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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 Next morning I am sitting before my looking-glass--never to me a pleasant article of furniture--having my hair dressed.
abysses
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From this reading At least, in real life, I am not perpetually pursued, through dull abysses, by a man in a crape mask, from whom I am madly struggling to escape, and who is perpetually on the point of overtaking and seizing me.
all
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From this reading It was a mistake going to sleep at all last night.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Next morning I am sitting before my looking-glass--never to me a pleasant article of furniture--having my hair dressed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am hardly awake yet, and have not quite finished disentangling the real live disagreeables which I have to face, from the imaginary ones from which my waking has freed me.
article
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From this reading Next morning I am sitting before my looking-glass--never to me a pleasant article of furniture--having my hair dressed.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least, in real life, I am not perpetually pursued, through dull abysses, by a man in a crape mask, from whom I am madly struggling to escape, and who is perpetually on the point of overtaking and seizing me.
awake
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From this reading I am hardly awake yet, and have not quite finished disentangling the real live disagreeables which I have to face, from the imaginary ones from which my waking has freed me.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It would have been far wiser and better to have kept awake.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Next morning I am sitting before my looking-glass--never to me a pleasant article of furniture--having my hair dressed.
better
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From this reading It would have been far wiser and better to have kept awake.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At least, in real life, I am not perpetually pursued, through dull abysses, by a man in a crape mask, from whom I am madly struggling to escape, and who is perpetually on the point of overtaking and seizing me.
crape
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From this reading At least, in real life, I am not perpetually pursued, through dull abysses, by a man in a crape mask, from whom I am madly struggling to escape, and who is perpetually on the point of overtaking and seizing me.
disagreeables
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From this reading I am hardly awake yet, and have not quite finished disentangling the real live disagreeables which I have to face, from the imaginary ones from which my waking has freed me.
disentangling
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From this reading I am hardly awake yet, and have not quite finished disentangling the real live disagreeables which I have to face, from the imaginary ones from which my waking has freed me.
dressed
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From this reading Next morning I am sitting before my looking-glass--never to me a pleasant article of furniture--having my hair dressed.
dull
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From this reading At least, in real life, I am not perpetually pursued, through dull abysses, by a man in a crape mask, from whom I am madly struggling to escape, and who is perpetually on the point of overtaking and seizing me.
escape
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From this reading At least, in real life, I am not perpetually pursued, through dull abysses, by a man in a crape mask, from whom I am madly struggling to escape, and who is perpetually on the point of overtaking and seizing me.
face
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From this reading I am hardly awake yet, and have not quite finished disentangling the real live disagreeables which I have to face, from the imaginary ones from which my waking has freed me.
far
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From this reading It would have been far wiser and better to have kept awake.
finished
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From this reading I am hardly awake yet, and have not quite finished disentangling the real live disagreeables which I have to face, from the imaginary ones from which my waking has freed me.
freed
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From this reading I am hardly awake yet, and have not quite finished disentangling the real live disagreeables which I have to face, from the imaginary ones from which my waking has freed me.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I am hardly awake yet, and have not quite finished disentangling the real live disagreeables which I have to face, from the imaginary ones from which my waking has freed me.
furniture
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From this reading Next morning I am sitting before my looking-glass--never to me a pleasant article of furniture--having my hair dressed.
going
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From this reading It was a mistake going to sleep at all last night.
hair
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From this reading Next morning I am sitting before my looking-glass--never to me a pleasant article of furniture--having my hair dressed.
hardly
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From this reading I am hardly awake yet, and have not quite finished disentangling the real live disagreeables which I have to face, from the imaginary ones from which my waking has freed me.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am hardly awake yet, and have not quite finished disentangling the real live disagreeables which I have to face, from the imaginary ones from which my waking has freed me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am hardly awake yet, and have not quite finished disentangling the real live disagreeables which I have to face, from the imaginary ones from which my waking has freed me.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Next morning I am sitting before my looking-glass--never to me a pleasant article of furniture--having my hair dressed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Next morning I am sitting before my looking-glass--never to me a pleasant article of furniture--having my hair dressed.
imaginary
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From this reading I am hardly awake yet, and have not quite finished disentangling the real live disagreeables which I have to face, from the imaginary ones from which my waking has freed me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At least, in real life, I am not perpetually pursued, through dull abysses, by a man in a crape mask, from whom I am madly struggling to escape, and who is perpetually on the point of overtaking and seizing me.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At least, in real life, I am not perpetually pursued, through dull abysses, by a man in a crape mask, from whom I am madly struggling to escape, and who is perpetually on the point of overtaking and seizing me.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a mistake going to sleep at all last night.
kept
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From this reading It would have been far wiser and better to have kept awake.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a mistake going to sleep at all last night.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least, in real life, I am not perpetually pursued, through dull abysses, by a man in a crape mask, from whom I am madly struggling to escape, and who is perpetually on the point of overtaking and seizing me.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least, in real life, I am not perpetually pursued, through dull abysses, by a man in a crape mask, from whom I am madly struggling to escape, and who is perpetually on the point of overtaking and seizing me.
