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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 So far as Sandy Graham was concerned, his unconsciousness might have lasted an hour or a day.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As a matter of fact, it was scarcely a minute after the disappearance of Fischer and his confederates when he was conscious of a rush of cold air in the place, and beheld the vision of a tiny flash of light at the lower end of the gloomy building.
afterwards
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From this reading Immediately afterwards he heard the soft closing of a door and beheld a tall, shadowy figure slowly approaching.
air
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From this reading As a matter of fact, it was scarcely a minute after the disappearance of Fischer and his confederates when he was conscious of a rush of cold air in the place, and beheld the vision of a tiny flash of light at the lower end of the gloomy building.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So far as Sandy Graham was concerned, his unconsciousness might have lasted an hour or a day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As a matter of fact, it was scarcely a minute after the disappearance of Fischer and his confederates when he was conscious of a rush of cold air in the place, and beheld the vision of a tiny flash of light at the lower end of the gloomy building.
approaching
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From this reading Immediately afterwards he heard the soft closing of a door and beheld a tall, shadowy figure slowly approaching.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So far as Sandy Graham was concerned, his unconsciousness might have lasted an hour or a day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As a matter of fact, it was scarcely a minute after the disappearance of Fischer and his confederates when he was conscious of a rush of cold air in the place, and beheld the vision of a tiny flash of light at the lower end of the gloomy building.
attitude
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From this reading One of the lights had been left burning, and there was something in the bearing and attitude of the man who finally came to a standstill by his side, which was entirely reassuring.
bearing
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From this reading One of the lights had been left burning, and there was something in the bearing and attitude of the man who finally came to a standstill by his side, which was entirely reassuring.
beat
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From this reading He lay quite still and looked at it, and his heart began to beat with hope.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One of the lights had been left burning, and there was something in the bearing and attitude of the man who finally came to a standstill by his side, which was entirely reassuring.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He lay quite still and looked at it, and his heart began to beat with hope.
beheld
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From this reading As a matter of fact, it was scarcely a minute after the disappearance of Fischer and his confederates when he was conscious of a rush of cold air in the place, and beheld the vision of a tiny flash of light at the lower end of the gloomy building.
building
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From this reading As a matter of fact, it was scarcely a minute after the disappearance of Fischer and his confederates when he was conscious of a rush of cold air in the place, and beheld the vision of a tiny flash of light at the lower end of the gloomy building.
burning
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From this reading One of the lights had been left burning, and there was something in the bearing and attitude of the man who finally came to a standstill by his side, which was entirely reassuring.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One of the lights had been left burning, and there was something in the bearing and attitude of the man who finally came to a standstill by his side, which was entirely reassuring.
came
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From this reading One of the lights had been left burning, and there was something in the bearing and attitude of the man who finally came to a standstill by his side, which was entirely reassuring.
closing
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From this reading Immediately afterwards he heard the soft closing of a door and beheld a tall, shadowy figure slowly approaching.
cold
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From this reading As a matter of fact, it was scarcely a minute after the disappearance of Fischer and his confederates when he was conscious of a rush of cold air in the place, and beheld the vision of a tiny flash of light at the lower end of the gloomy building.
concerned
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From this reading So far as Sandy Graham was concerned, his unconsciousness might have lasted an hour or a day.
confederates
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From this reading As a matter of fact, it was scarcely a minute after the disappearance of Fischer and his confederates when he was conscious of a rush of cold air in the place, and beheld the vision of a tiny flash of light at the lower end of the gloomy building.
conscious
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From this reading As a matter of fact, it was scarcely a minute after the disappearance of Fischer and his confederates when he was conscious of a rush of cold air in the place, and beheld the vision of a tiny flash of light at the lower end of the gloomy building.
day
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From this reading So far as Sandy Graham was concerned, his unconsciousness might have lasted an hour or a day.
disappearance
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From this reading As a matter of fact, it was scarcely a minute after the disappearance of Fischer and his confederates when he was conscious of a rush of cold air in the place, and beheld the vision of a tiny flash of light at the lower end of the gloomy building.
door
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From this reading Immediately afterwards he heard the soft closing of a door and beheld a tall, shadowy figure slowly approaching.
end
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From this reading As a matter of fact, it was scarcely a minute after the disappearance of Fischer and his confederates when he was conscious of a rush of cold air in the place, and beheld the vision of a tiny flash of light at the lower end of the gloomy building.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One of the lights had been left burning, and there was something in the bearing and attitude of the man who finally came to a standstill by his side, which was entirely reassuring.
