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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 Where in fact could they have found a spot more favorable for undisturbed repose?
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THEY MAKE THEMSELVES AT HOME AND FEEL QUITE COMFORTABLE.
arms
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From this reading This curious explanation given, and its soundness immediately recognized, the three friends were soon fast wrapped in the arms of Morpheus.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THEY MAKE THEMSELVES AT HOME AND FEEL QUITE COMFORTABLE.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading At sea, where between waves or winds or paddles or screws or machinery, everything is tremor, quiver or jar?
city
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From this reading On land, where the dwellings, whether in populous city or lonely country, continually experience every shock that thrills the Earth's crust?
COMFORTABLE
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From this reading THEY MAKE THEMSELVES AT HOME AND FEEL QUITE COMFORTABLE.
continually
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From this reading On land, where the dwellings, whether in populous city or lonely country, continually experience every shock that thrills the Earth's crust?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Where in fact could they have found a spot more favorable for undisturbed repose?
country
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From this reading On land, where the dwellings, whether in populous city or lonely country, continually experience every shock that thrills the Earth's crust?
crust
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From this reading On land, where the dwellings, whether in populous city or lonely country, continually experience every shock that thrills the Earth's crust?
curious
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From this reading This curious explanation given, and its soundness immediately recognized, the three friends were soon fast wrapped in the arms of Morpheus.
dwellings
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From this reading On land, where the dwellings, whether in populous city or lonely country, continually experience every shock that thrills the Earth's crust?
Earth's
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From this reading On land, where the dwellings, whether in populous city or lonely country, continually experience every shock that thrills the Earth's crust?
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading On land, where the dwellings, whether in populous city or lonely country, continually experience every shock that thrills the Earth's crust?
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading At sea, where between waves or winds or paddles or screws or machinery, everything is tremor, quiver or jar?
experience
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From this reading On land, where the dwellings, whether in populous city or lonely country, continually experience every shock that thrills the Earth's crust?
explanation
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From this reading This curious explanation given, and its soundness immediately recognized, the three friends were soon fast wrapped in the arms of Morpheus.
fact
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From this reading Where in fact could they have found a spot more favorable for undisturbed repose?
fast
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From this reading This curious explanation given, and its soundness immediately recognized, the three friends were soon fast wrapped in the arms of Morpheus.
favorable
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From this reading Where in fact could they have found a spot more favorable for undisturbed repose?
FEEL
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From this reading THEY MAKE THEMSELVES AT HOME AND FEEL QUITE COMFORTABLE.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Where in fact could they have found a spot more favorable for undisturbed repose?
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Where in fact could they have found a spot more favorable for undisturbed repose?
friends
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From this reading This curious explanation given, and its soundness immediately recognized, the three friends were soon fast wrapped in the arms of Morpheus.
given
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From this reading This curious explanation given, and its soundness immediately recognized, the three friends were soon fast wrapped in the arms of Morpheus.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Where in fact could they have found a spot more favorable for undisturbed repose?
HOME
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From this reading THEY MAKE THEMSELVES AT HOME AND FEEL QUITE COMFORTABLE.
immediately
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From this reading This curious explanation given, and its soundness immediately recognized, the three friends were soon fast wrapped in the arms of Morpheus.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This curious explanation given, and its soundness immediately recognized, the three friends were soon fast wrapped in the arms of Morpheus.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At sea, where between waves or winds or paddles or screws or machinery, everything is tremor, quiver or jar?
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This curious explanation given, and its soundness immediately recognized, the three friends were soon fast wrapped in the arms of Morpheus.
jar
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From this reading At sea, where between waves or winds or paddles or screws or machinery, everything is tremor, quiver or jar?
land
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From this reading On land, where the dwellings, whether in populous city or lonely country, continually experience every shock that thrills the Earth's crust?
lonely
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From this reading On land, where the dwellings, whether in populous city or lonely country, continually experience every shock that thrills the Earth's crust?
machinery
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From this reading At sea, where between waves or winds or paddles or screws or machinery, everything is tremor, quiver or jar?
MAKEnounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THEY MAKE THEMSELVES AT HOME AND FEEL QUITE COMFORTABLE.
more
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From this reading Where in fact could they have found a spot more favorable for undisturbed repose?
Morpheus
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From this reading This curious explanation given, and its soundness immediately recognized, the three friends were soon fast wrapped in the arms of Morpheus.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This curious explanation given, and its soundness immediately recognized, the three friends were soon fast wrapped in the arms of Morpheus.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On land, where the dwellings, whether in populous city or lonely country, continually experience every shock that thrills the Earth's crust?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading On land, where the dwellings, whether in populous city or lonely country, continually experience every shock that thrills the Earth's crust?
paddles
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From this reading At sea, where between waves or winds or paddles or screws or machinery, everything is tremor, quiver or jar?
populous
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From this reading On land, where the dwellings, whether in populous city or lonely country, continually experience every shock that thrills the Earth's crust?
QUITEnounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THEY MAKE THEMSELVES AT HOME AND FEEL QUITE COMFORTABLE.
quiver
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From this reading At sea, where between waves or winds or paddles or screws or machinery, everything is tremor, quiver or jar?
recognized
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From this reading This curious explanation given, and its soundness immediately recognized, the three friends were soon fast wrapped in the arms of Morpheus.
repose
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From this reading Where in fact could they have found a spot more favorable for undisturbed repose?
screws
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From this reading At sea, where between waves or winds or paddles or screws or machinery, everything is tremor, quiver or jar?
sea
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From this reading At sea, where between waves or winds or paddles or screws or machinery, everything is tremor, quiver or jar?
shock
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From this reading On land, where the dwellings, whether in populous city or lonely country, continually experience every shock that thrills the Earth's crust?
soon
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From this reading This curious explanation given, and its soundness immediately recognized, the three friends were soon fast wrapped in the arms of Morpheus.
soundness
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From this reading This curious explanation given, and its soundness immediately recognized, the three friends were soon fast wrapped in the arms of Morpheus.
spot
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From this reading Where in fact could they have found a spot more favorable for undisturbed repose?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On land, where the dwellings, whether in populous city or lonely country, continually experience every shock that thrills the Earth's crust?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This curious explanation given, and its soundness immediately recognized, the three friends were soon fast wrapped in the arms of Morpheus.
THEMSELVESpronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading THEY MAKE THEMSELVES AT HOME AND FEEL QUITE COMFORTABLE.
THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THEY MAKE THEMSELVES AT HOME AND FEEL QUITE COMFORTABLE.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This curious explanation given, and its soundness immediately recognized, the three friends were soon fast wrapped in the arms of Morpheus.
three
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From this reading This curious explanation given, and its soundness immediately recognized, the three friends were soon fast wrapped in the arms of Morpheus.
thrills
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From this reading On land, where the dwellings, whether in populous city or lonely country, continually experience every shock that thrills the Earth's crust?
tremor
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From this reading At sea, where between waves or winds or paddles or screws or machinery, everything is tremor, quiver or jar?
undisturbed
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From this reading Where in fact could they have found a spot more favorable for undisturbed repose?
waves
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From this reading At sea, where between waves or winds or paddles or screws or machinery, everything is tremor, quiver or jar?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This curious explanation given, and its soundness immediately recognized, the three friends were soon fast wrapped in the arms of Morpheus.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where in fact could they have found a spot more favorable for undisturbed repose?
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading On land, where the dwellings, whether in populous city or lonely country, continually experience every shock that thrills the Earth's crust?
winds
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From this reading At sea, where between waves or winds or paddles or screws or machinery, everything is tremor, quiver or jar?
wrapped
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From this reading This curious explanation given, and its soundness immediately recognized, the three friends were soon fast wrapped in the arms of Morpheus.
