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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘When I again came to myself I was lying in the house of an American missionary named Clements.
air
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From this reading ‘How I reached the open air I cannot tell you,--I do not know.
all
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From this reading Judging from appearances I must have wandered for miles, all through the night.
American
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From this reading ‘When I again came to myself I was lying in the house of an American missionary named Clements.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ‘When I again came to myself I was lying in the house of an American missionary named Clements.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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appearances
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arrest
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had been found, at early dawn, stark naked, in a Cairo street, and picked up for dead.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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blank
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Cairo
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came
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cannot
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Clements
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confused
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corridors
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dawn
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deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘How I reached the open air I cannot tell you,--I do not know.
early
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endless
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had been found, at early dawn, stark naked, in a Cairo street, and picked up for dead.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had been found, at early dawn, stark naked, in a Cairo street, and picked up for dead.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Judging from appearances I must have wandered for miles, all through the night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been found, at early dawn, stark naked, in a Cairo street, and picked up for dead.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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house
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From this reading ‘When I again came to myself I was lying in the house of an American missionary named Clements.
How
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘How I reached the open air I cannot tell you,--I do not know.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘When I again came to myself I was lying in the house of an American missionary named Clements.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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Judging
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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lying
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miles
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missionary
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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Judging from appearances I must have wandered for miles, all through the night.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have a confused recollection of rushing through vaulted passages, through endless corridors, of trampling over people who tried to arrest my passage,--and the rest is blank.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ‘When I again came to myself I was lying in the house of an American missionary named Clements.
naked
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named
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night
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘How I reached the open air I cannot tell you,--I do not know.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have a confused recollection of rushing through vaulted passages, through endless corridors, of trampling over people who tried to arrest my passage,--and the rest is blank.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading ‘How I reached the open air I cannot tell you,--I do not know.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I have a confused recollection of rushing through vaulted passages, through endless corridors, of trampling over people who tried to arrest my passage,--and the rest is blank.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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passages
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people
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picked
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reached
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recollection
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restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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rushing
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stark
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street
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tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘How I reached the open air I cannot tell you,--I do not know.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘How I reached the open air I cannot tell you,--I do not know.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have a confused recollection of rushing through vaulted passages, through endless corridors, of trampling over people who tried to arrest my passage,--and the rest is blank.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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trampling
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tried
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up
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vaulted
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wandered
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From this reading Judging from appearances I must have wandered for miles, all through the night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘When I again came to myself I was lying in the house of an American missionary named Clements.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ‘When I again came to myself I was lying in the house of an American missionary named Clements.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I have a confused recollection of rushing through vaulted passages, through endless corridors, of trampling over people who tried to arrest my passage,--and the rest is blank.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘How I reached the open air I cannot tell you,--I do not know.
