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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 Dumnoff lay like a log upon his pallet, his head thrown back, his mouth open, snoring with the strong bass vibration of a thirty-two-foot organ pipe.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As the church clocks struck one hour after another, his spirits rose.
agreeable
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From this reading His own reflections were in a measure more agreeable than any dream could have been, certainly more so in his judgment than the visions of unlimited cabbage soup, vodka, and fighting which were doubtless delighting Dumnoff's slumbering soul.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once or twice in the course of the night, the Count changed his position, got up, stretched himself and paced the length of the room.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As the church clocks struck one hour after another, his spirits rose.
any
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From this reading His own reflections were in a measure more agreeable than any dream could have been, certainly more so in his judgment than the visions of unlimited cabbage soup, vodka, and fighting which were doubtless delighting Dumnoff's slumbering soul.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the church clocks struck one hour after another, his spirits rose.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Count looked at him occasionally, but did not envy him his power of sleep.
back
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From this reading Dumnoff lay like a log upon his pallet, his head thrown back, his mouth open, snoring with the strong bass vibration of a thirty-two-foot organ pipe.
bass
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From this reading Dumnoff lay like a log upon his pallet, his head thrown back, his mouth open, snoring with the strong bass vibration of a thirty-two-foot organ pipe.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His own reflections were in a measure more agreeable than any dream could have been, certainly more so in his judgment than the visions of unlimited cabbage soup, vodka, and fighting which were doubtless delighting Dumnoff's slumbering soul.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Count looked at him occasionally, but did not envy him his power of sleep.
cabbage
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From this reading His own reflections were in a measure more agreeable than any dream could have been, certainly more so in his judgment than the visions of unlimited cabbage soup, vodka, and fighting which were doubtless delighting Dumnoff's slumbering soul.
certainly
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From this reading His own reflections were in a measure more agreeable than any dream could have been, certainly more so in his judgment than the visions of unlimited cabbage soup, vodka, and fighting which were doubtless delighting Dumnoff's slumbering soul.
changed
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From this reading Once or twice in the course of the night, the Count changed his position, got up, stretched himself and paced the length of the room.
church
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From this reading As the church clocks struck one hour after another, his spirits rose.
clocks
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From this reading As the church clocks struck one hour after another, his spirits rose.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His own reflections were in a measure more agreeable than any dream could have been, certainly more so in his judgment than the visions of unlimited cabbage soup, vodka, and fighting which were doubtless delighting Dumnoff's slumbering soul.
Count
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From this reading Once or twice in the course of the night, the Count changed his position, got up, stretched himself and paced the length of the room.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once or twice in the course of the night, the Count changed his position, got up, stretched himself and paced the length of the room.
delighting
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From this reading His own reflections were in a measure more agreeable than any dream could have been, certainly more so in his judgment than the visions of unlimited cabbage soup, vodka, and fighting which were doubtless delighting Dumnoff's slumbering soul.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Count looked at him occasionally, but did not envy him his power of sleep.
doubtless
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From this reading His own reflections were in a measure more agreeable than any dream could have been, certainly more so in his judgment than the visions of unlimited cabbage soup, vodka, and fighting which were doubtless delighting Dumnoff's slumbering soul.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading His own reflections were in a measure more agreeable than any dream could have been, certainly more so in his judgment than the visions of unlimited cabbage soup, vodka, and fighting which were doubtless delighting Dumnoff's slumbering soul.
Dumnoff
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From this reading Dumnoff lay like a log upon his pallet, his head thrown back, his mouth open, snoring with the strong bass vibration of a thirty-two-foot organ pipe.
Dumnoff's
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From this reading His own reflections were in a measure more agreeable than any dream could have been, certainly more so in his judgment than the visions of unlimited cabbage soup, vodka, and fighting which were doubtless delighting Dumnoff's slumbering soul.
envy
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From this reading The Count looked at him occasionally, but did not envy him his power of sleep.
fighting
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From this reading His own reflections were in a measure more agreeable than any dream could have been, certainly more so in his judgment than the visions of unlimited cabbage soup, vodka, and fighting which were doubtless delighting Dumnoff's slumbering soul.
