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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 dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading In the center of the cell stood a gridiron, six feet long, three wide, raised a good deal above the floor, and constructed of iron bars placed slightly apart from each other.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
apart
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From this reading In the center of the cell stood a gridiron, six feet long, three wide, raised a good deal above the floor, and constructed of iron bars placed slightly apart from each other.
bars
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From this reading In the center of the cell stood a gridiron, six feet long, three wide, raised a good deal above the floor, and constructed of iron bars placed slightly apart from each other.
better
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From this reading The dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
Bezenecq
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From this reading The dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading In the center of the cell stood a gridiron, six feet long, three wide, raised a good deal above the floor, and constructed of iron bars placed slightly apart from each other.
cells
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From this reading The dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading In the center of the cell stood a gridiron, six feet long, three wide, raised a good deal above the floor, and constructed of iron bars placed slightly apart from each other.
Chains
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From this reading Chains and rings, fastened to the gridiron, served to keep the victim in position.
CHAMBER
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From this reading THE CHAMBER OF TORTURE.
constructed
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From this reading In the center of the cell stood a gridiron, six feet long, three wide, raised a good deal above the floor, and constructed of iron bars placed slightly apart from each other.
daughter
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From this reading The dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
deal
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From this reading In the center of the cell stood a gridiron, six feet long, three wide, raised a good deal above the floor, and constructed of iron bars placed slightly apart from each other.
devised
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From this reading Near this instrument of punishment rose two other engines of torture, devised with ingenious ferocity.
dungeon
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From this reading The dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading In the center of the cell stood a gridiron, six feet long, three wide, raised a good deal above the floor, and constructed of iron bars placed slightly apart from each other.
engines
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From this reading Near this instrument of punishment rose two other engines of torture, devised with ingenious ferocity.
fastened
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From this reading Chains and rings, fastened to the gridiron, served to keep the victim in position.
feet
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From this reading In the center of the cell stood a gridiron, six feet long, three wide, raised a good deal above the floor, and constructed of iron bars placed slightly apart from each other.
ferocity
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From this reading Near this instrument of punishment rose two other engines of torture, devised with ingenious ferocity.
floor
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From this reading In the center of the cell stood a gridiron, six feet long, three wide, raised a good deal above the floor, and constructed of iron bars placed slightly apart from each other.
floored
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From this reading The dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the center of the cell stood a gridiron, six feet long, three wide, raised a good deal above the floor, and constructed of iron bars placed slightly apart from each other.
gridiron
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From this reading In the center of the cell stood a gridiron, six feet long, three wide, raised a good deal above the floor, and constructed of iron bars placed slightly apart from each other.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the center of the cell stood a gridiron, six feet long, three wide, raised a good deal above the floor, and constructed of iron bars placed slightly apart from each other.
ingeniousadjectiveUS /ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/
Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.
From this reading Near this instrument of punishment rose two other engines of torture, devised with ingenious ferocity.
instrument
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From this reading Near this instrument of punishment rose two other engines of torture, devised with ingenious ferocity.
iron
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From this reading In the center of the cell stood a gridiron, six feet long, three wide, raised a good deal above the floor, and constructed of iron bars placed slightly apart from each other.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
keep
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From this reading Chains and rings, fastened to the gridiron, served to keep the victim in position.
light
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From this reading The dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
like
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From this reading The dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
located
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From this reading The dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the center of the cell stood a gridiron, six feet long, three wide, raised a good deal above the floor, and constructed of iron bars placed slightly apart from each other.
loop-hole
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From this reading The dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
narrow
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From this reading The dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
Near
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From this reading Near this instrument of punishment rose two other engines of torture, devised with ingenious ferocity.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CHAMBER OF TORTURE.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
other
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From this reading The dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
placed
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From this reading In the center of the cell stood a gridiron, six feet long, three wide, raised a good deal above the floor, and constructed of iron bars placed slightly apart from each other.
position
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From this reading Chains and rings, fastened to the gridiron, served to keep the victim in position.
punishment
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From this reading Near this instrument of punishment rose two other engines of torture, devised with ingenious ferocity.
raised
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From this reading In the center of the cell stood a gridiron, six feet long, three wide, raised a good deal above the floor, and constructed of iron bars placed slightly apart from each other.
received
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From this reading The dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
redoubtable
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From this reading The dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
Rich
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From this reading The dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
rings
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From this reading Chains and rings, fastened to the gridiron, served to keep the victim in position.
rose
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From this reading Near this instrument of punishment rose two other engines of torture, devised with ingenious ferocity.
second
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From this reading The dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
served
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From this reading Chains and rings, fastened to the gridiron, served to keep the victim in position.
six
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From this reading In the center of the cell stood a gridiron, six feet long, three wide, raised a good deal above the floor, and constructed of iron bars placed slightly apart from each other.
slabs
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From this reading The dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
slightly
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From this reading In the center of the cell stood a gridiron, six feet long, three wide, raised a good deal above the floor, and constructed of iron bars placed slightly apart from each other.
somewhat
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From this reading The dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
stone
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From this reading The dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the center of the cell stood a gridiron, six feet long, three wide, raised a good deal above the floor, and constructed of iron bars placed slightly apart from each other.
story
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From this reading The dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
structure
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From this reading The dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
subterraneanadjectiveUS /ˌsʌb.təˈreɪ.ni.ən/
Existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface.
From this reading The dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHAMBER OF TORTURE.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Near this instrument of punishment rose two other engines of torture, devised with ingenious ferocity.
three
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From this reading In the center of the cell stood a gridiron, six feet long, three wide, raised a good deal above the floor, and constructed of iron bars placed slightly apart from each other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Chains and rings, fastened to the gridiron, served to keep the victim in position.
TORTURE
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From this reading THE CHAMBER OF TORTURE.
two
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From this reading Near this instrument of punishment rose two other engines of torture, devised with ingenious ferocity.
vaulted
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From this reading The dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
victim
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From this reading Chains and rings, fastened to the gridiron, served to keep the victim in position.
wide
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From this reading In the center of the cell stood a gridiron, six feet long, three wide, raised a good deal above the floor, and constructed of iron bars placed slightly apart from each other.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The dungeon of Bezenecq the Rich and his daughter, vaulted and floored with stone slabs like the other subterranean cells, but located on the second story of that redoubtable structure, received a somewhat better light from its narrow loop-hole.
