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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 When Glenning opened his eyes the next morning he lay quiet a long time, staring at the figure seated by his bedside.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At first he was at a total loss to understand where he was, but a sharp pain in his lungs when he breathed, and sundry irritating, prickly places about his face and head, brought back to him the events of the past night.
almost
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From this reading The bank clerk's figure was almost corpulent in daylight, and this was emphasized by the attitude he had assumed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At first he was at a total loss to understand where he was, but a sharp pain in his lungs when he breathed, and sundry irritating, prickly places about his face and head, brought back to him the events of the past night.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But he was a philosophical fellow, and while he felt a deep gratitude welling up in his heart for young Tom Dillard, he could not help smiling at the appearance his newly-found friend presented that morning.
assumed
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From this reading The bank clerk's figure was almost corpulent in daylight, and this was emphasized by the attitude he had assumed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Glenning opened his eyes the next morning he lay quiet a long time, staring at the figure seated by his bedside.
attitude
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From this reading The bank clerk's figure was almost corpulent in daylight, and this was emphasized by the attitude he had assumed.
back
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From this reading At first he was at a total loss to understand where he was, but a sharp pain in his lungs when he breathed, and sundry irritating, prickly places about his face and head, brought back to him the events of the past night.
bank
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From this reading The bank clerk's figure was almost corpulent in daylight, and this was emphasized by the attitude he had assumed.
bedside
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From this reading When Glenning opened his eyes the next morning he lay quiet a long time, staring at the figure seated by his bedside.
befuddled
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From this reading It was quite plain to Glenning's still befuddled intellect that Dillard had elected to stay with him and take care of him during the night.
breathed
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From this reading At first he was at a total loss to understand where he was, but a sharp pain in his lungs when he breathed, and sundry irritating, prickly places about his face and head, brought back to him the events of the past night.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At first he was at a total loss to understand where he was, but a sharp pain in his lungs when he breathed, and sundry irritating, prickly places about his face and head, brought back to him the events of the past night.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At first he was at a total loss to understand where he was, but a sharp pain in his lungs when he breathed, and sundry irritating, prickly places about his face and head, brought back to him the events of the past night.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When Glenning opened his eyes the next morning he lay quiet a long time, staring at the figure seated by his bedside.
care
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From this reading It was quite plain to Glenning's still befuddled intellect that Dillard had elected to stay with him and take care of him during the night.
clerk's
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From this reading The bank clerk's figure was almost corpulent in daylight, and this was emphasized by the attitude he had assumed.
corpulent
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From this reading The bank clerk's figure was almost corpulent in daylight, and this was emphasized by the attitude he had assumed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But he was a philosophical fellow, and while he felt a deep gratitude welling up in his heart for young Tom Dillard, he could not help smiling at the appearance his newly-found friend presented that morning.
daylight
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From this reading The bank clerk's figure was almost corpulent in daylight, and this was emphasized by the attitude he had assumed.
deep
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From this reading But he was a philosophical fellow, and while he felt a deep gratitude welling up in his heart for young Tom Dillard, he could not help smiling at the appearance his newly-found friend presented that morning.
Dillard
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From this reading But he was a philosophical fellow, and while he felt a deep gratitude welling up in his heart for young Tom Dillard, he could not help smiling at the appearance his newly-found friend presented that morning.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It was quite plain to Glenning's still befuddled intellect that Dillard had elected to stay with him and take care of him during the night.
elected
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From this reading It was quite plain to Glenning's still befuddled intellect that Dillard had elected to stay with him and take care of him during the night.
emphasized
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From this reading The bank clerk's figure was almost corpulent in daylight, and this was emphasized by the attitude he had assumed.
events
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From this reading At first he was at a total loss to understand where he was, but a sharp pain in his lungs when he breathed, and sundry irritating, prickly places about his face and head, brought back to him the events of the past night.
eyes
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From this reading When Glenning opened his eyes the next morning he lay quiet a long time, staring at the figure seated by his bedside.
face
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From this reading At first he was at a total loss to understand where he was, but a sharp pain in his lungs when he breathed, and sundry irritating, prickly places about his face and head, brought back to him the events of the past night.
fellow
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From this reading But he was a philosophical fellow, and while he felt a deep gratitude welling up in his heart for young Tom Dillard, he could not help smiling at the appearance his newly-found friend presented that morning.
felt
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From this reading But he was a philosophical fellow, and while he felt a deep gratitude welling up in his heart for young Tom Dillard, he could not help smiling at the appearance his newly-found friend presented that morning.
figure
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From this reading When Glenning opened his eyes the next morning he lay quiet a long time, staring at the figure seated by his bedside.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first he was at a total loss to understand where he was, but a sharp pain in his lungs when he breathed, and sundry irritating, prickly places about his face and head, brought back to him the events of the past night.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But he was a philosophical fellow, and while he felt a deep gratitude welling up in his heart for young Tom Dillard, he could not help smiling at the appearance his newly-found friend presented that morning.
friend
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From this reading But he was a philosophical fellow, and while he felt a deep gratitude welling up in his heart for young Tom Dillard, he could not help smiling at the appearance his newly-found friend presented that morning.
