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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 Ah, what a blessed thing is sleep! and what a difference twelve hours of it or so makes to us after days and nights of toil and danger.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Ah, what a blessed thing is sleep! and what a difference twelve hours of it or so makes to us after days and nights of toil and danger.
Ah
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From this reading Ah, what a blessed thing is sleep! and what a difference twelve hours of it or so makes to us after days and nights of toil and danger.
almost
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From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is like going to bed one man and getting up another.
arrival
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From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
awake
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From this reading There was nothing else of him to be seen except his eyeglass, but I knew from the look of it that he was awake, and waiting till I woke up to begin.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was nothing else of him to be seen except his eyeglass, but I knew from the look of it that he was awake, and waiting till I woke up to begin.
bed
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From this reading It is like going to bed one man and getting up another.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I sat up upon my silken couch—never had I slept upon such a bed before—and the first thing that I saw was Good’s eyeglass fixed on me from the recesses of his silken couch.
begin
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From this reading There was nothing else of him to be seen except his eyeglass, but I knew from the look of it that he was awake, and waiting till I woke up to begin.
better
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From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
blessed
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From this reading Ah, what a blessed thing is sleep! and what a difference twelve hours of it or so makes to us after days and nights of toil and danger.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was nothing else of him to be seen except his eyeglass, but I knew from the look of it that he was awake, and waiting till I woke up to begin.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
couch
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From this reading I sat up upon my silken couch—never had I slept upon such a bed before—and the first thing that I saw was Good’s eyeglass fixed on me from the recesses of his silken couch.
danger
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From this reading Ah, what a blessed thing is sleep! and what a difference twelve hours of it or so makes to us after days and nights of toil and danger.
days
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From this reading Ah, what a blessed thing is sleep! and what a difference twelve hours of it or so makes to us after days and nights of toil and danger.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
difference
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From this reading Ah, what a blessed thing is sleep! and what a difference twelve hours of it or so makes to us after days and nights of toil and danger.
eight
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From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
else
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From this reading There was nothing else of him to be seen except his eyeglass, but I knew from the look of it that he was awake, and waiting till I woke up to begin.
exactly
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From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading There was nothing else of him to be seen except his eyeglass, but I knew from the look of it that he was awake, and waiting till I woke up to begin.
eyeglass
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From this reading I sat up upon my silken couch—never had I slept upon such a bed before—and the first thing that I saw was Good’s eyeglass fixed on me from the recesses of his silken couch.
feel
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From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sat up upon my silken couch—never had I slept upon such a bed before—and the first thing that I saw was Good’s eyeglass fixed on me from the recesses of his silken couch.
fixed
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From this reading I sat up upon my silken couch—never had I slept upon such a bed before—and the first thing that I saw was Good’s eyeglass fixed on me from the recesses of his silken couch.
following
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From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I sat up upon my silken couch—never had I slept upon such a bed before—and the first thing that I saw was Good’s eyeglass fixed on me from the recesses of his silken couch.
getting
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From this reading It is like going to bed one man and getting up another.
going
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From this reading It is like going to bed one man and getting up another.
Good's
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From this reading I sat up upon my silken couch—never had I slept upon such a bed before—and the first thing that I saw was Good’s eyeglass fixed on me from the recesses of his silken couch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I sat up upon my silken couch—never had I slept upon such a bed before—and the first thing that I saw was Good’s eyeglass fixed on me from the recesses of his silken couch.
half-past
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From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was nothing else of him to be seen except his eyeglass, but I knew from the look of it that he was awake, and waiting till I woke up to begin.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was nothing else of him to be seen except his eyeglass, but I knew from the look of it that he was awake, and waiting till I woke up to begin.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I sat up upon my silken couch—never had I slept upon such a bed before—and the first thing that I saw was Good’s eyeglass fixed on me from the recesses of his silken couch.
hours
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From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
indeed
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From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ah, what a blessed thing is sleep! and what a difference twelve hours of it or so makes to us after days and nights of toil and danger.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
knew
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From this reading There was nothing else of him to be seen except his eyeglass, but I knew from the look of it that he was awake, and waiting till I woke up to begin.
