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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 On the fifth my temperature rose and I was seized by a delirium in which I babbled of early days, my boyhood in Derby, travels, dangers, women ...
afterward
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all
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From this reading I know not all I said.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They told me afterward that I lay unconscious, hovering twixt life and death, for four days.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But paramount in my thoughts was Lady Sarah whose name I called at intervals.
Azad's
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From this reading Prior to coming up with Azad’s men I had not slept for seventy-two hours.
babbled
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boyhood
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From this reading On the fifth my temperature rose and I was seized by a delirium in which I babbled of early days, my boyhood in Derby, travels, dangers, women ...
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But paramount in my thoughts was Lady Sarah whose name I called at intervals.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the fifth my temperature rose and I was seized by a delirium in which I babbled of early days, my boyhood in Derby, travels, dangers, women ...
called
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coming
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From this reading Prior to coming up with Azad’s men I had not slept for seventy-two hours.
dangers
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From this reading On the fifth my temperature rose and I was seized by a delirium in which I babbled of early days, my boyhood in Derby, travels, dangers, women ...
days
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death
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delirium
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From this reading On the fifth my temperature rose and I was seized by a delirium in which I babbled of early days, my boyhood in Derby, travels, dangers, women ...
Derby
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early
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fifth
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From this reading On the fifth my temperature rose and I was seized by a delirium in which I babbled of early days, my boyhood in Derby, travels, dangers, women ...
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They told me afterward that I lay unconscious, hovering twixt life and death, for four days.
four
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Prior to coming up with Azad’s men I had not slept for seventy-two hours.
hours
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From this reading Prior to coming up with Azad’s men I had not slept for seventy-two hours.
hovering
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From this reading They told me afterward that I lay unconscious, hovering twixt life and death, for four days.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They told me afterward that I lay unconscious, hovering twixt life and death, for four days.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the fifth my temperature rose and I was seized by a delirium in which I babbled of early days, my boyhood in Derby, travels, dangers, women ...
intervals
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know
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Lady
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lay
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life
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They told me afterward that I lay unconscious, hovering twixt life and death, for four days.
men
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From this reading Prior to coming up with Azad’s men I had not slept for seventy-two hours.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On the fifth my temperature rose and I was seized by a delirium in which I babbled of early days, my boyhood in Derby, travels, dangers, women ...
name
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I know not all I said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the fifth my temperature rose and I was seized by a delirium in which I babbled of early days, my boyhood in Derby, travels, dangers, women ...
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the fifth my temperature rose and I was seized by a delirium in which I babbled of early days, my boyhood in Derby, travels, dangers, women ...
paramount
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Prior
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From this reading Prior to coming up with Azad’s men I had not slept for seventy-two hours.
rose
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From this reading On the fifth my temperature rose and I was seized by a delirium in which I babbled of early days, my boyhood in Derby, travels, dangers, women ...
said
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Sarah
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seized
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seventy-two
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From this reading Prior to coming up with Azad’s men I had not slept for seventy-two hours.
slept
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From this reading Prior to coming up with Azad’s men I had not slept for seventy-two hours.
temperature
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From this reading On the fifth my temperature rose and I was seized by a delirium in which I babbled of early days, my boyhood in Derby, travels, dangers, women ...
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They told me afterward that I lay unconscious, hovering twixt life and death, for four days.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the fifth my temperature rose and I was seized by a delirium in which I babbled of early days, my boyhood in Derby, travels, dangers, women ...
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They told me afterward that I lay unconscious, hovering twixt life and death, for four days.
thoughts
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Prior to coming up with Azad’s men I had not slept for seventy-two hours.
told
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From this reading They told me afterward that I lay unconscious, hovering twixt life and death, for four days.
travels
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From this reading On the fifth my temperature rose and I was seized by a delirium in which I babbled of early days, my boyhood in Derby, travels, dangers, women ...
twixt
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From this reading They told me afterward that I lay unconscious, hovering twixt life and death, for four days.
unconscious
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From this reading They told me afterward that I lay unconscious, hovering twixt life and death, for four days.
up
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From this reading Prior to coming up with Azad’s men I had not slept for seventy-two hours.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the fifth my temperature rose and I was seized by a delirium in which I babbled of early days, my boyhood in Derby, travels, dangers, women ...
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the fifth my temperature rose and I was seized by a delirium in which I babbled of early days, my boyhood in Derby, travels, dangers, women ...
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading But paramount in my thoughts was Lady Sarah whose name I called at intervals.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Prior to coming up with Azad’s men I had not slept for seventy-two hours.
women
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From this reading On the fifth my temperature rose and I was seized by a delirium in which I babbled of early days, my boyhood in Derby, travels, dangers, women ...
