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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 His professional duties must be pretty elastic, for it is now Wednesday and he has not gone back; though, to be sure, he has done a fair amount of pleading in a local court and has won the first part of his case and seems likely to be successful in the next.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But we have agreed not to quarrel about it, as one more or less doesn't much matter.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading CALM AFTER STORM Of course the Cynic had to explain, because he did not realise at first how shadowy the whole occurrence had been to me.
agreed
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From this reading But we have agreed not to quarrel about it, as one more or less doesn't much matter.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading His professional duties must be pretty elastic, for it is now Wednesday and he has not gone back; though, to be sure, he has done a fair amount of pleading in a local court and has won the first part of his case and seems likely to be successful in the next.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You see, I really was not fully conscious at the time, and might easily have concluded that I had dreamt it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But we have agreed not to quarrel about it, as one more or less doesn't much matter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CALM AFTER STORM Of course the Cynic had to explain, because he did not realise at first how shadowy the whole occurrence had been to me.
back
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From this reading His professional duties must be pretty elastic, for it is now Wednesday and he has not gone back; though, to be sure, he has done a fair amount of pleading in a local court and has won the first part of his case and seems likely to be successful in the next.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His professional duties must be pretty elastic, for it is now Wednesday and he has not gone back; though, to be sure, he has done a fair amount of pleading in a local court and has won the first part of his case and seems likely to be successful in the next.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading CALM AFTER STORM Of course the Cynic had to explain, because he did not realise at first how shadowy the whole occurrence had been to me.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading CALM AFTER STORM Of course the Cynic had to explain, because he did not realise at first how shadowy the whole occurrence had been to me.
breathed
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From this reading However, he is _my_ Cynic now, really, so I can talk quite freely to him; and I tell him that after he called me "darling" and whilst he was trying to make sure that I still breathed, he kissed me; but he says that convinces him that I really was dreaming.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading However, he is _my_ Cynic now, really, so I can talk quite freely to him; and I tell him that after he called me "darling" and whilst he was trying to make sure that I still breathed, he kissed me; but he says that convinces him that I really was dreaming.
called
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From this reading However, he is _my_ Cynic now, really, so I can talk quite freely to him; and I tell him that after he called me "darling" and whilst he was trying to make sure that I still breathed, he kissed me; but he says that convinces him that I really was dreaming.
CALM
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From this reading CALM AFTER STORM Of course the Cynic had to explain, because he did not realise at first how shadowy the whole occurrence had been to me.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading However, he is _my_ Cynic now, really, so I can talk quite freely to him; and I tell him that after he called me "darling" and whilst he was trying to make sure that I still breathed, he kissed me; but he says that convinces him that I really was dreaming.
case
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From this reading His professional duties must be pretty elastic, for it is now Wednesday and he has not gone back; though, to be sure, he has done a fair amount of pleading in a local court and has won the first part of his case and seems likely to be successful in the next.
concluded
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From this reading You see, I really was not fully conscious at the time, and might easily have concluded that I had dreamt it.
conscious
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From this reading You see, I really was not fully conscious at the time, and might easily have concluded that I had dreamt it.
convinces
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From this reading However, he is _my_ Cynic now, really, so I can talk quite freely to him; and I tell him that after he called me "darling" and whilst he was trying to make sure that I still breathed, he kissed me; but he says that convinces him that I really was dreaming.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CALM AFTER STORM Of course the Cynic had to explain, because he did not realise at first how shadowy the whole occurrence had been to me.
court
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From this reading His professional duties must be pretty elastic, for it is now Wednesday and he has not gone back; though, to be sure, he has done a fair amount of pleading in a local court and has won the first part of his case and seems likely to be successful in the next.
