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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 On a nail, near the door, Gwynplaine saw his esclavine and his cape hung up, as they hang up the clothes of a corpse in a dead-house.
AIMED
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From this reading BARKILPHEDRO, HAVING AIMED AT THE EAGLE, BRINGS DOWN THE DOVE.
ajar
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From this reading The step of the little van was down--the door ajar--there was no one inside.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The inscriptions of Ursus, gloryifying the grandeur of Lords, showed distinctly on the worn-out boards, which were both the wall without and the wainscot within.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On a nail, near the door, Gwynplaine saw his esclavine and his cape hung up, as they hang up the clothes of a corpse in a dead-house.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BARKILPHEDRO, HAVING AIMED AT THE EAGLE, BRINGS DOWN THE DOVE.
BARKILPHEDRO
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From this reading BARKILPHEDRO, HAVING AIMED AT THE EAGLE, BRINGS DOWN THE DOVE.
boards
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From this reading The inscriptions of Ursus, gloryifying the grandeur of Lords, showed distinctly on the worn-out boards, which were both the wall without and the wainscot within.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The inscriptions of Ursus, gloryifying the grandeur of Lords, showed distinctly on the worn-out boards, which were both the wall without and the wainscot within.
BRINGS
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From this reading BARKILPHEDRO, HAVING AIMED AT THE EAGLE, BRINGS DOWN THE DOVE.
broke
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From this reading The faint light which broke through the pane in front sketched the interior of the caravan vaguely in melancholy chiaroscuro.
cape
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From this reading On a nail, near the door, Gwynplaine saw his esclavine and his cape hung up, as they hang up the clothes of a corpse in a dead-house.
caravan
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From this reading The faint light which broke through the pane in front sketched the interior of the caravan vaguely in melancholy chiaroscuro.
chiaroscuro
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From this reading The faint light which broke through the pane in front sketched the interior of the caravan vaguely in melancholy chiaroscuro.
clothes
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From this reading On a nail, near the door, Gwynplaine saw his esclavine and his cape hung up, as they hang up the clothes of a corpse in a dead-house.
corpse
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From this reading On a nail, near the door, Gwynplaine saw his esclavine and his cape hung up, as they hang up the clothes of a corpse in a dead-house.
dead-house
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From this reading On a nail, near the door, Gwynplaine saw his esclavine and his cape hung up, as they hang up the clothes of a corpse in a dead-house.
distinctly
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From this reading The inscriptions of Ursus, gloryifying the grandeur of Lords, showed distinctly on the worn-out boards, which were both the wall without and the wainscot within.
door
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From this reading The step of the little van was down--the door ajar--there was no one inside.
DOVE
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From this reading BARKILPHEDRO, HAVING AIMED AT THE EAGLE, BRINGS DOWN THE DOVE.
DOWN
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From this reading BARKILPHEDRO, HAVING AIMED AT THE EAGLE, BRINGS DOWN THE DOVE.
EAGLE
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From this reading BARKILPHEDRO, HAVING AIMED AT THE EAGLE, BRINGS DOWN THE DOVE.
esclavine
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From this reading On a nail, near the door, Gwynplaine saw his esclavine and his cape hung up, as they hang up the clothes of a corpse in a dead-house.
faint
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From this reading The faint light which broke through the pane in front sketched the interior of the caravan vaguely in melancholy chiaroscuro.
front
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From this reading The faint light which broke through the pane in front sketched the interior of the caravan vaguely in melancholy chiaroscuro.
gloryifying
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From this reading The inscriptions of Ursus, gloryifying the grandeur of Lords, showed distinctly on the worn-out boards, which were both the wall without and the wainscot within.
grandeur
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From this reading The inscriptions of Ursus, gloryifying the grandeur of Lords, showed distinctly on the worn-out boards, which were both the wall without and the wainscot within.
Gwynplaine
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From this reading On a nail, near the door, Gwynplaine saw his esclavine and his cape hung up, as they hang up the clothes of a corpse in a dead-house.
hang
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From this reading On a nail, near the door, Gwynplaine saw his esclavine and his cape hung up, as they hang up the clothes of a corpse in a dead-house.
HAVINGauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading BARKILPHEDRO, HAVING AIMED AT THE EAGLE, BRINGS DOWN THE DOVE.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On a nail, near the door, Gwynplaine saw his esclavine and his cape hung up, as they hang up the clothes of a corpse in a dead-house.
hung
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From this reading On a nail, near the door, Gwynplaine saw his esclavine and his cape hung up, as they hang up the clothes of a corpse in a dead-house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The faint light which broke through the pane in front sketched the interior of the caravan vaguely in melancholy chiaroscuro.
inscriptions
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From this reading The inscriptions of Ursus, gloryifying the grandeur of Lords, showed distinctly on the worn-out boards, which were both the wall without and the wainscot within.
inside
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From this reading The step of the little van was down--the door ajar--there was no one inside.
interior
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From this reading The faint light which broke through the pane in front sketched the interior of the caravan vaguely in melancholy chiaroscuro.
light
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From this reading The faint light which broke through the pane in front sketched the interior of the caravan vaguely in melancholy chiaroscuro.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The step of the little van was down--the door ajar--there was no one inside.
Lords
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From this reading The inscriptions of Ursus, gloryifying the grandeur of Lords, showed distinctly on the worn-out boards, which were both the wall without and the wainscot within.
melancholy
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From this reading The faint light which broke through the pane in front sketched the interior of the caravan vaguely in melancholy chiaroscuro.
nail
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From this reading On a nail, near the door, Gwynplaine saw his esclavine and his cape hung up, as they hang up the clothes of a corpse in a dead-house.
near
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From this reading On a nail, near the door, Gwynplaine saw his esclavine and his cape hung up, as they hang up the clothes of a corpse in a dead-house.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The step of the little van was down--the door ajar--there was no one inside.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The step of the little van was down--the door ajar--there was no one inside.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The inscriptions of Ursus, gloryifying the grandeur of Lords, showed distinctly on the worn-out boards, which were both the wall without and the wainscot within.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The step of the little van was down--the door ajar--there was no one inside.
pane
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From this reading The faint light which broke through the pane in front sketched the interior of the caravan vaguely in melancholy chiaroscuro.
saw
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From this reading On a nail, near the door, Gwynplaine saw his esclavine and his cape hung up, as they hang up the clothes of a corpse in a dead-house.
showed
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From this reading The inscriptions of Ursus, gloryifying the grandeur of Lords, showed distinctly on the worn-out boards, which were both the wall without and the wainscot within.
sketched
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From this reading The faint light which broke through the pane in front sketched the interior of the caravan vaguely in melancholy chiaroscuro.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The step of the little van was down--the door ajar--there was no one inside.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BARKILPHEDRO, HAVING AIMED AT THE EAGLE, BRINGS DOWN THE DOVE.
there
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From this reading The step of the little van was down--the door ajar--there was no one inside.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On a nail, near the door, Gwynplaine saw his esclavine and his cape hung up, as they hang up the clothes of a corpse in a dead-house.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The faint light which broke through the pane in front sketched the interior of the caravan vaguely in melancholy chiaroscuro.
up
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From this reading On a nail, near the door, Gwynplaine saw his esclavine and his cape hung up, as they hang up the clothes of a corpse in a dead-house.
Ursus
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From this reading The inscriptions of Ursus, gloryifying the grandeur of Lords, showed distinctly on the worn-out boards, which were both the wall without and the wainscot within.
vaguely
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From this reading The faint light which broke through the pane in front sketched the interior of the caravan vaguely in melancholy chiaroscuro.
van
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From this reading The step of the little van was down--the door ajar--there was no one inside.
wainscot
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From this reading The inscriptions of Ursus, gloryifying the grandeur of Lords, showed distinctly on the worn-out boards, which were both the wall without and the wainscot within.
wall
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From this reading The inscriptions of Ursus, gloryifying the grandeur of Lords, showed distinctly on the worn-out boards, which were both the wall without and the wainscot within.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The step of the little van was down--the door ajar--there was no one inside.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The inscriptions of Ursus, gloryifying the grandeur of Lords, showed distinctly on the worn-out boards, which were both the wall without and the wainscot within.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The faint light which broke through the pane in front sketched the interior of the caravan vaguely in melancholy chiaroscuro.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The inscriptions of Ursus, gloryifying the grandeur of Lords, showed distinctly on the worn-out boards, which were both the wall without and the wainscot within.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The inscriptions of Ursus, gloryifying the grandeur of Lords, showed distinctly on the worn-out boards, which were both the wall without and the wainscot within.
worn-out
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From this reading The inscriptions of Ursus, gloryifying the grandeur of Lords, showed distinctly on the worn-out boards, which were both the wall without and the wainscot within.
