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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 And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Yes, there was no doubt about it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Terror and horror had driven me mad.
beady
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From this reading While the Hindu played that weird music on the pipes its head with the two beady eyes and flickering tongue, moved slowly to and fro.
box
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From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
bravest
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From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
cause
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From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
cheek
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From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
cobra
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From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
coiling
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deadly
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From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
doubt
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From this reading Yes, there was no doubt about it.
driven
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From this reading Terror and horror had driven me mad.
erect
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From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
eyes
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From this reading While the Hindu played that weird music on the pipes its head with the two beady eyes and flickering tongue, moved slowly to and fro.
face
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From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
flickering
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From this reading While the Hindu played that weird music on the pipes its head with the two beady eyes and flickering tongue, moved slowly to and fro.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
forth
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From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
fro
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From this reading While the Hindu played that weird music on the pipes its head with the two beady eyes and flickering tongue, moved slowly to and fro.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
front
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From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Terror and horror had driven me mad.
head
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From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
held
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From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
hideous
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From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
Hindu
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From this reading While the Hindu played that weird music on the pipes its head with the two beady eyes and flickering tongue, moved slowly to and fro.
hooded
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From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
horror
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From this reading Terror and horror had driven me mad.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
issuednounUS /issued/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yes, there was no doubt about it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
large
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From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
mad
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From this reading Terror and horror had driven me mad.
man
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From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Terror and horror had driven me mad.
moved
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From this reading While the Hindu played that weird music on the pipes its head with the two beady eyes and flickering tongue, moved slowly to and fro.
music
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From this reading While the Hindu played that weird music on the pipes its head with the two beady eyes and flickering tongue, moved slowly to and fro.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Yes, there was no doubt about it.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SEAL OF SILENCE.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading While the Hindu played that weird music on the pipes its head with the two beady eyes and flickering tongue, moved slowly to and fro.
pale
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From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
peril
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From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
pipes
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From this reading While the Hindu played that weird music on the pipes its head with the two beady eyes and flickering tongue, moved slowly to and fro.
played
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From this reading While the Hindu played that weird music on the pipes its head with the two beady eyes and flickering tongue, moved slowly to and fro.
ready
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From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
SEAL
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From this reading THE SEAL OF SILENCE.
SILENCEnounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THE SEAL OF SILENCE.
sinuous
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From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
slowly
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From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
slowness
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From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
strike
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From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
sufficient
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From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
surely
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From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
Terror
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From this reading Terror and horror had driven me mad.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEAL OF SILENCE.
there
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From this reading Yes, there was no doubt about it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While the Hindu played that weird music on the pipes its head with the two beady eyes and flickering tongue, moved slowly to and fro.
two
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From this reading While the Hindu played that weird music on the pipes its head with the two beady eyes and flickering tongue, moved slowly to and fro.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, there was no doubt about it.
weird
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From this reading While the Hindu played that weird music on the pipes its head with the two beady eyes and flickering tongue, moved slowly to and fro.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While the Hindu played that weird music on the pipes its head with the two beady eyes and flickering tongue, moved slowly to and fro.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And surely the deadly peril in which I found myself was in itself sufficient to cause the cheek of the bravest man to pale, for from that box there slowly issued forth a large, hideous cobra, which, coiling with sinuous slowness in front of my face held its hooded head erect, ready to strike.
Yes
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From this reading Yes, there was no doubt about it.
