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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 As he lay in the early morning recalling the incidents of his great adventure, he noticed that they seemed curiously subdued and far away—somewhat as if they had happened in another world, or in a time long gone by.
adventure
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From this reading The adventure of the day mightily tormented Tom’s dreams that night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Four times he had his hands on that rich treasure and four times it wasted to nothingness in his fingers as sleep forsook him and wakefulness brought back the hard reality of his misfortune.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As he lay in the early morning recalling the incidents of his great adventure, he noticed that they seemed curiously subdued and far away—somewhat as if they had happened in another world, or in a time long gone by.
argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading There was one very strong argument in favor of this idea—namely, that the quantity of coin he had seen was too vast to be real.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Four times he had his hands on that rich treasure and four times it wasted to nothingness in his fingers as sleep forsook him and wakefulness brought back the hard reality of his misfortune.
away
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From this reading As he lay in the early morning recalling the incidents of his great adventure, he noticed that they seemed curiously subdued and far away—somewhat as if they had happened in another world, or in a time long gone by.
back
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From this reading Four times he had his hands on that rich treasure and four times it wasted to nothingness in his fingers as sleep forsook him and wakefulness brought back the hard reality of his misfortune.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then it occurred to him that the great adventure itself must be a dream!
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Four times he had his hands on that rich treasure and four times it wasted to nothingness in his fingers as sleep forsook him and wakefulness brought back the hard reality of his misfortune.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As he lay in the early morning recalling the incidents of his great adventure, he noticed that they seemed curiously subdued and far away—somewhat as if they had happened in another world, or in a time long gone by.
coin
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From this reading There was one very strong argument in favor of this idea—namely, that the quantity of coin he had seen was too vast to be real.
curiously
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From this reading As he lay in the early morning recalling the incidents of his great adventure, he noticed that they seemed curiously subdued and far away—somewhat as if they had happened in another world, or in a time long gone by.
day
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From this reading The adventure of the day mightily tormented Tom’s dreams that night.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Then it occurred to him that the great adventure itself must be a dream!
dreams
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From this reading The adventure of the day mightily tormented Tom’s dreams that night.
early
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From this reading As he lay in the early morning recalling the incidents of his great adventure, he noticed that they seemed curiously subdued and far away—somewhat as if they had happened in another world, or in a time long gone by.
far
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From this reading As he lay in the early morning recalling the incidents of his great adventure, he noticed that they seemed curiously subdued and far away—somewhat as if they had happened in another world, or in a time long gone by.
favor
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From this reading There was one very strong argument in favor of this idea—namely, that the quantity of coin he had seen was too vast to be real.
fingers
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From this reading Four times he had his hands on that rich treasure and four times it wasted to nothingness in his fingers as sleep forsook him and wakefulness brought back the hard reality of his misfortune.
forsook
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From this reading Four times he had his hands on that rich treasure and four times it wasted to nothingness in his fingers as sleep forsook him and wakefulness brought back the hard reality of his misfortune.
Four
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From this reading Four times he had his hands on that rich treasure and four times it wasted to nothingness in his fingers as sleep forsook him and wakefulness brought back the hard reality of his misfortune.
gone
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From this reading As he lay in the early morning recalling the incidents of his great adventure, he noticed that they seemed curiously subdued and far away—somewhat as if they had happened in another world, or in a time long gone by.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he lay in the early morning recalling the incidents of his great adventure, he noticed that they seemed curiously subdued and far away—somewhat as if they had happened in another world, or in a time long gone by.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Four times he had his hands on that rich treasure and four times it wasted to nothingness in his fingers as sleep forsook him and wakefulness brought back the hard reality of his misfortune.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Four times he had his hands on that rich treasure and four times it wasted to nothingness in his fingers as sleep forsook him and wakefulness brought back the hard reality of his misfortune.
happened
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From this reading As he lay in the early morning recalling the incidents of his great adventure, he noticed that they seemed curiously subdued and far away—somewhat as if they had happened in another world, or in a time long gone by.
