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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 When he awoke and found himself in darkness, he could not for a time understand where he was.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Finding none, he put out his hand to feel for his bedfellow, and lit instead on the rough surface of the door, against which he had sunk down in his sleep until only his head rested upon it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When he awoke and found himself in darkness, he could not for a time understand where he was.
awoke
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From this reading When he awoke and found himself in darkness, he could not for a time understand where he was.
bedfellow
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From this reading Finding none, he put out his hand to feel for his bedfellow, and lit instead on the rough surface of the door, against which he had sunk down in his sleep until only his head rested upon it.
comforted
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From this reading The line of light which had comforted him was gone, and with it the homely sounds of kitchen life.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When he awoke and found himself in darkness, he could not for a time understand where he was.
darkness
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From this reading When he awoke and found himself in darkness, he could not for a time understand where he was.
door
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From this reading Finding none, he put out his hand to feel for his bedfellow, and lit instead on the rough surface of the door, against which he had sunk down in his sleep until only his head rested upon it.
down
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From this reading Finding none, he put out his hand to feel for his bedfellow, and lit instead on the rough surface of the door, against which he had sunk down in his sleep until only his head rested upon it.
feel
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From this reading Finding none, he put out his hand to feel for his bedfellow, and lit instead on the rough surface of the door, against which he had sunk down in his sleep until only his head rested upon it.
Finding
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From this reading Finding none, he put out his hand to feel for his bedfellow, and lit instead on the rough surface of the door, against which he had sunk down in his sleep until only his head rested upon it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When he awoke and found himself in darkness, he could not for a time understand where he was.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he awoke and found himself in darkness, he could not for a time understand where he was.
gone
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From this reading The line of light which had comforted him was gone, and with it the homely sounds of kitchen life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The line of light which had comforted him was gone, and with it the homely sounds of kitchen life.
hand
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From this reading Finding none, he put out his hand to feel for his bedfellow, and lit instead on the rough surface of the door, against which he had sunk down in his sleep until only his head rested upon it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he awoke and found himself in darkness, he could not for a time understand where he was.
head
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From this reading Finding none, he put out his hand to feel for his bedfellow, and lit instead on the rough surface of the door, against which he had sunk down in his sleep until only his head rested upon it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The line of light which had comforted him was gone, and with it the homely sounds of kitchen life.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When he awoke and found himself in darkness, he could not for a time understand where he was.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He stretched his sore limbs in the darkness and shivered, looking timidly for the outline of a window.
homely
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From this reading The line of light which had comforted him was gone, and with it the homely sounds of kitchen life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he awoke and found himself in darkness, he could not for a time understand where he was.
instead
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From this reading Finding none, he put out his hand to feel for his bedfellow, and lit instead on the rough surface of the door, against which he had sunk down in his sleep until only his head rested upon it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The line of light which had comforted him was gone, and with it the homely sounds of kitchen life.
kitchen
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From this reading The line of light which had comforted him was gone, and with it the homely sounds of kitchen life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The line of light which had comforted him was gone, and with it the homely sounds of kitchen life.
light
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From this reading The line of light which had comforted him was gone, and with it the homely sounds of kitchen life.
limbs
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From this reading He stretched his sore limbs in the darkness and shivered, looking timidly for the outline of a window.
line
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From this reading The line of light which had comforted him was gone, and with it the homely sounds of kitchen life.
lit
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From this reading Finding none, he put out his hand to feel for his bedfellow, and lit instead on the rough surface of the door, against which he had sunk down in his sleep until only his head rested upon it.
looking
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From this reading He stretched his sore limbs in the darkness and shivered, looking timidly for the outline of a window.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Finding none, he put out his hand to feel for his bedfellow, and lit instead on the rough surface of the door, against which he had sunk down in his sleep until only his head rested upon it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When he awoke and found himself in darkness, he could not for a time understand where he was.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The line of light which had comforted him was gone, and with it the homely sounds of kitchen life.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Finding none, he put out his hand to feel for his bedfellow, and lit instead on the rough surface of the door, against which he had sunk down in his sleep until only his head rested upon it.
only
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From this reading Finding none, he put out his hand to feel for his bedfellow, and lit instead on the rough surface of the door, against which he had sunk down in his sleep until only his head rested upon it.
out
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From this reading Finding none, he put out his hand to feel for his bedfellow, and lit instead on the rough surface of the door, against which he had sunk down in his sleep until only his head rested upon it.
outline
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From this reading He stretched his sore limbs in the darkness and shivered, looking timidly for the outline of a window.
put
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From this reading Finding none, he put out his hand to feel for his bedfellow, and lit instead on the rough surface of the door, against which he had sunk down in his sleep until only his head rested upon it.
rested
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From this reading Finding none, he put out his hand to feel for his bedfellow, and lit instead on the rough surface of the door, against which he had sunk down in his sleep until only his head rested upon it.
rough
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From this reading Finding none, he put out his hand to feel for his bedfellow, and lit instead on the rough surface of the door, against which he had sunk down in his sleep until only his head rested upon it.
shivered
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From this reading He stretched his sore limbs in the darkness and shivered, looking timidly for the outline of a window.
sleep
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From this reading Finding none, he put out his hand to feel for his bedfellow, and lit instead on the rough surface of the door, against which he had sunk down in his sleep until only his head rested upon it.
sore
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From this reading He stretched his sore limbs in the darkness and shivered, looking timidly for the outline of a window.
sounds
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From this reading The line of light which had comforted him was gone, and with it the homely sounds of kitchen life.
stretched
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From this reading He stretched his sore limbs in the darkness and shivered, looking timidly for the outline of a window.
sunk
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From this reading Finding none, he put out his hand to feel for his bedfellow, and lit instead on the rough surface of the door, against which he had sunk down in his sleep until only his head rested upon it.
surface
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From this reading Finding none, he put out his hand to feel for his bedfellow, and lit instead on the rough surface of the door, against which he had sunk down in his sleep until only his head rested upon it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The line of light which had comforted him was gone, and with it the homely sounds of kitchen life.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he awoke and found himself in darkness, he could not for a time understand where he was.
timidly
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From this reading He stretched his sore limbs in the darkness and shivered, looking timidly for the outline of a window.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Finding none, he put out his hand to feel for his bedfellow, and lit instead on the rough surface of the door, against which he had sunk down in his sleep until only his head rested upon it.
TREASURE
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From this reading TREASURE TROVE.
TROVE
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From this reading TREASURE TROVE.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he awoke and found himself in darkness, he could not for a time understand where he was.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Finding none, he put out his hand to feel for his bedfellow, and lit instead on the rough surface of the door, against which he had sunk down in his sleep until only his head rested upon it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Finding none, he put out his hand to feel for his bedfellow, and lit instead on the rough surface of the door, against which he had sunk down in his sleep until only his head rested upon it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he awoke and found himself in darkness, he could not for a time understand where he was.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he awoke and found himself in darkness, he could not for a time understand where he was.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading When he awoke and found himself in darkness, he could not for a time understand where he was.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The line of light which had comforted him was gone, and with it the homely sounds of kitchen life.
window
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From this reading He stretched his sore limbs in the darkness and shivered, looking timidly for the outline of a window.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The line of light which had comforted him was gone, and with it the homely sounds of kitchen life.
