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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 WOULD BE A GOOD BROTHER, WERE HE NOT A GOOD SON.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gwynplaine crossed the circular space, from whence they had removed the arm-chair and the tables, and where there now remained no trace of his investiture.
arm-chair
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From this reading Gwynplaine crossed the circular space, from whence they had removed the arm-chair and the tables, and where there now remained no trace of his investiture.
arrival
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From this reading Thanks to this string of light, he retraced without difficulty, through the suite of saloons and galleries, the way which he had followed on his arrival with the King-at-Arms and the Usher of the Black Rod.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Candelabra and lustres, placed at certain intervals, marked the way out.
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading HE WOULD BE A GOOD BROTHER, WERE HE NOT A GOOD SON.
Black
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BROTHER
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From this reading HE WOULD BE A GOOD BROTHER, WERE HE NOT A GOOD SON.
Candelabra
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From this reading Candelabra and lustres, placed at certain intervals, marked the way out.
certain
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From this reading Candelabra and lustres, placed at certain intervals, marked the way out.
circular
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From this reading Gwynplaine crossed the circular space, from whence they had removed the arm-chair and the tables, and where there now remained no trace of his investiture.
crossed
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From this reading Gwynplaine crossed the circular space, from whence they had removed the arm-chair and the tables, and where there now remained no trace of his investiture.
difficulty
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From this reading Thanks to this string of light, he retraced without difficulty, through the suite of saloons and galleries, the way which he had followed on his arrival with the King-at-Arms and the Usher of the Black Rod.
followed
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Gwynplaine crossed the circular space, from whence they had removed the arm-chair and the tables, and where there now remained no trace of his investiture.
galleries
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From this reading Thanks to this string of light, he retraced without difficulty, through the suite of saloons and galleries, the way which he had followed on his arrival with the King-at-Arms and the Usher of the Black Rod.
gallery
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From this reading There was no one in the gallery.
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HE WOULD BE A GOOD BROTHER, WERE HE NOT A GOOD SON.
Gwynplaine
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From this reading Gwynplaine crossed the circular space, from whence they had removed the arm-chair and the tables, and where there now remained no trace of his investiture.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gwynplaine crossed the circular space, from whence they had removed the arm-chair and the tables, and where there now remained no trace of his investiture.
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE WOULD BE A GOOD BROTHER, WERE HE NOT A GOOD SON.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gwynplaine crossed the circular space, from whence they had removed the arm-chair and the tables, and where there now remained no trace of his investiture.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no one in the gallery.
intervals
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From this reading Candelabra and lustres, placed at certain intervals, marked the way out.
investiture
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From this reading Gwynplaine crossed the circular space, from whence they had removed the arm-chair and the tables, and where there now remained no trace of his investiture.
King-at-Arms
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From this reading Thanks to this string of light, he retraced without difficulty, through the suite of saloons and galleries, the way which he had followed on his arrival with the King-at-Arms and the Usher of the Black Rod.
light
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From this reading Thanks to this string of light, he retraced without difficulty, through the suite of saloons and galleries, the way which he had followed on his arrival with the King-at-Arms and the Usher of the Black Rod.
lustres
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From this reading Candelabra and lustres, placed at certain intervals, marked the way out.
marked
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From this reading Candelabra and lustres, placed at certain intervals, marked the way out.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no one in the gallery.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading HE WOULD BE A GOOD BROTHER, WERE HE NOT A GOOD SON.
now
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From this reading Gwynplaine crossed the circular space, from whence they had removed the arm-chair and the tables, and where there now remained no trace of his investiture.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gwynplaine crossed the circular space, from whence they had removed the arm-chair and the tables, and where there now remained no trace of his investiture.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thanks to this string of light, he retraced without difficulty, through the suite of saloons and galleries, the way which he had followed on his arrival with the King-at-Arms and the Usher of the Black Rod.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was no one in the gallery.
