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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 REALIZATION OF A HOPELESS LOVE.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As Mars passed out of wave contact about one o'clock in the morning, I must have slept eleven hours after the return of my spirit to Earth.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As Mars passed out of wave contact about one o'clock in the morning, I must have slept eleven hours after the return of my spirit to Earth.
all
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From this reading I opened my eyes--it was broad daylight, and for some moments I lay dreamily surveying the familiar objects in my room, unconscious of all that had happened to me during the previous night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I opened my eyes--it was broad daylight, and for some moments I lay dreamily surveying the familiar objects in my room, unconscious of all that had happened to me during the previous night.
arms
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From this reading Then, noticing that I was fully dressed, a sudden realization of it all came upon me, and, springing to my feet, I excitedly paced up and down my room, pinching my arms and legs to make sure that they were in normal condition.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Mars passed out of wave contact about one o'clock in the morning, I must have slept eleven hours after the return of my spirit to Earth.
astonishment
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From this reading Satisfying myself upon this point, I then looked at the time, and, to my astonishment, found that it was noon.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Satisfying myself upon this point, I then looked at the time, and, to my astonishment, found that it was noon.
broad
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From this reading I opened my eyes--it was broad daylight, and for some moments I lay dreamily surveying the familiar objects in my room, unconscious of all that had happened to me during the previous night.
came
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From this reading Then, noticing that I was fully dressed, a sudden realization of it all came upon me, and, springing to my feet, I excitedly paced up and down my room, pinching my arms and legs to make sure that they were in normal condition.
condition
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From this reading Then, noticing that I was fully dressed, a sudden realization of it all came upon me, and, springing to my feet, I excitedly paced up and down my room, pinching my arms and legs to make sure that they were in normal condition.
contact
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From this reading As Mars passed out of wave contact about one o'clock in the morning, I must have slept eleven hours after the return of my spirit to Earth.
daylight
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From this reading I opened my eyes--it was broad daylight, and for some moments I lay dreamily surveying the familiar objects in my room, unconscious of all that had happened to me during the previous night.
down
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From this reading Then, noticing that I was fully dressed, a sudden realization of it all came upon me, and, springing to my feet, I excitedly paced up and down my room, pinching my arms and legs to make sure that they were in normal condition.
dreamily
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From this reading I opened my eyes--it was broad daylight, and for some moments I lay dreamily surveying the familiar objects in my room, unconscious of all that had happened to me during the previous night.
dressed
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From this reading Then, noticing that I was fully dressed, a sudden realization of it all came upon me, and, springing to my feet, I excitedly paced up and down my room, pinching my arms and legs to make sure that they were in normal condition.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading I opened my eyes--it was broad daylight, and for some moments I lay dreamily surveying the familiar objects in my room, unconscious of all that had happened to me during the previous night.
Earth
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From this reading As Mars passed out of wave contact about one o'clock in the morning, I must have slept eleven hours after the return of my spirit to Earth.
eleven
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From this reading As Mars passed out of wave contact about one o'clock in the morning, I must have slept eleven hours after the return of my spirit to Earth.
excitedly
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From this reading Then, noticing that I was fully dressed, a sudden realization of it all came upon me, and, springing to my feet, I excitedly paced up and down my room, pinching my arms and legs to make sure that they were in normal condition.
eyes
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From this reading I opened my eyes--it was broad daylight, and for some moments I lay dreamily surveying the familiar objects in my room, unconscious of all that had happened to me during the previous night.
familiar
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From this reading I opened my eyes--it was broad daylight, and for some moments I lay dreamily surveying the familiar objects in my room, unconscious of all that had happened to me during the previous night.
feet
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From this reading Then, noticing that I was fully dressed, a sudden realization of it all came upon me, and, springing to my feet, I excitedly paced up and down my room, pinching my arms and legs to make sure that they were in normal condition.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I opened my eyes--it was broad daylight, and for some moments I lay dreamily surveying the familiar objects in my room, unconscious of all that had happened to me during the previous night.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Satisfying myself upon this point, I then looked at the time, and, to my astonishment, found that it was noon.
fully
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From this reading Then, noticing that I was fully dressed, a sudden realization of it all came upon me, and, springing to my feet, I excitedly paced up and down my room, pinching my arms and legs to make sure that they were in normal condition.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I opened my eyes--it was broad daylight, and for some moments I lay dreamily surveying the familiar objects in my room, unconscious of all that had happened to me during the previous night.
happened
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From this reading I opened my eyes--it was broad daylight, and for some moments I lay dreamily surveying the familiar objects in my room, unconscious of all that had happened to me during the previous night.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As Mars passed out of wave contact about one o'clock in the morning, I must have slept eleven hours after the return of my spirit to Earth.
