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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NEW MEMBER FOR THE ORDER Count Marioni sat in his old attitude, brooding over the fire from the depths of his armchair, with a sad, vacant look in his dull eyes.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He passed his hand swiftly across his eyes, and his thin fingers grasped the sides of his chair with nervous force.
acute
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From this reading He was like a numbed and torpid figure suddenly galvanized into acute life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At first he took no notice of the opening of the door, but as the light, smooth footsteps crossed the floor toward him and hesitated at his side, he glanced wearily up.
armchair
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From this reading A NEW MEMBER FOR THE ORDER Count Marioni sat in his old attitude, brooding over the fire from the depths of his armchair, with a sad, vacant look in his dull eyes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At first he took no notice of the opening of the door, but as the light, smooth footsteps crossed the floor toward him and hesitated at his side, he glanced wearily up.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first he took no notice of the opening of the door, but as the light, smooth footsteps crossed the floor toward him and hesitated at his side, he glanced wearily up.
attitude
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From this reading A NEW MEMBER FOR THE ORDER Count Marioni sat in his old attitude, brooding over the fire from the depths of his armchair, with a sad, vacant look in his dull eyes.
brooding
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From this reading A NEW MEMBER FOR THE ORDER Count Marioni sat in his old attitude, brooding over the fire from the depths of his armchair, with a sad, vacant look in his dull eyes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At first he took no notice of the opening of the door, but as the light, smooth footsteps crossed the floor toward him and hesitated at his side, he glanced wearily up.
chair
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From this reading He passed his hand swiftly across his eyes, and his thin fingers grasped the sides of his chair with nervous force.
changed
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From this reading In a moment his whole expression was changed.
Count
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From this reading A NEW MEMBER FOR THE ORDER Count Marioni sat in his old attitude, brooding over the fire from the depths of his armchair, with a sad, vacant look in his dull eyes.
crossed
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depths
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From this reading A NEW MEMBER FOR THE ORDER Count Marioni sat in his old attitude, brooding over the fire from the depths of his armchair, with a sad, vacant look in his dull eyes.
door
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From this reading At first he took no notice of the opening of the door, but as the light, smooth footsteps crossed the floor toward him and hesitated at his side, he glanced wearily up.
dull
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From this reading A NEW MEMBER FOR THE ORDER Count Marioni sat in his old attitude, brooding over the fire from the depths of his armchair, with a sad, vacant look in his dull eyes.
expression
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From this reading In a moment his whole expression was changed.
eyes
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From this reading A NEW MEMBER FOR THE ORDER Count Marioni sat in his old attitude, brooding over the fire from the depths of his armchair, with a sad, vacant look in his dull eyes.
figure
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From this reading He was like a numbed and torpid figure suddenly galvanized into acute life.
fingers
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From this reading He passed his hand swiftly across his eyes, and his thin fingers grasped the sides of his chair with nervous force.
fire
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From this reading A NEW MEMBER FOR THE ORDER Count Marioni sat in his old attitude, brooding over the fire from the depths of his armchair, with a sad, vacant look in his dull eyes.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first he took no notice of the opening of the door, but as the light, smooth footsteps crossed the floor toward him and hesitated at his side, he glanced wearily up.
floor
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From this reading At first he took no notice of the opening of the door, but as the light, smooth footsteps crossed the floor toward him and hesitated at his side, he glanced wearily up.
footsteps
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From this reading At first he took no notice of the opening of the door, but as the light, smooth footsteps crossed the floor toward him and hesitated at his side, he glanced wearily up.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A NEW MEMBER FOR THE ORDER Count Marioni sat in his old attitude, brooding over the fire from the depths of his armchair, with a sad, vacant look in his dull eyes.
force
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From this reading He passed his hand swiftly across his eyes, and his thin fingers grasped the sides of his chair with nervous force.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A NEW MEMBER FOR THE ORDER Count Marioni sat in his old attitude, brooding over the fire from the depths of his armchair, with a sad, vacant look in his dull eyes.
galvanized
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From this reading He was like a numbed and torpid figure suddenly galvanized into acute life.
glanced
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From this reading At first he took no notice of the opening of the door, but as the light, smooth footsteps crossed the floor toward him and hesitated at his side, he glanced wearily up.
grasped
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From this reading He passed his hand swiftly across his eyes, and his thin fingers grasped the sides of his chair with nervous force.
hand
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From this reading He passed his hand swiftly across his eyes, and his thin fingers grasped the sides of his chair with nervous force.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first he took no notice of the opening of the door, but as the light, smooth footsteps crossed the floor toward him and hesitated at his side, he glanced wearily up.
hesitated
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From this reading At first he took no notice of the opening of the door, but as the light, smooth footsteps crossed the floor toward him and hesitated at his side, he glanced wearily up.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At first he took no notice of the opening of the door, but as the light, smooth footsteps crossed the floor toward him and hesitated at his side, he glanced wearily up.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A NEW MEMBER FOR THE ORDER Count Marioni sat in his old attitude, brooding over the fire from the depths of his armchair, with a sad, vacant look in his dull eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A NEW MEMBER FOR THE ORDER Count Marioni sat in his old attitude, brooding over the fire from the depths of his armchair, with a sad, vacant look in his dull eyes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was like a numbed and torpid figure suddenly galvanized into acute life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was like a numbed and torpid figure suddenly galvanized into acute life.
light
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From this reading At first he took no notice of the opening of the door, but as the light, smooth footsteps crossed the floor toward him and hesitated at his side, he glanced wearily up.
like
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From this reading He was like a numbed and torpid figure suddenly galvanized into acute life.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NEW MEMBER FOR THE ORDER Count Marioni sat in his old attitude, brooding over the fire from the depths of his armchair, with a sad, vacant look in his dull eyes.
