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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 There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
Alice
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From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WAKING TO CONSCIOUSNESS The sultry August glided by, and in the warm, still days of late September Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him.
aright
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From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Raising himself upon his elbow, he glanced around the room.
arranged
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From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
August
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From this reading WAKING TO CONSCIOUSNESS The sultry August glided by, and in the warm, still days of late September Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him.
autumn
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From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
awoke
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From this reading WAKING TO CONSCIOUSNESS The sultry August glided by, and in the warm, still days of late September Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I must have been sick," he whispered, and pressing his hand to his still throbbing head, he tried to reveal and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Was it a dream--his mother's tears upon his face, his mother's voice calling him her Hughey boy, his mother's sobs beside him?
bloom
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From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
bouquet
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From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
boy
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From this reading Was it a dream--his mother's tears upon his face, his mother's voice calling him her Hughey boy, his mother's sobs beside him?
brain
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From this reading "I must have been sick," he whispered, and pressing his hand to his still throbbing head, he tried to reveal and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WAKING TO CONSCIOUSNESS The sultry August glided by, and in the warm, still days of late September Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him.
calling
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From this reading Was it a dream--his mother's tears upon his face, his mother's voice calling him her Hughey boy, his mother's sobs beside him?
CONSCIOUSNESS
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From this reading WAKING TO CONSCIOUSNESS The sultry August glided by, and in the warm, still days of late September Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him.
curtains
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From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
days
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From this reading WAKING TO CONSCIOUSNESS The sultry August glided by, and in the warm, still days of late September Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him.
deceive
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From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
definite
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From this reading "I must have been sick," he whispered, and pressing his hand to his still throbbing head, he tried to reveal and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.
delicate
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From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Was it a dream--his mother's tears upon his face, his mother's voice calling him her Hughey boy, his mother's sobs beside him?
elbow
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From this reading Raising himself upon his elbow, he glanced around the room.
events
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From this reading "I must have been sick," he whispered, and pressing his hand to his still throbbing head, he tried to reveal and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.
eyes
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From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
face
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From this reading Was it a dream--his mother's tears upon his face, his mother's voice calling him her Hughey boy, his mother's sobs beside him?
flowers
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From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
form
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From this reading "I must have been sick," he whispered, and pressing his hand to his still throbbing head, he tried to reveal and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WAKING TO CONSCIOUSNESS The sultry August glided by, and in the warm, still days of late September Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him.
gathered
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From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
gay
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From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
glanced
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From this reading Raising himself upon his elbow, he glanced around the room.
glided
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From this reading WAKING TO CONSCIOUSNESS The sultry August glided by, and in the warm, still days of late September Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him.
gorgeous
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From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WAKING TO CONSCIOUSNESS The sultry August glided by, and in the warm, still days of late September Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him.
hand
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From this reading "I must have been sick," he whispered, and pressing his hand to his still throbbing head, he tried to reveal and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I must have been sick," he whispered, and pressing his hand to his still throbbing head, he tried to reveal and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Raising himself upon his elbow, he glanced around the room.
head
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From this reading "I must have been sick," he whispered, and pressing his hand to his still throbbing head, he tried to reveal and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Was it a dream--his mother's tears upon his face, his mother's voice calling him her Hughey boy, his mother's sobs beside him?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WAKING TO CONSCIOUSNESS The sultry August glided by, and in the warm, still days of late September Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Raising himself upon his elbow, he glanced around the room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Raising himself upon his elbow, he glanced around the room.
Hugh
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From this reading WAKING TO CONSCIOUSNESS The sultry August glided by, and in the warm, still days of late September Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him.
Hughey
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From this reading Was it a dream--his mother's tears upon his face, his mother's voice calling him her Hughey boy, his mother's sobs beside him?
hung
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From this reading WAKING TO CONSCIOUSNESS The sultry August glided by, and in the warm, still days of late September Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must have been sick," he whispered, and pressing his hand to his still throbbing head, he tried to reveal and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WAKING TO CONSCIOUSNESS The sultry August glided by, and in the warm, still days of late September Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I must have been sick," he whispered, and pressing his hand to his still throbbing head, he tried to reveal and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it a dream--his mother's tears upon his face, his mother's voice calling him her Hughey boy, his mother's sobs beside him?
late
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From this reading WAKING TO CONSCIOUSNESS The sultry August glided by, and in the warm, still days of late September Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him.
