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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 I think I must have fallen into a kind of waking dream, for, as it seemed to me, some moments passed when I had no consciousness of my surroundings.
act
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From this reading It was well he did so, for I saw two forms close by me, both of which seemed to be in the act of pouncing upon me.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Minute after minute passed slowly by, and there was neither sound nor sight that gave me warning of any one's approach.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked anxiously to the right and to the left, seeking in vain to pierce the darkness of the night; but nothing happened; I was alone and in silence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Minute after minute passed slowly by, and there was neither sound nor sight that gave me warning of any one's approach.
anxiously
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From this reading I looked anxiously to the right and to the left, seeking in vain to pierce the darkness of the night; but nothing happened; I was alone and in silence.
any
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From this reading Minute after minute passed slowly by, and there was neither sound nor sight that gave me warning of any one's approach.
approach
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From this reading Minute after minute passed slowly by, and there was neither sound nor sight that gave me warning of any one's approach.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I think I must have fallen into a kind of waking dream, for, as it seemed to me, some moments passed when I had no consciousness of my surroundings.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then suddenly the dog at my feet gave a savage yelp.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was well he did so, for I saw two forms close by me, both of which seemed to be in the act of pouncing upon me.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading It was well he did so, for I saw two forms close by me, both of which seemed to be in the act of pouncing upon me.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I looked anxiously to the right and to the left, seeking in vain to pierce the darkness of the night; but nothing happened; I was alone and in silence.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Minute after minute passed slowly by, and there was neither sound nor sight that gave me warning of any one's approach.
close
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From this reading It was well he did so, for I saw two forms close by me, both of which seemed to be in the act of pouncing upon me.
consciousness
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From this reading I think I must have fallen into a kind of waking dream, for, as it seemed to me, some moments passed when I had no consciousness of my surroundings.
darkness
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From this reading I looked anxiously to the right and to the left, seeking in vain to pierce the darkness of the night; but nothing happened; I was alone and in silence.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was well he did so, for I saw two forms close by me, both of which seemed to be in the act of pouncing upon me.
dog
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From this reading Then suddenly the dog at my feet gave a savage yelp.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading I think I must have fallen into a kind of waking dream, for, as it seemed to me, some moments passed when I had no consciousness of my surroundings.
fallen
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From this reading I think I must have fallen into a kind of waking dream, for, as it seemed to me, some moments passed when I had no consciousness of my surroundings.
feet
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From this reading Then suddenly the dog at my feet gave a savage yelp.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I think I must have fallen into a kind of waking dream, for, as it seemed to me, some moments passed when I had no consciousness of my surroundings.
forms
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From this reading It was well he did so, for I saw two forms close by me, both of which seemed to be in the act of pouncing upon me.
gave
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From this reading Minute after minute passed slowly by, and there was neither sound nor sight that gave me warning of any one's approach.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I think I must have fallen into a kind of waking dream, for, as it seemed to me, some moments passed when I had no consciousness of my surroundings.
happened
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From this reading I looked anxiously to the right and to the left, seeking in vain to pierce the darkness of the night; but nothing happened; I was alone and in silence.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I think I must have fallen into a kind of waking dream, for, as it seemed to me, some moments passed when I had no consciousness of my surroundings.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was well he did so, for I saw two forms close by me, both of which seemed to be in the act of pouncing upon me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I looked anxiously to the right and to the left, seeking in vain to pierce the darkness of the night; but nothing happened; I was alone and in silence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I looked anxiously to the right and to the left, seeking in vain to pierce the darkness of the night; but nothing happened; I was alone and in silence.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I think I must have fallen into a kind of waking dream, for, as it seemed to me, some moments passed when I had no consciousness of my surroundings.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I think I must have fallen into a kind of waking dream, for, as it seemed to me, some moments passed when I had no consciousness of my surroundings.
kind
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From this reading I think I must have fallen into a kind of waking dream, for, as it seemed to me, some moments passed when I had no consciousness of my surroundings.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked anxiously to the right and to the left, seeking in vain to pierce the darkness of the night; but nothing happened; I was alone and in silence.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked anxiously to the right and to the left, seeking in vain to pierce the darkness of the night; but nothing happened; I was alone and in silence.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Minute after minute passed slowly by, and there was neither sound nor sight that gave me warning of any one's approach.
