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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 I awoke next morning after a sweet and dreamless sleep that was almost inspiring.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There were more patent contrivances about that yacht than I have ever seen in such small compass before.
accustomed
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From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I awoke next morning after a sweet and dreamless sleep that was almost inspiring.
all
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From this reading There was a water-condensing machine, an ice-making machine, and all the usual fittings that now go to the construction of a luxurious steamer for sailing in warm latitudes.
almost
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From this reading I awoke next morning after a sweet and dreamless sleep that was almost inspiring.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was a water-condensing machine, an ice-making machine, and all the usual fittings that now go to the construction of a luxurious steamer for sailing in warm latitudes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I awoke next morning after a sweet and dreamless sleep that was almost inspiring.
awoke
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From this reading I awoke next morning after a sweet and dreamless sleep that was almost inspiring.
bed
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From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There were more patent contrivances about that yacht than I have ever seen in such small compass before.
block
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From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
compass
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From this reading There were more patent contrivances about that yacht than I have ever seen in such small compass before.
confess
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From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
construction
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From this reading There was a water-condensing machine, an ice-making machine, and all the usual fittings that now go to the construction of a luxurious steamer for sailing in warm latitudes.
contrivances
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From this reading There were more patent contrivances about that yacht than I have ever seen in such small compass before.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course it had electric lights everywhere.
dreamless
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From this reading I awoke next morning after a sweet and dreamless sleep that was almost inspiring.
electric
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From this reading Of course it had electric lights everywhere.
European
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From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were more patent contrivances about that yacht than I have ever seen in such small compass before.
everywhere
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From this reading Of course it had electric lights everywhere.
fittings
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From this reading There was a water-condensing machine, an ice-making machine, and all the usual fittings that now go to the construction of a luxurious steamer for sailing in warm latitudes.
floor
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From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
go
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From this reading There was a water-condensing machine, an ice-making machine, and all the usual fittings that now go to the construction of a luxurious steamer for sailing in warm latitudes.
habit
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From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There were more patent contrivances about that yacht than I have ever seen in such small compass before.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I awoke next morning after a sweet and dreamless sleep that was almost inspiring.
ice-making
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From this reading There was a water-condensing machine, an ice-making machine, and all the usual fittings that now go to the construction of a luxurious steamer for sailing in warm latitudes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
inspiring
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From this reading I awoke next morning after a sweet and dreamless sleep that was almost inspiring.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of course it had electric lights everywhere.
Japanese
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From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
latitudes
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From this reading There was a water-condensing machine, an ice-making machine, and all the usual fittings that now go to the construction of a luxurious steamer for sailing in warm latitudes.
lights
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From this reading Of course it had electric lights everywhere.
luxurious
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From this reading There was a water-condensing machine, an ice-making machine, and all the usual fittings that now go to the construction of a luxurious steamer for sailing in warm latitudes.
luxury
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From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
machine
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From this reading There was a water-condensing machine, an ice-making machine, and all the usual fittings that now go to the construction of a luxurious steamer for sailing in warm latitudes.
mat
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From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
Months
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From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
more
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From this reading There were more patent contrivances about that yacht than I have ever seen in such small compass before.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I awoke next morning after a sweet and dreamless sleep that was almost inspiring.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
necessity
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From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I awoke next morning after a sweet and dreamless sleep that was almost inspiring.
now
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From this reading There was a water-condensing machine, an ice-making machine, and all the usual fittings that now go to the construction of a luxurious steamer for sailing in warm latitudes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
paradise
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From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
patent
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From this reading There were more patent contrivances about that yacht than I have ever seen in such small compass before.
pillow
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From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
sailing
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From this reading There was a water-condensing machine, an ice-making machine, and all the usual fittings that now go to the construction of a luxurious steamer for sailing in warm latitudes.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
seen
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From this reading There were more patent contrivances about that yacht than I have ever seen in such small compass before.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
sleep
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From this reading I awoke next morning after a sweet and dreamless sleep that was almost inspiring.
slept
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From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
small
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From this reading There were more patent contrivances about that yacht than I have ever seen in such small compass before.
steamer
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From this reading There was a water-condensing machine, an ice-making machine, and all the usual fittings that now go to the construction of a luxurious steamer for sailing in warm latitudes.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There were more patent contrivances about that yacht than I have ever seen in such small compass before.
sweet
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From this reading I awoke next morning after a sweet and dreamless sleep that was almost inspiring.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There were more patent contrivances about that yacht than I have ever seen in such small compass before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I awoke next morning after a sweet and dreamless sleep that was almost inspiring.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
There
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From this reading There were more patent contrivances about that yacht than I have ever seen in such small compass before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
usual
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From this reading There was a water-condensing machine, an ice-making machine, and all the usual fittings that now go to the construction of a luxurious steamer for sailing in warm latitudes.
very
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From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
warm
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From this reading There was a water-condensing machine, an ice-making machine, and all the usual fittings that now go to the construction of a luxurious steamer for sailing in warm latitudes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I awoke next morning after a sweet and dreamless sleep that was almost inspiring.
water-condensing
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From this reading There was a water-condensing machine, an ice-making machine, and all the usual fittings that now go to the construction of a luxurious steamer for sailing in warm latitudes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were more patent contrivances about that yacht than I have ever seen in such small compass before.
West
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From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
wood
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From this reading Months and months had passed since I slept in a European bed, and, although necessity had accustomed me to the habit of a Japanese mat upon the floor and a block of wood for a pillow, I must confess that the bed of the West still seemed to me a very paradise of luxury.
yacht
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From this reading There were more patent contrivances about that yacht than I have ever seen in such small compass before.
