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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 In a dimly-lighted room in the bungalow at Loango two women had been astir all night.
all
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From this reading In a dimly-lighted room in the bungalow at Loango two women had been astir all night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While Marie slept Jocelyn Gordon walked softly backwards and forwards with Nestorius in her arms.
answer
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From this reading Yet I think at God's Tribunal Some large answer you shall hear.
anxiety
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From this reading Now, as dawn approached, one of them, worn out with watching, wearied with that blessed fatigue of anxiety which dulls the senses, had laid her down on the curtain-covered bed to sleep.
approached
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From this reading Now, as dawn approached, one of them, worn out with watching, wearied with that blessed fatigue of anxiety which dulls the senses, had laid her down on the curtain-covered bed to sleep.
arms
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From this reading While Marie slept Jocelyn Gordon walked softly backwards and forwards with Nestorius in her arms.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now, as dawn approached, one of them, worn out with watching, wearied with that blessed fatigue of anxiety which dulls the senses, had laid her down on the curtain-covered bed to sleep.
astir
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From this reading In a dimly-lighted room in the bungalow at Loango two women had been astir all night.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yet I think at God's Tribunal Some large answer you shall hear.
backwards
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From this reading While Marie slept Jocelyn Gordon walked softly backwards and forwards with Nestorius in her arms.
bed
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From this reading Now, as dawn approached, one of them, worn out with watching, wearied with that blessed fatigue of anxiety which dulls the senses, had laid her down on the curtain-covered bed to sleep.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In a dimly-lighted room in the bungalow at Loango two women had been astir all night.
blessed
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From this reading Now, as dawn approached, one of them, worn out with watching, wearied with that blessed fatigue of anxiety which dulls the senses, had laid her down on the curtain-covered bed to sleep.
bungalow
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From this reading In a dimly-lighted room in the bungalow at Loango two women had been astir all night.
curtain-covered
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From this reading Now, as dawn approached, one of them, worn out with watching, wearied with that blessed fatigue of anxiety which dulls the senses, had laid her down on the curtain-covered bed to sleep.
dawn
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From this reading Now, as dawn approached, one of them, worn out with watching, wearied with that blessed fatigue of anxiety which dulls the senses, had laid her down on the curtain-covered bed to sleep.
dimly-lighted
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From this reading In a dimly-lighted room in the bungalow at Loango two women had been astir all night.
down
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From this reading Now, as dawn approached, one of them, worn out with watching, wearied with that blessed fatigue of anxiety which dulls the senses, had laid her down on the curtain-covered bed to sleep.
dulls
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From this reading Now, as dawn approached, one of them, worn out with watching, wearied with that blessed fatigue of anxiety which dulls the senses, had laid her down on the curtain-covered bed to sleep.
dying
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From this reading Nestorius was probably dying.
fatigue
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From this reading Now, as dawn approached, one of them, worn out with watching, wearied with that blessed fatigue of anxiety which dulls the senses, had laid her down on the curtain-covered bed to sleep.
forwardsnounUS /ˈforwards/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While Marie slept Jocelyn Gordon walked softly backwards and forwards with Nestorius in her arms.
God's
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From this reading Yet I think at God's Tribunal Some large answer you shall hear.
Gordon
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From this reading While Marie slept Jocelyn Gordon walked softly backwards and forwards with Nestorius in her arms.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a dimly-lighted room in the bungalow at Loango two women had been astir all night.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet I think at God's Tribunal Some large answer you shall hear.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, as dawn approached, one of them, worn out with watching, wearied with that blessed fatigue of anxiety which dulls the senses, had laid her down on the curtain-covered bed to sleep.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yet I think at God's Tribunal Some large answer you shall hear.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a dimly-lighted room in the bungalow at Loango two women had been astir all night.
Jocelyn
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From this reading While Marie slept Jocelyn Gordon walked softly backwards and forwards with Nestorius in her arms.
laid
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From this reading Now, as dawn approached, one of them, worn out with watching, wearied with that blessed fatigue of anxiety which dulls the senses, had laid her down on the curtain-covered bed to sleep.
large
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From this reading Yet I think at God's Tribunal Some large answer you shall hear.
Loango
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From this reading In a dimly-lighted room in the bungalow at Loango two women had been astir all night.
