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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 I have said that in my dreams I never saw a human being.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I must iterate that I had this thought in the midst of my dreaming, and I take it as an evidence of the merging of my two personalities, as evidence of a point of contact between the two disassociated parts of me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of this fact I became aware very early, and felt poignantly the lack of my own kind.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a very little child, even, I had a feeling, in the midst of the horror of my dreaming, that if I could find but one man, only one human, I should be saved from my dreaming, that I should be surrounded no more by haunting terrors.
aware
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From this reading Of this fact I became aware very early, and felt poignantly the lack of my own kind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As a very little child, even, I had a feeling, in the midst of the horror of my dreaming, that if I could find but one man, only one human, I should be saved from my dreaming, that I should be surrounded no more by haunting terrors.
became
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From this reading Of this fact I became aware very early, and felt poignantly the lack of my own kind.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I have said that in my dreams I never saw a human being.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I must iterate that I had this thought in the midst of my dreaming, and I take it as an evidence of the merging of my two personalities, as evidence of a point of contact between the two disassociated parts of me.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As a very little child, even, I had a feeling, in the midst of the horror of my dreaming, that if I could find but one man, only one human, I should be saved from my dreaming, that I should be surrounded no more by haunting terrors.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As a very little child, even, I had a feeling, in the midst of the horror of my dreaming, that if I could find but one man, only one human, I should be saved from my dreaming, that I should be surrounded no more by haunting terrors.
child
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From this reading As a very little child, even, I had a feeling, in the midst of the horror of my dreaming, that if I could find but one man, only one human, I should be saved from my dreaming, that I should be surrounded no more by haunting terrors.
contact
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From this reading I must iterate that I had this thought in the midst of my dreaming, and I take it as an evidence of the merging of my two personalities, as evidence of a point of contact between the two disassociated parts of me.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As a very little child, even, I had a feeling, in the midst of the horror of my dreaming, that if I could find but one man, only one human, I should be saved from my dreaming, that I should be surrounded no more by haunting terrors.
disassociated
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From this reading I must iterate that I had this thought in the midst of my dreaming, and I take it as an evidence of the merging of my two personalities, as evidence of a point of contact between the two disassociated parts of me.
dreaming
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From this reading As a very little child, even, I had a feeling, in the midst of the horror of my dreaming, that if I could find but one man, only one human, I should be saved from my dreaming, that I should be surrounded no more by haunting terrors.
dreams
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From this reading I have said that in my dreams I never saw a human being.
early
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From this reading Of this fact I became aware very early, and felt poignantly the lack of my own kind.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a very little child, even, I had a feeling, in the midst of the horror of my dreaming, that if I could find but one man, only one human, I should be saved from my dreaming, that I should be surrounded no more by haunting terrors.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading This thought obsessed me every night of my life for years—if only I could find that one human and be saved!
evidence
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From this reading I must iterate that I had this thought in the midst of my dreaming, and I take it as an evidence of the merging of my two personalities, as evidence of a point of contact between the two disassociated parts of me.
fact
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From this reading Of this fact I became aware very early, and felt poignantly the lack of my own kind.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As a very little child, even, I had a feeling, in the midst of the horror of my dreaming, that if I could find but one man, only one human, I should be saved from my dreaming, that I should be surrounded no more by haunting terrors.
felt
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From this reading Of this fact I became aware very early, and felt poignantly the lack of my own kind.
find
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From this reading As a very little child, even, I had a feeling, in the midst of the horror of my dreaming, that if I could find but one man, only one human, I should be saved from my dreaming, that I should be surrounded no more by haunting terrors.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This thought obsessed me every night of my life for years—if only I could find that one human and be saved!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As a very little child, even, I had a feeling, in the midst of the horror of my dreaming, that if I could find but one man, only one human, I should be saved from my dreaming, that I should be surrounded no more by haunting terrors.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As a very little child, even, I had a feeling, in the midst of the horror of my dreaming, that if I could find but one man, only one human, I should be saved from my dreaming, that I should be surrounded no more by haunting terrors.
haunting
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From this reading As a very little child, even, I had a feeling, in the midst of the horror of my dreaming, that if I could find but one man, only one human, I should be saved from my dreaming, that I should be surrounded no more by haunting terrors.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have said that in my dreams I never saw a human being.
horror
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From this reading As a very little child, even, I had a feeling, in the midst of the horror of my dreaming, that if I could find but one man, only one human, I should be saved from my dreaming, that I should be surrounded no more by haunting terrors.
human
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From this reading I have said that in my dreams I never saw a human being.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have said that in my dreams I never saw a human being.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As a very little child, even, I had a feeling, in the midst of the horror of my dreaming, that if I could find but one man, only one human, I should be saved from my dreaming, that I should be surrounded no more by haunting terrors.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have said that in my dreams I never saw a human being.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I must iterate that I had this thought in the midst of my dreaming, and I take it as an evidence of the merging of my two personalities, as evidence of a point of contact between the two disassociated parts of me.
