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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading How the idea of the eye originated I could not guess, but Colin knew, and after listening awhile to Rex’s ravings he left the room muttering something about stopping the infernal nonsense.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Rex seemed worse, perhaps, than he really was, because of the delirium which increased rapidly after his interview with Rena.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sweat which stood in so big drops upon his face and hands was gone, leaving his skin parched and dry.
awhile
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From this reading How the idea of the eye originated I could not guess, but Colin knew, and after listening awhile to Rex’s ravings he left the room muttering something about stopping the infernal nonsense.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Rex seemed worse, perhaps, than he really was, because of the delirium which increased rapidly after his interview with Rena.
bed
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From this reading Sometimes it dropped upon the pillow over his shoulder and sometimes on the bed close to him, when he would try to brush it off.
big
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From this reading The sweat which stood in so big drops upon his face and hands was gone, leaving his skin parched and dry.
brush
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From this reading Sometimes it dropped upon the pillow over his shoulder and sometimes on the bed close to him, when he would try to brush it off.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How the idea of the eye originated I could not guess, but Colin knew, and after listening awhile to Rex’s ravings he left the room muttering something about stopping the infernal nonsense.
close
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From this reading Sometimes it dropped upon the pillow over his shoulder and sometimes on the bed close to him, when he would try to brush it off.
Colin
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From this reading How the idea of the eye originated I could not guess, but Colin knew, and after listening awhile to Rex’s ravings he left the room muttering something about stopping the infernal nonsense.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How the idea of the eye originated I could not guess, but Colin knew, and after listening awhile to Rex’s ravings he left the room muttering something about stopping the infernal nonsense.
delirium
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From this reading Rex seemed worse, perhaps, than he really was, because of the delirium which increased rapidly after his interview with Rena.
dropped
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From this reading Sometimes it dropped upon the pillow over his shoulder and sometimes on the bed close to him, when he would try to brush it off.
drops
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From this reading The sweat which stood in so big drops upon his face and hands was gone, leaving his skin parched and dry.
dry
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From this reading The sweat which stood in so big drops upon his face and hands was gone, leaving his skin parched and dry.
eye
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From this reading His head was very hot and rolled from side to side, following the eye, which he said was watching him and moving from point to point.
face
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From this reading The sweat which stood in so big drops upon his face and hands was gone, leaving his skin parched and dry.
following
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From this reading His head was very hot and rolled from side to side, following the eye, which he said was watching him and moving from point to point.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His head was very hot and rolled from side to side, following the eye, which he said was watching him and moving from point to point.
gone
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From this reading The sweat which stood in so big drops upon his face and hands was gone, leaving his skin parched and dry.
guess
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From this reading How the idea of the eye originated I could not guess, but Colin knew, and after listening awhile to Rex’s ravings he left the room muttering something about stopping the infernal nonsense.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The sweat which stood in so big drops upon his face and hands was gone, leaving his skin parched and dry.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rex seemed worse, perhaps, than he really was, because of the delirium which increased rapidly after his interview with Rena.
head
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From this reading His head was very hot and rolled from side to side, following the eye, which he said was watching him and moving from point to point.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His head was very hot and rolled from side to side, following the eye, which he said was watching him and moving from point to point.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rex seemed worse, perhaps, than he really was, because of the delirium which increased rapidly after his interview with Rena.
hot
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From this reading His head was very hot and rolled from side to side, following the eye, which he said was watching him and moving from point to point.
How
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From this reading How the idea of the eye originated I could not guess, but Colin knew, and after listening awhile to Rex’s ravings he left the room muttering something about stopping the infernal nonsense.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How the idea of the eye originated I could not guess, but Colin knew, and after listening awhile to Rex’s ravings he left the room muttering something about stopping the infernal nonsense.
idea
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From this reading How the idea of the eye originated I could not guess, but Colin knew, and after listening awhile to Rex’s ravings he left the room muttering something about stopping the infernal nonsense.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sweat which stood in so big drops upon his face and hands was gone, leaving his skin parched and dry.
increased
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From this reading Rex seemed worse, perhaps, than he really was, because of the delirium which increased rapidly after his interview with Rena.
infernaladjectiveUS /ɪnˈfɜːrnəl/
extremely troublesome or annoying
From this reading How the idea of the eye originated I could not guess, but Colin knew, and after listening awhile to Rex’s ravings he left the room muttering something about stopping the infernal nonsense.
interview
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From this reading Rex seemed worse, perhaps, than he really was, because of the delirium which increased rapidly after his interview with Rena.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes it dropped upon the pillow over his shoulder and sometimes on the bed close to him, when he would try to brush it off.
knew
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From this reading How the idea of the eye originated I could not guess, but Colin knew, and after listening awhile to Rex’s ravings he left the room muttering something about stopping the infernal nonsense.
leaving
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From this reading The sweat which stood in so big drops upon his face and hands was gone, leaving his skin parched and dry.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How the idea of the eye originated I could not guess, but Colin knew, and after listening awhile to Rex’s ravings he left the room muttering something about stopping the infernal nonsense.
listening
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From this reading How the idea of the eye originated I could not guess, but Colin knew, and after listening awhile to Rex’s ravings he left the room muttering something about stopping the infernal nonsense.
moving
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From this reading His head was very hot and rolled from side to side, following the eye, which he said was watching him and moving from point to point.
