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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 Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
ached
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From this reading At first his whole body ached sickeningly, but as time passed the major suffering concentrated itself in his head.
adventure
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From this reading Presently by gradual stages the memory of his recent adventure returned to him, and he began vaguely to realize that the murderous attempt which had been made on him had failed and that he still lived.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
ages
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From this reading Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first his whole body ached sickeningly, but as time passed the major suffering concentrated itself in his head.
attempt
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From this reading Presently by gradual stages the memory of his recent adventure returned to him, and he began vaguely to realize that the murderous attempt which had been made on him had failed and that he still lived.
back
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From this reading Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Presently by gradual stages the memory of his recent adventure returned to him, and he began vaguely to realize that the murderous attempt which had been made on him had failed and that he still lived.
began
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From this reading Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
body
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From this reading At first his whole body ached sickeningly, but as time passed the major suffering concentrated itself in his head.
border
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From this reading So on the border line of consciousness he hovered for still further ages of time.
burst
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From this reading It throbbed as if it would burst, and he felt a terrible oppression, as if the weight of the universe rested upon it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At first his whole body ached sickeningly, but as time passed the major suffering concentrated itself in his head.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Presently by gradual stages the memory of his recent adventure returned to him, and he began vaguely to realize that the murderous attempt which had been made on him had failed and that he still lived.
Cheyne's
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From this reading Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
concentrated
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From this reading At first his whole body ached sickeningly, but as time passed the major suffering concentrated itself in his head.
confused
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From this reading Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
consciousness
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From this reading Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
definition
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From this reading Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
failed
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From this reading Presently by gradual stages the memory of his recent adventure returned to him, and he began vaguely to realize that the murderous attempt which had been made on him had failed and that he still lived.
felt
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From this reading Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
first
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From this reading At first his whole body ached sickeningly, but as time passed the major suffering concentrated itself in his head.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So on the border line of consciousness he hovered for still further ages of time.
force
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From this reading Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
forgetfulness
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From this reading Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
further
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From this reading So on the border line of consciousness he hovered for still further ages of time.
gradual
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From this reading Presently by gradual stages the memory of his recent adventure returned to him, and he began vaguely to realize that the murderous attempt which had been made on him had failed and that he still lived.
gradually
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From this reading Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
growing
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From this reading Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Presently by gradual stages the memory of his recent adventure returned to him, and he began vaguely to realize that the murderous attempt which had been made on him had failed and that he still lived.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
head
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From this reading At first his whole body ached sickeningly, but as time passed the major suffering concentrated itself in his head.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Presently by gradual stages the memory of his recent adventure returned to him, and he began vaguely to realize that the murderous attempt which had been made on him had failed and that he still lived.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At first his whole body ached sickeningly, but as time passed the major suffering concentrated itself in his head.
hovered
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From this reading So on the border line of consciousness he hovered for still further ages of time.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It throbbed as if it would burst, and he felt a terrible oppression, as if the weight of the universe rested upon it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It throbbed as if it would burst, and he felt a terrible oppression, as if the weight of the universe rested upon it.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
Joan
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From this reading Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
line
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From this reading So on the border line of consciousness he hovered for still further ages of time.
lived
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From this reading Presently by gradual stages the memory of his recent adventure returned to him, and he began vaguely to realize that the murderous attempt which had been made on him had failed and that he still lived.
made
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From this reading Presently by gradual stages the memory of his recent adventure returned to him, and he began vaguely to realize that the murderous attempt which had been made on him had failed and that he still lived.
major
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From this reading At first his whole body ached sickeningly, but as time passed the major suffering concentrated itself in his head.
make
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From this reading Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
Maxwell
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From this reading Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Presently by gradual stages the memory of his recent adventure returned to him, and he began vaguely to realize that the murderous attempt which had been made on him had failed and that he still lived.
Merrill
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From this reading Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
murderous
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From this reading Presently by gradual stages the memory of his recent adventure returned to him, and he began vaguely to realize that the murderous attempt which had been made on him had failed and that he still lived.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So on the border line of consciousness he hovered for still further ages of time.
oppression
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From this reading It throbbed as if it would burst, and he felt a terrible oppression, as if the weight of the universe rested upon it.
pain
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From this reading Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
passed
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From this reading At first his whole body ached sickeningly, but as time passed the major suffering concentrated itself in his head.
Presently
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From this reading Presently by gradual stages the memory of his recent adventure returned to him, and he began vaguely to realize that the murderous attempt which had been made on him had failed and that he still lived.
realize
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From this reading Presently by gradual stages the memory of his recent adventure returned to him, and he began vaguely to realize that the murderous attempt which had been made on him had failed and that he still lived.
recent
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From this reading Presently by gradual stages the memory of his recent adventure returned to him, and he began vaguely to realize that the murderous attempt which had been made on him had failed and that he still lived.
rested
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From this reading It throbbed as if it would burst, and he felt a terrible oppression, as if the weight of the universe rested upon it.
returned
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From this reading Presently by gradual stages the memory of his recent adventure returned to him, and he began vaguely to realize that the murderous attempt which had been made on him had failed and that he still lived.
seemed
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From this reading Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
sense
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From this reading Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
sickeningly
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From this reading At first his whole body ached sickeningly, but as time passed the major suffering concentrated itself in his head.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So on the border line of consciousness he hovered for still further ages of time.
stages
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From this reading Presently by gradual stages the memory of his recent adventure returned to him, and he began vaguely to realize that the murderous attempt which had been made on him had failed and that he still lived.
still
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From this reading So on the border line of consciousness he hovered for still further ages of time.
struggled
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From this reading Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
suffering
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From this reading At first his whole body ached sickeningly, but as time passed the major suffering concentrated itself in his head.
terrible
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From this reading It throbbed as if it would burst, and he felt a terrible oppression, as if the weight of the universe rested upon it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Presently by gradual stages the memory of his recent adventure returned to him, and he began vaguely to realize that the murderous attempt which had been made on him had failed and that he still lived.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At first his whole body ached sickeningly, but as time passed the major suffering concentrated itself in his head.
throbbed
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From this reading It throbbed as if it would burst, and he felt a terrible oppression, as if the weight of the universe rested upon it.
time
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From this reading At first his whole body ached sickeningly, but as time passed the major suffering concentrated itself in his head.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
universe
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From this reading It throbbed as if it would burst, and he felt a terrible oppression, as if the weight of the universe rested upon it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It throbbed as if it would burst, and he felt a terrible oppression, as if the weight of the universe rested upon it.
vaguely
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From this reading Presently by gradual stages the memory of his recent adventure returned to him, and he began vaguely to realize that the murderous attempt which had been made on him had failed and that he still lived.
weight
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From this reading It throbbed as if it would burst, and he felt a terrible oppression, as if the weight of the universe rested upon it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Miss Joan Merrill After what seemed ages of forgetfulness a confused sense of pain began to make itself felt in Maxwell Cheyne’s being, growing in force and definition as he gradually struggled back to consciousness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Presently by gradual stages the memory of his recent adventure returned to him, and he began vaguely to realize that the murderous attempt which had been made on him had failed and that he still lived.
whole
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From this reading At first his whole body ached sickeningly, but as time passed the major suffering concentrated itself in his head.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It throbbed as if it would burst, and he felt a terrible oppression, as if the weight of the universe rested upon it.
