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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 The recollection of the events of the past evening appeared to her like a terrible dream.
abductors
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From this reading The cool night air awakened Imogene from the unconscious state into which she had fallen when first seized by her abductors.
account
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From this reading Staring wildly around the apartment in which she was confined, she was unable to account for her strange position.
air
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From this reading The cool night air awakened Imogene from the unconscious state into which she had fallen when first seized by her abductors.
apartment
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From this reading Staring wildly around the apartment in which she was confined, she was unable to account for her strange position.
appeared
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From this reading The recollection of the events of the past evening appeared to her like a terrible dream.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Staring wildly around the apartment in which she was confined, she was unable to account for her strange position.
awakened
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From this reading The cool night air awakened Imogene from the unconscious state into which she had fallen when first seized by her abductors.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The cool night air awakened Imogene from the unconscious state into which she had fallen when first seized by her abductors.
collect
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From this reading Pressing her hot hands to her throbbing temples she tried to collect her scattered thoughts.
confined
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From this reading Staring wildly around the apartment in which she was confined, she was unable to account for her strange position.
cool
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From this reading The cool night air awakened Imogene from the unconscious state into which she had fallen when first seized by her abductors.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The recollection of the events of the past evening appeared to her like a terrible dream.
evening
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From this reading The recollection of the events of the past evening appeared to her like a terrible dream.
events
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From this reading The recollection of the events of the past evening appeared to her like a terrible dream.
fallen
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From this reading The cool night air awakened Imogene from the unconscious state into which she had fallen when first seized by her abductors.
first
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From this reading The cool night air awakened Imogene from the unconscious state into which she had fallen when first seized by her abductors.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Staring wildly around the apartment in which she was confined, she was unable to account for her strange position.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The cool night air awakened Imogene from the unconscious state into which she had fallen when first seized by her abductors.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The cool night air awakened Imogene from the unconscious state into which she had fallen when first seized by her abductors.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Pressing her hot hands to her throbbing temples she tried to collect her scattered thoughts.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The cool night air awakened Imogene from the unconscious state into which she had fallen when first seized by her abductors.
hot
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From this reading Pressing her hot hands to her throbbing temples she tried to collect her scattered thoughts.
Imogene
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From this reading The cool night air awakened Imogene from the unconscious state into which she had fallen when first seized by her abductors.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Staring wildly around the apartment in which she was confined, she was unable to account for her strange position.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The cool night air awakened Imogene from the unconscious state into which she had fallen when first seized by her abductors.
like
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From this reading The recollection of the events of the past evening appeared to her like a terrible dream.
MISSION
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From this reading THE SECRET MISSION.
night
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From this reading The cool night air awakened Imogene from the unconscious state into which she had fallen when first seized by her abductors.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The recollection of the events of the past evening appeared to her like a terrible dream.
past
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From this reading The recollection of the events of the past evening appeared to her like a terrible dream.
position
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From this reading Staring wildly around the apartment in which she was confined, she was unable to account for her strange position.
Pressing
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recollection
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From this reading The recollection of the events of the past evening appeared to her like a terrible dream.
scattered
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From this reading Pressing her hot hands to her throbbing temples she tried to collect her scattered thoughts.
SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE SECRET MISSION.
seized
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From this reading The cool night air awakened Imogene from the unconscious state into which she had fallen when first seized by her abductors.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The cool night air awakened Imogene from the unconscious state into which she had fallen when first seized by her abductors.
Staring
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From this reading Staring wildly around the apartment in which she was confined, she was unable to account for her strange position.
state
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From this reading The cool night air awakened Imogene from the unconscious state into which she had fallen when first seized by her abductors.
strange
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From this reading Staring wildly around the apartment in which she was confined, she was unable to account for her strange position.
temples
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From this reading Pressing her hot hands to her throbbing temples she tried to collect her scattered thoughts.
terrible
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From this reading The recollection of the events of the past evening appeared to her like a terrible dream.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECRET MISSION.
thoughts
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From this reading Pressing her hot hands to her throbbing temples she tried to collect her scattered thoughts.
throbbing
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From this reading Pressing her hot hands to her throbbing temples she tried to collect her scattered thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Staring wildly around the apartment in which she was confined, she was unable to account for her strange position.
tried
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From this reading Pressing her hot hands to her throbbing temples she tried to collect her scattered thoughts.
unable
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From this reading Staring wildly around the apartment in which she was confined, she was unable to account for her strange position.
unconscious
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From this reading The cool night air awakened Imogene from the unconscious state into which she had fallen when first seized by her abductors.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Staring wildly around the apartment in which she was confined, she was unable to account for her strange position.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The cool night air awakened Imogene from the unconscious state into which she had fallen when first seized by her abductors.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The cool night air awakened Imogene from the unconscious state into which she had fallen when first seized by her abductors.
wildly
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From this reading Staring wildly around the apartment in which she was confined, she was unable to account for her strange position.
