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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 was a worried pucker on his forehead, half-hidden by the rumpled hair, and his eyes were wide and sleepless.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE FORELOCK OF TIME One morning not long after the incidents just related, Brewster lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, deep in thought.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had dined at the Drews' the evening before and had had an awakening.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a worried pucker on his forehead, half-hidden by the rumpled hair, and his eyes were wide and sleepless.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he thought of the matter he could recall no special occurrence that he could really use as evidence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE FORELOCK OF TIME One morning not long after the incidents just related, Brewster lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, deep in thought.
awakening
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From this reading He had dined at the Drews' the evening before and had had an awakening.
Barbara
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From this reading Colonel and Mrs. Drew had been as kind as ever and Barbara could not have been more charming.
bed
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From this reading THE FORELOCK OF TIME One morning not long after the incidents just related, Brewster lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, deep in thought.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Colonel and Mrs. Drew had been as kind as ever and Barbara could not have been more charming.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had dined at the Drews' the evening before and had had an awakening.
Brewster
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From this reading THE FORELOCK OF TIME One morning not long after the incidents just related, Brewster lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, deep in thought.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a worried pucker on his forehead, half-hidden by the rumpled hair, and his eyes were wide and sleepless.
ceiling
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From this reading THE FORELOCK OF TIME One morning not long after the incidents just related, Brewster lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, deep in thought.
charming
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From this reading Colonel and Mrs. Drew had been as kind as ever and Barbara could not have been more charming.
Colonel
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From this reading Colonel and Mrs. Drew had been as kind as ever and Barbara could not have been more charming.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As he thought of the matter he could recall no special occurrence that he could really use as evidence.
deep
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From this reading THE FORELOCK OF TIME One morning not long after the incidents just related, Brewster lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, deep in thought.
dined
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From this reading He had dined at the Drews' the evening before and had had an awakening.
DrewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Colonel and Mrs. Drew had been as kind as ever and Barbara could not have been more charming.
Drews
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From this reading He had dined at the Drews' the evening before and had had an awakening.
evening
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From this reading He had dined at the Drews' the evening before and had had an awakening.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Colonel and Mrs. Drew had been as kind as ever and Barbara could not have been more charming.
evidence
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From this reading As he thought of the matter he could recall no special occurrence that he could really use as evidence.
eyes
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From this reading There was a worried pucker on his forehead, half-hidden by the rumpled hair, and his eyes were wide and sleepless.
forehead
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From this reading There was a worried pucker on his forehead, half-hidden by the rumpled hair, and his eyes were wide and sleepless.
FORELOCK
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From this reading THE FORELOCK OF TIME One morning not long after the incidents just related, Brewster lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, deep in thought.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had dined at the Drews' the evening before and had had an awakening.
hair
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From this reading There was a worried pucker on his forehead, half-hidden by the rumpled hair, and his eyes were wide and sleepless.
half-hidden
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From this reading There was a worried pucker on his forehead, half-hidden by the rumpled hair, and his eyes were wide and sleepless.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Colonel and Mrs. Drew had been as kind as ever and Barbara could not have been more charming.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had dined at the Drews' the evening before and had had an awakening.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a worried pucker on his forehead, half-hidden by the rumpled hair, and his eyes were wide and sleepless.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FORELOCK OF TIME One morning not long after the incidents just related, Brewster lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, deep in thought.
incidents
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From this reading THE FORELOCK OF TIME One morning not long after the incidents just related, Brewster lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, deep in thought.
just
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From this reading THE FORELOCK OF TIME One morning not long after the incidents just related, Brewster lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, deep in thought.
kind
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From this reading Colonel and Mrs. Drew had been as kind as ever and Barbara could not have been more charming.
lay
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From this reading THE FORELOCK OF TIME One morning not long after the incidents just related, Brewster lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, deep in thought.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FORELOCK OF TIME One morning not long after the incidents just related, Brewster lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, deep in thought.
matter
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From this reading As he thought of the matter he could recall no special occurrence that he could really use as evidence.
more
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From this reading Colonel and Mrs. Drew had been as kind as ever and Barbara could not have been more charming.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FORELOCK OF TIME One morning not long after the incidents just related, Brewster lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, deep in thought.
Mrs
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From this reading Colonel and Mrs. Drew had been as kind as ever and Barbara could not have been more charming.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As he thought of the matter he could recall no special occurrence that he could really use as evidence.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE FORELOCK OF TIME One morning not long after the incidents just related, Brewster lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, deep in thought.
occurrence
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From this reading As he thought of the matter he could recall no special occurrence that he could really use as evidence.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FORELOCK OF TIME One morning not long after the incidents just related, Brewster lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, deep in thought.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a worried pucker on his forehead, half-hidden by the rumpled hair, and his eyes were wide and sleepless.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE FORELOCK OF TIME One morning not long after the incidents just related, Brewster lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, deep in thought.
pucker
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From this reading There was a worried pucker on his forehead, half-hidden by the rumpled hair, and his eyes were wide and sleepless.
really
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From this reading As he thought of the matter he could recall no special occurrence that he could really use as evidence.
recall
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From this reading As he thought of the matter he could recall no special occurrence that he could really use as evidence.
related
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From this reading THE FORELOCK OF TIME One morning not long after the incidents just related, Brewster lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, deep in thought.
rumpled
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From this reading There was a worried pucker on his forehead, half-hidden by the rumpled hair, and his eyes were wide and sleepless.
sleepless
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From this reading There was a worried pucker on his forehead, half-hidden by the rumpled hair, and his eyes were wide and sleepless.
special
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From this reading As he thought of the matter he could recall no special occurrence that he could really use as evidence.
staring
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From this reading THE FORELOCK OF TIME One morning not long after the incidents just related, Brewster lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, deep in thought.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As he thought of the matter he could recall no special occurrence that he could really use as evidence.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FORELOCK OF TIME One morning not long after the incidents just related, Brewster lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, deep in thought.
There
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From this reading There was a worried pucker on his forehead, half-hidden by the rumpled hair, and his eyes were wide and sleepless.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FORELOCK OF TIME One morning not long after the incidents just related, Brewster lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, deep in thought.
TIMEnounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FORELOCK OF TIME One morning not long after the incidents just related, Brewster lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, deep in thought.
use
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From this reading As he thought of the matter he could recall no special occurrence that he could really use as evidence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a worried pucker on his forehead, half-hidden by the rumpled hair, and his eyes were wide and sleepless.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was a worried pucker on his forehead, half-hidden by the rumpled hair, and his eyes were wide and sleepless.
wide
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From this reading There was a worried pucker on his forehead, half-hidden by the rumpled hair, and his eyes were wide and sleepless.
worried
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From this reading There was a worried pucker on his forehead, half-hidden by the rumpled hair, and his eyes were wide and sleepless.
