectral etiquette as to induce doubt of the genuineness of the manifestation.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As it stood there in the fainting shimmer of the moonbeams, its head stretched forth as if it scented the dawn, Ned could hear nothing but the tumultuous beating of his own heart.
customs
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From this reading To people more conversant with the traditional manners and customs of ghosts this might seem so gross a departure from spectral etiquette as to induce doubt of the genuineness of the manifestation.
cut
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From this reading Then it leaped into the air and cut a wiry caper.
dawn
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From this reading As it stood there in the fainting shimmer of the moonbeams, its head stretched forth as if it scented the dawn, Ned could hear nothing but the tumultuous beating of his own heart.
departure
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doubt
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From this reading To people more conversant with the traditional manners and customs of ghosts this might seem so gross a departure from spectral etiquette as to induce doubt of the genuineness of the manifestation.
down
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From this reading The apparition advanced a few paces down the centre of the stage.
etiquette
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fainting
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From this reading As it stood there in the fainting shimmer of the moonbeams, its head stretched forth as if it scented the dawn, Ned could hear nothing but the tumultuous beating of his own heart.
few
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From this reading The apparition advanced a few paces down the centre of the stage.
figure
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From this reading The figure paused thus only for a moment.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The figure paused thus only for a moment.
forth
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From this reading As it stood there in the fainting shimmer of the moonbeams, its head stretched forth as if it scented the dawn, Ned could hear nothing but the tumultuous beating of his own heart.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To people more conversant with the traditional manners and customs of ghosts this might seem so gross a departure from spectral etiquette as to induce doubt of the genuineness of the manifestation.
genuineness
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From this reading To people more conversant with the traditional manners and customs of ghosts this might seem so gross a departure from spectral etiquette as to induce doubt of the genuineness of the manifestation.
ghosts
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From this reading To people more conversant with the traditional manners and customs of ghosts this might seem so gross a departure from spectral etiquette as to induce doubt of the genuineness of the manifestation.
gross
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From this reading To people more conversant with the traditional manners and customs of ghosts this might seem so gross a departure from spectral etiquette as to induce doubt of the genuineness of the manifestation.
head
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From this reading As it stood there in the fainting shimmer of the moonbeams, its head stretched forth as if it scented the dawn, Ned could hear nothing but the tumultuous beating of his own heart.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As it stood there in the fainting shimmer of the moonbeams, its head stretched forth as if it scented the dawn, Ned could hear nothing but the tumultuous beating of his own heart.
heart
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From this reading As it stood there in the fainting shimmer of the moonbeams, its head stretched forth as if it scented the dawn, Ned could hear nothing but the tumultuous beating of his own heart.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As it stood there in the fainting shimmer of the moonbeams, its head stretched forth as if it scented the dawn, Ned could hear nothing but the tumultuous beating of his own heart.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As it stood there in the fainting shimmer of the moonbeams, its head stretched forth as if it scented the dawn, Ned could hear nothing but the tumultuous beating of his own heart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As it stood there in the fainting shimmer of the moonbeams, its head stretched forth as if it scented the dawn, Ned could hear nothing but the tumultuous beating of his own heart.
induce
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From this reading To people more conversant with the traditional manners and customs of ghosts this might seem so gross a departure from spectral etiquette as to induce doubt of the genuineness of the manifestation.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then it leaped into the air and cut a wiry caper.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As it stood there in the fainting shimmer of the moonbeams, its head stretched forth as if it scented the dawn, Ned could hear nothing but the tumultuous beating of his own heart.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As it stood there in the fainting shimmer of the moonbeams, its head stretched forth as if it scented the dawn, Ned could hear nothing but the tumultuous beating of his own heart.
leaped
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From this reading Then it leaped into the air and cut a wiry caper.
manifestation
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From this reading To people more conversant with the traditional manners and customs of ghosts this might seem so gross a departure from spectral etiquette as to induce doubt of the genuineness of the manifestation.
