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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 Thinking of neither the past nor the future, Gregory for a little time gave himself up to the sense of present and luxurious comfort.
adapted
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From this reading The quaint and dainty little lunch caught his appetite as exactly as if manna had fallen adapted to his need; but it soon stimulated him out of his condition of partial non-existence.
age
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From this reading He was soon aroused, however, by a knocking at the door, and a middle-aged servant placed before him a tempting plate of Albert biscuit and a glass of home-made currant wine of indefinite age.
Albert
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From this reading He was soon aroused, however, by a knocking at the door, and a middle-aged servant placed before him a tempting plate of Albert biscuit and a glass of home-made currant wine of indefinite age.
almost
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From this reading With closed eyes and mind almost as quiet as his motionless body, he let the moments pass, feeling dimly that he would ask no better heaven than the eternal continuance of this painless, half-dreaming lethargy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a desire for food
From this reading The quaint and dainty little lunch caught his appetite as exactly as if manna had fallen adapted to his need; but it soon stimulated him out of his condition of partial non-existence.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
aroused
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From this reading He was soon aroused, however, by a knocking at the door, and a middle-aged servant placed before him a tempting plate of Albert biscuit and a glass of home-made currant wine of indefinite age.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With closed eyes and mind almost as quiet as his motionless body, he let the moments pass, feeling dimly that he would ask no better heaven than the eternal continuance of this painless, half-dreaming lethargy.
ask
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From this reading With closed eyes and mind almost as quiet as his motionless body, he let the moments pass, feeling dimly that he would ask no better heaven than the eternal continuance of this painless, half-dreaming lethargy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was soon aroused, however, by a knocking at the door, and a middle-aged servant placed before him a tempting plate of Albert biscuit and a glass of home-made currant wine of indefinite age.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was soon aroused, however, by a knocking at the door, and a middle-aged servant placed before him a tempting plate of Albert biscuit and a glass of home-made currant wine of indefinite age.
better
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From this reading With closed eyes and mind almost as quiet as his motionless body, he let the moments pass, feeling dimly that he would ask no better heaven than the eternal continuance of this painless, half-dreaming lethargy.
biscuit
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From this reading He was soon aroused, however, by a knocking at the door, and a middle-aged servant placed before him a tempting plate of Albert biscuit and a glass of home-made currant wine of indefinite age.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
BROODING
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From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The quaint and dainty little lunch caught his appetite as exactly as if manna had fallen adapted to his need; but it soon stimulated him out of his condition of partial non-existence.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was soon aroused, however, by a knocking at the door, and a middle-aged servant placed before him a tempting plate of Albert biscuit and a glass of home-made currant wine of indefinite age.
caught
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From this reading The quaint and dainty little lunch caught his appetite as exactly as if manna had fallen adapted to his need; but it soon stimulated him out of his condition of partial non-existence.
ceases
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From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
certainly
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From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
closed
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From this reading With closed eyes and mind almost as quiet as his motionless body, he let the moments pass, feeling dimly that he would ask no better heaven than the eternal continuance of this painless, half-dreaming lethargy.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
comfort
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From this reading Thinking of neither the past nor the future, Gregory for a little time gave himself up to the sense of present and luxurious comfort.
condition
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From this reading The quaint and dainty little lunch caught his appetite as exactly as if manna had fallen adapted to his need; but it soon stimulated him out of his condition of partial non-existence.
continuance
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From this reading With closed eyes and mind almost as quiet as his motionless body, he let the moments pass, feeling dimly that he would ask no better heaven than the eternal continuance of this painless, half-dreaming lethargy.
contrast
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From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
currant
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From this reading He was soon aroused, however, by a knocking at the door, and a middle-aged servant placed before him a tempting plate of Albert biscuit and a glass of home-made currant wine of indefinite age.
dainty
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From this reading The quaint and dainty little lunch caught his appetite as exactly as if manna had fallen adapted to his need; but it soon stimulated him out of his condition of partial non-existence.
delicious
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From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
dimly
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From this reading With closed eyes and mind almost as quiet as his motionless body, he let the moments pass, feeling dimly that he would ask no better heaven than the eternal continuance of this painless, half-dreaming lethargy.
door
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From this reading He was soon aroused, however, by a knocking at the door, and a middle-aged servant placed before him a tempting plate of Albert biscuit and a glass of home-made currant wine of indefinite age.
eternal
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From this reading With closed eyes and mind almost as quiet as his motionless body, he let the moments pass, feeling dimly that he would ask no better heaven than the eternal continuance of this painless, half-dreaming lethargy.
exactly
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From this reading The quaint and dainty little lunch caught his appetite as exactly as if manna had fallen adapted to his need; but it soon stimulated him out of his condition of partial non-existence.
