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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 Hyacinth was startled by her tone, but he nevertheless laughed back at her: “Ah, as I say, you’re a regular saint!”
Ah
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From this reading Hyacinth was startled by her tone, but he nevertheless laughed back at her: “Ah, as I say, you’re a regular saint!”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And do you call _this_ life?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hyacinth was startled by her tone, but he nevertheless laughed back at her: “Ah, as I say, you’re a regular saint!”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hyacinth was startled by her tone, but he nevertheless laughed back at her: “Ah, as I say, you’re a regular saint!”
Aurora's
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From this reading Lady Aurora’s eyes as they rested on him seemed to declare that such a vision as that at least was life.
back
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From this reading Hyacinth was startled by her tone, but he nevertheless laughed back at her: “Ah, as I say, you’re a regular saint!”
blackness
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From this reading She made no reply, for at that moment the door opened and Paul Muniment’s tall figure emerged from the blackness of the staircase into the twilight, now very faint, of the room.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hyacinth was startled by her tone, but he nevertheless laughed back at her: “Ah, as I say, you’re a regular saint!”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hyacinth was startled by her tone, but he nevertheless laughed back at her: “Ah, as I say, you’re a regular saint!”
call
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From this reading “And do you call _this_ life?”
deadness
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From this reading “I’ll tell you what my position is if you want to know: it’s the deadness of the grave!”
declare
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From this reading Lady Aurora’s eyes as they rested on him seemed to declare that such a vision as that at least was life.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “And do you call _this_ life?”
door
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From this reading She made no reply, for at that moment the door opened and Paul Muniment’s tall figure emerged from the blackness of the staircase into the twilight, now very faint, of the room.
emerged
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From this reading She made no reply, for at that moment the door opened and Paul Muniment’s tall figure emerged from the blackness of the staircase into the twilight, now very faint, of the room.
eyes
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From this reading Lady Aurora’s eyes as they rested on him seemed to declare that such a vision as that at least was life.
faint
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From this reading She made no reply, for at that moment the door opened and Paul Muniment’s tall figure emerged from the blackness of the staircase into the twilight, now very faint, of the room.
figure
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From this reading She made no reply, for at that moment the door opened and Paul Muniment’s tall figure emerged from the blackness of the staircase into the twilight, now very faint, of the room.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She made no reply, for at that moment the door opened and Paul Muniment’s tall figure emerged from the blackness of the staircase into the twilight, now very faint, of the room.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She made no reply, for at that moment the door opened and Paul Muniment’s tall figure emerged from the blackness of the staircase into the twilight, now very faint, of the room.
grave
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From this reading “I’ll tell you what my position is if you want to know: it’s the deadness of the grave!”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hyacinth was startled by her tone, but he nevertheless laughed back at her: “Ah, as I say, you’re a regular saint!”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hyacinth was startled by her tone, but he nevertheless laughed back at her: “Ah, as I say, you’re a regular saint!”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lady Aurora’s eyes as they rested on him seemed to declare that such a vision as that at least was life.
Hyacinth
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From this reading Hyacinth was startled by her tone, but he nevertheless laughed back at her: “Ah, as I say, you’re a regular saint!”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Hyacinth was startled by her tone, but he nevertheless laughed back at her: “Ah, as I say, you’re a regular saint!”
I'll
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From this reading “I’ll tell you what my position is if you want to know: it’s the deadness of the grave!”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I’ll tell you what my position is if you want to know: it’s the deadness of the grave!”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She made no reply, for at that moment the door opened and Paul Muniment’s tall figure emerged from the blackness of the staircase into the twilight, now very faint, of the room.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I’ll tell you what my position is if you want to know: it’s the deadness of the grave!”
it's
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From this reading “I’ll tell you what my position is if you want to know: it’s the deadness of the grave!”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’ll tell you what my position is if you want to know: it’s the deadness of the grave!”
Lady
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From this reading Lady Aurora’s eyes as they rested on him seemed to declare that such a vision as that at least was life.
laughed
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From this reading Hyacinth was startled by her tone, but he nevertheless laughed back at her: “Ah, as I say, you’re a regular saint!”
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Aurora’s eyes as they rested on him seemed to declare that such a vision as that at least was life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And do you call _this_ life?”
made
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From this reading She made no reply, for at that moment the door opened and Paul Muniment’s tall figure emerged from the blackness of the staircase into the twilight, now very faint, of the room.
moment
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From this reading She made no reply, for at that moment the door opened and Paul Muniment’s tall figure emerged from the blackness of the staircase into the twilight, now very faint, of the room.
