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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 About a week after his wound, and the second morning of his return to sense and consciousness, when Clarence opened his eyes, they fell upon a female form seated watchfully and anxiously by his bedside.
able
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From this reading ["I content myself with writing what I am able, and I dream all I possibly can dream."]
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About a week after his wound, and the second morning of his return to sense and consciousness, when Clarence opened his eyes, they fell upon a female form seated watchfully and anxiously by his bedside.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading About a week after his wound, and the second morning of his return to sense and consciousness, when Clarence opened his eyes, they fell upon a female form seated watchfully and anxiously by his bedside.
all
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From this reading ["I content myself with writing what I am able, and I dream all I possibly can dream."]
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading ["I content myself with writing what I am able, and I dream all I possibly can dream."]
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ["I content myself with writing what I am able, and I dream all I possibly can dream."]
anxiously
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From this reading About a week after his wound, and the second morning of his return to sense and consciousness, when Clarence opened his eyes, they fell upon a female form seated watchfully and anxiously by his bedside.
bedside
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From this reading About a week after his wound, and the second morning of his return to sense and consciousness, when Clarence opened his eyes, they fell upon a female form seated watchfully and anxiously by his bedside.
bell
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From this reading With great difficulty he rang his bell.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading About a week after his wound, and the second morning of his return to sense and consciousness, when Clarence opened his eyes, they fell upon a female form seated watchfully and anxiously by his bedside.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading ["I content myself with writing what I am able, and I dream all I possibly can dream."]
ce
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From this reading Je me contente de ce qui peut s'ecrire, et je reve tout ce qui peut se rever.--DE SEVIGNE.
Clarence
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From this reading About a week after his wound, and the second morning of his return to sense and consciousness, when Clarence opened his eyes, they fell upon a female form seated watchfully and anxiously by his bedside.
consciousness
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From this reading About a week after his wound, and the second morning of his return to sense and consciousness, when Clarence opened his eyes, they fell upon a female form seated watchfully and anxiously by his bedside.
content
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From this reading ["I content myself with writing what I am able, and I dream all I possibly can dream."]
contente
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From this reading Je me contente de ce qui peut s'ecrire, et je reve tout ce qui peut se rever.--DE SEVIGNE.
curtain
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From this reading He raised himself in mute surprise, and the figure, startled by the motion, rose, drew the curtain, and vanished.
de
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From this reading Je me contente de ce qui peut s'ecrire, et je reve tout ce qui peut se rever.--DE SEVIGNE.
difficulty
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From this reading With great difficulty he rang his bell.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading ["I content myself with writing what I am able, and I dream all I possibly can dream."]
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He raised himself in mute surprise, and the figure, startled by the motion, rose, drew the curtain, and vanished.
et
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From this reading Je me contente de ce qui peut s'ecrire, et je reve tout ce qui peut se rever.--DE SEVIGNE.
eyes
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From this reading About a week after his wound, and the second morning of his return to sense and consciousness, when Clarence opened his eyes, they fell upon a female form seated watchfully and anxiously by his bedside.
fell
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From this reading About a week after his wound, and the second morning of his return to sense and consciousness, when Clarence opened his eyes, they fell upon a female form seated watchfully and anxiously by his bedside.
female
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From this reading About a week after his wound, and the second morning of his return to sense and consciousness, when Clarence opened his eyes, they fell upon a female form seated watchfully and anxiously by his bedside.
figure
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From this reading He raised himself in mute surprise, and the figure, startled by the motion, rose, drew the curtain, and vanished.
form
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From this reading About a week after his wound, and the second morning of his return to sense and consciousness, when Clarence opened his eyes, they fell upon a female form seated watchfully and anxiously by his bedside.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With great difficulty he rang his bell.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He raised himself in mute surprise, and the figure, startled by the motion, rose, drew the curtain, and vanished.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He raised himself in mute surprise, and the figure, startled by the motion, rose, drew the curtain, and vanished.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading About a week after his wound, and the second morning of his return to sense and consciousness, when Clarence opened his eyes, they fell upon a female form seated watchfully and anxiously by his bedside.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ["I content myself with writing what I am able, and I dream all I possibly can dream."]
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He raised himself in mute surprise, and the figure, startled by the motion, rose, drew the curtain, and vanished.
Je
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From this reading Je me contente de ce qui peut s'ecrire, et je reve tout ce qui peut se rever.--DE SEVIGNE.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Je me contente de ce qui peut s'ecrire, et je reve tout ce qui peut se rever.--DE SEVIGNE.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About a week after his wound, and the second morning of his return to sense and consciousness, when Clarence opened his eyes, they fell upon a female form seated watchfully and anxiously by his bedside.
motion
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From this reading He raised himself in mute surprise, and the figure, startled by the motion, rose, drew the curtain, and vanished.
mute
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From this reading He raised himself in mute surprise, and the figure, startled by the motion, rose, drew the curtain, and vanished.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ["I content myself with writing what I am able, and I dream all I possibly can dream."]
