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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 Though it couldn't possibly have been more than a couple of hours, it seemed that they had been twisting and turning through the night for eternities.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading George, the unpredictable ghost, after a brief narrative about how he had fender-hopped his way back into Marc and Toffee's company, had drifted off into unconcerned and discordant slumber.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading George, the unpredictable ghost, after a brief narrative about how he had fender-hopped his way back into Marc and Toffee's company, had drifted off into unconcerned and discordant slumber.
ago
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From this reading Long ago the lights of the city had slipped away into the darkness behind them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Though it couldn't possibly have been more than a couple of hours, it seemed that they had been twisting and turning through the night for eternities.
away
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From this reading Long ago the lights of the city had slipped away into the darkness behind them.
back
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From this reading George, the unpredictable ghost, after a brief narrative about how he had fender-hopped his way back into Marc and Toffee's company, had drifted off into unconcerned and discordant slumber.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Though it couldn't possibly have been more than a couple of hours, it seemed that they had been twisting and turning through the night for eternities.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Long ago the lights of the city had slipped away into the darkness behind them.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between snores, made forgetful by sleep, he had fully and completely materialized.
brief
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From this reading George, the unpredictable ghost, after a brief narrative about how he had fender-hopped his way back into Marc and Toffee's company, had drifted off into unconcerned and discordant slumber.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Between snores, made forgetful by sleep, he had fully and completely materialized.
city
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From this reading Long ago the lights of the city had slipped away into the darkness behind them.
company
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From this reading George, the unpredictable ghost, after a brief narrative about how he had fender-hopped his way back into Marc and Toffee's company, had drifted off into unconcerned and discordant slumber.
completely
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From this reading Marc had completely lost track of where they were.
couldn't
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From this reading Though it couldn't possibly have been more than a couple of hours, it seemed that they had been twisting and turning through the night for eternities.
couple
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From this reading Though it couldn't possibly have been more than a couple of hours, it seemed that they had been twisting and turning through the night for eternities.
darkness
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From this reading Long ago the lights of the city had slipped away into the darkness behind them.
discordant
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From this reading George, the unpredictable ghost, after a brief narrative about how he had fender-hopped his way back into Marc and Toffee's company, had drifted off into unconcerned and discordant slumber.
drifted
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From this reading George, the unpredictable ghost, after a brief narrative about how he had fender-hopped his way back into Marc and Toffee's company, had drifted off into unconcerned and discordant slumber.
eternities
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From this reading Though it couldn't possibly have been more than a couple of hours, it seemed that they had been twisting and turning through the night for eternities.
fender-hopped
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From this reading George, the unpredictable ghost, after a brief narrative about how he had fender-hopped his way back into Marc and Toffee's company, had drifted off into unconcerned and discordant slumber.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Though it couldn't possibly have been more than a couple of hours, it seemed that they had been twisting and turning through the night for eternities.
forgetful
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From this reading Between snores, made forgetful by sleep, he had fully and completely materialized.
fully
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From this reading Between snores, made forgetful by sleep, he had fully and completely materialized.
George
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From this reading George, the unpredictable ghost, after a brief narrative about how he had fender-hopped his way back into Marc and Toffee's company, had drifted off into unconcerned and discordant slumber.
ghost
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From this reading George, the unpredictable ghost, after a brief narrative about how he had fender-hopped his way back into Marc and Toffee's company, had drifted off into unconcerned and discordant slumber.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though it couldn't possibly have been more than a couple of hours, it seemed that they had been twisting and turning through the night for eternities.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Though it couldn't possibly have been more than a couple of hours, it seemed that they had been twisting and turning through the night for eternities.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading George, the unpredictable ghost, after a brief narrative about how he had fender-hopped his way back into Marc and Toffee's company, had drifted off into unconcerned and discordant slumber.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading George, the unpredictable ghost, after a brief narrative about how he had fender-hopped his way back into Marc and Toffee's company, had drifted off into unconcerned and discordant slumber.
hours
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From this reading Though it couldn't possibly have been more than a couple of hours, it seemed that they had been twisting and turning through the night for eternities.
how
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From this reading George, the unpredictable ghost, after a brief narrative about how he had fender-hopped his way back into Marc and Toffee's company, had drifted off into unconcerned and discordant slumber.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Long ago the lights of the city had slipped away into the darkness behind them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Though it couldn't possibly have been more than a couple of hours, it seemed that they had been twisting and turning through the night for eternities.
lights
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From this reading Long ago the lights of the city had slipped away into the darkness behind them.
