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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 AN EVIL END TO AN EVIL LIFE They say that, as a rule, the most grotesquely unimportant trifles flash into the mind and engage the last thoughts of a drowning man.
able
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From this reading With her mind steeped in the horror of the last few hours, she yet found that she was able afterwards to recall every slight particular with regard to this man's appearance, and even his dress.
afterwards
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From this reading With her mind steeped in the horror of the last few hours, she yet found that she was able afterwards to recall every slight particular with regard to this man's appearance, and even his dress.
all
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From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
almost
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From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EVIL END TO AN EVIL LIFE They say that, as a rule, the most grotesquely unimportant trifles flash into the mind and engage the last thoughts of a drowning man.
analogy
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From this reading Regarding this in the light of an analogy, something of the same sort was now happening to Helen Thurwell.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN EVIL END TO AN EVIL LIFE They say that, as a rule, the most grotesquely unimportant trifles flash into the mind and engage the last thoughts of a drowning man.
angular
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From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading His face, too--she remembered that better than anything--with its pale hollow cheeks and delicate outline, deep-set dark blue eyes, black eyebrows, and long, unkempt hair, which would have looked very much the better for a little trimming.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With her mind steeped in the horror of the last few hours, she yet found that she was able afterwards to recall every slight particular with regard to this man's appearance, and even his dress.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AN EVIL END TO AN EVIL LIFE They say that, as a rule, the most grotesquely unimportant trifles flash into the mind and engage the last thoughts of a drowning man.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
better
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From this reading His face, too--she remembered that better than anything--with its pale hollow cheeks and delicate outline, deep-set dark blue eyes, black eyebrows, and long, unkempt hair, which would have looked very much the better for a little trimming.
black
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From this reading His face, too--she remembered that better than anything--with its pale hollow cheeks and delicate outline, deep-set dark blue eyes, black eyebrows, and long, unkempt hair, which would have looked very much the better for a little trimming.
blue
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From this reading His face, too--she remembered that better than anything--with its pale hollow cheeks and delicate outline, deep-set dark blue eyes, black eyebrows, and long, unkempt hair, which would have looked very much the better for a little trimming.
cheeks
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From this reading His face, too--she remembered that better than anything--with its pale hollow cheeks and delicate outline, deep-set dark blue eyes, black eyebrows, and long, unkempt hair, which would have looked very much the better for a little trimming.
coat
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From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
collar
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From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
dark
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From this reading His face, too--she remembered that better than anything--with its pale hollow cheeks and delicate outline, deep-set dark blue eyes, black eyebrows, and long, unkempt hair, which would have looked very much the better for a little trimming.
deep-set
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delicate
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From this reading His face, too--she remembered that better than anything--with its pale hollow cheeks and delicate outline, deep-set dark blue eyes, black eyebrows, and long, unkempt hair, which would have looked very much the better for a little trimming.
dress
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From this reading With her mind steeped in the horror of the last few hours, she yet found that she was able afterwards to recall every slight particular with regard to this man's appearance, and even his dress.
drowning
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From this reading AN EVIL END TO AN EVIL LIFE They say that, as a rule, the most grotesquely unimportant trifles flash into the mind and engage the last thoughts of a drowning man.
END
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From this reading AN EVIL END TO AN EVIL LIFE They say that, as a rule, the most grotesquely unimportant trifles flash into the mind and engage the last thoughts of a drowning man.
engage
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From this reading AN EVIL END TO AN EVIL LIFE They say that, as a rule, the most grotesquely unimportant trifles flash into the mind and engage the last thoughts of a drowning man.
escaped
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From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With her mind steeped in the horror of the last few hours, she yet found that she was able afterwards to recall every slight particular with regard to this man's appearance, and even his dress.
evenness
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From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading With her mind steeped in the horror of the last few hours, she yet found that she was able afterwards to recall every slight particular with regard to this man's appearance, and even his dress.
