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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 The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
amazing
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From this reading RELATES SOME ASTOUNDING FACTS The amazing discovery held us in speechless bewilderment.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I scarce knew what occurred during the quarter of an hour that immediately followed our astounding discovery.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The ghastly truth was so strange and unexpected as to utterly stagger belief.
ASTOUNDING
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From this reading RELATES SOME ASTOUNDING FACTS The amazing discovery held us in speechless bewilderment.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
belief
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From this reading The ghastly truth was so strange and unexpected as to utterly stagger belief.
bewilderment
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From this reading RELATES SOME ASTOUNDING FACTS The amazing discovery held us in speechless bewilderment.
buoyantadjectiveUS /ˈbɔɪənt/
able to float or rise easily in water
From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
committed
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From this reading A mysterious and dastardly crime had evidently been committed there.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
crime
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From this reading A mysterious and dastardly crime had evidently been committed there.
dastardly
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From this reading A mysterious and dastardly crime had evidently been committed there.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
discovery
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From this reading RELATES SOME ASTOUNDING FACTS The amazing discovery held us in speechless bewilderment.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading I scarce knew what occurred during the quarter of an hour that immediately followed our astounding discovery.
evidently
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From this reading A mysterious and dastardly crime had evidently been committed there.
FACTS
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From this reading RELATES SOME ASTOUNDING FACTS The amazing discovery held us in speechless bewilderment.
favorite
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From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
followed
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From this reading I scarce knew what occurred during the quarter of an hour that immediately followed our astounding discovery.
FortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
full
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From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
ghastly
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From this reading The ghastly truth was so strange and unexpected as to utterly stagger belief.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
held
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From this reading RELATES SOME ASTOUNDING FACTS The amazing discovery held us in speechless bewilderment.
hour
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From this reading I scarce knew what occurred during the quarter of an hour that immediately followed our astounding discovery.
hours
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From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I scarce knew what occurred during the quarter of an hour that immediately followed our astounding discovery.
immediately
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From this reading I scarce knew what occurred during the quarter of an hour that immediately followed our astounding discovery.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RELATES SOME ASTOUNDING FACTS The amazing discovery held us in speechless bewilderment.
knew
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From this reading I scarce knew what occurred during the quarter of an hour that immediately followed our astounding discovery.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
lying
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From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
minutes
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From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading A mysterious and dastardly crime had evidently been committed there.
now
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From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
occurred
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From this reading I scarce knew what occurred during the quarter of an hour that immediately followed our astounding discovery.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
only
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From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
own
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From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
privacy
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From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
promise
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From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
quarter
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From this reading I scarce knew what occurred during the quarter of an hour that immediately followed our astounding discovery.
RELATES
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From this reading RELATES SOME ASTOUNDING FACTS The amazing discovery held us in speechless bewilderment.
return
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From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
room
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From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading I scarce knew what occurred during the quarter of an hour that immediately followed our astounding discovery.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
SOME
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From this reading RELATES SOME ASTOUNDING FACTS The amazing discovery held us in speechless bewilderment.
speechless
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From this reading RELATES SOME ASTOUNDING FACTS The amazing discovery held us in speechless bewilderment.
spirits
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From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
stagger
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From this reading The ghastly truth was so strange and unexpected as to utterly stagger belief.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
strange
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From this reading The ghastly truth was so strange and unexpected as to utterly stagger belief.
ten
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From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I scarce knew what occurred during the quarter of an hour that immediately followed our astounding discovery.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RELATES SOME ASTOUNDING FACTS The amazing discovery held us in speechless bewilderment.
there
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From this reading A mysterious and dastardly crime had evidently been committed there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
truth
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From this reading The ghastly truth was so strange and unexpected as to utterly stagger belief.
unexpected
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From this reading The ghastly truth was so strange and unexpected as to utterly stagger belief.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading RELATES SOME ASTOUNDING FACTS The amazing discovery held us in speechless bewilderment.
utterly
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From this reading The ghastly truth was so strange and unexpected as to utterly stagger belief.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I scarce knew what occurred during the quarter of an hour that immediately followed our astounding discovery.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The favorite of Fortune, who only a couple of hours before had been so full of life and buoyant spirits, and who had left us with a promise to return within ten minutes, was now lying still and dead in the privacy of our own room.
