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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 When I recovered my senses I was on my back in one of eighteen beds, in a long white-walled room, having barred windows, and a vaulted ceiling.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Here and there along the wall were pictures of saints; and at the end two candles burned before a kind of altar.
altar
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From this reading Here and there along the wall were pictures of saints; and at the end two candles burned before a kind of altar.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I had an idea that I had been partly conscious, and had lain tossing giddily with a burning head, and a dreadful thirst through days and nights of fever.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I recovered my senses I was on my back in one of eighteen beds, in a long white-walled room, having barred windows, and a vaulted ceiling.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Here and there along the wall were pictures of saints; and at the end two candles burned before a kind of altar.
back
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From this reading When I recovered my senses I was on my back in one of eighteen beds, in a long white-walled room, having barred windows, and a vaulted ceiling.
barred
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From this reading When I recovered my senses I was on my back in one of eighteen beds, in a long white-walled room, having barred windows, and a vaulted ceiling.
bed
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From this reading Now, though I could scarcely raise my head, and my brain reeled if I stirred, I was clear-minded, and knew that the bone of my leg was broken, and that for that reason I had a bed to myself where most lay double.
beds
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From this reading When I recovered my senses I was on my back in one of eighteen beds, in a long white-walled room, having barred windows, and a vaulted ceiling.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had an idea that I had been partly conscious, and had lain tossing giddily with a burning head, and a dreadful thirst through days and nights of fever.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Here and there along the wall were pictures of saints; and at the end two candles burned before a kind of altar.
black
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From this reading A woman, garbed strangely in black, and with a queer white cap drawn tight round her face, leaned over me, and with her finger laid to her lips, enjoined silence.
bone
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From this reading Now, though I could scarcely raise my head, and my brain reeled if I stirred, I was clear-minded, and knew that the bone of my leg was broken, and that for that reason I had a bed to myself where most lay double.
brain
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From this reading Now, though I could scarcely raise my head, and my brain reeled if I stirred, I was clear-minded, and knew that the bone of my leg was broken, and that for that reason I had a bed to myself where most lay double.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, though I could scarcely raise my head, and my brain reeled if I stirred, I was clear-minded, and knew that the bone of my leg was broken, and that for that reason I had a bed to myself where most lay double.
burned
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From this reading Here and there along the wall were pictures of saints; and at the end two candles burned before a kind of altar.
burning
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From this reading I had an idea that I had been partly conscious, and had lain tossing giddily with a burning head, and a dreadful thirst through days and nights of fever.
candles
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From this reading Here and there along the wall were pictures of saints; and at the end two candles burned before a kind of altar.
cap
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From this reading A woman, garbed strangely in black, and with a queer white cap drawn tight round her face, leaned over me, and with her finger laid to her lips, enjoined silence.
ceiling
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From this reading When I recovered my senses I was on my back in one of eighteen beds, in a long white-walled room, having barred windows, and a vaulted ceiling.
clear-minded
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From this reading Now, though I could scarcely raise my head, and my brain reeled if I stirred, I was clear-minded, and knew that the bone of my leg was broken, and that for that reason I had a bed to myself where most lay double.
conscious
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From this reading I had an idea that I had been partly conscious, and had lain tossing giddily with a burning head, and a dreadful thirst through days and nights of fever.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Now, though I could scarcely raise my head, and my brain reeled if I stirred, I was clear-minded, and knew that the bone of my leg was broken, and that for that reason I had a bed to myself where most lay double.
days
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From this reading I had an idea that I had been partly conscious, and had lain tossing giddily with a burning head, and a dreadful thirst through days and nights of fever.
double
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From this reading Now, though I could scarcely raise my head, and my brain reeled if I stirred, I was clear-minded, and knew that the bone of my leg was broken, and that for that reason I had a bed to myself where most lay double.
drawn
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From this reading A woman, garbed strangely in black, and with a queer white cap drawn tight round her face, leaned over me, and with her finger laid to her lips, enjoined silence.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading I had an idea that I had been partly conscious, and had lain tossing giddily with a burning head, and a dreadful thirst through days and nights of fever.
eighteen
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From this reading When I recovered my senses I was on my back in one of eighteen beds, in a long white-walled room, having barred windows, and a vaulted ceiling.
end
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From this reading Here and there along the wall were pictures of saints; and at the end two candles burned before a kind of altar.
enjoined
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From this reading A woman, garbed strangely in black, and with a queer white cap drawn tight round her face, leaned over me, and with her finger laid to her lips, enjoined silence.
face
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From this reading A woman, garbed strangely in black, and with a queer white cap drawn tight round her face, leaned over me, and with her finger laid to her lips, enjoined silence.
fever
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From this reading I had an idea that I had been partly conscious, and had lain tossing giddily with a burning head, and a dreadful thirst through days and nights of fever.