EVIL
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From this reading AN EVIL END TO AN EVIL LIFE They say that, as a rule, the most grotesquely unimportant trifles flash into the mind and engage the last thoughts of a drowning man.
extreme
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From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
eyebrows
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From this reading His face, too--she remembered that better than anything--with its pale hollow cheeks and delicate outline, deep-set dark blue eyes, black eyebrows, and long, unkempt hair, which would have looked very much the better for a little trimming.
eyes
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From this reading His face, too--she remembered that better than anything--with its pale hollow cheeks and delicate outline, deep-set dark blue eyes, black eyebrows, and long, unkempt hair, which would have looked very much the better for a little trimming.
face
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From this reading His face, too--she remembered that better than anything--with its pale hollow cheeks and delicate outline, deep-set dark blue eyes, black eyebrows, and long, unkempt hair, which would have looked very much the better for a little trimming.
few
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From this reading With her mind steeped in the horror of the last few hours, she yet found that she was able afterwards to recall every slight particular with regard to this man's appearance, and even his dress.
figure
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From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
firm
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From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
flash
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From this reading AN EVIL END TO AN EVIL LIFE They say that, as a rule, the most grotesquely unimportant trifles flash into the mind and engage the last thoughts of a drowning man.
flying
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From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His face, too--she remembered that better than anything--with its pale hollow cheeks and delicate outline, deep-set dark blue eyes, black eyebrows, and long, unkempt hair, which would have looked very much the better for a little trimming.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With her mind steeped in the horror of the last few hours, she yet found that she was able afterwards to recall every slight particular with regard to this man's appearance, and even his dress.
frayed
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From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
grotesquely
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From this reading AN EVIL END TO AN EVIL LIFE They say that, as a rule, the most grotesquely unimportant trifles flash into the mind and engage the last thoughts of a drowning man.
hair
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From this reading His face, too--she remembered that better than anything--with its pale hollow cheeks and delicate outline, deep-set dark blue eyes, black eyebrows, and long, unkempt hair, which would have looked very much the better for a little trimming.
happening
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From this reading Regarding this in the light of an analogy, something of the same sort was now happening to Helen Thurwell.
haste
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From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His face, too--she remembered that better than anything--with its pale hollow cheeks and delicate outline, deep-set dark blue eyes, black eyebrows, and long, unkempt hair, which would have looked very much the better for a little trimming.
height
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From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
Helen
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From this reading Regarding this in the light of an analogy, something of the same sort was now happening to Helen Thurwell.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With her mind steeped in the horror of the last few hours, she yet found that she was able afterwards to recall every slight particular with regard to this man's appearance, and even his dress.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With her mind steeped in the horror of the last few hours, she yet found that she was able afterwards to recall every slight particular with regard to this man's appearance, and even his dress.
hollow
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From this reading His face, too--she remembered that better than anything--with its pale hollow cheeks and delicate outline, deep-set dark blue eyes, black eyebrows, and long, unkempt hair, which would have looked very much the better for a little trimming.
horror
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From this reading With her mind steeped in the horror of the last few hours, she yet found that she was able afterwards to recall every slight particular with regard to this man's appearance, and even his dress.
hours
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From this reading With her mind steeped in the horror of the last few hours, she yet found that she was able afterwards to recall every slight particular with regard to this man's appearance, and even his dress.
ill-arranged
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From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Regarding this in the light of an analogy, something of the same sort was now happening to Helen Thurwell.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AN EVIL END TO AN EVIL LIFE They say that, as a rule, the most grotesquely unimportant trifles flash into the mind and engage the last thoughts of a drowning man.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading His face, too--she remembered that better than anything--with its pale hollow cheeks and delicate outline, deep-set dark blue eyes, black eyebrows, and long, unkempt hair, which would have looked very much the better for a little trimming.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN EVIL END TO AN EVIL LIFE They say that, as a rule, the most grotesquely unimportant trifles flash into the mind and engage the last thoughts of a drowning man.
LIFEnounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN EVIL END TO AN EVIL LIFE They say that, as a rule, the most grotesquely unimportant trifles flash into the mind and engage the last thoughts of a drowning man.
light
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From this reading Regarding this in the light of an analogy, something of the same sort was now happening to Helen Thurwell.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His face, too--she remembered that better than anything--with its pale hollow cheeks and delicate outline, deep-set dark blue eyes, black eyebrows, and long, unkempt hair, which would have looked very much the better for a little trimming.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His face, too--she remembered that better than anything--with its pale hollow cheeks and delicate outline, deep-set dark blue eyes, black eyebrows, and long, unkempt hair, which would have looked very much the better for a little trimming.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His face, too--she remembered that better than anything--with its pale hollow cheeks and delicate outline, deep-set dark blue eyes, black eyebrows, and long, unkempt hair, which would have looked very much the better for a little trimming.
loose
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From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
loosely
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From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
man
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From this reading AN EVIL END TO AN EVIL LIFE They say that, as a rule, the most grotesquely unimportant trifles flash into the mind and engage the last thoughts of a drowning man.
man's
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From this reading With her mind steeped in the horror of the last few hours, she yet found that she was able afterwards to recall every slight particular with regard to this man's appearance, and even his dress.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN EVIL END TO AN EVIL LIFE They say that, as a rule, the most grotesquely unimportant trifles flash into the mind and engage the last thoughts of a drowning man.
most
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From this reading AN EVIL END TO AN EVIL LIFE They say that, as a rule, the most grotesquely unimportant trifles flash into the mind and engage the last thoughts of a drowning man.
movements
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From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
much
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From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
neck-tie
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From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
now
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From this reading Regarding this in the light of an analogy, something of the same sort was now happening to Helen Thurwell.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN EVIL END TO AN EVIL LIFE They say that, as a rule, the most grotesquely unimportant trifles flash into the mind and engage the last thoughts of a drowning man.
outline
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From this reading His face, too--she remembered that better than anything--with its pale hollow cheeks and delicate outline, deep-set dark blue eyes, black eyebrows, and long, unkempt hair, which would have looked very much the better for a little trimming.
pale
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From this reading His face, too--she remembered that better than anything--with its pale hollow cheeks and delicate outline, deep-set dark blue eyes, black eyebrows, and long, unkempt hair, which would have looked very much the better for a little trimming.
particular
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From this reading With her mind steeped in the horror of the last few hours, she yet found that she was able afterwards to recall every slight particular with regard to this man's appearance, and even his dress.
recall
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From this reading With her mind steeped in the horror of the last few hours, she yet found that she was able afterwards to recall every slight particular with regard to this man's appearance, and even his dress.
regard
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From this reading With her mind steeped in the horror of the last few hours, she yet found that she was able afterwards to recall every slight particular with regard to this man's appearance, and even his dress.
Regarding
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From this reading Regarding this in the light of an analogy, something of the same sort was now happening to Helen Thurwell.
remembered
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From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
restraint
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From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
rule
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From this reading AN EVIL END TO AN EVIL LIFE They say that, as a rule, the most grotesquely unimportant trifles flash into the mind and engage the last thoughts of a drowning man.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Regarding this in the light of an analogy, something of the same sort was now happening to Helen Thurwell.
say
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From this reading AN EVIL END TO AN EVIL LIFE They say that, as a rule, the most grotesquely unimportant trifles flash into the mind and engage the last thoughts of a drowning man.
shabbiness
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From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With her mind steeped in the horror of the last few hours, she yet found that she was able afterwards to recall every slight particular with regard to this man's appearance, and even his dress.
singular
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From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
slight
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From this reading With her mind steeped in the horror of the last few hours, she yet found that she was able afterwards to recall every slight particular with regard to this man's appearance, and even his dress.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Regarding this in the light of an analogy, something of the same sort was now happening to Helen Thurwell.