Cynic
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From this reading CALM AFTER STORM Of course the Cynic had to explain, because he did not realise at first how shadowy the whole occurrence had been to me.
darling
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From this reading However, he is _my_ Cynic now, really, so I can talk quite freely to him; and I tell him that after he called me "darling" and whilst he was trying to make sure that I still breathed, he kissed me; but he says that convinces him that I really was dreaming.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading CALM AFTER STORM Of course the Cynic had to explain, because he did not realise at first how shadowy the whole occurrence had been to me.
doesn't
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From this reading But we have agreed not to quarrel about it, as one more or less doesn't much matter.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His professional duties must be pretty elastic, for it is now Wednesday and he has not gone back; though, to be sure, he has done a fair amount of pleading in a local court and has won the first part of his case and seems likely to be successful in the next.
dreaming
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From this reading However, he is _my_ Cynic now, really, so I can talk quite freely to him; and I tell him that after he called me "darling" and whilst he was trying to make sure that I still breathed, he kissed me; but he says that convinces him that I really was dreaming.
dreamtverbUS /drɛmt/
Experienced dreams during sleep.
From this reading You see, I really was not fully conscious at the time, and might easily have concluded that I had dreamt it.
duties
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From this reading His professional duties must be pretty elastic, for it is now Wednesday and he has not gone back; though, to be sure, he has done a fair amount of pleading in a local court and has won the first part of his case and seems likely to be successful in the next.
easily
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From this reading You see, I really was not fully conscious at the time, and might easily have concluded that I had dreamt it.
elastic
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From this reading His professional duties must be pretty elastic, for it is now Wednesday and he has not gone back; though, to be sure, he has done a fair amount of pleading in a local court and has won the first part of his case and seems likely to be successful in the next.
explain
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From this reading CALM AFTER STORM Of course the Cynic had to explain, because he did not realise at first how shadowy the whole occurrence had been to me.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His professional duties must be pretty elastic, for it is now Wednesday and he has not gone back; though, to be sure, he has done a fair amount of pleading in a local court and has won the first part of his case and seems likely to be successful in the next.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CALM AFTER STORM Of course the Cynic had to explain, because he did not realise at first how shadowy the whole occurrence had been to me.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His professional duties must be pretty elastic, for it is now Wednesday and he has not gone back; though, to be sure, he has done a fair amount of pleading in a local court and has won the first part of his case and seems likely to be successful in the next.
freely
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From this reading However, he is _my_ Cynic now, really, so I can talk quite freely to him; and I tell him that after he called me "darling" and whilst he was trying to make sure that I still breathed, he kissed me; but he says that convinces him that I really was dreaming.
fully
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From this reading You see, I really was not fully conscious at the time, and might easily have concluded that I had dreamt it.
gone
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From this reading His professional duties must be pretty elastic, for it is now Wednesday and he has not gone back; though, to be sure, he has done a fair amount of pleading in a local court and has won the first part of his case and seems likely to be successful in the next.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CALM AFTER STORM Of course the Cynic had to explain, because he did not realise at first how shadowy the whole occurrence had been to me.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His professional duties must be pretty elastic, for it is now Wednesday and he has not gone back; though, to be sure, he has done a fair amount of pleading in a local court and has won the first part of his case and seems likely to be successful in the next.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You see, I really was not fully conscious at the time, and might easily have concluded that I had dreamt it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CALM AFTER STORM Of course the Cynic had to explain, because he did not realise at first how shadowy the whole occurrence had been to me.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading However, he is _my_ Cynic now, really, so I can talk quite freely to him; and I tell him that after he called me "darling" and whilst he was trying to make sure that I still breathed, he kissed me; but he says that convinces him that I really was dreaming.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His professional duties must be pretty elastic, for it is now Wednesday and he has not gone back; though, to be sure, he has done a fair amount of pleading in a local court and has won the first part of his case and seems likely to be successful in the next.
how
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From this reading CALM AFTER STORM Of course the Cynic had to explain, because he did not realise at first how shadowy the whole occurrence had been to me.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, he is _my_ Cynic now, really, so I can talk quite freely to him; and I tell him that after he called me "darling" and whilst he was trying to make sure that I still breathed, he kissed me; but he says that convinces him that I really was dreaming.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You see, I really was not fully conscious at the time, and might easily have concluded that I had dreamt it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His professional duties must be pretty elastic, for it is now Wednesday and he has not gone back; though, to be sure, he has done a fair amount of pleading in a local court and has won the first part of his case and seems likely to be successful in the next.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading However, he is _my_ Cynic now, really, so I can talk quite freely to him; and I tell him that after he called me "darling" and whilst he was trying to make sure that I still breathed, he kissed me; but he says that convinces him that I really was dreaming.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You see, I really was not fully conscious at the time, and might easily have concluded that I had dreamt it.
