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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 VISION OF NOBLE THINGS He slept but for an hour or two, and even then with such disturbance of fitful dreams that he could not be said to rest.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There had fallen a heavy shower just after sunrise, and the glory of the east was still partly veiled with uncertain clouds.
air
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From this reading At the earliest sound of movements in the house he rose and went out into the morning air.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A VISION OF NOBLE THINGS He slept but for an hour or two, and even then with such disturbance of fitful dreams that he could not be said to rest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A VISION OF NOBLE THINGS He slept but for an hour or two, and even then with such disturbance of fitful dreams that he could not be said to rest.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the earliest sound of movements in the house he rose and went out into the morning air.
away
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From this reading Heedless of weather-signs, Sidney strode away at a great pace, urged by his ungovernable thoughts.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A VISION OF NOBLE THINGS He slept but for an hour or two, and even then with such disturbance of fitful dreams that he could not be said to rest.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A VISION OF NOBLE THINGS He slept but for an hour or two, and even then with such disturbance of fitful dreams that he could not be said to rest.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Heedless of weather-signs, Sidney strode away at a great pace, urged by his ungovernable thoughts.
clouds
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From this reading There had fallen a heavy shower just after sunrise, and the glory of the east was still partly veiled with uncertain clouds.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A VISION OF NOBLE THINGS He slept but for an hour or two, and even then with such disturbance of fitful dreams that he could not be said to rest.
devising
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From this reading His state was that miserable one in which a man repeats for the thousandth time something he has said, and torments himself with devising possible and impossible interpretations thereof.
disturbance
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From this reading A VISION OF NOBLE THINGS He slept but for an hour or two, and even then with such disturbance of fitful dreams that he could not be said to rest.
dreams
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From this reading A VISION OF NOBLE THINGS He slept but for an hour or two, and even then with such disturbance of fitful dreams that he could not be said to rest.
earliest
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From this reading At the earliest sound of movements in the house he rose and went out into the morning air.
east
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From this reading There had fallen a heavy shower just after sunrise, and the glory of the east was still partly veiled with uncertain clouds.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A VISION OF NOBLE THINGS He slept but for an hour or two, and even then with such disturbance of fitful dreams that he could not be said to rest.
fallen
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From this reading There had fallen a heavy shower just after sunrise, and the glory of the east was still partly veiled with uncertain clouds.
fitful
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From this reading A VISION OF NOBLE THINGS He slept but for an hour or two, and even then with such disturbance of fitful dreams that he could not be said to rest.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A VISION OF NOBLE THINGS He slept but for an hour or two, and even then with such disturbance of fitful dreams that he could not be said to rest.
glory
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From this reading There had fallen a heavy shower just after sunrise, and the glory of the east was still partly veiled with uncertain clouds.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Heedless of weather-signs, Sidney strode away at a great pace, urged by his ungovernable thoughts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had fallen a heavy shower just after sunrise, and the glory of the east was still partly veiled with uncertain clouds.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His state was that miserable one in which a man repeats for the thousandth time something he has said, and torments himself with devising possible and impossible interpretations thereof.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A VISION OF NOBLE THINGS He slept but for an hour or two, and even then with such disturbance of fitful dreams that he could not be said to rest.
heavy
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From this reading There had fallen a heavy shower just after sunrise, and the glory of the east was still partly veiled with uncertain clouds.
Heedless
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From this reading Heedless of weather-signs, Sidney strode away at a great pace, urged by his ungovernable thoughts.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading His state was that miserable one in which a man repeats for the thousandth time something he has said, and torments himself with devising possible and impossible interpretations thereof.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Heedless of weather-signs, Sidney strode away at a great pace, urged by his ungovernable thoughts.
hour
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From this reading A VISION OF NOBLE THINGS He slept but for an hour or two, and even then with such disturbance of fitful dreams that he could not be said to rest.
house
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From this reading At the earliest sound of movements in the house he rose and went out into the morning air.
impossible
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From this reading His state was that miserable one in which a man repeats for the thousandth time something he has said, and torments himself with devising possible and impossible interpretations thereof.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the earliest sound of movements in the house he rose and went out into the morning air.
interpretations
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From this reading His state was that miserable one in which a man repeats for the thousandth time something he has said, and torments himself with devising possible and impossible interpretations thereof.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At the earliest sound of movements in the house he rose and went out into the morning air.
just
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From this reading There had fallen a heavy shower just after sunrise, and the glory of the east was still partly veiled with uncertain clouds.
man
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From this reading His state was that miserable one in which a man repeats for the thousandth time something he has said, and torments himself with devising possible and impossible interpretations thereof.
miserable
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From this reading His state was that miserable one in which a man repeats for the thousandth time something he has said, and torments himself with devising possible and impossible interpretations thereof.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the earliest sound of movements in the house he rose and went out into the morning air.
movements
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From this reading At the earliest sound of movements in the house he rose and went out into the morning air.