hard
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From this reading Four times he had his hands on that rich treasure and four times it wasted to nothingness in his fingers as sleep forsook him and wakefulness brought back the hard reality of his misfortune.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Four times he had his hands on that rich treasure and four times it wasted to nothingness in his fingers as sleep forsook him and wakefulness brought back the hard reality of his misfortune.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Four times he had his hands on that rich treasure and four times it wasted to nothingness in his fingers as sleep forsook him and wakefulness brought back the hard reality of his misfortune.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Four times he had his hands on that rich treasure and four times it wasted to nothingness in his fingers as sleep forsook him and wakefulness brought back the hard reality of his misfortune.
idea
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From this reading There was one very strong argument in favor of this idea—namely, that the quantity of coin he had seen was too vast to be real.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As he lay in the early morning recalling the incidents of his great adventure, he noticed that they seemed curiously subdued and far away—somewhat as if they had happened in another world, or in a time long gone by.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Four times he had his hands on that rich treasure and four times it wasted to nothingness in his fingers as sleep forsook him and wakefulness brought back the hard reality of his misfortune.
incidents
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From this reading As he lay in the early morning recalling the incidents of his great adventure, he noticed that they seemed curiously subdued and far away—somewhat as if they had happened in another world, or in a time long gone by.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Four times he had his hands on that rich treasure and four times it wasted to nothingness in his fingers as sleep forsook him and wakefulness brought back the hard reality of his misfortune.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then it occurred to him that the great adventure itself must be a dream!
lay
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From this reading As he lay in the early morning recalling the incidents of his great adventure, he noticed that they seemed curiously subdued and far away—somewhat as if they had happened in another world, or in a time long gone by.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he lay in the early morning recalling the incidents of his great adventure, he noticed that they seemed curiously subdued and far away—somewhat as if they had happened in another world, or in a time long gone by.
mightilyadverbUS /ˈmaɪtəli/
powerfully or vigorously
From this reading The adventure of the day mightily tormented Tom’s dreams that night.
misfortune
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From this reading Four times he had his hands on that rich treasure and four times it wasted to nothingness in his fingers as sleep forsook him and wakefulness brought back the hard reality of his misfortune.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he lay in the early morning recalling the incidents of his great adventure, he noticed that they seemed curiously subdued and far away—somewhat as if they had happened in another world, or in a time long gone by.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Then it occurred to him that the great adventure itself must be a dream!
namely
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From this reading There was one very strong argument in favor of this idea—namely, that the quantity of coin he had seen was too vast to be real.
night
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From this reading The adventure of the day mightily tormented Tom’s dreams that night.
nothingness
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From this reading Four times he had his hands on that rich treasure and four times it wasted to nothingness in his fingers as sleep forsook him and wakefulness brought back the hard reality of his misfortune.
noticed
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From this reading As he lay in the early morning recalling the incidents of his great adventure, he noticed that they seemed curiously subdued and far away—somewhat as if they had happened in another world, or in a time long gone by.
occurred
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From this reading Then it occurred to him that the great adventure itself must be a dream!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The adventure of the day mightily tormented Tom’s dreams that night.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Four times he had his hands on that rich treasure and four times it wasted to nothingness in his fingers as sleep forsook him and wakefulness brought back the hard reality of his misfortune.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was one very strong argument in favor of this idea—namely, that the quantity of coin he had seen was too vast to be real.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As he lay in the early morning recalling the incidents of his great adventure, he noticed that they seemed curiously subdued and far away—somewhat as if they had happened in another world, or in a time long gone by.
quantity
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From this reading There was one very strong argument in favor of this idea—namely, that the quantity of coin he had seen was too vast to be real.
real
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From this reading There was one very strong argument in favor of this idea—namely, that the quantity of coin he had seen was too vast to be real.
