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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 man's countenance slowly assumed a terrified expression as he regarded me, and then, without further word, he flew from the room as fast as his legs could carry him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A few minutes later, however, he returned, accompanied by a dark-haired, well-dressed man of about thirty, tall, rather good-looking, and apparently a gentleman.
accompanied
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From this reading A few minutes later, however, he returned, accompanied by a dark-haired, well-dressed man of about thirty, tall, rather good-looking, and apparently a gentleman.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had escaped from my presence as though he had seen an apparition.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man's countenance slowly assumed a terrified expression as he regarded me, and then, without further word, he flew from the room as fast as his legs could carry him.
apparently
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From this reading A few minutes later, however, he returned, accompanied by a dark-haired, well-dressed man of about thirty, tall, rather good-looking, and apparently a gentleman.
apparition
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From this reading He had escaped from my presence as though he had seen an apparition.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The man's countenance slowly assumed a terrified expression as he regarded me, and then, without further word, he flew from the room as fast as his legs could carry him.
assumed
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From this reading The man's countenance slowly assumed a terrified expression as he regarded me, and then, without further word, he flew from the room as fast as his legs could carry him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I heard him shouting like a lunatic, in some other part of the house, and stood utterly dumbfounded at his extraordinary behaviour.
behaviour
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From this reading I heard him shouting like a lunatic, in some other part of the house, and stood utterly dumbfounded at his extraordinary behaviour.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A few minutes later, however, he returned, accompanied by a dark-haired, well-dressed man of about thirty, tall, rather good-looking, and apparently a gentleman.
carry
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From this reading The man's countenance slowly assumed a terrified expression as he regarded me, and then, without further word, he flew from the room as fast as his legs could carry him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The man's countenance slowly assumed a terrified expression as he regarded me, and then, without further word, he flew from the room as fast as his legs could carry him.
countenance
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From this reading The man's countenance slowly assumed a terrified expression as he regarded me, and then, without further word, he flew from the room as fast as his legs could carry him.
crying
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From this reading The instant the latter saw me he rushed forward, crying, in a voice of distress-- "Oh, my dear sir, whatever has happened?"
dark-haired
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From this reading A few minutes later, however, he returned, accompanied by a dark-haired, well-dressed man of about thirty, tall, rather good-looking, and apparently a gentleman.
dear
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From this reading The instant the latter saw me he rushed forward, crying, in a voice of distress-- "Oh, my dear sir, whatever has happened?"
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading The instant the latter saw me he rushed forward, crying, in a voice of distress-- "Oh, my dear sir, whatever has happened?"
dumbfounded
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From this reading I heard him shouting like a lunatic, in some other part of the house, and stood utterly dumbfounded at his extraordinary behaviour.
escaped
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From this reading He had escaped from my presence as though he had seen an apparition.
expression
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From this reading The man's countenance slowly assumed a terrified expression as he regarded me, and then, without further word, he flew from the room as fast as his legs could carry him.
extraordinary
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From this reading I heard him shouting like a lunatic, in some other part of the house, and stood utterly dumbfounded at his extraordinary behaviour.
fast
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From this reading The man's countenance slowly assumed a terrified expression as he regarded me, and then, without further word, he flew from the room as fast as his legs could carry him.
few
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From this reading A few minutes later, however, he returned, accompanied by a dark-haired, well-dressed man of about thirty, tall, rather good-looking, and apparently a gentleman.
flew
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From this reading The man's countenance slowly assumed a terrified expression as he regarded me, and then, without further word, he flew from the room as fast as his legs could carry him.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The instant the latter saw me he rushed forward, crying, in a voice of distress-- "Oh, my dear sir, whatever has happened?"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The man's countenance slowly assumed a terrified expression as he regarded me, and then, without further word, he flew from the room as fast as his legs could carry him.
further
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From this reading The man's countenance slowly assumed a terrified expression as he regarded me, and then, without further word, he flew from the room as fast as his legs could carry him.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A few minutes later, however, he returned, accompanied by a dark-haired, well-dressed man of about thirty, tall, rather good-looking, and apparently a gentleman.
good-looking
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From this reading A few minutes later, however, he returned, accompanied by a dark-haired, well-dressed man of about thirty, tall, rather good-looking, and apparently a gentleman.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had escaped from my presence as though he had seen an apparition.
happened
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From this reading The instant the latter saw me he rushed forward, crying, in a voice of distress-- "Oh, my dear sir, whatever has happened?"
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The instant the latter saw me he rushed forward, crying, in a voice of distress-- "Oh, my dear sir, whatever has happened?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The man's countenance slowly assumed a terrified expression as he regarded me, and then, without further word, he flew from the room as fast as his legs could carry him.
heard
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From this reading I heard him shouting like a lunatic, in some other part of the house, and stood utterly dumbfounded at his extraordinary behaviour.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man's countenance slowly assumed a terrified expression as he regarded me, and then, without further word, he flew from the room as fast as his legs could carry him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man's countenance slowly assumed a terrified expression as he regarded me, and then, without further word, he flew from the room as fast as his legs could carry him.
house
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From this reading I heard him shouting like a lunatic, in some other part of the house, and stood utterly dumbfounded at his extraordinary behaviour.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading A few minutes later, however, he returned, accompanied by a dark-haired, well-dressed man of about thirty, tall, rather good-looking, and apparently a gentleman.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I heard him shouting like a lunatic, in some other part of the house, and stood utterly dumbfounded at his extraordinary behaviour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I heard him shouting like a lunatic, in some other part of the house, and stood utterly dumbfounded at his extraordinary behaviour.
