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accustomed
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From this reading In the living-room everything was in the same disorder as on the previous evening, and this annoyed him, for he was accustomed to find his room in order when he entered it in the morning.
ached
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From this reading He had slept no less soundly, it is true, in his arm-chair than in his bed, but he did not feel refreshed, and his limbs ached.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The steward awoke soon after sunrise.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading On the table, surrounded by flies, stood the remains of the children's supper, and among the bread crusts and plates lay his own ornaments and his daughter's!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had slept no less soundly, it is true, in his arm-chair than in his bed, but he did not feel refreshed, and his limbs ached.
annoyed
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From this reading In the living-room everything was in the same disorder as on the previous evening, and this annoyed him, for he was accustomed to find his room in order when he entered it in the morning.
arm-chair
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From this reading He had slept no less soundly, it is true, in his arm-chair than in his bed, but he did not feel refreshed, and his limbs ached.
articles
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From this reading Wherever he turned he saw articles of dress and other things out of their place.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the living-room everything was in the same disorder as on the previous evening, and this annoyed him, for he was accustomed to find his room in order when he entered it in the morning.
awoke
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From this reading The steward awoke soon after sunrise.
bed
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From this reading He had slept no less soundly, it is true, in his arm-chair than in his bed, but he did not feel refreshed, and his limbs ached.
bread
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From this reading On the table, surrounded by flies, stood the remains of the children's supper, and among the bread crusts and plates lay his own ornaments and his daughter's!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had slept no less soundly, it is true, in his arm-chair than in his bed, but he did not feel refreshed, and his limbs ached.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the table, surrounded by flies, stood the remains of the children's supper, and among the bread crusts and plates lay his own ornaments and his daughter's!
children's
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From this reading On the table, surrounded by flies, stood the remains of the children's supper, and among the bread crusts and plates lay his own ornaments and his daughter's!
crusts
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From this reading On the table, surrounded by flies, stood the remains of the children's supper, and among the bread crusts and plates lay his own ornaments and his daughter's!
daughter's
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From this reading On the table, surrounded by flies, stood the remains of the children's supper, and among the bread crusts and plates lay his own ornaments and his daughter's!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He had slept no less soundly, it is true, in his arm-chair than in his bed, but he did not feel refreshed, and his limbs ached.
disorder
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From this reading In the living-room everything was in the same disorder as on the previous evening, and this annoyed him, for he was accustomed to find his room in order when he entered it in the morning.
dress
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From this reading Wherever he turned he saw articles of dress and other things out of their place.
entered
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From this reading In the living-room everything was in the same disorder as on the previous evening, and this annoyed him, for he was accustomed to find his room in order when he entered it in the morning.
evening
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From this reading In the living-room everything was in the same disorder as on the previous evening, and this annoyed him, for he was accustomed to find his room in order when he entered it in the morning.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading In the living-room everything was in the same disorder as on the previous evening, and this annoyed him, for he was accustomed to find his room in order when he entered it in the morning.
feel
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From this reading He had slept no less soundly, it is true, in his arm-chair than in his bed, but he did not feel refreshed, and his limbs ached.
find
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From this reading In the living-room everything was in the same disorder as on the previous evening, and this annoyed him, for he was accustomed to find his room in order when he entered it in the morning.
flies
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From this reading On the table, surrounded by flies, stood the remains of the children's supper, and among the bread crusts and plates lay his own ornaments and his daughter's!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the living-room everything was in the same disorder as on the previous evening, and this annoyed him, for he was accustomed to find his room in order when he entered it in the morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had slept no less soundly, it is true, in his arm-chair than in his bed, but he did not feel refreshed, and his limbs ached.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had slept no less soundly, it is true, in his arm-chair than in his bed, but he did not feel refreshed, and his limbs ached.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the living-room everything was in the same disorder as on the previous evening, and this annoyed him, for he was accustomed to find his room in order when he entered it in the morning.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had slept no less soundly, it is true, in his arm-chair than in his bed, but he did not feel refreshed, and his limbs ached.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had slept no less soundly, it is true, in his arm-chair than in his bed, but he did not feel refreshed, and his limbs ached.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had slept no less soundly, it is true, in his arm-chair than in his bed, but he did not feel refreshed, and his limbs ached.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had slept no less soundly, it is true, in his arm-chair than in his bed, but he did not feel refreshed, and his limbs ached.
lay
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From this reading On the table, surrounded by flies, stood the remains of the children's supper, and among the bread crusts and plates lay his own ornaments and his daughter's!
less
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From this reading He had slept no less soundly, it is true, in his arm-chair than in his bed, but he did not feel refreshed, and his limbs ached.
