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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 The only dream that Forbes knew that night--or remembered, at least--was a dream of his latest garrison, and the same bugle humming like the single nagging morning fly that frets a sleeper awake.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At night he had seen his room in vast shadows clouded about a meek candle.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He leaped from his bed, and was astonished to find himself standing in a strange room with an open window facing an unknown landscape.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The only dream that Forbes knew that night--or remembered, at least--was a dream of his latest garrison, and the same bugle humming like the single nagging morning fly that frets a sleeper awake.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading He leaped from his bed, and was astonished to find himself standing in a strange room with an open window facing an unknown landscape.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The only dream that Forbes knew that night--or remembered, at least--was a dream of his latest garrison, and the same bugle humming like the single nagging morning fly that frets a sleeper awake.
awake
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From this reading The only dream that Forbes knew that night--or remembered, at least--was a dream of his latest garrison, and the same bugle humming like the single nagging morning fly that frets a sleeper awake.
bed
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From this reading He leaped from his bed, and was astonished to find himself standing in a strange room with an open window facing an unknown landscape.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He screwed his fists into his eyes boyishly before he realized his whereabouts.
boyishly
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From this reading He screwed his fists into his eyes boyishly before he realized his whereabouts.
bugle
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From this reading The only dream that Forbes knew that night--or remembered, at least--was a dream of his latest garrison, and the same bugle humming like the single nagging morning fly that frets a sleeper awake.
can't
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From this reading It was warily intoning its old "I can't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up in the morning."
candle
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From this reading At night he had seen his room in vast shadows clouded about a meek candle.
clouded
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From this reading At night he had seen his room in vast shadows clouded about a meek candle.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The only dream that Forbes knew that night--or remembered, at least--was a dream of his latest garrison, and the same bugle humming like the single nagging morning fly that frets a sleeper awake.
em
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From this reading It was warily intoning its old "I can't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up in the morning."
eyes
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From this reading He screwed his fists into his eyes boyishly before he realized his whereabouts.
facing
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From this reading He leaped from his bed, and was astonished to find himself standing in a strange room with an open window facing an unknown landscape.
find
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From this reading He leaped from his bed, and was astonished to find himself standing in a strange room with an open window facing an unknown landscape.
fists
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From this reading He screwed his fists into his eyes boyishly before he realized his whereabouts.
fly
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From this reading The only dream that Forbes knew that night--or remembered, at least--was a dream of his latest garrison, and the same bugle humming like the single nagging morning fly that frets a sleeper awake.
Forbes
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From this reading The only dream that Forbes knew that night--or remembered, at least--was a dream of his latest garrison, and the same bugle humming like the single nagging morning fly that frets a sleeper awake.
frets
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From this reading The only dream that Forbes knew that night--or remembered, at least--was a dream of his latest garrison, and the same bugle humming like the single nagging morning fly that frets a sleeper awake.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He leaped from his bed, and was astonished to find himself standing in a strange room with an open window facing an unknown landscape.
garrison
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From this reading The only dream that Forbes knew that night--or remembered, at least--was a dream of his latest garrison, and the same bugle humming like the single nagging morning fly that frets a sleeper awake.
get
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From this reading It was warily intoning its old "I can't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up in the morning."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At night he had seen his room in vast shadows clouded about a meek candle.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He leaped from his bed, and was astonished to find himself standing in a strange room with an open window facing an unknown landscape.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He leaped from his bed, and was astonished to find himself standing in a strange room with an open window facing an unknown landscape.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The only dream that Forbes knew that night--or remembered, at least--was a dream of his latest garrison, and the same bugle humming like the single nagging morning fly that frets a sleeper awake.
humming
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From this reading The only dream that Forbes knew that night--or remembered, at least--was a dream of his latest garrison, and the same bugle humming like the single nagging morning fly that frets a sleeper awake.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was warily intoning its old "I can't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up in the morning."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was warily intoning its old "I can't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up in the morning."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He screwed his fists into his eyes boyishly before he realized his whereabouts.
intoning
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From this reading It was warily intoning its old "I can't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up in the morning."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was warily intoning its old "I can't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up in the morning."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was warily intoning its old "I can't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up in the morning."
knew
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From this reading The only dream that Forbes knew that night--or remembered, at least--was a dream of his latest garrison, and the same bugle humming like the single nagging morning fly that frets a sleeper awake.
landscape
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From this reading He leaped from his bed, and was astonished to find himself standing in a strange room with an open window facing an unknown landscape.
