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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 "You'd denounce me, would you?" the Captain shrieked with rage, his hands still clenched in a fierce paroxysm of anger.
affairs
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From this reading "What the devil do my affairs concern you, Smayle?"
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading If the lady is dead, then you've committed murder, and I am witness of it!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tristram demanded fiercely, glaring at his servant, and glancing at Gemma, now fallen back prostrate on the floor, her hat crushed beneath her, her fair hair escaping from its pins.
anger
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From this reading "You'd denounce me, would you?" the Captain shrieked with rage, his hands still clenched in a fierce paroxysm of anger.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "They concern me as far as this, sir--that you shall leave this room at once.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tristram demanded fiercely, glaring at his servant, and glancing at Gemma, now fallen back prostrate on the floor, her hat crushed beneath her, her fair hair escaping from its pins.
back
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From this reading Tristram demanded fiercely, glaring at his servant, and glancing at Gemma, now fallen back prostrate on the floor, her hat crushed beneath her, her fair hair escaping from its pins.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Tristram demanded fiercely, glaring at his servant, and glancing at Gemma, now fallen back prostrate on the floor, her hat crushed beneath her, her fair hair escaping from its pins.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You'd denounce me, would you?" the Captain shrieked with rage, his hands still clenched in a fierce paroxysm of anger.
clenched
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From this reading "You'd denounce me, would you?" the Captain shrieked with rage, his hands still clenched in a fierce paroxysm of anger.
committed
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From this reading If the lady is dead, then you've committed murder, and I am witness of it!"
concern
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From this reading "What the devil do my affairs concern you, Smayle?"
crushed
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From this reading Tristram demanded fiercely, glaring at his servant, and glancing at Gemma, now fallen back prostrate on the floor, her hat crushed beneath her, her fair hair escaping from its pins.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the lady is dead, then you've committed murder, and I am witness of it!"
demanded
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From this reading Tristram demanded fiercely, glaring at his servant, and glancing at Gemma, now fallen back prostrate on the floor, her hat crushed beneath her, her fair hair escaping from its pins.
denounce
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From this reading "You'd denounce me, would you?" the Captain shrieked with rage, his hands still clenched in a fierce paroxysm of anger.
devil
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From this reading "What the devil do my affairs concern you, Smayle?"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What the devil do my affairs concern you, Smayle?"
escaping
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From this reading Tristram demanded fiercely, glaring at his servant, and glancing at Gemma, now fallen back prostrate on the floor, her hat crushed beneath her, her fair hair escaping from its pins.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tristram demanded fiercely, glaring at his servant, and glancing at Gemma, now fallen back prostrate on the floor, her hat crushed beneath her, her fair hair escaping from its pins.
fallen
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From this reading Tristram demanded fiercely, glaring at his servant, and glancing at Gemma, now fallen back prostrate on the floor, her hat crushed beneath her, her fair hair escaping from its pins.
far
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From this reading "They concern me as far as this, sir--that you shall leave this room at once.
fierce
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From this reading "You'd denounce me, would you?" the Captain shrieked with rage, his hands still clenched in a fierce paroxysm of anger.
fiercely
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From this reading Tristram demanded fiercely, glaring at his servant, and glancing at Gemma, now fallen back prostrate on the floor, her hat crushed beneath her, her fair hair escaping from its pins.
floor
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From this reading Tristram demanded fiercely, glaring at his servant, and glancing at Gemma, now fallen back prostrate on the floor, her hat crushed beneath her, her fair hair escaping from its pins.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tristram demanded fiercely, glaring at his servant, and glancing at Gemma, now fallen back prostrate on the floor, her hat crushed beneath her, her fair hair escaping from its pins.
Gemma
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From this reading Tristram demanded fiercely, glaring at his servant, and glancing at Gemma, now fallen back prostrate on the floor, her hat crushed beneath her, her fair hair escaping from its pins.
glancing
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From this reading Tristram demanded fiercely, glaring at his servant, and glancing at Gemma, now fallen back prostrate on the floor, her hat crushed beneath her, her fair hair escaping from its pins.
glaring
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From this reading Tristram demanded fiercely, glaring at his servant, and glancing at Gemma, now fallen back prostrate on the floor, her hat crushed beneath her, her fair hair escaping from its pins.
hair
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From this reading Tristram demanded fiercely, glaring at his servant, and glancing at Gemma, now fallen back prostrate on the floor, her hat crushed beneath her, her fair hair escaping from its pins.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "You'd denounce me, would you?" the Captain shrieked with rage, his hands still clenched in a fierce paroxysm of anger.
hat
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From this reading Tristram demanded fiercely, glaring at his servant, and glancing at Gemma, now fallen back prostrate on the floor, her hat crushed beneath her, her fair hair escaping from its pins.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Tristram demanded fiercely, glaring at his servant, and glancing at Gemma, now fallen back prostrate on the floor, her hat crushed beneath her, her fair hair escaping from its pins.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tristram demanded fiercely, glaring at his servant, and glancing at Gemma, now fallen back prostrate on the floor, her hat crushed beneath her, her fair hair escaping from its pins.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If the lady is dead, then you've committed murder, and I am witness of it!"