manners
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From this reading To people more conversant with the traditional manners and customs of ghosts this might seem so gross a departure from spectral etiquette as to induce doubt of the genuineness of the manifestation.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading To people more conversant with the traditional manners and customs of ghosts this might seem so gross a departure from spectral etiquette as to induce doubt of the genuineness of the manifestation.
moment
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From this reading The figure paused thus only for a moment.
moonbeams
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From this reading As it stood there in the fainting shimmer of the moonbeams, its head stretched forth as if it scented the dawn, Ned could hear nothing but the tumultuous beating of his own heart.
more
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Ned
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From this reading As it stood there in the fainting shimmer of the moonbeams, its head stretched forth as if it scented the dawn, Ned could hear nothing but the tumultuous beating of his own heart.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading As it stood there in the fainting shimmer of the moonbeams, its head stretched forth as if it scented the dawn, Ned could hear nothing but the tumultuous beating of his own heart.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The apparition advanced a few paces down the centre of the stage.
only
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From this reading The figure paused thus only for a moment.
own
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From this reading As it stood there in the fainting shimmer of the moonbeams, its head stretched forth as if it scented the dawn, Ned could hear nothing but the tumultuous beating of his own heart.
paces
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From this reading The apparition advanced a few paces down the centre of the stage.
paused
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From this reading The figure paused thus only for a moment.
people
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scented
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From this reading As it stood there in the fainting shimmer of the moonbeams, its head stretched forth as if it scented the dawn, Ned could hear nothing but the tumultuous beating of his own heart.
seem
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From this reading To people more conversant with the traditional manners and customs of ghosts this might seem so gross a departure from spectral etiquette as to induce doubt of the genuineness of the manifestation.
shimmer
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From this reading As it stood there in the fainting shimmer of the moonbeams, its head stretched forth as if it scented the dawn, Ned could hear nothing but the tumultuous beating of his own heart.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To people more conversant with the traditional manners and customs of ghosts this might seem so gross a departure from spectral etiquette as to induce doubt of the genuineness of the manifestation.
spectral
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From this reading To people more conversant with the traditional manners and customs of ghosts this might seem so gross a departure from spectral etiquette as to induce doubt of the genuineness of the manifestation.
stage
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From this reading The apparition advanced a few paces down the centre of the stage.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As it stood there in the fainting shimmer of the moonbeams, its head stretched forth as if it scented the dawn, Ned could hear nothing but the tumultuous beating of his own heart.
stretched
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From this reading As it stood there in the fainting shimmer of the moonbeams, its head stretched forth as if it scented the dawn, Ned could hear nothing but the tumultuous beating of his own heart.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The apparition advanced a few paces down the centre of the stage.
Then
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From this reading Then it leaped into the air and cut a wiry caper.
there
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From this reading As it stood there in the fainting shimmer of the moonbeams, its head stretched forth as if it scented the dawn, Ned could hear nothing but the tumultuous beating of his own heart.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To people more conversant with the traditional manners and customs of ghosts this might seem so gross a departure from spectral etiquette as to induce doubt of the genuineness of the manifestation.
thus
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From this reading The figure paused thus only for a moment.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To people more conversant with the traditional manners and customs of ghosts this might seem so gross a departure from spectral etiquette as to induce doubt of the genuineness of the manifestation.
traditional
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From this reading To people more conversant with the traditional manners and customs of ghosts this might seem so gross a departure from spectral etiquette as to induce doubt of the genuineness of the manifestation.
tumultuous
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From this reading As it stood there in the fainting shimmer of the moonbeams, its head stretched forth as if it scented the dawn, Ned could hear nothing but the tumultuous beating of his own heart.
wiry
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From this reading Then it leaped into the air and cut a wiry caper.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To people more conversant with the traditional manners and customs of ghosts this might seem so gross a departure from spectral etiquette as to induce doubt of the genuineness of the manifestation.
