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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 COMING OF THE ENEMY A fever of queer emotions plagued Hugh's mind as he sought sleep that night.
all
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From this reading Through all his efforts to convince himself that his impressions were the result of self-conceit or a too willing egotism, there persistently ran the tantalizing memory of her simple confession.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When at last he slept it was to dream that a gentle hand was caressing his forehead and loving fingers were running through his hair.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE COMING OF THE ENEMY A fever of queer emotions plagued Hugh's mind as he sought sleep that night.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When at last he slept it was to dream that a gentle hand was caressing his forehead and loving fingers were running through his hair.
awake
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From this reading He lay awake on his couch of skins for hours, striving to put from himself the delightful conviction that had presented itself so suddenly.
caressing
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From this reading When at last he slept it was to dream that a gentle hand was caressing his forehead and loving fingers were running through his hair.
COMING
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE ENEMY A fever of queer emotions plagued Hugh's mind as he sought sleep that night.
confession
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From this reading Through all his efforts to convince himself that his impressions were the result of self-conceit or a too willing egotism, there persistently ran the tantalizing memory of her simple confession.
conviction
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From this reading He lay awake on his couch of skins for hours, striving to put from himself the delightful conviction that had presented itself so suddenly.
convince
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From this reading Through all his efforts to convince himself that his impressions were the result of self-conceit or a too willing egotism, there persistently ran the tantalizing memory of her simple confession.
couch
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From this reading He lay awake on his couch of skins for hours, striving to put from himself the delightful conviction that had presented itself so suddenly.
delightful
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From this reading He lay awake on his couch of skins for hours, striving to put from himself the delightful conviction that had presented itself so suddenly.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading When at last he slept it was to dream that a gentle hand was caressing his forehead and loving fingers were running through his hair.
efforts
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From this reading Through all his efforts to convince himself that his impressions were the result of self-conceit or a too willing egotism, there persistently ran the tantalizing memory of her simple confession.
egotism
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From this reading Through all his efforts to convince himself that his impressions were the result of self-conceit or a too willing egotism, there persistently ran the tantalizing memory of her simple confession.
emotions
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE ENEMY A fever of queer emotions plagued Hugh's mind as he sought sleep that night.
ENEMY
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE ENEMY A fever of queer emotions plagued Hugh's mind as he sought sleep that night.
fever
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE ENEMY A fever of queer emotions plagued Hugh's mind as he sought sleep that night.
fingers
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From this reading When at last he slept it was to dream that a gentle hand was caressing his forehead and loving fingers were running through his hair.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He lay awake on his couch of skins for hours, striving to put from himself the delightful conviction that had presented itself so suddenly.
forehead
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From this reading When at last he slept it was to dream that a gentle hand was caressing his forehead and loving fingers were running through his hair.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He lay awake on his couch of skins for hours, striving to put from himself the delightful conviction that had presented itself so suddenly.
gentle
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From this reading When at last he slept it was to dream that a gentle hand was caressing his forehead and loving fingers were running through his hair.
Grace
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From this reading For a while the hand was Grace Vernon's, then it was Tennys Huntingford's, then Grace's, then the other's.
Grace's
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From this reading For a while the hand was Grace Vernon's, then it was Tennys Huntingford's, then Grace's, then the other's.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He lay awake on his couch of skins for hours, striving to put from himself the delightful conviction that had presented itself so suddenly.
hair
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From this reading When at last he slept it was to dream that a gentle hand was caressing his forehead and loving fingers were running through his hair.
hand
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From this reading When at last he slept it was to dream that a gentle hand was caressing his forehead and loving fingers were running through his hair.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE COMING OF THE ENEMY A fever of queer emotions plagued Hugh's mind as he sought sleep that night.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Through all his efforts to convince himself that his impressions were the result of self-conceit or a too willing egotism, there persistently ran the tantalizing memory of her simple confession.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He lay awake on his couch of skins for hours, striving to put from himself the delightful conviction that had presented itself so suddenly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He lay awake on his couch of skins for hours, striving to put from himself the delightful conviction that had presented itself so suddenly.
hours
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From this reading He lay awake on his couch of skins for hours, striving to put from himself the delightful conviction that had presented itself so suddenly.
Hugh's
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE ENEMY A fever of queer emotions plagued Hugh's mind as he sought sleep that night.
Huntingford's
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From this reading For a while the hand was Grace Vernon's, then it was Tennys Huntingford's, then Grace's, then the other's.
impressions
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From this reading Through all his efforts to convince himself that his impressions were the result of self-conceit or a too willing egotism, there persistently ran the tantalizing memory of her simple confession.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When at last he slept it was to dream that a gentle hand was caressing his forehead and loving fingers were running through his hair.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading He lay awake on his couch of skins for hours, striving to put from himself the delightful conviction that had presented itself so suddenly.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When at last he slept it was to dream that a gentle hand was caressing his forehead and loving fingers were running through his hair.
lay
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From this reading He lay awake on his couch of skins for hours, striving to put from himself the delightful conviction that had presented itself so suddenly.
