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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 Whenever the prisoner awoke, it was with a sensation of stifling suffocation, which made him doubt how long his physical powers could hold out.
again
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From this reading In the meantime _let patience have its perfect work_, my heavenly Father will bring a blessing out of all;" and, composed by such reflections, the cavalier would sink into slumber again.
Alcala
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From this reading Alcala, in his noisome prison, might well have envied Lucius his couch on the earth, and the pure fresh breezes which fanned the slumberer's brow.
all
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From this reading In the meantime _let patience have its perfect work_, my heavenly Father will bring a blessing out of all;" and, composed by such reflections, the cavalier would sink into slumber again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alcala, in his noisome prison, might well have envied Lucius his couch on the earth, and the pure fresh breezes which fanned the slumberer's brow.
awoke
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From this reading Whenever the prisoner awoke, it was with a sensation of stifling suffocation, which made him doubt how long his physical powers could hold out.
blessing
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From this reading In the meantime _let patience have its perfect work_, my heavenly Father will bring a blessing out of all;" and, composed by such reflections, the cavalier would sink into slumber again.
breezes
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From this reading Alcala, in his noisome prison, might well have envied Lucius his couch on the earth, and the pure fresh breezes which fanned the slumberer's brow.
bring
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From this reading In the meantime _let patience have its perfect work_, my heavenly Father will bring a blessing out of all;" and, composed by such reflections, the cavalier would sink into slumber again.
brow
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From this reading Alcala, in his noisome prison, might well have envied Lucius his couch on the earth, and the pure fresh breezes which fanned the slumberer's brow.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the meantime _let patience have its perfect work_, my heavenly Father will bring a blessing out of all;" and, composed by such reflections, the cavalier would sink into slumber again.
cavalier
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From this reading In the meantime _let patience have its perfect work_, my heavenly Father will bring a blessing out of all;" and, composed by such reflections, the cavalier would sink into slumber again.
come
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From this reading "Perhaps," thought Alcala, "a messenger more speedy than Spanish justice may one day come to release me.
composed
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From this reading In the meantime _let patience have its perfect work_, my heavenly Father will bring a blessing out of all;" and, composed by such reflections, the cavalier would sink into slumber again.
couch
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From this reading Alcala, in his noisome prison, might well have envied Lucius his couch on the earth, and the pure fresh breezes which fanned the slumberer's brow.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Whenever the prisoner awoke, it was with a sensation of stifling suffocation, which made him doubt how long his physical powers could hold out.
day
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From this reading "Perhaps," thought Alcala, "a messenger more speedy than Spanish justice may one day come to release me.
doubt
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From this reading Whenever the prisoner awoke, it was with a sensation of stifling suffocation, which made him doubt how long his physical powers could hold out.
earth
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From this reading Alcala, in his noisome prison, might well have envied Lucius his couch on the earth, and the pure fresh breezes which fanned the slumberer's brow.
EARTHQUAKE
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From this reading THE EARTHQUAKE.
envied
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From this reading Alcala, in his noisome prison, might well have envied Lucius his couch on the earth, and the pure fresh breezes which fanned the slumberer's brow.
fanned
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From this reading Alcala, in his noisome prison, might well have envied Lucius his couch on the earth, and the pure fresh breezes which fanned the slumberer's brow.
Father
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From this reading In the meantime _let patience have its perfect work_, my heavenly Father will bring a blessing out of all;" and, composed by such reflections, the cavalier would sink into slumber again.
fresh
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From this reading Alcala, in his noisome prison, might well have envied Lucius his couch on the earth, and the pure fresh breezes which fanned the slumberer's brow.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Alcala, in his noisome prison, might well have envied Lucius his couch on the earth, and the pure fresh breezes which fanned the slumberer's brow.
heavenly
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From this reading In the meantime _let patience have its perfect work_, my heavenly Father will bring a blessing out of all;" and, composed by such reflections, the cavalier would sink into slumber again.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whenever the prisoner awoke, it was with a sensation of stifling suffocation, which made him doubt how long his physical powers could hold out.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Alcala, in his noisome prison, might well have envied Lucius his couch on the earth, and the pure fresh breezes which fanned the slumberer's brow.
hold
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From this reading Whenever the prisoner awoke, it was with a sensation of stifling suffocation, which made him doubt how long his physical powers could hold out.
how
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From this reading Whenever the prisoner awoke, it was with a sensation of stifling suffocation, which made him doubt how long his physical powers could hold out.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alcala, in his noisome prison, might well have envied Lucius his couch on the earth, and the pure fresh breezes which fanned the slumberer's brow.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In the meantime _let patience have its perfect work_, my heavenly Father will bring a blessing out of all;" and, composed by such reflections, the cavalier would sink into slumber again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whenever the prisoner awoke, it was with a sensation of stifling suffocation, which made him doubt how long his physical powers could hold out.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In the meantime _let patience have its perfect work_, my heavenly Father will bring a blessing out of all;" and, composed by such reflections, the cavalier would sink into slumber again.
justice
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From this reading "Perhaps," thought Alcala, "a messenger more speedy than Spanish justice may one day come to release me.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading In the meantime _let patience have its perfect work_, my heavenly Father will bring a blessing out of all;" and, composed by such reflections, the cavalier would sink into slumber again.
long
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From this reading Whenever the prisoner awoke, it was with a sensation of stifling suffocation, which made him doubt how long his physical powers could hold out.
