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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 AFTERMATH I MADE no answer to Lorgnac, but stood for a moment incapable of thought or action; hardly, indeed, realizing that I was free from my shameful bonds.
action
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From this reading THE AFTERMATH I MADE no answer to Lorgnac, but stood for a moment incapable of thought or action; hardly, indeed, realizing that I was free from my shameful bonds.
AFTERMATH
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From this reading THE AFTERMATH I MADE no answer to Lorgnac, but stood for a moment incapable of thought or action; hardly, indeed, realizing that I was free from my shameful bonds.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Some one had lit the lamps there, and from where I was leaning against the wall I could see an ever-changing crowd pressing round the spot where Condé stood.
ahead
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From this reading Around me was a sea of faces, and I felt as if all eyes were upon me, although in the gloom one could scarce see a sword’s point ahead.
all
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From this reading Around me was a sea of faces, and I felt as if all eyes were upon me, although in the gloom one could scarce see a sword’s point ahead.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Around me was a sea of faces, and I felt as if all eyes were upon me, although in the gloom one could scarce see a sword’s point ahead.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Some one had lit the lamps there, and from where I was leaning against the wall I could see an ever-changing crowd pressing round the spot where Condé stood.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Around me was a sea of faces, and I felt as if all eyes were upon me, although in the gloom one could scarce see a sword’s point ahead.
answer
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From this reading THE AFTERMATH I MADE no answer to Lorgnac, but stood for a moment incapable of thought or action; hardly, indeed, realizing that I was free from my shameful bonds.
AroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Around me was a sea of faces, and I felt as if all eyes were upon me, although in the gloom one could scarce see a sword’s point ahead.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Around me was a sea of faces, and I felt as if all eyes were upon me, although in the gloom one could scarce see a sword’s point ahead.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All that could be discerned was a confused crowd of shadows, with here and there the flash of a breastplate or the gleam of a steel cap, as they caught and reflected some lingering ray of light.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The thronged room beyond was, however, in brightness.
bonds
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From this reading THE AFTERMATH I MADE no answer to Lorgnac, but stood for a moment incapable of thought or action; hardly, indeed, realizing that I was free from my shameful bonds.
breastplate
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From this reading All that could be discerned was a confused crowd of shadows, with here and there the flash of a breastplate or the gleam of a steel cap, as they caught and reflected some lingering ray of light.
brightness
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From this reading The thronged room beyond was, however, in brightness.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE AFTERMATH I MADE no answer to Lorgnac, but stood for a moment incapable of thought or action; hardly, indeed, realizing that I was free from my shameful bonds.
cap
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From this reading All that could be discerned was a confused crowd of shadows, with here and there the flash of a breastplate or the gleam of a steel cap, as they caught and reflected some lingering ray of light.
caught
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From this reading All that could be discerned was a confused crowd of shadows, with here and there the flash of a breastplate or the gleam of a steel cap, as they caught and reflected some lingering ray of light.
Condé
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From this reading Some one had lit the lamps there, and from where I was leaning against the wall I could see an ever-changing crowd pressing round the spot where Condé stood.
confused
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From this reading All that could be discerned was a confused crowd of shadows, with here and there the flash of a breastplate or the gleam of a steel cap, as they caught and reflected some lingering ray of light.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Around me was a sea of faces, and I felt as if all eyes were upon me, although in the gloom one could scarce see a sword’s point ahead.
crowd
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From this reading All that could be discerned was a confused crowd of shadows, with here and there the flash of a breastplate or the gleam of a steel cap, as they caught and reflected some lingering ray of light.
discerned
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From this reading All that could be discerned was a confused crowd of shadows, with here and there the flash of a breastplate or the gleam of a steel cap, as they caught and reflected some lingering ray of light.
ever-changing
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From this reading Some one had lit the lamps there, and from where I was leaning against the wall I could see an ever-changing crowd pressing round the spot where Condé stood.
eyes
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From this reading Around me was a sea of faces, and I felt as if all eyes were upon me, although in the gloom one could scarce see a sword’s point ahead.
faces
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From this reading Around me was a sea of faces, and I felt as if all eyes were upon me, although in the gloom one could scarce see a sword’s point ahead.
felt
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From this reading Around me was a sea of faces, and I felt as if all eyes were upon me, although in the gloom one could scarce see a sword’s point ahead.
