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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 It seemed a needless question.
addressed
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From this reading The man who was thus addressed shifted uneasily on the long bench which he and his companion bestrode.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Are you sure we are quite alone in this big, desolate place?" he asked.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man who was thus addressed shifted uneasily on the long bench which he and his companion bestrode.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you sure we are quite alone in this big, desolate place?" he asked.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Are you sure we are quite alone in this big, desolate place?" he asked.
bench
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From this reading The man who was thus addressed shifted uneasily on the long bench which he and his companion bestrode.
bestrode
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From this reading The man who was thus addressed shifted uneasily on the long bench which he and his companion bestrode.
big
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From this reading "Are you sure we are quite alone in this big, desolate place?" he asked.
cobweb-covered
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From this reading He was facing the speaker, and though very little light sifted through the cobweb-covered window high over their heads, he realized that what there was fell on his features, and he was not sure of his features, or of what effect their expression might have on the other man.
companion
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From this reading The man who was thus addressed shifted uneasily on the long bench which he and his companion bestrode.
desolate
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From this reading "Are you sure we are quite alone in this big, desolate place?" he asked.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "_Do you know what would happen to him?_" "Now state your problem."
effect
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From this reading He was facing the speaker, and though very little light sifted through the cobweb-covered window high over their heads, he realized that what there was fell on his features, and he was not sure of his features, or of what effect their expression might have on the other man.
expression
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From this reading He was facing the speaker, and though very little light sifted through the cobweb-covered window high over their heads, he realized that what there was fell on his features, and he was not sure of his features, or of what effect their expression might have on the other man.
facing
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From this reading He was facing the speaker, and though very little light sifted through the cobweb-covered window high over their heads, he realized that what there was fell on his features, and he was not sure of his features, or of what effect their expression might have on the other man.
features
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From this reading He was facing the speaker, and though very little light sifted through the cobweb-covered window high over their heads, he realized that what there was fell on his features, and he was not sure of his features, or of what effect their expression might have on the other man.
fell
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From this reading He was facing the speaker, and though very little light sifted through the cobweb-covered window high over their heads, he realized that what there was fell on his features, and he was not sure of his features, or of what effect their expression might have on the other man.
happen
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From this reading "_Do you know what would happen to him?_" "Now state your problem."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was facing the speaker, and though very little light sifted through the cobweb-covered window high over their heads, he realized that what there was fell on his features, and he was not sure of his features, or of what effect their expression might have on the other man.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The man who was thus addressed shifted uneasily on the long bench which he and his companion bestrode.
heads
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From this reading He was facing the speaker, and though very little light sifted through the cobweb-covered window high over their heads, he realized that what there was fell on his features, and he was not sure of his features, or of what effect their expression might have on the other man.
high
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From this reading He was facing the speaker, and though very little light sifted through the cobweb-covered window high over their heads, he realized that what there was fell on his features, and he was not sure of his features, or of what effect their expression might have on the other man.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "_Do you know what would happen to him?_" "Now state your problem."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man who was thus addressed shifted uneasily on the long bench which he and his companion bestrode.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Are you sure we are quite alone in this big, desolate place?" he asked.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed a needless question.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_Do you know what would happen to him?_" "Now state your problem."
light
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From this reading He was facing the speaker, and though very little light sifted through the cobweb-covered window high over their heads, he realized that what there was fell on his features, and he was not sure of his features, or of what effect their expression might have on the other man.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was facing the speaker, and though very little light sifted through the cobweb-covered window high over their heads, he realized that what there was fell on his features, and he was not sure of his features, or of what effect their expression might have on the other man.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man who was thus addressed shifted uneasily on the long bench which he and his companion bestrode.
man
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From this reading The man who was thus addressed shifted uneasily on the long bench which he and his companion bestrode.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He was facing the speaker, and though very little light sifted through the cobweb-covered window high over their heads, he realized that what there was fell on his features, and he was not sure of his features, or of what effect their expression might have on the other man.
needless
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From this reading It seemed a needless question.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was facing the speaker, and though very little light sifted through the cobweb-covered window high over their heads, he realized that what there was fell on his features, and he was not sure of his features, or of what effect their expression might have on the other man.
