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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 This night, at Deadham Hard, marked a new departure; sleep proving a less absolute break in continuity of sensation, a less absolute barrier between day and day.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Honourable Augustus and Mrs. Cowden, and Felicia Verity, not without last words, adjurations, commands and fussings, started on their twelve-mile drive home to Paulton Lacy about six o'clock.
absolute
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From this reading This night, at Deadham Hard, marked a new departure; sleep proving a less absolute break in continuity of sensation, a less absolute barrier between day and day.
adjurations
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From this reading The Honourable Augustus and Mrs. Cowden, and Felicia Verity, not without last words, adjurations, commands and fussings, started on their twelve-mile drive home to Paulton Lacy about six o'clock.
airily
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From this reading Dreams might, and usually did, visit him; but as so much incidental music merely to the large content of slumber--tittering up and down, too airily light-footed and evanescent to leave any impress on mind or spirits when he woke.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
any
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From this reading Dreams might, and usually did, visit him; but as so much incidental music merely to the large content of slumber--tittering up and down, too airily light-footed and evanescent to leave any impress on mind or spirits when he woke.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This night, at Deadham Hard, marked a new departure; sleep proving a less absolute break in continuity of sensation, a less absolute barrier between day and day.
attendant
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From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
Augustus
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From this reading The Honourable Augustus and Mrs. Cowden, and Felicia Verity, not without last words, adjurations, commands and fussings, started on their twelve-mile drive home to Paulton Lacy about six o'clock.
barrier
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From this reading This night, at Deadham Hard, marked a new departure; sleep proving a less absolute break in continuity of sensation, a less absolute barrier between day and day.
bed
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From this reading Upon the eve of the stiffest competitive examination those, now outlived, years of tutelage had imposed on him, he could still tumble into bed secure of lapsing into unconsciousness as soon as his head fairly touched the pillow.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading This night, at Deadham Hard, marked a new departure; sleep proving a less absolute break in continuity of sensation, a less absolute barrier between day and day.
break
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From this reading This night, at Deadham Hard, marked a new departure; sleep proving a less absolute break in continuity of sensation, a less absolute barrier between day and day.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dreams might, and usually did, visit him; but as so much incidental music merely to the large content of slumber--tittering up and down, too airily light-footed and evanescent to leave any impress on mind or spirits when he woke.
commands
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From this reading The Honourable Augustus and Mrs. Cowden, and Felicia Verity, not without last words, adjurations, commands and fussings, started on their twelve-mile drive home to Paulton Lacy about six o'clock.
competitive
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From this reading Upon the eve of the stiffest competitive examination those, now outlived, years of tutelage had imposed on him, he could still tumble into bed secure of lapsing into unconsciousness as soon as his head fairly touched the pillow.
content
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From this reading Dreams might, and usually did, visit him; but as so much incidental music merely to the large content of slumber--tittering up and down, too airily light-footed and evanescent to leave any impress on mind or spirits when he woke.
continuity
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From this reading This night, at Deadham Hard, marked a new departure; sleep proving a less absolute break in continuity of sensation, a less absolute barrier between day and day.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Upon the eve of the stiffest competitive examination those, now outlived, years of tutelage had imposed on him, he could still tumble into bed secure of lapsing into unconsciousness as soon as his head fairly touched the pillow.
Cowden
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From this reading The Honourable Augustus and Mrs. Cowden, and Felicia Verity, not without last words, adjurations, commands and fussings, started on their twelve-mile drive home to Paulton Lacy about six o'clock.
day
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From this reading This night, at Deadham Hard, marked a new departure; sleep proving a less absolute break in continuity of sensation, a less absolute barrier between day and day.
Deadham
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From this reading This night, at Deadham Hard, marked a new departure; sleep proving a less absolute break in continuity of sensation, a less absolute barrier between day and day.
debt
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From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
departure
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From this reading This night, at Deadham Hard, marked a new departure; sleep proving a less absolute break in continuity of sensation, a less absolute barrier between day and day.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Dreams might, and usually did, visit him; but as so much incidental music merely to the large content of slumber--tittering up and down, too airily light-footed and evanescent to leave any impress on mind or spirits when he woke.
down
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From this reading Dreams might, and usually did, visit him; but as so much incidental music merely to the large content of slumber--tittering up and down, too airily light-footed and evanescent to leave any impress on mind or spirits when he woke.
