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191
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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
216
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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
64
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From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
almost
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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those hanging lamps which were not already extinguished swung in perilous arcs.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
arcs
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From this reading Those hanging lamps which were not already extinguished swung in perilous arcs.
astonishment
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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The canvas sides flapped and strained madly at the imprisoning ropes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
beat
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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
building
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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
canvas
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From this reading The canvas sides flapped and strained madly at the imprisoning ropes.
comes
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From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
creaked
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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
Don't
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From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
extinguished
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From this reading Those hanging lamps which were not already extinguished swung in perilous arcs.
flapped
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From this reading The canvas sides flapped and strained madly at the imprisoning ropes.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
frail
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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
Frontispiece
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From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
gaspnounUS /ɡæsp/
a sudden sharp intake of breath
From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
groaned
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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
hanging
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From this reading Those hanging lamps which were not already extinguished swung in perilous arcs.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
hurried
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From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
imprisoning
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From this reading The canvas sides flapped and strained madly at the imprisoning ropes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Those hanging lamps which were not already extinguished swung in perilous arcs.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
lamps
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From this reading Those hanging lamps which were not already extinguished swung in perilous arcs.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
madly
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From this reading The canvas sides flapped and strained madly at the imprisoning ropes.
men
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From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Those hanging lamps which were not already extinguished swung in perilous arcs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
perilous
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From this reading Those hanging lamps which were not already extinguished swung in perilous arcs.
rafter
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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
rock
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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
ropes
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From this reading The canvas sides flapped and strained madly at the imprisoning ropes.
rose
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From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
sea
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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "So!" she whispered.
shrieks
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From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
sides
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From this reading The canvas sides flapped and strained madly at the imprisoning ropes.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So!" she whispered.
some
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From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
staircase
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From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
storming
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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
strained
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From this reading The canvas sides flapped and strained madly at the imprisoning ropes.
submerged
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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
swung
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From this reading Those hanging lamps which were not already extinguished swung in perilous arcs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
There
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From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
There's
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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those hanging lamps which were not already extinguished swung in perilous arcs.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
universal
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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
up
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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Those hanging lamps which were not already extinguished swung in perilous arcs.
whispered
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From this reading "So!" she whispered.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
women
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From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
wooden
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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
