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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 Marlow swung his legs out, got up quickly, and staggered a little, as though he had been set down after a rush through space.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Marlow swung his legs out, got up quickly, and staggered a little, as though he had been set down after a rush through space.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He leaned his back against the balustrade and faced a disordered array of long cane chairs.
alarmed
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From this reading One or two sat up as if alarmed; here and there a cigar glowed yet; Marlow looked at them all with the eyes of a man returning from the excessive remoteness of a dream.
all
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From this reading One or two sat up as if alarmed; here and there a cigar glowed yet; Marlow looked at them all with the eyes of a man returning from the excessive remoteness of a dream.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marlow swung his legs out, got up quickly, and staggered a little, as though he had been set down after a rush through space.
array
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From this reading He leaned his back against the balustrade and faced a disordered array of long cane chairs.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Marlow swung his legs out, got up quickly, and staggered a little, as though he had been set down after a rush through space.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One or two sat up as if alarmed; here and there a cigar glowed yet; Marlow looked at them all with the eyes of a man returning from the excessive remoteness of a dream.
back
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From this reading He leaned his back against the balustrade and faced a disordered array of long cane chairs.
balustrade
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From this reading He leaned his back against the balustrade and faced a disordered array of long cane chairs.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Marlow swung his legs out, got up quickly, and staggered a little, as though he had been set down after a rush through space.
bodies
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From this reading The bodies prone in them seemed startled out of their torpor by his movement.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The bodies prone in them seemed startled out of their torpor by his movement.
calm
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From this reading A throat was cleared; a calm voice encouraged negligently, ‘Well.’
cane
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From this reading He leaned his back against the balustrade and faced a disordered array of long cane chairs.
chairs
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From this reading He leaned his back against the balustrade and faced a disordered array of long cane chairs.
cigar
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From this reading One or two sat up as if alarmed; here and there a cigar glowed yet; Marlow looked at them all with the eyes of a man returning from the excessive remoteness of a dream.
cleared
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From this reading A throat was cleared; a calm voice encouraged negligently, ‘Well.’
disordered
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From this reading He leaned his back against the balustrade and faced a disordered array of long cane chairs.
down
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From this reading Marlow swung his legs out, got up quickly, and staggered a little, as though he had been set down after a rush through space.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading One or two sat up as if alarmed; here and there a cigar glowed yet; Marlow looked at them all with the eyes of a man returning from the excessive remoteness of a dream.
encouraged
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From this reading A throat was cleared; a calm voice encouraged negligently, ‘Well.’
excessive
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From this reading One or two sat up as if alarmed; here and there a cigar glowed yet; Marlow looked at them all with the eyes of a man returning from the excessive remoteness of a dream.
eyes
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From this reading One or two sat up as if alarmed; here and there a cigar glowed yet; Marlow looked at them all with the eyes of a man returning from the excessive remoteness of a dream.
faced
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From this reading He leaned his back against the balustrade and faced a disordered array of long cane chairs.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One or two sat up as if alarmed; here and there a cigar glowed yet; Marlow looked at them all with the eyes of a man returning from the excessive remoteness of a dream.
glowed
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From this reading One or two sat up as if alarmed; here and there a cigar glowed yet; Marlow looked at them all with the eyes of a man returning from the excessive remoteness of a dream.
got
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From this reading Marlow swung his legs out, got up quickly, and staggered a little, as though he had been set down after a rush through space.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Marlow swung his legs out, got up quickly, and staggered a little, as though he had been set down after a rush through space.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marlow swung his legs out, got up quickly, and staggered a little, as though he had been set down after a rush through space.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One or two sat up as if alarmed; here and there a cigar glowed yet; Marlow looked at them all with the eyes of a man returning from the excessive remoteness of a dream.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Marlow swung his legs out, got up quickly, and staggered a little, as though he had been set down after a rush through space.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading One or two sat up as if alarmed; here and there a cigar glowed yet; Marlow looked at them all with the eyes of a man returning from the excessive remoteness of a dream.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The bodies prone in them seemed startled out of their torpor by his movement.
leaned
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From this reading He leaned his back against the balustrade and faced a disordered array of long cane chairs.
legs
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From this reading Marlow swung his legs out, got up quickly, and staggered a little, as though he had been set down after a rush through space.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marlow swung his legs out, got up quickly, and staggered a little, as though he had been set down after a rush through space.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He leaned his back against the balustrade and faced a disordered array of long cane chairs.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One or two sat up as if alarmed; here and there a cigar glowed yet; Marlow looked at them all with the eyes of a man returning from the excessive remoteness of a dream.
man
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From this reading One or two sat up as if alarmed; here and there a cigar glowed yet; Marlow looked at them all with the eyes of a man returning from the excessive remoteness of a dream.
