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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 One night Jim Travers talked a great deal in his sleep.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His tossing awoke Tom Gordon several times and caused him some anxiety, which was increased when he touched his friend's cheek and found him suffering with a burning fever.
anxiety
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From this reading His tossing awoke Tom Gordon several times and caused him some anxiety, which was increased when he touched his friend's cheek and found him suffering with a burning fever.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What's the matter?" asked the elder, sitting up in bed and looking in a scared way at Jim, who having partly dressed himself, was sitting on the side of the couch.
astir
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From this reading Tom dropped off, and did not awake until he heard his friend astir.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "What's the matter?" asked the elder, sitting up in bed and looking in a scared way at Jim, who having partly dressed himself, was sitting on the side of the couch.
awake
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From this reading Tom dropped off, and did not awake until he heard his friend astir.
awoke
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From this reading His tossing awoke Tom Gordon several times and caused him some anxiety, which was increased when he touched his friend's cheek and found him suffering with a burning fever.
bed
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From this reading "What's the matter?" asked the elder, sitting up in bed and looking in a scared way at Jim, who having partly dressed himself, was sitting on the side of the couch.
burning
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From this reading His tossing awoke Tom Gordon several times and caused him some anxiety, which was increased when he touched his friend's cheek and found him suffering with a burning fever.
caused
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From this reading His tossing awoke Tom Gordon several times and caused him some anxiety, which was increased when he touched his friend's cheek and found him suffering with a burning fever.
cheek
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From this reading His tossing awoke Tom Gordon several times and caused him some anxiety, which was increased when he touched his friend's cheek and found him suffering with a burning fever.
couch
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From this reading "What's the matter?" asked the elder, sitting up in bed and looking in a scared way at Jim, who having partly dressed himself, was sitting on the side of the couch.
deal
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From this reading One night Jim Travers talked a great deal in his sleep.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Tom dropped off, and did not awake until he heard his friend astir.
dressed
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dropped
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From this reading Tom dropped off, and did not awake until he heard his friend astir.
elder
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fell
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From this reading Toward morning Jim's restlessness partly subsided, and he fell into a fitful slumber.
fever
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From this reading His tossing awoke Tom Gordon several times and caused him some anxiety, which was increased when he touched his friend's cheek and found him suffering with a burning fever.
fitful
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From this reading Toward morning Jim's restlessness partly subsided, and he fell into a fitful slumber.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His tossing awoke Tom Gordon several times and caused him some anxiety, which was increased when he touched his friend's cheek and found him suffering with a burning fever.
friend
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From this reading Tom dropped off, and did not awake until he heard his friend astir.
friend's
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From this reading His tossing awoke Tom Gordon several times and caused him some anxiety, which was increased when he touched his friend's cheek and found him suffering with a burning fever.
Gordon
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From this reading His tossing awoke Tom Gordon several times and caused him some anxiety, which was increased when he touched his friend's cheek and found him suffering with a burning fever.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One night Jim Travers talked a great deal in his sleep.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "What's the matter?" asked the elder, sitting up in bed and looking in a scared way at Jim, who having partly dressed himself, was sitting on the side of the couch.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His tossing awoke Tom Gordon several times and caused him some anxiety, which was increased when he touched his friend's cheek and found him suffering with a burning fever.
heard
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From this reading Tom dropped off, and did not awake until he heard his friend astir.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His tossing awoke Tom Gordon several times and caused him some anxiety, which was increased when he touched his friend's cheek and found him suffering with a burning fever.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "What's the matter?" asked the elder, sitting up in bed and looking in a scared way at Jim, who having partly dressed himself, was sitting on the side of the couch.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One night Jim Travers talked a great deal in his sleep.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One night Jim Travers talked a great deal in his sleep.
increased
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From this reading His tossing awoke Tom Gordon several times and caused him some anxiety, which was increased when he touched his friend's cheek and found him suffering with a burning fever.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Toward morning Jim's restlessness partly subsided, and he fell into a fitful slumber.
Jim
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From this reading One night Jim Travers talked a great deal in his sleep.