instant
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From this reading The instant the latter saw me he rushed forward, crying, in a voice of distress-- "Oh, my dear sir, whatever has happened?"
later
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From this reading A few minutes later, however, he returned, accompanied by a dark-haired, well-dressed man of about thirty, tall, rather good-looking, and apparently a gentleman.
latter
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From this reading The instant the latter saw me he rushed forward, crying, in a voice of distress-- "Oh, my dear sir, whatever has happened?"
legs
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From this reading The man's countenance slowly assumed a terrified expression as he regarded me, and then, without further word, he flew from the room as fast as his legs could carry him.
like
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From this reading I heard him shouting like a lunatic, in some other part of the house, and stood utterly dumbfounded at his extraordinary behaviour.
lunatic
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From this reading I heard him shouting like a lunatic, in some other part of the house, and stood utterly dumbfounded at his extraordinary behaviour.
man
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From this reading A few minutes later, however, he returned, accompanied by a dark-haired, well-dressed man of about thirty, tall, rather good-looking, and apparently a gentleman.
man's
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From this reading The man's countenance slowly assumed a terrified expression as he regarded me, and then, without further word, he flew from the room as fast as his legs could carry him.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man's countenance slowly assumed a terrified expression as he regarded me, and then, without further word, he flew from the room as fast as his legs could carry him.
minutes
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From this reading A few minutes later, however, he returned, accompanied by a dark-haired, well-dressed man of about thirty, tall, rather good-looking, and apparently a gentleman.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He had escaped from my presence as though he had seen an apparition.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I heard him shouting like a lunatic, in some other part of the house, and stood utterly dumbfounded at his extraordinary behaviour.
Oh
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From this reading The instant the latter saw me he rushed forward, crying, in a voice of distress-- "Oh, my dear sir, whatever has happened?"
other
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From this reading I heard him shouting like a lunatic, in some other part of the house, and stood utterly dumbfounded at his extraordinary behaviour.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I heard him shouting like a lunatic, in some other part of the house, and stood utterly dumbfounded at his extraordinary behaviour.
presence
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From this reading He had escaped from my presence as though he had seen an apparition.
rather
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From this reading A few minutes later, however, he returned, accompanied by a dark-haired, well-dressed man of about thirty, tall, rather good-looking, and apparently a gentleman.
regarded
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From this reading The man's countenance slowly assumed a terrified expression as he regarded me, and then, without further word, he flew from the room as fast as his legs could carry him.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A few minutes later, however, he returned, accompanied by a dark-haired, well-dressed man of about thirty, tall, rather good-looking, and apparently a gentleman.
room
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From this reading The man's countenance slowly assumed a terrified expression as he regarded me, and then, without further word, he flew from the room as fast as his legs could carry him.
rushed
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From this reading The instant the latter saw me he rushed forward, crying, in a voice of distress-- "Oh, my dear sir, whatever has happened?"
saw
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From this reading The instant the latter saw me he rushed forward, crying, in a voice of distress-- "Oh, my dear sir, whatever has happened?"
seen
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From this reading He had escaped from my presence as though he had seen an apparition.
shouting
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From this reading I heard him shouting like a lunatic, in some other part of the house, and stood utterly dumbfounded at his extraordinary behaviour.
sir
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From this reading The instant the latter saw me he rushed forward, crying, in a voice of distress-- "Oh, my dear sir, whatever has happened?"
slowly
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From this reading The man's countenance slowly assumed a terrified expression as he regarded me, and then, without further word, he flew from the room as fast as his legs could carry him.
some
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From this reading I heard him shouting like a lunatic, in some other part of the house, and stood utterly dumbfounded at his extraordinary behaviour.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I heard him shouting like a lunatic, in some other part of the house, and stood utterly dumbfounded at his extraordinary behaviour.
tall
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From this reading A few minutes later, however, he returned, accompanied by a dark-haired, well-dressed man of about thirty, tall, rather good-looking, and apparently a gentleman.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading The man's countenance slowly assumed a terrified expression as he regarded me, and then, without further word, he flew from the room as fast as his legs could carry him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man's countenance slowly assumed a terrified expression as he regarded me, and then, without further word, he flew from the room as fast as his legs could carry him.
then
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From this reading The man's countenance slowly assumed a terrified expression as he regarded me, and then, without further word, he flew from the room as fast as his legs could carry him.
thirty
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From this reading A few minutes later, however, he returned, accompanied by a dark-haired, well-dressed man of about thirty, tall, rather good-looking, and apparently a gentleman.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He had escaped from my presence as though he had seen an apparition.
utterly
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From this reading I heard him shouting like a lunatic, in some other part of the house, and stood utterly dumbfounded at his extraordinary behaviour.
voice
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From this reading The instant the latter saw me he rushed forward, crying, in a voice of distress-- "Oh, my dear sir, whatever has happened?"
well-dressed
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From this reading A few minutes later, however, he returned, accompanied by a dark-haired, well-dressed man of about thirty, tall, rather good-looking, and apparently a gentleman.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading The instant the latter saw me he rushed forward, crying, in a voice of distress-- "Oh, my dear sir, whatever has happened?"
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The man's countenance slowly assumed a terrified expression as he regarded me, and then, without further word, he flew from the room as fast as his legs could carry him.
word
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From this reading The man's countenance slowly assumed a terrified expression as he regarded me, and then, without further word, he flew from the room as fast as his legs could carry him.