fact
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From this reading As a matter of fact, it was scarcely a minute after the disappearance of Fischer and his confederates when he was conscious of a rush of cold air in the place, and beheld the vision of a tiny flash of light at the lower end of the gloomy building.
far
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From this reading So far as Sandy Graham was concerned, his unconsciousness might have lasted an hour or a day.
figure
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From this reading Immediately afterwards he heard the soft closing of a door and beheld a tall, shadowy figure slowly approaching.
finally
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From this reading One of the lights had been left burning, and there was something in the bearing and attitude of the man who finally came to a standstill by his side, which was entirely reassuring.
Fischer
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From this reading As a matter of fact, it was scarcely a minute after the disappearance of Fischer and his confederates when he was conscious of a rush of cold air in the place, and beheld the vision of a tiny flash of light at the lower end of the gloomy building.
flash
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From this reading As a matter of fact, it was scarcely a minute after the disappearance of Fischer and his confederates when he was conscious of a rush of cold air in the place, and beheld the vision of a tiny flash of light at the lower end of the gloomy building.
gloomy
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From this reading As a matter of fact, it was scarcely a minute after the disappearance of Fischer and his confederates when he was conscious of a rush of cold air in the place, and beheld the vision of a tiny flash of light at the lower end of the gloomy building.
Graham
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From this reading So far as Sandy Graham was concerned, his unconsciousness might have lasted an hour or a day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One of the lights had been left burning, and there was something in the bearing and attitude of the man who finally came to a standstill by his side, which was entirely reassuring.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So far as Sandy Graham was concerned, his unconsciousness might have lasted an hour or a day.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As a matter of fact, it was scarcely a minute after the disappearance of Fischer and his confederates when he was conscious of a rush of cold air in the place, and beheld the vision of a tiny flash of light at the lower end of the gloomy building.
heard
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From this reading Immediately afterwards he heard the soft closing of a door and beheld a tall, shadowy figure slowly approaching.
heart
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From this reading He lay quite still and looked at it, and his heart began to beat with hope.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So far as Sandy Graham was concerned, his unconsciousness might have lasted an hour or a day.
hope
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From this reading He lay quite still and looked at it, and his heart began to beat with hope.
hour
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From this reading So far as Sandy Graham was concerned, his unconsciousness might have lasted an hour or a day.
Immediately
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From this reading Immediately afterwards he heard the soft closing of a door and beheld a tall, shadowy figure slowly approaching.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As a matter of fact, it was scarcely a minute after the disappearance of Fischer and his confederates when he was conscious of a rush of cold air in the place, and beheld the vision of a tiny flash of light at the lower end of the gloomy building.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As a matter of fact, it was scarcely a minute after the disappearance of Fischer and his confederates when he was conscious of a rush of cold air in the place, and beheld the vision of a tiny flash of light at the lower end of the gloomy building.
lasted
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From this reading So far as Sandy Graham was concerned, his unconsciousness might have lasted an hour or a day.
lay
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From this reading He lay quite still and looked at it, and his heart began to beat with hope.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of the lights had been left burning, and there was something in the bearing and attitude of the man who finally came to a standstill by his side, which was entirely reassuring.
light
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From this reading As a matter of fact, it was scarcely a minute after the disappearance of Fischer and his confederates when he was conscious of a rush of cold air in the place, and beheld the vision of a tiny flash of light at the lower end of the gloomy building.
lights
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From this reading One of the lights had been left burning, and there was something in the bearing and attitude of the man who finally came to a standstill by his side, which was entirely reassuring.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He lay quite still and looked at it, and his heart began to beat with hope.
lower
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From this reading As a matter of fact, it was scarcely a minute after the disappearance of Fischer and his confederates when he was conscious of a rush of cold air in the place, and beheld the vision of a tiny flash of light at the lower end of the gloomy building.
man
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From this reading One of the lights had been left burning, and there was something in the bearing and attitude of the man who finally came to a standstill by his side, which was entirely reassuring.
matter
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From this reading As a matter of fact, it was scarcely a minute after the disappearance of Fischer and his confederates when he was conscious of a rush of cold air in the place, and beheld the vision of a tiny flash of light at the lower end of the gloomy building.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading So far as Sandy Graham was concerned, his unconsciousness might have lasted an hour or a day.
