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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 He was more weary than he knew, and ere he was aware he fell asleep--a restless, wretched sleep, that made him glad when the half-oblivion was over.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was more weary than he knew, and ere he was aware he fell asleep--a restless, wretched sleep, that made him glad when the half-oblivion was over.
apparently
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From this reading Christine, however, was apparently at rest, and he soon relapsed into the same dark, haunted state of unconsciousness.
asleep
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From this reading He was more weary than he knew, and ere he was aware he fell asleep--a restless, wretched sleep, that made him glad when the half-oblivion was over.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Christine, however, was apparently at rest, and he soon relapsed into the same dark, haunted state of unconsciousness.
aware
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From this reading He was more weary than he knew, and ere he was aware he fell asleep--a restless, wretched sleep, that made him glad when the half-oblivion was over.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly he began to mutter and moan, and then to speak with a hoarse, whispered rapidity that had in it something frightful and unearthly.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Christine listened with wide-open eyes, and heard with sickening terror the whole wicked plot.
Christine
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From this reading Christine, however, was apparently at rest, and he soon relapsed into the same dark, haunted state of unconsciousness.
coming
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From this reading It fell from his half-open lips over and over in every detail; and over and over he laughed low and terribly at the coming shame of the hated Donald.
dark
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From this reading Christine, however, was apparently at rest, and he soon relapsed into the same dark, haunted state of unconsciousness.
detail
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From this reading It fell from his half-open lips over and over in every detail; and over and over he laughed low and terribly at the coming shame of the hated Donald.
Donald
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From this reading It fell from his half-open lips over and over in every detail; and over and over he laughed low and terribly at the coming shame of the hated Donald.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading He was more weary than he knew, and ere he was aware he fell asleep--a restless, wretched sleep, that made him glad when the half-oblivion was over.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It fell from his half-open lips over and over in every detail; and over and over he laughed low and terribly at the coming shame of the hated Donald.
eyes
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From this reading But Christine listened with wide-open eyes, and heard with sickening terror the whole wicked plot.
fell
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From this reading He was more weary than he knew, and ere he was aware he fell asleep--a restless, wretched sleep, that made him glad when the half-oblivion was over.
frightful
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From this reading Suddenly he began to mutter and moan, and then to speak with a hoarse, whispered rapidity that had in it something frightful and unearthly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It fell from his half-open lips over and over in every detail; and over and over he laughed low and terribly at the coming shame of the hated Donald.
glad
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From this reading He was more weary than he knew, and ere he was aware he fell asleep--a restless, wretched sleep, that made him glad when the half-oblivion was over.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Suddenly he began to mutter and moan, and then to speak with a hoarse, whispered rapidity that had in it something frightful and unearthly.
half-oblivion
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From this reading He was more weary than he knew, and ere he was aware he fell asleep--a restless, wretched sleep, that made him glad when the half-oblivion was over.
half-open
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From this reading It fell from his half-open lips over and over in every detail; and over and over he laughed low and terribly at the coming shame of the hated Donald.
hated
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From this reading It fell from his half-open lips over and over in every detail; and over and over he laughed low and terribly at the coming shame of the hated Donald.
haunted
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From this reading Christine, however, was apparently at rest, and he soon relapsed into the same dark, haunted state of unconsciousness.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was more weary than he knew, and ere he was aware he fell asleep--a restless, wretched sleep, that made him glad when the half-oblivion was over.
heard
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From this reading But Christine listened with wide-open eyes, and heard with sickening terror the whole wicked plot.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was more weary than he knew, and ere he was aware he fell asleep--a restless, wretched sleep, that made him glad when the half-oblivion was over.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It fell from his half-open lips over and over in every detail; and over and over he laughed low and terribly at the coming shame of the hated Donald.
hoarse
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From this reading Suddenly he began to mutter and moan, and then to speak with a hoarse, whispered rapidity that had in it something frightful and unearthly.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Christine, however, was apparently at rest, and he soon relapsed into the same dark, haunted state of unconsciousness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Suddenly he began to mutter and moan, and then to speak with a hoarse, whispered rapidity that had in it something frightful and unearthly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Christine, however, was apparently at rest, and he soon relapsed into the same dark, haunted state of unconsciousness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly he began to mutter and moan, and then to speak with a hoarse, whispered rapidity that had in it something frightful and unearthly.
knew
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From this reading He was more weary than he knew, and ere he was aware he fell asleep--a restless, wretched sleep, that made him glad when the half-oblivion was over.
laughed
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From this reading It fell from his half-open lips over and over in every detail; and over and over he laughed low and terribly at the coming shame of the hated Donald.
lips
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From this reading It fell from his half-open lips over and over in every detail; and over and over he laughed low and terribly at the coming shame of the hated Donald.
listened
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From this reading But Christine listened with wide-open eyes, and heard with sickening terror the whole wicked plot.
low
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From this reading It fell from his half-open lips over and over in every detail; and over and over he laughed low and terribly at the coming shame of the hated Donald.
