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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 When the barrister came to consciousness, he found himself lying in a bed in an unfamiliar place, a small, light-coloured room, with only the most indispensable articles of furniture in it.
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading To think was agony, and sent his head whirling round with a dizzy sickness and horror.
allow
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From this reading His brain was too deranged by the effect of the poison to allow him to speculate where he might be and how he got there.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When the barrister came to consciousness, he found himself lying in a bed in an unfamiliar place, a small, light-coloured room, with only the most indispensable articles of furniture in it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His brain was too deranged by the effect of the poison to allow him to speculate where he might be and how he got there.
articles
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From this reading When the barrister came to consciousness, he found himself lying in a bed in an unfamiliar place, a small, light-coloured room, with only the most indispensable articles of furniture in it.
barrister
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From this reading When the barrister came to consciousness, he found himself lying in a bed in an unfamiliar place, a small, light-coloured room, with only the most indispensable articles of furniture in it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His brain was too deranged by the effect of the poison to allow him to speculate where he might be and how he got there.
bed
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From this reading When the barrister came to consciousness, he found himself lying in a bed in an unfamiliar place, a small, light-coloured room, with only the most indispensable articles of furniture in it.
brain
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From this reading His brain was too deranged by the effect of the poison to allow him to speculate where he might be and how he got there.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His brain was too deranged by the effect of the poison to allow him to speculate where he might be and how he got there.
came
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From this reading When the barrister came to consciousness, he found himself lying in a bed in an unfamiliar place, a small, light-coloured room, with only the most indispensable articles of furniture in it.
consciousness
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From this reading When the barrister came to consciousness, he found himself lying in a bed in an unfamiliar place, a small, light-coloured room, with only the most indispensable articles of furniture in it.
deranged
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From this reading His brain was too deranged by the effect of the poison to allow him to speculate where he might be and how he got there.
dizzy
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From this reading To think was agony, and sent his head whirling round with a dizzy sickness and horror.
effect
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From this reading His brain was too deranged by the effect of the poison to allow him to speculate where he might be and how he got there.
fitful
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From this reading His reason returned to him in fitful glimpses only, and then he realised that he was in a room, in bed, and that people who were strangers to him came in and out.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the barrister came to consciousness, he found himself lying in a bed in an unfamiliar place, a small, light-coloured room, with only the most indispensable articles of furniture in it.
furniture
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From this reading When the barrister came to consciousness, he found himself lying in a bed in an unfamiliar place, a small, light-coloured room, with only the most indispensable articles of furniture in it.
glimpses
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From this reading His reason returned to him in fitful glimpses only, and then he realised that he was in a room, in bed, and that people who were strangers to him came in and out.
got
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From this reading His brain was too deranged by the effect of the poison to allow him to speculate where he might be and how he got there.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the barrister came to consciousness, he found himself lying in a bed in an unfamiliar place, a small, light-coloured room, with only the most indispensable articles of furniture in it.
head
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From this reading To think was agony, and sent his head whirling round with a dizzy sickness and horror.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His brain was too deranged by the effect of the poison to allow him to speculate where he might be and how he got there.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When the barrister came to consciousness, he found himself lying in a bed in an unfamiliar place, a small, light-coloured room, with only the most indispensable articles of furniture in it.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His brain was too deranged by the effect of the poison to allow him to speculate where he might be and how he got there.
horror
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From this reading To think was agony, and sent his head whirling round with a dizzy sickness and horror.
how
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From this reading His brain was too deranged by the effect of the poison to allow him to speculate where he might be and how he got there.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE LAND OF PHANTOMS.
indispensable
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From this reading When the barrister came to consciousness, he found himself lying in a bed in an unfamiliar place, a small, light-coloured room, with only the most indispensable articles of furniture in it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the barrister came to consciousness, he found himself lying in a bed in an unfamiliar place, a small, light-coloured room, with only the most indispensable articles of furniture in it.
