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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 Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Nothing had happened or was happening except that one cry,--the low, awful cry of a man in agony.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
awful
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From this reading Nothing had happened or was happening except that one cry,--the low, awful cry of a man in agony.
awoke
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From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
brain
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From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
butt
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From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
chill
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From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
clenched
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From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dredlinton, from whom had come the sound, had fallen with his head and shoulders upon the table.
crept
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From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
cry
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From this reading Nothing had happened or was happening except that one cry,--the low, awful cry of a man in agony.
descending
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From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
Dredlinton
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From this reading Dredlinton, from whom had come the sound, had fallen with his head and shoulders upon the table.
electric
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From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Nothing had happened or was happening except that one cry,--the low, awful cry of a man in agony.
face
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From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
faint
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From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
fallen
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From this reading Dredlinton, from whom had come the sound, had fallen with his head and shoulders upon the table.
find
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From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
fingers
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From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
following
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From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dredlinton, from whom had come the sound, had fallen with his head and shoulders upon the table.
gazed
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From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
grey
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From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nothing had happened or was happening except that one cry,--the low, awful cry of a man in agony.
happened
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From this reading Nothing had happened or was happening except that one cry,--the low, awful cry of a man in agony.
happening
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From this reading Nothing had happened or was happening except that one cry,--the low, awful cry of a man in agony.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
head
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From this reading Dredlinton, from whom had come the sound, had fallen with his head and shoulders upon the table.
heart
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From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
hell
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From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
hidden
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From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
hideous
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From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
horror
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From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
invisible
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From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
iron
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From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
light
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From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
lips
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From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
low
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From this reading Nothing had happened or was happening except that one cry,--the low, awful cry of a man in agony.
man
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From this reading Nothing had happened or was happening except that one cry,--the low, awful cry of a man in agony.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
nerve
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From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing had happened or was happening except that one cry,--the low, awful cry of a man in agony.
notwithstanding
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From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Nothing had happened or was happening except that one cry,--the low, awful cry of a man in agony.
only
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From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nothing had happened or was happening except that one cry,--the low, awful cry of a man in agony.
pistol
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From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
pounding
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From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
repetition
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From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
ribs
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From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
round
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From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
sat
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From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
sense
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From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
shoulders
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From this reading Dredlinton, from whom had come the sound, had fallen with his head and shoulders upon the table.
side
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From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
sobnounUS /sɒb/
a sudden deep breath caused by emotion
From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
sound
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From this reading Dredlinton, from whom had come the sound, had fallen with his head and shoulders upon the table.
spirit
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From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
stealing
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From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
switched
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From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
table
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From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nothing had happened or was happening except that one cry,--the low, awful cry of a man in agony.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
there
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From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
up
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From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Dredlinton, from whom had come the sound, had fallen with his head and shoulders upon the table.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nothing had happened or was happening except that one cry,--the low, awful cry of a man in agony.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dredlinton, from whom had come the sound, had fallen with his head and shoulders upon the table.
Wingate
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From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
