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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 A hundred feverish lapses into restless subconsciousness had marked the passage of nearly as many miles of clatter and turmoil.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE MORNING AFTER The sun was peeping over the hilltops and shooting his merry glance across the rain-soaked lowlands when Eleanor Thursdale awoke from her final snatch of slumber.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE MORNING AFTER The sun was peeping over the hilltops and shooting his merry glance across the rain-soaked lowlands when Eleanor Thursdale awoke from her final snatch of slumber.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Her brain and heart were waging the most relentless battle against peace and security.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MORNING AFTER The sun was peeping over the hilltops and shooting his merry glance across the rain-soaked lowlands when Eleanor Thursdale awoke from her final snatch of slumber.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A hundred feverish lapses into restless subconsciousness had marked the passage of nearly as many miles of clatter and turmoil.
awake
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From this reading Never before had she known a train to be so noisy; never before had she lain awake long enough to make the natural discovery.
awoke
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From this reading THE MORNING AFTER The sun was peeping over the hilltops and shooting his merry glance across the rain-soaked lowlands when Eleanor Thursdale awoke from her final snatch of slumber.
battle
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From this reading Her brain and heart were waging the most relentless battle against peace and security.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Never before had she known a train to be so noisy; never before had she lain awake long enough to make the natural discovery.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Never before had she known a train to be so noisy; never before had she lain awake long enough to make the natural discovery.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It seemed hours before she dropped off in the first surrender to sleep; it seemed hours between the succeeding falls.
brain
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From this reading Her brain and heart were waging the most relentless battle against peace and security.
clatter
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From this reading A hundred feverish lapses into restless subconsciousness had marked the passage of nearly as many miles of clatter and turmoil.
discovery
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From this reading Never before had she known a train to be so noisy; never before had she lain awake long enough to make the natural discovery.
dropped
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From this reading It seemed hours before she dropped off in the first surrender to sleep; it seemed hours between the succeeding falls.
Eleanor
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From this reading THE MORNING AFTER The sun was peeping over the hilltops and shooting his merry glance across the rain-soaked lowlands when Eleanor Thursdale awoke from her final snatch of slumber.
enough
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From this reading Never before had she known a train to be so noisy; never before had she lain awake long enough to make the natural discovery.
falls
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From this reading It seemed hours before she dropped off in the first surrender to sleep; it seemed hours between the succeeding falls.
feverish
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From this reading A hundred feverish lapses into restless subconsciousness had marked the passage of nearly as many miles of clatter and turmoil.
final
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From this reading THE MORNING AFTER The sun was peeping over the hilltops and shooting his merry glance across the rain-soaked lowlands when Eleanor Thursdale awoke from her final snatch of slumber.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed hours before she dropped off in the first surrender to sleep; it seemed hours between the succeeding falls.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MORNING AFTER The sun was peeping over the hilltops and shooting his merry glance across the rain-soaked lowlands when Eleanor Thursdale awoke from her final snatch of slumber.
glance
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From this reading THE MORNING AFTER The sun was peeping over the hilltops and shooting his merry glance across the rain-soaked lowlands when Eleanor Thursdale awoke from her final snatch of slumber.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A hundred feverish lapses into restless subconsciousness had marked the passage of nearly as many miles of clatter and turmoil.
heart
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From this reading Her brain and heart were waging the most relentless battle against peace and security.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MORNING AFTER The sun was peeping over the hilltops and shooting his merry glance across the rain-soaked lowlands when Eleanor Thursdale awoke from her final snatch of slumber.
hilltops
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From this reading THE MORNING AFTER The sun was peeping over the hilltops and shooting his merry glance across the rain-soaked lowlands when Eleanor Thursdale awoke from her final snatch of slumber.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MORNING AFTER The sun was peeping over the hilltops and shooting his merry glance across the rain-soaked lowlands when Eleanor Thursdale awoke from her final snatch of slumber.
hours
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From this reading It seemed hours before she dropped off in the first surrender to sleep; it seemed hours between the succeeding falls.
hundred
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From this reading A hundred feverish lapses into restless subconsciousness had marked the passage of nearly as many miles of clatter and turmoil.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It seemed hours before she dropped off in the first surrender to sleep; it seemed hours between the succeeding falls.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A hundred feverish lapses into restless subconsciousness had marked the passage of nearly as many miles of clatter and turmoil.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed hours before she dropped off in the first surrender to sleep; it seemed hours between the succeeding falls.
known
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From this reading Never before had she known a train to be so noisy; never before had she lain awake long enough to make the natural discovery.
lain
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From this reading Never before had she known a train to be so noisy; never before had she lain awake long enough to make the natural discovery.
lapses
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From this reading A hundred feverish lapses into restless subconsciousness had marked the passage of nearly as many miles of clatter and turmoil.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never before had she known a train to be so noisy; never before had she lain awake long enough to make the natural discovery.
lowlands
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From this reading THE MORNING AFTER The sun was peeping over the hilltops and shooting his merry glance across the rain-soaked lowlands when Eleanor Thursdale awoke from her final snatch of slumber.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never before had she known a train to be so noisy; never before had she lain awake long enough to make the natural discovery.
many
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From this reading A hundred feverish lapses into restless subconsciousness had marked the passage of nearly as many miles of clatter and turmoil.
marked
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From this reading A hundred feverish lapses into restless subconsciousness had marked the passage of nearly as many miles of clatter and turmoil.
merry
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From this reading THE MORNING AFTER The sun was peeping over the hilltops and shooting his merry glance across the rain-soaked lowlands when Eleanor Thursdale awoke from her final snatch of slumber.
miles
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From this reading A hundred feverish lapses into restless subconsciousness had marked the passage of nearly as many miles of clatter and turmoil.
MORNINGnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MORNING AFTER The sun was peeping over the hilltops and shooting his merry glance across the rain-soaked lowlands when Eleanor Thursdale awoke from her final snatch of slumber.
most
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From this reading Her brain and heart were waging the most relentless battle against peace and security.
natural
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From this reading Never before had she known a train to be so noisy; never before had she lain awake long enough to make the natural discovery.
nearly
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From this reading A hundred feverish lapses into restless subconsciousness had marked the passage of nearly as many miles of clatter and turmoil.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never before had she known a train to be so noisy; never before had she lain awake long enough to make the natural discovery.
noisy
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From this reading Never before had she known a train to be so noisy; never before had she lain awake long enough to make the natural discovery.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MORNING AFTER The sun was peeping over the hilltops and shooting his merry glance across the rain-soaked lowlands when Eleanor Thursdale awoke from her final snatch of slumber.
off
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From this reading It seemed hours before she dropped off in the first surrender to sleep; it seemed hours between the succeeding falls.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE MORNING AFTER The sun was peeping over the hilltops and shooting his merry glance across the rain-soaked lowlands when Eleanor Thursdale awoke from her final snatch of slumber.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A hundred feverish lapses into restless subconsciousness had marked the passage of nearly as many miles of clatter and turmoil.
peace
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From this reading Her brain and heart were waging the most relentless battle against peace and security.
peeping
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From this reading THE MORNING AFTER The sun was peeping over the hilltops and shooting his merry glance across the rain-soaked lowlands when Eleanor Thursdale awoke from her final snatch of slumber.
rain-soaked
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From this reading THE MORNING AFTER The sun was peeping over the hilltops and shooting his merry glance across the rain-soaked lowlands when Eleanor Thursdale awoke from her final snatch of slumber.
relentless
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From this reading Her brain and heart were waging the most relentless battle against peace and security.
restless
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From this reading A hundred feverish lapses into restless subconsciousness had marked the passage of nearly as many miles of clatter and turmoil.
security
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From this reading Her brain and heart were waging the most relentless battle against peace and security.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed hours before she dropped off in the first surrender to sleep; it seemed hours between the succeeding falls.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Never before had she known a train to be so noisy; never before had she lain awake long enough to make the natural discovery.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE MORNING AFTER The sun was peeping over the hilltops and shooting his merry glance across the rain-soaked lowlands when Eleanor Thursdale awoke from her final snatch of slumber.
sleep
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From this reading It seemed hours before she dropped off in the first surrender to sleep; it seemed hours between the succeeding falls.
slumber
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From this reading THE MORNING AFTER The sun was peeping over the hilltops and shooting his merry glance across the rain-soaked lowlands when Eleanor Thursdale awoke from her final snatch of slumber.
snatchnounUS /snatch/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MORNING AFTER The sun was peeping over the hilltops and shooting his merry glance across the rain-soaked lowlands when Eleanor Thursdale awoke from her final snatch of slumber.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Never before had she known a train to be so noisy; never before had she lain awake long enough to make the natural discovery.
subconsciousness
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From this reading A hundred feverish lapses into restless subconsciousness had marked the passage of nearly as many miles of clatter and turmoil.
succeeding
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From this reading It seemed hours before she dropped off in the first surrender to sleep; it seemed hours between the succeeding falls.
sun
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From this reading THE MORNING AFTER The sun was peeping over the hilltops and shooting his merry glance across the rain-soaked lowlands when Eleanor Thursdale awoke from her final snatch of slumber.
surrender
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From this reading It seemed hours before she dropped off in the first surrender to sleep; it seemed hours between the succeeding falls.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MORNING AFTER The sun was peeping over the hilltops and shooting his merry glance across the rain-soaked lowlands when Eleanor Thursdale awoke from her final snatch of slumber.
Thursdale
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From this reading THE MORNING AFTER The sun was peeping over the hilltops and shooting his merry glance across the rain-soaked lowlands when Eleanor Thursdale awoke from her final snatch of slumber.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Never before had she known a train to be so noisy; never before had she lain awake long enough to make the natural discovery.
train
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From this reading Never before had she known a train to be so noisy; never before had she lain awake long enough to make the natural discovery.
turmoil
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From this reading A hundred feverish lapses into restless subconsciousness had marked the passage of nearly as many miles of clatter and turmoil.
waging
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From this reading Her brain and heart were waging the most relentless battle against peace and security.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MORNING AFTER The sun was peeping over the hilltops and shooting his merry glance across the rain-soaked lowlands when Eleanor Thursdale awoke from her final snatch of slumber.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her brain and heart were waging the most relentless battle against peace and security.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE MORNING AFTER The sun was peeping over the hilltops and shooting his merry glance across the rain-soaked lowlands when Eleanor Thursdale awoke from her final snatch of slumber.
