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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 IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
all
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From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
allow
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From this reading One virtue at least the reader will allow to this history,--we are seldom far away from an inn in its pages.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One virtue at least the reader will allow to this history,--we are seldom far away from an inn in its pages.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
apt
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From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
Apuleius
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From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One virtue at least the reader will allow to this history,--we are seldom far away from an inn in its pages.
arouse
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From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had only to sleep long enough, a sly thought suggested, to necessitate her ending her day's journey at the same inn as myself, some five miles on the road.
awake
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From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
away
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From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And she wasn't to be disturbed!
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
beguile
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From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
BICYCLE
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From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
COMEnounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
confess
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From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
dangerous
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From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
daring
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From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
day's
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From this reading She had only to sleep long enough, a sly thought suggested, to necessitate her ending her day's journey at the same inn as myself, some five miles on the road.
disturbed
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From this reading And she wasn't to be disturbed!
ending
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From this reading She had only to sleep long enough, a sly thought suggested, to necessitate her ending her day's journey at the same inn as myself, some five miles on the road.
enough
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From this reading She had only to sleep long enough, a sly thought suggested, to necessitate her ending her day's journey at the same inn as myself, some five miles on the road.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
eyes
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From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
face
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From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
far
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From this reading One virtue at least the reader will allow to this history,--we are seldom far away from an inn in its pages.
five
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From this reading She had only to sleep long enough, a sly thought suggested, to necessitate her ending her day's journey at the same inn as myself, some five miles on the road.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One virtue at least the reader will allow to this history,--we are seldom far away from an inn in its pages.
gaze
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From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
gazing
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From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
give
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From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
hardly
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From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
HEAL
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From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
history
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From this reading One virtue at least the reader will allow to this history,--we are seldom far away from an inn in its pages.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
inn
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From this reading She had only to sleep long enough, a sly thought suggested, to necessitate her ending her day's journey at the same inn as myself, some five miles on the road.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading One virtue at least the reader will allow to this history,--we are seldom far away from an inn in its pages.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had only to sleep long enough, a sly thought suggested, to necessitate her ending her day's journey at the same inn as myself, some five miles on the road.
knapsack
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From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
knows
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From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
laid
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From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One virtue at least the reader will allow to this history,--we are seldom far away from an inn in its pages.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had only to sleep long enough, a sly thought suggested, to necessitate her ending her day's journey at the same inn as myself, some five miles on the road.
made
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From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
miles
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From this reading She had only to sleep long enough, a sly thought suggested, to necessitate her ending her day's journey at the same inn as myself, some five miles on the road.
moment
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From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
more
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From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
Moving
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From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading She had only to sleep long enough, a sly thought suggested, to necessitate her ending her day's journey at the same inn as myself, some five miles on the road.
necessitate
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From this reading She had only to sleep long enough, a sly thought suggested, to necessitate her ending her day's journey at the same inn as myself, some five miles on the road.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
occupation
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From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had only to sleep long enough, a sly thought suggested, to necessitate her ending her day's journey at the same inn as myself, some five miles on the road.
once
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From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One virtue at least the reader will allow to this history,--we are seldom far away from an inn in its pages.
only
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From this reading She had only to sleep long enough, a sly thought suggested, to necessitate her ending her day's journey at the same inn as myself, some five miles on the road.
operations
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From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
other
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From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
pages
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From this reading One virtue at least the reader will allow to this history,--we are seldom far away from an inn in its pages.
particularly
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From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
PLEASURE
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From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
reader
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From this reading One virtue at least the reader will allow to this history,--we are seldom far away from an inn in its pages.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
road
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From this reading She had only to sleep long enough, a sly thought suggested, to necessitate her ending her day's journey at the same inn as myself, some five miles on the road.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had only to sleep long enough, a sly thought suggested, to necessitate her ending her day's journey at the same inn as myself, some five miles on the road.
sat
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From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
seldom
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From this reading One virtue at least the reader will allow to this history,--we are seldom far away from an inn in its pages.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
sleep
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From this reading She had only to sleep long enough, a sly thought suggested, to necessitate her ending her day's journey at the same inn as myself, some five miles on the road.
sleeper
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From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
sleeping
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From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
sly
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From this reading She had only to sleep long enough, a sly thought suggested, to necessitate her ending her day's journey at the same inn as myself, some five miles on the road.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
some
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From this reading She had only to sleep long enough, a sly thought suggested, to necessitate her ending her day's journey at the same inn as myself, some five miles on the road.
soon
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From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
sound
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From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
steady
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From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
stiller
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From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
suggested
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From this reading She had only to sleep long enough, a sly thought suggested, to necessitate her ending her day's journey at the same inn as myself, some five miles on the road.
taken
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From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading One virtue at least the reader will allow to this history,--we are seldom far away from an inn in its pages.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had only to sleep long enough, a sly thought suggested, to necessitate her ending her day's journey at the same inn as myself, some five miles on the road.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
turn
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From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading One virtue at least the reader will allow to this history,--we are seldom far away from an inn in its pages.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
wasn't
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From this reading And she wasn't to be disturbed!
ways
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From this reading When I thought of that I sat stiller than ever, hardly daring to turn over the pages of Apuleius, which I had taken from my knapsack to beguile the time, and, I confess, to give my eyes some other occupation than the dangerous one of gazing upon her face, dangerous in more ways than one, but particularly dangerous at the moment, because, as everybody knows, a steady gaze on a sleeping face is apt to awake the sleeper.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading One virtue at least the reader will allow to this history,--we are seldom far away from an inn in its pages.
WHEEL
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From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH I HEAL A BICYCLE AND COME TO THE WHEEL OF PLEASURE Moving the bicycle a little away, so that my operations upon it might not arouse her, I had soon made all right again, and when I laid it once more where she had left it, she was still sleeping as sound as ever.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading One virtue at least the reader will allow to this history,--we are seldom far away from an inn in its pages.