made
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From this reading He was more weary than he knew, and ere he was aware he fell asleep--a restless, wretched sleep, that made him glad when the half-oblivion was over.
moan
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From this reading Suddenly he began to mutter and moan, and then to speak with a hoarse, whispered rapidity that had in it something frightful and unearthly.
more
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From this reading He was more weary than he knew, and ere he was aware he fell asleep--a restless, wretched sleep, that made him glad when the half-oblivion was over.
mutter
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From this reading Suddenly he began to mutter and moan, and then to speak with a hoarse, whispered rapidity that had in it something frightful and unearthly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Christine, however, was apparently at rest, and he soon relapsed into the same dark, haunted state of unconsciousness.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was more weary than he knew, and ere he was aware he fell asleep--a restless, wretched sleep, that made him glad when the half-oblivion was over.
plot
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From this reading But Christine listened with wide-open eyes, and heard with sickening terror the whole wicked plot.
rapiditynounUS /rəˈpɪdəti/
great speed
From this reading Suddenly he began to mutter and moan, and then to speak with a hoarse, whispered rapidity that had in it something frightful and unearthly.
relapsed
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From this reading Christine, however, was apparently at rest, and he soon relapsed into the same dark, haunted state of unconsciousness.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Christine, however, was apparently at rest, and he soon relapsed into the same dark, haunted state of unconsciousness.
restless
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From this reading He was more weary than he knew, and ere he was aware he fell asleep--a restless, wretched sleep, that made him glad when the half-oblivion was over.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Christine, however, was apparently at rest, and he soon relapsed into the same dark, haunted state of unconsciousness.
shame
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From this reading It fell from his half-open lips over and over in every detail; and over and over he laughed low and terribly at the coming shame of the hated Donald.
sickening
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From this reading But Christine listened with wide-open eyes, and heard with sickening terror the whole wicked plot.
sleep
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From this reading He was more weary than he knew, and ere he was aware he fell asleep--a restless, wretched sleep, that made him glad when the half-oblivion was over.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Suddenly he began to mutter and moan, and then to speak with a hoarse, whispered rapidity that had in it something frightful and unearthly.
soon
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From this reading Christine, however, was apparently at rest, and he soon relapsed into the same dark, haunted state of unconsciousness.
speak
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From this reading Suddenly he began to mutter and moan, and then to speak with a hoarse, whispered rapidity that had in it something frightful and unearthly.
state
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From this reading Christine, however, was apparently at rest, and he soon relapsed into the same dark, haunted state of unconsciousness.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly he began to mutter and moan, and then to speak with a hoarse, whispered rapidity that had in it something frightful and unearthly.
terribly
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From this reading It fell from his half-open lips over and over in every detail; and over and over he laughed low and terribly at the coming shame of the hated Donald.
terror
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From this reading But Christine listened with wide-open eyes, and heard with sickening terror the whole wicked plot.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was more weary than he knew, and ere he was aware he fell asleep--a restless, wretched sleep, that made him glad when the half-oblivion was over.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was more weary than he knew, and ere he was aware he fell asleep--a restless, wretched sleep, that made him glad when the half-oblivion was over.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was more weary than he knew, and ere he was aware he fell asleep--a restless, wretched sleep, that made him glad when the half-oblivion was over.
then
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From this reading Suddenly he began to mutter and moan, and then to speak with a hoarse, whispered rapidity that had in it something frightful and unearthly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Suddenly he began to mutter and moan, and then to speak with a hoarse, whispered rapidity that had in it something frightful and unearthly.
unconsciousness
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From this reading Christine, however, was apparently at rest, and he soon relapsed into the same dark, haunted state of unconsciousness.
unearthly
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From this reading Suddenly he began to mutter and moan, and then to speak with a hoarse, whispered rapidity that had in it something frightful and unearthly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was more weary than he knew, and ere he was aware he fell asleep--a restless, wretched sleep, that made him glad when the half-oblivion was over.
weary
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From this reading He was more weary than he knew, and ere he was aware he fell asleep--a restless, wretched sleep, that made him glad when the half-oblivion was over.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was more weary than he knew, and ere he was aware he fell asleep--a restless, wretched sleep, that made him glad when the half-oblivion was over.
whispered
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From this reading Suddenly he began to mutter and moan, and then to speak with a hoarse, whispered rapidity that had in it something frightful and unearthly.
whole
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From this reading But Christine listened with wide-open eyes, and heard with sickening terror the whole wicked plot.
wicked
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From this reading But Christine listened with wide-open eyes, and heard with sickening terror the whole wicked plot.
wide-open
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From this reading But Christine listened with wide-open eyes, and heard with sickening terror the whole wicked plot.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Suddenly he began to mutter and moan, and then to speak with a hoarse, whispered rapidity that had in it something frightful and unearthly.
wretched
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From this reading He was more weary than he knew, and ere he was aware he fell asleep--a restless, wretched sleep, that made him glad when the half-oblivion was over.
