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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 His eyes flashed to mine, and a very vivid and real horror blanched his already pallid cheek till it looked blue in the dim light.
actually
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From this reading Young Mr. Pollard had risen to his feet, and was actually staggering under the shock of his emotions.
Ada's
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From this reading "What do you mean?" he gasped; and I saw the doctor had refrained from telling him of Ada's pitiful doom.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His eyes flashed to mine, and a very vivid and real horror blanched his already pallid cheek till it looked blue in the dim light.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His eyes flashed to mine, and a very vivid and real horror blanched his already pallid cheek till it looked blue in the dim light.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I mean," said I, with a secret compunction I strove in vain to subdue, "that Mr. Barrows' betrothed could not survive his terrible fate--that she died a few hours since, and will be buried in the same grave as her lover."
Barrows
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From this reading "I mean," said I, with a secret compunction I strove in vain to subdue, "that Mr. Barrows' betrothed could not survive his terrible fate--that she died a few hours since, and will be buried in the same grave as her lover."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I mean," said I, with a secret compunction I strove in vain to subdue, "that Mr. Barrows' betrothed could not survive his terrible fate--that she died a few hours since, and will be buried in the same grave as her lover."
betrothed
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From this reading "I mean," said I, with a secret compunction I strove in vain to subdue, "that Mr. Barrows' betrothed could not survive his terrible fate--that she died a few hours since, and will be buried in the same grave as her lover."
blanched
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From this reading His eyes flashed to mine, and a very vivid and real horror blanched his already pallid cheek till it looked blue in the dim light.
blue
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From this reading His eyes flashed to mine, and a very vivid and real horror blanched his already pallid cheek till it looked blue in the dim light.
buried
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From this reading "I mean," said I, with a secret compunction I strove in vain to subdue, "that Mr. Barrows' betrothed could not survive his terrible fate--that she died a few hours since, and will be buried in the same grave as her lover."
cheek
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From this reading His eyes flashed to mine, and a very vivid and real horror blanched his already pallid cheek till it looked blue in the dim light.
compunction
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From this reading "I mean," said I, with a secret compunction I strove in vain to subdue, "that Mr. Barrows' betrothed could not survive his terrible fate--that she died a few hours since, and will be buried in the same grave as her lover."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I mean," said I, with a secret compunction I strove in vain to subdue, "that Mr. Barrows' betrothed could not survive his terrible fate--that she died a few hours since, and will be buried in the same grave as her lover."
died
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From this reading "I mean," said I, with a secret compunction I strove in vain to subdue, "that Mr. Barrows' betrothed could not survive his terrible fate--that she died a few hours since, and will be buried in the same grave as her lover."
dim
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From this reading His eyes flashed to mine, and a very vivid and real horror blanched his already pallid cheek till it looked blue in the dim light.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you mean?" he gasped; and I saw the doctor had refrained from telling him of Ada's pitiful doom.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What do you mean?" he gasped; and I saw the doctor had refrained from telling him of Ada's pitiful doom.
doom
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From this reading "What do you mean?" he gasped; and I saw the doctor had refrained from telling him of Ada's pitiful doom.
emotions
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From this reading Young Mr. Pollard had risen to his feet, and was actually staggering under the shock of his emotions.
eyes
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From this reading His eyes flashed to mine, and a very vivid and real horror blanched his already pallid cheek till it looked blue in the dim light.
fate
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From this reading "I mean," said I, with a secret compunction I strove in vain to subdue, "that Mr. Barrows' betrothed could not survive his terrible fate--that she died a few hours since, and will be buried in the same grave as her lover."
feet
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From this reading Young Mr. Pollard had risen to his feet, and was actually staggering under the shock of his emotions.
few
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From this reading "I mean," said I, with a secret compunction I strove in vain to subdue, "that Mr. Barrows' betrothed could not survive his terrible fate--that she died a few hours since, and will be buried in the same grave as her lover."