Lucius
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From this reading Alcala, in his noisome prison, might well have envied Lucius his couch on the earth, and the pure fresh breezes which fanned the slumberer's brow.
made
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From this reading Whenever the prisoner awoke, it was with a sensation of stifling suffocation, which made him doubt how long his physical powers could hold out.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Perhaps," thought Alcala, "a messenger more speedy than Spanish justice may one day come to release me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Perhaps," thought Alcala, "a messenger more speedy than Spanish justice may one day come to release me.
meantime
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From this reading In the meantime _let patience have its perfect work_, my heavenly Father will bring a blessing out of all;" and, composed by such reflections, the cavalier would sink into slumber again.
messenger
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From this reading "Perhaps," thought Alcala, "a messenger more speedy than Spanish justice may one day come to release me.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Alcala, in his noisome prison, might well have envied Lucius his couch on the earth, and the pure fresh breezes which fanned the slumberer's brow.
more
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From this reading "Perhaps," thought Alcala, "a messenger more speedy than Spanish justice may one day come to release me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In the meantime _let patience have its perfect work_, my heavenly Father will bring a blessing out of all;" and, composed by such reflections, the cavalier would sink into slumber again.
noisome
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From this reading Alcala, in his noisome prison, might well have envied Lucius his couch on the earth, and the pure fresh breezes which fanned the slumberer's brow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whenever the prisoner awoke, it was with a sensation of stifling suffocation, which made him doubt how long his physical powers could hold out.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Alcala, in his noisome prison, might well have envied Lucius his couch on the earth, and the pure fresh breezes which fanned the slumberer's brow.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Perhaps," thought Alcala, "a messenger more speedy than Spanish justice may one day come to release me.
out
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From this reading Whenever the prisoner awoke, it was with a sensation of stifling suffocation, which made him doubt how long his physical powers could hold out.
patience
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From this reading In the meantime _let patience have its perfect work_, my heavenly Father will bring a blessing out of all;" and, composed by such reflections, the cavalier would sink into slumber again.
perfect
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From this reading In the meantime _let patience have its perfect work_, my heavenly Father will bring a blessing out of all;" and, composed by such reflections, the cavalier would sink into slumber again.
Perhaps
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From this reading "Perhaps," thought Alcala, "a messenger more speedy than Spanish justice may one day come to release me.
physical
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From this reading Whenever the prisoner awoke, it was with a sensation of stifling suffocation, which made him doubt how long his physical powers could hold out.
powers
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From this reading Whenever the prisoner awoke, it was with a sensation of stifling suffocation, which made him doubt how long his physical powers could hold out.
prison
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From this reading Alcala, in his noisome prison, might well have envied Lucius his couch on the earth, and the pure fresh breezes which fanned the slumberer's brow.
prisoner
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From this reading Whenever the prisoner awoke, it was with a sensation of stifling suffocation, which made him doubt how long his physical powers could hold out.
pure
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From this reading Alcala, in his noisome prison, might well have envied Lucius his couch on the earth, and the pure fresh breezes which fanned the slumberer's brow.
reflections
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From this reading In the meantime _let patience have its perfect work_, my heavenly Father will bring a blessing out of all;" and, composed by such reflections, the cavalier would sink into slumber again.
release
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From this reading "Perhaps," thought Alcala, "a messenger more speedy than Spanish justice may one day come to release me.
sensation
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From this reading Whenever the prisoner awoke, it was with a sensation of stifling suffocation, which made him doubt how long his physical powers could hold out.
sink
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From this reading In the meantime _let patience have its perfect work_, my heavenly Father will bring a blessing out of all;" and, composed by such reflections, the cavalier would sink into slumber again.
slumber
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From this reading In the meantime _let patience have its perfect work_, my heavenly Father will bring a blessing out of all;" and, composed by such reflections, the cavalier would sink into slumber again.
slumberer's
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From this reading Alcala, in his noisome prison, might well have envied Lucius his couch on the earth, and the pure fresh breezes which fanned the slumberer's brow.
Spanish
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From this reading "Perhaps," thought Alcala, "a messenger more speedy than Spanish justice may one day come to release me.
speedy
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From this reading "Perhaps," thought Alcala, "a messenger more speedy than Spanish justice may one day come to release me.
stifling
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From this reading Whenever the prisoner awoke, it was with a sensation of stifling suffocation, which made him doubt how long his physical powers could hold out.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In the meantime _let patience have its perfect work_, my heavenly Father will bring a blessing out of all;" and, composed by such reflections, the cavalier would sink into slumber again.
suffocation
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From this reading Whenever the prisoner awoke, it was with a sensation of stifling suffocation, which made him doubt how long his physical powers could hold out.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Perhaps," thought Alcala, "a messenger more speedy than Spanish justice may one day come to release me.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EARTHQUAKE.
thought
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From this reading "Perhaps," thought Alcala, "a messenger more speedy than Spanish justice may one day come to release me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Perhaps," thought Alcala, "a messenger more speedy than Spanish justice may one day come to release me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whenever the prisoner awoke, it was with a sensation of stifling suffocation, which made him doubt how long his physical powers could hold out.
well
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From this reading Alcala, in his noisome prison, might well have envied Lucius his couch on the earth, and the pure fresh breezes which fanned the slumberer's brow.
WheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever the prisoner awoke, it was with a sensation of stifling suffocation, which made him doubt how long his physical powers could hold out.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Alcala, in his noisome prison, might well have envied Lucius his couch on the earth, and the pure fresh breezes which fanned the slumberer's brow.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In the meantime _let patience have its perfect work_, my heavenly Father will bring a blessing out of all;" and, composed by such reflections, the cavalier would sink into slumber again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Whenever the prisoner awoke, it was with a sensation of stifling suffocation, which made him doubt how long his physical powers could hold out.
work
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From this reading In the meantime _let patience have its perfect work_, my heavenly Father will bring a blessing out of all;" and, composed by such reflections, the cavalier would sink into slumber again.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In the meantime _let patience have its perfect work_, my heavenly Father will bring a blessing out of all;" and, composed by such reflections, the cavalier would sink into slumber again.
