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advancing
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From this reading Glyndon followed Zicci into the banquet-room, which, save where the moonlight slept on the marble floor, was wrapped in the sad and gloomy shadows of the advancing night.
affray
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From this reading Glyndon had taken no part in the affray, neither had he participated largely in the excesses of the revel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the last rose from the corpse and withdrew from that scene of confusion, Glyndon remarked that in passing the crowd he touched Mascari on the shoulder, and said something which the Englishman did not overhear.
banquet-room
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From this reading Glyndon followed Zicci into the banquet-room, which, save where the moonlight slept on the marble floor, was wrapped in the sad and gloomy shadows of the advancing night.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading For his exemption from both he was perhaps indebted to the whispered exhortations of Zicci.
confusion
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From this reading When the last rose from the corpse and withdrew from that scene of confusion, Glyndon remarked that in passing the crowd he touched Mascari on the shoulder, and said something which the Englishman did not overhear.
corpse
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From this reading When the last rose from the corpse and withdrew from that scene of confusion, Glyndon remarked that in passing the crowd he touched Mascari on the shoulder, and said something which the Englishman did not overhear.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "How could you foretell this fearful event?
crowd
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From this reading When the last rose from the corpse and withdrew from that scene of confusion, Glyndon remarked that in passing the crowd he touched Mascari on the shoulder, and said something which the Englishman did not overhear.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When the last rose from the corpse and withdrew from that scene of confusion, Glyndon remarked that in passing the crowd he touched Mascari on the shoulder, and said something which the Englishman did not overhear.
Englishman
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From this reading When the last rose from the corpse and withdrew from that scene of confusion, Glyndon remarked that in passing the crowd he touched Mascari on the shoulder, and said something which the Englishman did not overhear.
event
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From this reading "How could you foretell this fearful event?
excesses
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From this reading Glyndon had taken no part in the affray, neither had he participated largely in the excesses of the revel.
exemption
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From this reading For his exemption from both he was perhaps indebted to the whispered exhortations of Zicci.
exhortations
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From this reading For his exemption from both he was perhaps indebted to the whispered exhortations of Zicci.
fearful
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From this reading "How could you foretell this fearful event?
floor
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From this reading Glyndon followed Zicci into the banquet-room, which, save where the moonlight slept on the marble floor, was wrapped in the sad and gloomy shadows of the advancing night.
followed
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From this reading Glyndon followed Zicci into the banquet-room, which, save where the moonlight slept on the marble floor, was wrapped in the sad and gloomy shadows of the advancing night.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For his exemption from both he was perhaps indebted to the whispered exhortations of Zicci.
foretell
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From this reading "How could you foretell this fearful event?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For his exemption from both he was perhaps indebted to the whispered exhortations of Zicci.
gloomy
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From this reading Glyndon followed Zicci into the banquet-room, which, save where the moonlight slept on the marble floor, was wrapped in the sad and gloomy shadows of the advancing night.
Glyndon
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From this reading Glyndon had taken no part in the affray, neither had he participated largely in the excesses of the revel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Glyndon had taken no part in the affray, neither had he participated largely in the excesses of the revel.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Glyndon had taken no part in the affray, neither had he participated largely in the excesses of the revel.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For his exemption from both he was perhaps indebted to the whispered exhortations of Zicci.
How
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From this reading "How could you foretell this fearful event?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Glyndon had taken no part in the affray, neither had he participated largely in the excesses of the revel.
indebted
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From this reading For his exemption from both he was perhaps indebted to the whispered exhortations of Zicci.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Glyndon followed Zicci into the banquet-room, which, save where the moonlight slept on the marble floor, was wrapped in the sad and gloomy shadows of the advancing night.
largely
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From this reading Glyndon had taken no part in the affray, neither had he participated largely in the excesses of the revel.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the last rose from the corpse and withdrew from that scene of confusion, Glyndon remarked that in passing the crowd he touched Mascari on the shoulder, and said something which the Englishman did not overhear.
marble
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From this reading Glyndon followed Zicci into the banquet-room, which, save where the moonlight slept on the marble floor, was wrapped in the sad and gloomy shadows of the advancing night.
Mascari
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From this reading When the last rose from the corpse and withdrew from that scene of confusion, Glyndon remarked that in passing the crowd he touched Mascari on the shoulder, and said something which the Englishman did not overhear.
moonlight
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From this reading Glyndon followed Zicci into the banquet-room, which, save where the moonlight slept on the marble floor, was wrapped in the sad and gloomy shadows of the advancing night.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Glyndon had taken no part in the affray, neither had he participated largely in the excesses of the revel.
