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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 “I had acute pains in my head and neck, and an intolerable heat of the skin, a feverish restlessness.
absorption
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From this reading “They are different from the effects of hasheesh, of opium, or morphia, and they cease as soon as the absorption of the drug is interrupted, while the other generators of day dreams continue their action for hours.
abused
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From this reading “It was when I was attacked by violent neuralgia that I made use of this remedy, which since then I have, perhaps, slightly abused.
action
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From this reading “They are different from the effects of hasheesh, of opium, or morphia, and they cease as soon as the absorption of the drug is interrupted, while the other generators of day dreams continue their action for hours.
acute
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From this reading “I had acute pains in my head and neck, and an intolerable heat of the skin, a feverish restlessness.
almost
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From this reading But the thing is not easy, so facile, so delicate, so almost imperceptible, are these sensations.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am now going to try to analyze these feelings as clearly as possible.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I had acute pains in my head and neck, and an intolerable heat of the skin, a feverish restlessness.
analyze
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From this reading “I am now going to try to analyze these feelings as clearly as possible.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “They are different from the effects of hasheesh, of opium, or morphia, and they cease as soon as the absorption of the drug is interrupted, while the other generators of day dreams continue their action for hours.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “They are different from the effects of hasheesh, of opium, or morphia, and they cease as soon as the absorption of the drug is interrupted, while the other generators of day dreams continue their action for hours.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “They are different from the effects of hasheesh, of opium, or morphia, and they cease as soon as the absorption of the drug is interrupted, while the other generators of day dreams continue their action for hours.
attacked
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From this reading “It was when I was attacked by violent neuralgia that I made use of this remedy, which since then I have, perhaps, slightly abused.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the thing is not easy, so facile, so delicate, so almost imperceptible, are these sensations.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “It was when I was attacked by violent neuralgia that I made use of this remedy, which since then I have, perhaps, slightly abused.
cease
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From this reading “They are different from the effects of hasheesh, of opium, or morphia, and they cease as soon as the absorption of the drug is interrupted, while the other generators of day dreams continue their action for hours.
clearly
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From this reading “I am now going to try to analyze these feelings as clearly as possible.
continue
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From this reading “They are different from the effects of hasheesh, of opium, or morphia, and they cease as soon as the absorption of the drug is interrupted, while the other generators of day dreams continue their action for hours.
day
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From this reading “They are different from the effects of hasheesh, of opium, or morphia, and they cease as soon as the absorption of the drug is interrupted, while the other generators of day dreams continue their action for hours.
delicate
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From this reading But the thing is not easy, so facile, so delicate, so almost imperceptible, are these sensations.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They are different from the effects of hasheesh, of opium, or morphia, and they cease as soon as the absorption of the drug is interrupted, while the other generators of day dreams continue their action for hours.
dreams
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From this reading “They are different from the effects of hasheesh, of opium, or morphia, and they cease as soon as the absorption of the drug is interrupted, while the other generators of day dreams continue their action for hours.
drug
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From this reading “They are different from the effects of hasheesh, of opium, or morphia, and they cease as soon as the absorption of the drug is interrupted, while the other generators of day dreams continue their action for hours.
easy
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From this reading But the thing is not easy, so facile, so delicate, so almost imperceptible, are these sensations.
effects
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From this reading “They are different from the effects of hasheesh, of opium, or morphia, and they cease as soon as the absorption of the drug is interrupted, while the other generators of day dreams continue their action for hours.
facile
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From this reading But the thing is not easy, so facile, so delicate, so almost imperceptible, are these sensations.
feelings
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From this reading “I am now going to try to analyze these feelings as clearly as possible.
feverish
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From this reading “I had acute pains in my head and neck, and an intolerable heat of the skin, a feverish restlessness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “They are different from the effects of hasheesh, of opium, or morphia, and they cease as soon as the absorption of the drug is interrupted, while the other generators of day dreams continue their action for hours.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “They are different from the effects of hasheesh, of opium, or morphia, and they cease as soon as the absorption of the drug is interrupted, while the other generators of day dreams continue their action for hours.
generators
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From this reading “They are different from the effects of hasheesh, of opium, or morphia, and they cease as soon as the absorption of the drug is interrupted, while the other generators of day dreams continue their action for hours.
going
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From this reading “I am now going to try to analyze these feelings as clearly as possible.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I had acute pains in my head and neck, and an intolerable heat of the skin, a feverish restlessness.
hasheesh
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From this reading “They are different from the effects of hasheesh, of opium, or morphia, and they cease as soon as the absorption of the drug is interrupted, while the other generators of day dreams continue their action for hours.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It was when I was attacked by violent neuralgia that I made use of this remedy, which since then I have, perhaps, slightly abused.
head
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From this reading “I had acute pains in my head and neck, and an intolerable heat of the skin, a feverish restlessness.
heat
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From this reading “I had acute pains in my head and neck, and an intolerable heat of the skin, a feverish restlessness.
hours
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From this reading “They are different from the effects of hasheesh, of opium, or morphia, and they cease as soon as the absorption of the drug is interrupted, while the other generators of day dreams continue their action for hours.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am now going to try to analyze these feelings as clearly as possible.