Long
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From this reading Long ago the lights of the city had slipped away into the darkness behind them.
lost
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From this reading Marc had completely lost track of where they were.
made
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From this reading Between snores, made forgetful by sleep, he had fully and completely materialized.
Marc
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From this reading Marc had completely lost track of where they were.
materialized
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From this reading Between snores, made forgetful by sleep, he had fully and completely materialized.
more
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From this reading Though it couldn't possibly have been more than a couple of hours, it seemed that they had been twisting and turning through the night for eternities.
narrative
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From this reading George, the unpredictable ghost, after a brief narrative about how he had fender-hopped his way back into Marc and Toffee's company, had drifted off into unconcerned and discordant slumber.
night
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From this reading Though it couldn't possibly have been more than a couple of hours, it seemed that they had been twisting and turning through the night for eternities.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Though it couldn't possibly have been more than a couple of hours, it seemed that they had been twisting and turning through the night for eternities.
off
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From this reading George, the unpredictable ghost, after a brief narrative about how he had fender-hopped his way back into Marc and Toffee's company, had drifted off into unconcerned and discordant slumber.
possibly
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From this reading Though it couldn't possibly have been more than a couple of hours, it seemed that they had been twisting and turning through the night for eternities.
seemed
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From this reading Though it couldn't possibly have been more than a couple of hours, it seemed that they had been twisting and turning through the night for eternities.
sleep
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From this reading Between snores, made forgetful by sleep, he had fully and completely materialized.
slipped
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From this reading Long ago the lights of the city had slipped away into the darkness behind them.
slumber
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From this reading George, the unpredictable ghost, after a brief narrative about how he had fender-hopped his way back into Marc and Toffee's company, had drifted off into unconcerned and discordant slumber.
snores
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From this reading Between snores, made forgetful by sleep, he had fully and completely materialized.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Though it couldn't possibly have been more than a couple of hours, it seemed that they had been twisting and turning through the night for eternities.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Though it couldn't possibly have been more than a couple of hours, it seemed that they had been twisting and turning through the night for eternities.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Though it couldn't possibly have been more than a couple of hours, it seemed that they had been twisting and turning through the night for eternities.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Long ago the lights of the city had slipped away into the darkness behind them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though it couldn't possibly have been more than a couple of hours, it seemed that they had been twisting and turning through the night for eternities.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though it couldn't possibly have been more than a couple of hours, it seemed that they had been twisting and turning through the night for eternities.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Though it couldn't possibly have been more than a couple of hours, it seemed that they had been twisting and turning through the night for eternities.
Toffee's
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From this reading George, the unpredictable ghost, after a brief narrative about how he had fender-hopped his way back into Marc and Toffee's company, had drifted off into unconcerned and discordant slumber.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading Marc had completely lost track of where they were.
turning
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From this reading Though it couldn't possibly have been more than a couple of hours, it seemed that they had been twisting and turning through the night for eternities.
twisting
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From this reading Though it couldn't possibly have been more than a couple of hours, it seemed that they had been twisting and turning through the night for eternities.
unconcerned
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From this reading George, the unpredictable ghost, after a brief narrative about how he had fender-hopped his way back into Marc and Toffee's company, had drifted off into unconcerned and discordant slumber.
unpredictable
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From this reading George, the unpredictable ghost, after a brief narrative about how he had fender-hopped his way back into Marc and Toffee's company, had drifted off into unconcerned and discordant slumber.
way
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From this reading George, the unpredictable ghost, after a brief narrative about how he had fender-hopped his way back into Marc and Toffee's company, had drifted off into unconcerned and discordant slumber.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Marc had completely lost track of where they were.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Marc had completely lost track of where they were.
