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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 I have now reached a point in my life over which I would fain pass in silence.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bleak and bare it stands alone, in my checkered lot, and the silver that now glistens prematurely in my hair, came upon that night.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN AWFUL AWAKENING.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have sometimes persuaded myself that it was unreal; but no, it is true, and time can never clothe the memory of it in a different dress than that of unearthly terror.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
AWAKENING
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From this reading AN AWFUL AWAKENING.
AWFUL
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From this reading AN AWFUL AWAKENING.
bare
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From this reading Bleak and bare it stands alone, in my checkered lot, and the silver that now glistens prematurely in my hair, came upon that night.
Bleak
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From this reading Bleak and bare it stands alone, in my checkered lot, and the silver that now glistens prematurely in my hair, came upon that night.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have sometimes persuaded myself that it was unreal; but no, it is true, and time can never clothe the memory of it in a different dress than that of unearthly terror.
came
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From this reading Bleak and bare it stands alone, in my checkered lot, and the silver that now glistens prematurely in my hair, came upon that night.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I have sometimes persuaded myself that it was unreal; but no, it is true, and time can never clothe the memory of it in a different dress than that of unearthly terror.
cannot
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From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
checkered
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From this reading Bleak and bare it stands alone, in my checkered lot, and the silver that now glistens prematurely in my hair, came upon that night.
clothe
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From this reading I have sometimes persuaded myself that it was unreal; but no, it is true, and time can never clothe the memory of it in a different dress than that of unearthly terror.
day
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From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
dress
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From this reading I have sometimes persuaded myself that it was unreal; but no, it is true, and time can never clothe the memory of it in a different dress than that of unearthly terror.
experience
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From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
fain
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From this reading I have now reached a point in my life over which I would fain pass in silence.
falls
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From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
glistens
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From this reading Bleak and bare it stands alone, in my checkered lot, and the silver that now glistens prematurely in my hair, came upon that night.
hair
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From this reading Bleak and bare it stands alone, in my checkered lot, and the silver that now glistens prematurely in my hair, came upon that night.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have now reached a point in my life over which I would fain pass in silence.
horrid
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From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
horror
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From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have now reached a point in my life over which I would fain pass in silence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have now reached a point in my life over which I would fain pass in silence.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have now reached a point in my life over which I would fain pass in silence.
like
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From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
lot
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From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
man
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From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading I have sometimes persuaded myself that it was unreal; but no, it is true, and time can never clothe the memory of it in a different dress than that of unearthly terror.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have now reached a point in my life over which I would fain pass in silence.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I have sometimes persuaded myself that it was unreal; but no, it is true, and time can never clothe the memory of it in a different dress than that of unearthly terror.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have sometimes persuaded myself that it was unreal; but no, it is true, and time can never clothe the memory of it in a different dress than that of unearthly terror.
night
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From this reading Bleak and bare it stands alone, in my checkered lot, and the silver that now glistens prematurely in my hair, came upon that night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I have sometimes persuaded myself that it was unreal; but no, it is true, and time can never clothe the memory of it in a different dress than that of unearthly terror.
now
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From this reading I have now reached a point in my life over which I would fain pass in silence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I have now reached a point in my life over which I would fain pass in silence.
pass
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From this reading I have now reached a point in my life over which I would fain pass in silence.
persuaded
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From this reading I have sometimes persuaded myself that it was unreal; but no, it is true, and time can never clothe the memory of it in a different dress than that of unearthly terror.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading I have now reached a point in my life over which I would fain pass in silence.
prematurely
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From this reading Bleak and bare it stands alone, in my checkered lot, and the silver that now glistens prematurely in my hair, came upon that night.
reached
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From this reading I have now reached a point in my life over which I would fain pass in silence.
recoiling
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From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
remote
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From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
shudder
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From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading I have now reached a point in my life over which I would fain pass in silence.
silver
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From this reading Bleak and bare it stands alone, in my checkered lot, and the silver that now glistens prematurely in my hair, came upon that night.
sleep
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From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
some
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From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
sometimes
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From this reading I have sometimes persuaded myself that it was unreal; but no, it is true, and time can never clothe the memory of it in a different dress than that of unearthly terror.
stands
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From this reading Bleak and bare it stands alone, in my checkered lot, and the silver that now glistens prematurely in my hair, came upon that night.
strange
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From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
terror
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From this reading I have sometimes persuaded myself that it was unreal; but no, it is true, and time can never clothe the memory of it in a different dress than that of unearthly terror.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I have sometimes persuaded myself that it was unreal; but no, it is true, and time can never clothe the memory of it in a different dress than that of unearthly terror.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have sometimes persuaded myself that it was unreal; but no, it is true, and time can never clothe the memory of it in a different dress than that of unearthly terror.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
true
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From this reading I have sometimes persuaded myself that it was unreal; but no, it is true, and time can never clothe the memory of it in a different dress than that of unearthly terror.
unearthly
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From this reading I have sometimes persuaded myself that it was unreal; but no, it is true, and time can never clothe the memory of it in a different dress than that of unearthly terror.
unreal
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From this reading I have sometimes persuaded myself that it was unreal; but no, it is true, and time can never clothe the memory of it in a different dress than that of unearthly terror.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
usually
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From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
vision
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From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have sometimes persuaded myself that it was unreal; but no, it is true, and time can never clothe the memory of it in a different dress than that of unearthly terror.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have now reached a point in my life over which I would fain pass in silence.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It is an experience so strange, so like some horrid vision of sleep, so different from what usually falls to the lot of man, that, at this remote day, I cannot look upon it without a recoiling shudder of horror.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I have now reached a point in my life over which I would fain pass in silence.