imperceptible
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From this reading But the thing is not easy, so facile, so delicate, so almost imperceptible, are these sensations.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I had acute pains in my head and neck, and an intolerable heat of the skin, a feverish restlessness.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They are different from the effects of hasheesh, of opium, or morphia, and they cease as soon as the absorption of the drug is interrupted, while the other generators of day dreams continue their action for hours.
intolerable
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From this reading “I had acute pains in my head and neck, and an intolerable heat of the skin, a feverish restlessness.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “They are different from the effects of hasheesh, of opium, or morphia, and they cease as soon as the absorption of the drug is interrupted, while the other generators of day dreams continue their action for hours.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was when I was attacked by violent neuralgia that I made use of this remedy, which since then I have, perhaps, slightly abused.
made
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From this reading “It was when I was attacked by violent neuralgia that I made use of this remedy, which since then I have, perhaps, slightly abused.
morphia
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From this reading “They are different from the effects of hasheesh, of opium, or morphia, and they cease as soon as the absorption of the drug is interrupted, while the other generators of day dreams continue their action for hours.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I had acute pains in my head and neck, and an intolerable heat of the skin, a feverish restlessness.
neck
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From this reading “I had acute pains in my head and neck, and an intolerable heat of the skin, a feverish restlessness.
neuralgia
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From this reading “It was when I was attacked by violent neuralgia that I made use of this remedy, which since then I have, perhaps, slightly abused.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the thing is not easy, so facile, so delicate, so almost imperceptible, are these sensations.
now
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From this reading “I am now going to try to analyze these feelings as clearly as possible.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “They are different from the effects of hasheesh, of opium, or morphia, and they cease as soon as the absorption of the drug is interrupted, while the other generators of day dreams continue their action for hours.
opium
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From this reading “They are different from the effects of hasheesh, of opium, or morphia, and they cease as soon as the absorption of the drug is interrupted, while the other generators of day dreams continue their action for hours.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “They are different from the effects of hasheesh, of opium, or morphia, and they cease as soon as the absorption of the drug is interrupted, while the other generators of day dreams continue their action for hours.
other
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From this reading “They are different from the effects of hasheesh, of opium, or morphia, and they cease as soon as the absorption of the drug is interrupted, while the other generators of day dreams continue their action for hours.
pains
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From this reading “I had acute pains in my head and neck, and an intolerable heat of the skin, a feverish restlessness.
perhaps
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From this reading “It was when I was attacked by violent neuralgia that I made use of this remedy, which since then I have, perhaps, slightly abused.
possible
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From this reading “I am now going to try to analyze these feelings as clearly as possible.
remedy
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From this reading “It was when I was attacked by violent neuralgia that I made use of this remedy, which since then I have, perhaps, slightly abused.
restlessness
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From this reading “I had acute pains in my head and neck, and an intolerable heat of the skin, a feverish restlessness.
sensations
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From this reading But the thing is not easy, so facile, so delicate, so almost imperceptible, are these sensations.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “It was when I was attacked by violent neuralgia that I made use of this remedy, which since then I have, perhaps, slightly abused.
skin
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From this reading “I had acute pains in my head and neck, and an intolerable heat of the skin, a feverish restlessness.
slightly
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From this reading “It was when I was attacked by violent neuralgia that I made use of this remedy, which since then I have, perhaps, slightly abused.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But the thing is not easy, so facile, so delicate, so almost imperceptible, are these sensations.
soon
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From this reading “They are different from the effects of hasheesh, of opium, or morphia, and they cease as soon as the absorption of the drug is interrupted, while the other generators of day dreams continue their action for hours.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It was when I was attacked by violent neuralgia that I made use of this remedy, which since then I have, perhaps, slightly abused.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “They are different from the effects of hasheesh, of opium, or morphia, and they cease as soon as the absorption of the drug is interrupted, while the other generators of day dreams continue their action for hours.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “They are different from the effects of hasheesh, of opium, or morphia, and they cease as soon as the absorption of the drug is interrupted, while the other generators of day dreams continue their action for hours.
then
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From this reading “It was when I was attacked by violent neuralgia that I made use of this remedy, which since then I have, perhaps, slightly abused.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “I am now going to try to analyze these feelings as clearly as possible.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They are different from the effects of hasheesh, of opium, or morphia, and they cease as soon as the absorption of the drug is interrupted, while the other generators of day dreams continue their action for hours.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the thing is not easy, so facile, so delicate, so almost imperceptible, are these sensations.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “It was when I was attacked by violent neuralgia that I made use of this remedy, which since then I have, perhaps, slightly abused.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I am now going to try to analyze these feelings as clearly as possible.
try
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From this reading “I am now going to try to analyze these feelings as clearly as possible.
use
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From this reading “It was when I was attacked by violent neuralgia that I made use of this remedy, which since then I have, perhaps, slightly abused.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was when I was attacked by violent neuralgia that I made use of this remedy, which since then I have, perhaps, slightly abused.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was when I was attacked by violent neuralgia that I made use of this remedy, which since then I have, perhaps, slightly abused.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “It was when I was attacked by violent neuralgia that I made use of this remedy, which since then I have, perhaps, slightly abused.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “It was when I was attacked by violent neuralgia that I made use of this remedy, which since then I have, perhaps, slightly abused.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “They are different from the effects of hasheesh, of opium, or morphia, and they cease as soon as the absorption of the drug is interrupted, while the other generators of day dreams continue their action for hours.
