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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 This has been a long conversation, and I have not had much sleep the last two nights.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This has been a long conversation, and I have not had much sleep the last two nights.”
apology
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From this reading This unexpected, somewhat insolent sort of apology had the merit of being perfectly true.
appeared
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From this reading He had had no nightly rest to speak of since that day when, in the grounds of the Chateau Borel, the sister of Victor Haldin had appeared before him.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The perplexities and the complex terrors--I may say--of this sleeplessness are recorded in the document I was to see later--the document which is the main source of this narrative.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This has been a long conversation, and I have not had much sleep the last two nights.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had had no nightly rest to speak of since that day when, in the grounds of the Chateau Borel, the sister of Victor Haldin had appeared before him.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading This unexpected, somewhat insolent sort of apology had the merit of being perfectly true.
Borel
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From this reading He had had no nightly rest to speak of since that day when, in the grounds of the Chateau Borel, the sister of Victor Haldin had appeared before him.
Chateau
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From this reading He had had no nightly rest to speak of since that day when, in the grounds of the Chateau Borel, the sister of Victor Haldin had appeared before him.
complex
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From this reading The perplexities and the complex terrors--I may say--of this sleeplessness are recorded in the document I was to see later--the document which is the main source of this narrative.
conversation
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From this reading This has been a long conversation, and I have not had much sleep the last two nights.”
day
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From this reading He had had no nightly rest to speak of since that day when, in the grounds of the Chateau Borel, the sister of Victor Haldin had appeared before him.
document
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From this reading The perplexities and the complex terrors--I may say--of this sleeplessness are recorded in the document I was to see later--the document which is the main source of this narrative.
grounds
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From this reading He had had no nightly rest to speak of since that day when, in the grounds of the Chateau Borel, the sister of Victor Haldin had appeared before him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This has been a long conversation, and I have not had much sleep the last two nights.”
Haldin
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From this reading He had had no nightly rest to speak of since that day when, in the grounds of the Chateau Borel, the sister of Victor Haldin had appeared before him.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This has been a long conversation, and I have not had much sleep the last two nights.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This has been a long conversation, and I have not had much sleep the last two nights.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had had no nightly rest to speak of since that day when, in the grounds of the Chateau Borel, the sister of Victor Haldin had appeared before him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had had no nightly rest to speak of since that day when, in the grounds of the Chateau Borel, the sister of Victor Haldin had appeared before him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This has been a long conversation, and I have not had much sleep the last two nights.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had had no nightly rest to speak of since that day when, in the grounds of the Chateau Borel, the sister of Victor Haldin had appeared before him.
insolent
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From this reading This unexpected, somewhat insolent sort of apology had the merit of being perfectly true.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The perplexities and the complex terrors--I may say--of this sleeplessness are recorded in the document I was to see later--the document which is the main source of this narrative.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This has been a long conversation, and I have not had much sleep the last two nights.”
later
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From this reading The perplexities and the complex terrors--I may say--of this sleeplessness are recorded in the document I was to see later--the document which is the main source of this narrative.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This has been a long conversation, and I have not had much sleep the last two nights.”
main
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From this reading The perplexities and the complex terrors--I may say--of this sleeplessness are recorded in the document I was to see later--the document which is the main source of this narrative.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The perplexities and the complex terrors--I may say--of this sleeplessness are recorded in the document I was to see later--the document which is the main source of this narrative.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Pardon me.
merit
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From this reading This unexpected, somewhat insolent sort of apology had the merit of being perfectly true.
much
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From this reading This has been a long conversation, and I have not had much sleep the last two nights.”
narrative
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From this reading The perplexities and the complex terrors--I may say--of this sleeplessness are recorded in the document I was to see later--the document which is the main source of this narrative.
nightly
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From this reading He had had no nightly rest to speak of since that day when, in the grounds of the Chateau Borel, the sister of Victor Haldin had appeared before him.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading This has been a long conversation, and I have not had much sleep the last two nights.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had had no nightly rest to speak of since that day when, in the grounds of the Chateau Borel, the sister of Victor Haldin had appeared before him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This has been a long conversation, and I have not had much sleep the last two nights.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This unexpected, somewhat insolent sort of apology had the merit of being perfectly true.
Pardon
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From this reading “Pardon me.
perfectly
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From this reading This unexpected, somewhat insolent sort of apology had the merit of being perfectly true.
perplexities
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From this reading The perplexities and the complex terrors--I may say--of this sleeplessness are recorded in the document I was to see later--the document which is the main source of this narrative.
recorded
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From this reading The perplexities and the complex terrors--I may say--of this sleeplessness are recorded in the document I was to see later--the document which is the main source of this narrative.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had had no nightly rest to speak of since that day when, in the grounds of the Chateau Borel, the sister of Victor Haldin had appeared before him.
say
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From this reading The perplexities and the complex terrors--I may say--of this sleeplessness are recorded in the document I was to see later--the document which is the main source of this narrative.
see
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From this reading The perplexities and the complex terrors--I may say--of this sleeplessness are recorded in the document I was to see later--the document which is the main source of this narrative.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He had had no nightly rest to speak of since that day when, in the grounds of the Chateau Borel, the sister of Victor Haldin had appeared before him.
sister
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From this reading He had had no nightly rest to speak of since that day when, in the grounds of the Chateau Borel, the sister of Victor Haldin had appeared before him.
sleep
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From this reading This has been a long conversation, and I have not had much sleep the last two nights.”
sleeplessness
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From this reading The perplexities and the complex terrors--I may say--of this sleeplessness are recorded in the document I was to see later--the document which is the main source of this narrative.
somewhat
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From this reading This unexpected, somewhat insolent sort of apology had the merit of being perfectly true.
sort
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From this reading This unexpected, somewhat insolent sort of apology had the merit of being perfectly true.
source
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From this reading The perplexities and the complex terrors--I may say--of this sleeplessness are recorded in the document I was to see later--the document which is the main source of this narrative.
speak
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From this reading He had had no nightly rest to speak of since that day when, in the grounds of the Chateau Borel, the sister of Victor Haldin had appeared before him.
terrors
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From this reading The perplexities and the complex terrors--I may say--of this sleeplessness are recorded in the document I was to see later--the document which is the main source of this narrative.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had had no nightly rest to speak of since that day when, in the grounds of the Chateau Borel, the sister of Victor Haldin had appeared before him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This has been a long conversation, and I have not had much sleep the last two nights.”
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This has been a long conversation, and I have not had much sleep the last two nights.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had had no nightly rest to speak of since that day when, in the grounds of the Chateau Borel, the sister of Victor Haldin had appeared before him.
true
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From this reading This unexpected, somewhat insolent sort of apology had the merit of being perfectly true.
two
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From this reading This has been a long conversation, and I have not had much sleep the last two nights.”
unexpected
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From this reading This unexpected, somewhat insolent sort of apology had the merit of being perfectly true.
Victor
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From this reading He had had no nightly rest to speak of since that day when, in the grounds of the Chateau Borel, the sister of Victor Haldin had appeared before him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The perplexities and the complex terrors--I may say--of this sleeplessness are recorded in the document I was to see later--the document which is the main source of this narrative.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had had no nightly rest to speak of since that day when, in the grounds of the Chateau Borel, the sister of Victor Haldin had appeared before him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The perplexities and the complex terrors--I may say--of this sleeplessness are recorded in the document I was to see later--the document which is the main source of this narrative.
