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From this reading And, besides, we were beginning to get accustomed to this troglodyte [1] life.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Although we were in the very deepest of known depths, there was something not unpleasant about it.
accustomed
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From this reading And, besides, we were beginning to get accustomed to this troglodyte [1] life.
all
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From this reading Being fossils, we looked upon all those things as mere jokes.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although we were in the very deepest of known depths, there was something not unpleasant about it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading DE PROFUNDIS I therefore awoke next day relieved from the preoccupation of an immediate start.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, besides, we were beginning to get accustomed to this troglodyte [1] life.
any
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From this reading I no longer thought of sun, moon, and stars, trees, houses, and towns, nor of any of those terrestrial superfluities which are necessaries of men who live upon the earth's surface.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I no longer thought of sun, moon, and stars, trees, houses, and towns, nor of any of those terrestrial superfluities which are necessaries of men who live upon the earth's surface.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Being fossils, we looked upon all those things as mere jokes.
awoke
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From this reading DE PROFUNDIS I therefore awoke next day relieved from the preoccupation of an immediate start.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And, besides, we were beginning to get accustomed to this troglodyte [1] life.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being fossils, we looked upon all those things as mere jokes.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading And, besides, we were beginning to get accustomed to this troglodyte [1] life.
day
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From this reading DE PROFUNDIS I therefore awoke next day relieved from the preoccupation of an immediate start.
DE
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From this reading DE PROFUNDIS I therefore awoke next day relieved from the preoccupation of an immediate start.
deepest
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From this reading Although we were in the very deepest of known depths, there was something not unpleasant about it.
depths
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From this reading Although we were in the very deepest of known depths, there was something not unpleasant about it.
earth's
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From this reading I no longer thought of sun, moon, and stars, trees, houses, and towns, nor of any of those terrestrial superfluities which are necessaries of men who live upon the earth's surface.
fossils
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From this reading Being fossils, we looked upon all those things as mere jokes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading DE PROFUNDIS I therefore awoke next day relieved from the preoccupation of an immediate start.
get
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From this reading And, besides, we were beginning to get accustomed to this troglodyte [1] life.
houses
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From this reading I no longer thought of sun, moon, and stars, trees, houses, and towns, nor of any of those terrestrial superfluities which are necessaries of men who live upon the earth's surface.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DE PROFUNDIS I therefore awoke next day relieved from the preoccupation of an immediate start.
immediate
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From this reading DE PROFUNDIS I therefore awoke next day relieved from the preoccupation of an immediate start.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Although we were in the very deepest of known depths, there was something not unpleasant about it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Although we were in the very deepest of known depths, there was something not unpleasant about it.
jokes
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From this reading Being fossils, we looked upon all those things as mere jokes.
known
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From this reading Although we were in the very deepest of known depths, there was something not unpleasant about it.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, besides, we were beginning to get accustomed to this troglodyte [1] life.
live
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From this reading I no longer thought of sun, moon, and stars, trees, houses, and towns, nor of any of those terrestrial superfluities which are necessaries of men who live upon the earth's surface.
longer
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From this reading I no longer thought of sun, moon, and stars, trees, houses, and towns, nor of any of those terrestrial superfluities which are necessaries of men who live upon the earth's surface.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Being fossils, we looked upon all those things as mere jokes.
men
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From this reading I no longer thought of sun, moon, and stars, trees, houses, and towns, nor of any of those terrestrial superfluities which are necessaries of men who live upon the earth's surface.
mere
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From this reading Being fossils, we looked upon all those things as mere jokes.
moon
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From this reading I no longer thought of sun, moon, and stars, trees, houses, and towns, nor of any of those terrestrial superfluities which are necessaries of men who live upon the earth's surface.
necessaries
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From this reading I no longer thought of sun, moon, and stars, trees, houses, and towns, nor of any of those terrestrial superfluities which are necessaries of men who live upon the earth's surface.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DE PROFUNDIS I therefore awoke next day relieved from the preoccupation of an immediate start.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I no longer thought of sun, moon, and stars, trees, houses, and towns, nor of any of those terrestrial superfluities which are necessaries of men who live upon the earth's surface.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I no longer thought of sun, moon, and stars, trees, houses, and towns, nor of any of those terrestrial superfluities which are necessaries of men who live upon the earth's surface.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Although we were in the very deepest of known depths, there was something not unpleasant about it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DE PROFUNDIS I therefore awoke next day relieved from the preoccupation of an immediate start.
preoccupation
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From this reading DE PROFUNDIS I therefore awoke next day relieved from the preoccupation of an immediate start.
