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afterward
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From this reading By this time Miss Breen had come back to the world again, and when he spoke to her she moved, and afterward drew herself erect, leaning against the damp chamber wall.
again
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From this reading By this time Miss Breen had come back to the world again, and when he spoke to her she moved, and afterward drew herself erect, leaning against the damp chamber wall.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading By this time Miss Breen had come back to the world again, and when he spoke to her she moved, and afterward drew herself erect, leaning against the damp chamber wall.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It seemed to Nash that an eternity passed before he finally brought himself together, groped for the candles, found and lighted them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It seemed to Nash that an eternity passed before he finally brought himself together, groped for the candles, found and lighted them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nash comforted her as best he could, but she seemed dazed, and unable to understand.
back
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From this reading By this time Miss Breen had come back to the world again, and when he spoke to her she moved, and afterward drew herself erect, leaning against the damp chamber wall.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It seemed to Nash that an eternity passed before he finally brought himself together, groped for the candles, found and lighted them.
best
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From this reading Nash comforted her as best he could, but she seemed dazed, and unable to understand.
Breen
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From this reading By this time Miss Breen had come back to the world again, and when he spoke to her she moved, and afterward drew herself erect, leaning against the damp chamber wall.
brought
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From this reading It seemed to Nash that an eternity passed before he finally brought himself together, groped for the candles, found and lighted them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nash comforted her as best he could, but she seemed dazed, and unable to understand.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this time Miss Breen had come back to the world again, and when he spoke to her she moved, and afterward drew herself erect, leaning against the damp chamber wall.
candles
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From this reading It seemed to Nash that an eternity passed before he finally brought himself together, groped for the candles, found and lighted them.
chamber
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From this reading By this time Miss Breen had come back to the world again, and when he spoke to her she moved, and afterward drew herself erect, leaning against the damp chamber wall.
coherent
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From this reading Her first coherent words were: “What--time--is--it?”
come
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From this reading By this time Miss Breen had come back to the world again, and when he spoke to her she moved, and afterward drew herself erect, leaning against the damp chamber wall.
comforted
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From this reading Nash comforted her as best he could, but she seemed dazed, and unable to understand.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nash comforted her as best he could, but she seemed dazed, and unable to understand.
damp
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From this reading By this time Miss Breen had come back to the world again, and when he spoke to her she moved, and afterward drew herself erect, leaning against the damp chamber wall.
dazed
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From this reading Nash comforted her as best he could, but she seemed dazed, and unable to understand.
drew
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From this reading By this time Miss Breen had come back to the world again, and when he spoke to her she moved, and afterward drew herself erect, leaning against the damp chamber wall.
erect
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From this reading By this time Miss Breen had come back to the world again, and when he spoke to her she moved, and afterward drew herself erect, leaning against the damp chamber wall.
eternity
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From this reading It seemed to Nash that an eternity passed before he finally brought himself together, groped for the candles, found and lighted them.
finally
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From this reading It seemed to Nash that an eternity passed before he finally brought himself together, groped for the candles, found and lighted them.
first
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From this reading Her first coherent words were: “What--time--is--it?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It seemed to Nash that an eternity passed before he finally brought himself together, groped for the candles, found and lighted them.
found
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From this reading It seemed to Nash that an eternity passed before he finally brought himself together, groped for the candles, found and lighted them.
groped
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From this reading It seemed to Nash that an eternity passed before he finally brought himself together, groped for the candles, found and lighted them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By this time Miss Breen had come back to the world again, and when he spoke to her she moved, and afterward drew herself erect, leaning against the damp chamber wall.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed to Nash that an eternity passed before he finally brought himself together, groped for the candles, found and lighted them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By this time Miss Breen had come back to the world again, and when he spoke to her she moved, and afterward drew herself erect, leaning against the damp chamber wall.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading By this time Miss Breen had come back to the world again, and when he spoke to her she moved, and afterward drew herself erect, leaning against the damp chamber wall.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It seemed to Nash that an eternity passed before he finally brought himself together, groped for the candles, found and lighted them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her first coherent words were: “What--time--is--it?”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to Nash that an eternity passed before he finally brought himself together, groped for the candles, found and lighted them.
leaning
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From this reading By this time Miss Breen had come back to the world again, and when he spoke to her she moved, and afterward drew herself erect, leaning against the damp chamber wall.
lighted
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From this reading It seemed to Nash that an eternity passed before he finally brought himself together, groped for the candles, found and lighted them.
MINUTES
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From this reading TWENTY PRECIOUS MINUTES.
Miss
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From this reading By this time Miss Breen had come back to the world again, and when he spoke to her she moved, and afterward drew herself erect, leaning against the damp chamber wall.
moved
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From this reading By this time Miss Breen had come back to the world again, and when he spoke to her she moved, and afterward drew herself erect, leaning against the damp chamber wall.
Nash
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From this reading It seemed to Nash that an eternity passed before he finally brought himself together, groped for the candles, found and lighted them.
passed
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From this reading It seemed to Nash that an eternity passed before he finally brought himself together, groped for the candles, found and lighted them.
PRECIOUSadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading TWENTY PRECIOUS MINUTES.
seemed
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From this reading It seemed to Nash that an eternity passed before he finally brought himself together, groped for the candles, found and lighted them.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By this time Miss Breen had come back to the world again, and when he spoke to her she moved, and afterward drew herself erect, leaning against the damp chamber wall.
spoke
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From this reading By this time Miss Breen had come back to the world again, and when he spoke to her she moved, and afterward drew herself erect, leaning against the damp chamber wall.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to Nash that an eternity passed before he finally brought himself together, groped for the candles, found and lighted them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It seemed to Nash that an eternity passed before he finally brought himself together, groped for the candles, found and lighted them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It seemed to Nash that an eternity passed before he finally brought himself together, groped for the candles, found and lighted them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time Miss Breen had come back to the world again, and when he spoke to her she moved, and afterward drew herself erect, leaning against the damp chamber wall.
time
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From this reading By this time Miss Breen had come back to the world again, and when he spoke to her she moved, and afterward drew herself erect, leaning against the damp chamber wall.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to Nash that an eternity passed before he finally brought himself together, groped for the candles, found and lighted them.
together
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From this reading It seemed to Nash that an eternity passed before he finally brought himself together, groped for the candles, found and lighted them.
TWENTY
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From this reading TWENTY PRECIOUS MINUTES.
unable
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From this reading Nash comforted her as best he could, but she seemed dazed, and unable to understand.
understand
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From this reading Nash comforted her as best he could, but she seemed dazed, and unable to understand.
wall
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From this reading By this time Miss Breen had come back to the world again, and when he spoke to her she moved, and afterward drew herself erect, leaning against the damp chamber wall.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her first coherent words were: “What--time--is--it?”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Her first coherent words were: “What--time--is--it?”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading By this time Miss Breen had come back to the world again, and when he spoke to her she moved, and afterward drew herself erect, leaning against the damp chamber wall.
words
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From this reading Her first coherent words were: “What--time--is--it?”
world
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From this reading By this time Miss Breen had come back to the world again, and when he spoke to her she moved, and afterward drew herself erect, leaning against the damp chamber wall.
