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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 D’ANCENIS TELLS THE STORY I lay for some time without stirring, looking fixedly at the window in front of me and wondering in a vague way what had happened.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading D’ANCENIS TELLS THE STORY I lay for some time without stirring, looking fixedly at the window in front of me and wondering in a vague way what had happened.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The view was stopped by a wall, and a dull and monotonous roar, which I recognized as belonging to the city, was in my ears.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading D’ANCENIS TELLS THE STORY I lay for some time without stirring, looking fixedly at the window in front of me and wondering in a vague way what had happened.
bed
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From this reading I perceived I was in bed.
belonging
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From this reading The view was stopped by a wall, and a dull and monotonous roar, which I recognized as belonging to the city, was in my ears.
brightly
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From this reading I could see the sun shining brightly on some shrubbery outside the window.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The view was stopped by a wall, and a dull and monotonous roar, which I recognized as belonging to the city, was in my ears.
city
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From this reading The view was stopped by a wall, and a dull and monotonous roar, which I recognized as belonging to the city, was in my ears.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could see the sun shining brightly on some shrubbery outside the window.
D'ANCENIS
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From this reading D’ANCENIS TELLS THE STORY I lay for some time without stirring, looking fixedly at the window in front of me and wondering in a vague way what had happened.
dull
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From this reading The view was stopped by a wall, and a dull and monotonous roar, which I recognized as belonging to the city, was in my ears.
ears
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From this reading The view was stopped by a wall, and a dull and monotonous roar, which I recognized as belonging to the city, was in my ears.
fixedly
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From this reading D’ANCENIS TELLS THE STORY I lay for some time without stirring, looking fixedly at the window in front of me and wondering in a vague way what had happened.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading D’ANCENIS TELLS THE STORY I lay for some time without stirring, looking fixedly at the window in front of me and wondering in a vague way what had happened.
front
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From this reading D’ANCENIS TELLS THE STORY I lay for some time without stirring, looking fixedly at the window in front of me and wondering in a vague way what had happened.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading D’ANCENIS TELLS THE STORY I lay for some time without stirring, looking fixedly at the window in front of me and wondering in a vague way what had happened.
happened
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From this reading D’ANCENIS TELLS THE STORY I lay for some time without stirring, looking fixedly at the window in front of me and wondering in a vague way what had happened.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading D’ANCENIS TELLS THE STORY I lay for some time without stirring, looking fixedly at the window in front of me and wondering in a vague way what had happened.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading D’ANCENIS TELLS THE STORY I lay for some time without stirring, looking fixedly at the window in front of me and wondering in a vague way what had happened.
lay
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From this reading D’ANCENIS TELLS THE STORY I lay for some time without stirring, looking fixedly at the window in front of me and wondering in a vague way what had happened.
looking
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From this reading D’ANCENIS TELLS THE STORY I lay for some time without stirring, looking fixedly at the window in front of me and wondering in a vague way what had happened.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading D’ANCENIS TELLS THE STORY I lay for some time without stirring, looking fixedly at the window in front of me and wondering in a vague way what had happened.
monotonous
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From this reading The view was stopped by a wall, and a dull and monotonous roar, which I recognized as belonging to the city, was in my ears.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The view was stopped by a wall, and a dull and monotonous roar, which I recognized as belonging to the city, was in my ears.
narrow
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From this reading A white, narrow bed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading D’ANCENIS TELLS THE STORY I lay for some time without stirring, looking fixedly at the window in front of me and wondering in a vague way what had happened.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I could see the sun shining brightly on some shrubbery outside the window.
outside
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From this reading I could see the sun shining brightly on some shrubbery outside the window.
perceived
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From this reading I perceived I was in bed.
recognized
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From this reading The view was stopped by a wall, and a dull and monotonous roar, which I recognized as belonging to the city, was in my ears.
roar
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From this reading The view was stopped by a wall, and a dull and monotonous roar, which I recognized as belonging to the city, was in my ears.
see
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From this reading I could see the sun shining brightly on some shrubbery outside the window.
shining
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From this reading I could see the sun shining brightly on some shrubbery outside the window.
shrubbery
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From this reading I could see the sun shining brightly on some shrubbery outside the window.
some
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From this reading D’ANCENIS TELLS THE STORY I lay for some time without stirring, looking fixedly at the window in front of me and wondering in a vague way what had happened.
stirring
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From this reading D’ANCENIS TELLS THE STORY I lay for some time without stirring, looking fixedly at the window in front of me and wondering in a vague way what had happened.
stopped
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From this reading The view was stopped by a wall, and a dull and monotonous roar, which I recognized as belonging to the city, was in my ears.
STORY
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From this reading D’ANCENIS TELLS THE STORY I lay for some time without stirring, looking fixedly at the window in front of me and wondering in a vague way what had happened.
sun
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From this reading I could see the sun shining brightly on some shrubbery outside the window.
TELLS
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From this reading D’ANCENIS TELLS THE STORY I lay for some time without stirring, looking fixedly at the window in front of me and wondering in a vague way what had happened.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading D’ANCENIS TELLS THE STORY I lay for some time without stirring, looking fixedly at the window in front of me and wondering in a vague way what had happened.
time
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From this reading D’ANCENIS TELLS THE STORY I lay for some time without stirring, looking fixedly at the window in front of me and wondering in a vague way what had happened.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The view was stopped by a wall, and a dull and monotonous roar, which I recognized as belonging to the city, was in my ears.
vague
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From this reading D’ANCENIS TELLS THE STORY I lay for some time without stirring, looking fixedly at the window in front of me and wondering in a vague way what had happened.
view
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From this reading The view was stopped by a wall, and a dull and monotonous roar, which I recognized as belonging to the city, was in my ears.
wall
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From this reading The view was stopped by a wall, and a dull and monotonous roar, which I recognized as belonging to the city, was in my ears.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The view was stopped by a wall, and a dull and monotonous roar, which I recognized as belonging to the city, was in my ears.
way
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From this reading D’ANCENIS TELLS THE STORY I lay for some time without stirring, looking fixedly at the window in front of me and wondering in a vague way what had happened.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading D’ANCENIS TELLS THE STORY I lay for some time without stirring, looking fixedly at the window in front of me and wondering in a vague way what had happened.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The view was stopped by a wall, and a dull and monotonous roar, which I recognized as belonging to the city, was in my ears.
white
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From this reading A white, narrow bed.
window
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From this reading D’ANCENIS TELLS THE STORY I lay for some time without stirring, looking fixedly at the window in front of me and wondering in a vague way what had happened.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading D’ANCENIS TELLS THE STORY I lay for some time without stirring, looking fixedly at the window in front of me and wondering in a vague way what had happened.
wondering
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From this reading D’ANCENIS TELLS THE STORY I lay for some time without stirring, looking fixedly at the window in front of me and wondering in a vague way what had happened.