Glenning
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From this reading When Glenning opened his eyes the next morning he lay quiet a long time, staring at the figure seated by his bedside.
Glenning's
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From this reading It was quite plain to Glenning's still befuddled intellect that Dillard had elected to stay with him and take care of him during the night.
gratitude
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From this reading But he was a philosophical fellow, and while he felt a deep gratitude welling up in his heart for young Tom Dillard, he could not help smiling at the appearance his newly-found friend presented that morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was quite plain to Glenning's still befuddled intellect that Dillard had elected to stay with him and take care of him during the night.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Glenning opened his eyes the next morning he lay quiet a long time, staring at the figure seated by his bedside.
head
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From this reading At first he was at a total loss to understand where he was, but a sharp pain in his lungs when he breathed, and sundry irritating, prickly places about his face and head, brought back to him the events of the past night.
heart
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From this reading But he was a philosophical fellow, and while he felt a deep gratitude welling up in his heart for young Tom Dillard, he could not help smiling at the appearance his newly-found friend presented that morning.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he was a philosophical fellow, and while he felt a deep gratitude welling up in his heart for young Tom Dillard, he could not help smiling at the appearance his newly-found friend presented that morning.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At first he was at a total loss to understand where he was, but a sharp pain in his lungs when he breathed, and sundry irritating, prickly places about his face and head, brought back to him the events of the past night.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Glenning opened his eyes the next morning he lay quiet a long time, staring at the figure seated by his bedside.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At first he was at a total loss to understand where he was, but a sharp pain in his lungs when he breathed, and sundry irritating, prickly places about his face and head, brought back to him the events of the past night.
intellect
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From this reading It was quite plain to Glenning's still befuddled intellect that Dillard had elected to stay with him and take care of him during the night.
irritating
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From this reading At first he was at a total loss to understand where he was, but a sharp pain in his lungs when he breathed, and sundry irritating, prickly places about his face and head, brought back to him the events of the past night.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was quite plain to Glenning's still befuddled intellect that Dillard had elected to stay with him and take care of him during the night.
lay
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From this reading When Glenning opened his eyes the next morning he lay quiet a long time, staring at the figure seated by his bedside.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Glenning opened his eyes the next morning he lay quiet a long time, staring at the figure seated by his bedside.
loss
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From this reading At first he was at a total loss to understand where he was, but a sharp pain in his lungs when he breathed, and sundry irritating, prickly places about his face and head, brought back to him the events of the past night.
lungs
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From this reading At first he was at a total loss to understand where he was, but a sharp pain in his lungs when he breathed, and sundry irritating, prickly places about his face and head, brought back to him the events of the past night.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Glenning opened his eyes the next morning he lay quiet a long time, staring at the figure seated by his bedside.
newly-found
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From this reading But he was a philosophical fellow, and while he felt a deep gratitude welling up in his heart for young Tom Dillard, he could not help smiling at the appearance his newly-found friend presented that morning.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Glenning opened his eyes the next morning he lay quiet a long time, staring at the figure seated by his bedside.
night
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From this reading At first he was at a total loss to understand where he was, but a sharp pain in his lungs when he breathed, and sundry irritating, prickly places about his face and head, brought back to him the events of the past night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he was a philosophical fellow, and while he felt a deep gratitude welling up in his heart for young Tom Dillard, he could not help smiling at the appearance his newly-found friend presented that morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At first he was at a total loss to understand where he was, but a sharp pain in his lungs when he breathed, and sundry irritating, prickly places about his face and head, brought back to him the events of the past night.
opened
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From this reading When Glenning opened his eyes the next morning he lay quiet a long time, staring at the figure seated by his bedside.
pain
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From this reading At first he was at a total loss to understand where he was, but a sharp pain in his lungs when he breathed, and sundry irritating, prickly places about his face and head, brought back to him the events of the past night.
past
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From this reading At first he was at a total loss to understand where he was, but a sharp pain in his lungs when he breathed, and sundry irritating, prickly places about his face and head, brought back to him the events of the past night.
