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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 a human being has not slept for five or six nights, especially if that human being is a woman of romantic temperament, many queer things are bound to happen.
all
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From this reading The sensory nerves become susceptible to impression from all influences that exist, and from many that do not.
aloud
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From this reading Bells and music and the voice of an invisible person reading aloud an interminable and unintelligible book throb on the tympanum.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The head swells to an enormous size with its unrelieved store.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sensory nerves become susceptible to impression from all influences that exist, and from many that do not.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When a human being has not slept for five or six nights, especially if that human being is a woman of romantic temperament, many queer things are bound to happen.
become
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From this reading The sensory nerves become susceptible to impression from all influences that exist, and from many that do not.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Men and women have an uncomfortable way of growing suddenly large and then suddenly small before the eyes.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading When a human being has not slept for five or six nights, especially if that human being is a woman of romantic temperament, many queer things are bound to happen.
Bells
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From this reading Bells and music and the voice of an invisible person reading aloud an interminable and unintelligible book throb on the tympanum.
book
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From this reading Bells and music and the voice of an invisible person reading aloud an interminable and unintelligible book throb on the tympanum.
bound
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From this reading When a human being has not slept for five or six nights, especially if that human being is a woman of romantic temperament, many queer things are bound to happen.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The sensory nerves become susceptible to impression from all influences that exist, and from many that do not.
enormous
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From this reading The head swells to an enormous size with its unrelieved store.
especially
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From this reading When a human being has not slept for five or six nights, especially if that human being is a woman of romantic temperament, many queer things are bound to happen.
exist
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From this reading The sensory nerves become susceptible to impression from all influences that exist, and from many that do not.
eyes
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From this reading Men and women have an uncomfortable way of growing suddenly large and then suddenly small before the eyes.
five
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From this reading When a human being has not slept for five or six nights, especially if that human being is a woman of romantic temperament, many queer things are bound to happen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When a human being has not slept for five or six nights, especially if that human being is a woman of romantic temperament, many queer things are bound to happen.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sensory nerves become susceptible to impression from all influences that exist, and from many that do not.
growing
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From this reading Men and women have an uncomfortable way of growing suddenly large and then suddenly small before the eyes.
happen
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From this reading When a human being has not slept for five or six nights, especially if that human being is a woman of romantic temperament, many queer things are bound to happen.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When a human being has not slept for five or six nights, especially if that human being is a woman of romantic temperament, many queer things are bound to happen.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Men and women have an uncomfortable way of growing suddenly large and then suddenly small before the eyes.
head
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From this reading The head swells to an enormous size with its unrelieved store.
human
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From this reading When a human being has not slept for five or six nights, especially if that human being is a woman of romantic temperament, many queer things are bound to happen.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When a human being has not slept for five or six nights, especially if that human being is a woman of romantic temperament, many queer things are bound to happen.
impression
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From this reading The sensory nerves become susceptible to impression from all influences that exist, and from many that do not.
influences
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From this reading The sensory nerves become susceptible to impression from all influences that exist, and from many that do not.
interminable
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From this reading Bells and music and the voice of an invisible person reading aloud an interminable and unintelligible book throb on the tympanum.
invisible
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From this reading Bells and music and the voice of an invisible person reading aloud an interminable and unintelligible book throb on the tympanum.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When a human being has not slept for five or six nights, especially if that human being is a woman of romantic temperament, many queer things are bound to happen.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The head swells to an enormous size with its unrelieved store.
large
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From this reading Men and women have an uncomfortable way of growing suddenly large and then suddenly small before the eyes.
many
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From this reading When a human being has not slept for five or six nights, especially if that human being is a woman of romantic temperament, many queer things are bound to happen.