finger
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From this reading A woman, garbed strangely in black, and with a queer white cap drawn tight round her face, leaned over me, and with her finger laid to her lips, enjoined silence.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now, though I could scarcely raise my head, and my brain reeled if I stirred, I was clear-minded, and knew that the bone of my leg was broken, and that for that reason I had a bed to myself where most lay double.
garbed
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From this reading A woman, garbed strangely in black, and with a queer white cap drawn tight round her face, leaned over me, and with her finger laid to her lips, enjoined silence.
giddily
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From this reading I had an idea that I had been partly conscious, and had lain tossing giddily with a burning head, and a dreadful thirst through days and nights of fever.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had an idea that I had been partly conscious, and had lain tossing giddily with a burning head, and a dreadful thirst through days and nights of fever.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading When I recovered my senses I was on my back in one of eighteen beds, in a long white-walled room, having barred windows, and a vaulted ceiling.
head
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From this reading I had an idea that I had been partly conscious, and had lain tossing giddily with a burning head, and a dreadful thirst through days and nights of fever.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A woman, garbed strangely in black, and with a queer white cap drawn tight round her face, leaned over me, and with her finger laid to her lips, enjoined silence.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here and there along the wall were pictures of saints; and at the end two candles burned before a kind of altar.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I recovered my senses I was on my back in one of eighteen beds, in a long white-walled room, having barred windows, and a vaulted ceiling.
idea
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From this reading I had an idea that I had been partly conscious, and had lain tossing giddily with a burning head, and a dreadful thirst through days and nights of fever.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now, though I could scarcely raise my head, and my brain reeled if I stirred, I was clear-minded, and knew that the bone of my leg was broken, and that for that reason I had a bed to myself where most lay double.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I recovered my senses I was on my back in one of eighteen beds, in a long white-walled room, having barred windows, and a vaulted ceiling.
kind
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From this reading Here and there along the wall were pictures of saints; and at the end two candles burned before a kind of altar.
knew
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From this reading Now, though I could scarcely raise my head, and my brain reeled if I stirred, I was clear-minded, and knew that the bone of my leg was broken, and that for that reason I had a bed to myself where most lay double.
laid
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From this reading A woman, garbed strangely in black, and with a queer white cap drawn tight round her face, leaned over me, and with her finger laid to her lips, enjoined silence.
lain
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From this reading I had an idea that I had been partly conscious, and had lain tossing giddily with a burning head, and a dreadful thirst through days and nights of fever.
lay
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From this reading Now, though I could scarcely raise my head, and my brain reeled if I stirred, I was clear-minded, and knew that the bone of my leg was broken, and that for that reason I had a bed to myself where most lay double.
leaned
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From this reading A woman, garbed strangely in black, and with a queer white cap drawn tight round her face, leaned over me, and with her finger laid to her lips, enjoined silence.
leg
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From this reading Now, though I could scarcely raise my head, and my brain reeled if I stirred, I was clear-minded, and knew that the bone of my leg was broken, and that for that reason I had a bed to myself where most lay double.
lips
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From this reading A woman, garbed strangely in black, and with a queer white cap drawn tight round her face, leaned over me, and with her finger laid to her lips, enjoined silence.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I recovered my senses I was on my back in one of eighteen beds, in a long white-walled room, having barred windows, and a vaulted ceiling.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A woman, garbed strangely in black, and with a queer white cap drawn tight round her face, leaned over me, and with her finger laid to her lips, enjoined silence.
most
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From this reading Now, though I could scarcely raise my head, and my brain reeled if I stirred, I was clear-minded, and knew that the bone of my leg was broken, and that for that reason I had a bed to myself where most lay double.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I recovered my senses I was on my back in one of eighteen beds, in a long white-walled room, having barred windows, and a vaulted ceiling.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Now, though I could scarcely raise my head, and my brain reeled if I stirred, I was clear-minded, and knew that the bone of my leg was broken, and that for that reason I had a bed to myself where most lay double.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading I had an idea that I had been partly conscious, and had lain tossing giddily with a burning head, and a dreadful thirst through days and nights of fever.
Now
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From this reading Now, though I could scarcely raise my head, and my brain reeled if I stirred, I was clear-minded, and knew that the bone of my leg was broken, and that for that reason I had a bed to myself where most lay double.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I recovered my senses I was on my back in one of eighteen beds, in a long white-walled room, having barred windows, and a vaulted ceiling.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When I recovered my senses I was on my back in one of eighteen beds, in a long white-walled room, having barred windows, and a vaulted ceiling.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When I recovered my senses I was on my back in one of eighteen beds, in a long white-walled room, having barred windows, and a vaulted ceiling.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A woman, garbed strangely in black, and with a queer white cap drawn tight round her face, leaned over me, and with her finger laid to her lips, enjoined silence.
partly
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From this reading I had an idea that I had been partly conscious, and had lain tossing giddily with a burning head, and a dreadful thirst through days and nights of fever.
pictures
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From this reading Here and there along the wall were pictures of saints; and at the end two candles burned before a kind of altar.