got
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From this reading Once or twice in the course of the night, the Count changed his position, got up, stretched himself and paced the length of the room.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His own reflections were in a measure more agreeable than any dream could have been, certainly more so in his judgment than the visions of unlimited cabbage soup, vodka, and fighting which were doubtless delighting Dumnoff's slumbering soul.
head
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From this reading Dumnoff lay like a log upon his pallet, his head thrown back, his mouth open, snoring with the strong bass vibration of a thirty-two-foot organ pipe.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Count looked at him occasionally, but did not envy him his power of sleep.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Once or twice in the course of the night, the Count changed his position, got up, stretched himself and paced the length of the room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once or twice in the course of the night, the Count changed his position, got up, stretched himself and paced the length of the room.
hour
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From this reading As the church clocks struck one hour after another, his spirits rose.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once or twice in the course of the night, the Count changed his position, got up, stretched himself and paced the length of the room.
judgment
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From this reading His own reflections were in a measure more agreeable than any dream could have been, certainly more so in his judgment than the visions of unlimited cabbage soup, vodka, and fighting which were doubtless delighting Dumnoff's slumbering soul.
lay
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From this reading Dumnoff lay like a log upon his pallet, his head thrown back, his mouth open, snoring with the strong bass vibration of a thirty-two-foot organ pipe.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Once or twice in the course of the night, the Count changed his position, got up, stretched himself and paced the length of the room.
like
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From this reading Dumnoff lay like a log upon his pallet, his head thrown back, his mouth open, snoring with the strong bass vibration of a thirty-two-foot organ pipe.
log
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From this reading Dumnoff lay like a log upon his pallet, his head thrown back, his mouth open, snoring with the strong bass vibration of a thirty-two-foot organ pipe.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Count looked at him occasionally, but did not envy him his power of sleep.
measure
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From this reading His own reflections were in a measure more agreeable than any dream could have been, certainly more so in his judgment than the visions of unlimited cabbage soup, vodka, and fighting which were doubtless delighting Dumnoff's slumbering soul.
more
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From this reading His own reflections were in a measure more agreeable than any dream could have been, certainly more so in his judgment than the visions of unlimited cabbage soup, vodka, and fighting which were doubtless delighting Dumnoff's slumbering soul.
mouth
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From this reading Dumnoff lay like a log upon his pallet, his head thrown back, his mouth open, snoring with the strong bass vibration of a thirty-two-foot organ pipe.
night
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From this reading Once or twice in the course of the night, the Count changed his position, got up, stretched himself and paced the length of the room.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Count looked at him occasionally, but did not envy him his power of sleep.
occasionally
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From this reading The Count looked at him occasionally, but did not envy him his power of sleep.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once or twice in the course of the night, the Count changed his position, got up, stretched himself and paced the length of the room.
Once
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From this reading Once or twice in the course of the night, the Count changed his position, got up, stretched himself and paced the length of the room.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As the church clocks struck one hour after another, his spirits rose.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Dumnoff lay like a log upon his pallet, his head thrown back, his mouth open, snoring with the strong bass vibration of a thirty-two-foot organ pipe.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Once or twice in the course of the night, the Count changed his position, got up, stretched himself and paced the length of the room.
organ
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From this reading Dumnoff lay like a log upon his pallet, his head thrown back, his mouth open, snoring with the strong bass vibration of a thirty-two-foot organ pipe.
own
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From this reading His own reflections were in a measure more agreeable than any dream could have been, certainly more so in his judgment than the visions of unlimited cabbage soup, vodka, and fighting which were doubtless delighting Dumnoff's slumbering soul.
paced
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From this reading Once or twice in the course of the night, the Count changed his position, got up, stretched himself and paced the length of the room.
pallet
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From this reading Dumnoff lay like a log upon his pallet, his head thrown back, his mouth open, snoring with the strong bass vibration of a thirty-two-foot organ pipe.
pipe
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From this reading Dumnoff lay like a log upon his pallet, his head thrown back, his mouth open, snoring with the strong bass vibration of a thirty-two-foot organ pipe.
position
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From this reading Once or twice in the course of the night, the Count changed his position, got up, stretched himself and paced the length of the room.
power
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From this reading The Count looked at him occasionally, but did not envy him his power of sleep.
reflections
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From this reading His own reflections were in a measure more agreeable than any dream could have been, certainly more so in his judgment than the visions of unlimited cabbage soup, vodka, and fighting which were doubtless delighting Dumnoff's slumbering soul.
