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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 It was, in short, nothing more than a repetition of numberless other accidents of the kind.
accident
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From this reading The mother of Mercedes was not dead, and the story told of the accident, which had befallen her, was so direct and clear that it seemed to have happened quite naturally.
accidents
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From this reading It was, in short, nothing more than a repetition of numberless other accidents of the kind.
acted
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From this reading One of them in particular had acted as if “possessed of the devil” from the very moment when they left the stable.
AGAINSTprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading ONE MAN AGAINST SIXTY-FIVE.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The mother of Mercedes was not dead, and the story told of the accident, which had befallen her, was so direct and clear that it seemed to have happened quite naturally.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One of them in particular had acted as if “possessed of the devil” from the very moment when they left the stable.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The horses had been restless from the start, and the coachman had found it difficult to manage them.
befallen
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From this reading The mother of Mercedes was not dead, and the story told of the accident, which had befallen her, was so direct and clear that it seemed to have happened quite naturally.
clear
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From this reading The mother of Mercedes was not dead, and the story told of the accident, which had befallen her, was so direct and clear that it seemed to have happened quite naturally.
coachman
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From this reading The horses had been restless from the start, and the coachman had found it difficult to manage them.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mother of Mercedes was not dead, and the story told of the accident, which had befallen her, was so direct and clear that it seemed to have happened quite naturally.
devil
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From this reading One of them in particular had acted as if “possessed of the devil” from the very moment when they left the stable.
difficult
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From this reading The horses had been restless from the start, and the coachman had found it difficult to manage them.
direct
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From this reading The mother of Mercedes was not dead, and the story told of the accident, which had befallen her, was so direct and clear that it seemed to have happened quite naturally.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The horses had been restless from the start, and the coachman had found it difficult to manage them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The horses had been restless from the start, and the coachman had found it difficult to manage them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The mother of Mercedes was not dead, and the story told of the accident, which had befallen her, was so direct and clear that it seemed to have happened quite naturally.
happened
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From this reading The mother of Mercedes was not dead, and the story told of the accident, which had befallen her, was so direct and clear that it seemed to have happened quite naturally.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The mother of Mercedes was not dead, and the story told of the accident, which had befallen her, was so direct and clear that it seemed to have happened quite naturally.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The mother of Mercedes was not dead, and the story told of the accident, which had befallen her, was so direct and clear that it seemed to have happened quite naturally.
horses
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From this reading The horses had been restless from the start, and the coachman had found it difficult to manage them.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading One of them in particular had acted as if “possessed of the devil” from the very moment when they left the stable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was, in short, nothing more than a repetition of numberless other accidents of the kind.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The mother of Mercedes was not dead, and the story told of the accident, which had befallen her, was so direct and clear that it seemed to have happened quite naturally.
kind
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From this reading It was, in short, nothing more than a repetition of numberless other accidents of the kind.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of them in particular had acted as if “possessed of the devil” from the very moment when they left the stable.
MAN
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From this reading ONE MAN AGAINST SIXTY-FIVE.
manage
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From this reading The horses had been restless from the start, and the coachman had found it difficult to manage them.
Mercedes
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From this reading The mother of Mercedes was not dead, and the story told of the accident, which had befallen her, was so direct and clear that it seemed to have happened quite naturally.
moment
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From this reading One of them in particular had acted as if “possessed of the devil” from the very moment when they left the stable.
more
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From this reading It was, in short, nothing more than a repetition of numberless other accidents of the kind.
mother
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From this reading The mother of Mercedes was not dead, and the story told of the accident, which had befallen her, was so direct and clear that it seemed to have happened quite naturally.
naturally
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From this reading The mother of Mercedes was not dead, and the story told of the accident, which had befallen her, was so direct and clear that it seemed to have happened quite naturally.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The mother of Mercedes was not dead, and the story told of the accident, which had befallen her, was so direct and clear that it seemed to have happened quite naturally.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was, in short, nothing more than a repetition of numberless other accidents of the kind.
numberless
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From this reading It was, in short, nothing more than a repetition of numberless other accidents of the kind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The mother of Mercedes was not dead, and the story told of the accident, which had befallen her, was so direct and clear that it seemed to have happened quite naturally.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE MAN AGAINST SIXTY-FIVE.
other
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From this reading It was, in short, nothing more than a repetition of numberless other accidents of the kind.
particular
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From this reading One of them in particular had acted as if “possessed of the devil” from the very moment when they left the stable.
possessed
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From this reading One of them in particular had acted as if “possessed of the devil” from the very moment when they left the stable.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mother of Mercedes was not dead, and the story told of the accident, which had befallen her, was so direct and clear that it seemed to have happened quite naturally.
repetition
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From this reading It was, in short, nothing more than a repetition of numberless other accidents of the kind.
restless
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From this reading The horses had been restless from the start, and the coachman had found it difficult to manage them.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mother of Mercedes was not dead, and the story told of the accident, which had befallen her, was so direct and clear that it seemed to have happened quite naturally.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading It was, in short, nothing more than a repetition of numberless other accidents of the kind.
SIXTY-FIVE
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From this reading ONE MAN AGAINST SIXTY-FIVE.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The mother of Mercedes was not dead, and the story told of the accident, which had befallen her, was so direct and clear that it seemed to have happened quite naturally.
stable
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From this reading One of them in particular had acted as if “possessed of the devil” from the very moment when they left the stable.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The horses had been restless from the start, and the coachman had found it difficult to manage them.
story
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From this reading The mother of Mercedes was not dead, and the story told of the accident, which had befallen her, was so direct and clear that it seemed to have happened quite naturally.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was, in short, nothing more than a repetition of numberless other accidents of the kind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The mother of Mercedes was not dead, and the story told of the accident, which had befallen her, was so direct and clear that it seemed to have happened quite naturally.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The mother of Mercedes was not dead, and the story told of the accident, which had befallen her, was so direct and clear that it seemed to have happened quite naturally.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The horses had been restless from the start, and the coachman had found it difficult to manage them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One of them in particular had acted as if “possessed of the devil” from the very moment when they left the stable.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The mother of Mercedes was not dead, and the story told of the accident, which had befallen her, was so direct and clear that it seemed to have happened quite naturally.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mother of Mercedes was not dead, and the story told of the accident, which had befallen her, was so direct and clear that it seemed to have happened quite naturally.
very
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From this reading One of them in particular had acted as if “possessed of the devil” from the very moment when they left the stable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The mother of Mercedes was not dead, and the story told of the accident, which had befallen her, was so direct and clear that it seemed to have happened quite naturally.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One of them in particular had acted as if “possessed of the devil” from the very moment when they left the stable.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The mother of Mercedes was not dead, and the story told of the accident, which had befallen her, was so direct and clear that it seemed to have happened quite naturally.