live
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From this reading I am hardly awake yet, and have not quite finished disentangling the real live disagreeables which I have to face, from the imaginary ones from which my waking has freed me.
looking-glass
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From this reading Next morning I am sitting before my looking-glass--never to me a pleasant article of furniture--having my hair dressed.
madly
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From this reading At least, in real life, I am not perpetually pursued, through dull abysses, by a man in a crape mask, from whom I am madly struggling to escape, and who is perpetually on the point of overtaking and seizing me.
man
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From this reading At least, in real life, I am not perpetually pursued, through dull abysses, by a man in a crape mask, from whom I am madly struggling to escape, and who is perpetually on the point of overtaking and seizing me.
mask
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From this reading At least, in real life, I am not perpetually pursued, through dull abysses, by a man in a crape mask, from whom I am madly struggling to escape, and who is perpetually on the point of overtaking and seizing me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Next morning I am sitting before my looking-glass--never to me a pleasant article of furniture--having my hair dressed.
mistake
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From this reading It was a mistake going to sleep at all last night.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning I am sitting before my looking-glass--never to me a pleasant article of furniture--having my hair dressed.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Next morning I am sitting before my looking-glass--never to me a pleasant article of furniture--having my hair dressed.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning I am sitting before my looking-glass--never to me a pleasant article of furniture--having my hair dressed.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning I am sitting before my looking-glass--never to me a pleasant article of furniture--having my hair dressed.
night
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From this reading It was a mistake going to sleep at all last night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am hardly awake yet, and have not quite finished disentangling the real live disagreeables which I have to face, from the imaginary ones from which my waking has freed me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next morning I am sitting before my looking-glass--never to me a pleasant article of furniture--having my hair dressed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At least, in real life, I am not perpetually pursued, through dull abysses, by a man in a crape mask, from whom I am madly struggling to escape, and who is perpetually on the point of overtaking and seizing me.
ones
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From this reading I am hardly awake yet, and have not quite finished disentangling the real live disagreeables which I have to face, from the imaginary ones from which my waking has freed me.
overtaking
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From this reading At least, in real life, I am not perpetually pursued, through dull abysses, by a man in a crape mask, from whom I am madly struggling to escape, and who is perpetually on the point of overtaking and seizing me.
perpetually
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From this reading At least, in real life, I am not perpetually pursued, through dull abysses, by a man in a crape mask, from whom I am madly struggling to escape, and who is perpetually on the point of overtaking and seizing me.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning I am sitting before my looking-glass--never to me a pleasant article of furniture--having my hair dressed.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading At least, in real life, I am not perpetually pursued, through dull abysses, by a man in a crape mask, from whom I am madly struggling to escape, and who is perpetually on the point of overtaking and seizing me.
pursued
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From this reading At least, in real life, I am not perpetually pursued, through dull abysses, by a man in a crape mask, from whom I am madly struggling to escape, and who is perpetually on the point of overtaking and seizing me.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am hardly awake yet, and have not quite finished disentangling the real live disagreeables which I have to face, from the imaginary ones from which my waking has freed me.
real
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From this reading I am hardly awake yet, and have not quite finished disentangling the real live disagreeables which I have to face, from the imaginary ones from which my waking has freed me.
seizing
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From this reading At least, in real life, I am not perpetually pursued, through dull abysses, by a man in a crape mask, from whom I am madly struggling to escape, and who is perpetually on the point of overtaking and seizing me.
sitting
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From this reading Next morning I am sitting before my looking-glass--never to me a pleasant article of furniture--having my hair dressed.
sleep
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From this reading It was a mistake going to sleep at all last night.
struggling
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From this reading At least, in real life, I am not perpetually pursued, through dull abysses, by a man in a crape mask, from whom I am madly struggling to escape, and who is perpetually on the point of overtaking and seizing me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am hardly awake yet, and have not quite finished disentangling the real live disagreeables which I have to face, from the imaginary ones from which my waking has freed me.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At least, in real life, I am not perpetually pursued, through dull abysses, by a man in a crape mask, from whom I am madly struggling to escape, and who is perpetually on the point of overtaking and seizing me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next morning I am sitting before my looking-glass--never to me a pleasant article of furniture--having my hair dressed.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading I am hardly awake yet, and have not quite finished disentangling the real live disagreeables which I have to face, from the imaginary ones from which my waking has freed me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a mistake going to sleep at all last night.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I am hardly awake yet, and have not quite finished disentangling the real live disagreeables which I have to face, from the imaginary ones from which my waking has freed me.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At least, in real life, I am not perpetually pursued, through dull abysses, by a man in a crape mask, from whom I am madly struggling to escape, and who is perpetually on the point of overtaking and seizing me.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At least, in real life, I am not perpetually pursued, through dull abysses, by a man in a crape mask, from whom I am madly struggling to escape, and who is perpetually on the point of overtaking and seizing me.
wiser
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From this reading It would have been far wiser and better to have kept awake.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have been far wiser and better to have kept awake.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I am hardly awake yet, and have not quite finished disentangling the real live disagreeables which I have to face, from the imaginary ones from which my waking has freed me.