Minute
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From this reading Minute after minute passed slowly by, and there was neither sound nor sight that gave me warning of any one's approach.
moments
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From this reading I think I must have fallen into a kind of waking dream, for, as it seemed to me, some moments passed when I had no consciousness of my surroundings.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I think I must have fallen into a kind of waking dream, for, as it seemed to me, some moments passed when I had no consciousness of my surroundings.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I think I must have fallen into a kind of waking dream, for, as it seemed to me, some moments passed when I had no consciousness of my surroundings.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Minute after minute passed slowly by, and there was neither sound nor sight that gave me warning of any one's approach.
night
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From this reading I looked anxiously to the right and to the left, seeking in vain to pierce the darkness of the night; but nothing happened; I was alone and in silence.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I think I must have fallen into a kind of waking dream, for, as it seemed to me, some moments passed when I had no consciousness of my surroundings.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Minute after minute passed slowly by, and there was neither sound nor sight that gave me warning of any one's approach.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I looked anxiously to the right and to the left, seeking in vain to pierce the darkness of the night; but nothing happened; I was alone and in silence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Minute after minute passed slowly by, and there was neither sound nor sight that gave me warning of any one's approach.
one's
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From this reading Minute after minute passed slowly by, and there was neither sound nor sight that gave me warning of any one's approach.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Minute after minute passed slowly by, and there was neither sound nor sight that gave me warning of any one's approach.
pierce
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From this reading I looked anxiously to the right and to the left, seeking in vain to pierce the darkness of the night; but nothing happened; I was alone and in silence.
pouncing
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From this reading It was well he did so, for I saw two forms close by me, both of which seemed to be in the act of pouncing upon me.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked anxiously to the right and to the left, seeking in vain to pierce the darkness of the night; but nothing happened; I was alone and in silence.
savage
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From this reading Then suddenly the dog at my feet gave a savage yelp.
saw
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From this reading It was well he did so, for I saw two forms close by me, both of which seemed to be in the act of pouncing upon me.
seeking
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From this reading I looked anxiously to the right and to the left, seeking in vain to pierce the darkness of the night; but nothing happened; I was alone and in silence.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think I must have fallen into a kind of waking dream, for, as it seemed to me, some moments passed when I had no consciousness of my surroundings.
sight
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From this reading Minute after minute passed slowly by, and there was neither sound nor sight that gave me warning of any one's approach.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading I looked anxiously to the right and to the left, seeking in vain to pierce the darkness of the night; but nothing happened; I was alone and in silence.
slowly
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From this reading Minute after minute passed slowly by, and there was neither sound nor sight that gave me warning of any one's approach.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was well he did so, for I saw two forms close by me, both of which seemed to be in the act of pouncing upon me.
some
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From this reading I think I must have fallen into a kind of waking dream, for, as it seemed to me, some moments passed when I had no consciousness of my surroundings.
sound
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From this reading Minute after minute passed slowly by, and there was neither sound nor sight that gave me warning of any one's approach.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then suddenly the dog at my feet gave a savage yelp.
surroundings
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From this reading I think I must have fallen into a kind of waking dream, for, as it seemed to me, some moments passed when I had no consciousness of my surroundings.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Minute after minute passed slowly by, and there was neither sound nor sight that gave me warning of any one's approach.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I looked anxiously to the right and to the left, seeking in vain to pierce the darkness of the night; but nothing happened; I was alone and in silence.
Then
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From this reading Then suddenly the dog at my feet gave a savage yelp.
there
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From this reading Minute after minute passed slowly by, and there was neither sound nor sight that gave me warning of any one's approach.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think I must have fallen into a kind of waking dream, for, as it seemed to me, some moments passed when I had no consciousness of my surroundings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I looked anxiously to the right and to the left, seeking in vain to pierce the darkness of the night; but nothing happened; I was alone and in silence.
two
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From this reading It was well he did so, for I saw two forms close by me, both of which seemed to be in the act of pouncing upon me.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was well he did so, for I saw two forms close by me, both of which seemed to be in the act of pouncing upon me.
vain
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From this reading I looked anxiously to the right and to the left, seeking in vain to pierce the darkness of the night; but nothing happened; I was alone and in silence.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading I think I must have fallen into a kind of waking dream, for, as it seemed to me, some moments passed when I had no consciousness of my surroundings.
warning
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From this reading Minute after minute passed slowly by, and there was neither sound nor sight that gave me warning of any one's approach.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Minute after minute passed slowly by, and there was neither sound nor sight that gave me warning of any one's approach.
well
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From this reading It was well he did so, for I saw two forms close by me, both of which seemed to be in the act of pouncing upon me.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I think I must have fallen into a kind of waking dream, for, as it seemed to me, some moments passed when I had no consciousness of my surroundings.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was well he did so, for I saw two forms close by me, both of which seemed to be in the act of pouncing upon me.
yelp
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From this reading Then suddenly the dog at my feet gave a savage yelp.
