Chapter II
She yawned. A great heaviness had come over her. "I really think I shall have a nap first. I am dead sleepy now, and forty winks will set me up for the night." Then she laid herself upon the bed.
A Book of Ghosts
Chapter II
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She
yawned.
A
great
heaviness
had
come
over
her.
"I
really
think
I
shall
have
a
nap
first.
I
am
dead
sleepy
now,
and
forty
winks
will
set
me
up
for
the
night."
Then
she
laid
herself
upon
the
bed.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
She
yawned.
Line 2
A
great
heaviness
had
come
over
her.
Line 3
"I
really
think
I
shall
have
a
nap
first.
Line 4
I
am
dead
sleepy
now,
and
forty
winks
will
set
me
up
for
the
night."
Line 5
Then
she
laid
herself
upon
the
bed.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A great heaviness had come over her.”
Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am dead sleepy now, and forty winks will set me up for the night."”
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I really think I shall have a nap first.”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A great heaviness had come over her.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I really think I shall have a nap first.”
Herself
pronoun
US /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Then she laid herself upon the bed.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “A great heaviness had come over her.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"I really think I shall have a nap first.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I really think I shall have a nap first.”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Then she laid herself upon the bed.”
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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 A great heaviness had come over her.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am dead sleepy now, and forty winks will set me up for the night."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am dead sleepy now, and forty winks will set me up for the night."
bed
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From this reading Then she laid herself upon the bed.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great heaviness had come over her.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am dead sleepy now, and forty winks will set me up for the night."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I really think I shall have a nap first.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am dead sleepy now, and forty winks will set me up for the night."
forty
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From this reading I am dead sleepy now, and forty winks will set me up for the night."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great heaviness had come over her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A great heaviness had come over her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I really think I shall have a nap first.
heaviness
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From this reading A great heaviness had come over her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A great heaviness had come over her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then she laid herself upon the bed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I really think I shall have a nap first.
laid
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From this reading Then she laid herself upon the bed.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am dead sleepy now, and forty winks will set me up for the night."
nap
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From this reading "I really think I shall have a nap first.
night
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From this reading I am dead sleepy now, and forty winks will set me up for the night."
now
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From this reading I am dead sleepy now, and forty winks will set me up for the night."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A great heaviness had come over her.
really
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From this reading "I really think I shall have a nap first.
set
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From this reading I am dead sleepy now, and forty winks will set me up for the night."
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I really think I shall have a nap first.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She yawned.
sleepy
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From this reading I am dead sleepy now, and forty winks will set me up for the night."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am dead sleepy now, and forty winks will set me up for the night."
Then
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From this reading Then she laid herself upon the bed.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I really think I shall have a nap first.
up
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From this reading I am dead sleepy now, and forty winks will set me up for the night."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then she laid herself upon the bed.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I am dead sleepy now, and forty winks will set me up for the night."
winks
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From this reading I am dead sleepy now, and forty winks will set me up for the night."
yawned
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From this reading She yawned.