Men
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From this reading Men and women have an uncomfortable way of growing suddenly large and then suddenly small before the eyes.
music
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From this reading Bells and music and the voice of an invisible person reading aloud an interminable and unintelligible book throb on the tympanum.
nerves
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From this reading The sensory nerves become susceptible to impression from all influences that exist, and from many that do not.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading When a human being has not slept for five or six nights, especially if that human being is a woman of romantic temperament, many queer things are bound to happen.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When a human being has not slept for five or six nights, especially if that human being is a woman of romantic temperament, many queer things are bound to happen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When a human being has not slept for five or six nights, especially if that human being is a woman of romantic temperament, many queer things are bound to happen.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bells and music and the voice of an invisible person reading aloud an interminable and unintelligible book throb on the tympanum.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When a human being has not slept for five or six nights, especially if that human being is a woman of romantic temperament, many queer things are bound to happen.
person
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From this reading Bells and music and the voice of an invisible person reading aloud an interminable and unintelligible book throb on the tympanum.
queer
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From this reading When a human being has not slept for five or six nights, especially if that human being is a woman of romantic temperament, many queer things are bound to happen.
reading
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From this reading Bells and music and the voice of an invisible person reading aloud an interminable and unintelligible book throb on the tympanum.
romantic
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From this reading When a human being has not slept for five or six nights, especially if that human being is a woman of romantic temperament, many queer things are bound to happen.
sensory
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From this reading The sensory nerves become susceptible to impression from all influences that exist, and from many that do not.
six
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From this reading When a human being has not slept for five or six nights, especially if that human being is a woman of romantic temperament, many queer things are bound to happen.
size
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From this reading The head swells to an enormous size with its unrelieved store.
slept
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From this reading When a human being has not slept for five or six nights, especially if that human being is a woman of romantic temperament, many queer things are bound to happen.
small
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From this reading Men and women have an uncomfortable way of growing suddenly large and then suddenly small before the eyes.
store
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From this reading The head swells to an enormous size with its unrelieved store.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Men and women have an uncomfortable way of growing suddenly large and then suddenly small before the eyes.
susceptible
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From this reading The sensory nerves become susceptible to impression from all influences that exist, and from many that do not.
swells
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From this reading The head swells to an enormous size with its unrelieved store.
temperament
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From this reading When a human being has not slept for five or six nights, especially if that human being is a woman of romantic temperament, many queer things are bound to happen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When a human being has not slept for five or six nights, especially if that human being is a woman of romantic temperament, many queer things are bound to happen.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sensory nerves become susceptible to impression from all influences that exist, and from many that do not.
then
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From this reading Men and women have an uncomfortable way of growing suddenly large and then suddenly small before the eyes.
things
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From this reading When a human being has not slept for five or six nights, especially if that human being is a woman of romantic temperament, many queer things are bound to happen.
throb
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From this reading Bells and music and the voice of an invisible person reading aloud an interminable and unintelligible book throb on the tympanum.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When a human being has not slept for five or six nights, especially if that human being is a woman of romantic temperament, many queer things are bound to happen.
tympanum
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From this reading Bells and music and the voice of an invisible person reading aloud an interminable and unintelligible book throb on the tympanum.
uncomfortable
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From this reading Men and women have an uncomfortable way of growing suddenly large and then suddenly small before the eyes.
unintelligible
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From this reading Bells and music and the voice of an invisible person reading aloud an interminable and unintelligible book throb on the tympanum.
unrelieved
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From this reading The head swells to an enormous size with its unrelieved store.
voice
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From this reading Bells and music and the voice of an invisible person reading aloud an interminable and unintelligible book throb on the tympanum.
way
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From this reading Men and women have an uncomfortable way of growing suddenly large and then suddenly small before the eyes.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When a human being has not slept for five or six nights, especially if that human being is a woman of romantic temperament, many queer things are bound to happen.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The head swells to an enormous size with its unrelieved store.
woman
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From this reading When a human being has not slept for five or six nights, especially if that human being is a woman of romantic temperament, many queer things are bound to happen.
women
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From this reading Men and women have an uncomfortable way of growing suddenly large and then suddenly small before the eyes.