limbs
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From this reading He had slept no less soundly, it is true, in his arm-chair than in his bed, but he did not feel refreshed, and his limbs ached.
living-room
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From this reading In the living-room everything was in the same disorder as on the previous evening, and this annoyed him, for he was accustomed to find his room in order when he entered it in the morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the living-room everything was in the same disorder as on the previous evening, and this annoyed him, for he was accustomed to find his room in order when he entered it in the morning.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had slept no less soundly, it is true, in his arm-chair than in his bed, but he did not feel refreshed, and his limbs ached.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had slept no less soundly, it is true, in his arm-chair than in his bed, but he did not feel refreshed, and his limbs ached.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the table, surrounded by flies, stood the remains of the children's supper, and among the bread crusts and plates lay his own ornaments and his daughter's!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the living-room everything was in the same disorder as on the previous evening, and this annoyed him, for he was accustomed to find his room in order when he entered it in the morning.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the living-room everything was in the same disorder as on the previous evening, and this annoyed him, for he was accustomed to find his room in order when he entered it in the morning.
ornaments
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From this reading On the table, surrounded by flies, stood the remains of the children's supper, and among the bread crusts and plates lay his own ornaments and his daughter's!
other
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From this reading Wherever he turned he saw articles of dress and other things out of their place.
out
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From this reading Wherever he turned he saw articles of dress and other things out of their place.
own
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From this reading On the table, surrounded by flies, stood the remains of the children's supper, and among the bread crusts and plates lay his own ornaments and his daughter's!
place
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From this reading Wherever he turned he saw articles of dress and other things out of their place.
plates
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From this reading On the table, surrounded by flies, stood the remains of the children's supper, and among the bread crusts and plates lay his own ornaments and his daughter's!
previous
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From this reading In the living-room everything was in the same disorder as on the previous evening, and this annoyed him, for he was accustomed to find his room in order when he entered it in the morning.
refreshed
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From this reading He had slept no less soundly, it is true, in his arm-chair than in his bed, but he did not feel refreshed, and his limbs ached.
remains
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From this reading On the table, surrounded by flies, stood the remains of the children's supper, and among the bread crusts and plates lay his own ornaments and his daughter's!
room
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From this reading In the living-room everything was in the same disorder as on the previous evening, and this annoyed him, for he was accustomed to find his room in order when he entered it in the morning.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the living-room everything was in the same disorder as on the previous evening, and this annoyed him, for he was accustomed to find his room in order when he entered it in the morning.
saw
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From this reading Wherever he turned he saw articles of dress and other things out of their place.
slept
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From this reading He had slept no less soundly, it is true, in his arm-chair than in his bed, but he did not feel refreshed, and his limbs ached.
soon
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From this reading The steward awoke soon after sunrise.
soundly
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From this reading He had slept no less soundly, it is true, in his arm-chair than in his bed, but he did not feel refreshed, and his limbs ached.
steward
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From this reading The steward awoke soon after sunrise.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the table, surrounded by flies, stood the remains of the children's supper, and among the bread crusts and plates lay his own ornaments and his daughter's!
sunrise
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From this reading The steward awoke soon after sunrise.
supper
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From this reading On the table, surrounded by flies, stood the remains of the children's supper, and among the bread crusts and plates lay his own ornaments and his daughter's!
surrounded
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From this reading On the table, surrounded by flies, stood the remains of the children's supper, and among the bread crusts and plates lay his own ornaments and his daughter's!
table
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From this reading On the table, surrounded by flies, stood the remains of the children's supper, and among the bread crusts and plates lay his own ornaments and his daughter's!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had slept no less soundly, it is true, in his arm-chair than in his bed, but he did not feel refreshed, and his limbs ached.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The steward awoke soon after sunrise.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Wherever he turned he saw articles of dress and other things out of their place.
things
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From this reading Wherever he turned he saw articles of dress and other things out of their place.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the living-room everything was in the same disorder as on the previous evening, and this annoyed him, for he was accustomed to find his room in order when he entered it in the morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the living-room everything was in the same disorder as on the previous evening, and this annoyed him, for he was accustomed to find his room in order when he entered it in the morning.
true
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From this reading He had slept no less soundly, it is true, in his arm-chair than in his bed, but he did not feel refreshed, and his limbs ached.
turned
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From this reading Wherever he turned he saw articles of dress and other things out of their place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the living-room everything was in the same disorder as on the previous evening, and this annoyed him, for he was accustomed to find his room in order when he entered it in the morning.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In the living-room everything was in the same disorder as on the previous evening, and this annoyed him, for he was accustomed to find his room in order when he entered it in the morning.
WhereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading Wherever he turned he saw articles of dress and other things out of their place.