philosophical
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From this reading But he was a philosophical fellow, and while he felt a deep gratitude welling up in his heart for young Tom Dillard, he could not help smiling at the appearance his newly-found friend presented that morning.
places
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From this reading At first he was at a total loss to understand where he was, but a sharp pain in his lungs when he breathed, and sundry irritating, prickly places about his face and head, brought back to him the events of the past night.
plain
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From this reading It was quite plain to Glenning's still befuddled intellect that Dillard had elected to stay with him and take care of him during the night.
presented
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From this reading But he was a philosophical fellow, and while he felt a deep gratitude welling up in his heart for young Tom Dillard, he could not help smiling at the appearance his newly-found friend presented that morning.
prickly
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From this reading At first he was at a total loss to understand where he was, but a sharp pain in his lungs when he breathed, and sundry irritating, prickly places about his face and head, brought back to him the events of the past night.
quiet
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From this reading When Glenning opened his eyes the next morning he lay quiet a long time, staring at the figure seated by his bedside.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quite plain to Glenning's still befuddled intellect that Dillard had elected to stay with him and take care of him during the night.
seated
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From this reading When Glenning opened his eyes the next morning he lay quiet a long time, staring at the figure seated by his bedside.
sharp
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From this reading At first he was at a total loss to understand where he was, but a sharp pain in his lungs when he breathed, and sundry irritating, prickly places about his face and head, brought back to him the events of the past night.
smiling
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From this reading But he was a philosophical fellow, and while he felt a deep gratitude welling up in his heart for young Tom Dillard, he could not help smiling at the appearance his newly-found friend presented that morning.
staring
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From this reading When Glenning opened his eyes the next morning he lay quiet a long time, staring at the figure seated by his bedside.
stay
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From this reading It was quite plain to Glenning's still befuddled intellect that Dillard had elected to stay with him and take care of him during the night.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quite plain to Glenning's still befuddled intellect that Dillard had elected to stay with him and take care of him during the night.
sundry
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From this reading At first he was at a total loss to understand where he was, but a sharp pain in his lungs when he breathed, and sundry irritating, prickly places about his face and head, brought back to him the events of the past night.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quite plain to Glenning's still befuddled intellect that Dillard had elected to stay with him and take care of him during the night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he was a philosophical fellow, and while he felt a deep gratitude welling up in his heart for young Tom Dillard, he could not help smiling at the appearance his newly-found friend presented that morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Glenning opened his eyes the next morning he lay quiet a long time, staring at the figure seated by his bedside.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The bank clerk's figure was almost corpulent in daylight, and this was emphasized by the attitude he had assumed.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Glenning opened his eyes the next morning he lay quiet a long time, staring at the figure seated by his bedside.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At first he was at a total loss to understand where he was, but a sharp pain in his lungs when he breathed, and sundry irritating, prickly places about his face and head, brought back to him the events of the past night.
Tom
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From this reading But he was a philosophical fellow, and while he felt a deep gratitude welling up in his heart for young Tom Dillard, he could not help smiling at the appearance his newly-found friend presented that morning.
total
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From this reading At first he was at a total loss to understand where he was, but a sharp pain in his lungs when he breathed, and sundry irritating, prickly places about his face and head, brought back to him the events of the past night.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first he was at a total loss to understand where he was, but a sharp pain in his lungs when he breathed, and sundry irritating, prickly places about his face and head, brought back to him the events of the past night.
up
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From this reading But he was a philosophical fellow, and while he felt a deep gratitude welling up in his heart for young Tom Dillard, he could not help smiling at the appearance his newly-found friend presented that morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At first he was at a total loss to understand where he was, but a sharp pain in his lungs when he breathed, and sundry irritating, prickly places about his face and head, brought back to him the events of the past night.
welling
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From this reading But he was a philosophical fellow, and while he felt a deep gratitude welling up in his heart for young Tom Dillard, he could not help smiling at the appearance his newly-found friend presented that morning.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Glenning opened his eyes the next morning he lay quiet a long time, staring at the figure seated by his bedside.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading At first he was at a total loss to understand where he was, but a sharp pain in his lungs when he breathed, and sundry irritating, prickly places about his face and head, brought back to him the events of the past night.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But he was a philosophical fellow, and while he felt a deep gratitude welling up in his heart for young Tom Dillard, he could not help smiling at the appearance his newly-found friend presented that morning.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was quite plain to Glenning's still befuddled intellect that Dillard had elected to stay with him and take care of him during the night.
young
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From this reading But he was a philosophical fellow, and while he felt a deep gratitude welling up in his heart for young Tom Dillard, he could not help smiling at the appearance his newly-found friend presented that morning.