flashed
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From this reading His eyes flashed to mine, and a very vivid and real horror blanched his already pallid cheek till it looked blue in the dim light.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "What do you mean?" he gasped; and I saw the doctor had refrained from telling him of Ada's pitiful doom.
gasped
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From this reading "What do you mean?" he gasped; and I saw the doctor had refrained from telling him of Ada's pitiful doom.
grave
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From this reading "I mean," said I, with a secret compunction I strove in vain to subdue, "that Mr. Barrows' betrothed could not survive his terrible fate--that she died a few hours since, and will be buried in the same grave as her lover."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "What do you mean?" he gasped; and I saw the doctor had refrained from telling him of Ada's pitiful doom.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What do you mean?" he gasped; and I saw the doctor had refrained from telling him of Ada's pitiful doom.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I mean," said I, with a secret compunction I strove in vain to subdue, "that Mr. Barrows' betrothed could not survive his terrible fate--that she died a few hours since, and will be buried in the same grave as her lover."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What do you mean?" he gasped; and I saw the doctor had refrained from telling him of Ada's pitiful doom.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes flashed to mine, and a very vivid and real horror blanched his already pallid cheek till it looked blue in the dim light.
horror
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From this reading His eyes flashed to mine, and a very vivid and real horror blanched his already pallid cheek till it looked blue in the dim light.
hours
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From this reading "I mean," said I, with a secret compunction I strove in vain to subdue, "that Mr. Barrows' betrothed could not survive his terrible fate--that she died a few hours since, and will be buried in the same grave as her lover."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What do you mean?" he gasped; and I saw the doctor had refrained from telling him of Ada's pitiful doom.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His eyes flashed to mine, and a very vivid and real horror blanched his already pallid cheek till it looked blue in the dim light.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His eyes flashed to mine, and a very vivid and real horror blanched his already pallid cheek till it looked blue in the dim light.
light
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From this reading His eyes flashed to mine, and a very vivid and real horror blanched his already pallid cheek till it looked blue in the dim light.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His eyes flashed to mine, and a very vivid and real horror blanched his already pallid cheek till it looked blue in the dim light.
lover
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From this reading "I mean," said I, with a secret compunction I strove in vain to subdue, "that Mr. Barrows' betrothed could not survive his terrible fate--that she died a few hours since, and will be buried in the same grave as her lover."
mean
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From this reading "What do you mean?" he gasped; and I saw the doctor had refrained from telling him of Ada's pitiful doom.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading His eyes flashed to mine, and a very vivid and real horror blanched his already pallid cheek till it looked blue in the dim light.
Mr
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From this reading "I mean," said I, with a secret compunction I strove in vain to subdue, "that Mr. Barrows' betrothed could not survive his terrible fate--that she died a few hours since, and will be buried in the same grave as her lover."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I mean," said I, with a secret compunction I strove in vain to subdue, "that Mr. Barrows' betrothed could not survive his terrible fate--that she died a few hours since, and will be buried in the same grave as her lover."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What do you mean?" he gasped; and I saw the doctor had refrained from telling him of Ada's pitiful doom.
pallid
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From this reading His eyes flashed to mine, and a very vivid and real horror blanched his already pallid cheek till it looked blue in the dim light.
pitiful
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From this reading "What do you mean?" he gasped; and I saw the doctor had refrained from telling him of Ada's pitiful doom.
Pollard
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From this reading Young Mr. Pollard had risen to his feet, and was actually staggering under the shock of his emotions.
real
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From this reading His eyes flashed to mine, and a very vivid and real horror blanched his already pallid cheek till it looked blue in the dim light.
refrained
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From this reading "What do you mean?" he gasped; and I saw the doctor had refrained from telling him of Ada's pitiful doom.
risen
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From this reading Young Mr. Pollard had risen to his feet, and was actually staggering under the shock of his emotions.
said
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From this reading "I mean," said I, with a secret compunction I strove in vain to subdue, "that Mr. Barrows' betrothed could not survive his terrible fate--that she died a few hours since, and will be buried in the same grave as her lover."