flash
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From this reading All that could be discerned was a confused crowd of shadows, with here and there the flash of a breastplate or the gleam of a steel cap, as they caught and reflected some lingering ray of light.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE AFTERMATH I MADE no answer to Lorgnac, but stood for a moment incapable of thought or action; hardly, indeed, realizing that I was free from my shameful bonds.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading THE AFTERMATH I MADE no answer to Lorgnac, but stood for a moment incapable of thought or action; hardly, indeed, realizing that I was free from my shameful bonds.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE AFTERMATH I MADE no answer to Lorgnac, but stood for a moment incapable of thought or action; hardly, indeed, realizing that I was free from my shameful bonds.
gleam
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From this reading All that could be discerned was a confused crowd of shadows, with here and there the flash of a breastplate or the gleam of a steel cap, as they caught and reflected some lingering ray of light.
gloom
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From this reading Around me was a sea of faces, and I felt as if all eyes were upon me, although in the gloom one could scarce see a sword’s point ahead.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some one had lit the lamps there, and from where I was leaning against the wall I could see an ever-changing crowd pressing round the spot where Condé stood.
hardly
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From this reading THE AFTERMATH I MADE no answer to Lorgnac, but stood for a moment incapable of thought or action; hardly, indeed, realizing that I was free from my shameful bonds.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that could be discerned was a confused crowd of shadows, with here and there the flash of a breastplate or the gleam of a steel cap, as they caught and reflected some lingering ray of light.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The thronged room beyond was, however, in brightness.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE AFTERMATH I MADE no answer to Lorgnac, but stood for a moment incapable of thought or action; hardly, indeed, realizing that I was free from my shameful bonds.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Around me was a sea of faces, and I felt as if all eyes were upon me, although in the gloom one could scarce see a sword’s point ahead.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Around me was a sea of faces, and I felt as if all eyes were upon me, although in the gloom one could scarce see a sword’s point ahead.
incapable
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From this reading THE AFTERMATH I MADE no answer to Lorgnac, but stood for a moment incapable of thought or action; hardly, indeed, realizing that I was free from my shameful bonds.
indeed
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From this reading THE AFTERMATH I MADE no answer to Lorgnac, but stood for a moment incapable of thought or action; hardly, indeed, realizing that I was free from my shameful bonds.
lamps
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From this reading Some one had lit the lamps there, and from where I was leaning against the wall I could see an ever-changing crowd pressing round the spot where Condé stood.
leaning
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From this reading Some one had lit the lamps there, and from where I was leaning against the wall I could see an ever-changing crowd pressing round the spot where Condé stood.
light
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From this reading All that could be discerned was a confused crowd of shadows, with here and there the flash of a breastplate or the gleam of a steel cap, as they caught and reflected some lingering ray of light.
lingering
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From this reading All that could be discerned was a confused crowd of shadows, with here and there the flash of a breastplate or the gleam of a steel cap, as they caught and reflected some lingering ray of light.
lit
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From this reading Some one had lit the lamps there, and from where I was leaning against the wall I could see an ever-changing crowd pressing round the spot where Condé stood.
Lorgnac
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From this reading THE AFTERMATH I MADE no answer to Lorgnac, but stood for a moment incapable of thought or action; hardly, indeed, realizing that I was free from my shameful bonds.
MADE
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From this reading THE AFTERMATH I MADE no answer to Lorgnac, but stood for a moment incapable of thought or action; hardly, indeed, realizing that I was free from my shameful bonds.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Around me was a sea of faces, and I felt as if all eyes were upon me, although in the gloom one could scarce see a sword’s point ahead.
moment
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From this reading THE AFTERMATH I MADE no answer to Lorgnac, but stood for a moment incapable of thought or action; hardly, indeed, realizing that I was free from my shameful bonds.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE AFTERMATH I MADE no answer to Lorgnac, but stood for a moment incapable of thought or action; hardly, indeed, realizing that I was free from my shameful bonds.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE AFTERMATH I MADE no answer to Lorgnac, but stood for a moment incapable of thought or action; hardly, indeed, realizing that I was free from my shameful bonds.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE AFTERMATH I MADE no answer to Lorgnac, but stood for a moment incapable of thought or action; hardly, indeed, realizing that I was free from my shameful bonds.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Around me was a sea of faces, and I felt as if all eyes were upon me, although in the gloom one could scarce see a sword’s point ahead.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE AFTERMATH I MADE no answer to Lorgnac, but stood for a moment incapable of thought or action; hardly, indeed, realizing that I was free from my shameful bonds.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Around me was a sea of faces, and I felt as if all eyes were upon me, although in the gloom one could scarce see a sword’s point ahead.
