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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He expressed surprise at finding himself sitting up instead of in bed, and Rumsey saw that he had once more completely forgotten the occurrence of the night.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He expressed surprise at finding himself sitting up instead of in bed, and Rumsey saw that he had once more completely forgotten the occurrence of the night.
away
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From this reading The doctor resolved that he should not see the sketch he had made--he put it carefully away therefore in one of his own private drawers, for he knew that it might possibly be useful later on.
Awdrey
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From this reading When he awoke Awdrey felt much better.
awoke
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From this reading When he awoke Awdrey felt much better.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The doctor resolved that he should not see the sketch he had made--he put it carefully away therefore in one of his own private drawers, for he knew that it might possibly be useful later on.
bed
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From this reading He expressed surprise at finding himself sitting up instead of in bed, and Rumsey saw that he had once more completely forgotten the occurrence of the night.
better
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From this reading When he awoke Awdrey felt much better.
breakfasted
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From this reading The two men breakfasted together, and then Rumsey spoke.
carefully
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From this reading The doctor resolved that he should not see the sketch he had made--he put it carefully away therefore in one of his own private drawers, for he knew that it might possibly be useful later on.
completely
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From this reading He expressed surprise at finding himself sitting up instead of in bed, and Rumsey saw that he had once more completely forgotten the occurrence of the night.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor resolved that he should not see the sketch he had made--he put it carefully away therefore in one of his own private drawers, for he knew that it might possibly be useful later on.
drawers
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From this reading The doctor resolved that he should not see the sketch he had made--he put it carefully away therefore in one of his own private drawers, for he knew that it might possibly be useful later on.
expressed
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From this reading He expressed surprise at finding himself sitting up instead of in bed, and Rumsey saw that he had once more completely forgotten the occurrence of the night.
felt
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From this reading When he awoke Awdrey felt much better.
finding
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From this reading He expressed surprise at finding himself sitting up instead of in bed, and Rumsey saw that he had once more completely forgotten the occurrence of the night.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The doctor resolved that he should not see the sketch he had made--he put it carefully away therefore in one of his own private drawers, for he knew that it might possibly be useful later on.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading He expressed surprise at finding himself sitting up instead of in bed, and Rumsey saw that he had once more completely forgotten the occurrence of the night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He expressed surprise at finding himself sitting up instead of in bed, and Rumsey saw that he had once more completely forgotten the occurrence of the night.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he awoke Awdrey felt much better.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He expressed surprise at finding himself sitting up instead of in bed, and Rumsey saw that he had once more completely forgotten the occurrence of the night.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The doctor resolved that he should not see the sketch he had made--he put it carefully away therefore in one of his own private drawers, for he knew that it might possibly be useful later on.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He expressed surprise at finding himself sitting up instead of in bed, and Rumsey saw that he had once more completely forgotten the occurrence of the night.
instead
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From this reading He expressed surprise at finding himself sitting up instead of in bed, and Rumsey saw that he had once more completely forgotten the occurrence of the night.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The doctor resolved that he should not see the sketch he had made--he put it carefully away therefore in one of his own private drawers, for he knew that it might possibly be useful later on.
knew
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From this reading The doctor resolved that he should not see the sketch he had made--he put it carefully away therefore in one of his own private drawers, for he knew that it might possibly be useful later on.
later
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From this reading The doctor resolved that he should not see the sketch he had made--he put it carefully away therefore in one of his own private drawers, for he knew that it might possibly be useful later on.
made
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From this reading The doctor resolved that he should not see the sketch he had made--he put it carefully away therefore in one of his own private drawers, for he knew that it might possibly be useful later on.
men
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From this reading The two men breakfasted together, and then Rumsey spoke.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The doctor resolved that he should not see the sketch he had made--he put it carefully away therefore in one of his own private drawers, for he knew that it might possibly be useful later on.
moment
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From this reading At the present moment the patient was better without it.
more
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From this reading He expressed surprise at finding himself sitting up instead of in bed, and Rumsey saw that he had once more completely forgotten the occurrence of the night.
much
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From this reading When he awoke Awdrey felt much better.
