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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 No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
absently
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account
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From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
Audley
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away
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From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
baronet
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From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
Brussels
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From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
carried
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From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
Couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
darkly
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From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
dearly
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From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
dismal
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dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
fate
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From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
felt
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From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
feverish
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From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
flat
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From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
GHOST-HAUNTED
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From this reading GHOST-HAUNTED.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What shall I tell him?" he thought.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
house
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From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What shall I tell him?" he thought.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
lady
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From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
loved
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From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
made
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From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
Michael
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From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
mistress
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From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
more
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From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
nearly
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From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
now
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From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
off
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From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
out
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From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
poplars
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queen
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reigned
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render
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From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
returning
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Robert
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From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
secretly
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From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "What shall I tell him?" he thought.
Sir
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From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
sleeper
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From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
stared
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strange
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swamps
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From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What shall I tell him?" he thought.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What shall I tell him?" he thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
traveling
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two
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uncle's
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unreal
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up
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From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
Villebrumeuse
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From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What shall I tell him?" he thought.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
woman
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wonderingly
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From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
world
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years
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