later
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From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
like
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From this reading "I must have been sick," he whispered, and pressing his hand to his still throbbing head, he tried to reveal and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WAKING TO CONSCIOUSNESS The sultry August glided by, and in the warm, still days of late September Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him.
many
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From this reading "I must have been sick," he whispered, and pressing his hand to his still throbbing head, he tried to reveal and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.
mirror
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From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
mother's
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From this reading Was it a dream--his mother's tears upon his face, his mother's voice calling him her Hughey boy, his mother's sobs beside him?
mouth
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From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must have been sick," he whispered, and pressing his hand to his still throbbing head, he tried to reveal and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WAKING TO CONSCIOUSNESS The sultry August glided by, and in the warm, still days of late September Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading WAKING TO CONSCIOUSNESS The sultry August glided by, and in the warm, still days of late September Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him.
perspirationnounUS /ˌpɜːrspəˈreɪʃən/
sweat produced by the body
From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
phantoms
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From this reading "I must have been sick," he whispered, and pressing his hand to his still throbbing head, he tried to reveal and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.
pressing
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From this reading "I must have been sick," he whispered, and pressing his hand to his still throbbing head, he tried to reveal and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.
Raising
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From this reading Raising himself upon his elbow, he glanced around the room.
recognized
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From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
reveal
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From this reading "I must have been sick," he whispered, and pressing his hand to his still throbbing head, he tried to reveal and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.
rich
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From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
room
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From this reading Raising himself upon his elbow, he glanced around the room.
see
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From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I must have been sick," he whispered, and pressing his hand to his still throbbing head, he tried to reveal and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.
September
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From this reading WAKING TO CONSCIOUSNESS The sultry August glided by, and in the warm, still days of late September Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him.
shape
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From this reading "I must have been sick," he whispered, and pressing his hand to his still throbbing head, he tried to reveal and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.
sick
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From this reading "I must have been sick," he whispered, and pressing his hand to his still throbbing head, he tried to reveal and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.
sleep
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From this reading WAKING TO CONSCIOUSNESS The sultry August glided by, and in the warm, still days of late September Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading WAKING TO CONSCIOUSNESS The sultry August glided by, and in the warm, still days of late September Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him.
sobs
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From this reading Was it a dream--his mother's tears upon his face, his mother's voice calling him her Hughey boy, his mother's sobs beside him?
some
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From this reading "I must have been sick," he whispered, and pressing his hand to his still throbbing head, he tried to reveal and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.
stand
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From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WAKING TO CONSCIOUSNESS The sultry August glided by, and in the warm, still days of late September Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
sultry
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From this reading WAKING TO CONSCIOUSNESS The sultry August glided by, and in the warm, still days of late September Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him.
summer
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From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
table
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From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
tears
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From this reading Was it a dream--his mother's tears upon his face, his mother's voice calling him her Hughey boy, his mother's sobs beside him?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WAKING TO CONSCIOUSNESS The sultry August glided by, and in the warm, still days of late September Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him.
There
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From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
thickly
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From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
throbbing
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From this reading "I must have been sick," he whispered, and pressing his hand to his still throbbing head, he tried to reveal and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WAKING TO CONSCIOUSNESS The sultry August glided by, and in the warm, still days of late September Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him.
tried
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From this reading "I must have been sick," he whispered, and pressing his hand to his still throbbing head, he tried to reveal and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Raising himself upon his elbow, he glanced around the room.
vases
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From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
voice
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From this reading Was it a dream--his mother's tears upon his face, his mother's voice calling him her Hughey boy, his mother's sobs beside him?
WAKINGadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading WAKING TO CONSCIOUSNESS The sultry August glided by, and in the warm, still days of late September Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him.
warm
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From this reading WAKING TO CONSCIOUSNESS The sultry August glided by, and in the warm, still days of late September Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it a dream--his mother's tears upon his face, his mother's voice calling him her Hughey boy, his mother's sobs beside him?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WAKING TO CONSCIOUSNESS The sultry August glided by, and in the warm, still days of late September Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him.
whispered
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From this reading "I must have been sick," he whispered, and pressing his hand to his still throbbing head, he tried to reveal and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were the table, the stand, the mirror, the curtains, the vases, and the flowers, but what--did he see aright, or did his eyes deceive him? and the perspiration stood thickly about his mouth, as in the bouquet, that morning arranged, he recognized the gay flowers of autumn, not such as he had gathered for Alice, delicate summer flowers, but rich and gorgeous with a later bloom.
