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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 Walking as in a dream he brushed past the astonished and frightened servant unseeingly, and went out of the house into the street once more.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shouting of the newsvendors which had ceased for a while, began again with even louder persistency.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With that, he put the dagger-sheath back in his breastpocket with jealous care, and left her where she crouched, shivering and moaning.
Angela
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From this reading "Morte di Angela Sovrani!"
appeared
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From this reading There he paused dizzily,--the stars appeared to rock in the sky, and the houses seemed moving slowly round him in a sort of circular procession.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Walking as in a dream he brushed past the astonished and frightened servant unseeingly, and went out of the house into the street once more.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading Walking as in a dream he brushed past the astonished and frightened servant unseeingly, and went out of the house into the street once more.
back
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From this reading With that, he put the dagger-sheath back in his breastpocket with jealous care, and left her where she crouched, shivering and moaning.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shouting of the newsvendors which had ceased for a while, began again with even louder persistency.
breastpocket
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From this reading With that, he put the dagger-sheath back in his breastpocket with jealous care, and left her where she crouched, shivering and moaning.
brushed
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From this reading Walking as in a dream he brushed past the astonished and frightened servant unseeingly, and went out of the house into the street once more.
care
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From this reading With that, he put the dagger-sheath back in his breastpocket with jealous care, and left her where she crouched, shivering and moaning.
ceased
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circular
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From this reading There he paused dizzily,--the stars appeared to rock in the sky, and the houses seemed moving slowly round him in a sort of circular procession.
crouched
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From this reading With that, he put the dagger-sheath back in his breastpocket with jealous care, and left her where she crouched, shivering and moaning.
dagger-sheath
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From this reading With that, he put the dagger-sheath back in his breastpocket with jealous care, and left her where she crouched, shivering and moaning.
di
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From this reading "Morte di Angela Sovrani!"
dizzily
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From this reading There he paused dizzily,--the stars appeared to rock in the sky, and the houses seemed moving slowly round him in a sort of circular procession.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Walking as in a dream he brushed past the astonished and frightened servant unseeingly, and went out of the house into the street once more.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shouting of the newsvendors which had ceased for a while, began again with even louder persistency.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The shouting of the newsvendors which had ceased for a while, began again with even louder persistency.
frightened
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From this reading Walking as in a dream he brushed past the astonished and frightened servant unseeingly, and went out of the house into the street once more.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The shouting of the newsvendors which had ceased for a while, began again with even louder persistency.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With that, he put the dagger-sheath back in his breastpocket with jealous care, and left her where she crouched, shivering and moaning.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With that, he put the dagger-sheath back in his breastpocket with jealous care, and left her where she crouched, shivering and moaning.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There he paused dizzily,--the stars appeared to rock in the sky, and the houses seemed moving slowly round him in a sort of circular procession.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With that, he put the dagger-sheath back in his breastpocket with jealous care, and left her where she crouched, shivering and moaning.
house
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houses
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From this reading There he paused dizzily,--the stars appeared to rock in the sky, and the houses seemed moving slowly round him in a sort of circular procession.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With that, he put the dagger-sheath back in his breastpocket with jealous care, and left her where she crouched, shivering and moaning.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Walking as in a dream he brushed past the astonished and frightened servant unseeingly, and went out of the house into the street once more.
jealous
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From this reading With that, he put the dagger-sheath back in his breastpocket with jealous care, and left her where she crouched, shivering and moaning.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With that, he put the dagger-sheath back in his breastpocket with jealous care, and left her where she crouched, shivering and moaning.
louder
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From this reading The shouting of the newsvendors which had ceased for a while, began again with even louder persistency.
moaning
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From this reading With that, he put the dagger-sheath back in his breastpocket with jealous care, and left her where she crouched, shivering and moaning.
more
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Morte
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From this reading "Morte di Angela Sovrani!"
moving
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From this reading There he paused dizzily,--the stars appeared to rock in the sky, and the houses seemed moving slowly round him in a sort of circular procession.
newsvendors
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From this reading The shouting of the newsvendors which had ceased for a while, began again with even louder persistency.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Walking as in a dream he brushed past the astonished and frightened servant unseeingly, and went out of the house into the street once more.
once
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out
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past
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paused
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From this reading There he paused dizzily,--the stars appeared to rock in the sky, and the houses seemed moving slowly round him in a sort of circular procession.
persistency
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From this reading The shouting of the newsvendors which had ceased for a while, began again with even louder persistency.
procession
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From this reading There he paused dizzily,--the stars appeared to rock in the sky, and the houses seemed moving slowly round him in a sort of circular procession.
put
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From this reading With that, he put the dagger-sheath back in his breastpocket with jealous care, and left her where she crouched, shivering and moaning.
rock
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From this reading There he paused dizzily,--the stars appeared to rock in the sky, and the houses seemed moving slowly round him in a sort of circular procession.
round
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From this reading There he paused dizzily,--the stars appeared to rock in the sky, and the houses seemed moving slowly round him in a sort of circular procession.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There he paused dizzily,--the stars appeared to rock in the sky, and the houses seemed moving slowly round him in a sort of circular procession.
servant
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From this reading Walking as in a dream he brushed past the astonished and frightened servant unseeingly, and went out of the house into the street once more.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With that, he put the dagger-sheath back in his breastpocket with jealous care, and left her where she crouched, shivering and moaning.
shivering
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From this reading With that, he put the dagger-sheath back in his breastpocket with jealous care, and left her where she crouched, shivering and moaning.
shouting
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From this reading The shouting of the newsvendors which had ceased for a while, began again with even louder persistency.
sky
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From this reading There he paused dizzily,--the stars appeared to rock in the sky, and the houses seemed moving slowly round him in a sort of circular procession.
slowly
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From this reading There he paused dizzily,--the stars appeared to rock in the sky, and the houses seemed moving slowly round him in a sort of circular procession.
sort
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From this reading There he paused dizzily,--the stars appeared to rock in the sky, and the houses seemed moving slowly round him in a sort of circular procession.
Sovrani
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From this reading "Morte di Angela Sovrani!"
stars
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From this reading There he paused dizzily,--the stars appeared to rock in the sky, and the houses seemed moving slowly round him in a sort of circular procession.
street
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From this reading Walking as in a dream he brushed past the astonished and frightened servant unseeingly, and went out of the house into the street once more.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With that, he put the dagger-sheath back in his breastpocket with jealous care, and left her where she crouched, shivering and moaning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With that, he put the dagger-sheath back in his breastpocket with jealous care, and left her where she crouched, shivering and moaning.
There
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From this reading There he paused dizzily,--the stars appeared to rock in the sky, and the houses seemed moving slowly round him in a sort of circular procession.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There he paused dizzily,--the stars appeared to rock in the sky, and the houses seemed moving slowly round him in a sort of circular procession.
unseeingly
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From this reading Walking as in a dream he brushed past the astonished and frightened servant unseeingly, and went out of the house into the street once more.
Walking
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From this reading Walking as in a dream he brushed past the astonished and frightened servant unseeingly, and went out of the house into the street once more.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Walking as in a dream he brushed past the astonished and frightened servant unseeingly, and went out of the house into the street once more.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading With that, he put the dagger-sheath back in his breastpocket with jealous care, and left her where she crouched, shivering and moaning.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The shouting of the newsvendors which had ceased for a while, began again with even louder persistency.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The shouting of the newsvendors which had ceased for a while, began again with even louder persistency.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With that, he put the dagger-sheath back in his breastpocket with jealous care, and left her where she crouched, shivering and moaning.