latest
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From this reading The only dream that Forbes knew that night--or remembered, at least--was a dream of his latest garrison, and the same bugle humming like the single nagging morning fly that frets a sleeper awake.
leaped
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From this reading He leaped from his bed, and was astonished to find himself standing in a strange room with an open window facing an unknown landscape.
least
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From this reading The only dream that Forbes knew that night--or remembered, at least--was a dream of his latest garrison, and the same bugle humming like the single nagging morning fly that frets a sleeper awake.
like
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From this reading The only dream that Forbes knew that night--or remembered, at least--was a dream of his latest garrison, and the same bugle humming like the single nagging morning fly that frets a sleeper awake.
meek
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From this reading At night he had seen his room in vast shadows clouded about a meek candle.
morning
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From this reading The only dream that Forbes knew that night--or remembered, at least--was a dream of his latest garrison, and the same bugle humming like the single nagging morning fly that frets a sleeper awake.
nagging
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From this reading The only dream that Forbes knew that night--or remembered, at least--was a dream of his latest garrison, and the same bugle humming like the single nagging morning fly that frets a sleeper awake.
night
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From this reading The only dream that Forbes knew that night--or remembered, at least--was a dream of his latest garrison, and the same bugle humming like the single nagging morning fly that frets a sleeper awake.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The only dream that Forbes knew that night--or remembered, at least--was a dream of his latest garrison, and the same bugle humming like the single nagging morning fly that frets a sleeper awake.
old
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From this reading It was warily intoning its old "I can't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up in the morning."
only
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From this reading The only dream that Forbes knew that night--or remembered, at least--was a dream of his latest garrison, and the same bugle humming like the single nagging morning fly that frets a sleeper awake.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He leaped from his bed, and was astonished to find himself standing in a strange room with an open window facing an unknown landscape.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The only dream that Forbes knew that night--or remembered, at least--was a dream of his latest garrison, and the same bugle humming like the single nagging morning fly that frets a sleeper awake.
realized
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From this reading He screwed his fists into his eyes boyishly before he realized his whereabouts.
remembered
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From this reading The only dream that Forbes knew that night--or remembered, at least--was a dream of his latest garrison, and the same bugle humming like the single nagging morning fly that frets a sleeper awake.
room
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From this reading He leaped from his bed, and was astonished to find himself standing in a strange room with an open window facing an unknown landscape.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading The only dream that Forbes knew that night--or remembered, at least--was a dream of his latest garrison, and the same bugle humming like the single nagging morning fly that frets a sleeper awake.
screwed
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From this reading He screwed his fists into his eyes boyishly before he realized his whereabouts.
seen
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From this reading At night he had seen his room in vast shadows clouded about a meek candle.
shadows
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From this reading At night he had seen his room in vast shadows clouded about a meek candle.
single
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From this reading The only dream that Forbes knew that night--or remembered, at least--was a dream of his latest garrison, and the same bugle humming like the single nagging morning fly that frets a sleeper awake.
sleeper
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From this reading The only dream that Forbes knew that night--or remembered, at least--was a dream of his latest garrison, and the same bugle humming like the single nagging morning fly that frets a sleeper awake.
standing
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From this reading He leaped from his bed, and was astonished to find himself standing in a strange room with an open window facing an unknown landscape.
strange
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From this reading He leaped from his bed, and was astonished to find himself standing in a strange room with an open window facing an unknown landscape.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The only dream that Forbes knew that night--or remembered, at least--was a dream of his latest garrison, and the same bugle humming like the single nagging morning fly that frets a sleeper awake.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The only dream that Forbes knew that night--or remembered, at least--was a dream of his latest garrison, and the same bugle humming like the single nagging morning fly that frets a sleeper awake.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He leaped from his bed, and was astonished to find himself standing in a strange room with an open window facing an unknown landscape.
unknown
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From this reading He leaped from his bed, and was astonished to find himself standing in a strange room with an open window facing an unknown landscape.
up
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From this reading It was warily intoning its old "I can't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up in the morning."
vast
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From this reading At night he had seen his room in vast shadows clouded about a meek candle.
warily
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From this reading It was warily intoning its old "I can't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up in the morning."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The only dream that Forbes knew that night--or remembered, at least--was a dream of his latest garrison, and the same bugle humming like the single nagging morning fly that frets a sleeper awake.
whereabouts
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From this reading He screwed his fists into his eyes boyishly before he realized his whereabouts.
window
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From this reading He leaped from his bed, and was astonished to find himself standing in a strange room with an open window facing an unknown landscape.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He leaped from his bed, and was astonished to find himself standing in a strange room with an open window facing an unknown landscape.
