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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 To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
all
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From this reading BEALE Oliva Cresswell did not feel at all sleepy, so she discovered, by the time she was ready for bed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
any
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From this reading The book at any other time would have held her attention, but now she found her thoughts wandering.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BEALE Oliva Cresswell did not feel at all sleepy, so she discovered, by the time she was ready for bed.
attention
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From this reading The book at any other time would have held her attention, but now she found her thoughts wandering.
BEALE
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From this reading BEALE Oliva Cresswell did not feel at all sleepy, so she discovered, by the time she was ready for bed.
bed
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From this reading BEALE Oliva Cresswell did not feel at all sleepy, so she discovered, by the time she was ready for bed.
big
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From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
book
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From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The book at any other time would have held her attention, but now she found her thoughts wandering.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BEALE Oliva Cresswell did not feel at all sleepy, so she discovered, by the time she was ready for bed.
condition
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From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
Cresswell
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From this reading BEALE Oliva Cresswell did not feel at all sleepy, so she discovered, by the time she was ready for bed.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading BEALE Oliva Cresswell did not feel at all sleepy, so she discovered, by the time she was ready for bed.
discovered
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From this reading BEALE Oliva Cresswell did not feel at all sleepy, so she discovered, by the time she was ready for bed.
drowsiness
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From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
feel
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From this reading BEALE Oliva Cresswell did not feel at all sleepy, so she discovered, by the time she was ready for bed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BEALE Oliva Cresswell did not feel at all sleepy, so she discovered, by the time she was ready for bed.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading PLAIN WORDS FROM MR.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the other side of the wall (she regarded it with a new interest) was the young man who had so strangely intruded himself into her life.
half-hour's
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From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The book at any other time would have held her attention, but now she found her thoughts wandering.
held
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From this reading The book at any other time would have held her attention, but now she found her thoughts wandering.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading On the other side of the wall (she regarded it with a new interest) was the young man who had so strangely intruded himself into her life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
interest
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From this reading On the other side of the wall (she regarded it with a new interest) was the young man who had so strangely intruded himself into her life.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
intruded
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From this reading On the other side of the wall (she regarded it with a new interest) was the young man who had so strangely intruded himself into her life.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the other side of the wall (she regarded it with a new interest) was the young man who had so strangely intruded himself into her life.
kimono
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From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the other side of the wall (she regarded it with a new interest) was the young man who had so strangely intruded himself into her life.
light
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From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
man
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From this reading On the other side of the wall (she regarded it with a new interest) was the young man who had so strangely intruded himself into her life.
meant
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From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
MR
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necessary
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From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
new
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From this reading On the other side of the wall (she regarded it with a new interest) was the young man who had so strangely intruded himself into her life.
night
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From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading BEALE Oliva Cresswell did not feel at all sleepy, so she discovered, by the time she was ready for bed.
now
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From this reading The book at any other time would have held her attention, but now she found her thoughts wandering.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
Oliva
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From this reading BEALE Oliva Cresswell did not feel at all sleepy, so she discovered, by the time she was ready for bed.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the other side of the wall (she regarded it with a new interest) was the young man who had so strangely intruded himself into her life.
other
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From this reading The book at any other time would have held her attention, but now she found her thoughts wandering.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
PLAIN
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reading
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From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
ready
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From this reading BEALE Oliva Cresswell did not feel at all sleepy, so she discovered, by the time she was ready for bed.
reduce
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From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
regarded
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From this reading On the other side of the wall (she regarded it with a new interest) was the young man who had so strangely intruded himself into her life.
retire
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From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
settled
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From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BEALE Oliva Cresswell did not feel at all sleepy, so she discovered, by the time she was ready for bed.
side
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From this reading On the other side of the wall (she regarded it with a new interest) was the young man who had so strangely intruded himself into her life.
sleepless
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From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
sleepy
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From this reading BEALE Oliva Cresswell did not feel at all sleepy, so she discovered, by the time she was ready for bed.
slipped
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From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading BEALE Oliva Cresswell did not feel at all sleepy, so she discovered, by the time she was ready for bed.
state
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From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the other side of the wall (she regarded it with a new interest) was the young man who had so strangely intruded himself into her life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEALE Oliva Cresswell did not feel at all sleepy, so she discovered, by the time she was ready for bed.
thoughts
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From this reading The book at any other time would have held her attention, but now she found her thoughts wandering.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BEALE Oliva Cresswell did not feel at all sleepy, so she discovered, by the time she was ready for bed.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
wakefulness
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From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
wall
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From this reading On the other side of the wall (she regarded it with a new interest) was the young man who had so strangely intruded himself into her life.
wandering
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From this reading The book at any other time would have held her attention, but now she found her thoughts wandering.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BEALE Oliva Cresswell did not feel at all sleepy, so she discovered, by the time she was ready for bed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On the other side of the wall (she regarded it with a new interest) was the young man who had so strangely intruded himself into her life.
wicker-chair
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From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the other side of the wall (she regarded it with a new interest) was the young man who had so strangely intruded himself into her life.
WORDS
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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To retire in that condition of wakefulness meant another sleepless night, and she slipped a kimono over her, found a book and settled into the big wicker-chair under the light for the half-hour's reading which would reduce her to the necessary state of drowsiness.
young
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From this reading On the other side of the wall (she regarded it with a new interest) was the young man who had so strangely intruded himself into her life.