night
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From this reading He expressed surprise at finding himself sitting up instead of in bed, and Rumsey saw that he had once more completely forgotten the occurrence of the night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The doctor resolved that he should not see the sketch he had made--he put it carefully away therefore in one of his own private drawers, for he knew that it might possibly be useful later on.
occurrence
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From this reading He expressed surprise at finding himself sitting up instead of in bed, and Rumsey saw that he had once more completely forgotten the occurrence of the night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He expressed surprise at finding himself sitting up instead of in bed, and Rumsey saw that he had once more completely forgotten the occurrence of the night.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The doctor resolved that he should not see the sketch he had made--he put it carefully away therefore in one of his own private drawers, for he knew that it might possibly be useful later on.
once
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From this reading He expressed surprise at finding himself sitting up instead of in bed, and Rumsey saw that he had once more completely forgotten the occurrence of the night.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The doctor resolved that he should not see the sketch he had made--he put it carefully away therefore in one of his own private drawers, for he knew that it might possibly be useful later on.
own
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From this reading The doctor resolved that he should not see the sketch he had made--he put it carefully away therefore in one of his own private drawers, for he knew that it might possibly be useful later on.
patient
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From this reading At the present moment the patient was better without it.
possibly
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From this reading The doctor resolved that he should not see the sketch he had made--he put it carefully away therefore in one of his own private drawers, for he knew that it might possibly be useful later on.
present
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From this reading At the present moment the patient was better without it.
private
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From this reading The doctor resolved that he should not see the sketch he had made--he put it carefully away therefore in one of his own private drawers, for he knew that it might possibly be useful later on.
put
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From this reading The doctor resolved that he should not see the sketch he had made--he put it carefully away therefore in one of his own private drawers, for he knew that it might possibly be useful later on.
resolved
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From this reading The doctor resolved that he should not see the sketch he had made--he put it carefully away therefore in one of his own private drawers, for he knew that it might possibly be useful later on.
Rumsey
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From this reading He expressed surprise at finding himself sitting up instead of in bed, and Rumsey saw that he had once more completely forgotten the occurrence of the night.
saw
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From this reading He expressed surprise at finding himself sitting up instead of in bed, and Rumsey saw that he had once more completely forgotten the occurrence of the night.
see
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From this reading The doctor resolved that he should not see the sketch he had made--he put it carefully away therefore in one of his own private drawers, for he knew that it might possibly be useful later on.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The doctor resolved that he should not see the sketch he had made--he put it carefully away therefore in one of his own private drawers, for he knew that it might possibly be useful later on.
sitting
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From this reading He expressed surprise at finding himself sitting up instead of in bed, and Rumsey saw that he had once more completely forgotten the occurrence of the night.
sketch
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From this reading The doctor resolved that he should not see the sketch he had made--he put it carefully away therefore in one of his own private drawers, for he knew that it might possibly be useful later on.
spoke
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From this reading The two men breakfasted together, and then Rumsey spoke.
surprise
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From this reading He expressed surprise at finding himself sitting up instead of in bed, and Rumsey saw that he had once more completely forgotten the occurrence of the night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He expressed surprise at finding himself sitting up instead of in bed, and Rumsey saw that he had once more completely forgotten the occurrence of the night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He expressed surprise at finding himself sitting up instead of in bed, and Rumsey saw that he had once more completely forgotten the occurrence of the night.
then
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From this reading The two men breakfasted together, and then Rumsey spoke.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The doctor resolved that he should not see the sketch he had made--he put it carefully away therefore in one of his own private drawers, for he knew that it might possibly be useful later on.
together
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From this reading The two men breakfasted together, and then Rumsey spoke.
two
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From this reading The two men breakfasted together, and then Rumsey spoke.
up
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From this reading He expressed surprise at finding himself sitting up instead of in bed, and Rumsey saw that he had once more completely forgotten the occurrence of the night.
useful
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From this reading The doctor resolved that he should not see the sketch he had made--he put it carefully away therefore in one of his own private drawers, for he knew that it might possibly be useful later on.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the present moment the patient was better without it.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he awoke Awdrey felt much better.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading At the present moment the patient was better without it.
