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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 What happened to me during a long time, I do not remember, nor do I know.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My father was sitting near me in an armchair, with his head bent back, pale, and with closed eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I woke, I was lying on my back in a chamber and on my father's bed.
armchair
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From this reading My father was sitting near me in an armchair, with his head bent back, pale, and with closed eyes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
back
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From this reading When I woke, I was lying on my back in a chamber and on my father's bed.
bed
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From this reading When I woke, I was lying on my back in a chamber and on my father's bed.
bent
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From this reading My father was sitting near me in an armchair, with his head bent back, pale, and with closed eyes.
blinds
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From this reading The blinds were shut; lights were burning on the table; and in the great stillness of the chamber, I heard only the ticking of the clock.
burning
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From this reading The blinds were shut; lights were burning on the table; and in the great stillness of the chamber, I heard only the ticking of the clock.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
ceiling
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From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
chamber
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From this reading When I woke, I was lying on my back in a chamber and on my father's bed.
clock
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From this reading The blinds were shut; lights were burning on the table; and in the great stillness of the chamber, I heard only the ticking of the clock.
closed
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From this reading My father was sitting near me in an armchair, with his head bent back, pale, and with closed eyes.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What happened to me during a long time, I do not remember, nor do I know.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading What happened to me during a long time, I do not remember, nor do I know.
eyes
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From this reading My father was sitting near me in an armchair, with his head bent back, pale, and with closed eyes.
father
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From this reading My father was sitting near me in an armchair, with his head bent back, pale, and with closed eyes.
father's
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From this reading When I woke, I was lying on my back in a chamber and on my father's bed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The blinds were shut; lights were burning on the table; and in the great stillness of the chamber, I heard only the ticking of the clock.
happened
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From this reading What happened to me during a long time, I do not remember, nor do I know.
head
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From this reading My father was sitting near me in an armchair, with his head bent back, pale, and with closed eyes.
heard
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From this reading The blinds were shut; lights were burning on the table; and in the great stillness of the chamber, I heard only the ticking of the clock.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My father was sitting near me in an armchair, with his head bent back, pale, and with closed eyes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What happened to me during a long time, I do not remember, nor do I know.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I woke, I was lying on my back in a chamber and on my father's bed.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What happened to me during a long time, I do not remember, nor do I know.
lights
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From this reading The blinds were shut; lights were burning on the table; and in the great stillness of the chamber, I heard only the ticking of the clock.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What happened to me during a long time, I do not remember, nor do I know.
lying
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From this reading When I woke, I was lying on my back in a chamber and on my father's bed.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What happened to me during a long time, I do not remember, nor do I know.
move
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From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I woke, I was lying on my back in a chamber and on my father's bed.
near
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From this reading My father was sitting near me in an armchair, with his head bent back, pale, and with closed eyes.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading What happened to me during a long time, I do not remember, nor do I know.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What happened to me during a long time, I do not remember, nor do I know.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The blinds were shut; lights were burning on the table; and in the great stillness of the chamber, I heard only the ticking of the clock.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When I woke, I was lying on my back in a chamber and on my father's bed.
only
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From this reading The blinds were shut; lights were burning on the table; and in the great stillness of the chamber, I heard only the ticking of the clock.
pain
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From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
pale
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From this reading My father was sitting near me in an armchair, with his head bent back, pale, and with closed eyes.
prevented
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From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading What happened to me during a long time, I do not remember, nor do I know.
shut
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From this reading The blinds were shut; lights were burning on the table; and in the great stillness of the chamber, I heard only the ticking of the clock.
sitting
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From this reading My father was sitting near me in an armchair, with his head bent back, pale, and with closed eyes.
sluggishly
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From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
some
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From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
stared
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From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
stillness
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From this reading The blinds were shut; lights were burning on the table; and in the great stillness of the chamber, I heard only the ticking of the clock.
summoning
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From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
table
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From this reading The blinds were shut; lights were burning on the table; and in the great stillness of the chamber, I heard only the ticking of the clock.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The blinds were shut; lights were burning on the table; and in the great stillness of the chamber, I heard only the ticking of the clock.
then
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From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
thoughts
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From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
ticking
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From this reading The blinds were shut; lights were burning on the table; and in the great stillness of the chamber, I heard only the ticking of the clock.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What happened to me during a long time, I do not remember, nor do I know.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What happened to me during a long time, I do not remember, nor do I know.
tried
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From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
unendurable
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From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
vacantly
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From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I woke, I was lying on my back in a chamber and on my father's bed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The blinds were shut; lights were burning on the table; and in the great stillness of the chamber, I heard only the ticking of the clock.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What happened to me during a long time, I do not remember, nor do I know.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I woke, I was lying on my back in a chamber and on my father's bed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My father was sitting near me in an armchair, with his head bent back, pale, and with closed eyes.
woke
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From this reading When I woke, I was lying on my back in a chamber and on my father's bed.
