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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 He was scarcely gone when I observed another and a much younger man approaching hastily from the opposite side of the square.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
admitted
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From this reading He was almost immediately admitted by the first arrival.
all
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From this reading Considering the season of the year and the genial mildness of the night, he was somewhat closely muffled up; and as he came, for all his hurry, he kept looking nervously behind him.
almost
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From this reading He was almost immediately admitted by the first arrival.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was scarcely gone when I observed another and a much younger man approaching hastily from the opposite side of the square.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was scarcely gone when I observed another and a much younger man approaching hastily from the opposite side of the square.
approaching
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From this reading He was scarcely gone when I observed another and a much younger man approaching hastily from the opposite side of the square.
arrival
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From this reading He was almost immediately admitted by the first arrival.
Arrived
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From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Considering the season of the year and the genial mildness of the night, he was somewhat closely muffled up; and as he came, for all his hurry, he kept looking nervously behind him.
awake
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From this reading My curiosity was now broad awake.
away
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From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Considering the season of the year and the genial mildness of the night, he was somewhat closely muffled up; and as he came, for all his hurry, he kept looking nervously behind him.
broad
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From this reading My curiosity was now broad awake.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was almost immediately admitted by the first arrival.
came
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From this reading Considering the season of the year and the genial mildness of the night, he was somewhat closely muffled up; and as he came, for all his hurry, he kept looking nervously behind him.
change
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From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
closely
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From this reading Considering the season of the year and the genial mildness of the night, he was somewhat closely muffled up; and as he came, for all his hurry, he kept looking nervously behind him.
Considering
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From this reading Considering the season of the year and the genial mildness of the night, he was somewhat closely muffled up; and as he came, for all his hurry, he kept looking nervously behind him.
curiosity
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From this reading My curiosity was now broad awake.
door
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From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
enter
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From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was almost immediately admitted by the first arrival.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Considering the season of the year and the genial mildness of the night, he was somewhat closely muffled up; and as he came, for all his hurry, he kept looking nervously behind him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was scarcely gone when I observed another and a much younger man approaching hastily from the opposite side of the square.
genial
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From this reading Considering the season of the year and the genial mildness of the night, he was somewhat closely muffled up; and as he came, for all his hurry, he kept looking nervously behind him.
gesture
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From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
gone
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From this reading He was scarcely gone when I observed another and a much younger man approaching hastily from the opposite side of the square.
halted
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From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
hastily
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From this reading He was scarcely gone when I observed another and a much younger man approaching hastily from the opposite side of the square.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was scarcely gone when I observed another and a much younger man approaching hastily from the opposite side of the square.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Considering the season of the year and the genial mildness of the night, he was somewhat closely muffled up; and as he came, for all his hurry, he kept looking nervously behind him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Considering the season of the year and the genial mildness of the night, he was somewhat closely muffled up; and as he came, for all his hurry, he kept looking nervously behind him.
hurry
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From this reading Considering the season of the year and the genial mildness of the night, he was somewhat closely muffled up; and as he came, for all his hurry, he kept looking nervously behind him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He was scarcely gone when I observed another and a much younger man approaching hastily from the opposite side of the square.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
immediately
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From this reading He was almost immediately admitted by the first arrival.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
indecision
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From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
kept
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From this reading Considering the season of the year and the genial mildness of the night, he was somewhat closely muffled up; and as he came, for all his hurry, he kept looking nervously behind him.
knocker
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From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
lastly
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From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
looking
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From this reading Considering the season of the year and the genial mildness of the night, he was somewhat closely muffled up; and as he came, for all his hurry, he kept looking nervously behind him.
man
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From this reading He was scarcely gone when I observed another and a much younger man approaching hastily from the opposite side of the square.
mildness
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From this reading Considering the season of the year and the genial mildness of the night, he was somewhat closely muffled up; and as he came, for all his hurry, he kept looking nervously behind him.
much
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From this reading He was scarcely gone when I observed another and a much younger man approaching hastily from the opposite side of the square.
muffled
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From this reading Considering the season of the year and the genial mildness of the night, he was somewhat closely muffled up; and as he came, for all his hurry, he kept looking nervously behind him.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
nervously
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From this reading Considering the season of the year and the genial mildness of the night, he was somewhat closely muffled up; and as he came, for all his hurry, he kept looking nervously behind him.
night
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From this reading Considering the season of the year and the genial mildness of the night, he was somewhat closely muffled up; and as he came, for all his hurry, he kept looking nervously behind him.
now
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From this reading My curiosity was now broad awake.
observed
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From this reading He was scarcely gone when I observed another and a much younger man approaching hastily from the opposite side of the square.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was scarcely gone when I observed another and a much younger man approaching hastily from the opposite side of the square.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
opposite
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From this reading He was scarcely gone when I observed another and a much younger man approaching hastily from the opposite side of the square.
painful
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From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
rapped
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From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
scarcely
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From this reading He was scarcely gone when I observed another and a much younger man approaching hastily from the opposite side of the square.
season
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From this reading Considering the season of the year and the genial mildness of the night, he was somewhat closely muffled up; and as he came, for all his hurry, he kept looking nervously behind him.
second
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From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
set
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From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
side
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From this reading He was scarcely gone when I observed another and a much younger man approaching hastily from the opposite side of the square.
somewhat
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From this reading Considering the season of the year and the genial mildness of the night, he was somewhat closely muffled up; and as he came, for all his hurry, he kept looking nervously behind him.
square
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From this reading He was scarcely gone when I observed another and a much younger man approaching hastily from the opposite side of the square.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
straight
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From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was scarcely gone when I observed another and a much younger man approaching hastily from the opposite side of the square.
then
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From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
turned
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From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
up
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From this reading Considering the season of the year and the genial mildness of the night, he was somewhat closely muffled up; and as he came, for all his hurry, he kept looking nervously behind him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was scarcely gone when I observed another and a much younger man approaching hastily from the opposite side of the square.
wheeled
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From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was scarcely gone when I observed another and a much younger man approaching hastily from the opposite side of the square.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Arrived before my door, he halted and set one foot upon the step, as though about to enter; then, with a sudden change, he turned and began to hurry away; halted a second time, as if in painful indecision; and lastly, with a violent gesture, wheeled about, returned straight to the door, and rapped upon the knocker.
year
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From this reading Considering the season of the year and the genial mildness of the night, he was somewhat closely muffled up; and as he came, for all his hurry, he kept looking nervously behind him.
younger
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From this reading He was scarcely gone when I observed another and a much younger man approaching hastily from the opposite side of the square.
