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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 Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
actually
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From this reading Although circumstances had made the time during which Miss Forster had been left alone seem infinite, actually it was probably only a minute or two.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although circumstances had made the time during which Miss Forster had been left alone seem infinite, actually it was probably only a minute or two.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although circumstances had made the time during which Miss Forster had been left alone seem infinite, actually it was probably only a minute or two.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the most, three or four minutes.
Awakened
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From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been out of the room--how long?
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
brief
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From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
circumstances
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From this reading Although circumstances had made the time during which Miss Forster had been left alone seem infinite, actually it was probably only a minute or two.
credit
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From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Although circumstances had made the time during which Miss Forster had been left alone seem infinite, actually it was probably only a minute or two.
easy
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From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
evidence
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From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
fact
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From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
find
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From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
Forster
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From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
four
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From this reading At the most, three or four minutes.
gone
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From this reading They had gone into the next room, been there not more than a minute when the woman was heard screaming.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
heard
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From this reading They had gone into the next room, been there not more than a minute when the woman was heard screaming.
how
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From this reading They had been out of the room--how long?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
infinite
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From this reading Although circumstances had made the time during which Miss Forster had been left alone seem infinite, actually it was probably only a minute or two.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They had gone into the next room, been there not more than a minute when the woman was heard screaming.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although circumstances had made the time during which Miss Forster had been left alone seem infinite, actually it was probably only a minute or two.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had been out of the room--how long?
made
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From this reading Although circumstances had made the time during which Miss Forster had been left alone seem infinite, actually it was probably only a minute or two.
Major
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From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
man's
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From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
minute
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From this reading They had gone into the next room, been there not more than a minute when the woman was heard screaming.
minutes
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From this reading At the most, three or four minutes.
Miss
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From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
more
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From this reading They had gone into the next room, been there not more than a minute when the woman was heard screaming.
most
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From this reading At the most, three or four minutes.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had gone into the next room, been there not more than a minute when the woman was heard screaming.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
only
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From this reading Although circumstances had made the time during which Miss Forster had been left alone seem infinite, actually it was probably only a minute or two.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At the most, three or four minutes.
out
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From this reading They had been out of the room--how long?
own
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From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
probably
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From this reading Although circumstances had made the time during which Miss Forster had been left alone seem infinite, actually it was probably only a minute or two.
Reith
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From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
room
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From this reading They had been out of the room--how long?
screaming
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From this reading They had gone into the next room, been there not more than a minute when the woman was heard screaming.
seem
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From this reading Although circumstances had made the time during which Miss Forster had been left alone seem infinite, actually it was probably only a minute or two.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
Sleepers
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From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
space
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From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They had gone into the next room, been there not more than a minute when the woman was heard screaming.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
there
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From this reading They had gone into the next room, been there not more than a minute when the woman was heard screaming.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been out of the room--how long?
three
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From this reading At the most, three or four minutes.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
two
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From this reading Although circumstances had made the time during which Miss Forster had been left alone seem infinite, actually it was probably only a minute or two.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sleepers Awakened It was a fact: the dead man's body had disappeared, in so brief a space of time that Major Reith and Miss Forster did not find it easy to credit the evidence of their own senses.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They had gone into the next room, been there not more than a minute when the woman was heard screaming.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Although circumstances had made the time during which Miss Forster had been left alone seem infinite, actually it was probably only a minute or two.
woman
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From this reading They had gone into the next room, been there not more than a minute when the woman was heard screaming.