room
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From this reading Once or twice in the course of the night, the Count changed his position, got up, stretched himself and paced the length of the room.
rose
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From this reading As the church clocks struck one hour after another, his spirits rose.
sleep
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From this reading The Count looked at him occasionally, but did not envy him his power of sleep.
slumbering
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From this reading His own reflections were in a measure more agreeable than any dream could have been, certainly more so in his judgment than the visions of unlimited cabbage soup, vodka, and fighting which were doubtless delighting Dumnoff's slumbering soul.
snoring
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From this reading Dumnoff lay like a log upon his pallet, his head thrown back, his mouth open, snoring with the strong bass vibration of a thirty-two-foot organ pipe.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His own reflections were in a measure more agreeable than any dream could have been, certainly more so in his judgment than the visions of unlimited cabbage soup, vodka, and fighting which were doubtless delighting Dumnoff's slumbering soul.
soul
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From this reading His own reflections were in a measure more agreeable than any dream could have been, certainly more so in his judgment than the visions of unlimited cabbage soup, vodka, and fighting which were doubtless delighting Dumnoff's slumbering soul.
soup
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From this reading His own reflections were in a measure more agreeable than any dream could have been, certainly more so in his judgment than the visions of unlimited cabbage soup, vodka, and fighting which were doubtless delighting Dumnoff's slumbering soul.
spirits
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From this reading As the church clocks struck one hour after another, his spirits rose.
stretched
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From this reading Once or twice in the course of the night, the Count changed his position, got up, stretched himself and paced the length of the room.
strong
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From this reading Dumnoff lay like a log upon his pallet, his head thrown back, his mouth open, snoring with the strong bass vibration of a thirty-two-foot organ pipe.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the church clocks struck one hour after another, his spirits rose.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His own reflections were in a measure more agreeable than any dream could have been, certainly more so in his judgment than the visions of unlimited cabbage soup, vodka, and fighting which were doubtless delighting Dumnoff's slumbering soul.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once or twice in the course of the night, the Count changed his position, got up, stretched himself and paced the length of the room.
thirty-two-foot
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From this reading Dumnoff lay like a log upon his pallet, his head thrown back, his mouth open, snoring with the strong bass vibration of a thirty-two-foot organ pipe.
thrown
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From this reading Dumnoff lay like a log upon his pallet, his head thrown back, his mouth open, snoring with the strong bass vibration of a thirty-two-foot organ pipe.
twice
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From this reading Once or twice in the course of the night, the Count changed his position, got up, stretched himself and paced the length of the room.
unlimited
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From this reading His own reflections were in a measure more agreeable than any dream could have been, certainly more so in his judgment than the visions of unlimited cabbage soup, vodka, and fighting which were doubtless delighting Dumnoff's slumbering soul.
up
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From this reading Once or twice in the course of the night, the Count changed his position, got up, stretched himself and paced the length of the room.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Dumnoff lay like a log upon his pallet, his head thrown back, his mouth open, snoring with the strong bass vibration of a thirty-two-foot organ pipe.
vibration
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From this reading Dumnoff lay like a log upon his pallet, his head thrown back, his mouth open, snoring with the strong bass vibration of a thirty-two-foot organ pipe.
visions
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From this reading His own reflections were in a measure more agreeable than any dream could have been, certainly more so in his judgment than the visions of unlimited cabbage soup, vodka, and fighting which were doubtless delighting Dumnoff's slumbering soul.
vodka
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From this reading His own reflections were in a measure more agreeable than any dream could have been, certainly more so in his judgment than the visions of unlimited cabbage soup, vodka, and fighting which were doubtless delighting Dumnoff's slumbering soul.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His own reflections were in a measure more agreeable than any dream could have been, certainly more so in his judgment than the visions of unlimited cabbage soup, vodka, and fighting which were doubtless delighting Dumnoff's slumbering soul.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His own reflections were in a measure more agreeable than any dream could have been, certainly more so in his judgment than the visions of unlimited cabbage soup, vodka, and fighting which were doubtless delighting Dumnoff's slumbering soul.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dumnoff lay like a log upon his pallet, his head thrown back, his mouth open, snoring with the strong bass vibration of a thirty-two-foot organ pipe.
