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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 With his hands clasped round one of his knees he was rocking slowly backwards and forwards; and I noticed, in the lamplight, that his jaw muscles were contracting rhythmically, like the gills of a fish.
afterwards
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From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My thin friend, with the same prim composure upon his emaciated face, had seated himself again upon the box.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
backwards
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From this reading With his hands clasped round one of his knees he was rocking slowly backwards and forwards; and I noticed, in the lamplight, that his jaw muscles were contracting rhythmically, like the gills of a fish.
baskets
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From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Sick and faint, with the shadow of death still clouding my wits, I was none the less fascinated by the scene which lay before me.
box
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From this reading My thin friend, with the same prim composure upon his emaciated face, had seated himself again upon the box.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only light which entered was through the cracks of the old broken door, but these were so wide and numerous that I could see the whole of the room which I had just quitted.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The only light which entered was through the cracks of the old broken door, but these were so wide and numerous that I could see the whole of the room which I had just quitted.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
clasped
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From this reading With his hands clasped round one of his knees he was rocking slowly backwards and forwards; and I noticed, in the lamplight, that his jaw muscles were contracting rhythmically, like the gills of a fish.
clouding
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From this reading Sick and faint, with the shadow of death still clouding my wits, I was none the less fascinated by the scene which lay before me.
composure
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From this reading My thin friend, with the same prim composure upon his emaciated face, had seated himself again upon the box.
contracting
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From this reading With his hands clasped round one of his knees he was rocking slowly backwards and forwards; and I noticed, in the lamplight, that his jaw muscles were contracting rhythmically, like the gills of a fish.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
cracks
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From this reading The only light which entered was through the cracks of the old broken door, but these were so wide and numerous that I could see the whole of the room which I had just quitted.
cupboard
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From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
darkness
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From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
death
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From this reading Sick and faint, with the shadow of death still clouding my wits, I was none the less fascinated by the scene which lay before me.
discovered
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From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
door
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From this reading The only light which entered was through the cracks of the old broken door, but these were so wide and numerous that I could see the whole of the room which I had just quitted.
emaciated
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From this reading My thin friend, with the same prim composure upon his emaciated face, had seated himself again upon the box.
entered
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From this reading The only light which entered was through the cracks of the old broken door, but these were so wide and numerous that I could see the whole of the room which I had just quitted.
face
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From this reading My thin friend, with the same prim composure upon his emaciated face, had seated himself again upon the box.
faint
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From this reading Sick and faint, with the shadow of death still clouding my wits, I was none the less fascinated by the scene which lay before me.
fascinated
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From this reading Sick and faint, with the shadow of death still clouding my wits, I was none the less fascinated by the scene which lay before me.
felt
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From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
fish
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From this reading With his hands clasped round one of his knees he was rocking slowly backwards and forwards; and I noticed, in the lamplight, that his jaw muscles were contracting rhythmically, like the gills of a fish.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
forwardsnounUS /ˈforwards/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With his hands clasped round one of his knees he was rocking slowly backwards and forwards; and I noticed, in the lamplight, that his jaw muscles were contracting rhythmically, like the gills of a fish.
friend
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From this reading My thin friend, with the same prim composure upon his emaciated face, had seated himself again upon the box.
gills
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From this reading With his hands clasped round one of his knees he was rocking slowly backwards and forwards; and I noticed, in the lamplight, that his jaw muscles were contracting rhythmically, like the gills of a fish.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading With his hands clasped round one of his knees he was rocking slowly backwards and forwards; and I noticed, in the lamplight, that his jaw muscles were contracting rhythmically, like the gills of a fish.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With his hands clasped round one of his knees he was rocking slowly backwards and forwards; and I noticed, in the lamplight, that his jaw muscles were contracting rhythmically, like the gills of a fish.
heaped
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From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading My thin friend, with the same prim composure upon his emaciated face, had seated himself again upon the box.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My thin friend, with the same prim composure upon his emaciated face, had seated himself again upon the box.
hurried
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From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
jaw
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From this reading With his hands clasped round one of his knees he was rocking slowly backwards and forwards; and I noticed, in the lamplight, that his jaw muscles were contracting rhythmically, like the gills of a fish.
just
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From this reading The only light which entered was through the cracks of the old broken door, but these were so wide and numerous that I could see the whole of the room which I had just quitted.
knees
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From this reading With his hands clasped round one of his knees he was rocking slowly backwards and forwards; and I noticed, in the lamplight, that his jaw muscles were contracting rhythmically, like the gills of a fish.
lamplight
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From this reading With his hands clasped round one of his knees he was rocking slowly backwards and forwards; and I noticed, in the lamplight, that his jaw muscles were contracting rhythmically, like the gills of a fish.
