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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 On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
any
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From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
away
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From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
back
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From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
breathless
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From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
bring
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From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
burnt
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From this reading Its embers burnt now with a faint and sickly glare in the full flood of yellow moonlight which had fallen upon the country.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
camp
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From this reading So he had risen and stolen away from the little camp where his companions lay wrapped in heavy slumber.
chaos
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From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
closed
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From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
companions
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From this reading So he had risen and stolen away from the little camp where his companions lay wrapped in heavy slumber.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
country
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From this reading Its embers burnt now with a faint and sickly glare in the full flood of yellow moonlight which had fallen upon the country.
darkness
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From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
dense
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From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
effort
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From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
embers
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From this reading Its embers burnt now with a faint and sickly glare in the full flood of yellow moonlight which had fallen upon the country.
eyes
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From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
faint
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From this reading Its embers burnt now with a faint and sickly glare in the full flood of yellow moonlight which had fallen upon the country.
fallen
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From this reading Its embers burnt now with a faint and sickly glare in the full flood of yellow moonlight which had fallen upon the country.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
fire
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From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
flood
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From this reading Its embers burnt now with a faint and sickly glare in the full flood of yellow moonlight which had fallen upon the country.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
full
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From this reading Its embers burnt now with a faint and sickly glare in the full flood of yellow moonlight which had fallen upon the country.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its embers burnt now with a faint and sickly glare in the full flood of yellow moonlight which had fallen upon the country.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So he had risen and stolen away from the little camp where his companions lay wrapped in heavy slumber.
head
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From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
heat
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From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
heavy
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From this reading So he had risen and stolen away from the little camp where his companions lay wrapped in heavy slumber.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
hour
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From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So he had risen and stolen away from the little camp where his companions lay wrapped in heavy slumber.
indeed
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From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
instant
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From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its embers burnt now with a faint and sickly glare in the full flood of yellow moonlight which had fallen upon the country.
knoll
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From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
lay
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From this reading So he had risen and stolen away from the little camp where his companions lay wrapped in heavy slumber.
lit
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From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
lounging
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From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
moonlight
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From this reading Its embers burnt now with a faint and sickly glare in the full flood of yellow moonlight which had fallen upon the country.
night
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From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
notwithstanding
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From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
now
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From this reading Its embers burnt now with a faint and sickly glare in the full flood of yellow moonlight which had fallen upon the country.
occurrence
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From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
only
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From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
oppression
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From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
overcome
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From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
palm-tree
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From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
pillow
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From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
pipe
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From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
proof
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From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
pursued
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From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
remove
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From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
risen
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From this reading So he had risen and stolen away from the little camp where his companions lay wrapped in heavy slumber.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
sickly
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From this reading Its embers burnt now with a faint and sickly glare in the full flood of yellow moonlight which had fallen upon the country.
sleeper
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From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
slumber
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From this reading So he had risen and stolen away from the little camp where his companions lay wrapped in heavy slumber.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
sound
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From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
stifling
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From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
stolen
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From this reading So he had risen and stolen away from the little camp where his companions lay wrapped in heavy slumber.
summit
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From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
teeth
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From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
thick
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From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
touched
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From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
travelling
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From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
Trent
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From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
tropical
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From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
uncommon
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From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Its embers burnt now with a faint and sickly glare in the full flood of yellow moonlight which had fallen upon the country.
Usually
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From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
vague
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From this reading They had closed their eyes in a dense and tropical darkness--so thick indeed that they had lit a fire, notwithstanding the stifling heat, to remove that vague feeling of oppression which chaos so complete seemed to bring with it.
wakefulness
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From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading So he had risen and stolen away from the little camp where his companions lay wrapped in heavy slumber.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Usually a sound sleeper, the wakefulness, which had pursued him from the instant his head had touched his travelling pillow an hour or so back, was not only an uncommon occurrence, but one which seemed proof against any effort on his part to overcome it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the summit of a little knoll, with a pipe between his teeth and his back against a palm-tree, Trent was lounging away an hour of the breathless night.
wrapped
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From this reading So he had risen and stolen away from the little camp where his companions lay wrapped in heavy slumber.
yellow
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From this reading Its embers burnt now with a faint and sickly glare in the full flood of yellow moonlight which had fallen upon the country.
