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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 THE FIRST DAY Neeland had undressed, bathed his somewhat battered body, and had then thrown himself on the bed, fully intending to rise in a few moments and await breakfast.
AcrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across the lowered latticed blinds late afternoon sunshine struck red.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Across the lowered latticed blinds late afternoon sunshine struck red.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, when again he unclosed his eyes, the austere clock on the mantel informed him that it was five--not five in the morning either.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIRST DAY Neeland had undressed, bathed his somewhat battered body, and had then thrown himself on the bed, fully intending to rise in a few moments and await breakfast.
austere
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From this reading And, when again he unclosed his eyes, the austere clock on the mantel informed him that it was five--not five in the morning either.
await
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From this reading THE FIRST DAY Neeland had undressed, bathed his somewhat battered body, and had then thrown himself on the bed, fully intending to rise in a few moments and await breakfast.
bathed
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From this reading THE FIRST DAY Neeland had undressed, bathed his somewhat battered body, and had then thrown himself on the bed, fully intending to rise in a few moments and await breakfast.
battered
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From this reading THE FIRST DAY Neeland had undressed, bathed his somewhat battered body, and had then thrown himself on the bed, fully intending to rise in a few moments and await breakfast.
bed
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From this reading THE FIRST DAY Neeland had undressed, bathed his somewhat battered body, and had then thrown himself on the bed, fully intending to rise in a few moments and await breakfast.
blinds
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From this reading Across the lowered latticed blinds late afternoon sunshine struck red.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST DAY Neeland had undressed, bathed his somewhat battered body, and had then thrown himself on the bed, fully intending to rise in a few moments and await breakfast.
breakfast
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From this reading THE FIRST DAY Neeland had undressed, bathed his somewhat battered body, and had then thrown himself on the bed, fully intending to rise in a few moments and await breakfast.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was a very weary young man who stretched himself out for ten minutes' repose.
clock
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From this reading And, when again he unclosed his eyes, the austere clock on the mantel informed him that it was five--not five in the morning either.
DAY
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From this reading THE FIRST DAY Neeland had undressed, bathed his somewhat battered body, and had then thrown himself on the bed, fully intending to rise in a few moments and await breakfast.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading And, when again he unclosed his eyes, the austere clock on the mantel informed him that it was five--not five in the morning either.
eyes
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From this reading And, when again he unclosed his eyes, the austere clock on the mantel informed him that it was five--not five in the morning either.
few
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From this reading THE FIRST DAY Neeland had undressed, bathed his somewhat battered body, and had then thrown himself on the bed, fully intending to rise in a few moments and await breakfast.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST DAY Neeland had undressed, bathed his somewhat battered body, and had then thrown himself on the bed, fully intending to rise in a few moments and await breakfast.
five
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From this reading And, when again he unclosed his eyes, the austere clock on the mantel informed him that it was five--not five in the morning either.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But it was a very weary young man who stretched himself out for ten minutes' repose.
fully
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From this reading THE FIRST DAY Neeland had undressed, bathed his somewhat battered body, and had then thrown himself on the bed, fully intending to rise in a few moments and await breakfast.
general
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From this reading He had slept through the first day of general mobilisation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE FIRST DAY Neeland had undressed, bathed his somewhat battered body, and had then thrown himself on the bed, fully intending to rise in a few moments and await breakfast.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, when again he unclosed his eyes, the austere clock on the mantel informed him that it was five--not five in the morning either.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And, when again he unclosed his eyes, the austere clock on the mantel informed him that it was five--not five in the morning either.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE FIRST DAY Neeland had undressed, bathed his somewhat battered body, and had then thrown himself on the bed, fully intending to rise in a few moments and await breakfast.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FIRST DAY Neeland had undressed, bathed his somewhat battered body, and had then thrown himself on the bed, fully intending to rise in a few moments and await breakfast.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FIRST DAY Neeland had undressed, bathed his somewhat battered body, and had then thrown himself on the bed, fully intending to rise in a few moments and await breakfast.
informed
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From this reading And, when again he unclosed his eyes, the austere clock on the mantel informed him that it was five--not five in the morning either.
