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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 A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Accustomed though he was to the sight which he was about to face, Gerald shivered slightly as he opened the door of Mr. Fentolin’s room.
Accustomed
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From this reading Accustomed though he was to the sight which he was about to face, Gerald shivered slightly as he opened the door of Mr. Fentolin’s room.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
air
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From this reading He had the air of some frightened creature approaching his master.
all
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From this reading Yet all that was visible of the despot who ruled his whole household in deadly fear was the kindly and beautiful face of an elderly man, whose stunted limbs and body were mercifully concealed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yet all that was visible of the despot who ruled his whole household in deadly fear was the kindly and beautiful face of an elderly man, whose stunted limbs and body were mercifully concealed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
approaching
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From this reading He had the air of some frightened creature approaching his master.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Accustomed though he was to the sight which he was about to face, Gerald shivered slightly as he opened the door of Mr. Fentolin’s room.
bearing
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From this reading A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
beautiful
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From this reading Yet all that was visible of the despot who ruled his whole household in deadly fear was the kindly and beautiful face of an elderly man, whose stunted limbs and body were mercifully concealed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet all that was visible of the despot who ruled his whole household in deadly fear was the kindly and beautiful face of an elderly man, whose stunted limbs and body were mercifully concealed.
concealed
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From this reading Yet all that was visible of the despot who ruled his whole household in deadly fear was the kindly and beautiful face of an elderly man, whose stunted limbs and body were mercifully concealed.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had the air of some frightened creature approaching his master.
crept
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From this reading A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
deadly
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From this reading Yet all that was visible of the despot who ruled his whole household in deadly fear was the kindly and beautiful face of an elderly man, whose stunted limbs and body were mercifully concealed.
despot
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From this reading Yet all that was visible of the despot who ruled his whole household in deadly fear was the kindly and beautiful face of an elderly man, whose stunted limbs and body were mercifully concealed.
door
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From this reading Accustomed though he was to the sight which he was about to face, Gerald shivered slightly as he opened the door of Mr. Fentolin’s room.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
elderly
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From this reading Yet all that was visible of the despot who ruled his whole household in deadly fear was the kindly and beautiful face of an elderly man, whose stunted limbs and body were mercifully concealed.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
expression
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From this reading A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
face
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From this reading Accustomed though he was to the sight which he was about to face, Gerald shivered slightly as he opened the door of Mr. Fentolin’s room.
fear
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From this reading A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
Fentolin's
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From this reading Accustomed though he was to the sight which he was about to face, Gerald shivered slightly as he opened the door of Mr. Fentolin’s room.
footsteps
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From this reading He walked with hesitating footsteps across the spacious and lofty room.
frightened
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From this reading He had the air of some frightened creature approaching his master.
Gerald
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From this reading Accustomed though he was to the sight which he was about to face, Gerald shivered slightly as he opened the door of Mr. Fentolin’s room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Accustomed though he was to the sight which he was about to face, Gerald shivered slightly as he opened the door of Mr. Fentolin’s room.
hesitating
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From this reading He walked with hesitating footsteps across the spacious and lofty room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
hours
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From this reading A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
household
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From this reading Yet all that was visible of the despot who ruled his whole household in deadly fear was the kindly and beautiful face of an elderly man, whose stunted limbs and body were mercifully concealed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet all that was visible of the despot who ruled his whole household in deadly fear was the kindly and beautiful face of an elderly man, whose stunted limbs and body were mercifully concealed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
kindly
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From this reading Yet all that was visible of the despot who ruled his whole household in deadly fear was the kindly and beautiful face of an elderly man, whose stunted limbs and body were mercifully concealed.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
limbs
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From this reading Yet all that was visible of the despot who ruled his whole household in deadly fear was the kindly and beautiful face of an elderly man, whose stunted limbs and body were mercifully concealed.
lofty
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From this reading He walked with hesitating footsteps across the spacious and lofty room.
man
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From this reading Yet all that was visible of the despot who ruled his whole household in deadly fear was the kindly and beautiful face of an elderly man, whose stunted limbs and body were mercifully concealed.
marshes
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From this reading A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
master
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From this reading He had the air of some frightened creature approaching his master.
mercifully
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From this reading Yet all that was visible of the despot who ruled his whole household in deadly fear was the kindly and beautiful face of an elderly man, whose stunted limbs and body were mercifully concealed.
