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6
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8
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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 AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
absorbed
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From this reading In fact, his whole appearance was that of a man too completely absorbed by an over-mastering idea to pay any attention to the small details of life.
Alsace
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From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
Angel
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
any
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From this reading In fact, his whole appearance was that of a man too completely absorbed by an over-mastering idea to pay any attention to the small details of life.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In fact, his whole appearance was that of a man too completely absorbed by an over-mastering idea to pay any attention to the small details of life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
attention
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From this reading In fact, his whole appearance was that of a man too completely absorbed by an over-mastering idea to pay any attention to the small details of life.
attic
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading It was plain that he was in the habit of shaving clean, but just now there was a short white stubble both on his upper lip and on the lean wrinkled cheeks which showed the nervous workings of the muscles so plainly.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
Brothers
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was plain that he was in the habit of shaving clean, but just now there was a short white stubble both on his upper lip and on the lean wrinkled cheeks which showed the nervous workings of the muscles so plainly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
Chain
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
challenges
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
cheeks
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From this reading It was plain that he was in the habit of shaving clean, but just now there was a short white stubble both on his upper lip and on the lean wrinkled cheeks which showed the nervous workings of the muscles so plainly.
chemical
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From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
city
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
clean
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From this reading It was plain that he was in the habit of shaving clean, but just now there was a short white stubble both on his upper lip and on the lean wrinkled cheeks which showed the nervous workings of the muscles so plainly.
close
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
Cloth
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From this reading _With numerous Illustrations taken from Life_ Crown 8vo, Cloth Gilt, 6s.
completely
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From this reading In fact, his whole appearance was that of a man too completely absorbed by an over-mastering idea to pay any attention to the small details of life.
covered
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From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
Crown
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From this reading _With numerous Illustrations taken from Life_ Crown 8vo, Cloth Gilt, 6s.
destitute
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From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In fact, his whole appearance was that of a man too completely absorbed by an over-mastering idea to pay any attention to the small details of life.
distinguished
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From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
down
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
Emil
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From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
etc
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
fact
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From this reading In fact, his whole appearance was that of a man too completely absorbed by an over-mastering idea to pay any attention to the small details of life.
famous
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
Fargeau
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From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
Fisher's
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
fortifications
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
forward-thrown
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From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _With numerous Illustrations taken from Life_ Crown 8vo, Cloth Gilt, 6s.
furniture
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From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
Gate
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
Gilt
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From this reading _With numerous Illustrations taken from Life_ Crown 8vo, Cloth Gilt, 6s.
gruff
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
habit
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From this reading It was plain that he was in the habit of shaving clean, but just now there was a short white stubble both on his upper lip and on the lean wrinkled cheeks which showed the nervous workings of the muscles so plainly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
hair
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From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was plain that he was in the habit of shaving clean, but just now there was a short white stubble both on his upper lip and on the lean wrinkled cheeks which showed the nervous workings of the muscles so plainly.
head
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From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
High
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was plain that he was in the habit of shaving clean, but just now there was a short white stubble both on his upper lip and on the lean wrinkled cheeks which showed the nervous workings of the muscles so plainly.
Honeymoon
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
house
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
idea
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From this reading In fact, his whole appearance was that of a man too completely absorbed by an over-mastering idea to pay any attention to the small details of life.
Ill
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
Illustrations
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From this reading _With numerous Illustrations taken from Life_ Crown 8vo, Cloth Gilt, 6s.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
investigator
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From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
iron-grey
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From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was plain that he was in the habit of shaving clean, but just now there was a short white stubble both on his upper lip and on the lean wrinkled cheeks which showed the nervous workings of the muscles so plainly.
jerky
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
Johnnie
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
just
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From this reading It was plain that he was in the habit of shaving clean, but just now there was a short white stubble both on his upper lip and on the lean wrinkled cheeks which showed the nervous workings of the muscles so plainly.
