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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 A SUDDEN AWAKENING Stretching out in the comfortable berth Roy thought he would soon fall asleep, as he was quite tired.
all
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From this reading The noise of the wheels, the rumble of the train, the click-clack as the wheels passed over rail joints or switches, the bumping and swaying motion, all served to drive sleep away from Roy's eyes.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
Annister
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From this reading He thought of many things, of what he would do when he got to New York, of his father, of Caleb Annister, and what he should say to the New Yorker.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A SUDDEN AWAKENING Stretching out in the comfortable berth Roy thought he would soon fall asleep, as he was quite tired.
asleep
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From this reading A SUDDEN AWAKENING Stretching out in the comfortable berth Roy thought he would soon fall asleep, as he was quite tired.
AWAKENING
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From this reading A SUDDEN AWAKENING Stretching out in the comfortable berth Roy thought he would soon fall asleep, as he was quite tired.
away
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From this reading The noise of the wheels, the rumble of the train, the click-clack as the wheels passed over rail joints or switches, the bumping and swaying motion, all served to drive sleep away from Roy's eyes.
bed
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From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Finally, however, the very monotony of the noises began to make him feel drowsy.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
berthnounUS /bɜrθ/
a job or position on a ship
From this reading A SUDDEN AWAKENING Stretching out in the comfortable berth Roy thought he would soon fall asleep, as he was quite tired.
bumping
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From this reading The noise of the wheels, the rumble of the train, the click-clack as the wheels passed over rail joints or switches, the bumping and swaying motion, all served to drive sleep away from Roy's eyes.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
Caleb
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From this reading He thought of many things, of what he would do when he got to New York, of his father, of Caleb Annister, and what he should say to the New Yorker.
click-clack
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From this reading The noise of the wheels, the rumble of the train, the click-clack as the wheels passed over rail joints or switches, the bumping and swaying motion, all served to drive sleep away from Roy's eyes.
comfortable
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From this reading A SUDDEN AWAKENING Stretching out in the comfortable berth Roy thought he would soon fall asleep, as he was quite tired.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He thought of many things, of what he would do when he got to New York, of his father, of Caleb Annister, and what he should say to the New Yorker.
drive
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From this reading The noise of the wheels, the rumble of the train, the click-clack as the wheels passed over rail joints or switches, the bumping and swaying motion, all served to drive sleep away from Roy's eyes.
drowsy
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From this reading Finally, however, the very monotony of the noises began to make him feel drowsy.
eyes
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From this reading The noise of the wheels, the rumble of the train, the click-clack as the wheels passed over rail joints or switches, the bumping and swaying motion, all served to drive sleep away from Roy's eyes.
fall
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From this reading A SUDDEN AWAKENING Stretching out in the comfortable berth Roy thought he would soon fall asleep, as he was quite tired.
father
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From this reading He thought of many things, of what he would do when he got to New York, of his father, of Caleb Annister, and what he should say to the New Yorker.
feel
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From this reading Finally, however, the very monotony of the noises began to make him feel drowsy.
Finally
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From this reading Finally, however, the very monotony of the noises began to make him feel drowsy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The noise of the wheels, the rumble of the train, the click-clack as the wheels passed over rail joints or switches, the bumping and swaying motion, all served to drive sleep away from Roy's eyes.
got
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From this reading He thought of many things, of what he would do when he got to New York, of his father, of Caleb Annister, and what he should say to the New Yorker.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A SUDDEN AWAKENING Stretching out in the comfortable berth Roy thought he would soon fall asleep, as he was quite tired.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
hour
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From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Finally, however, the very monotony of the noises began to make him feel drowsy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SUDDEN AWAKENING Stretching out in the comfortable berth Roy thought he would soon fall asleep, as he was quite tired.
joints
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From this reading The noise of the wheels, the rumble of the train, the click-clack as the wheels passed over rail joints or switches, the bumping and swaying motion, all served to drive sleep away from Roy's eyes.
lying
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From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Finally, however, the very monotony of the noises began to make him feel drowsy.
many
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From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
miles
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From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
monotony
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From this reading Finally, however, the very monotony of the noises began to make him feel drowsy.
more
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From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
motion
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From this reading The noise of the wheels, the rumble of the train, the click-clack as the wheels passed over rail joints or switches, the bumping and swaying motion, all served to drive sleep away from Roy's eyes.
much
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From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
New
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From this reading He thought of many things, of what he would do when he got to New York, of his father, of Caleb Annister, and what he should say to the New Yorker.
noise
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From this reading The noise of the wheels, the rumble of the train, the click-clack as the wheels passed over rail joints or switches, the bumping and swaying motion, all served to drive sleep away from Roy's eyes.
noises
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From this reading Finally, however, the very monotony of the noises began to make him feel drowsy.