kissed
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From this reading However, he is _my_ Cynic now, really, so I can talk quite freely to him; and I tell him that after he called me "darling" and whilst he was trying to make sure that I still breathed, he kissed me; but he says that convinces him that I really was dreaming.
less
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From this reading But we have agreed not to quarrel about it, as one more or less doesn't much matter.
likely
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From this reading His professional duties must be pretty elastic, for it is now Wednesday and he has not gone back; though, to be sure, he has done a fair amount of pleading in a local court and has won the first part of his case and seems likely to be successful in the next.
local
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From this reading His professional duties must be pretty elastic, for it is now Wednesday and he has not gone back; though, to be sure, he has done a fair amount of pleading in a local court and has won the first part of his case and seems likely to be successful in the next.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, he is _my_ Cynic now, really, so I can talk quite freely to him; and I tell him that after he called me "darling" and whilst he was trying to make sure that I still breathed, he kissed me; but he says that convinces him that I really was dreaming.
matter
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From this reading But we have agreed not to quarrel about it, as one more or less doesn't much matter.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading CALM AFTER STORM Of course the Cynic had to explain, because he did not realise at first how shadowy the whole occurrence had been to me.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You see, I really was not fully conscious at the time, and might easily have concluded that I had dreamt it.
more
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From this reading But we have agreed not to quarrel about it, as one more or less doesn't much matter.
much
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From this reading But we have agreed not to quarrel about it, as one more or less doesn't much matter.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading His professional duties must be pretty elastic, for it is now Wednesday and he has not gone back; though, to be sure, he has done a fair amount of pleading in a local court and has won the first part of his case and seems likely to be successful in the next.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading However, he is _my_ Cynic now, really, so I can talk quite freely to him; and I tell him that after he called me "darling" and whilst he was trying to make sure that I still breathed, he kissed me; but he says that convinces him that I really was dreaming.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His professional duties must be pretty elastic, for it is now Wednesday and he has not gone back; though, to be sure, he has done a fair amount of pleading in a local court and has won the first part of his case and seems likely to be successful in the next.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading CALM AFTER STORM Of course the Cynic had to explain, because he did not realise at first how shadowy the whole occurrence had been to me.
now
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From this reading However, he is _my_ Cynic now, really, so I can talk quite freely to him; and I tell him that after he called me "darling" and whilst he was trying to make sure that I still breathed, he kissed me; but he says that convinces him that I really was dreaming.
occurrence
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From this reading CALM AFTER STORM Of course the Cynic had to explain, because he did not realise at first how shadowy the whole occurrence had been to me.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CALM AFTER STORM Of course the Cynic had to explain, because he did not realise at first how shadowy the whole occurrence had been to me.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But we have agreed not to quarrel about it, as one more or less doesn't much matter.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But we have agreed not to quarrel about it, as one more or less doesn't much matter.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His professional duties must be pretty elastic, for it is now Wednesday and he has not gone back; though, to be sure, he has done a fair amount of pleading in a local court and has won the first part of his case and seems likely to be successful in the next.
pleading
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From this reading His professional duties must be pretty elastic, for it is now Wednesday and he has not gone back; though, to be sure, he has done a fair amount of pleading in a local court and has won the first part of his case and seems likely to be successful in the next.
pretty
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From this reading His professional duties must be pretty elastic, for it is now Wednesday and he has not gone back; though, to be sure, he has done a fair amount of pleading in a local court and has won the first part of his case and seems likely to be successful in the next.
professional
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From this reading His professional duties must be pretty elastic, for it is now Wednesday and he has not gone back; though, to be sure, he has done a fair amount of pleading in a local court and has won the first part of his case and seems likely to be successful in the next.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading But we have agreed not to quarrel about it, as one more or less doesn't much matter.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, he is _my_ Cynic now, really, so I can talk quite freely to him; and I tell him that after he called me "darling" and whilst he was trying to make sure that I still breathed, he kissed me; but he says that convinces him that I really was dreaming.
realise
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From this reading CALM AFTER STORM Of course the Cynic had to explain, because he did not realise at first how shadowy the whole occurrence had been to me.