Mr
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From this reading Accustomed though he was to the sight which he was about to face, Gerald shivered slightly as he opened the door of Mr. Fentolin’s room.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Accustomed though he was to the sight which he was about to face, Gerald shivered slightly as he opened the door of Mr. Fentolin’s room.
opened
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From this reading Accustomed though he was to the sight which he was about to face, Gerald shivered slightly as he opened the door of Mr. Fentolin’s room.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
reckless
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From this reading A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
room
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From this reading Accustomed though he was to the sight which he was about to face, Gerald shivered slightly as he opened the door of Mr. Fentolin’s room.
ruled
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From this reading Yet all that was visible of the despot who ruled his whole household in deadly fear was the kindly and beautiful face of an elderly man, whose stunted limbs and body were mercifully concealed.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
shivered
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From this reading Accustomed though he was to the sight which he was about to face, Gerald shivered slightly as he opened the door of Mr. Fentolin’s room.
sight
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From this reading Accustomed though he was to the sight which he was about to face, Gerald shivered slightly as he opened the door of Mr. Fentolin’s room.
slightly
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From this reading Accustomed though he was to the sight which he was about to face, Gerald shivered slightly as he opened the door of Mr. Fentolin’s room.
some
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From this reading He had the air of some frightened creature approaching his master.
sort
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From this reading A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
spacious
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From this reading He walked with hesitating footsteps across the spacious and lofty room.
strange
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From this reading A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
stunted
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From this reading Yet all that was visible of the despot who ruled his whole household in deadly fear was the kindly and beautiful face of an elderly man, whose stunted limbs and body were mercifully concealed.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Accustomed though he was to the sight which he was about to face, Gerald shivered slightly as he opened the door of Mr. Fentolin’s room.
there
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From this reading A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Accustomed though he was to the sight which he was about to face, Gerald shivered slightly as he opened the door of Mr. Fentolin’s room.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Accustomed though he was to the sight which he was about to face, Gerald shivered slightly as he opened the door of Mr. Fentolin’s room.
traces
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From this reading A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
visible
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From this reading Yet all that was visible of the despot who ruled his whole household in deadly fear was the kindly and beautiful face of an elderly man, whose stunted limbs and body were mercifully concealed.
walked
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From this reading He walked with hesitating footsteps across the spacious and lofty room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Accustomed though he was to the sight which he was about to face, Gerald shivered slightly as he opened the door of Mr. Fentolin’s room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yet all that was visible of the despot who ruled his whole household in deadly fear was the kindly and beautiful face of an elderly man, whose stunted limbs and body were mercifully concealed.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading A strange sort of fear seemed to have crept into his bearing and expression, a fear of which there had been no traces whatever during those terrible hours through which he had passed--not even during that last reckless journey across the marshes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Accustomed though he was to the sight which he was about to face, Gerald shivered slightly as he opened the door of Mr. Fentolin’s room.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Yet all that was visible of the despot who ruled his whole household in deadly fear was the kindly and beautiful face of an elderly man, whose stunted limbs and body were mercifully concealed.
whole
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From this reading Yet all that was visible of the despot who ruled his whole household in deadly fear was the kindly and beautiful face of an elderly man, whose stunted limbs and body were mercifully concealed.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Yet all that was visible of the despot who ruled his whole household in deadly fear was the kindly and beautiful face of an elderly man, whose stunted limbs and body were mercifully concealed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He walked with hesitating footsteps across the spacious and lofty room.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet all that was visible of the despot who ruled his whole household in deadly fear was the kindly and beautiful face of an elderly man, whose stunted limbs and body were mercifully concealed.