queer
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From this reading A woman, garbed strangely in black, and with a queer white cap drawn tight round her face, leaned over me, and with her finger laid to her lips, enjoined silence.
raise
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From this reading Now, though I could scarcely raise my head, and my brain reeled if I stirred, I was clear-minded, and knew that the bone of my leg was broken, and that for that reason I had a bed to myself where most lay double.
reason
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From this reading Now, though I could scarcely raise my head, and my brain reeled if I stirred, I was clear-minded, and knew that the bone of my leg was broken, and that for that reason I had a bed to myself where most lay double.
recovered
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From this reading When I recovered my senses I was on my back in one of eighteen beds, in a long white-walled room, having barred windows, and a vaulted ceiling.
reeledverbUS /riːld/
moved unsteadily as if about to fall
From this reading Now, though I could scarcely raise my head, and my brain reeled if I stirred, I was clear-minded, and knew that the bone of my leg was broken, and that for that reason I had a bed to myself where most lay double.
room
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From this reading When I recovered my senses I was on my back in one of eighteen beds, in a long white-walled room, having barred windows, and a vaulted ceiling.
round
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From this reading A woman, garbed strangely in black, and with a queer white cap drawn tight round her face, leaned over me, and with her finger laid to her lips, enjoined silence.
saints
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From this reading Here and there along the wall were pictures of saints; and at the end two candles burned before a kind of altar.
scarcely
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From this reading Now, though I could scarcely raise my head, and my brain reeled if I stirred, I was clear-minded, and knew that the bone of my leg was broken, and that for that reason I had a bed to myself where most lay double.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading When I recovered my senses I was on my back in one of eighteen beds, in a long white-walled room, having barred windows, and a vaulted ceiling.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading A woman, garbed strangely in black, and with a queer white cap drawn tight round her face, leaned over me, and with her finger laid to her lips, enjoined silence.
stirred
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From this reading Now, though I could scarcely raise my head, and my brain reeled if I stirred, I was clear-minded, and knew that the bone of my leg was broken, and that for that reason I had a bed to myself where most lay double.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A woman, garbed strangely in black, and with a queer white cap drawn tight round her face, leaned over me, and with her finger laid to her lips, enjoined silence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had an idea that I had been partly conscious, and had lain tossing giddily with a burning head, and a dreadful thirst through days and nights of fever.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here and there along the wall were pictures of saints; and at the end two candles burned before a kind of altar.
there
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From this reading Here and there along the wall were pictures of saints; and at the end two candles burned before a kind of altar.
thirst
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From this reading I had an idea that I had been partly conscious, and had lain tossing giddily with a burning head, and a dreadful thirst through days and nights of fever.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Now, though I could scarcely raise my head, and my brain reeled if I stirred, I was clear-minded, and knew that the bone of my leg was broken, and that for that reason I had a bed to myself where most lay double.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had an idea that I had been partly conscious, and had lain tossing giddily with a burning head, and a dreadful thirst through days and nights of fever.
tight
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From this reading A woman, garbed strangely in black, and with a queer white cap drawn tight round her face, leaned over me, and with her finger laid to her lips, enjoined silence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A woman, garbed strangely in black, and with a queer white cap drawn tight round her face, leaned over me, and with her finger laid to her lips, enjoined silence.
tossing
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From this reading I had an idea that I had been partly conscious, and had lain tossing giddily with a burning head, and a dreadful thirst through days and nights of fever.
two
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From this reading Here and there along the wall were pictures of saints; and at the end two candles burned before a kind of altar.
vaulted
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From this reading When I recovered my senses I was on my back in one of eighteen beds, in a long white-walled room, having barred windows, and a vaulted ceiling.
wall
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From this reading Here and there along the wall were pictures of saints; and at the end two candles burned before a kind of altar.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I recovered my senses I was on my back in one of eighteen beds, in a long white-walled room, having barred windows, and a vaulted ceiling.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here and there along the wall were pictures of saints; and at the end two candles burned before a kind of altar.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I recovered my senses I was on my back in one of eighteen beds, in a long white-walled room, having barred windows, and a vaulted ceiling.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Now, though I could scarcely raise my head, and my brain reeled if I stirred, I was clear-minded, and knew that the bone of my leg was broken, and that for that reason I had a bed to myself where most lay double.
white
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From this reading A woman, garbed strangely in black, and with a queer white cap drawn tight round her face, leaned over me, and with her finger laid to her lips, enjoined silence.
white-walled
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From this reading When I recovered my senses I was on my back in one of eighteen beds, in a long white-walled room, having barred windows, and a vaulted ceiling.
windows
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From this reading When I recovered my senses I was on my back in one of eighteen beds, in a long white-walled room, having barred windows, and a vaulted ceiling.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A woman, garbed strangely in black, and with a queer white cap drawn tight round her face, leaned over me, and with her finger laid to her lips, enjoined silence.
woman
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From this reading A woman, garbed strangely in black, and with a queer white cap drawn tight round her face, leaned over me, and with her finger laid to her lips, enjoined silence.