Now
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From this reading "_Do you know what would happen to him?_" "Now state your problem."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was facing the speaker, and though very little light sifted through the cobweb-covered window high over their heads, he realized that what there was fell on his features, and he was not sure of his features, or of what effect their expression might have on the other man.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The man who was thus addressed shifted uneasily on the long bench which he and his companion bestrode.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was facing the speaker, and though very little light sifted through the cobweb-covered window high over their heads, he realized that what there was fell on his features, and he was not sure of his features, or of what effect their expression might have on the other man.
other
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From this reading He was facing the speaker, and though very little light sifted through the cobweb-covered window high over their heads, he realized that what there was fell on his features, and he was not sure of his features, or of what effect their expression might have on the other man.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was facing the speaker, and though very little light sifted through the cobweb-covered window high over their heads, he realized that what there was fell on his features, and he was not sure of his features, or of what effect their expression might have on the other man.
place
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From this reading "Are you sure we are quite alone in this big, desolate place?" he asked.
problem
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From this reading "_Do you know what would happen to him?_" "Now state your problem."
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It seemed a needless question.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Are you sure we are quite alone in this big, desolate place?" he asked.
realized
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From this reading He was facing the speaker, and though very little light sifted through the cobweb-covered window high over their heads, he realized that what there was fell on his features, and he was not sure of his features, or of what effect their expression might have on the other man.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed a needless question.
shifted
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From this reading The man who was thus addressed shifted uneasily on the long bench which he and his companion bestrode.
sifted
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From this reading He was facing the speaker, and though very little light sifted through the cobweb-covered window high over their heads, he realized that what there was fell on his features, and he was not sure of his features, or of what effect their expression might have on the other man.
speaker
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From this reading He was facing the speaker, and though very little light sifted through the cobweb-covered window high over their heads, he realized that what there was fell on his features, and he was not sure of his features, or of what effect their expression might have on the other man.
state
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From this reading "_Do you know what would happen to him?_" "Now state your problem."
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was facing the speaker, and though very little light sifted through the cobweb-covered window high over their heads, he realized that what there was fell on his features, and he was not sure of his features, or of what effect their expression might have on the other man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was facing the speaker, and though very little light sifted through the cobweb-covered window high over their heads, he realized that what there was fell on his features, and he was not sure of his features, or of what effect their expression might have on the other man.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man who was thus addressed shifted uneasily on the long bench which he and his companion bestrode.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He was facing the speaker, and though very little light sifted through the cobweb-covered window high over their heads, he realized that what there was fell on his features, and he was not sure of his features, or of what effect their expression might have on the other man.
there
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From this reading He was facing the speaker, and though very little light sifted through the cobweb-covered window high over their heads, he realized that what there was fell on his features, and he was not sure of his features, or of what effect their expression might have on the other man.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Are you sure we are quite alone in this big, desolate place?" he asked.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He was facing the speaker, and though very little light sifted through the cobweb-covered window high over their heads, he realized that what there was fell on his features, and he was not sure of his features, or of what effect their expression might have on the other man.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was facing the speaker, and though very little light sifted through the cobweb-covered window high over their heads, he realized that what there was fell on his features, and he was not sure of his features, or of what effect their expression might have on the other man.
thus
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From this reading The man who was thus addressed shifted uneasily on the long bench which he and his companion bestrode.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_Do you know what would happen to him?_" "Now state your problem."
uneasily
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From this reading The man who was thus addressed shifted uneasily on the long bench which he and his companion bestrode.
very
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From this reading He was facing the speaker, and though very little light sifted through the cobweb-covered window high over their heads, he realized that what there was fell on his features, and he was not sure of his features, or of what effect their expression might have on the other man.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man who was thus addressed shifted uneasily on the long bench which he and his companion bestrode.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Are you sure we are quite alone in this big, desolate place?" he asked.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "_Do you know what would happen to him?_" "Now state your problem."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The man who was thus addressed shifted uneasily on the long bench which he and his companion bestrode.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The man who was thus addressed shifted uneasily on the long bench which he and his companion bestrode.
window
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From this reading He was facing the speaker, and though very little light sifted through the cobweb-covered window high over their heads, he realized that what there was fell on his features, and he was not sure of his features, or of what effect their expression might have on the other man.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "_Do you know what would happen to him?_" "Now state your problem."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_Do you know what would happen to him?_" "Now state your problem."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_Do you know what would happen to him?_" "Now state your problem."