minute
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From this reading As a matter of fact, it was scarcely a minute after the disappearance of Fischer and his confederates when he was conscious of a rush of cold air in the place, and beheld the vision of a tiny flash of light at the lower end of the gloomy building.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As a matter of fact, it was scarcely a minute after the disappearance of Fischer and his confederates when he was conscious of a rush of cold air in the place, and beheld the vision of a tiny flash of light at the lower end of the gloomy building.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the lights had been left burning, and there was something in the bearing and attitude of the man who finally came to a standstill by his side, which was entirely reassuring.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So far as Sandy Graham was concerned, his unconsciousness might have lasted an hour or a day.
place
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From this reading As a matter of fact, it was scarcely a minute after the disappearance of Fischer and his confederates when he was conscious of a rush of cold air in the place, and beheld the vision of a tiny flash of light at the lower end of the gloomy building.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He lay quite still and looked at it, and his heart began to beat with hope.
reassuring
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From this reading One of the lights had been left burning, and there was something in the bearing and attitude of the man who finally came to a standstill by his side, which was entirely reassuring.
rush
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From this reading As a matter of fact, it was scarcely a minute after the disappearance of Fischer and his confederates when he was conscious of a rush of cold air in the place, and beheld the vision of a tiny flash of light at the lower end of the gloomy building.
Sandy
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From this reading So far as Sandy Graham was concerned, his unconsciousness might have lasted an hour or a day.
scarcely
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From this reading As a matter of fact, it was scarcely a minute after the disappearance of Fischer and his confederates when he was conscious of a rush of cold air in the place, and beheld the vision of a tiny flash of light at the lower end of the gloomy building.
shadowy
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From this reading Immediately afterwards he heard the soft closing of a door and beheld a tall, shadowy figure slowly approaching.
side
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From this reading One of the lights had been left burning, and there was something in the bearing and attitude of the man who finally came to a standstill by his side, which was entirely reassuring.
slowly
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From this reading Immediately afterwards he heard the soft closing of a door and beheld a tall, shadowy figure slowly approaching.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far as Sandy Graham was concerned, his unconsciousness might have lasted an hour or a day.
soft
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From this reading Immediately afterwards he heard the soft closing of a door and beheld a tall, shadowy figure slowly approaching.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading One of the lights had been left burning, and there was something in the bearing and attitude of the man who finally came to a standstill by his side, which was entirely reassuring.
standstill
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From this reading One of the lights had been left burning, and there was something in the bearing and attitude of the man who finally came to a standstill by his side, which was entirely reassuring.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He lay quite still and looked at it, and his heart began to beat with hope.
tall
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From this reading Immediately afterwards he heard the soft closing of a door and beheld a tall, shadowy figure slowly approaching.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As a matter of fact, it was scarcely a minute after the disappearance of Fischer and his confederates when he was conscious of a rush of cold air in the place, and beheld the vision of a tiny flash of light at the lower end of the gloomy building.
there
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From this reading One of the lights had been left burning, and there was something in the bearing and attitude of the man who finally came to a standstill by his side, which was entirely reassuring.
tiny
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From this reading As a matter of fact, it was scarcely a minute after the disappearance of Fischer and his confederates when he was conscious of a rush of cold air in the place, and beheld the vision of a tiny flash of light at the lower end of the gloomy building.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He lay quite still and looked at it, and his heart began to beat with hope.
unconsciousness
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From this reading So far as Sandy Graham was concerned, his unconsciousness might have lasted an hour or a day.
vision
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From this reading As a matter of fact, it was scarcely a minute after the disappearance of Fischer and his confederates when he was conscious of a rush of cold air in the place, and beheld the vision of a tiny flash of light at the lower end of the gloomy building.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So far as Sandy Graham was concerned, his unconsciousness might have lasted an hour or a day.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading As a matter of fact, it was scarcely a minute after the disappearance of Fischer and his confederates when he was conscious of a rush of cold air in the place, and beheld the vision of a tiny flash of light at the lower end of the gloomy building.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One of the lights had been left burning, and there was something in the bearing and attitude of the man who finally came to a standstill by his side, which was entirely reassuring.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading One of the lights had been left burning, and there was something in the bearing and attitude of the man who finally came to a standstill by his side, which was entirely reassuring.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He lay quite still and looked at it, and his heart began to beat with hope.