Dreams
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From this reading Dreams might, and usually did, visit him; but as so much incidental music merely to the large content of slumber--tittering up and down, too airily light-footed and evanescent to leave any impress on mind or spirits when he woke.
drive
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From this reading The Honourable Augustus and Mrs. Cowden, and Felicia Verity, not without last words, adjurations, commands and fussings, started on their twelve-mile drive home to Paulton Lacy about six o'clock.
evanescent
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From this reading Dreams might, and usually did, visit him; but as so much incidental music merely to the large content of slumber--tittering up and down, too airily light-footed and evanescent to leave any impress on mind or spirits when he woke.
eve
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From this reading Upon the eve of the stiffest competitive examination those, now outlived, years of tutelage had imposed on him, he could still tumble into bed secure of lapsing into unconsciousness as soon as his head fairly touched the pillow.
examination
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From this reading Upon the eve of the stiffest competitive examination those, now outlived, years of tutelage had imposed on him, he could still tumble into bed secure of lapsing into unconsciousness as soon as his head fairly touched the pillow.
fairly
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From this reading Upon the eve of the stiffest competitive examination those, now outlived, years of tutelage had imposed on him, he could still tumble into bed secure of lapsing into unconsciousness as soon as his head fairly touched the pillow.
Felicia
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From this reading The Honourable Augustus and Mrs. Cowden, and Felicia Verity, not without last words, adjurations, commands and fussings, started on their twelve-mile drive home to Paulton Lacy about six o'clock.
followed
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From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
fussings
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From this reading The Honourable Augustus and Mrs. Cowden, and Felicia Verity, not without last words, adjurations, commands and fussings, started on their twelve-mile drive home to Paulton Lacy about six o'clock.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Upon the eve of the stiffest competitive examination those, now outlived, years of tutelage had imposed on him, he could still tumble into bed secure of lapsing into unconsciousness as soon as his head fairly touched the pillow.
Hard
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From this reading This night, at Deadham Hard, marked a new departure; sleep proving a less absolute break in continuity of sensation, a less absolute barrier between day and day.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Upon the eve of the stiffest competitive examination those, now outlived, years of tutelage had imposed on him, he could still tumble into bed secure of lapsing into unconsciousness as soon as his head fairly touched the pillow.
head
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From this reading Upon the eve of the stiffest competitive examination those, now outlived, years of tutelage had imposed on him, he could still tumble into bed secure of lapsing into unconsciousness as soon as his head fairly touched the pillow.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Upon the eve of the stiffest competitive examination those, now outlived, years of tutelage had imposed on him, he could still tumble into bed secure of lapsing into unconsciousness as soon as his head fairly touched the pillow.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Upon the eve of the stiffest competitive examination those, now outlived, years of tutelage had imposed on him, he could still tumble into bed secure of lapsing into unconsciousness as soon as his head fairly touched the pillow.
home
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From this reading The Honourable Augustus and Mrs. Cowden, and Felicia Verity, not without last words, adjurations, commands and fussings, started on their twelve-mile drive home to Paulton Lacy about six o'clock.
Honourable
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From this reading The Honourable Augustus and Mrs. Cowden, and Felicia Verity, not without last words, adjurations, commands and fussings, started on their twelve-mile drive home to Paulton Lacy about six o'clock.