eyes
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From this reading With closed eyes and mind almost as quiet as his motionless body, he let the moments pass, feeling dimly that he would ask no better heaven than the eternal continuance of this painless, half-dreaming lethargy.
fallen
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From this reading The quaint and dainty little lunch caught his appetite as exactly as if manna had fallen adapted to his need; but it soon stimulated him out of his condition of partial non-existence.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With closed eyes and mind almost as quiet as his motionless body, he let the moments pass, feeling dimly that he would ask no better heaven than the eternal continuance of this painless, half-dreaming lethargy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thinking of neither the past nor the future, Gregory for a little time gave himself up to the sense of present and luxurious comfort.
future
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From this reading Thinking of neither the past nor the future, Gregory for a little time gave himself up to the sense of present and luxurious comfort.
gave
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From this reading Thinking of neither the past nor the future, Gregory for a little time gave himself up to the sense of present and luxurious comfort.
glass
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From this reading He was soon aroused, however, by a knocking at the door, and a middle-aged servant placed before him a tempting plate of Albert biscuit and a glass of home-made currant wine of indefinite age.
Gregory
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From this reading Thinking of neither the past nor the future, Gregory for a little time gave himself up to the sense of present and luxurious comfort.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The quaint and dainty little lunch caught his appetite as exactly as if manna had fallen adapted to his need; but it soon stimulated him out of his condition of partial non-existence.
half-dreaming
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From this reading With closed eyes and mind almost as quiet as his motionless body, he let the moments pass, feeling dimly that he would ask no better heaven than the eternal continuance of this painless, half-dreaming lethargy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With closed eyes and mind almost as quiet as his motionless body, he let the moments pass, feeling dimly that he would ask no better heaven than the eternal continuance of this painless, half-dreaming lethargy.
heaven
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From this reading With closed eyes and mind almost as quiet as his motionless body, he let the moments pass, feeling dimly that he would ask no better heaven than the eternal continuance of this painless, half-dreaming lethargy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was soon aroused, however, by a knocking at the door, and a middle-aged servant placed before him a tempting plate of Albert biscuit and a glass of home-made currant wine of indefinite age.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Thinking of neither the past nor the future, Gregory for a little time gave himself up to the sense of present and luxurious comfort.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With closed eyes and mind almost as quiet as his motionless body, he let the moments pass, feeling dimly that he would ask no better heaven than the eternal continuance of this painless, half-dreaming lethargy.
home-made
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From this reading He was soon aroused, however, by a knocking at the door, and a middle-aged servant placed before him a tempting plate of Albert biscuit and a glass of home-made currant wine of indefinite age.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He was soon aroused, however, by a knocking at the door, and a middle-aged servant placed before him a tempting plate of Albert biscuit and a glass of home-made currant wine of indefinite age.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The quaint and dainty little lunch caught his appetite as exactly as if manna had fallen adapted to his need; but it soon stimulated him out of his condition of partial non-existence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
indefinite
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From this reading He was soon aroused, however, by a knocking at the door, and a middle-aged servant placed before him a tempting plate of Albert biscuit and a glass of home-made currant wine of indefinite age.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
knocking
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From this reading He was soon aroused, however, by a knocking at the door, and a middle-aged servant placed before him a tempting plate of Albert biscuit and a glass of home-made currant wine of indefinite age.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading With closed eyes and mind almost as quiet as his motionless body, he let the moments pass, feeling dimly that he would ask no better heaven than the eternal continuance of this painless, half-dreaming lethargy.
lethargy
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From this reading With closed eyes and mind almost as quiet as his motionless body, he let the moments pass, feeling dimly that he would ask no better heaven than the eternal continuance of this painless, half-dreaming lethargy.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thinking of neither the past nor the future, Gregory for a little time gave himself up to the sense of present and luxurious comfort.
lunch
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From this reading The quaint and dainty little lunch caught his appetite as exactly as if manna had fallen adapted to his need; but it soon stimulated him out of his condition of partial non-existence.
luxurious
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From this reading Thinking of neither the past nor the future, Gregory for a little time gave himself up to the sense of present and luxurious comfort.
manna
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From this reading The quaint and dainty little lunch caught his appetite as exactly as if manna had fallen adapted to his need; but it soon stimulated him out of his condition of partial non-existence.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
middle-aged
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From this reading He was soon aroused, however, by a knocking at the door, and a middle-aged servant placed before him a tempting plate of Albert biscuit and a glass of home-made currant wine of indefinite age.
millions
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From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
moments
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From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
MORBID
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From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
motionless
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From this reading With closed eyes and mind almost as quiet as his motionless body, he let the moments pass, feeling dimly that he would ask no better heaven than the eternal continuance of this painless, half-dreaming lethargy.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The quaint and dainty little lunch caught his appetite as exactly as if manna had fallen adapted to his need; but it soon stimulated him out of his condition of partial non-existence.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Thinking of neither the past nor the future, Gregory for a little time gave himself up to the sense of present and luxurious comfort.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading With closed eyes and mind almost as quiet as his motionless body, he let the moments pass, feeling dimly that he would ask no better heaven than the eternal continuance of this painless, half-dreaming lethargy.