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I mean," said I, with a secret compunction I strove in vain to subdue, "that Mr. Barrows' betrothed could not survive his terrible fate--that she died a few hours since, and will be buried in the same grave as her lover."
saw
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From this reading "What do you mean?" he gasped; and I saw the doctor had refrained from telling him of Ada's pitiful doom.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "I mean," said I, with a secret compunction I strove in vain to subdue, "that Mr. Barrows' betrothed could not survive his terrible fate--that she died a few hours since, and will be buried in the same grave as her lover."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I mean," said I, with a secret compunction I strove in vain to subdue, "that Mr. Barrows' betrothed could not survive his terrible fate--that she died a few hours since, and will be buried in the same grave as her lover."
shock
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From this reading Young Mr. Pollard had risen to his feet, and was actually staggering under the shock of his emotions.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "I mean," said I, with a secret compunction I strove in vain to subdue, "that Mr. Barrows' betrothed could not survive his terrible fate--that she died a few hours since, and will be buried in the same grave as her lover."
staggering
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From this reading Young Mr. Pollard had risen to his feet, and was actually staggering under the shock of his emotions.
strove
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From this reading "I mean," said I, with a secret compunction I strove in vain to subdue, "that Mr. Barrows' betrothed could not survive his terrible fate--that she died a few hours since, and will be buried in the same grave as her lover."
subdue
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From this reading "I mean," said I, with a secret compunction I strove in vain to subdue, "that Mr. Barrows' betrothed could not survive his terrible fate--that she died a few hours since, and will be buried in the same grave as her lover."
survive
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From this reading "I mean," said I, with a secret compunction I strove in vain to subdue, "that Mr. Barrows' betrothed could not survive his terrible fate--that she died a few hours since, and will be buried in the same grave as her lover."
telling
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From this reading "What do you mean?" he gasped; and I saw the doctor had refrained from telling him of Ada's pitiful doom.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I mean," said I, with a secret compunction I strove in vain to subdue, "that Mr. Barrows' betrothed could not survive his terrible fate--that she died a few hours since, and will be buried in the same grave as her lover."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I mean," said I, with a secret compunction I strove in vain to subdue, "that Mr. Barrows' betrothed could not survive his terrible fate--that she died a few hours since, and will be buried in the same grave as her lover."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His eyes flashed to mine, and a very vivid and real horror blanched his already pallid cheek till it looked blue in the dim light.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading His eyes flashed to mine, and a very vivid and real horror blanched his already pallid cheek till it looked blue in the dim light.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His eyes flashed to mine, and a very vivid and real horror blanched his already pallid cheek till it looked blue in the dim light.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Young Mr. Pollard had risen to his feet, and was actually staggering under the shock of his emotions.
vain
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From this reading "I mean," said I, with a secret compunction I strove in vain to subdue, "that Mr. Barrows' betrothed could not survive his terrible fate--that she died a few hours since, and will be buried in the same grave as her lover."
very
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From this reading His eyes flashed to mine, and a very vivid and real horror blanched his already pallid cheek till it looked blue in the dim light.
vivid
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From this reading His eyes flashed to mine, and a very vivid and real horror blanched his already pallid cheek till it looked blue in the dim light.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Young Mr. Pollard had risen to his feet, and was actually staggering under the shock of his emotions.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you mean?" he gasped; and I saw the doctor had refrained from telling him of Ada's pitiful doom.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I mean," said I, with a secret compunction I strove in vain to subdue, "that Mr. Barrows' betrothed could not survive his terrible fate--that she died a few hours since, and will be buried in the same grave as her lover."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I mean," said I, with a secret compunction I strove in vain to subdue, "that Mr. Barrows' betrothed could not survive his terrible fate--that she died a few hours since, and will be buried in the same grave as her lover."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you mean?" he gasped; and I saw the doctor had refrained from telling him of Ada's pitiful doom.
Young
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From this reading Young Mr. Pollard had risen to his feet, and was actually staggering under the shock of his emotions.
