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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 stupefaction which had been her first effect had given way to a peculiar excitement and activity of mind.
accept
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From this reading She had compelled him to accept her with her mystery as a thing long known.
acted
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From this reading When he said to himself that Miss Usher had behaved queerly, he meant that she had acted with a fine defiance of convention.
activity
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From this reading The stupefaction which had been her first effect had given way to a peculiar excitement and activity of mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That night Ransome was more than ever the prey of thought, if you could call it thought, that mad racing and careering of his brain which followed his encounter with Miss Usher.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had compelled him to accept her with her mystery as a thing long known.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The stupefaction which had been her first effect had given way to a peculiar excitement and activity of mind.
behaved
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From this reading When he said to himself that Miss Usher had behaved queerly, he meant that she had acted with a fine defiance of convention.
brain
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From this reading That night Ransome was more than ever the prey of thought, if you could call it thought, that mad racing and careering of his brain which followed his encounter with Miss Usher.
call
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From this reading That night Ransome was more than ever the prey of thought, if you could call it thought, that mad racing and careering of his brain which followed his encounter with Miss Usher.
careering
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From this reading That night Ransome was more than ever the prey of thought, if you could call it thought, that mad racing and careering of his brain which followed his encounter with Miss Usher.
carried
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From this reading And she had carried it off.
compelled
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From this reading She had compelled him to accept her with her mystery as a thing long known.
convention
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From this reading When he said to himself that Miss Usher had behaved queerly, he meant that she had acted with a fine defiance of convention.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That night Ransome was more than ever the prey of thought, if you could call it thought, that mad racing and careering of his brain which followed his encounter with Miss Usher.
defiance
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From this reading When he said to himself that Miss Usher had behaved queerly, he meant that she had acted with a fine defiance of convention.
effect
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From this reading The stupefaction which had been her first effect had given way to a peculiar excitement and activity of mind.
encounter
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From this reading That night Ransome was more than ever the prey of thought, if you could call it thought, that mad racing and careering of his brain which followed his encounter with Miss Usher.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That night Ransome was more than ever the prey of thought, if you could call it thought, that mad racing and careering of his brain which followed his encounter with Miss Usher.
excitement
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From this reading The stupefaction which had been her first effect had given way to a peculiar excitement and activity of mind.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he said to himself that Miss Usher had behaved queerly, he meant that she had acted with a fine defiance of convention.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stupefaction which had been her first effect had given way to a peculiar excitement and activity of mind.
followed
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From this reading That night Ransome was more than ever the prey of thought, if you could call it thought, that mad racing and careering of his brain which followed his encounter with Miss Usher.
given
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From this reading The stupefaction which had been her first effect had given way to a peculiar excitement and activity of mind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The stupefaction which had been her first effect had given way to a peculiar excitement and activity of mind.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he said to himself that Miss Usher had behaved queerly, he meant that she had acted with a fine defiance of convention.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The stupefaction which had been her first effect had given way to a peculiar excitement and activity of mind.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had compelled him to accept her with her mystery as a thing long known.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When he said to himself that Miss Usher had behaved queerly, he meant that she had acted with a fine defiance of convention.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That night Ransome was more than ever the prey of thought, if you could call it thought, that mad racing and careering of his brain which followed his encounter with Miss Usher.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading That night Ransome was more than ever the prey of thought, if you could call it thought, that mad racing and careering of his brain which followed his encounter with Miss Usher.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That night Ransome was more than ever the prey of thought, if you could call it thought, that mad racing and careering of his brain which followed his encounter with Miss Usher.
known
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From this reading She had compelled him to accept her with her mystery as a thing long known.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had compelled him to accept her with her mystery as a thing long known.
mad
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From this reading That night Ransome was more than ever the prey of thought, if you could call it thought, that mad racing and careering of his brain which followed his encounter with Miss Usher.
meant
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From this reading When he said to himself that Miss Usher had behaved queerly, he meant that she had acted with a fine defiance of convention.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stupefaction which had been her first effect had given way to a peculiar excitement and activity of mind.
Miss
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From this reading That night Ransome was more than ever the prey of thought, if you could call it thought, that mad racing and careering of his brain which followed his encounter with Miss Usher.
more
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From this reading That night Ransome was more than ever the prey of thought, if you could call it thought, that mad racing and careering of his brain which followed his encounter with Miss Usher.
mystery
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From this reading She had compelled him to accept her with her mystery as a thing long known.
night
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From this reading That night Ransome was more than ever the prey of thought, if you could call it thought, that mad racing and careering of his brain which followed his encounter with Miss Usher.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That night Ransome was more than ever the prey of thought, if you could call it thought, that mad racing and careering of his brain which followed his encounter with Miss Usher.
off
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From this reading And she had carried it off.
peculiar
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From this reading The stupefaction which had been her first effect had given way to a peculiar excitement and activity of mind.
prey
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From this reading That night Ransome was more than ever the prey of thought, if you could call it thought, that mad racing and careering of his brain which followed his encounter with Miss Usher.
queerly
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From this reading When he said to himself that Miss Usher had behaved queerly, he meant that she had acted with a fine defiance of convention.
racing
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From this reading That night Ransome was more than ever the prey of thought, if you could call it thought, that mad racing and careering of his brain which followed his encounter with Miss Usher.
Ransome
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From this reading That night Ransome was more than ever the prey of thought, if you could call it thought, that mad racing and careering of his brain which followed his encounter with Miss Usher.
said
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From this reading When he said to himself that Miss Usher had behaved queerly, he meant that she had acted with a fine defiance of convention.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he said to himself that Miss Usher had behaved queerly, he meant that she had acted with a fine defiance of convention.
stupefaction
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From this reading The stupefaction which had been her first effect had given way to a peculiar excitement and activity of mind.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That night Ransome was more than ever the prey of thought, if you could call it thought, that mad racing and careering of his brain which followed his encounter with Miss Usher.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night Ransome was more than ever the prey of thought, if you could call it thought, that mad racing and careering of his brain which followed his encounter with Miss Usher.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That night Ransome was more than ever the prey of thought, if you could call it thought, that mad racing and careering of his brain which followed his encounter with Miss Usher.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had compelled him to accept her with her mystery as a thing long known.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That night Ransome was more than ever the prey of thought, if you could call it thought, that mad racing and careering of his brain which followed his encounter with Miss Usher.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The stupefaction which had been her first effect had given way to a peculiar excitement and activity of mind.
Usher
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From this reading That night Ransome was more than ever the prey of thought, if you could call it thought, that mad racing and careering of his brain which followed his encounter with Miss Usher.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That night Ransome was more than ever the prey of thought, if you could call it thought, that mad racing and careering of his brain which followed his encounter with Miss Usher.
way
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From this reading The stupefaction which had been her first effect had given way to a peculiar excitement and activity of mind.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he said to himself that Miss Usher had behaved queerly, he meant that she had acted with a fine defiance of convention.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That night Ransome was more than ever the prey of thought, if you could call it thought, that mad racing and careering of his brain which followed his encounter with Miss Usher.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That night Ransome was more than ever the prey of thought, if you could call it thought, that mad racing and careering of his brain which followed his encounter with Miss Usher.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That night Ransome was more than ever the prey of thought, if you could call it thought, that mad racing and careering of his brain which followed his encounter with Miss Usher.
