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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 Be that as it may, neither Rufus nor Madeline could woo a wink of sleep.
active
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From this reading Pain kept Rufus Sterne awake--an active brain banished slumber from the eyes of Madeline Grover.
air
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From this reading Possibly some subtle and intractable current of sympathy ran between the cottage and the mansion--some occult and undiscovered movement of the air between brain and brain or heart and heart, some telepathic communication that science had not scheduled yet.
all
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From this reading THE SOUL'S AWAKENING Two people did not sleep at all that night.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Pain kept Rufus Sterne awake--an active brain banished slumber from the eyes of Madeline Grover.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Possibly some subtle and intractable current of sympathy ran between the cottage and the mansion--some occult and undiscovered movement of the air between brain and brain or heart and heart, some telepathic communication that science had not scheduled yet.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Be that as it may, neither Rufus nor Madeline could woo a wink of sleep.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SOUL'S AWAKENING Two people did not sleep at all that night.
awake
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From this reading Pain kept Rufus Sterne awake--an active brain banished slumber from the eyes of Madeline Grover.
AWAKENING
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From this reading THE SOUL'S AWAKENING Two people did not sleep at all that night.
banished
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From this reading Pain kept Rufus Sterne awake--an active brain banished slumber from the eyes of Madeline Grover.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be that as it may, neither Rufus nor Madeline could woo a wink of sleep.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Possibly some subtle and intractable current of sympathy ran between the cottage and the mansion--some occult and undiscovered movement of the air between brain and brain or heart and heart, some telepathic communication that science had not scheduled yet.
brain
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From this reading Pain kept Rufus Sterne awake--an active brain banished slumber from the eyes of Madeline Grover.
communication
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From this reading Possibly some subtle and intractable current of sympathy ran between the cottage and the mansion--some occult and undiscovered movement of the air between brain and brain or heart and heart, some telepathic communication that science had not scheduled yet.
cottage
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From this reading Possibly some subtle and intractable current of sympathy ran between the cottage and the mansion--some occult and undiscovered movement of the air between brain and brain or heart and heart, some telepathic communication that science had not scheduled yet.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Be that as it may, neither Rufus nor Madeline could woo a wink of sleep.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Possibly some subtle and intractable current of sympathy ran between the cottage and the mansion--some occult and undiscovered movement of the air between brain and brain or heart and heart, some telepathic communication that science had not scheduled yet.
demons
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From this reading All through the long hours of the night they lay with wide-open eyes--the one weaving the threads of fancy into all imaginable shapes, the other fighting for the most part the twin demons of pain and fear.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE SOUL'S AWAKENING Two people did not sleep at all that night.
eyes
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From this reading Pain kept Rufus Sterne awake--an active brain banished slumber from the eyes of Madeline Grover.
fancy
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From this reading All through the long hours of the night they lay with wide-open eyes--the one weaving the threads of fancy into all imaginable shapes, the other fighting for the most part the twin demons of pain and fear.
fear
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From this reading All through the long hours of the night they lay with wide-open eyes--the one weaving the threads of fancy into all imaginable shapes, the other fighting for the most part the twin demons of pain and fear.
fighting
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From this reading All through the long hours of the night they lay with wide-open eyes--the one weaving the threads of fancy into all imaginable shapes, the other fighting for the most part the twin demons of pain and fear.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All through the long hours of the night they lay with wide-open eyes--the one weaving the threads of fancy into all imaginable shapes, the other fighting for the most part the twin demons of pain and fear.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pain kept Rufus Sterne awake--an active brain banished slumber from the eyes of Madeline Grover.
