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Chapter II
CAPTAIN LEN GUY. I slept ill. Again and again I "dreamed that I was dreaming." Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly. I woke then, and every time in a very bad humour with Captain Len Guy.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again and again I "dreamed that I was dreaming."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “CAPTAIN LEN GUY.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “I woke then, and every time in a very bad humour with Captain Len Guy.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I woke then, and every time in a very bad humour with Captain Len Guy.”
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading “Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.”
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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 I woke then, and every time in a very bad humour with Captain Len Guy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again and again I "dreamed that I was dreaming."
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From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again and again I "dreamed that I was dreaming."
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From this reading I woke then, and every time in a very bad humour with Captain Len Guy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN LEN GUY.
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From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
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From this reading Again and again I "dreamed that I was dreaming."
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From this reading Again and again I "dreamed that I was dreaming."
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From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I woke then, and every time in a very bad humour with Captain Len Guy.
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From this reading CAPTAIN LEN GUY.
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From this reading I woke then, and every time in a very bad humour with Captain Len Guy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I slept ill.
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From this reading I slept ill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I woke then, and every time in a very bad humour with Captain Len Guy.
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From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
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From this reading CAPTAIN LEN GUY.
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From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
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From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
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From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
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From this reading I slept ill.
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From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Again and again I "dreamed that I was dreaming."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
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From this reading I woke then, and every time in a very bad humour with Captain Len Guy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I woke then, and every time in a very bad humour with Captain Len Guy.
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From this reading I woke then, and every time in a very bad humour with Captain Len Guy.
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Again and again I "dreamed that I was dreaming."
at the time that
From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I woke then, and every time in a very bad humour with Captain Len Guy.
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From this reading I woke then, and every time in a very bad humour with Captain Len Guy.
