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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 From the moment, now over a week ago, that he had been allowed to sit up in bed, and more or less distinct thought had come back to him, he had been a prey to hideous anxiety and grief.
ago
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From this reading From the moment, now over a week ago, that he had been allowed to sit up in bed, and more or less distinct thought had come back to him, he had been a prey to hideous anxiety and grief.
allowed
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From this reading From the moment, now over a week ago, that he had been allowed to sit up in bed, and more or less distinct thought had come back to him, he had been a prey to hideous anxiety and grief.
aloud
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From this reading But no such weapon was there, and he lay in his splendid gilt bed and groaned aloud as he covered his eyes with his hand.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Surely, among other things in the half-indistinct nightmare of the preceding evening, he must have had too much champagne.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
anxiety
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From this reading From the moment, now over a week ago, that he had been allowed to sit up in bed, and more or less distinct thought had come back to him, he had been a prey to hideous anxiety and grief.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But no such weapon was there, and he lay in his splendid gilt bed and groaned aloud as he covered his eyes with his hand.
awoke
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From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
back
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From this reading From the moment, now over a week ago, that he had been allowed to sit up in bed, and more or less distinct thought had come back to him, he had been a prey to hideous anxiety and grief.
bed
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From this reading But no such weapon was there, and he lay in his splendid gilt bed and groaned aloud as he covered his eyes with his hand.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no such weapon was there, and he lay in his splendid gilt bed and groaned aloud as he covered his eyes with his hand.
champagne
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From this reading Surely, among other things in the half-indistinct nightmare of the preceding evening, he must have had too much champagne.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the moment, now over a week ago, that he had been allowed to sit up in bed, and more or less distinct thought had come back to him, he had been a prey to hideous anxiety and grief.
covered
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From this reading But no such weapon was there, and he lay in his splendid gilt bed and groaned aloud as he covered his eyes with his hand.
debased
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From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
Derringham
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From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
distinct
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From this reading From the moment, now over a week ago, that he had been allowed to sit up in bed, and more or less distinct thought had come back to him, he had been a prey to hideous anxiety and grief.
engaged
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From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
evening
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From this reading Surely, among other things in the half-indistinct nightmare of the preceding evening, he must have had too much champagne.
eyes
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From this reading But no such weapon was there, and he lay in his splendid gilt bed and groaned aloud as he covered his eyes with his hand.
feel
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From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the moment, now over a week ago, that he had been allowed to sit up in bed, and more or less distinct thought had come back to him, he had been a prey to hideous anxiety and grief.
giddy
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From this reading The light hurt him--he was giddy, and his head swam.
gilt
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From this reading But no such weapon was there, and he lay in his splendid gilt bed and groaned aloud as he covered his eyes with his hand.
grief
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From this reading From the moment, now over a week ago, that he had been allowed to sit up in bed, and more or less distinct thought had come back to him, he had been a prey to hideous anxiety and grief.
groaned
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From this reading But no such weapon was there, and he lay in his splendid gilt bed and groaned aloud as he covered his eyes with his hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
half-indistinct
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From this reading Surely, among other things in the half-indistinct nightmare of the preceding evening, he must have had too much champagne.
hand
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From this reading But no such weapon was there, and he lay in his splendid gilt bed and groaned aloud as he covered his eyes with his hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
head
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From this reading The light hurt him--he was giddy, and his head swam.
hideous
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From this reading From the moment, now over a week ago, that he had been allowed to sit up in bed, and more or less distinct thought had come back to him, he had been a prey to hideous anxiety and grief.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The light hurt him--he was giddy, and his head swam.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
hurt
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From this reading The light hurt him--he was giddy, and his head swam.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But no such weapon was there, and he lay in his splendid gilt bed and groaned aloud as he covered his eyes with his hand.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
John
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From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
lay
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From this reading But no such weapon was there, and he lay in his splendid gilt bed and groaned aloud as he covered his eyes with his hand.
less
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From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
light
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From this reading The light hurt him--he was giddy, and his head swam.
lying
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From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
man
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From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
moment
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From this reading From the moment, now over a week ago, that he had been allowed to sit up in bed, and more or less distinct thought had come back to him, he had been a prey to hideous anxiety and grief.
more
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From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
much
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From this reading Surely, among other things in the half-indistinct nightmare of the preceding evening, he must have had too much champagne.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Surely, among other things in the half-indistinct nightmare of the preceding evening, he must have had too much champagne.
near
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From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
nightmarenounUS /ˈnaɪt.mɛr/
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading Surely, among other things in the half-indistinct nightmare of the preceding evening, he must have had too much champagne.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But no such weapon was there, and he lay in his splendid gilt bed and groaned aloud as he covered his eyes with his hand.
now
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From this reading From the moment, now over a week ago, that he had been allowed to sit up in bed, and more or less distinct thought had come back to him, he had been a prey to hideous anxiety and grief.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Surely, among other things in the half-indistinct nightmare of the preceding evening, he must have had too much champagne.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
other
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From this reading Surely, among other things in the half-indistinct nightmare of the preceding evening, he must have had too much champagne.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading From the moment, now over a week ago, that he had been allowed to sit up in bed, and more or less distinct thought had come back to him, he had been a prey to hideous anxiety and grief.
possible
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From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
preceding
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From this reading Surely, among other things in the half-indistinct nightmare of the preceding evening, he must have had too much champagne.
prey
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From this reading From the moment, now over a week ago, that he had been allowed to sit up in bed, and more or less distinct thought had come back to him, he had been a prey to hideous anxiety and grief.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
remembrance
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From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
revolver
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From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
shot
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From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
sit
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From this reading From the moment, now over a week ago, that he had been allowed to sit up in bed, and more or less distinct thought had come back to him, he had been a prey to hideous anxiety and grief.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
splendid
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From this reading But no such weapon was there, and he lay in his splendid gilt bed and groaned aloud as he covered his eyes with his hand.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But no such weapon was there, and he lay in his splendid gilt bed and groaned aloud as he covered his eyes with his hand.
Surely
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From this reading Surely, among other things in the half-indistinct nightmare of the preceding evening, he must have had too much champagne.
swam
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From this reading The light hurt him--he was giddy, and his head swam.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
there
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From this reading But no such weapon was there, and he lay in his splendid gilt bed and groaned aloud as he covered his eyes with his hand.
things
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From this reading Surely, among other things in the half-indistinct nightmare of the preceding evening, he must have had too much champagne.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the moment, now over a week ago, that he had been allowed to sit up in bed, and more or less distinct thought had come back to him, he had been a prey to hideous anxiety and grief.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
too
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From this reading Surely, among other things in the half-indistinct nightmare of the preceding evening, he must have had too much champagne.
up
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From this reading From the moment, now over a week ago, that he had been allowed to sit up in bed, and more or less distinct thought had come back to him, he had been a prey to hideous anxiety and grief.
utterly
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From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
weapon
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From this reading But no such weapon was there, and he lay in his splendid gilt bed and groaned aloud as he covered his eyes with his hand.
week
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From this reading From the moment, now over a week ago, that he had been allowed to sit up in bed, and more or less distinct thought had come back to him, he had been a prey to hideous anxiety and grief.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But no such weapon was there, and he lay in his splendid gilt bed and groaned aloud as he covered his eyes with his hand.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
wretched
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From this reading It is possible that, if his revolver had been lying quite near, the morning John Derringham awoke to the remembrance that he was more or less an engaged man, he would have shot himself, so utterly wretched and debased did he feel.