Grover
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From this reading Pain kept Rufus Sterne awake--an active brain banished slumber from the eyes of Madeline Grover.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Possibly some subtle and intractable current of sympathy ran between the cottage and the mansion--some occult and undiscovered movement of the air between brain and brain or heart and heart, some telepathic communication that science had not scheduled yet.
heart
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From this reading Possibly some subtle and intractable current of sympathy ran between the cottage and the mansion--some occult and undiscovered movement of the air between brain and brain or heart and heart, some telepathic communication that science had not scheduled yet.
hours
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From this reading All through the long hours of the night they lay with wide-open eyes--the one weaving the threads of fancy into all imaginable shapes, the other fighting for the most part the twin demons of pain and fear.
imaginable
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From this reading All through the long hours of the night they lay with wide-open eyes--the one weaving the threads of fancy into all imaginable shapes, the other fighting for the most part the twin demons of pain and fear.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading All through the long hours of the night they lay with wide-open eyes--the one weaving the threads of fancy into all imaginable shapes, the other fighting for the most part the twin demons of pain and fear.
intractable
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From this reading Possibly some subtle and intractable current of sympathy ran between the cottage and the mansion--some occult and undiscovered movement of the air between brain and brain or heart and heart, some telepathic communication that science had not scheduled yet.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Be that as it may, neither Rufus nor Madeline could woo a wink of sleep.
kept
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From this reading Pain kept Rufus Sterne awake--an active brain banished slumber from the eyes of Madeline Grover.
lay
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From this reading All through the long hours of the night they lay with wide-open eyes--the one weaving the threads of fancy into all imaginable shapes, the other fighting for the most part the twin demons of pain and fear.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All through the long hours of the night they lay with wide-open eyes--the one weaving the threads of fancy into all imaginable shapes, the other fighting for the most part the twin demons of pain and fear.
Madeline
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From this reading Pain kept Rufus Sterne awake--an active brain banished slumber from the eyes of Madeline Grover.
mansion
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From this reading Possibly some subtle and intractable current of sympathy ran between the cottage and the mansion--some occult and undiscovered movement of the air between brain and brain or heart and heart, some telepathic communication that science had not scheduled yet.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Be that as it may, neither Rufus nor Madeline could woo a wink of sleep.
most
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From this reading All through the long hours of the night they lay with wide-open eyes--the one weaving the threads of fancy into all imaginable shapes, the other fighting for the most part the twin demons of pain and fear.
movement
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From this reading Possibly some subtle and intractable current of sympathy ran between the cottage and the mansion--some occult and undiscovered movement of the air between brain and brain or heart and heart, some telepathic communication that science had not scheduled yet.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Be that as it may, neither Rufus nor Madeline could woo a wink of sleep.
night
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From this reading THE SOUL'S AWAKENING Two people did not sleep at all that night.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Be that as it may, neither Rufus nor Madeline could woo a wink of sleep.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE SOUL'S AWAKENING Two people did not sleep at all that night.
occult
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From this reading Possibly some subtle and intractable current of sympathy ran between the cottage and the mansion--some occult and undiscovered movement of the air between brain and brain or heart and heart, some telepathic communication that science had not scheduled yet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pain kept Rufus Sterne awake--an active brain banished slumber from the eyes of Madeline Grover.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All through the long hours of the night they lay with wide-open eyes--the one weaving the threads of fancy into all imaginable shapes, the other fighting for the most part the twin demons of pain and fear.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Possibly some subtle and intractable current of sympathy ran between the cottage and the mansion--some occult and undiscovered movement of the air between brain and brain or heart and heart, some telepathic communication that science had not scheduled yet.
other
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From this reading All through the long hours of the night they lay with wide-open eyes--the one weaving the threads of fancy into all imaginable shapes, the other fighting for the most part the twin demons of pain and fear.
Pain
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From this reading Pain kept Rufus Sterne awake--an active brain banished slumber from the eyes of Madeline Grover.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All through the long hours of the night they lay with wide-open eyes--the one weaving the threads of fancy into all imaginable shapes, the other fighting for the most part the twin demons of pain and fear.
people
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From this reading THE SOUL'S AWAKENING Two people did not sleep at all that night.
Possibly
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From this reading Possibly some subtle and intractable current of sympathy ran between the cottage and the mansion--some occult and undiscovered movement of the air between brain and brain or heart and heart, some telepathic communication that science had not scheduled yet.
ran
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From this reading Possibly some subtle and intractable current of sympathy ran between the cottage and the mansion--some occult and undiscovered movement of the air between brain and brain or heart and heart, some telepathic communication that science had not scheduled yet.
