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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 The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick with a wild terror of dying, and yet indifferent to life itself.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he closed his eyes, he saw again the sailor’s face peering through the mist-stained glass, and horror seemed once more to lay its hand upon his heart.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The dead leaves that were blown against the leaded panes seemed to him like his own wasted resolutions and wild regrets.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick with a wild terror of dying, and yet indifferent to life itself.
begun
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From this reading The consciousness of being hunted, snared, tracked down, had begun to dominate him.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The consciousness of being hunted, snared, tracked down, had begun to dominate him.
blown
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From this reading The dead leaves that were blown against the leaded panes seemed to him like his own wasted resolutions and wild regrets.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If the tapestry did but tremble in the wind, he shook.
closed
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From this reading When he closed his eyes, he saw again the sailor’s face peering through the mist-stained glass, and horror seemed once more to lay its hand upon his heart.
consciousness
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From this reading The consciousness of being hunted, snared, tracked down, had begun to dominate him.
day
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From this reading The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick with a wild terror of dying, and yet indifferent to life itself.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dead leaves that were blown against the leaded panes seemed to him like his own wasted resolutions and wild regrets.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick with a wild terror of dying, and yet indifferent to life itself.
dominate
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From this reading The consciousness of being hunted, snared, tracked down, had begun to dominate him.
down
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From this reading The consciousness of being hunted, snared, tracked down, had begun to dominate him.
dying
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From this reading The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick with a wild terror of dying, and yet indifferent to life itself.
eyes
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From this reading When he closed his eyes, he saw again the sailor’s face peering through the mist-stained glass, and horror seemed once more to lay its hand upon his heart.
face
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From this reading When he closed his eyes, he saw again the sailor’s face peering through the mist-stained glass, and horror seemed once more to lay its hand upon his heart.
glass
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From this reading When he closed his eyes, he saw again the sailor’s face peering through the mist-stained glass, and horror seemed once more to lay its hand upon his heart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The consciousness of being hunted, snared, tracked down, had begun to dominate him.
hand
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From this reading When he closed his eyes, he saw again the sailor’s face peering through the mist-stained glass, and horror seemed once more to lay its hand upon his heart.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick with a wild terror of dying, and yet indifferent to life itself.
heart
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From this reading When he closed his eyes, he saw again the sailor’s face peering through the mist-stained glass, and horror seemed once more to lay its hand upon his heart.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The consciousness of being hunted, snared, tracked down, had begun to dominate him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick with a wild terror of dying, and yet indifferent to life itself.
horror
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From this reading When he closed his eyes, he saw again the sailor’s face peering through the mist-stained glass, and horror seemed once more to lay its hand upon his heart.
house
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From this reading The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick with a wild terror of dying, and yet indifferent to life itself.
hunted
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From this reading The consciousness of being hunted, snared, tracked down, had begun to dominate him.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the tapestry did but tremble in the wind, he shook.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick with a wild terror of dying, and yet indifferent to life itself.
indeed
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From this reading The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick with a wild terror of dying, and yet indifferent to life itself.
indifferent
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From this reading The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick with a wild terror of dying, and yet indifferent to life itself.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading When he closed his eyes, he saw again the sailor’s face peering through the mist-stained glass, and horror seemed once more to lay its hand upon his heart.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick with a wild terror of dying, and yet indifferent to life itself.
lay
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From this reading When he closed his eyes, he saw again the sailor’s face peering through the mist-stained glass, and horror seemed once more to lay its hand upon his heart.
leaded
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From this reading The dead leaves that were blown against the leaded panes seemed to him like his own wasted resolutions and wild regrets.
leave
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From this reading The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick with a wild terror of dying, and yet indifferent to life itself.
leaves
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From this reading The dead leaves that were blown against the leaded panes seemed to him like his own wasted resolutions and wild regrets.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick with a wild terror of dying, and yet indifferent to life itself.
like
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From this reading The dead leaves that were blown against the leaded panes seemed to him like his own wasted resolutions and wild regrets.
mist-stained
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From this reading When he closed his eyes, he saw again the sailor’s face peering through the mist-stained glass, and horror seemed once more to lay its hand upon his heart.
more
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From this reading When he closed his eyes, he saw again the sailor’s face peering through the mist-stained glass, and horror seemed once more to lay its hand upon his heart.
most
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From this reading The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick with a wild terror of dying, and yet indifferent to life itself.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick with a wild terror of dying, and yet indifferent to life itself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick with a wild terror of dying, and yet indifferent to life itself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick with a wild terror of dying, and yet indifferent to life itself.
once
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From this reading When he closed his eyes, he saw again the sailor’s face peering through the mist-stained glass, and horror seemed once more to lay its hand upon his heart.
own
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From this reading The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick with a wild terror of dying, and yet indifferent to life itself.
panes
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From this reading The dead leaves that were blown against the leaded panes seemed to him like his own wasted resolutions and wild regrets.
peeringverbUS /ˈpɪrɪŋ/
looking closely or carefully
From this reading When he closed his eyes, he saw again the sailor’s face peering through the mist-stained glass, and horror seemed once more to lay its hand upon his heart.
regrets
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From this reading The dead leaves that were blown against the leaded panes seemed to him like his own wasted resolutions and wild regrets.
resolutions
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From this reading The dead leaves that were blown against the leaded panes seemed to him like his own wasted resolutions and wild regrets.
room
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From this reading The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick with a wild terror of dying, and yet indifferent to life itself.
sailor's
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From this reading When he closed his eyes, he saw again the sailor’s face peering through the mist-stained glass, and horror seemed once more to lay its hand upon his heart.
saw
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From this reading When he closed his eyes, he saw again the sailor’s face peering through the mist-stained glass, and horror seemed once more to lay its hand upon his heart.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dead leaves that were blown against the leaded panes seemed to him like his own wasted resolutions and wild regrets.
shook
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From this reading If the tapestry did but tremble in the wind, he shook.
sick
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From this reading The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick with a wild terror of dying, and yet indifferent to life itself.
snared
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From this reading The consciousness of being hunted, snared, tracked down, had begun to dominate him.
spent
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From this reading The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick with a wild terror of dying, and yet indifferent to life itself.
tapestry
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From this reading If the tapestry did but tremble in the wind, he shook.
terror
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From this reading The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick with a wild terror of dying, and yet indifferent to life itself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The dead leaves that were blown against the leaded panes seemed to him like his own wasted resolutions and wild regrets.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick with a wild terror of dying, and yet indifferent to life itself.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When he closed his eyes, he saw again the sailor’s face peering through the mist-stained glass, and horror seemed once more to lay its hand upon his heart.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick with a wild terror of dying, and yet indifferent to life itself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick with a wild terror of dying, and yet indifferent to life itself.
tracked
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From this reading The consciousness of being hunted, snared, tracked down, had begun to dominate him.
tremble
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From this reading If the tapestry did but tremble in the wind, he shook.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When he closed his eyes, he saw again the sailor’s face peering through the mist-stained glass, and horror seemed once more to lay its hand upon his heart.
wasted
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From this reading The dead leaves that were blown against the leaded panes seemed to him like his own wasted resolutions and wild regrets.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The dead leaves that were blown against the leaded panes seemed to him like his own wasted resolutions and wild regrets.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he closed his eyes, he saw again the sailor’s face peering through the mist-stained glass, and horror seemed once more to lay its hand upon his heart.
wild
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From this reading The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick with a wild terror of dying, and yet indifferent to life itself.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the tapestry did but tremble in the wind, he shook.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick with a wild terror of dying, and yet indifferent to life itself.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick with a wild terror of dying, and yet indifferent to life itself.