sort
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From this reading Regarding this in the light of an analogy, something of the same sort was now happening to Helen Thurwell.
steeped
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From this reading With her mind steeped in the horror of the last few hours, she yet found that she was able afterwards to recall every slight particular with regard to this man's appearance, and even his dress.
swift
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From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His face, too--she remembered that better than anything--with its pale hollow cheeks and delicate outline, deep-set dark blue eyes, black eyebrows, and long, unkempt hair, which would have looked very much the better for a little trimming.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AN EVIL END TO AN EVIL LIFE They say that, as a rule, the most grotesquely unimportant trifles flash into the mind and engage the last thoughts of a drowning man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN EVIL END TO AN EVIL LIFE They say that, as a rule, the most grotesquely unimportant trifles flash into the mind and engage the last thoughts of a drowning man.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN EVIL END TO AN EVIL LIFE They say that, as a rule, the most grotesquely unimportant trifles flash into the mind and engage the last thoughts of a drowning man.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Regarding this in the light of an analogy, something of the same sort was now happening to Helen Thurwell.
thoughts
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From this reading AN EVIL END TO AN EVIL LIFE They say that, as a rule, the most grotesquely unimportant trifles flash into the mind and engage the last thoughts of a drowning man.
Thurwell
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From this reading Regarding this in the light of an analogy, something of the same sort was now happening to Helen Thurwell.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN EVIL END TO AN EVIL LIFE They say that, as a rule, the most grotesquely unimportant trifles flash into the mind and engage the last thoughts of a drowning man.
too
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From this reading His face, too--she remembered that better than anything--with its pale hollow cheeks and delicate outline, deep-set dark blue eyes, black eyebrows, and long, unkempt hair, which would have looked very much the better for a little trimming.
trifles
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From this reading AN EVIL END TO AN EVIL LIFE They say that, as a rule, the most grotesquely unimportant trifles flash into the mind and engage the last thoughts of a drowning man.
trimming
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From this reading His face, too--she remembered that better than anything--with its pale hollow cheeks and delicate outline, deep-set dark blue eyes, black eyebrows, and long, unkempt hair, which would have looked very much the better for a little trimming.
trousers
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From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
turned
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From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
ungraceful
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From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
unimportant
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From this reading AN EVIL END TO AN EVIL LIFE They say that, as a rule, the most grotesquely unimportant trifles flash into the mind and engage the last thoughts of a drowning man.
unkempt
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From this reading His face, too--she remembered that better than anything--with its pale hollow cheeks and delicate outline, deep-set dark blue eyes, black eyebrows, and long, unkempt hair, which would have looked very much the better for a little trimming.
up
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From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
very
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From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
waistcoat
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From this reading She remembered the firm evenness of his movements, swift, yet free from all ungraceful haste; the extreme shabbiness of his coat, his ill-arranged neck-tie, escaped from all restraint of collar and waistcoat, and flying loosely behind him; his trousers very much turned up, and very much frayed, and the almost singular height of his loose angular figure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Regarding this in the light of an analogy, something of the same sort was now happening to Helen Thurwell.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His face, too--she remembered that better than anything--with its pale hollow cheeks and delicate outline, deep-set dark blue eyes, black eyebrows, and long, unkempt hair, which would have looked very much the better for a little trimming.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With her mind steeped in the horror of the last few hours, she yet found that she was able afterwards to recall every slight particular with regard to this man's appearance, and even his dress.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His face, too--she remembered that better than anything--with its pale hollow cheeks and delicate outline, deep-set dark blue eyes, black eyebrows, and long, unkempt hair, which would have looked very much the better for a little trimming.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading With her mind steeped in the horror of the last few hours, she yet found that she was able afterwards to recall every slight particular with regard to this man's appearance, and even his dress.