out
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From this reading Candelabra and lustres, placed at certain intervals, marked the way out.
placed
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From this reading Candelabra and lustres, placed at certain intervals, marked the way out.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Gwynplaine crossed the circular space, from whence they had removed the arm-chair and the tables, and where there now remained no trace of his investiture.
removed
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From this reading Gwynplaine crossed the circular space, from whence they had removed the arm-chair and the tables, and where there now remained no trace of his investiture.
retraced
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From this reading Thanks to this string of light, he retraced without difficulty, through the suite of saloons and galleries, the way which he had followed on his arrival with the King-at-Arms and the Usher of the Black Rod.
Rod
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From this reading Thanks to this string of light, he retraced without difficulty, through the suite of saloons and galleries, the way which he had followed on his arrival with the King-at-Arms and the Usher of the Black Rod.
saloons
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SON
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From this reading HE WOULD BE A GOOD BROTHER, WERE HE NOT A GOOD SON.
space
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From this reading Gwynplaine crossed the circular space, from whence they had removed the arm-chair and the tables, and where there now remained no trace of his investiture.
string
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From this reading Thanks to this string of light, he retraced without difficulty, through the suite of saloons and galleries, the way which he had followed on his arrival with the King-at-Arms and the Usher of the Black Rod.
suite
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From this reading Thanks to this string of light, he retraced without difficulty, through the suite of saloons and galleries, the way which he had followed on his arrival with the King-at-Arms and the Usher of the Black Rod.
tables
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From this reading Gwynplaine crossed the circular space, from whence they had removed the arm-chair and the tables, and where there now remained no trace of his investiture.
Thanks
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From this reading Thanks to this string of light, he retraced without difficulty, through the suite of saloons and galleries, the way which he had followed on his arrival with the King-at-Arms and the Usher of the Black Rod.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was no one in the gallery.
There
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From this reading There was no one in the gallery.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gwynplaine crossed the circular space, from whence they had removed the arm-chair and the tables, and where there now remained no trace of his investiture.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Thanks to this string of light, he retraced without difficulty, through the suite of saloons and galleries, the way which he had followed on his arrival with the King-at-Arms and the Usher of the Black Rod.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thanks to this string of light, he retraced without difficulty, through the suite of saloons and galleries, the way which he had followed on his arrival with the King-at-Arms and the Usher of the Black Rod.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thanks to this string of light, he retraced without difficulty, through the suite of saloons and galleries, the way which he had followed on his arrival with the King-at-Arms and the Usher of the Black Rod.
trace
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From this reading Gwynplaine crossed the circular space, from whence they had removed the arm-chair and the tables, and where there now remained no trace of his investiture.
Usher
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From this reading Thanks to this string of light, he retraced without difficulty, through the suite of saloons and galleries, the way which he had followed on his arrival with the King-at-Arms and the Usher of the Black Rod.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no one in the gallery.
way
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From this reading Candelabra and lustres, placed at certain intervals, marked the way out.
WEREauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HE WOULD BE A GOOD BROTHER, WERE HE NOT A GOOD SON.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Gwynplaine crossed the circular space, from whence they had removed the arm-chair and the tables, and where there now remained no trace of his investiture.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Gwynplaine crossed the circular space, from whence they had removed the arm-chair and the tables, and where there now remained no trace of his investiture.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Thanks to this string of light, he retraced without difficulty, through the suite of saloons and galleries, the way which he had followed on his arrival with the King-at-Arms and the Usher of the Black Rod.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thanks to this string of light, he retraced without difficulty, through the suite of saloons and galleries, the way which he had followed on his arrival with the King-at-Arms and the Usher of the Black Rod.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Thanks to this string of light, he retraced without difficulty, through the suite of saloons and galleries, the way which he had followed on his arrival with the King-at-Arms and the Usher of the Black Rod.
WOULDmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading HE WOULD BE A GOOD BROTHER, WERE HE NOT A GOOD SON.
