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amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To that music ran my thoughts of the beautiful young Countess and her unhappy situation, till at last they passed into dreams.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
asleep
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From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To that music ran my thoughts of the beautiful young Countess and her unhappy situation, till at last they passed into dreams.
bag
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From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
beautiful
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From this reading To that music ran my thoughts of the beautiful young Countess and her unhappy situation, till at last they passed into dreams.
bed
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From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
breathing
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From this reading Then I strained my ears to catch the sound of his breathing, but none came.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
came
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From this reading Then I strained my ears to catch the sound of his breathing, but none came.
catch
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From this reading Then I strained my ears to catch the sound of his breathing, but none came.
ceased
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From this reading But it had ceased.
contents
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From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
Countess
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From this reading To that music ran my thoughts of the beautiful young Countess and her unhappy situation, till at last they passed into dreams.
de
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From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
DISAPPEARANCES
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From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
dreams
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From this reading To that music ran my thoughts of the beautiful young Countess and her unhappy situation, till at last they passed into dreams.
ears
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From this reading Then I strained my ears to catch the sound of his breathing, but none came.
far
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From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the midst of the night I woke, and listened for my neighbour's snoring.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But it had ceased.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To that music ran my thoughts of the beautiful young Countess and her unhappy situation, till at last they passed into dreams.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To that music ran my thoughts of the beautiful young Countess and her unhappy situation, till at last they passed into dreams.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it had ceased.
last
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From this reading To that music ran my thoughts of the beautiful young Countess and her unhappy situation, till at last they passed into dreams.
listened
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From this reading In the midst of the night I woke, and listened for my neighbour's snoring.
loud
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From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
many
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From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
midst
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From this reading In the midst of the night I woke, and listened for my neighbour's snoring.
minutes
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From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
Monsieur
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From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
music
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From this reading To that music ran my thoughts of the beautiful young Countess and her unhappy situation, till at last they passed into dreams.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To that music ran my thoughts of the beautiful young Countess and her unhappy situation, till at last they passed into dreams.
neighbour's
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From this reading In the midst of the night I woke, and listened for my neighbour's snoring.
night
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From this reading In the midst of the night I woke, and listened for my neighbour's snoring.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Then I strained my ears to catch the sound of his breathing, but none came.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
passed
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From this reading To that music ran my thoughts of the beautiful young Countess and her unhappy situation, till at last they passed into dreams.
Pepicot
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From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
ran
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From this reading To that music ran my thoughts of the beautiful young Countess and her unhappy situation, till at last they passed into dreams.
situation
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From this reading To that music ran my thoughts of the beautiful young Countess and her unhappy situation, till at last they passed into dreams.
snoring
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From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
soon
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From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
sooner
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From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
sound
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From this reading Then I strained my ears to catch the sound of his breathing, but none came.
spent
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From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
strained
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From this reading Then I strained my ears to catch the sound of his breathing, but none came.
STRANGE
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From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
testified
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From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
Then
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From this reading Then I strained my ears to catch the sound of his breathing, but none came.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To that music ran my thoughts of the beautiful young Countess and her unhappy situation, till at last they passed into dreams.
thoughts
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From this reading To that music ran my thoughts of the beautiful young Countess and her unhappy situation, till at last they passed into dreams.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading To that music ran my thoughts of the beautiful young Countess and her unhappy situation, till at last they passed into dreams.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To that music ran my thoughts of the beautiful young Countess and her unhappy situation, till at last they passed into dreams.
travelling
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From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
unhappy
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From this reading To that music ran my thoughts of the beautiful young Countess and her unhappy situation, till at last they passed into dreams.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES Monsieur de Pepicot spent so many minutes among the contents of his travelling bag, that he was not in bed as soon as I. But he was by far the sooner asleep, as his loud snoring testified.
woke
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From this reading In the midst of the night I woke, and listened for my neighbour's snoring.
young
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From this reading To that music ran my thoughts of the beautiful young Countess and her unhappy situation, till at last they passed into dreams.