pressing
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From this reading Some one had lit the lamps there, and from where I was leaning against the wall I could see an ever-changing crowd pressing round the spot where Condé stood.
ray
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From this reading All that could be discerned was a confused crowd of shadows, with here and there the flash of a breastplate or the gleam of a steel cap, as they caught and reflected some lingering ray of light.
realizing
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From this reading THE AFTERMATH I MADE no answer to Lorgnac, but stood for a moment incapable of thought or action; hardly, indeed, realizing that I was free from my shameful bonds.
reflected
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From this reading All that could be discerned was a confused crowd of shadows, with here and there the flash of a breastplate or the gleam of a steel cap, as they caught and reflected some lingering ray of light.
room
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From this reading The thronged room beyond was, however, in brightness.
round
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From this reading Some one had lit the lamps there, and from where I was leaning against the wall I could see an ever-changing crowd pressing round the spot where Condé stood.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading Around me was a sea of faces, and I felt as if all eyes were upon me, although in the gloom one could scarce see a sword’s point ahead.
sea
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From this reading Around me was a sea of faces, and I felt as if all eyes were upon me, although in the gloom one could scarce see a sword’s point ahead.
see
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From this reading Around me was a sea of faces, and I felt as if all eyes were upon me, although in the gloom one could scarce see a sword’s point ahead.
shadows
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From this reading All that could be discerned was a confused crowd of shadows, with here and there the flash of a breastplate or the gleam of a steel cap, as they caught and reflected some lingering ray of light.
shameful
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From this reading THE AFTERMATH I MADE no answer to Lorgnac, but stood for a moment incapable of thought or action; hardly, indeed, realizing that I was free from my shameful bonds.
some
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From this reading All that could be discerned was a confused crowd of shadows, with here and there the flash of a breastplate or the gleam of a steel cap, as they caught and reflected some lingering ray of light.
spot
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From this reading Some one had lit the lamps there, and from where I was leaning against the wall I could see an ever-changing crowd pressing round the spot where Condé stood.
steel
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From this reading All that could be discerned was a confused crowd of shadows, with here and there the flash of a breastplate or the gleam of a steel cap, as they caught and reflected some lingering ray of light.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE AFTERMATH I MADE no answer to Lorgnac, but stood for a moment incapable of thought or action; hardly, indeed, realizing that I was free from my shameful bonds.
sword's
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From this reading Around me was a sea of faces, and I felt as if all eyes were upon me, although in the gloom one could scarce see a sword’s point ahead.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE AFTERMATH I MADE no answer to Lorgnac, but stood for a moment incapable of thought or action; hardly, indeed, realizing that I was free from my shameful bonds.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AFTERMATH I MADE no answer to Lorgnac, but stood for a moment incapable of thought or action; hardly, indeed, realizing that I was free from my shameful bonds.
there
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From this reading All that could be discerned was a confused crowd of shadows, with here and there the flash of a breastplate or the gleam of a steel cap, as they caught and reflected some lingering ray of light.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All that could be discerned was a confused crowd of shadows, with here and there the flash of a breastplate or the gleam of a steel cap, as they caught and reflected some lingering ray of light.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE AFTERMATH I MADE no answer to Lorgnac, but stood for a moment incapable of thought or action; hardly, indeed, realizing that I was free from my shameful bonds.
thronged
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From this reading The thronged room beyond was, however, in brightness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE AFTERMATH I MADE no answer to Lorgnac, but stood for a moment incapable of thought or action; hardly, indeed, realizing that I was free from my shameful bonds.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Around me was a sea of faces, and I felt as if all eyes were upon me, although in the gloom one could scarce see a sword’s point ahead.
wall
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From this reading Some one had lit the lamps there, and from where I was leaning against the wall I could see an ever-changing crowd pressing round the spot where Condé stood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE AFTERMATH I MADE no answer to Lorgnac, but stood for a moment incapable of thought or action; hardly, indeed, realizing that I was free from my shameful bonds.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Around me was a sea of faces, and I felt as if all eyes were upon me, although in the gloom one could scarce see a sword’s point ahead.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Some one had lit the lamps there, and from where I was leaning against the wall I could see an ever-changing crowd pressing round the spot where Condé stood.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All that could be discerned was a confused crowd of shadows, with here and there the flash of a breastplate or the gleam of a steel cap, as they caught and reflected some lingering ray of light.
