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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 Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was nothing nebulous about the vile place then; it was as light and bright as the room in which he lay.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SECOND THOUGHTS Pocket had been dreaming again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
awake
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From this reading The trouble was that he had seen the one and not the other, and what he had seen continued to haunt him as he lay awake, but quite horribly when he fell back into a doze.
back
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From this reading The trouble was that he had seen the one and not the other, and what he had seen continued to haunt him as he lay awake, but quite horribly when he fell back into a doze.
battle
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From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading SECOND THOUGHTS Pocket had been dreaming again.
bright
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From this reading There was nothing nebulous about the vile place then; it was as light and bright as the room in which he lay.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The trouble was that he had seen the one and not the other, and what he had seen continued to haunt him as he lay awake, but quite horribly when he fell back into a doze.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
Chamber
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From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
cheaply
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From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The trouble was that he had seen the one and not the other, and what he had seen continued to haunt him as he lay awake, but quite horribly when he fell back into a doze.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What else could he expect?
depicted
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From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
described
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From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
downstairs
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From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
doze
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From this reading The trouble was that he had seen the one and not the other, and what he had seen continued to haunt him as he lay awake, but quite horribly when he fell back into a doze.
dreaming
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From this reading SECOND THOUGHTS Pocket had been dreaming again.
else
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From this reading What else could he expect?
engravings
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From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading What else could he expect?
fell
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From this reading The trouble was that he had seen the one and not the other, and what he had seen continued to haunt him as he lay awake, but quite horribly when he fell back into a doze.
felt
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From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
got
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From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SECOND THOUGHTS Pocket had been dreaming again.
haunt
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From this reading The trouble was that he had seen the one and not the other, and what he had seen continued to haunt him as he lay awake, but quite horribly when he fell back into a doze.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
hazyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪzi/
unclear or blurred, especially from drink
From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What else could he expect?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The trouble was that he had seen the one and not the other, and what he had seen continued to haunt him as he lay awake, but quite horribly when he fell back into a doze.
horribly
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From this reading The trouble was that he had seen the one and not the other, and what he had seen continued to haunt him as he lay awake, but quite horribly when he fell back into a doze.
Horrors
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From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
instead
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From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The trouble was that he had seen the one and not the other, and what he had seen continued to haunt him as he lay awake, but quite horribly when he fell back into a doze.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was nothing nebulous about the vile place then; it was as light and bright as the room in which he lay.
lay
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From this reading The trouble was that he had seen the one and not the other, and what he had seen continued to haunt him as he lay awake, but quite horribly when he fell back into a doze.
light
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From this reading There was nothing nebulous about the vile place then; it was as light and bright as the room in which he lay.
Madame
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From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
mercifully
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From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
nebulous
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From this reading There was nothing nebulous about the vile place then; it was as light and bright as the room in which he lay.
nightmarenounUS /ˈnaɪt.mɛr/
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The trouble was that he had seen the one and not the other, and what he had seen continued to haunt him as he lay awake, but quite horribly when he fell back into a doze.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing nebulous about the vile place then; it was as light and bright as the room in which he lay.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
off
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From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
other
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From this reading The trouble was that he had seen the one and not the other, and what he had seen continued to haunt him as he lay awake, but quite horribly when he fell back into a doze.
place
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From this reading There was nothing nebulous about the vile place then; it was as light and bright as the room in which he lay.
Pocket
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From this reading SECOND THOUGHTS Pocket had been dreaming again.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trouble was that he had seen the one and not the other, and what he had seen continued to haunt him as he lay awake, but quite horribly when he fell back into a doze.
room
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From this reading There was nothing nebulous about the vile place then; it was as light and bright as the room in which he lay.
SECOND
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From this reading SECOND THOUGHTS Pocket had been dreaming again.
seen
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From this reading The trouble was that he had seen the one and not the other, and what he had seen continued to haunt him as he lay awake, but quite horribly when he fell back into a doze.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
then
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From this reading There was nothing nebulous about the vile place then; it was as light and bright as the room in which he lay.
There
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From this reading There was nothing nebulous about the vile place then; it was as light and bright as the room in which he lay.
THOUGHTS
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From this reading SECOND THOUGHTS Pocket had been dreaming again.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
trouble
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From this reading The trouble was that he had seen the one and not the other, and what he had seen continued to haunt him as he lay awake, but quite horribly when he fell back into a doze.
Tussaud's
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From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
vile
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From this reading There was nothing nebulous about the vile place then; it was as light and bright as the room in which he lay.
visit
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From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
WakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The trouble was that he had seen the one and not the other, and what he had seen continued to haunt him as he lay awake, but quite horribly when he fell back into a doze.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What else could he expect?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The trouble was that he had seen the one and not the other, and what he had seen continued to haunt him as he lay awake, but quite horribly when he fell back into a doze.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was nothing nebulous about the vile place then; it was as light and bright as the room in which he lay.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Waking, he felt that he had got off cheaply; that he might have been through the nightmare of battle, as described by one who had, and depicted in the engravings downstairs, instead of on a mercifully hazy visit to the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussaud’s.
