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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 "At the council of the Brotherhood he was discovered behind a curtain in the secret Chamber of Assembly, and no doubt can exist but that he watched and obtained knowledge of our rites and intentions.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "He--he hath learned of the plot against our Oppressors?" she gasped.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "At the council of the Brotherhood he was discovered behind a curtain in the secret Chamber of Assembly, and no doubt can exist but that he watched and obtained knowledge of our rites and intentions.
Assembly
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From this reading "At the council of the Brotherhood he was discovered behind a curtain in the secret Chamber of Assembly, and no doubt can exist but that he watched and obtained knowledge of our rites and intentions.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At the council of the Brotherhood he was discovered behind a curtain in the secret Chamber of Assembly, and no doubt can exist but that he watched and obtained knowledge of our rites and intentions.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Upon me, therefore, will fall the fierce and fatal wrath of the Brotherhood, for within my walls hath their secret been betrayed!"
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "At the council of the Brotherhood he was discovered behind a curtain in the secret Chamber of Assembly, and no doubt can exist but that he watched and obtained knowledge of our rites and intentions.
betrayed
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From this reading Upon me, therefore, will fall the fierce and fatal wrath of the Brotherhood, for within my walls hath their secret been betrayed!"
Brotherhood
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From this reading "At the council of the Brotherhood he was discovered behind a curtain in the secret Chamber of Assembly, and no doubt can exist but that he watched and obtained knowledge of our rites and intentions.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "At the council of the Brotherhood he was discovered behind a curtain in the secret Chamber of Assembly, and no doubt can exist but that he watched and obtained knowledge of our rites and intentions.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "At the council of the Brotherhood he was discovered behind a curtain in the secret Chamber of Assembly, and no doubt can exist but that he watched and obtained knowledge of our rites and intentions.
Chamber
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From this reading "At the council of the Brotherhood he was discovered behind a curtain in the secret Chamber of Assembly, and no doubt can exist but that he watched and obtained knowledge of our rites and intentions.
councilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "At the council of the Brotherhood he was discovered behind a curtain in the secret Chamber of Assembly, and no doubt can exist but that he watched and obtained knowledge of our rites and intentions.
curtain
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From this reading "At the council of the Brotherhood he was discovered behind a curtain in the secret Chamber of Assembly, and no doubt can exist but that he watched and obtained knowledge of our rites and intentions.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Tell me, how did it occur?"
discovered
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From this reading "At the council of the Brotherhood he was discovered behind a curtain in the secret Chamber of Assembly, and no doubt can exist but that he watched and obtained knowledge of our rites and intentions.
doubt
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From this reading "At the council of the Brotherhood he was discovered behind a curtain in the secret Chamber of Assembly, and no doubt can exist but that he watched and obtained knowledge of our rites and intentions.
exist
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From this reading "At the council of the Brotherhood he was discovered behind a curtain in the secret Chamber of Assembly, and no doubt can exist but that he watched and obtained knowledge of our rites and intentions.
fall
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From this reading Upon me, therefore, will fall the fierce and fatal wrath of the Brotherhood, for within my walls hath their secret been betrayed!"
fatal
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From this reading Upon me, therefore, will fall the fierce and fatal wrath of the Brotherhood, for within my walls hath their secret been betrayed!"
fierce
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From this reading Upon me, therefore, will fall the fierce and fatal wrath of the Brotherhood, for within my walls hath their secret been betrayed!"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Upon me, therefore, will fall the fierce and fatal wrath of the Brotherhood, for within my walls hath their secret been betrayed!"
gain
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From this reading "But--how did he gain the Chamber of the Assembly?" she stammered.
gasped
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From this reading "He--he hath learned of the plot against our Oppressors?" she gasped.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading "He--he hath learned of the plot against our Oppressors?" she gasped.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He--he hath learned of the plot against our Oppressors?" she gasped.
how
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From this reading "Tell me, how did it occur?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "At the council of the Brotherhood he was discovered behind a curtain in the secret Chamber of Assembly, and no doubt can exist but that he watched and obtained knowledge of our rites and intentions.
intentions
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From this reading "At the council of the Brotherhood he was discovered behind a curtain in the secret Chamber of Assembly, and no doubt can exist but that he watched and obtained knowledge of our rites and intentions.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Tell me, how did it occur?"
knowledge
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From this reading "At the council of the Brotherhood he was discovered behind a curtain in the secret Chamber of Assembly, and no doubt can exist but that he watched and obtained knowledge of our rites and intentions.
learned
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From this reading "He--he hath learned of the plot against our Oppressors?" she gasped.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell me, how did it occur?"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Upon me, therefore, will fall the fierce and fatal wrath of the Brotherhood, for within my walls hath their secret been betrayed!"
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "At the council of the Brotherhood he was discovered behind a curtain in the secret Chamber of Assembly, and no doubt can exist but that he watched and obtained knowledge of our rites and intentions.
obtained
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From this reading "At the council of the Brotherhood he was discovered behind a curtain in the secret Chamber of Assembly, and no doubt can exist but that he watched and obtained knowledge of our rites and intentions.
occur
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From this reading "Tell me, how did it occur?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He--he hath learned of the plot against our Oppressors?" she gasped.
Oppressors
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From this reading "He--he hath learned of the plot against our Oppressors?" she gasped.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "He--he hath learned of the plot against our Oppressors?" she gasped.
plot
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From this reading "He--he hath learned of the plot against our Oppressors?" she gasped.
rites
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From this reading "At the council of the Brotherhood he was discovered behind a curtain in the secret Chamber of Assembly, and no doubt can exist but that he watched and obtained knowledge of our rites and intentions.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "At the council of the Brotherhood he was discovered behind a curtain in the secret Chamber of Assembly, and no doubt can exist but that he watched and obtained knowledge of our rites and intentions.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He--he hath learned of the plot against our Oppressors?" she gasped.
stammered
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From this reading "But--how did he gain the Chamber of the Assembly?" she stammered.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tell me, how did it occur?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "At the council of the Brotherhood he was discovered behind a curtain in the secret Chamber of Assembly, and no doubt can exist but that he watched and obtained knowledge of our rites and intentions.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He--he hath learned of the plot against our Oppressors?" she gasped.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Upon me, therefore, will fall the fierce and fatal wrath of the Brotherhood, for within my walls hath their secret been betrayed!"
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Upon me, therefore, will fall the fierce and fatal wrath of the Brotherhood, for within my walls hath their secret been betrayed!"
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon me, therefore, will fall the fierce and fatal wrath of the Brotherhood, for within my walls hath their secret been betrayed!"
walls
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From this reading Upon me, therefore, will fall the fierce and fatal wrath of the Brotherhood, for within my walls hath their secret been betrayed!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "At the council of the Brotherhood he was discovered behind a curtain in the secret Chamber of Assembly, and no doubt can exist but that he watched and obtained knowledge of our rites and intentions.
watched
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From this reading "At the council of the Brotherhood he was discovered behind a curtain in the secret Chamber of Assembly, and no doubt can exist but that he watched and obtained knowledge of our rites and intentions.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Upon me, therefore, will fall the fierce and fatal wrath of the Brotherhood, for within my walls hath their secret been betrayed!"
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Upon me, therefore, will fall the fierce and fatal wrath of the Brotherhood, for within my walls hath their secret been betrayed!"
wrath
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From this reading Upon me, therefore, will fall the fierce and fatal wrath of the Brotherhood, for within my walls hath their secret been betrayed!"