novelty
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From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
out
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From this reading A SUDDEN AWAKENING Stretching out in the comfortable berth Roy thought he would soon fall asleep, as he was quite tired.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The noise of the wheels, the rumble of the train, the click-clack as the wheels passed over rail joints or switches, the bumping and swaying motion, all served to drive sleep away from Roy's eyes.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The noise of the wheels, the rumble of the train, the click-clack as the wheels passed over rail joints or switches, the bumping and swaying motion, all served to drive sleep away from Roy's eyes.
proved
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From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A SUDDEN AWAKENING Stretching out in the comfortable berth Roy thought he would soon fall asleep, as he was quite tired.
rail
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From this reading The noise of the wheels, the rumble of the train, the click-clack as the wheels passed over rail joints or switches, the bumping and swaying motion, all served to drive sleep away from Roy's eyes.
ride
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From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
Roy
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From this reading A SUDDEN AWAKENING Stretching out in the comfortable berth Roy thought he would soon fall asleep, as he was quite tired.
Roy's
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From this reading The noise of the wheels, the rumble of the train, the click-clack as the wheels passed over rail joints or switches, the bumping and swaying motion, all served to drive sleep away from Roy's eyes.
rumble
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From this reading The noise of the wheels, the rumble of the train, the click-clack as the wheels passed over rail joints or switches, the bumping and swaying motion, all served to drive sleep away from Roy's eyes.
say
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From this reading He thought of many things, of what he would do when he got to New York, of his father, of Caleb Annister, and what he should say to the New Yorker.
sensation
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From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
served
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From this reading The noise of the wheels, the rumble of the train, the click-clack as the wheels passed over rail joints or switches, the bumping and swaying motion, all served to drive sleep away from Roy's eyes.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He thought of many things, of what he would do when he got to New York, of his father, of Caleb Annister, and what he should say to the New Yorker.
sleep
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From this reading The noise of the wheels, the rumble of the train, the click-clack as the wheels passed over rail joints or switches, the bumping and swaying motion, all served to drive sleep away from Roy's eyes.
soon
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From this reading A SUDDEN AWAKENING Stretching out in the comfortable berth Roy thought he would soon fall asleep, as he was quite tired.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
strange
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From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
Stretching
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From this reading A SUDDEN AWAKENING Stretching out in the comfortable berth Roy thought he would soon fall asleep, as he was quite tired.
SUDDENnounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A SUDDEN AWAKENING Stretching out in the comfortable berth Roy thought he would soon fall asleep, as he was quite tired.
swaying
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From this reading The noise of the wheels, the rumble of the train, the click-clack as the wheels passed over rail joints or switches, the bumping and swaying motion, all served to drive sleep away from Roy's eyes.
switches
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From this reading The noise of the wheels, the rumble of the train, the click-clack as the wheels passed over rail joints or switches, the bumping and swaying motion, all served to drive sleep away from Roy's eyes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SUDDEN AWAKENING Stretching out in the comfortable berth Roy thought he would soon fall asleep, as he was quite tired.
things
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From this reading He thought of many things, of what he would do when he got to New York, of his father, of Caleb Annister, and what he should say to the New Yorker.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A SUDDEN AWAKENING Stretching out in the comfortable berth Roy thought he would soon fall asleep, as he was quite tired.
tired
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From this reading A SUDDEN AWAKENING Stretching out in the comfortable berth Roy thought he would soon fall asleep, as he was quite tired.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The noise of the wheels, the rumble of the train, the click-clack as the wheels passed over rail joints or switches, the bumping and swaying motion, all served to drive sleep away from Roy's eyes.
too
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From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
train
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From this reading The noise of the wheels, the rumble of the train, the click-clack as the wheels passed over rail joints or switches, the bumping and swaying motion, all served to drive sleep away from Roy's eyes.
very
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From this reading Finally, however, the very monotony of the noises began to make him feel drowsy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A SUDDEN AWAKENING Stretching out in the comfortable berth Roy thought he would soon fall asleep, as he was quite tired.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He thought of many things, of what he would do when he got to New York, of his father, of Caleb Annister, and what he should say to the New Yorker.
wheels
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From this reading The noise of the wheels, the rumble of the train, the click-clack as the wheels passed over rail joints or switches, the bumping and swaying motion, all served to drive sleep away from Roy's eyes.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He thought of many things, of what he would do when he got to New York, of his father, of Caleb Annister, and what he should say to the New Yorker.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
whirled
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From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
wide-awake
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From this reading But the novelty of his ride, the strange sensation of being whirled along many miles an hour while lying in bed, proved too much for him, and he found himself still wide-awake, though he had been in the berth an hour or more.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A SUDDEN AWAKENING Stretching out in the comfortable berth Roy thought he would soon fall asleep, as he was quite tired.
York
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From this reading He thought of many things, of what he would do when he got to New York, of his father, of Caleb Annister, and what he should say to the New Yorker.
Yorker
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From this reading He thought of many things, of what he would do when he got to New York, of his father, of Caleb Annister, and what he should say to the New Yorker.