LAW
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From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
lay
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From this reading Sick and faint, with the shadow of death still clouding my wits, I was none the less fascinated by the scene which lay before me.
less
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From this reading Sick and faint, with the shadow of death still clouding my wits, I was none the less fascinated by the scene which lay before me.
light
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From this reading The only light which entered was through the cracks of the old broken door, but these were so wide and numerous that I could see the whole of the room which I had just quitted.
like
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From this reading With his hands clasped round one of his knees he was rocking slowly backwards and forwards; and I noticed, in the lamplight, that his jaw muscles were contracting rhythmically, like the gills of a fish.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
lobster
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From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
low
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From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sick and faint, with the shadow of death still clouding my wits, I was none the less fascinated by the scene which lay before me.
means
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From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
more
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From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
muscles
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From this reading With his hands clasped round one of his knees he was rocking slowly backwards and forwards; and I noticed, in the lamplight, that his jaw muscles were contracting rhythmically, like the gills of a fish.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sick and faint, with the shadow of death still clouding my wits, I was none the less fascinated by the scene which lay before me.
narrow
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From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
nature
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From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Sick and faint, with the shadow of death still clouding my wits, I was none the less fascinated by the scene which lay before me.
noticed
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From this reading With his hands clasped round one of his knees he was rocking slowly backwards and forwards; and I noticed, in the lamplight, that his jaw muscles were contracting rhythmically, like the gills of a fish.
numerous
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From this reading The only light which entered was through the cracks of the old broken door, but these were so wide and numerous that I could see the whole of the room which I had just quitted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
old
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From this reading The only light which entered was through the cracks of the old broken door, but these were so wide and numerous that I could see the whole of the room which I had just quitted.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With his hands clasped round one of his knees he was rocking slowly backwards and forwards; and I noticed, in the lamplight, that his jaw muscles were contracting rhythmically, like the gills of a fish.
only
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From this reading The only light which entered was through the cracks of the old broken door, but these were so wide and numerous that I could see the whole of the room which I had just quitted.
peculiar
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From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
prim
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From this reading My thin friend, with the same prim composure upon his emaciated face, had seated himself again upon the box.
quitted
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From this reading The only light which entered was through the cracks of the old broken door, but these were so wide and numerous that I could see the whole of the room which I had just quitted.
rhythmically
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From this reading With his hands clasped round one of his knees he was rocking slowly backwards and forwards; and I noticed, in the lamplight, that his jaw muscles were contracting rhythmically, like the gills of a fish.
rocking
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From this reading With his hands clasped round one of his knees he was rocking slowly backwards and forwards; and I noticed, in the lamplight, that his jaw muscles were contracting rhythmically, like the gills of a fish.
room
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From this reading The only light which entered was through the cracks of the old broken door, but these were so wide and numerous that I could see the whole of the room which I had just quitted.
round
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From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My thin friend, with the same prim composure upon his emaciated face, had seated himself again upon the box.
scene
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From this reading Sick and faint, with the shadow of death still clouding my wits, I was none the less fascinated by the scene which lay before me.
seated
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From this reading My thin friend, with the same prim composure upon his emaciated face, had seated himself again upon the box.
see
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From this reading The only light which entered was through the cracks of the old broken door, but these were so wide and numerous that I could see the whole of the room which I had just quitted.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Sick and faint, with the shadow of death still clouding my wits, I was none the less fascinated by the scene which lay before me.
Sick
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From this reading Sick and faint, with the shadow of death still clouding my wits, I was none the less fascinated by the scene which lay before me.
slowly
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From this reading With his hands clasped round one of his knees he was rocking slowly backwards and forwards; and I noticed, in the lamplight, that his jaw muscles were contracting rhythmically, like the gills of a fish.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The only light which entered was through the cracks of the old broken door, but these were so wide and numerous that I could see the whole of the room which I had just quitted.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sick and faint, with the shadow of death still clouding my wits, I was none the less fascinated by the scene which lay before me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The only light which entered was through the cracks of the old broken door, but these were so wide and numerous that I could see the whole of the room which I had just quitted.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading My thin friend, with the same prim composure upon his emaciated face, had seated himself again upon the box.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The only light which entered was through the cracks of the old broken door, but these were so wide and numerous that I could see the whole of the room which I had just quitted.
traps
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From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading My thin friend, with the same prim composure upon his emaciated face, had seated himself again upon the box.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
whole
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From this reading The only light which entered was through the cracks of the old broken door, but these were so wide and numerous that I could see the whole of the room which I had just quitted.
wickerwork
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From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
wide
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From this reading The only light which entered was through the cracks of the old broken door, but these were so wide and numerous that I could see the whole of the room which I had just quitted.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE LAW The cupboard--for it was little more--into which I had been hurried was low and narrow, and I felt in the darkness that it was heaped with peculiar round wickerwork baskets, the nature of which I could by no means imagine, although I discovered afterwards that they were lobster traps.
wits
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From this reading Sick and faint, with the shadow of death still clouding my wits, I was none the less fascinated by the scene which lay before me.