Marlow
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From this reading Marlow swung his legs out, got up quickly, and staggered a little, as though he had been set down after a rush through space.
movement
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From this reading The bodies prone in them seemed startled out of their torpor by his movement.
negligently
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From this reading A throat was cleared; a calm voice encouraged negligently, ‘Well.’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He leaned his back against the balustrade and faced a disordered array of long cane chairs.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One or two sat up as if alarmed; here and there a cigar glowed yet; Marlow looked at them all with the eyes of a man returning from the excessive remoteness of a dream.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading One or two sat up as if alarmed; here and there a cigar glowed yet; Marlow looked at them all with the eyes of a man returning from the excessive remoteness of a dream.
out
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From this reading Marlow swung his legs out, got up quickly, and staggered a little, as though he had been set down after a rush through space.
prone
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From this reading The bodies prone in them seemed startled out of their torpor by his movement.
quickly
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From this reading Marlow swung his legs out, got up quickly, and staggered a little, as though he had been set down after a rush through space.
remoteness
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From this reading One or two sat up as if alarmed; here and there a cigar glowed yet; Marlow looked at them all with the eyes of a man returning from the excessive remoteness of a dream.
returning
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From this reading One or two sat up as if alarmed; here and there a cigar glowed yet; Marlow looked at them all with the eyes of a man returning from the excessive remoteness of a dream.
rush
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From this reading Marlow swung his legs out, got up quickly, and staggered a little, as though he had been set down after a rush through space.
sat
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From this reading One or two sat up as if alarmed; here and there a cigar glowed yet; Marlow looked at them all with the eyes of a man returning from the excessive remoteness of a dream.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bodies prone in them seemed startled out of their torpor by his movement.
set
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From this reading Marlow swung his legs out, got up quickly, and staggered a little, as though he had been set down after a rush through space.
space
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From this reading Marlow swung his legs out, got up quickly, and staggered a little, as though he had been set down after a rush through space.
staggered
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From this reading Marlow swung his legs out, got up quickly, and staggered a little, as though he had been set down after a rush through space.
startled
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From this reading The bodies prone in them seemed startled out of their torpor by his movement.
swung
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From this reading Marlow swung his legs out, got up quickly, and staggered a little, as though he had been set down after a rush through space.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He leaned his back against the balustrade and faced a disordered array of long cane chairs.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The bodies prone in them seemed startled out of their torpor by his movement.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The bodies prone in them seemed startled out of their torpor by his movement.
there
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From this reading One or two sat up as if alarmed; here and there a cigar glowed yet; Marlow looked at them all with the eyes of a man returning from the excessive remoteness of a dream.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Marlow swung his legs out, got up quickly, and staggered a little, as though he had been set down after a rush through space.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading A throat was cleared; a calm voice encouraged negligently, ‘Well.’
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Marlow swung his legs out, got up quickly, and staggered a little, as though he had been set down after a rush through space.
torpor
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From this reading The bodies prone in them seemed startled out of their torpor by his movement.
two
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From this reading One or two sat up as if alarmed; here and there a cigar glowed yet; Marlow looked at them all with the eyes of a man returning from the excessive remoteness of a dream.
up
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From this reading Marlow swung his legs out, got up quickly, and staggered a little, as though he had been set down after a rush through space.
voice
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From this reading A throat was cleared; a calm voice encouraged negligently, ‘Well.’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A throat was cleared; a calm voice encouraged negligently, ‘Well.’
Well
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From this reading A throat was cleared; a calm voice encouraged negligently, ‘Well.’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One or two sat up as if alarmed; here and there a cigar glowed yet; Marlow looked at them all with the eyes of a man returning from the excessive remoteness of a dream.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading One or two sat up as if alarmed; here and there a cigar glowed yet; Marlow looked at them all with the eyes of a man returning from the excessive remoteness of a dream.