muttering
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From this reading How the idea of the eye originated I could not guess, but Colin knew, and after listening awhile to Rex’s ravings he left the room muttering something about stopping the infernal nonsense.
nonsense
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From this reading How the idea of the eye originated I could not guess, but Colin knew, and after listening awhile to Rex’s ravings he left the room muttering something about stopping the infernal nonsense.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How the idea of the eye originated I could not guess, but Colin knew, and after listening awhile to Rex’s ravings he left the room muttering something about stopping the infernal nonsense.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rex seemed worse, perhaps, than he really was, because of the delirium which increased rapidly after his interview with Rena.
off
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From this reading Sometimes it dropped upon the pillow over his shoulder and sometimes on the bed close to him, when he would try to brush it off.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sometimes it dropped upon the pillow over his shoulder and sometimes on the bed close to him, when he would try to brush it off.
originated
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From this reading How the idea of the eye originated I could not guess, but Colin knew, and after listening awhile to Rex’s ravings he left the room muttering something about stopping the infernal nonsense.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Sometimes it dropped upon the pillow over his shoulder and sometimes on the bed close to him, when he would try to brush it off.
parched
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From this reading The sweat which stood in so big drops upon his face and hands was gone, leaving his skin parched and dry.
perhaps
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From this reading Rex seemed worse, perhaps, than he really was, because of the delirium which increased rapidly after his interview with Rena.
pillow
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From this reading Sometimes it dropped upon the pillow over his shoulder and sometimes on the bed close to him, when he would try to brush it off.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading His head was very hot and rolled from side to side, following the eye, which he said was watching him and moving from point to point.
rapidly
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From this reading Rex seemed worse, perhaps, than he really was, because of the delirium which increased rapidly after his interview with Rena.
ravings
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From this reading How the idea of the eye originated I could not guess, but Colin knew, and after listening awhile to Rex’s ravings he left the room muttering something about stopping the infernal nonsense.
really
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From this reading Rex seemed worse, perhaps, than he really was, because of the delirium which increased rapidly after his interview with Rena.
Rena
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From this reading Rex seemed worse, perhaps, than he really was, because of the delirium which increased rapidly after his interview with Rena.
Rex
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From this reading Rex seemed worse, perhaps, than he really was, because of the delirium which increased rapidly after his interview with Rena.
Rex's
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From this reading How the idea of the eye originated I could not guess, but Colin knew, and after listening awhile to Rex’s ravings he left the room muttering something about stopping the infernal nonsense.
rolled
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From this reading His head was very hot and rolled from side to side, following the eye, which he said was watching him and moving from point to point.
room
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From this reading How the idea of the eye originated I could not guess, but Colin knew, and after listening awhile to Rex’s ravings he left the room muttering something about stopping the infernal nonsense.
said
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From this reading His head was very hot and rolled from side to side, following the eye, which he said was watching him and moving from point to point.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rex seemed worse, perhaps, than he really was, because of the delirium which increased rapidly after his interview with Rena.
shoulder
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From this reading Sometimes it dropped upon the pillow over his shoulder and sometimes on the bed close to him, when he would try to brush it off.
side
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From this reading His head was very hot and rolled from side to side, following the eye, which he said was watching him and moving from point to point.
skin
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From this reading The sweat which stood in so big drops upon his face and hands was gone, leaving his skin parched and dry.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The sweat which stood in so big drops upon his face and hands was gone, leaving his skin parched and dry.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading How the idea of the eye originated I could not guess, but Colin knew, and after listening awhile to Rex’s ravings he left the room muttering something about stopping the infernal nonsense.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes it dropped upon the pillow over his shoulder and sometimes on the bed close to him, when he would try to brush it off.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sweat which stood in so big drops upon his face and hands was gone, leaving his skin parched and dry.
stopping
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From this reading How the idea of the eye originated I could not guess, but Colin knew, and after listening awhile to Rex’s ravings he left the room muttering something about stopping the infernal nonsense.
sweat
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From this reading The sweat which stood in so big drops upon his face and hands was gone, leaving his skin parched and dry.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Rex seemed worse, perhaps, than he really was, because of the delirium which increased rapidly after his interview with Rena.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rex seemed worse, perhaps, than he really was, because of the delirium which increased rapidly after his interview with Rena.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His head was very hot and rolled from side to side, following the eye, which he said was watching him and moving from point to point.
try
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From this reading Sometimes it dropped upon the pillow over his shoulder and sometimes on the bed close to him, when he would try to brush it off.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The sweat which stood in so big drops upon his face and hands was gone, leaving his skin parched and dry.
very
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From this reading His head was very hot and rolled from side to side, following the eye, which he said was watching him and moving from point to point.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rex seemed worse, perhaps, than he really was, because of the delirium which increased rapidly after his interview with Rena.
watching
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From this reading His head was very hot and rolled from side to side, following the eye, which he said was watching him and moving from point to point.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Sometimes it dropped upon the pillow over his shoulder and sometimes on the bed close to him, when he would try to brush it off.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Rex seemed worse, perhaps, than he really was, because of the delirium which increased rapidly after his interview with Rena.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rex seemed worse, perhaps, than he really was, because of the delirium which increased rapidly after his interview with Rena.
worse
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From this reading Rex seemed worse, perhaps, than he really was, because of the delirium which increased rapidly after his interview with Rena.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sometimes it dropped upon the pillow over his shoulder and sometimes on the bed close to him, when he would try to brush it off.
