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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 When Edward Walcott awoke the next morning from his deep slumber, his first consciousness was of a heavy weight upon his mind, the cause of which he was unable immediately to recollect.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There was racing and chasing o'er Cannobie Lee."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One by one, however, by means of the association of ideas, the events of the preceding night came back to his memory; though those of latest occurrence were dim as dreams.
association
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From this reading One by one, however, by means of the association of ideas, the events of the preceding night came back to his memory; though those of latest occurrence were dim as dreams.
awoke
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From this reading When Edward Walcott awoke the next morning from his deep slumber, his first consciousness was of a heavy weight upon his mind, the cause of which he was unable immediately to recollect.
back
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From this reading One by one, however, by means of the association of ideas, the events of the preceding night came back to his memory; though those of latest occurrence were dim as dreams.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But one circumstance was only too well remembered,--the discovery of Ellen Langton.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One by one, however, by means of the association of ideas, the events of the preceding night came back to his memory; though those of latest occurrence were dim as dreams.
came
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From this reading One by one, however, by means of the association of ideas, the events of the preceding night came back to his memory; though those of latest occurrence were dim as dreams.
Cannobie
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From this reading "There was racing and chasing o'er Cannobie Lee."
cause
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From this reading When Edward Walcott awoke the next morning from his deep slumber, his first consciousness was of a heavy weight upon his mind, the cause of which he was unable immediately to recollect.
chasing
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From this reading "There was racing and chasing o'er Cannobie Lee."
circumstance
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From this reading But one circumstance was only too well remembered,--the discovery of Ellen Langton.
consciousness
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From this reading When Edward Walcott awoke the next morning from his deep slumber, his first consciousness was of a heavy weight upon his mind, the cause of which he was unable immediately to recollect.
deep
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From this reading When Edward Walcott awoke the next morning from his deep slumber, his first consciousness was of a heavy weight upon his mind, the cause of which he was unable immediately to recollect.
dim
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From this reading One by one, however, by means of the association of ideas, the events of the preceding night came back to his memory; though those of latest occurrence were dim as dreams.
discovery
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From this reading But one circumstance was only too well remembered,--the discovery of Ellen Langton.
dreams
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From this reading One by one, however, by means of the association of ideas, the events of the preceding night came back to his memory; though those of latest occurrence were dim as dreams.
Edward
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From this reading When Edward Walcott awoke the next morning from his deep slumber, his first consciousness was of a heavy weight upon his mind, the cause of which he was unable immediately to recollect.
Ellen
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From this reading But one circumstance was only too well remembered,--the discovery of Ellen Langton.
events
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From this reading One by one, however, by means of the association of ideas, the events of the preceding night came back to his memory; though those of latest occurrence were dim as dreams.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Edward Walcott awoke the next morning from his deep slumber, his first consciousness was of a heavy weight upon his mind, the cause of which he was unable immediately to recollect.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Edward Walcott awoke the next morning from his deep slumber, his first consciousness was of a heavy weight upon his mind, the cause of which he was unable immediately to recollect.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Edward Walcott awoke the next morning from his deep slumber, his first consciousness was of a heavy weight upon his mind, the cause of which he was unable immediately to recollect.
heavy
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From this reading When Edward Walcott awoke the next morning from his deep slumber, his first consciousness was of a heavy weight upon his mind, the cause of which he was unable immediately to recollect.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Edward Walcott awoke the next morning from his deep slumber, his first consciousness was of a heavy weight upon his mind, the cause of which he was unable immediately to recollect.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading One by one, however, by means of the association of ideas, the events of the preceding night came back to his memory; though those of latest occurrence were dim as dreams.
ideas
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From this reading One by one, however, by means of the association of ideas, the events of the preceding night came back to his memory; though those of latest occurrence were dim as dreams.
immediately
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From this reading When Edward Walcott awoke the next morning from his deep slumber, his first consciousness was of a heavy weight upon his mind, the cause of which he was unable immediately to recollect.
Langton
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From this reading But one circumstance was only too well remembered,--the discovery of Ellen Langton.
latest
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From this reading One by one, however, by means of the association of ideas, the events of the preceding night came back to his memory; though those of latest occurrence were dim as dreams.