Muniment's
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From this reading She made no reply, for at that moment the door opened and Paul Muniment’s tall figure emerged from the blackness of the staircase into the twilight, now very faint, of the room.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I’ll tell you what my position is if you want to know: it’s the deadness of the grave!”
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Hyacinth was startled by her tone, but he nevertheless laughed back at her: “Ah, as I say, you’re a regular saint!”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She made no reply, for at that moment the door opened and Paul Muniment’s tall figure emerged from the blackness of the staircase into the twilight, now very faint, of the room.
now
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From this reading She made no reply, for at that moment the door opened and Paul Muniment’s tall figure emerged from the blackness of the staircase into the twilight, now very faint, of the room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I’ll tell you what my position is if you want to know: it’s the deadness of the grave!”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lady Aurora’s eyes as they rested on him seemed to declare that such a vision as that at least was life.
opened
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From this reading She made no reply, for at that moment the door opened and Paul Muniment’s tall figure emerged from the blackness of the staircase into the twilight, now very faint, of the room.
Paul
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From this reading She made no reply, for at that moment the door opened and Paul Muniment’s tall figure emerged from the blackness of the staircase into the twilight, now very faint, of the room.
position
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From this reading “I’ll tell you what my position is if you want to know: it’s the deadness of the grave!”
regular
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From this reading Hyacinth was startled by her tone, but he nevertheless laughed back at her: “Ah, as I say, you’re a regular saint!”
reply
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From this reading She made no reply, for at that moment the door opened and Paul Muniment’s tall figure emerged from the blackness of the staircase into the twilight, now very faint, of the room.
rested
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From this reading Lady Aurora’s eyes as they rested on him seemed to declare that such a vision as that at least was life.
room
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From this reading She made no reply, for at that moment the door opened and Paul Muniment’s tall figure emerged from the blackness of the staircase into the twilight, now very faint, of the room.
saint
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From this reading Hyacinth was startled by her tone, but he nevertheless laughed back at her: “Ah, as I say, you’re a regular saint!”
say
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From this reading Hyacinth was startled by her tone, but he nevertheless laughed back at her: “Ah, as I say, you’re a regular saint!”
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Aurora’s eyes as they rested on him seemed to declare that such a vision as that at least was life.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She made no reply, for at that moment the door opened and Paul Muniment’s tall figure emerged from the blackness of the staircase into the twilight, now very faint, of the room.
staircase
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From this reading She made no reply, for at that moment the door opened and Paul Muniment’s tall figure emerged from the blackness of the staircase into the twilight, now very faint, of the room.
startled
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From this reading Hyacinth was startled by her tone, but he nevertheless laughed back at her: “Ah, as I say, you’re a regular saint!”
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Lady Aurora’s eyes as they rested on him seemed to declare that such a vision as that at least was life.
tall
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From this reading She made no reply, for at that moment the door opened and Paul Muniment’s tall figure emerged from the blackness of the staircase into the twilight, now very faint, of the room.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’ll tell you what my position is if you want to know: it’s the deadness of the grave!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She made no reply, for at that moment the door opened and Paul Muniment’s tall figure emerged from the blackness of the staircase into the twilight, now very faint, of the room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I’ll tell you what my position is if you want to know: it’s the deadness of the grave!”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Aurora’s eyes as they rested on him seemed to declare that such a vision as that at least was life.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “And do you call _this_ life?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’ll tell you what my position is if you want to know: it’s the deadness of the grave!”
tone
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From this reading Hyacinth was startled by her tone, but he nevertheless laughed back at her: “Ah, as I say, you’re a regular saint!”
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading She made no reply, for at that moment the door opened and Paul Muniment’s tall figure emerged from the blackness of the staircase into the twilight, now very faint, of the room.
very
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From this reading She made no reply, for at that moment the door opened and Paul Muniment’s tall figure emerged from the blackness of the staircase into the twilight, now very faint, of the room.
vision
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From this reading Lady Aurora’s eyes as they rested on him seemed to declare that such a vision as that at least was life.
want
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From this reading “I’ll tell you what my position is if you want to know: it’s the deadness of the grave!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hyacinth was startled by her tone, but he nevertheless laughed back at her: “Ah, as I say, you’re a regular saint!”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I’ll tell you what my position is if you want to know: it’s the deadness of the grave!”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And do you call _this_ life?”
you're
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From this reading Hyacinth was startled by her tone, but he nevertheless laughed back at her: “Ah, as I say, you’re a regular saint!”