LAND
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From this reading IN THE LAND OF PHANTOMS.
light-coloured
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From this reading When the barrister came to consciousness, he found himself lying in a bed in an unfamiliar place, a small, light-coloured room, with only the most indispensable articles of furniture in it.
lying
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From this reading When the barrister came to consciousness, he found himself lying in a bed in an unfamiliar place, a small, light-coloured room, with only the most indispensable articles of furniture in it.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading His brain was too deranged by the effect of the poison to allow him to speculate where he might be and how he got there.
most
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From this reading When the barrister came to consciousness, he found himself lying in a bed in an unfamiliar place, a small, light-coloured room, with only the most indispensable articles of furniture in it.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE LAND OF PHANTOMS.
only
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From this reading When the barrister came to consciousness, he found himself lying in a bed in an unfamiliar place, a small, light-coloured room, with only the most indispensable articles of furniture in it.
out
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From this reading His reason returned to him in fitful glimpses only, and then he realised that he was in a room, in bed, and that people who were strangers to him came in and out.
people
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From this reading His reason returned to him in fitful glimpses only, and then he realised that he was in a room, in bed, and that people who were strangers to him came in and out.
PHANTOMS
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From this reading IN THE LAND OF PHANTOMS.
place
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From this reading When the barrister came to consciousness, he found himself lying in a bed in an unfamiliar place, a small, light-coloured room, with only the most indispensable articles of furniture in it.
poison
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From this reading His brain was too deranged by the effect of the poison to allow him to speculate where he might be and how he got there.
realised
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From this reading His reason returned to him in fitful glimpses only, and then he realised that he was in a room, in bed, and that people who were strangers to him came in and out.
reason
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From this reading His reason returned to him in fitful glimpses only, and then he realised that he was in a room, in bed, and that people who were strangers to him came in and out.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His reason returned to him in fitful glimpses only, and then he realised that he was in a room, in bed, and that people who were strangers to him came in and out.
room
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From this reading When the barrister came to consciousness, he found himself lying in a bed in an unfamiliar place, a small, light-coloured room, with only the most indispensable articles of furniture in it.
round
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From this reading To think was agony, and sent his head whirling round with a dizzy sickness and horror.
sent
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From this reading To think was agony, and sent his head whirling round with a dizzy sickness and horror.
sickness
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From this reading To think was agony, and sent his head whirling round with a dizzy sickness and horror.
small
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From this reading When the barrister came to consciousness, he found himself lying in a bed in an unfamiliar place, a small, light-coloured room, with only the most indispensable articles of furniture in it.
speculate
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From this reading His brain was too deranged by the effect of the poison to allow him to speculate where he might be and how he got there.
strangers
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From this reading His reason returned to him in fitful glimpses only, and then he realised that he was in a room, in bed, and that people who were strangers to him came in and out.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His reason returned to him in fitful glimpses only, and then he realised that he was in a room, in bed, and that people who were strangers to him came in and out.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE LAND OF PHANTOMS.
then
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From this reading His reason returned to him in fitful glimpses only, and then he realised that he was in a room, in bed, and that people who were strangers to him came in and out.
there
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From this reading His brain was too deranged by the effect of the poison to allow him to speculate where he might be and how he got there.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To think was agony, and sent his head whirling round with a dizzy sickness and horror.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the barrister came to consciousness, he found himself lying in a bed in an unfamiliar place, a small, light-coloured room, with only the most indispensable articles of furniture in it.
too
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From this reading His brain was too deranged by the effect of the poison to allow him to speculate where he might be and how he got there.
unfamiliar
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From this reading When the barrister came to consciousness, he found himself lying in a bed in an unfamiliar place, a small, light-coloured room, with only the most indispensable articles of furniture in it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His brain was too deranged by the effect of the poison to allow him to speculate where he might be and how he got there.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His reason returned to him in fitful glimpses only, and then he realised that he was in a room, in bed, and that people who were strangers to him came in and out.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the barrister came to consciousness, he found himself lying in a bed in an unfamiliar place, a small, light-coloured room, with only the most indispensable articles of furniture in it.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading His brain was too deranged by the effect of the poison to allow him to speculate where he might be and how he got there.
whirling
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From this reading To think was agony, and sent his head whirling round with a dizzy sickness and horror.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading His reason returned to him in fitful glimpses only, and then he realised that he was in a room, in bed, and that people who were strangers to him came in and out.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the barrister came to consciousness, he found himself lying in a bed in an unfamiliar place, a small, light-coloured room, with only the most indispensable articles of furniture in it.