reality
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From this reading Four times he had his hands on that rich treasure and four times it wasted to nothingness in his fingers as sleep forsook him and wakefulness brought back the hard reality of his misfortune.
recalling
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From this reading As he lay in the early morning recalling the incidents of his great adventure, he noticed that they seemed curiously subdued and far away—somewhat as if they had happened in another world, or in a time long gone by.
rich
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From this reading Four times he had his hands on that rich treasure and four times it wasted to nothingness in his fingers as sleep forsook him and wakefulness brought back the hard reality of his misfortune.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he lay in the early morning recalling the incidents of his great adventure, he noticed that they seemed curiously subdued and far away—somewhat as if they had happened in another world, or in a time long gone by.
seen
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From this reading There was one very strong argument in favor of this idea—namely, that the quantity of coin he had seen was too vast to be real.
sleep
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From this reading Four times he had his hands on that rich treasure and four times it wasted to nothingness in his fingers as sleep forsook him and wakefulness brought back the hard reality of his misfortune.
somewhat
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From this reading As he lay in the early morning recalling the incidents of his great adventure, he noticed that they seemed curiously subdued and far away—somewhat as if they had happened in another world, or in a time long gone by.
strong
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From this reading There was one very strong argument in favor of this idea—namely, that the quantity of coin he had seen was too vast to be real.
subdued
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From this reading As he lay in the early morning recalling the incidents of his great adventure, he noticed that they seemed curiously subdued and far away—somewhat as if they had happened in another world, or in a time long gone by.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The adventure of the day mightily tormented Tom’s dreams 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 adventure of the day mightily tormented Tom’s dreams that night.
Then
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From this reading Then it occurred to him that the great adventure itself must be a dream!
There
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From this reading There was one very strong argument in favor of this idea—namely, that the quantity of coin he had seen was too vast to be real.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he lay in the early morning recalling the incidents of his great adventure, he noticed that they seemed curiously subdued and far away—somewhat as if they had happened in another world, or in a time long gone by.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was one very strong argument in favor of this idea—namely, that the quantity of coin he had seen was too vast to be real.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he lay in the early morning recalling the incidents of his great adventure, he noticed that they seemed curiously subdued and far away—somewhat as if they had happened in another world, or in a time long gone by.
times
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From this reading Four times he had his hands on that rich treasure and four times it wasted to nothingness in his fingers as sleep forsook him and wakefulness brought back the hard reality of his misfortune.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Four times he had his hands on that rich treasure and four times it wasted to nothingness in his fingers as sleep forsook him and wakefulness brought back the hard reality of his misfortune.
Tom's
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From this reading The adventure of the day mightily tormented Tom’s dreams that night.
too
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From this reading There was one very strong argument in favor of this idea—namely, that the quantity of coin he had seen was too vast to be real.
tormented
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From this reading The adventure of the day mightily tormented Tom’s dreams that night.
treasure
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From this reading Four times he had his hands on that rich treasure and four times it wasted to nothingness in his fingers as sleep forsook him and wakefulness brought back the hard reality of his misfortune.
vast
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From this reading There was one very strong argument in favor of this idea—namely, that the quantity of coin he had seen was too vast to be real.
very
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From this reading There was one very strong argument in favor of this idea—namely, that the quantity of coin he had seen was too vast to be real.
wakefulness
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From this reading Four times he had his hands on that rich treasure and four times it wasted to nothingness in his fingers as sleep forsook him and wakefulness brought back the hard reality of his misfortune.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was one very strong argument in favor of this idea—namely, that the quantity of coin he had seen was too vast to be real.
wasted
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From this reading Four times he had his hands on that rich treasure and four times it wasted to nothingness in his fingers as sleep forsook him and wakefulness brought back the hard reality of his misfortune.
world
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From this reading As he lay in the early morning recalling the incidents of his great adventure, he noticed that they seemed curiously subdued and far away—somewhat as if they had happened in another world, or in a time long gone by.