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading About a week after his wound, and the second morning of his return to sense and consciousness, when Clarence opened his eyes, they fell upon a female form seated watchfully and anxiously by his bedside.
opened
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From this reading About a week after his wound, and the second morning of his return to sense and consciousness, when Clarence opened his eyes, they fell upon a female form seated watchfully and anxiously by his bedside.
peut
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From this reading Je me contente de ce qui peut s'ecrire, et je reve tout ce qui peut se rever.--DE SEVIGNE.
possibly
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From this reading ["I content myself with writing what I am able, and I dream all I possibly can dream."]
qui
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From this reading Je me contente de ce qui peut s'ecrire, et je reve tout ce qui peut se rever.--DE SEVIGNE.
raised
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From this reading He raised himself in mute surprise, and the figure, startled by the motion, rose, drew the curtain, and vanished.
rang
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From this reading With great difficulty he rang his bell.
return
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From this reading About a week after his wound, and the second morning of his return to sense and consciousness, when Clarence opened his eyes, they fell upon a female form seated watchfully and anxiously by his bedside.
reve
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From this reading Je me contente de ce qui peut s'ecrire, et je reve tout ce qui peut se rever.--DE SEVIGNE.
rever
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From this reading Je me contente de ce qui peut s'ecrire, et je reve tout ce qui peut se rever.--DE SEVIGNE.
rose
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From this reading He raised himself in mute surprise, and the figure, startled by the motion, rose, drew the curtain, and vanished.
s'ecrire
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From this reading Je me contente de ce qui peut s'ecrire, et je reve tout ce qui peut se rever.--DE SEVIGNE.
se
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From this reading Je me contente de ce qui peut s'ecrire, et je reve tout ce qui peut se rever.--DE SEVIGNE.
seated
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From this reading About a week after his wound, and the second morning of his return to sense and consciousness, when Clarence opened his eyes, they fell upon a female form seated watchfully and anxiously by his bedside.
second
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From this reading About a week after his wound, and the second morning of his return to sense and consciousness, when Clarence opened his eyes, they fell upon a female form seated watchfully and anxiously by his bedside.
sense
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From this reading About a week after his wound, and the second morning of his return to sense and consciousness, when Clarence opened his eyes, they fell upon a female form seated watchfully and anxiously by his bedside.
SEVIGNE
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From this reading Je me contente de ce qui peut s'ecrire, et je reve tout ce qui peut se rever.--DE SEVIGNE.
startled
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From this reading He raised himself in mute surprise, and the figure, startled by the motion, rose, drew the curtain, and vanished.
surprise
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From this reading He raised himself in mute surprise, and the figure, startled by the motion, rose, drew the curtain, and vanished.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About a week after his wound, and the second morning of his return to sense and consciousness, when Clarence opened his eyes, they fell upon a female form seated watchfully and anxiously by his bedside.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading About a week after his wound, and the second morning of his return to sense and consciousness, when Clarence opened his eyes, they fell upon a female form seated watchfully and anxiously by his bedside.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About a week after his wound, and the second morning of his return to sense and consciousness, when Clarence opened his eyes, they fell upon a female form seated watchfully and anxiously by his bedside.
tout
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From this reading Je me contente de ce qui peut s'ecrire, et je reve tout ce qui peut se rever.--DE SEVIGNE.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading About a week after his wound, and the second morning of his return to sense and consciousness, when Clarence opened his eyes, they fell upon a female form seated watchfully and anxiously by his bedside.
vanished
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From this reading He raised himself in mute surprise, and the figure, startled by the motion, rose, drew the curtain, and vanished.
watchfully
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From this reading About a week after his wound, and the second morning of his return to sense and consciousness, when Clarence opened his eyes, they fell upon a female form seated watchfully and anxiously by his bedside.
week
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From this reading About a week after his wound, and the second morning of his return to sense and consciousness, when Clarence opened his eyes, they fell upon a female form seated watchfully and anxiously by his bedside.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ["I content myself with writing what I am able, and I dream all I possibly can dream."]
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading About a week after his wound, and the second morning of his return to sense and consciousness, when Clarence opened his eyes, they fell upon a female form seated watchfully and anxiously by his bedside.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ["I content myself with writing what I am able, and I dream all I possibly can dream."]
wound
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From this reading About a week after his wound, and the second morning of his return to sense and consciousness, when Clarence opened his eyes, they fell upon a female form seated watchfully and anxiously by his bedside.
writing
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From this reading ["I content myself with writing what I am able, and I dream all I possibly can dream."]