intending
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From this reading THE FIRST DAY Neeland had undressed, bathed his somewhat battered body, and had then thrown himself on the bed, fully intending to rise in a few moments and await breakfast.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was a very weary young man who stretched himself out for ten minutes' repose.
late
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From this reading Across the lowered latticed blinds late afternoon sunshine struck red.
latticed
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From this reading Across the lowered latticed blinds late afternoon sunshine struck red.
lowered
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From this reading Across the lowered latticed blinds late afternoon sunshine struck red.
man
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From this reading But it was a very weary young man who stretched himself out for ten minutes' repose.
mantel
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From this reading And, when again he unclosed his eyes, the austere clock on the mantel informed him that it was five--not five in the morning either.
minutes
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From this reading But it was a very weary young man who stretched himself out for ten minutes' repose.
mobilisation
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From this reading He had slept through the first day of general mobilisation.
moments
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From this reading THE FIRST DAY Neeland had undressed, bathed his somewhat battered body, and had then thrown himself on the bed, fully intending to rise in a few moments and await breakfast.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, when again he unclosed his eyes, the austere clock on the mantel informed him that it was five--not five in the morning either.
Neeland
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From this reading THE FIRST DAY Neeland had undressed, bathed his somewhat battered body, and had then thrown himself on the bed, fully intending to rise in a few moments and await breakfast.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And, when again he unclosed his eyes, the austere clock on the mantel informed him that it was five--not five in the morning either.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had slept through the first day of general mobilisation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FIRST DAY Neeland had undressed, bathed his somewhat battered body, and had then thrown himself on the bed, fully intending to rise in a few moments and await breakfast.
out
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From this reading But it was a very weary young man who stretched himself out for ten minutes' repose.
red
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From this reading Across the lowered latticed blinds late afternoon sunshine struck red.
repose
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From this reading But it was a very weary young man who stretched himself out for ten minutes' repose.
rise
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From this reading THE FIRST DAY Neeland had undressed, bathed his somewhat battered body, and had then thrown himself on the bed, fully intending to rise in a few moments and await breakfast.
slept
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From this reading He had slept through the first day of general mobilisation.
somewhat
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From this reading THE FIRST DAY Neeland had undressed, bathed his somewhat battered body, and had then thrown himself on the bed, fully intending to rise in a few moments and await breakfast.
stretched
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From this reading But it was a very weary young man who stretched himself out for ten minutes' repose.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Across the lowered latticed blinds late afternoon sunshine struck red.
sunshine
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From this reading Across the lowered latticed blinds late afternoon sunshine struck red.
ten
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From this reading But it was a very weary young man who stretched himself out for ten minutes' repose.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And, when again he unclosed his eyes, the austere clock on the mantel informed him that it was five--not five in the morning either.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST DAY Neeland had undressed, bathed his somewhat battered body, and had then thrown himself on the bed, fully intending to rise in a few moments and await breakfast.
then
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From this reading THE FIRST DAY Neeland had undressed, bathed his somewhat battered body, and had then thrown himself on the bed, fully intending to rise in a few moments and await breakfast.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had slept through the first day of general mobilisation.
thrown
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From this reading THE FIRST DAY Neeland had undressed, bathed his somewhat battered body, and had then thrown himself on the bed, fully intending to rise in a few moments and await breakfast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FIRST DAY Neeland had undressed, bathed his somewhat battered body, and had then thrown himself on the bed, fully intending to rise in a few moments and await breakfast.
unclosed
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From this reading And, when again he unclosed his eyes, the austere clock on the mantel informed him that it was five--not five in the morning either.
undressed
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From this reading THE FIRST DAY Neeland had undressed, bathed his somewhat battered body, and had then thrown himself on the bed, fully intending to rise in a few moments and await breakfast.
very
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From this reading But it was a very weary young man who stretched himself out for ten minutes' repose.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was a very weary young man who stretched himself out for ten minutes' repose.
weary
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From this reading But it was a very weary young man who stretched himself out for ten minutes' repose.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And, when again he unclosed his eyes, the austere clock on the mantel informed him that it was five--not five in the morning either.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But it was a very weary young man who stretched himself out for ten minutes' repose.
young
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From this reading But it was a very weary young man who stretched himself out for ten minutes' repose.