Justice
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
laboratory
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From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
lean
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leaves
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LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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lip
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lost
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man
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military
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most
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From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
muscles
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nervous
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night-shrouded
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now
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numerous
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occasional
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
old
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
only
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
ordinary
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over-mastering
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overlooking
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patrol
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pay
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physical
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From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
plain
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plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was plain that he was in the habit of shaving clean, but just now there was a short white stubble both on his upper lip and on the lean wrinkled cheeks which showed the nervous workings of the muscles so plainly.
practically
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produced
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province
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Revenge
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
Revolution
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River
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
room
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From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
s
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scientific
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From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
sentries
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
shaving
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From this reading It was plain that he was in the habit of shaving clean, but just now there was a short white stubble both on his upper lip and on the lean wrinkled cheeks which showed the nervous workings of the muscles so plainly.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading It was plain that he was in the habit of shaving clean, but just now there was a short white stubble both on his upper lip and on the lean wrinkled cheeks which showed the nervous workings of the muscles so plainly.
shoulders
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From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
showed
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silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
sixty
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From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
sloping
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From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
small
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From this reading In fact, his whole appearance was that of a man too completely absorbed by an over-mastering idea to pay any attention to the small details of life.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was plain that he was in the habit of shaving clean, but just now there was a short white stubble both on his upper lip and on the lean wrinkled cheeks which showed the nervous workings of the muscles so plainly.
Space
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
spare
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From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
stooping
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From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
straggling
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From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
Strassburg
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
street
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
strides
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
stubble
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From this reading It was plain that he was in the habit of shaving clean, but just now there was a short white stubble both on his upper lip and on the lean wrinkled cheeks which showed the nervous workings of the muscles so plainly.
taken
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tall
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From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
there
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thinly
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From this reading The room, practically destitute of ordinary furniture, was fitted up as a chemical and physical laboratory, and the man was Doctor Emil Fargeau, the most distinguished scientific investigator that the lost province of Alsace had produced--a tall, spare man of about sixty, with sloping, stooping shoulders and forward-thrown head, thinly covered with straggling iron-grey hair.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In fact, his whole appearance was that of a man too completely absorbed by an over-mastering idea to pay any attention to the small details of life.
too
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From this reading In fact, his whole appearance was that of a man too completely absorbed by an over-mastering idea to pay any attention to the small details of life.
tramp
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
uneven
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
up
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
upper
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vast
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
vo
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walking
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was plain that he was in the habit of shaving clean, but just now there was a short white stubble both on his upper lip and on the lean wrinkled cheeks which showed the nervous workings of the muscles so plainly.
white
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From this reading It was plain that he was in the habit of shaving clean, but just now there was a short white stubble both on his upper lip and on the lean wrinkled cheeks which showed the nervous workings of the muscles so plainly.
whole
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From this reading In fact, his whole appearance was that of a man too completely absorbed by an over-mastering idea to pay any attention to the small details of life.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading AUTHOR OF "_The Angel of the Revolution_," "_Brothers of the Chain_," "_The Justice of Revenge_," "_A Honeymoon in Space_," "_Captain Johnnie_," _etc. etc._ High above the night-shrouded street, whose silence was only broken by the occasional tramp of the military patrol or the gruff challenges of the sentries on the fortifications, a man was walking, with jerky, uneven strides, up and down a vast attic in an ancient house overlooking the old Fisher's Gate, close by where the River Ill leaves the famous city of Strassburg.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _With numerous Illustrations taken from Life_ Crown 8vo, Cloth Gilt, 6s.
workings
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From this reading It was plain that he was in the habit of shaving clean, but just now there was a short white stubble both on his upper lip and on the lean wrinkled cheeks which showed the nervous workings of the muscles so plainly.
wrinkled
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From this reading It was plain that he was in the habit of shaving clean, but just now there was a short white stubble both on his upper lip and on the lean wrinkled cheeks which showed the nervous workings of the muscles so plainly.