HOURS
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From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
ill-health
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From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
imposed
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From this reading Upon the eve of the stiffest competitive examination those, now outlived, years of tutelage had imposed on him, he could still tumble into bed secure of lapsing into unconsciousness as soon as his head fairly touched the pillow.
impress
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From this reading Dreams might, and usually did, visit him; but as so much incidental music merely to the large content of slumber--tittering up and down, too airily light-footed and evanescent to leave any impress on mind or spirits when he woke.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This night, at Deadham Hard, marked a new departure; sleep proving a less absolute break in continuity of sensation, a less absolute barrier between day and day.
incidental
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From this reading Dreams might, and usually did, visit him; but as so much incidental music merely to the large content of slumber--tittering up and down, too airily light-footed and evanescent to leave any impress on mind or spirits when he woke.
insomnia
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From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Upon the eve of the stiffest competitive examination those, now outlived, years of tutelage had imposed on him, he could still tumble into bed secure of lapsing into unconsciousness as soon as his head fairly touched the pillow.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
Lacy
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From this reading The Honourable Augustus and Mrs. Cowden, and Felicia Verity, not without last words, adjurations, commands and fussings, started on their twelve-mile drive home to Paulton Lacy about six o'clock.
lapsing
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From this reading Upon the eve of the stiffest competitive examination those, now outlived, years of tutelage had imposed on him, he could still tumble into bed secure of lapsing into unconsciousness as soon as his head fairly touched the pillow.
large
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From this reading Dreams might, and usually did, visit him; but as so much incidental music merely to the large content of slumber--tittering up and down, too airily light-footed and evanescent to leave any impress on mind or spirits when he woke.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Honourable Augustus and Mrs. Cowden, and Felicia Verity, not without last words, adjurations, commands and fussings, started on their twelve-mile drive home to Paulton Lacy about six o'clock.
leave
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From this reading Dreams might, and usually did, visit him; but as so much incidental music merely to the large content of slumber--tittering up and down, too airily light-footed and evanescent to leave any impress on mind or spirits when he woke.
less
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From this reading This night, at Deadham Hard, marked a new departure; sleep proving a less absolute break in continuity of sensation, a less absolute barrier between day and day.
light-footed
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From this reading Dreams might, and usually did, visit him; but as so much incidental music merely to the large content of slumber--tittering up and down, too airily light-footed and evanescent to leave any impress on mind or spirits when he woke.
likewise
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From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
Love
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From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
marked
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From this reading This night, at Deadham Hard, marked a new departure; sleep proving a less absolute break in continuity of sensation, a less absolute barrier between day and day.
merely
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From this reading Dreams might, and usually did, visit him; but as so much incidental music merely to the large content of slumber--tittering up and down, too airily light-footed and evanescent to leave any impress on mind or spirits when he woke.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Dreams might, and usually did, visit him; but as so much incidental music merely to the large content of slumber--tittering up and down, too airily light-footed and evanescent to leave any impress on mind or spirits when he woke.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dreams might, and usually did, visit him; but as so much incidental music merely to the large content of slumber--tittering up and down, too airily light-footed and evanescent to leave any impress on mind or spirits when he woke.
miseries
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From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
Mrs
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From this reading The Honourable Augustus and Mrs. Cowden, and Felicia Verity, not without last words, adjurations, commands and fussings, started on their twelve-mile drive home to Paulton Lacy about six o'clock.
much
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From this reading Dreams might, and usually did, visit him; but as so much incidental music merely to the large content of slumber--tittering up and down, too airily light-footed and evanescent to leave any impress on mind or spirits when he woke.
music
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From this reading Dreams might, and usually did, visit him; but as so much incidental music merely to the large content of slumber--tittering up and down, too airily light-footed and evanescent to leave any impress on mind or spirits when he woke.
new
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From this reading This night, at Deadham Hard, marked a new departure; sleep proving a less absolute break in continuity of sensation, a less absolute barrier between day and day.
night
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From this reading This night, at Deadham Hard, marked a new departure; sleep proving a less absolute break in continuity of sensation, a less absolute barrier between day and day.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Honourable Augustus and Mrs. Cowden, and Felicia Verity, not without last words, adjurations, commands and fussings, started on their twelve-mile drive home to Paulton Lacy about six o'clock.
now
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From this reading Upon the eve of the stiffest competitive examination those, now outlived, years of tutelage had imposed on him, he could still tumble into bed secure of lapsing into unconsciousness as soon as his head fairly touched the pillow.
