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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 IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then he took out another cigarette, struck a match, looked at his watch, and lit the cigarette.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last he slept soundly, and awoke refreshed, but hungry.
awoke
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From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading The loaf lay beside him, and with his knife he cut a slice from it, munching the coarse bread with more of relish than he had thought possible when he first saw it.
bread
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From this reading The loaf lay beside him, and with his knife he cut a slice from it, munching the coarse bread with more of relish than he had thought possible when he first saw it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At last he slept soundly, and awoke refreshed, but hungry.
cigarette
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From this reading Then he took out another cigarette, struck a match, looked at his watch, and lit the cigarette.
coarse
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From this reading The loaf lay beside him, and with his knife he cut a slice from it, munching the coarse bread with more of relish than he had thought possible when he first saw it.
cries
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From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
cut
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From this reading The loaf lay beside him, and with his knife he cut a slice from it, munching the coarse bread with more of relish than he had thought possible when he first saw it.
devotion
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From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
dozedverbUS /doʊzd/
slept lightly or briefly
From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The loaf lay beside him, and with his knife he cut a slice from it, munching the coarse bread with more of relish than he had thought possible when he first saw it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The loaf lay beside him, and with his knife he cut a slice from it, munching the coarse bread with more of relish than he had thought possible when he first saw it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
heard
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From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The loaf lay beside him, and with his knife he cut a slice from it, munching the coarse bread with more of relish than he had thought possible when he first saw it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The loaf lay beside him, and with his knife he cut a slice from it, munching the coarse bread with more of relish than he had thought possible when he first saw it.
hungry
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From this reading At last he slept soundly, and awoke refreshed, but hungry.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The loaf lay beside him, and with his knife he cut a slice from it, munching the coarse bread with more of relish than he had thought possible when he first saw it.
Jack
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From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
kind
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From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
knife
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From this reading The loaf lay beside him, and with his knife he cut a slice from it, munching the coarse bread with more of relish than he had thought possible when he first saw it.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last he slept soundly, and awoke refreshed, but hungry.
lay
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From this reading The loaf lay beside him, and with his knife he cut a slice from it, munching the coarse bread with more of relish than he had thought possible when he first saw it.
lit
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From this reading Then he took out another cigarette, struck a match, looked at his watch, and lit the cigarette.
loaf
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From this reading The loaf lay beside him, and with his knife he cut a slice from it, munching the coarse bread with more of relish than he had thought possible when he first saw it.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he took out another cigarette, struck a match, looked at his watch, and lit the cigarette.
malediction
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From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
match
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From this reading Then he took out another cigarette, struck a match, looked at his watch, and lit the cigarette.
mingled
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From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
minutes
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From this reading It was ten minutes past two.
more
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From this reading The loaf lay beside him, and with his knife he cut a slice from it, munching the coarse bread with more of relish than he had thought possible when he first saw it.
munching
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From this reading The loaf lay beside him, and with his knife he cut a slice from it, munching the coarse bread with more of relish than he had thought possible when he first saw it.
now
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From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
off
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From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
out
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From this reading Then he took out another cigarette, struck a match, looked at his watch, and lit the cigarette.
past
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From this reading It was ten minutes past two.
position
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From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
possible
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From this reading The loaf lay beside him, and with his knife he cut a slice from it, munching the coarse bread with more of relish than he had thought possible when he first saw it.
rather
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From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
refreshed
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From this reading At last he slept soundly, and awoke refreshed, but hungry.
relish
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From this reading The loaf lay beside him, and with his knife he cut a slice from it, munching the coarse bread with more of relish than he had thought possible when he first saw it.
saw
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From this reading The loaf lay beside him, and with his knife he cut a slice from it, munching the coarse bread with more of relish than he had thought possible when he first saw it.
semi-stupor
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From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
slept
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From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
slice
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From this reading The loaf lay beside him, and with his knife he cut a slice from it, munching the coarse bread with more of relish than he had thought possible when he first saw it.
soundly
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From this reading At last he slept soundly, and awoke refreshed, but hungry.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he took out another cigarette, struck a match, looked at his watch, and lit the cigarette.
ten
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From this reading It was ten minutes past two.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The loaf lay beside him, and with his knife he cut a slice from it, munching the coarse bread with more of relish than he had thought possible when he first saw it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
then
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From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he took out another cigarette, struck a match, looked at his watch, and lit the cigarette.
two
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From this reading It was ten minutes past two.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was ten minutes past two.
watch
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From this reading Then he took out another cigarette, struck a match, looked at his watch, and lit the cigarette.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The loaf lay beside him, and with his knife he cut a slice from it, munching the coarse bread with more of relish than he had thought possible when he first saw it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN this position Jack slept off and on, or rather, dozed into a kind of semi-stupor, from which he awoke with a start now and then, as he thought he heard again the mingled cries of devotion and malediction.
