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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 room was empty, not a soul in sight, and he lay in his bed, all alone.
all
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From this reading The room was empty, not a soul in sight, and he lay in his bed, all alone.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room was empty, not a soul in sight, and he lay in his bed, all alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The room was empty, not a soul in sight, and he lay in his bed, all alone.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The room was the same that he had entered the night before; of that he felt assured as he glanced around.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The room was the same that he had entered the night before; of that he felt assured as he glanced around.
asleep
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From this reading For some time he lay half awake and half asleep, his thoughts running in a most confused channel.
assured
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From this reading The room was the same that he had entered the night before; of that he felt assured as he glanced around.
awake
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From this reading For some time he lay half awake and half asleep, his thoughts running in a most confused channel.
awoke
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From this reading The sun was streaming into Cobb's eyes; he was restless; he awoke.
bed
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From this reading The room was empty, not a soul in sight, and he lay in his bed, all alone.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The room was the same that he had entered the night before; of that he felt assured as he glanced around.
bones
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From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
channel
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From this reading For some time he lay half awake and half asleep, his thoughts running in a most confused channel.
Cobb's
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From this reading The sun was streaming into Cobb's eyes; he was restless; he awoke.
confused
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From this reading For some time he lay half awake and half asleep, his thoughts running in a most confused channel.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
desire
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From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
empty
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From this reading The room was empty, not a soul in sight, and he lay in his bed, all alone.
entered
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From this reading The room was the same that he had entered the night before; of that he felt assured as he glanced around.
eyes
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From this reading The sun was streaming into Cobb's eyes; he was restless; he awoke.
felt
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From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
get
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From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
glanced
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From this reading The room was the same that he had entered the night before; of that he felt assured as he glanced around.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some time he lay half awake and half asleep, his thoughts running in a most confused channel.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sun was streaming into Cobb's eyes; he was restless; he awoke.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The room was empty, not a soul in sight, and he lay in his bed, all alone.
How
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From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The room was empty, not a soul in sight, and he lay in his bed, all alone.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sun was streaming into Cobb's eyes; he was restless; he awoke.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
knew
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From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
lain
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From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
lay
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From this reading The room was empty, not a soul in sight, and he lay in his bed, all alone.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
most
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From this reading For some time he lay half awake and half asleep, his thoughts running in a most confused channel.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
night
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From this reading The room was the same that he had entered the night before; of that he felt assured as he glanced around.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The room was empty, not a soul in sight, and he lay in his bed, all alone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The room was the same that he had entered the night before; of that he felt assured as he glanced around.
restless
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From this reading The sun was streaming into Cobb's eyes; he was restless; he awoke.
room
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From this reading The room was empty, not a soul in sight, and he lay in his bed, all alone.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For some time he lay half awake and half asleep, his thoughts running in a most confused channel.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room was the same that he had entered the night before; of that he felt assured as he glanced around.
sight
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From this reading The room was empty, not a soul in sight, and he lay in his bed, all alone.
some
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From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
sore
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From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
soul
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From this reading The room was empty, not a soul in sight, and he lay in his bed, all alone.
streaming
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From this reading The sun was streaming into Cobb's eyes; he was restless; he awoke.
stretch
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From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
sun
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From this reading The sun was streaming into Cobb's eyes; he was restless; he awoke.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The room was the same that he had entered the night before; of that he felt assured as he glanced around.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun was streaming into Cobb's eyes; he was restless; he awoke.
there
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From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
thoughts
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From this reading For some time he lay half awake and half asleep, his thoughts running in a most confused channel.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
up
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From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was streaming into Cobb's eyes; he was restless; he awoke.