Rufus
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From this reading Pain kept Rufus Sterne awake--an active brain banished slumber from the eyes of Madeline Grover.
scheduled
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From this reading Possibly some subtle and intractable current of sympathy ran between the cottage and the mansion--some occult and undiscovered movement of the air between brain and brain or heart and heart, some telepathic communication that science had not scheduled yet.
science
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From this reading Possibly some subtle and intractable current of sympathy ran between the cottage and the mansion--some occult and undiscovered movement of the air between brain and brain or heart and heart, some telepathic communication that science had not scheduled yet.
shapes
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From this reading All through the long hours of the night they lay with wide-open eyes--the one weaving the threads of fancy into all imaginable shapes, the other fighting for the most part the twin demons of pain and fear.
sleep
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From this reading THE SOUL'S AWAKENING Two people did not sleep at all that night.
slumber
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From this reading Pain kept Rufus Sterne awake--an active brain banished slumber from the eyes of Madeline Grover.
some
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From this reading Possibly some subtle and intractable current of sympathy ran between the cottage and the mansion--some occult and undiscovered movement of the air between brain and brain or heart and heart, some telepathic communication that science had not scheduled yet.
SOUL'S
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From this reading THE SOUL'S AWAKENING Two people did not sleep at all that night.
Sterne
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From this reading Pain kept Rufus Sterne awake--an active brain banished slumber from the eyes of Madeline Grover.
subtle
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From this reading Possibly some subtle and intractable current of sympathy ran between the cottage and the mansion--some occult and undiscovered movement of the air between brain and brain or heart and heart, some telepathic communication that science had not scheduled yet.
sympathy
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From this reading Possibly some subtle and intractable current of sympathy ran between the cottage and the mansion--some occult and undiscovered movement of the air between brain and brain or heart and heart, some telepathic communication that science had not scheduled yet.
telepathic
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From this reading Possibly some subtle and intractable current of sympathy ran between the cottage and the mansion--some occult and undiscovered movement of the air between brain and brain or heart and heart, some telepathic communication that science had not scheduled yet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE SOUL'S AWAKENING Two people did not sleep at all that night.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SOUL'S AWAKENING Two people did not sleep at all that night.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All through the long hours of the night they lay with wide-open eyes--the one weaving the threads of fancy into all imaginable shapes, the other fighting for the most part the twin demons of pain and fear.
threads
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From this reading All through the long hours of the night they lay with wide-open eyes--the one weaving the threads of fancy into all imaginable shapes, the other fighting for the most part the twin demons of pain and fear.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All through the long hours of the night they lay with wide-open eyes--the one weaving the threads of fancy into all imaginable shapes, the other fighting for the most part the twin demons of pain and fear.
twin
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From this reading All through the long hours of the night they lay with wide-open eyes--the one weaving the threads of fancy into all imaginable shapes, the other fighting for the most part the twin demons of pain and fear.
Two
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From this reading THE SOUL'S AWAKENING Two people did not sleep at all that night.
undiscovered
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From this reading Possibly some subtle and intractable current of sympathy ran between the cottage and the mansion--some occult and undiscovered movement of the air between brain and brain or heart and heart, some telepathic communication that science had not scheduled yet.
weaving
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From this reading All through the long hours of the night they lay with wide-open eyes--the one weaving the threads of fancy into all imaginable shapes, the other fighting for the most part the twin demons of pain and fear.
wide-open
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From this reading All through the long hours of the night they lay with wide-open eyes--the one weaving the threads of fancy into all imaginable shapes, the other fighting for the most part the twin demons of pain and fear.
wink
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From this reading Be that as it may, neither Rufus nor Madeline could woo a wink of sleep.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All through the long hours of the night they lay with wide-open eyes--the one weaving the threads of fancy into all imaginable shapes, the other fighting for the most part the twin demons of pain and fear.
woo
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From this reading Be that as it may, neither Rufus nor Madeline could woo a wink of sleep.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Possibly some subtle and intractable current of sympathy ran between the cottage and the mansion--some occult and undiscovered movement of the air between brain and brain or heart and heart, some telepathic communication that science had not scheduled yet.