HOPELESS
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From this reading THE REALIZATION OF A HOPELESS LOVE.
hours
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From this reading As Mars passed out of wave contact about one o'clock in the morning, I must have slept eleven hours after the return of my spirit to Earth.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I opened my eyes--it was broad daylight, and for some moments I lay dreamily surveying the familiar objects in my room, unconscious of all that had happened to me during the previous night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I opened my eyes--it was broad daylight, and for some moments I lay dreamily surveying the familiar objects in my room, unconscious of all that had happened to me during the previous night.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I opened my eyes--it was broad daylight, and for some moments I lay dreamily surveying the familiar objects in my room, unconscious of all that had happened to me during the previous night.
lay
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From this reading I opened my eyes--it was broad daylight, and for some moments I lay dreamily surveying the familiar objects in my room, unconscious of all that had happened to me during the previous night.
legs
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From this reading Then, noticing that I was fully dressed, a sudden realization of it all came upon me, and, springing to my feet, I excitedly paced up and down my room, pinching my arms and legs to make sure that they were in normal condition.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Satisfying myself upon this point, I then looked at the time, and, to my astonishment, found that it was noon.
LOVE
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From this reading THE REALIZATION OF A HOPELESS LOVE.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, noticing that I was fully dressed, a sudden realization of it all came upon me, and, springing to my feet, I excitedly paced up and down my room, pinching my arms and legs to make sure that they were in normal condition.
Mars
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From this reading As Mars passed out of wave contact about one o'clock in the morning, I must have slept eleven hours after the return of my spirit to Earth.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I opened my eyes--it was broad daylight, and for some moments I lay dreamily surveying the familiar objects in my room, unconscious of all that had happened to me during the previous night.
moments
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From this reading I opened my eyes--it was broad daylight, and for some moments I lay dreamily surveying the familiar objects in my room, unconscious of all that had happened to me during the previous night.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Mars passed out of wave contact about one o'clock in the morning, I must have slept eleven hours after the return of my spirit to Earth.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading As Mars passed out of wave contact about one o'clock in the morning, I must have slept eleven hours after the return of my spirit to Earth.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I opened my eyes--it was broad daylight, and for some moments I lay dreamily surveying the familiar objects in my room, unconscious of all that had happened to me during the previous night.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Satisfying myself upon this point, I then looked at the time, and, to my astonishment, found that it was noon.
night
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From this reading I opened my eyes--it was broad daylight, and for some moments I lay dreamily surveying the familiar objects in my room, unconscious of all that had happened to me during the previous night.
noon
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From this reading Satisfying myself upon this point, I then looked at the time, and, to my astonishment, found that it was noon.
normal
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From this reading Then, noticing that I was fully dressed, a sudden realization of it all came upon me, and, springing to my feet, I excitedly paced up and down my room, pinching my arms and legs to make sure that they were in normal condition.
noticing
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From this reading Then, noticing that I was fully dressed, a sudden realization of it all came upon me, and, springing to my feet, I excitedly paced up and down my room, pinching my arms and legs to make sure that they were in normal condition.
o'clock
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From this reading As Mars passed out of wave contact about one o'clock in the morning, I must have slept eleven hours after the return of my spirit to Earth.
objects
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From this reading I opened my eyes--it was broad daylight, and for some moments I lay dreamily surveying the familiar objects in my room, unconscious of all that had happened to me during the previous night.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE REALIZATION OF A HOPELESS LOVE.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As Mars passed out of wave contact about one o'clock in the morning, I must have slept eleven hours after the return of my spirit to Earth.
opened
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From this reading I opened my eyes--it was broad daylight, and for some moments I lay dreamily surveying the familiar objects in my room, unconscious of all that had happened to me during the previous night.
out
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From this reading As Mars passed out of wave contact about one o'clock in the morning, I must have slept eleven hours after the return of my spirit to Earth.
