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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 A PATIENT OF THE MEDICINE MAN.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Jack Carleton awoke, it was night and the rain was falling.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His slumber had been disturbed toward the latter part by dreams as wild, vague and unimaginable as those which taunt the brain of the opium eater.
awoke
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From this reading When Jack Carleton awoke, it was night and the rain was falling.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His slumber had been disturbed toward the latter part by dreams as wild, vague and unimaginable as those which taunt the brain of the opium eater.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was feverish and his brain was so overwrought that it was a full minute before he could call to mind where he was.
brain
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From this reading He was feverish and his brain was so overwrought that it was a full minute before he could call to mind where he was.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His slumber had been disturbed toward the latter part by dreams as wild, vague and unimaginable as those which taunt the brain of the opium eater.
call
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From this reading He was feverish and his brain was so overwrought that it was a full minute before he could call to mind where he was.
Carleton
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From this reading When Jack Carleton awoke, it was night and the rain was falling.
chieftain
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From this reading When he remembered that he was in the wigwam of Ogallah, the chieftain, he turned upon his side and raised his head on his elbow.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was feverish and his brain was so overwrought that it was a full minute before he could call to mind where he was.
disturbed
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From this reading His slumber had been disturbed toward the latter part by dreams as wild, vague and unimaginable as those which taunt the brain of the opium eater.
dreams
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From this reading His slumber had been disturbed toward the latter part by dreams as wild, vague and unimaginable as those which taunt the brain of the opium eater.
eater
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From this reading His slumber had been disturbed toward the latter part by dreams as wild, vague and unimaginable as those which taunt the brain of the opium eater.
elbow
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From this reading When he remembered that he was in the wigwam of Ogallah, the chieftain, he turned upon his side and raised his head on his elbow.
falling
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From this reading When Jack Carleton awoke, it was night and the rain was falling.
feverish
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From this reading He was feverish and his brain was so overwrought that it was a full minute before he could call to mind where he was.
full
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From this reading He was feverish and his brain was so overwrought that it was a full minute before he could call to mind where he was.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His slumber had been disturbed toward the latter part by dreams as wild, vague and unimaginable as those which taunt the brain of the opium eater.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was feverish and his brain was so overwrought that it was a full minute before he could call to mind where he was.
head
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From this reading When he remembered that he was in the wigwam of Ogallah, the chieftain, he turned upon his side and raised his head on his elbow.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was feverish and his brain was so overwrought that it was a full minute before he could call to mind where he was.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he remembered that he was in the wigwam of Ogallah, the chieftain, he turned upon his side and raised his head on his elbow.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Jack Carleton awoke, it was night and the rain was falling.
Jack
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From this reading When Jack Carleton awoke, it was night and the rain was falling.
latter
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From this reading His slumber had been disturbed toward the latter part by dreams as wild, vague and unimaginable as those which taunt the brain of the opium eater.
MAN
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From this reading A PATIENT OF THE MEDICINE MAN.
MEDICINE
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From this reading A PATIENT OF THE MEDICINE MAN.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was feverish and his brain was so overwrought that it was a full minute before he could call to mind where he was.
minute
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From this reading He was feverish and his brain was so overwrought that it was a full minute before he could call to mind where he was.
night
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From this reading When Jack Carleton awoke, it was night and the rain was falling.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PATIENT OF THE MEDICINE MAN.
Ogallah
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From this reading When he remembered that he was in the wigwam of Ogallah, the chieftain, he turned upon his side and raised his head on his elbow.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When he remembered that he was in the wigwam of Ogallah, the chieftain, he turned upon his side and raised his head on his elbow.
opium
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From this reading His slumber had been disturbed toward the latter part by dreams as wild, vague and unimaginable as those which taunt the brain of the opium eater.
overwrought
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From this reading He was feverish and his brain was so overwrought that it was a full minute before he could call to mind where he was.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His slumber had been disturbed toward the latter part by dreams as wild, vague and unimaginable as those which taunt the brain of the opium eater.
PATIENT
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From this reading A PATIENT OF THE MEDICINE MAN.
rain
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From this reading When Jack Carleton awoke, it was night and the rain was falling.
raised
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From this reading When he remembered that he was in the wigwam of Ogallah, the chieftain, he turned upon his side and raised his head on his elbow.
remembered
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From this reading When he remembered that he was in the wigwam of Ogallah, the chieftain, he turned upon his side and raised his head on his elbow.
side
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From this reading When he remembered that he was in the wigwam of Ogallah, the chieftain, he turned upon his side and raised his head on his elbow.
slumber
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From this reading His slumber had been disturbed toward the latter part by dreams as wild, vague and unimaginable as those which taunt the brain of the opium eater.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was feverish and his brain was so overwrought that it was a full minute before he could call to mind where he was.
taunt
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From this reading His slumber had been disturbed toward the latter part by dreams as wild, vague and unimaginable as those which taunt the brain of the opium eater.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was feverish and his brain was so overwrought that it was a full minute before he could call to mind where he was.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PATIENT OF THE MEDICINE MAN.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading His slumber had been disturbed toward the latter part by dreams as wild, vague and unimaginable as those which taunt the brain of the opium eater.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was feverish and his brain was so overwrought that it was a full minute before he could call to mind where he was.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading His slumber had been disturbed toward the latter part by dreams as wild, vague and unimaginable as those which taunt the brain of the opium eater.
turned
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From this reading When he remembered that he was in the wigwam of Ogallah, the chieftain, he turned upon his side and raised his head on his elbow.
unimaginable
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From this reading His slumber had been disturbed toward the latter part by dreams as wild, vague and unimaginable as those which taunt the brain of the opium eater.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When he remembered that he was in the wigwam of Ogallah, the chieftain, he turned upon his side and raised his head on his elbow.
vague
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From this reading His slumber had been disturbed toward the latter part by dreams as wild, vague and unimaginable as those which taunt the brain of the opium eater.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Jack Carleton awoke, it was night and the rain was falling.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Jack Carleton awoke, it was night and the rain was falling.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He was feverish and his brain was so overwrought that it was a full minute before he could call to mind where he was.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His slumber had been disturbed toward the latter part by dreams as wild, vague and unimaginable as those which taunt the brain of the opium eater.
wigwam
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From this reading When he remembered that he was in the wigwam of Ogallah, the chieftain, he turned upon his side and raised his head on his elbow.
wild
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From this reading His slumber had been disturbed toward the latter part by dreams as wild, vague and unimaginable as those which taunt the brain of the opium eater.