loving
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From this reading When at last he slept it was to dream that a gentle hand was caressing his forehead and loving fingers were running through his hair.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Through all his efforts to convince himself that his impressions were the result of self-conceit or a too willing egotism, there persistently ran the tantalizing memory of her simple confession.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COMING OF THE ENEMY A fever of queer emotions plagued Hugh's mind as he sought sleep that night.
night
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE ENEMY A fever of queer emotions plagued Hugh's mind as he sought sleep that night.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMING OF THE ENEMY A fever of queer emotions plagued Hugh's mind as he sought sleep that night.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He lay awake on his couch of skins for hours, striving to put from himself the delightful conviction that had presented itself so suddenly.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Through all his efforts to convince himself that his impressions were the result of self-conceit or a too willing egotism, there persistently ran the tantalizing memory of her simple confession.
other's
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From this reading For a while the hand was Grace Vernon's, then it was Tennys Huntingford's, then Grace's, then the other's.
persistently
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From this reading Through all his efforts to convince himself that his impressions were the result of self-conceit or a too willing egotism, there persistently ran the tantalizing memory of her simple confession.
plagued
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE ENEMY A fever of queer emotions plagued Hugh's mind as he sought sleep that night.
presented
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From this reading He lay awake on his couch of skins for hours, striving to put from himself the delightful conviction that had presented itself so suddenly.
put
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From this reading He lay awake on his couch of skins for hours, striving to put from himself the delightful conviction that had presented itself so suddenly.
queer
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE ENEMY A fever of queer emotions plagued Hugh's mind as he sought sleep that night.
ran
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From this reading Through all his efforts to convince himself that his impressions were the result of self-conceit or a too willing egotism, there persistently ran the tantalizing memory of her simple confession.
result
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From this reading Through all his efforts to convince himself that his impressions were the result of self-conceit or a too willing egotism, there persistently ran the tantalizing memory of her simple confession.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When at last he slept it was to dream that a gentle hand was caressing his forehead and loving fingers were running through his hair.
self-conceit
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From this reading Through all his efforts to convince himself that his impressions were the result of self-conceit or a too willing egotism, there persistently ran the tantalizing memory of her simple confession.
simple
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From this reading Through all his efforts to convince himself that his impressions were the result of self-conceit or a too willing egotism, there persistently ran the tantalizing memory of her simple confession.
skins
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From this reading He lay awake on his couch of skins for hours, striving to put from himself the delightful conviction that had presented itself so suddenly.
sleep
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE ENEMY A fever of queer emotions plagued Hugh's mind as he sought sleep that night.
slept
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From this reading When at last he slept it was to dream that a gentle hand was caressing his forehead and loving fingers were running through his hair.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He lay awake on his couch of skins for hours, striving to put from himself the delightful conviction that had presented itself so suddenly.
sought
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE ENEMY A fever of queer emotions plagued Hugh's mind as he sought sleep that night.
striving
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From this reading He lay awake on his couch of skins for hours, striving to put from himself the delightful conviction that had presented itself so suddenly.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He lay awake on his couch of skins for hours, striving to put from himself the delightful conviction that had presented itself so suddenly.
tantalizing
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From this reading Through all his efforts to convince himself that his impressions were the result of self-conceit or a too willing egotism, there persistently ran the tantalizing memory of her simple confession.
Tennys
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From this reading For a while the hand was Grace Vernon's, then it was Tennys Huntingford's, then Grace's, then the other's.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE COMING OF THE ENEMY A fever of queer emotions plagued Hugh's mind as he sought sleep that night.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMING OF THE ENEMY A fever of queer emotions plagued Hugh's mind as he sought sleep that night.
then
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From this reading For a while the hand was Grace Vernon's, then it was Tennys Huntingford's, then Grace's, then the other's.
there
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From this reading Through all his efforts to convince himself that his impressions were the result of self-conceit or a too willing egotism, there persistently ran the tantalizing memory of her simple confession.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through all his efforts to convince himself that his impressions were the result of self-conceit or a too willing egotism, there persistently ran the tantalizing memory of her simple confession.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He lay awake on his couch of skins for hours, striving to put from himself the delightful conviction that had presented itself so suddenly.
too
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From this reading Through all his efforts to convince himself that his impressions were the result of self-conceit or a too willing egotism, there persistently ran the tantalizing memory of her simple confession.
Vernon's
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From this reading For a while the hand was Grace Vernon's, then it was Tennys Huntingford's, then Grace's, then the other's.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When at last he slept it was to dream that a gentle hand was caressing his forehead and loving fingers were running through his hair.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Through all his efforts to convince himself that his impressions were the result of self-conceit or a too willing egotism, there persistently ran the tantalizing memory of her simple confession.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When at last he slept it was to dream that a gentle hand was caressing his forehead and loving fingers were running through his hair.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading For a while the hand was Grace Vernon's, then it was Tennys Huntingford's, then Grace's, then the other's.
willing
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From this reading Through all his efforts to convince himself that his impressions were the result of self-conceit or a too willing egotism, there persistently ran the tantalizing memory of her simple confession.