paced
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From this reading Then, noticing that I was fully dressed, a sudden realization of it all came upon me, and, springing to my feet, I excitedly paced up and down my room, pinching my arms and legs to make sure that they were in normal condition.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Mars passed out of wave contact about one o'clock in the morning, I must have slept eleven hours after the return of my spirit to Earth.
pinching
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From this reading Then, noticing that I was fully dressed, a sudden realization of it all came upon me, and, springing to my feet, I excitedly paced up and down my room, pinching my arms and legs to make sure that they were in normal condition.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Satisfying myself upon this point, I then looked at the time, and, to my astonishment, found that it was noon.
previous
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From this reading I opened my eyes--it was broad daylight, and for some moments I lay dreamily surveying the familiar objects in my room, unconscious of all that had happened to me during the previous night.
REALIZATION
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From this reading THE REALIZATION OF A HOPELESS LOVE.
return
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From this reading As Mars passed out of wave contact about one o'clock in the morning, I must have slept eleven hours after the return of my spirit to Earth.
room
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From this reading I opened my eyes--it was broad daylight, and for some moments I lay dreamily surveying the familiar objects in my room, unconscious of all that had happened to me during the previous night.
Satisfying
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From this reading Satisfying myself upon this point, I then looked at the time, and, to my astonishment, found that it was noon.
slept
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From this reading As Mars passed out of wave contact about one o'clock in the morning, I must have slept eleven hours after the return of my spirit to Earth.
some
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From this reading I opened my eyes--it was broad daylight, and for some moments I lay dreamily surveying the familiar objects in my room, unconscious of all that had happened to me during the previous night.
spirit
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From this reading As Mars passed out of wave contact about one o'clock in the morning, I must have slept eleven hours after the return of my spirit to Earth.
springing
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From this reading Then, noticing that I was fully dressed, a sudden realization of it all came upon me, and, springing to my feet, I excitedly paced up and down my room, pinching my arms and legs to make sure that they were in normal condition.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, noticing that I was fully dressed, a sudden realization of it all came upon me, and, springing to my feet, I excitedly paced up and down my room, pinching my arms and legs to make sure that they were in normal condition.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, noticing that I was fully dressed, a sudden realization of it all came upon me, and, springing to my feet, I excitedly paced up and down my room, pinching my arms and legs to make sure that they were in normal condition.
surveying
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From this reading I opened my eyes--it was broad daylight, and for some moments I lay dreamily surveying the familiar objects in my room, unconscious of all that had happened to me during the previous night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I opened my eyes--it was broad daylight, and for some moments I lay dreamily surveying the familiar objects in my room, unconscious of all that had happened to me during the previous night.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REALIZATION OF A HOPELESS LOVE.
Then
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From this reading Then, noticing that I was fully dressed, a sudden realization of it all came upon me, and, springing to my feet, I excitedly paced up and down my room, pinching my arms and legs to make sure that they were in normal condition.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, noticing that I was fully dressed, a sudden realization of it all came upon me, and, springing to my feet, I excitedly paced up and down my room, pinching my arms and legs to make sure that they were in normal condition.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Satisfying myself upon this point, I then looked at the time, and, to my astonishment, found that it was noon.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Satisfying myself upon this point, I then looked at the time, and, to my astonishment, found that it was noon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I opened my eyes--it was broad daylight, and for some moments I lay dreamily surveying the familiar objects in my room, unconscious of all that had happened to me during the previous night.
unconscious
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From this reading I opened my eyes--it was broad daylight, and for some moments I lay dreamily surveying the familiar objects in my room, unconscious of all that had happened to me during the previous night.
up
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From this reading Then, noticing that I was fully dressed, a sudden realization of it all came upon me, and, springing to my feet, I excitedly paced up and down my room, pinching my arms and legs to make sure that they were in normal condition.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then, noticing that I was fully dressed, a sudden realization of it all came upon me, and, springing to my feet, I excitedly paced up and down my room, pinching my arms and legs to make sure that they were in normal condition.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I opened my eyes--it was broad daylight, and for some moments I lay dreamily surveying the familiar objects in my room, unconscious of all that had happened to me during the previous night.
wave
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From this reading As Mars passed out of wave contact about one o'clock in the morning, I must have slept eleven hours after the return of my spirit to Earth.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then, noticing that I was fully dressed, a sudden realization of it all came upon me, and, springing to my feet, I excitedly paced up and down my room, pinching my arms and legs to make sure that they were in normal condition.