iterate
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From this reading I must iterate that I had this thought in the midst of my dreaming, and I take it as an evidence of the merging of my two personalities, as evidence of a point of contact between the two disassociated parts of me.
kind
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From this reading Of this fact I became aware very early, and felt poignantly the lack of my own kind.
lack
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From this reading Of this fact I became aware very early, and felt poignantly the lack of my own kind.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This thought obsessed me every night of my life for years—if only I could find that one human and be saved!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a very little child, even, I had a feeling, in the midst of the horror of my dreaming, that if I could find but one man, only one human, I should be saved from my dreaming, that I should be surrounded no more by haunting terrors.
man
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From this reading As a very little child, even, I had a feeling, in the midst of the horror of my dreaming, that if I could find but one man, only one human, I should be saved from my dreaming, that I should be surrounded no more by haunting terrors.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This thought obsessed me every night of my life for years—if only I could find that one human and be saved!
merging
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From this reading I must iterate that I had this thought in the midst of my dreaming, and I take it as an evidence of the merging of my two personalities, as evidence of a point of contact between the two disassociated parts of me.
midst
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From this reading As a very little child, even, I had a feeling, in the midst of the horror of my dreaming, that if I could find but one man, only one human, I should be saved from my dreaming, that I should be surrounded no more by haunting terrors.
more
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From this reading As a very little child, even, I had a feeling, in the midst of the horror of my dreaming, that if I could find but one man, only one human, I should be saved from my dreaming, that I should be surrounded no more by haunting terrors.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must iterate that I had this thought in the midst of my dreaming, and I take it as an evidence of the merging of my two personalities, as evidence of a point of contact between the two disassociated parts of me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have said that in my dreams I never saw a human being.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have said that in my dreams I never saw a human being.
night
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From this reading This thought obsessed me every night of my life for years—if only I could find that one human and be saved!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As a very little child, even, I had a feeling, in the midst of the horror of my dreaming, that if I could find but one man, only one human, I should be saved from my dreaming, that I should be surrounded no more by haunting terrors.
obsessed
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From this reading This thought obsessed me every night of my life for years—if only I could find that one human and be saved!
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of this fact I became aware very early, and felt poignantly the lack of my own kind.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As a very little child, even, I had a feeling, in the midst of the horror of my dreaming, that if I could find but one man, only one human, I should be saved from my dreaming, that I should be surrounded no more by haunting terrors.
only
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From this reading As a very little child, even, I had a feeling, in the midst of the horror of my dreaming, that if I could find but one man, only one human, I should be saved from my dreaming, that I should be surrounded no more by haunting terrors.
own
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From this reading Of this fact I became aware very early, and felt poignantly the lack of my own kind.
parts
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From this reading I must iterate that I had this thought in the midst of my dreaming, and I take it as an evidence of the merging of my two personalities, as evidence of a point of contact between the two disassociated parts of me.
personalities
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From this reading I must iterate that I had this thought in the midst of my dreaming, and I take it as an evidence of the merging of my two personalities, as evidence of a point of contact between the two disassociated parts of me.
poignantly
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From this reading Of this fact I became aware very early, and felt poignantly the lack of my own kind.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading I must iterate that I had this thought in the midst of my dreaming, and I take it as an evidence of the merging of my two personalities, as evidence of a point of contact between the two disassociated parts of me.
said
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From this reading I have said that in my dreams I never saw a human being.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a very little child, even, I had a feeling, in the midst of the horror of my dreaming, that if I could find but one man, only one human, I should be saved from my dreaming, that I should be surrounded no more by haunting terrors.
saw
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From this reading I have said that in my dreams I never saw a human being.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading As a very little child, even, I had a feeling, in the midst of the horror of my dreaming, that if I could find but one man, only one human, I should be saved from my dreaming, that I should be surrounded no more by haunting terrors.
surrounded
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From this reading As a very little child, even, I had a feeling, in the midst of the horror of my dreaming, that if I could find but one man, only one human, I should be saved from my dreaming, that I should be surrounded no more by haunting terrors.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I must iterate that I had this thought in the midst of my dreaming, and I take it as an evidence of the merging of my two personalities, as evidence of a point of contact between the two disassociated parts of me.
terrors
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From this reading As a very little child, even, I had a feeling, in the midst of the horror of my dreaming, that if I could find but one man, only one human, I should be saved from my dreaming, that I should be surrounded no more by haunting terrors.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have said that in my dreams I never saw a human being.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of this fact I became aware very early, and felt poignantly the lack of my own kind.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Of this fact I became aware very early, and felt poignantly the lack of my own kind.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This thought obsessed me every night of my life for years—if only I could find that one human and be saved!
two
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From this reading I must iterate that I had this thought in the midst of my dreaming, and I take it as an evidence of the merging of my two personalities, as evidence of a point of contact between the two disassociated parts of me.
very
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From this reading Of this fact I became aware very early, and felt poignantly the lack of my own kind.
years
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From this reading This thought obsessed me every night of my life for years—if only I could find that one human and be saved!
