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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 The young man's imagination, naturally inflammable, was singularly excited by the little he had seen and heard of this strange being; a spell he could neither master nor account for, attracted him towards the stranger.
account
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From this reading The young man's imagination, naturally inflammable, was singularly excited by the little he had seen and heard of this strange being; a spell he could neither master nor account for, attracted him towards the stranger.
acquaintance
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From this reading Why at one moment reject Glyndon's acquaintance, at another save him from danger?
acquired
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From this reading How had Zicci thus acquired the knowledge of enemies unknown to Glyndon himself?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young man's imagination, naturally inflammable, was singularly excited by the little he had seen and heard of this strange being; a spell he could neither master nor account for, attracted him towards the stranger.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Why at one moment reject Glyndon's acquaintance, at another save him from danger?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Why at one moment reject Glyndon's acquaintance, at another save him from danger?
attracted
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From this reading The young man's imagination, naturally inflammable, was singularly excited by the little he had seen and heard of this strange being; a spell he could neither master nor account for, attracted him towards the stranger.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The young man's imagination, naturally inflammable, was singularly excited by the little he had seen and heard of this strange being; a spell he could neither master nor account for, attracted him towards the stranger.
benevolent
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From this reading Zicci's power seemed mysterious and great, his motives kindly and benevolent, yet his manners chilling and repellant.
bent
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From this reading The next day, Glyndon bent his steps towards Zicci's palace.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The young man's imagination, naturally inflammable, was singularly excited by the little he had seen and heard of this strange being; a spell he could neither master nor account for, attracted him towards the stranger.
chilling
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From this reading Zicci's power seemed mysterious and great, his motives kindly and benevolent, yet his manners chilling and repellant.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The young man's imagination, naturally inflammable, was singularly excited by the little he had seen and heard of this strange being; a spell he could neither master nor account for, attracted him towards the stranger.
danger
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From this reading Why at one moment reject Glyndon's acquaintance, at another save him from danger?
day
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From this reading The next day, Glyndon bent his steps towards Zicci's palace.
enemies
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excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading The young man's imagination, naturally inflammable, was singularly excited by the little he had seen and heard of this strange being; a spell he could neither master nor account for, attracted him towards the stranger.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The young man's imagination, naturally inflammable, was singularly excited by the little he had seen and heard of this strange being; a spell he could neither master nor account for, attracted him towards the stranger.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Why at one moment reject Glyndon's acquaintance, at another save him from danger?
Glyndon
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From this reading The next day, Glyndon bent his steps towards Zicci's palace.
Glyndon's
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From this reading Why at one moment reject Glyndon's acquaintance, at another save him from danger?
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Zicci's power seemed mysterious and great, his motives kindly and benevolent, yet his manners chilling and repellant.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The young man's imagination, naturally inflammable, was singularly excited by the little he had seen and heard of this strange being; a spell he could neither master nor account for, attracted him towards the stranger.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The young man's imagination, naturally inflammable, was singularly excited by the little he had seen and heard of this strange being; a spell he could neither master nor account for, attracted him towards the stranger.
heard
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From this reading The young man's imagination, naturally inflammable, was singularly excited by the little he had seen and heard of this strange being; a spell he could neither master nor account for, attracted him towards the stranger.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The young man's imagination, naturally inflammable, was singularly excited by the little he had seen and heard of this strange being; a spell he could neither master nor account for, attracted him towards the stranger.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading How had Zicci thus acquired the knowledge of enemies unknown to Glyndon himself?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next day, Glyndon bent his steps towards Zicci's palace.
How
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From this reading How had Zicci thus acquired the knowledge of enemies unknown to Glyndon himself?
imagination
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From this reading The young man's imagination, naturally inflammable, was singularly excited by the little he had seen and heard of this strange being; a spell he could neither master nor account for, attracted him towards the stranger.
inflammable
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From this reading The young man's imagination, naturally inflammable, was singularly excited by the little he had seen and heard of this strange being; a spell he could neither master nor account for, attracted him towards the stranger.
kindly
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From this reading Zicci's power seemed mysterious and great, his motives kindly and benevolent, yet his manners chilling and repellant.
knowledge
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From this reading How had Zicci thus acquired the knowledge of enemies unknown to Glyndon himself?