PROFUNDIS
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From this reading DE PROFUNDIS I therefore awoke next day relieved from the preoccupation of an immediate start.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading DE PROFUNDIS I therefore awoke next day relieved from the preoccupation of an immediate start.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Although we were in the very deepest of known depths, there was something not unpleasant about it.
stars
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From this reading I no longer thought of sun, moon, and stars, trees, houses, and towns, nor of any of those terrestrial superfluities which are necessaries of men who live upon the earth's surface.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DE PROFUNDIS I therefore awoke next day relieved from the preoccupation of an immediate start.
sun
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From this reading I no longer thought of sun, moon, and stars, trees, houses, and towns, nor of any of those terrestrial superfluities which are necessaries of men who live upon the earth's surface.
superfluities
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From this reading I no longer thought of sun, moon, and stars, trees, houses, and towns, nor of any of those terrestrial superfluities which are necessaries of men who live upon the earth's surface.
surface
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From this reading I no longer thought of sun, moon, and stars, trees, houses, and towns, nor of any of those terrestrial superfluities which are necessaries of men who live upon the earth's surface.
terrestrial
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From this reading I no longer thought of sun, moon, and stars, trees, houses, and towns, nor of any of those terrestrial superfluities which are necessaries of men who live upon the earth's surface.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DE PROFUNDIS I therefore awoke next day relieved from the preoccupation of an immediate start.
there
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From this reading Although we were in the very deepest of known depths, there was something not unpleasant about it.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading DE PROFUNDIS I therefore awoke next day relieved from the preoccupation of an immediate start.
things
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From this reading Being fossils, we looked upon all those things as mere jokes.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And, besides, we were beginning to get accustomed to this troglodyte [1] life.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I no longer thought of sun, moon, and stars, trees, houses, and towns, nor of any of those terrestrial superfluities which are necessaries of men who live upon the earth's surface.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I no longer thought of sun, moon, and stars, trees, houses, and towns, nor of any of those terrestrial superfluities which are necessaries of men who live upon the earth's surface.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And, besides, we were beginning to get accustomed to this troglodyte [1] life.
towns
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From this reading I no longer thought of sun, moon, and stars, trees, houses, and towns, nor of any of those terrestrial superfluities which are necessaries of men who live upon the earth's surface.
trees
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From this reading I no longer thought of sun, moon, and stars, trees, houses, and towns, nor of any of those terrestrial superfluities which are necessaries of men who live upon the earth's surface.
troglodyte
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From this reading And, besides, we were beginning to get accustomed to this troglodyte [1] life.
unpleasant
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From this reading Although we were in the very deepest of known depths, there was something not unpleasant about it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I no longer thought of sun, moon, and stars, trees, houses, and towns, nor of any of those terrestrial superfluities which are necessaries of men who live upon the earth's surface.
very
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From this reading Although we were in the very deepest of known depths, there was something not unpleasant about it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Although we were in the very deepest of known depths, there was something not unpleasant about it.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Although we were in the very deepest of known depths, there was something not unpleasant about it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Although we were in the very deepest of known depths, there was something not unpleasant about it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I no longer thought of sun, moon, and stars, trees, houses, and towns, nor of any of those terrestrial superfluities which are necessaries of men who live upon the earth's surface.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I no longer thought of sun, moon, and stars, trees, houses, and towns, nor of any of those terrestrial superfluities which are necessaries of men who live upon the earth's surface.