non-existence
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From this reading The quaint and dainty little lunch caught his appetite as exactly as if manna had fallen adapted to his need; but it soon stimulated him out of his condition of partial non-existence.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Thinking of neither the past nor the future, Gregory for a little time gave himself up to the sense of present and luxurious comfort.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
out
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From this reading The quaint and dainty little lunch caught his appetite as exactly as if manna had fallen adapted to his need; but it soon stimulated him out of his condition of partial non-existence.
pain
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From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
painless
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From this reading With closed eyes and mind almost as quiet as his motionless body, he let the moments pass, feeling dimly that he would ask no better heaven than the eternal continuance of this painless, half-dreaming lethargy.
partial
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From this reading The quaint and dainty little lunch caught his appetite as exactly as if manna had fallen adapted to his need; but it soon stimulated him out of his condition of partial non-existence.
pass
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From this reading With closed eyes and mind almost as quiet as his motionless body, he let the moments pass, feeling dimly that he would ask no better heaven than the eternal continuance of this painless, half-dreaming lethargy.
past
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From this reading Thinking of neither the past nor the future, Gregory for a little time gave himself up to the sense of present and luxurious comfort.
placed
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From this reading He was soon aroused, however, by a knocking at the door, and a middle-aged servant placed before him a tempting plate of Albert biscuit and a glass of home-made currant wine of indefinite age.
plate
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From this reading He was soon aroused, however, by a knocking at the door, and a middle-aged servant placed before him a tempting plate of Albert biscuit and a glass of home-made currant wine of indefinite age.
present
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From this reading Thinking of neither the past nor the future, Gregory for a little time gave himself up to the sense of present and luxurious comfort.
quaint
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From this reading The quaint and dainty little lunch caught his appetite as exactly as if manna had fallen adapted to his need; but it soon stimulated him out of his condition of partial non-existence.
quiet
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From this reading With closed eyes and mind almost as quiet as his motionless body, he let the moments pass, feeling dimly that he would ask no better heaven than the eternal continuance of this painless, half-dreaming lethargy.
remaineth
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From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
repose
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From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
respite
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From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
seems
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From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
sense
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From this reading Thinking of neither the past nor the future, Gregory for a little time gave himself up to the sense of present and luxurious comfort.
servant
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From this reading He was soon aroused, however, by a knocking at the door, and a middle-aged servant placed before him a tempting plate of Albert biscuit and a glass of home-made currant wine of indefinite age.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
soon
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From this reading He was soon aroused, however, by a knocking at the door, and a middle-aged servant placed before him a tempting plate of Albert biscuit and a glass of home-made currant wine of indefinite age.
stimulated
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From this reading The quaint and dainty little lunch caught his appetite as exactly as if manna had fallen adapted to his need; but it soon stimulated him out of his condition of partial non-existence.
suffering
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From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
suggest
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From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
tempting
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From this reading He was soon aroused, however, by a knocking at the door, and a middle-aged servant placed before him a tempting plate of Albert biscuit and a glass of home-made currant wine of indefinite age.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading With closed eyes and mind almost as quiet as his motionless body, he let the moments pass, feeling dimly that he would ask no better heaven than the eternal continuance of this painless, half-dreaming lethargy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
there
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From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
ThinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thinking of neither the past nor the future, Gregory for a little time gave himself up to the sense of present and luxurious comfort.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thinking of neither the past nor the future, Gregory for a little time gave himself up to the sense of present and luxurious comfort.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
up
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From this reading Thinking of neither the past nor the future, Gregory for a little time gave himself up to the sense of present and luxurious comfort.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was soon aroused, however, by a knocking at the door, and a middle-aged servant placed before him a tempting plate of Albert biscuit and a glass of home-made currant wine of indefinite age.
well
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From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
wine
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From this reading He was soon aroused, however, by a knocking at the door, and a middle-aged servant placed before him a tempting plate of Albert biscuit and a glass of home-made currant wine of indefinite age.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With closed eyes and mind almost as quiet as his motionless body, he let the moments pass, feeling dimly that he would ask no better heaven than the eternal continuance of this painless, half-dreaming lethargy.
world
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From this reading MORBID BROODING To the millions who are suffering in mind or body there certainly come in this world moments of repose, when pain ceases; and the respite seems so delicious in contrast that it may well suggest the "rest that remaineth."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading With closed eyes and mind almost as quiet as his motionless body, he let the moments pass, feeling dimly that he would ask no better heaven than the eternal continuance of this painless, half-dreaming lethargy.