really
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From this reading You see, I really was not fully conscious at the time, and might easily have concluded that I had dreamt it.
says
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From this reading However, he is _my_ Cynic now, really, so I can talk quite freely to him; and I tell him that after he called me "darling" and whilst he was trying to make sure that I still breathed, he kissed me; but he says that convinces him that I really was dreaming.
see
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From this reading You see, I really was not fully conscious at the time, and might easily have concluded that I had dreamt it.
seems
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From this reading His professional duties must be pretty elastic, for it is now Wednesday and he has not gone back; though, to be sure, he has done a fair amount of pleading in a local court and has won the first part of his case and seems likely to be successful in the next.
shadowy
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From this reading CALM AFTER STORM Of course the Cynic had to explain, because he did not realise at first how shadowy the whole occurrence had been to me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading However, he is _my_ Cynic now, really, so I can talk quite freely to him; and I tell him that after he called me "darling" and whilst he was trying to make sure that I still breathed, he kissed me; but he says that convinces him that I really was dreaming.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, he is _my_ Cynic now, really, so I can talk quite freely to him; and I tell him that after he called me "darling" and whilst he was trying to make sure that I still breathed, he kissed me; but he says that convinces him that I really was dreaming.
STORM
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From this reading CALM AFTER STORM Of course the Cynic had to explain, because he did not realise at first how shadowy the whole occurrence had been to me.
successful
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From this reading His professional duties must be pretty elastic, for it is now Wednesday and he has not gone back; though, to be sure, he has done a fair amount of pleading in a local court and has won the first part of his case and seems likely to be successful in the next.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, he is _my_ Cynic now, really, so I can talk quite freely to him; and I tell him that after he called me "darling" and whilst he was trying to make sure that I still breathed, he kissed me; but he says that convinces him that I really was dreaming.
talk
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From this reading However, he is _my_ Cynic now, really, so I can talk quite freely to him; and I tell him that after he called me "darling" and whilst he was trying to make sure that I still breathed, he kissed me; but he says that convinces him that I really was dreaming.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, he is _my_ Cynic now, really, so I can talk quite freely to him; and I tell him that after he called me "darling" and whilst he was trying to make sure that I still breathed, he kissed me; but he says that convinces him that I really was dreaming.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You see, I really was not fully conscious at the time, and might easily have concluded that I had dreamt it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CALM AFTER STORM Of course the Cynic had to explain, because he did not realise at first how shadowy the whole occurrence had been to me.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading His professional duties must be pretty elastic, for it is now Wednesday and he has not gone back; though, to be sure, he has done a fair amount of pleading in a local court and has won the first part of his case and seems likely to be successful in the next.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You see, I really was not fully conscious at the time, and might easily have concluded that I had dreamt it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CALM AFTER STORM Of course the Cynic had to explain, because he did not realise at first how shadowy the whole occurrence had been to me.
trying
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From this reading However, he is _my_ Cynic now, really, so I can talk quite freely to him; and I tell him that after he called me "darling" and whilst he was trying to make sure that I still breathed, he kissed me; but he says that convinces him that I really was dreaming.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You see, I really was not fully conscious at the time, and might easily have concluded that I had dreamt it.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we have agreed not to quarrel about it, as one more or less doesn't much matter.
Wednesday
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From this reading His professional duties must be pretty elastic, for it is now Wednesday and he has not gone back; though, to be sure, he has done a fair amount of pleading in a local court and has won the first part of his case and seems likely to be successful in the next.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading However, he is _my_ Cynic now, really, so I can talk quite freely to him; and I tell him that after he called me "darling" and whilst he was trying to make sure that I still breathed, he kissed me; but he says that convinces him that I really was dreaming.
whole
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From this reading CALM AFTER STORM Of course the Cynic had to explain, because he did not realise at first how shadowy the whole occurrence had been to me.
won
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From this reading His professional duties must be pretty elastic, for it is now Wednesday and he has not gone back; though, to be sure, he has done a fair amount of pleading in a local court and has won the first part of his case and seems likely to be successful in the next.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see, I really was not fully conscious at the time, and might easily have concluded that I had dreamt it.