Marie
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From this reading While Marie slept Jocelyn Gordon walked softly backwards and forwards with Nestorius in her arms.
Nestorius
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From this reading While Marie slept Jocelyn Gordon walked softly backwards and forwards with Nestorius in her arms.
night
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From this reading In a dimly-lighted room in the bungalow at Loango two women had been astir all night.
Now
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From this reading Now, as dawn approached, one of them, worn out with watching, wearied with that blessed fatigue of anxiety which dulls the senses, had laid her down on the curtain-covered bed to sleep.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now, as dawn approached, one of them, worn out with watching, wearied with that blessed fatigue of anxiety which dulls the senses, had laid her down on the curtain-covered bed to sleep.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now, as dawn approached, one of them, worn out with watching, wearied with that blessed fatigue of anxiety which dulls the senses, had laid her down on the curtain-covered bed to sleep.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now, as dawn approached, one of them, worn out with watching, wearied with that blessed fatigue of anxiety which dulls the senses, had laid her down on the curtain-covered bed to sleep.
out
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From this reading Now, as dawn approached, one of them, worn out with watching, wearied with that blessed fatigue of anxiety which dulls the senses, had laid her down on the curtain-covered bed to sleep.
probably
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From this reading Nestorius was probably dying.
room
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From this reading In a dimly-lighted room in the bungalow at Loango two women had been astir all night.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading Now, as dawn approached, one of them, worn out with watching, wearied with that blessed fatigue of anxiety which dulls the senses, had laid her down on the curtain-covered bed to sleep.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Yet I think at God's Tribunal Some large answer you shall hear.
sleep
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From this reading Now, as dawn approached, one of them, worn out with watching, wearied with that blessed fatigue of anxiety which dulls the senses, had laid her down on the curtain-covered bed to sleep.
slept
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From this reading While Marie slept Jocelyn Gordon walked softly backwards and forwards with Nestorius in her arms.
softly
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From this reading While Marie slept Jocelyn Gordon walked softly backwards and forwards with Nestorius in her arms.
Some
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From this reading Yet I think at God's Tribunal Some large answer you shall hear.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now, as dawn approached, one of them, worn out with watching, wearied with that blessed fatigue of anxiety which dulls the senses, had laid her down on the curtain-covered bed to sleep.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a dimly-lighted room in the bungalow at Loango two women had been astir all night.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Now, as dawn approached, one of them, worn out with watching, wearied with that blessed fatigue of anxiety which dulls the senses, had laid her down on the curtain-covered bed to sleep.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet I think at God's Tribunal Some large answer you shall hear.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, as dawn approached, one of them, worn out with watching, wearied with that blessed fatigue of anxiety which dulls the senses, had laid her down on the curtain-covered bed to sleep.
Tribunal
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From this reading Yet I think at God's Tribunal Some large answer you shall hear.
two
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From this reading In a dimly-lighted room in the bungalow at Loango two women had been astir all night.
walked
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From this reading While Marie slept Jocelyn Gordon walked softly backwards and forwards with Nestorius in her arms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nestorius was probably dying.
watching
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From this reading Now, as dawn approached, one of them, worn out with watching, wearied with that blessed fatigue of anxiety which dulls the senses, had laid her down on the curtain-covered bed to sleep.
wearied
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From this reading Now, as dawn approached, one of them, worn out with watching, wearied with that blessed fatigue of anxiety which dulls the senses, had laid her down on the curtain-covered bed to sleep.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now, as dawn approached, one of them, worn out with watching, wearied with that blessed fatigue of anxiety which dulls the senses, had laid her down on the curtain-covered bed to sleep.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While Marie slept Jocelyn Gordon walked softly backwards and forwards with Nestorius in her arms.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now, as dawn approached, one of them, worn out with watching, wearied with that blessed fatigue of anxiety which dulls the senses, had laid her down on the curtain-covered bed to sleep.
women
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From this reading In a dimly-lighted room in the bungalow at Loango two women had been astir all night.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Now, as dawn approached, one of them, worn out with watching, wearied with that blessed fatigue of anxiety which dulls the senses, had laid her down on the curtain-covered bed to sleep.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet I think at God's Tribunal Some large answer you shall hear.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yet I think at God's Tribunal Some large answer you shall hear.