like
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From this reading It is like going to bed one man and getting up another.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was nothing else of him to be seen except his eyeglass, but I knew from the look of it that he was awake, and waiting till I woke up to begin.
makes
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From this reading Ah, what a blessed thing is sleep! and what a difference twelve hours of it or so makes to us after days and nights of toil and danger.
man
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From this reading It is like going to bed one man and getting up another.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I sat up upon my silken couch—never had I slept upon such a bed before—and the first thing that I saw was Good’s eyeglass fixed on me from the recesses of his silken couch.
Milosis
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From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sat up upon my silken couch—never had I slept upon such a bed before—and the first thing that I saw was Good’s eyeglass fixed on me from the recesses of his silken couch.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Ah, what a blessed thing is sleep! and what a difference twelve hours of it or so makes to us after days and nights of toil and danger.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing else of him to be seen except his eyeglass, but I knew from the look of it that he was awake, and waiting till I woke up to begin.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ah, what a blessed thing is sleep! and what a difference twelve hours of it or so makes to us after days and nights of toil and danger.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is like going to bed one man and getting up another.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Ah, what a blessed thing is sleep! and what a difference twelve hours of it or so makes to us after days and nights of toil and danger.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
recesses
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From this reading I sat up upon my silken couch—never had I slept upon such a bed before—and the first thing that I saw was Good’s eyeglass fixed on me from the recesses of his silken couch.
sat
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From this reading I sat up upon my silken couch—never had I slept upon such a bed before—and the first thing that I saw was Good’s eyeglass fixed on me from the recesses of his silken couch.
saw
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From this reading I sat up upon my silken couch—never had I slept upon such a bed before—and the first thing that I saw was Good’s eyeglass fixed on me from the recesses of his silken couch.
say
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From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
seen
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From this reading There was nothing else of him to be seen except his eyeglass, but I knew from the look of it that he was awake, and waiting till I woke up to begin.
silken
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From this reading I sat up upon my silken couch—never had I slept upon such a bed before—and the first thing that I saw was Good’s eyeglass fixed on me from the recesses of his silken couch.
sleep
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From this reading Ah, what a blessed thing is sleep! and what a difference twelve hours of it or so makes to us after days and nights of toil and danger.
slept
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From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ah, what a blessed thing is sleep! and what a difference twelve hours of it or so makes to us after days and nights of toil and danger.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I sat up upon my silken couch—never had I slept upon such a bed before—and the first thing that I saw was Good’s eyeglass fixed on me from the recesses of his silken couch.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
There
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From this reading There was nothing else of him to be seen except his eyeglass, but I knew from the look of it that he was awake, and waiting till I woke up to begin.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ah, what a blessed thing is sleep! and what a difference twelve hours of it or so makes to us after days and nights of toil and danger.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading There was nothing else of him to be seen except his eyeglass, but I knew from the look of it that he was awake, and waiting till I woke up to begin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ah, what a blessed thing is sleep! and what a difference twelve hours of it or so makes to us after days and nights of toil and danger.
toil
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From this reading Ah, what a blessed thing is sleep! and what a difference twelve hours of it or so makes to us after days and nights of toil and danger.
twelve
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From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
up
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From this reading It is like going to bed one man and getting up another.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I sat up upon my silken couch—never had I slept upon such a bed before—and the first thing that I saw was Good’s eyeglass fixed on me from the recesses of his silken couch.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ah, what a blessed thing is sleep! and what a difference twelve hours of it or so makes to us after days and nights of toil and danger.
waiting
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From this reading There was nothing else of him to be seen except his eyeglass, but I knew from the look of it that he was awake, and waiting till I woke up to begin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
watch
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From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Ah, what a blessed thing is sleep! and what a difference twelve hours of it or so makes to us after days and nights of toil and danger.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
woke
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From this reading It was half-past eight by my watch when I woke on the morning following our arrival at Milosis, having slept almost exactly twelve hours, and I must say that I did indeed feel better.
