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Dr. Darkham's eyes turned to the hearthrug, and then turned away again hastily. He loathed to look upon this, his first-born and only child. He shrank with horror whenever he saw him. Physical deformity was an abomination in his eyes, beauty a thing to worship. Thus his only child was a living torture to him.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dr. Darkham's eyes turned to the hearthrug, and then turned away again hastily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He loathed to look upon this, his first-born and only child.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Physical deformity was an abomination in his eyes, beauty a thing to worship.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He loathed to look upon this, his first-born and only child.”
at any time that; every time that
From this reading “He shrank with horror whenever he saw him.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Physical deformity was an abomination in his eyes, beauty a thing to worship.
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From this reading Physical deformity was an abomination in his eyes, beauty a thing to worship.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dr. Darkham's eyes turned to the hearthrug, and then turned away again hastily.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Physical deformity was an abomination in his eyes, beauty a thing to worship.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dr. Darkham's eyes turned to the hearthrug, and then turned away again hastily.
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From this reading Dr. Darkham's eyes turned to the hearthrug, and then turned away again hastily.
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From this reading Physical deformity was an abomination in his eyes, beauty a thing to worship.
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From this reading He loathed to look upon this, his first-born and only child.
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From this reading Dr. Darkham's eyes turned to the hearthrug, and then turned away again hastily.
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From this reading Physical deformity was an abomination in his eyes, beauty a thing to worship.
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From this reading Dr. Darkham's eyes turned to the hearthrug, and then turned away again hastily.
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From this reading Dr. Darkham's eyes turned to the hearthrug, and then turned away again hastily.
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From this reading He loathed to look upon this, his first-born and only child.
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From this reading Dr. Darkham's eyes turned to the hearthrug, and then turned away again hastily.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He loathed to look upon this, his first-born and only child.
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From this reading Dr. Darkham's eyes turned to the hearthrug, and then turned away again hastily.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He shrank with horror whenever he saw him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He loathed to look upon this, his first-born and only child.
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From this reading He shrank with horror whenever he saw him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Physical deformity was an abomination in his eyes, beauty a thing to worship.
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From this reading Thus his only child was a living torture to him.
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From this reading He loathed to look upon this, his first-born and only child.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He loathed to look upon this, his first-born and only child.
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From this reading He loathed to look upon this, his first-born and only child.
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From this reading Physical deformity was an abomination in his eyes, beauty a thing to worship.
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From this reading He shrank with horror whenever he saw him.
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From this reading He shrank with horror whenever he saw him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dr. Darkham's eyes turned to the hearthrug, and then turned away again hastily.
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From this reading Dr. Darkham's eyes turned to the hearthrug, and then turned away again hastily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Physical deformity was an abomination in his eyes, beauty a thing to worship.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He loathed to look upon this, his first-born and only child.
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From this reading Thus his only child was a living torture to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dr. Darkham's eyes turned to the hearthrug, and then turned away again hastily.
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From this reading Thus his only child was a living torture to him.
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From this reading Dr. Darkham's eyes turned to the hearthrug, and then turned away again hastily.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He loathed to look upon this, his first-born and only child.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Physical deformity was an abomination in his eyes, beauty a thing to worship.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading He shrank with horror whenever he saw him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He shrank with horror whenever he saw him.
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From this reading Physical deformity was an abomination in his eyes, beauty a thing to worship.