o'clock
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From this reading The Honourable Augustus and Mrs. Cowden, and Felicia Verity, not without last words, adjurations, commands and fussings, started on their twelve-mile drive home to Paulton Lacy about six o'clock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Upon the eve of the stiffest competitive examination those, now outlived, years of tutelage had imposed on him, he could still tumble into bed secure of lapsing into unconsciousness as soon as his head fairly touched the pillow.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Upon the eve of the stiffest competitive examination those, now outlived, years of tutelage had imposed on him, he could still tumble into bed secure of lapsing into unconsciousness as soon as his head fairly touched the pillow.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Dreams might, and usually did, visit him; but as so much incidental music merely to the large content of slumber--tittering up and down, too airily light-footed and evanescent to leave any impress on mind or spirits when he woke.
outlived
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From this reading Upon the eve of the stiffest competitive examination those, now outlived, years of tutelage had imposed on him, he could still tumble into bed secure of lapsing into unconsciousness as soon as his head fairly touched the pillow.
Paulton
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From this reading The Honourable Augustus and Mrs. Cowden, and Felicia Verity, not without last words, adjurations, commands and fussings, started on their twelve-mile drive home to Paulton Lacy about six o'clock.
pillow
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From this reading Upon the eve of the stiffest competitive examination those, now outlived, years of tutelage had imposed on him, he could still tumble into bed secure of lapsing into unconsciousness as soon as his head fairly touched the pillow.
proving
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From this reading This night, at Deadham Hard, marked a new departure; sleep proving a less absolute break in continuity of sensation, a less absolute barrier between day and day.
quantities
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From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
quantity
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From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
secure
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From this reading Upon the eve of the stiffest competitive examination those, now outlived, years of tutelage had imposed on him, he could still tumble into bed secure of lapsing into unconsciousness as soon as his head fairly touched the pillow.
sensation
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From this reading This night, at Deadham Hard, marked a new departure; sleep proving a less absolute break in continuity of sensation, a less absolute barrier between day and day.
six
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From this reading The Honourable Augustus and Mrs. Cowden, and Felicia Verity, not without last words, adjurations, commands and fussings, started on their twelve-mile drive home to Paulton Lacy about six o'clock.
sleep
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From this reading This night, at Deadham Hard, marked a new departure; sleep proving a less absolute break in continuity of sensation, a less absolute barrier between day and day.
slumber
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From this reading Dreams might, and usually did, visit him; but as so much incidental music merely to the large content of slumber--tittering up and down, too airily light-footed and evanescent to leave any impress on mind or spirits when he woke.
SMALL
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From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Dreams might, and usually did, visit him; but as so much incidental music merely to the large content of slumber--tittering up and down, too airily light-footed and evanescent to leave any impress on mind or spirits when he woke.
soon
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From this reading Upon the eve of the stiffest competitive examination those, now outlived, years of tutelage had imposed on him, he could still tumble into bed secure of lapsing into unconsciousness as soon as his head fairly touched the pillow.
spirits
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From this reading Dreams might, and usually did, visit him; but as so much incidental music merely to the large content of slumber--tittering up and down, too airily light-footed and evanescent to leave any impress on mind or spirits when he woke.
started
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From this reading The Honourable Augustus and Mrs. Cowden, and Felicia Verity, not without last words, adjurations, commands and fussings, started on their twelve-mile drive home to Paulton Lacy about six o'clock.
stiffest
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From this reading Upon the eve of the stiffest competitive examination those, now outlived, years of tutelage had imposed on him, he could still tumble into bed secure of lapsing into unconsciousness as soon as his head fairly touched the pillow.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the eve of the stiffest competitive examination those, now outlived, years of tutelage had imposed on him, he could still tumble into bed secure of lapsing into unconsciousness as soon as his head fairly touched the pillow.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Honourable Augustus and Mrs. Cowden, and Felicia Verity, not without last words, adjurations, commands and fussings, started on their twelve-mile drive home to Paulton Lacy about six o'clock.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This night, at Deadham Hard, marked a new departure; sleep proving a less absolute break in continuity of sensation, a less absolute barrier between day and day.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Upon the eve of the stiffest competitive examination those, now outlived, years of tutelage had imposed on him, he could still tumble into bed secure of lapsing into unconsciousness as soon as his head fairly touched the pillow.