Jim's
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From this reading Toward morning Jim's restlessness partly subsided, and he fell into a fitful slumber.
looking
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From this reading "What's the matter?" asked the elder, sitting up in bed and looking in a scared way at Jim, who having partly dressed himself, was sitting on the side of the couch.
matter
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From this reading "What's the matter?" asked the elder, sitting up in bed and looking in a scared way at Jim, who having partly dressed himself, was sitting on the side of the couch.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Toward morning Jim's restlessness partly subsided, and he fell into a fitful slumber.
night
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From this reading One night Jim Travers talked a great deal in his sleep.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Tom dropped off, and did not awake until he heard his friend astir.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What's the matter?" asked the elder, sitting up in bed and looking in a scared way at Jim, who having partly dressed himself, was sitting on the side of the couch.
off
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From this reading Tom dropped off, and did not awake until he heard his friend astir.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "What's the matter?" asked the elder, sitting up in bed and looking in a scared way at Jim, who having partly dressed himself, was sitting on the side of the couch.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One night Jim Travers talked a great deal in his sleep.
partly
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From this reading Toward morning Jim's restlessness partly subsided, and he fell into a fitful slumber.
restlessness
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From this reading Toward morning Jim's restlessness partly subsided, and he fell into a fitful slumber.
scared
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From this reading "What's the matter?" asked the elder, sitting up in bed and looking in a scared way at Jim, who having partly dressed himself, was sitting on the side of the couch.
several
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From this reading His tossing awoke Tom Gordon several times and caused him some anxiety, which was increased when he touched his friend's cheek and found him suffering with a burning fever.
side
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From this reading "What's the matter?" asked the elder, sitting up in bed and looking in a scared way at Jim, who having partly dressed himself, was sitting on the side of the couch.
sitting
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From this reading "What's the matter?" asked the elder, sitting up in bed and looking in a scared way at Jim, who having partly dressed himself, was sitting on the side of the couch.
sleep
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From this reading One night Jim Travers talked a great deal in his sleep.
slumber
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From this reading Toward morning Jim's restlessness partly subsided, and he fell into a fitful slumber.
some
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From this reading His tossing awoke Tom Gordon several times and caused him some anxiety, which was increased when he touched his friend's cheek and found him suffering with a burning fever.
subsided
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From this reading Toward morning Jim's restlessness partly subsided, and he fell into a fitful slumber.
suffering
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From this reading His tossing awoke Tom Gordon several times and caused him some anxiety, which was increased when he touched his friend's cheek and found him suffering with a burning fever.
talked
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From this reading One night Jim Travers talked a great deal in his sleep.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What's the matter?" asked the elder, sitting up in bed and looking in a scared way at Jim, who having partly dressed himself, was sitting on the side of the couch.
times
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From this reading His tossing awoke Tom Gordon several times and caused him some anxiety, which was increased when he touched his friend's cheek and found him suffering with a burning fever.
Tom
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From this reading His tossing awoke Tom Gordon several times and caused him some anxiety, which was increased when he touched his friend's cheek and found him suffering with a burning fever.
tossing
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From this reading His tossing awoke Tom Gordon several times and caused him some anxiety, which was increased when he touched his friend's cheek and found him suffering with a burning fever.
touched
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From this reading His tossing awoke Tom Gordon several times and caused him some anxiety, which was increased when he touched his friend's cheek and found him suffering with a burning fever.
TowardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Toward morning Jim's restlessness partly subsided, and he fell into a fitful slumber.
Travers
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From this reading One night Jim Travers talked a great deal in his sleep.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Tom dropped off, and did not awake until he heard his friend astir.
up
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From this reading "What's the matter?" asked the elder, sitting up in bed and looking in a scared way at Jim, who having partly dressed himself, was sitting on the side of the couch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His tossing awoke Tom Gordon several times and caused him some anxiety, which was increased when he touched his friend's cheek and found him suffering with a burning fever.
way
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From this reading "What's the matter?" asked the elder, sitting up in bed and looking in a scared way at Jim, who having partly dressed himself, was sitting on the side of the couch.
What's
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From this reading "What's the matter?" asked the elder, sitting up in bed and looking in a scared way at Jim, who having partly dressed himself, was sitting on the side of the couch.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading His tossing awoke Tom Gordon several times and caused him some anxiety, which was increased when he touched his friend's cheek and found him suffering with a burning fever.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His tossing awoke Tom Gordon several times and caused him some anxiety, which was increased when he touched his friend's cheek and found him suffering with a burning fever.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "What's the matter?" asked the elder, sitting up in bed and looking in a scared way at Jim, who having partly dressed himself, was sitting on the side of the couch.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His tossing awoke Tom Gordon several times and caused him some anxiety, which was increased when he touched his friend's cheek and found him suffering with a burning fever.
