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Chapter V
Mrs Brunton woke next morning with an aching head and a confused mind, not knowing for a moment what had happened to her. Was it a nightmare? a dreadful dream? She had not slept till morning, and then had fallen into an unrestful torpor, full of the broken reminiscences of the night. A nightmare! that was most like what it was--until she came to herself all at once, and remembered everything. Everything! and yet did not in the least understand.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had not slept till morning, and then had fallen into an unrestful torpor, full of the broken reminiscences of the night.”
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “Was it a nightmare? a dreadful dream?”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “Was it a nightmare? a dreadful dream?”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “A nightmare! that was most like what it was--until she came to herself all at once, and remembered everything.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “A nightmare! that was most like what it was--until she came to herself all at once, and remembered everything.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everything! and yet did not in the least understand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs Brunton woke next morning with an aching head and a confused mind, not knowing for a moment what had happened to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs Brunton woke next morning with an aching head and a confused mind, not knowing for a moment what had happened to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs Brunton woke next morning with an aching head and a confused mind, not knowing for a moment what had happened to her.”
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading “Was it a nightmare? a dreadful dream?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A nightmare! that was most like what it was--until she came to herself all at once, and remembered everything.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “She had not slept till morning, and then had fallen into an unrestful torpor, full of the broken reminiscences of the night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everything! and yet did not in the least understand.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “A nightmare! that was most like what it was--until she came to herself all at once, and remembered everything.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Everything! and yet did not in the least understand.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mrs Brunton woke next morning with an aching head and a confused mind, not knowing for a moment what had happened to her.
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From this reading Mrs Brunton woke next morning with an aching head and a confused mind, not knowing for a moment what had happened to her.
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From this reading A nightmare! that was most like what it was--until she came to herself all at once, and remembered everything.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mrs Brunton woke next morning with an aching head and a confused mind, not knowing for a moment what had happened to her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs Brunton woke next morning with an aching head and a confused mind, not knowing for a moment what had happened to her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A nightmare! that was most like what it was--until she came to herself all at once, and remembered everything.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had not slept till morning, and then had fallen into an unrestful torpor, full of the broken reminiscences of the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs Brunton woke next morning with an aching head and a confused mind, not knowing for a moment what had happened to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A nightmare! that was most like what it was--until she came to herself all at once, and remembered everything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs Brunton woke next morning with an aching head and a confused mind, not knowing for a moment what had happened to her.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Everything! and yet did not in the least understand.
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading Was it a nightmare? a dreadful dream?
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Was it a nightmare? a dreadful dream?
all things; all of a situation
From this reading A nightmare! that was most like what it was--until she came to herself all at once, and remembered everything.
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From this reading She had not slept till morning, and then had fallen into an unrestful torpor, full of the broken reminiscences of the night.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs Brunton woke next morning with an aching head and a confused mind, not knowing for a moment what had happened to her.
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From this reading She had not slept till morning, and then had fallen into an unrestful torpor, full of the broken reminiscences of the night.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs Brunton woke next morning with an aching head and a confused mind, not knowing for a moment what had happened to her.
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From this reading Mrs Brunton woke next morning with an aching head and a confused mind, not knowing for a moment what had happened to her.
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From this reading Mrs Brunton woke next morning with an aching head and a confused mind, not knowing for a moment what had happened to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs Brunton woke next morning with an aching head and a confused mind, not knowing for a moment what had happened to her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading A nightmare! that was most like what it was--until she came to herself all at once, and remembered everything.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everything! and yet did not in the least understand.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had not slept till morning, and then had fallen into an unrestful torpor, full of the broken reminiscences of the night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it a nightmare? a dreadful dream?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs Brunton woke next morning with an aching head and a confused mind, not knowing for a moment what had happened to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything! and yet did not in the least understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A nightmare! that was most like what it was--until she came to herself all at once, and remembered everything.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs Brunton woke next morning with an aching head and a confused mind, not knowing for a moment what had happened to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs Brunton woke next morning with an aching head and a confused mind, not knowing for a moment what had happened to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs Brunton woke next morning with an aching head and a confused mind, not knowing for a moment what had happened to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A nightmare! that was most like what it was--until she came to herself all at once, and remembered everything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs Brunton woke next morning with an aching head and a confused mind, not knowing for a moment what had happened to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs Brunton woke next morning with an aching head and a confused mind, not knowing for a moment what had happened to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had not slept till morning, and then had fallen into an unrestful torpor, full of the broken reminiscences of the night.
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading Was it a nightmare? a dreadful dream?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs Brunton woke next morning with an aching head and a confused mind, not knowing for a moment what had happened to her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had not slept till morning, and then had fallen into an unrestful torpor, full of the broken reminiscences of the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A nightmare! that was most like what it was--until she came to herself all at once, and remembered everything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A nightmare! that was most like what it was--until she came to herself all at once, and remembered everything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had not slept till morning, and then had fallen into an unrestful torpor, full of the broken reminiscences of the night.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had not slept till morning, and then had fallen into an unrestful torpor, full of the broken reminiscences of the night.
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From this reading She had not slept till morning, and then had fallen into an unrestful torpor, full of the broken reminiscences of the night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A nightmare! that was most like what it was--until she came to herself all at once, and remembered everything.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had not slept till morning, and then had fallen into an unrestful torpor, full of the broken reminiscences of the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had not slept till morning, and then had fallen into an unrestful torpor, full of the broken reminiscences of the night.
up to a particular time
From this reading She had not slept till morning, and then had fallen into an unrestful torpor, full of the broken reminiscences of the night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs Brunton woke next morning with an aching head and a confused mind, not knowing for a moment what had happened to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had not slept till morning, and then had fallen into an unrestful torpor, full of the broken reminiscences of the night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything! and yet did not in the least understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had not slept till morning, and then had fallen into an unrestful torpor, full of the broken reminiscences of the night.
up to a particular time
From this reading A nightmare! that was most like what it was--until she came to herself all at once, and remembered everything.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it a nightmare? a dreadful dream?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Mrs Brunton woke next morning with an aching head and a confused mind, not knowing for a moment what had happened to her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs Brunton woke next morning with an aching head and a confused mind, not knowing for a moment what had happened to her.
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From this reading Mrs Brunton woke next morning with an aching head and a confused mind, not knowing for a moment what had happened to her.
but in spite of that
From this reading Everything! and yet did not in the least understand.