night
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From this reading Glyndon followed Zicci into the banquet-room, which, save where the moonlight slept on the marble floor, was wrapped in the sad and gloomy shadows of the advancing night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Glyndon had taken no part in the affray, neither had he participated largely in the excesses of the revel.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When the last rose from the corpse and withdrew from that scene of confusion, Glyndon remarked that in passing the crowd he touched Mascari on the shoulder, and said something which the Englishman did not overhear.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Glyndon had taken no part in the affray, neither had he participated largely in the excesses of the revel.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the last rose from the corpse and withdrew from that scene of confusion, Glyndon remarked that in passing the crowd he touched Mascari on the shoulder, and said something which the Englishman did not overhear.
overhear
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From this reading When the last rose from the corpse and withdrew from that scene of confusion, Glyndon remarked that in passing the crowd he touched Mascari on the shoulder, and said something which the Englishman did not overhear.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Glyndon had taken no part in the affray, neither had he participated largely in the excesses of the revel.
participated
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From this reading Glyndon had taken no part in the affray, neither had he participated largely in the excesses of the revel.
passing
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From this reading When the last rose from the corpse and withdrew from that scene of confusion, Glyndon remarked that in passing the crowd he touched Mascari on the shoulder, and said something which the Englishman did not overhear.
perhaps
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From this reading For his exemption from both he was perhaps indebted to the whispered exhortations of Zicci.
remarked
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From this reading When the last rose from the corpse and withdrew from that scene of confusion, Glyndon remarked that in passing the crowd he touched Mascari on the shoulder, and said something which the Englishman did not overhear.
revel
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From this reading Glyndon had taken no part in the affray, neither had he participated largely in the excesses of the revel.
rose
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From this reading When the last rose from the corpse and withdrew from that scene of confusion, Glyndon remarked that in passing the crowd he touched Mascari on the shoulder, and said something which the Englishman did not overhear.
sad
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From this reading Glyndon followed Zicci into the banquet-room, which, save where the moonlight slept on the marble floor, was wrapped in the sad and gloomy shadows of the advancing night.
said
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From this reading When the last rose from the corpse and withdrew from that scene of confusion, Glyndon remarked that in passing the crowd he touched Mascari on the shoulder, and said something which the Englishman did not overhear.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Glyndon followed Zicci into the banquet-room, which, save where the moonlight slept on the marble floor, was wrapped in the sad and gloomy shadows of the advancing night.
scene
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From this reading When the last rose from the corpse and withdrew from that scene of confusion, Glyndon remarked that in passing the crowd he touched Mascari on the shoulder, and said something which the Englishman did not overhear.
shadows
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From this reading Glyndon followed Zicci into the banquet-room, which, save where the moonlight slept on the marble floor, was wrapped in the sad and gloomy shadows of the advancing night.
shoulder
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From this reading When the last rose from the corpse and withdrew from that scene of confusion, Glyndon remarked that in passing the crowd he touched Mascari on the shoulder, and said something which the Englishman did not overhear.
slept
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From this reading Glyndon followed Zicci into the banquet-room, which, save where the moonlight slept on the marble floor, was wrapped in the sad and gloomy shadows of the advancing night.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading When the last rose from the corpse and withdrew from that scene of confusion, Glyndon remarked that in passing the crowd he touched Mascari on the shoulder, and said something which the Englishman did not overhear.
taken
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From this reading Glyndon had taken no part in the affray, neither had he participated largely in the excesses of the revel.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the last rose from the corpse and withdrew from that scene of confusion, Glyndon remarked that in passing the crowd he touched Mascari on the shoulder, and said something which the Englishman did not overhear.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Glyndon had taken no part in the affray, neither had he participated largely in the excesses of the revel.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "How could you foretell this fearful event?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For his exemption from both he was perhaps indebted to the whispered exhortations of Zicci.
touched
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From this reading When the last rose from the corpse and withdrew from that scene of confusion, Glyndon remarked that in passing the crowd he touched Mascari on the shoulder, and said something which the Englishman did not overhear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For his exemption from both he was perhaps indebted to the whispered exhortations of Zicci.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the last rose from the corpse and withdrew from that scene of confusion, Glyndon remarked that in passing the crowd he touched Mascari on the shoulder, and said something which the Englishman did not overhear.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Glyndon followed Zicci into the banquet-room, which, save where the moonlight slept on the marble floor, was wrapped in the sad and gloomy shadows of the advancing night.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When the last rose from the corpse and withdrew from that scene of confusion, Glyndon remarked that in passing the crowd he touched Mascari on the shoulder, and said something which the Englishman did not overhear.
whispered
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From this reading For his exemption from both he was perhaps indebted to the whispered exhortations of Zicci.
withdrew
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From this reading When the last rose from the corpse and withdrew from that scene of confusion, Glyndon remarked that in passing the crowd he touched Mascari on the shoulder, and said something which the Englishman did not overhear.
wrapped
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From this reading Glyndon followed Zicci into the banquet-room, which, save where the moonlight slept on the marble floor, was wrapped in the sad and gloomy shadows of the advancing night.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How could you foretell this fearful event?
Zicci
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From this reading For his exemption from both he was perhaps indebted to the whispered exhortations of Zicci.