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young man's imagination, naturally inflammable, was singularly excited by the little he had seen and heard of this strange being; a spell he could neither master nor account for, attracted him towards the stranger.
man's
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From this reading The young man's imagination, naturally inflammable, was singularly excited by the little he had seen and heard of this strange being; a spell he could neither master nor account for, attracted him towards the stranger.
manners
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From this reading Zicci's power seemed mysterious and great, his motives kindly and benevolent, yet his manners chilling and repellant.
master
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From this reading The young man's imagination, naturally inflammable, was singularly excited by the little he had seen and heard of this strange being; a spell he could neither master nor account for, attracted him towards the stranger.
moment
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From this reading Why at one moment reject Glyndon's acquaintance, at another save him from danger?
motives
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From this reading Zicci's power seemed mysterious and great, his motives kindly and benevolent, yet his manners chilling and repellant.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Zicci's power seemed mysterious and great, his motives kindly and benevolent, yet his manners chilling and repellant.
naturally
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From this reading The young man's imagination, naturally inflammable, was singularly excited by the little he had seen and heard of this strange being; a spell he could neither master nor account for, attracted him towards the stranger.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The young man's imagination, naturally inflammable, was singularly excited by the little he had seen and heard of this strange being; a spell he could neither master nor account for, attracted him towards the stranger.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day, Glyndon bent his steps towards Zicci's palace.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The young man's imagination, naturally inflammable, was singularly excited by the little he had seen and heard of this strange being; a spell he could neither master nor account for, attracted him towards the stranger.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The young man's imagination, naturally inflammable, was singularly excited by the little he had seen and heard of this strange being; a spell he could neither master nor account for, attracted him towards the stranger.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Why at one moment reject Glyndon's acquaintance, at another save him from danger?
palace
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From this reading The next day, Glyndon bent his steps towards Zicci's palace.
power
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From this reading Zicci's power seemed mysterious and great, his motives kindly and benevolent, yet his manners chilling and repellant.
reject
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From this reading Why at one moment reject Glyndon's acquaintance, at another save him from danger?
repellant
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From this reading Zicci's power seemed mysterious and great, his motives kindly and benevolent, yet his manners chilling and repellant.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Why at one moment reject Glyndon's acquaintance, at another save him from danger?
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Zicci's power seemed mysterious and great, his motives kindly and benevolent, yet his manners chilling and repellant.
seen
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From this reading The young man's imagination, naturally inflammable, was singularly excited by the little he had seen and heard of this strange being; a spell he could neither master nor account for, attracted him towards the stranger.
singularly
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From this reading The young man's imagination, naturally inflammable, was singularly excited by the little he had seen and heard of this strange being; a spell he could neither master nor account for, attracted him towards the stranger.
spell
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From this reading The young man's imagination, naturally inflammable, was singularly excited by the little he had seen and heard of this strange being; a spell he could neither master nor account for, attracted him towards the stranger.
steps
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From this reading The next day, Glyndon bent his steps towards Zicci's palace.
strange
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From this reading The young man's imagination, naturally inflammable, was singularly excited by the little he had seen and heard of this strange being; a spell he could neither master nor account for, attracted him towards the stranger.
stranger
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From this reading The young man's imagination, naturally inflammable, was singularly excited by the little he had seen and heard of this strange being; a spell he could neither master nor account for, attracted him towards the stranger.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day, Glyndon bent his steps towards Zicci's palace.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The young man's imagination, naturally inflammable, was singularly excited by the little he had seen and heard of this strange being; a spell he could neither master nor account for, attracted him towards the stranger.
thus
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From this reading How had Zicci thus acquired the knowledge of enemies unknown to Glyndon himself?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How had Zicci thus acquired the knowledge of enemies unknown to Glyndon himself?
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The next day, Glyndon bent his steps towards Zicci's palace.
unknown
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From this reading How had Zicci thus acquired the knowledge of enemies unknown to Glyndon himself?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The young man's imagination, naturally inflammable, was singularly excited by the little he had seen and heard of this strange being; a spell he could neither master nor account for, attracted him towards the stranger.
Why
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From this reading Why at one moment reject Glyndon's acquaintance, at another save him from danger?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Zicci's power seemed mysterious and great, his motives kindly and benevolent, yet his manners chilling and repellant.
young
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From this reading The young man's imagination, naturally inflammable, was singularly excited by the little he had seen and heard of this strange being; a spell he could neither master nor account for, attracted him towards the stranger.
Zicci
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Zicci's
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From this reading The next day, Glyndon bent his steps towards Zicci's palace.