NOBLE
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From this reading A VISION OF NOBLE THINGS He slept but for an hour or two, and even then with such disturbance of fitful dreams that he could not be said to rest.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A VISION OF NOBLE THINGS He slept but for an hour or two, and even then with such disturbance of fitful dreams that he could not be said to rest.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A VISION OF NOBLE THINGS He slept but for an hour or two, and even then with such disturbance of fitful dreams that he could not be said to rest.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His state was that miserable one in which a man repeats for the thousandth time something he has said, and torments himself with devising possible and impossible interpretations thereof.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A VISION OF NOBLE THINGS He slept but for an hour or two, and even then with such disturbance of fitful dreams that he could not be said to rest.
out
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From this reading At the earliest sound of movements in the house he rose and went out into the morning air.
pace
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From this reading Heedless of weather-signs, Sidney strode away at a great pace, urged by his ungovernable thoughts.
partly
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From this reading There had fallen a heavy shower just after sunrise, and the glory of the east was still partly veiled with uncertain clouds.
possible
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From this reading His state was that miserable one in which a man repeats for the thousandth time something he has said, and torments himself with devising possible and impossible interpretations thereof.
repeats
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From this reading His state was that miserable one in which a man repeats for the thousandth time something he has said, and torments himself with devising possible and impossible interpretations thereof.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A VISION OF NOBLE THINGS He slept but for an hour or two, and even then with such disturbance of fitful dreams that he could not be said to rest.
rose
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From this reading At the earliest sound of movements in the house he rose and went out into the morning air.
said
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From this reading A VISION OF NOBLE THINGS He slept but for an hour or two, and even then with such disturbance of fitful dreams that he could not be said to rest.
shower
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From this reading There had fallen a heavy shower just after sunrise, and the glory of the east was still partly veiled with uncertain clouds.
Sidney
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From this reading Heedless of weather-signs, Sidney strode away at a great pace, urged by his ungovernable thoughts.
slept
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From this reading A VISION OF NOBLE THINGS He slept but for an hour or two, and even then with such disturbance of fitful dreams that he could not be said to rest.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading His state was that miserable one in which a man repeats for the thousandth time something he has said, and torments himself with devising possible and impossible interpretations thereof.
sound
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From this reading At the earliest sound of movements in the house he rose and went out into the morning air.
state
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From this reading His state was that miserable one in which a man repeats for the thousandth time something he has said, and torments himself with devising possible and impossible interpretations thereof.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had fallen a heavy shower just after sunrise, and the glory of the east was still partly veiled with uncertain clouds.
strode
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From this reading Heedless of weather-signs, Sidney strode away at a great pace, urged by his ungovernable thoughts.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A VISION OF NOBLE THINGS He slept but for an hour or two, and even then with such disturbance of fitful dreams that he could not be said to rest.
sunrise
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From this reading There had fallen a heavy shower just after sunrise, and the glory of the east was still partly veiled with uncertain clouds.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A VISION OF NOBLE THINGS He slept but for an hour or two, and even then with such disturbance of fitful dreams that he could not be said to rest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the earliest sound of movements in the house he rose and went out into the morning air.
then
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From this reading A VISION OF NOBLE THINGS He slept but for an hour or two, and even then with such disturbance of fitful dreams that he could not be said to rest.
There
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From this reading There had fallen a heavy shower just after sunrise, and the glory of the east was still partly veiled with uncertain clouds.
thereof
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From this reading His state was that miserable one in which a man repeats for the thousandth time something he has said, and torments himself with devising possible and impossible interpretations thereof.
THINGS
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From this reading A VISION OF NOBLE THINGS He slept but for an hour or two, and even then with such disturbance of fitful dreams that he could not be said to rest.
thoughts
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From this reading Heedless of weather-signs, Sidney strode away at a great pace, urged by his ungovernable thoughts.
thousandth
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From this reading His state was that miserable one in which a man repeats for the thousandth time something he has said, and torments himself with devising possible and impossible interpretations thereof.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His state was that miserable one in which a man repeats for the thousandth time something he has said, and torments himself with devising possible and impossible interpretations thereof.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A VISION OF NOBLE THINGS He slept but for an hour or two, and even then with such disturbance of fitful dreams that he could not be said to rest.
torments
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From this reading His state was that miserable one in which a man repeats for the thousandth time something he has said, and torments himself with devising possible and impossible interpretations thereof.
two
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From this reading A VISION OF NOBLE THINGS He slept but for an hour or two, and even then with such disturbance of fitful dreams that he could not be said to rest.
uncertain
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From this reading There had fallen a heavy shower just after sunrise, and the glory of the east was still partly veiled with uncertain clouds.
ungovernable
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From this reading Heedless of weather-signs, Sidney strode away at a great pace, urged by his ungovernable thoughts.
urged
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From this reading Heedless of weather-signs, Sidney strode away at a great pace, urged by his ungovernable thoughts.
veiled
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From this reading There had fallen a heavy shower just after sunrise, and the glory of the east was still partly veiled with uncertain clouds.
VISION
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From this reading A VISION OF NOBLE THINGS He slept but for an hour or two, and even then with such disturbance of fitful dreams that he could not be said to rest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There had fallen a heavy shower just after sunrise, and the glory of the east was still partly veiled with uncertain clouds.
weather-signs
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From this reading Heedless of weather-signs, Sidney strode away at a great pace, urged by his ungovernable thoughts.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the earliest sound of movements in the house he rose and went out into the morning air.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His state was that miserable one in which a man repeats for the thousandth time something he has said, and torments himself with devising possible and impossible interpretations thereof.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A VISION OF NOBLE THINGS He slept but for an hour or two, and even then with such disturbance of fitful dreams that he could not be said to rest.