Lee
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From this reading "There was racing and chasing o'er Cannobie Lee."
means
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From this reading One by one, however, by means of the association of ideas, the events of the preceding night came back to his memory; though those of latest occurrence were dim as dreams.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading One by one, however, by means of the association of ideas, the events of the preceding night came back to his memory; though those of latest occurrence were dim as dreams.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Edward Walcott awoke the next morning from his deep slumber, his first consciousness was of a heavy weight upon his mind, the cause of which he was unable immediately to recollect.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Edward Walcott awoke the next morning from his deep slumber, his first consciousness was of a heavy weight upon his mind, the cause of which he was unable immediately to recollect.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Edward Walcott awoke the next morning from his deep slumber, his first consciousness was of a heavy weight upon his mind, the cause of which he was unable immediately to recollect.
night
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From this reading One by one, however, by means of the association of ideas, the events of the preceding night came back to his memory; though those of latest occurrence were dim as dreams.
o'er
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From this reading "There was racing and chasing o'er Cannobie Lee."
occurrence
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From this reading One by one, however, by means of the association of ideas, the events of the preceding night came back to his memory; though those of latest occurrence were dim as dreams.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Edward Walcott awoke the next morning from his deep slumber, his first consciousness was of a heavy weight upon his mind, the cause of which he was unable immediately to recollect.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One by one, however, by means of the association of ideas, the events of the preceding night came back to his memory; though those of latest occurrence were dim as dreams.
only
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From this reading But one circumstance was only too well remembered,--the discovery of Ellen Langton.
preceding
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From this reading One by one, however, by means of the association of ideas, the events of the preceding night came back to his memory; though those of latest occurrence were dim as dreams.
racing
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From this reading "There was racing and chasing o'er Cannobie Lee."
recollect
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From this reading When Edward Walcott awoke the next morning from his deep slumber, his first consciousness was of a heavy weight upon his mind, the cause of which he was unable immediately to recollect.
remembered
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From this reading But one circumstance was only too well remembered,--the discovery of Ellen Langton.
SCOTT
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From this reading WALTER SCOTT.
slumber
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From this reading When Edward Walcott awoke the next morning from his deep slumber, his first consciousness was of a heavy weight upon his mind, the cause of which he was unable immediately to recollect.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Edward Walcott awoke the next morning from his deep slumber, his first consciousness was of a heavy weight upon his mind, the cause of which he was unable immediately to recollect.
There
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From this reading "There was racing and chasing o'er Cannobie Lee."
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading One by one, however, by means of the association of ideas, the events of the preceding night came back to his memory; though those of latest occurrence were dim as dreams.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading One by one, however, by means of the association of ideas, the events of the preceding night came back to his memory; though those of latest occurrence were dim as dreams.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Edward Walcott awoke the next morning from his deep slumber, his first consciousness was of a heavy weight upon his mind, the cause of which he was unable immediately to recollect.
too
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From this reading But one circumstance was only too well remembered,--the discovery of Ellen Langton.
unable
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From this reading When Edward Walcott awoke the next morning from his deep slumber, his first consciousness was of a heavy weight upon his mind, the cause of which he was unable immediately to recollect.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When Edward Walcott awoke the next morning from his deep slumber, his first consciousness was of a heavy weight upon his mind, the cause of which he was unable immediately to recollect.
Walcott
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From this reading When Edward Walcott awoke the next morning from his deep slumber, his first consciousness was of a heavy weight upon his mind, the cause of which he was unable immediately to recollect.
WALTER
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From this reading WALTER SCOTT.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There was racing and chasing o'er Cannobie Lee."
weight
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From this reading When Edward Walcott awoke the next morning from his deep slumber, his first consciousness was of a heavy weight upon his mind, the cause of which he was unable immediately to recollect.
well
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From this reading But one circumstance was only too well remembered,--the discovery of Ellen Langton.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One by one, however, by means of the association of ideas, the events of the preceding night came back to his memory; though those of latest occurrence were dim as dreams.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Edward Walcott awoke the next morning from his deep slumber, his first consciousness was of a heavy weight upon his mind, the cause of which he was unable immediately to recollect.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Edward Walcott awoke the next morning from his deep slumber, his first consciousness was of a heavy weight upon his mind, the cause of which he was unable immediately to recollect.