Marioni
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From this reading A NEW MEMBER FOR THE ORDER Count Marioni sat in his old attitude, brooding over the fire from the depths of his armchair, with a sad, vacant look in his dull eyes.
MEMBER
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From this reading A NEW MEMBER FOR THE ORDER Count Marioni sat in his old attitude, brooding over the fire from the depths of his armchair, with a sad, vacant look in his dull eyes.
moment
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From this reading In a moment his whole expression was changed.
nervous
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From this reading He passed his hand swiftly across his eyes, and his thin fingers grasped the sides of his chair with nervous force.
NEW
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From this reading A NEW MEMBER FOR THE ORDER Count Marioni sat in his old attitude, brooding over the fire from the depths of his armchair, with a sad, vacant look in his dull eyes.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At first he took no notice of the opening of the door, but as the light, smooth footsteps crossed the floor toward him and hesitated at his side, he glanced wearily up.
notice
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From this reading At first he took no notice of the opening of the door, but as the light, smooth footsteps crossed the floor toward him and hesitated at his side, he glanced wearily up.
numbed
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From this reading He was like a numbed and torpid figure suddenly galvanized into acute life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A NEW MEMBER FOR THE ORDER Count Marioni sat in his old attitude, brooding over the fire from the depths of his armchair, with a sad, vacant look in his dull eyes.
old
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From this reading A NEW MEMBER FOR THE ORDER Count Marioni sat in his old attitude, brooding over the fire from the depths of his armchair, with a sad, vacant look in his dull eyes.
opening
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From this reading At first he took no notice of the opening of the door, but as the light, smooth footsteps crossed the floor toward him and hesitated at his side, he glanced wearily up.
ORDERnounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NEW MEMBER FOR THE ORDER Count Marioni sat in his old attitude, brooding over the fire from the depths of his armchair, with a sad, vacant look in his dull eyes.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A NEW MEMBER FOR THE ORDER Count Marioni sat in his old attitude, brooding over the fire from the depths of his armchair, with a sad, vacant look in his dull eyes.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He passed his hand swiftly across his eyes, and his thin fingers grasped the sides of his chair with nervous force.
sad
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From this reading A NEW MEMBER FOR THE ORDER Count Marioni sat in his old attitude, brooding over the fire from the depths of his armchair, with a sad, vacant look in his dull eyes.
sat
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From this reading A NEW MEMBER FOR THE ORDER Count Marioni sat in his old attitude, brooding over the fire from the depths of his armchair, with a sad, vacant look in his dull eyes.
side
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From this reading At first he took no notice of the opening of the door, but as the light, smooth footsteps crossed the floor toward him and hesitated at his side, he glanced wearily up.
sides
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From this reading He passed his hand swiftly across his eyes, and his thin fingers grasped the sides of his chair with nervous force.
smooth
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From this reading At first he took no notice of the opening of the door, but as the light, smooth footsteps crossed the floor toward him and hesitated at his side, he glanced wearily up.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was like a numbed and torpid figure suddenly galvanized into acute life.
swiftly
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From this reading He passed his hand swiftly across his eyes, and his thin fingers grasped the sides of his chair with nervous force.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NEW MEMBER FOR THE ORDER Count Marioni sat in his old attitude, brooding over the fire from the depths of his armchair, with a sad, vacant look in his dull eyes.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading He passed his hand swiftly across his eyes, and his thin fingers grasped the sides of his chair with nervous force.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first he took no notice of the opening of the door, but as the light, smooth footsteps crossed the floor toward him and hesitated at his side, he glanced wearily up.
torpid
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From this reading He was like a numbed and torpid figure suddenly galvanized into acute life.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading At first he took no notice of the opening of the door, but as the light, smooth footsteps crossed the floor toward him and hesitated at his side, he glanced wearily up.
up
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From this reading At first he took no notice of the opening of the door, but as the light, smooth footsteps crossed the floor toward him and hesitated at his side, he glanced wearily up.
vacant
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From this reading A NEW MEMBER FOR THE ORDER Count Marioni sat in his old attitude, brooding over the fire from the depths of his armchair, with a sad, vacant look in his dull eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a moment his whole expression was changed.
wearily
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From this reading At first he took no notice of the opening of the door, but as the light, smooth footsteps crossed the floor toward him and hesitated at his side, he glanced wearily up.
whole
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From this reading In a moment his whole expression was changed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A NEW MEMBER FOR THE ORDER Count Marioni sat in his old attitude, brooding over the fire from the depths of his armchair, with a sad, vacant look in his dull eyes.