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the lady is dead, then you've committed murder, and I am witness of it!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You'd denounce me, would you?" the Captain shrieked with rage, his hands still clenched in a fierce paroxysm of anger.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If the lady is dead, then you've committed murder, and I am witness of it!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If the lady is dead, then you've committed murder, and I am witness of it!"
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Tristram demanded fiercely, glaring at his servant, and glancing at Gemma, now fallen back prostrate on the floor, her hat crushed beneath her, her fair hair escaping from its pins.
lady
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From this reading If the lady is dead, then you've committed murder, and I am witness of it!"
leave
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From this reading "They concern me as far as this, sir--that you shall leave this room at once.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They concern me as far as this, sir--that you shall leave this room at once.
murder
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From this reading If the lady is dead, then you've committed murder, and I am witness of it!"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "What the devil do my affairs concern you, Smayle?"
now
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From this reading Tristram demanded fiercely, glaring at his servant, and glancing at Gemma, now fallen back prostrate on the floor, her hat crushed beneath her, her fair hair escaping from its pins.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If the lady is dead, then you've committed murder, and I am witness of it!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tristram demanded fiercely, glaring at his servant, and glancing at Gemma, now fallen back prostrate on the floor, her hat crushed beneath her, her fair hair escaping from its pins.
once
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From this reading "They concern me as far as this, sir--that you shall leave this room at once.
paroxysm
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From this reading "You'd denounce me, would you?" the Captain shrieked with rage, his hands still clenched in a fierce paroxysm of anger.
pins
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From this reading Tristram demanded fiercely, glaring at his servant, and glancing at Gemma, now fallen back prostrate on the floor, her hat crushed beneath her, her fair hair escaping from its pins.
prostrate
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From this reading Tristram demanded fiercely, glaring at his servant, and glancing at Gemma, now fallen back prostrate on the floor, her hat crushed beneath her, her fair hair escaping from its pins.
rage
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From this reading "You'd denounce me, would you?" the Captain shrieked with rage, his hands still clenched in a fierce paroxysm of anger.
room
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From this reading "They concern me as far as this, sir--that you shall leave this room at once.
servant
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From this reading Tristram demanded fiercely, glaring at his servant, and glancing at Gemma, now fallen back prostrate on the floor, her hat crushed beneath her, her fair hair escaping from its pins.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "They concern me as far as this, sir--that you shall leave this room at once.
shrieked
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From this reading "You'd denounce me, would you?" the Captain shrieked with rage, his hands still clenched in a fierce paroxysm of anger.
sir
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From this reading "They concern me as far as this, sir--that you shall leave this room at once.
Smayle
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From this reading "What the devil do my affairs concern you, Smayle?"
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You'd denounce me, would you?" the Captain shrieked with rage, his hands still clenched in a fierce paroxysm of anger.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "They concern me as far as this, sir--that you shall leave this room at once.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What the devil do my affairs concern you, Smayle?"
then
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From this reading If the lady is dead, then you've committed murder, and I am witness of it!"
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They concern me as far as this, sir--that you shall leave this room at once.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "They concern me as far as this, sir--that you shall leave this room at once.
Tristram
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From this reading Tristram demanded fiercely, glaring at his servant, and glancing at Gemma, now fallen back prostrate on the floor, her hat crushed beneath her, her fair hair escaping from its pins.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What the devil do my affairs concern you, Smayle?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You'd denounce me, would you?" the Captain shrieked with rage, his hands still clenched in a fierce paroxysm of anger.
witness
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From this reading If the lady is dead, then you've committed murder, and I am witness of it!"
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "You'd denounce me, would you?" the Captain shrieked with rage, his hands still clenched in a fierce paroxysm of anger.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What the devil do my affairs concern you, Smayle?"
You'd
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From this reading "You'd denounce me, would you?" the Captain shrieked with rage, his hands still clenched in a fierce paroxysm of anger.
you've
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From this reading If the lady is dead, then you've committed murder, and I am witness of it!"