thousand
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From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
THROUGHnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
tittering
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From this reading Dreams might, and usually did, visit him; but as so much incidental music merely to the large content of slumber--tittering up and down, too airily light-footed and evanescent to leave any impress on mind or spirits when he woke.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
Tom
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From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
too
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From this reading Dreams might, and usually did, visit him; but as so much incidental music merely to the large content of slumber--tittering up and down, too airily light-footed and evanescent to leave any impress on mind or spirits when he woke.
touched
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From this reading Upon the eve of the stiffest competitive examination those, now outlived, years of tutelage had imposed on him, he could still tumble into bed secure of lapsing into unconsciousness as soon as his head fairly touched the pillow.
tumble
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From this reading Upon the eve of the stiffest competitive examination those, now outlived, years of tutelage had imposed on him, he could still tumble into bed secure of lapsing into unconsciousness as soon as his head fairly touched the pillow.
tutelage
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From this reading Upon the eve of the stiffest competitive examination those, now outlived, years of tutelage had imposed on him, he could still tumble into bed secure of lapsing into unconsciousness as soon as his head fairly touched the pillow.
twelve-mile
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From this reading The Honourable Augustus and Mrs. Cowden, and Felicia Verity, not without last words, adjurations, commands and fussings, started on their twelve-mile drive home to Paulton Lacy about six o'clock.
unconsciousness
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From this reading Upon the eve of the stiffest competitive examination those, now outlived, years of tutelage had imposed on him, he could still tumble into bed secure of lapsing into unconsciousness as soon as his head fairly touched the pillow.
unknown
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From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
up
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From this reading Dreams might, and usually did, visit him; but as so much incidental music merely to the large content of slumber--tittering up and down, too airily light-footed and evanescent to leave any impress on mind or spirits when he woke.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon the eve of the stiffest competitive examination those, now outlived, years of tutelage had imposed on him, he could still tumble into bed secure of lapsing into unconsciousness as soon as his head fairly touched the pillow.
usually
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From this reading Dreams might, and usually did, visit him; but as so much incidental music merely to the large content of slumber--tittering up and down, too airily light-footed and evanescent to leave any impress on mind or spirits when he woke.
Verity
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From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
visit
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From this reading Dreams might, and usually did, visit him; but as so much incidental music merely to the large content of slumber--tittering up and down, too airily light-footed and evanescent to leave any impress on mind or spirits when he woke.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
WATCHERS
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From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Dreams might, and usually did, visit him; but as so much incidental music merely to the large content of slumber--tittering up and down, too airily light-footed and evanescent to leave any impress on mind or spirits when he woke.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The Honourable Augustus and Mrs. Cowden, and Felicia Verity, not without last words, adjurations, commands and fussings, started on their twelve-mile drive home to Paulton Lacy about six o'clock.
woke
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From this reading Dreams might, and usually did, visit him; but as so much incidental music merely to the large content of slumber--tittering up and down, too airily light-footed and evanescent to leave any impress on mind or spirits when he woke.
words
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From this reading The Honourable Augustus and Mrs. Cowden, and Felicia Verity, not without last words, adjurations, commands and fussings, started on their twelve-mile drive home to Paulton Lacy about six o'clock.
years
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From this reading Upon the eve of the stiffest competitive examination those, now outlived, years of tutelage had imposed on him, he could still tumble into bed secure of lapsing into unconsciousness as soon as his head fairly touched the pillow.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
young
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From this reading WATCHERS THROUGH THE SMALL HOURS Love, ill-health and debt being, as yet, unknown quantities to young Tom Verity, it followed that insomnia, with its thousand and one attendant miseries, was an unknown quantity likewise.
