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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 "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
adjusted
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From this reading He flung out his feet and arms as a child often does with its bed coverings, and adjusted his body so as to keep his eye on the sentinel, without (as the captive believed) any suspicion of his intention.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He flung out his feet and arms as a child often does with its bed coverings, and adjusted his body so as to keep his eye on the sentinel, without (as the captive believed) any suspicion of his intention.
any
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From this reading I'm pretty tired, but I slept so much toward morning that it will be no trouble to go twenty-four hours without any more."
arms
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From this reading He flung out his feet and arms as a child often does with its bed coverings, and adjusted his body so as to keep his eye on the sentinel, without (as the captive believed) any suspicion of his intention.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The temperature was milder than at that time, so that the lad found the thick blanket uncomfortably warm when wrapped closely around him.
awake
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From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'm pretty tired, but I slept so much toward morning that it will be no trouble to go twenty-four hours without any more."
bed
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From this reading He flung out his feet and arms as a child often does with its bed coverings, and adjusted his body so as to keep his eye on the sentinel, without (as the captive believed) any suspicion of his intention.
believed
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From this reading He flung out his feet and arms as a child often does with its bed coverings, and adjusted his body so as to keep his eye on the sentinel, without (as the captive believed) any suspicion of his intention.
blanket
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From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He flung out his feet and arms as a child often does with its bed coverings, and adjusted his body so as to keep his eye on the sentinel, without (as the captive believed) any suspicion of his intention.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I'm pretty tired, but I slept so much toward morning that it will be no trouble to go twenty-four hours without any more."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
captive
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From this reading He flung out his feet and arms as a child often does with its bed coverings, and adjusted his body so as to keep his eye on the sentinel, without (as the captive believed) any suspicion of his intention.
Carleton
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From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
certain
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From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
child
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From this reading He flung out his feet and arms as a child often does with its bed coverings, and adjusted his body so as to keep his eye on the sentinel, without (as the captive believed) any suspicion of his intention.
closely
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From this reading The temperature was milder than at that time, so that the lad found the thick blanket uncomfortably warm when wrapped closely around him.
coverings
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From this reading He flung out his feet and arms as a child often does with its bed coverings, and adjusted his body so as to keep his eye on the sentinel, without (as the captive believed) any suspicion of his intention.
deal
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From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He flung out his feet and arms as a child often does with its bed coverings, and adjusted his body so as to keep his eye on the sentinel, without (as the captive believed) any suspicion of his intention.
down
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From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
dreams
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From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
easily
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From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
eye
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From this reading He flung out his feet and arms as a child often does with its bed coverings, and adjusted his body so as to keep his eye on the sentinel, without (as the captive believed) any suspicion of his intention.
feet
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From this reading He flung out his feet and arms as a child often does with its bed coverings, and adjusted his body so as to keep his eye on the sentinel, without (as the captive believed) any suspicion of his intention.
flung
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From this reading He flung out his feet and arms as a child often does with its bed coverings, and adjusted his body so as to keep his eye on the sentinel, without (as the captive believed) any suspicion of his intention.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The temperature was milder than at that time, so that the lad found the thick blanket uncomfortably warm when wrapped closely around him.
gathered
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From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
go
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From this reading I'm pretty tired, but I slept so much toward morning that it will be no trouble to go twenty-four hours without any more."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The temperature was milder than at that time, so that the lad found the thick blanket uncomfortably warm when wrapped closely around him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
hours
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From this reading I'm pretty tired, but I slept so much toward morning that it will be no trouble to go twenty-four hours without any more."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
I'm
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From this reading I'm pretty tired, but I slept so much toward morning that it will be no trouble to go twenty-four hours without any more."
INDIAN
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From this reading THE INDIAN VILLAGE.
intention
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From this reading He flung out his feet and arms as a child often does with its bed coverings, and adjusted his body so as to keep his eye on the sentinel, without (as the captive believed) any suspicion of his intention.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'm pretty tired, but I slept so much toward morning that it will be no trouble to go twenty-four hours without any more."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He flung out his feet and arms as a child often does with its bed coverings, and adjusted his body so as to keep his eye on the sentinel, without (as the captive believed) any suspicion of his intention.
Jack
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From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
keep
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From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
lad
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From this reading The temperature was milder than at that time, so that the lad found the thick blanket uncomfortably warm when wrapped closely around him.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
like
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From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
lying
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From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
milder
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From this reading The temperature was milder than at that time, so that the lad found the thick blanket uncomfortably warm when wrapped closely around him.
more
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From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm pretty tired, but I slept so much toward morning that it will be no trouble to go twenty-four hours without any more."
much
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From this reading I'm pretty tired, but I slept so much toward morning that it will be no trouble to go twenty-four hours without any more."
night
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From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I'm pretty tired, but I slept so much toward morning that it will be no trouble to go twenty-four hours without any more."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He flung out his feet and arms as a child often does with its bed coverings, and adjusted his body so as to keep his eye on the sentinel, without (as the captive believed) any suspicion of his intention.
often
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From this reading He flung out his feet and arms as a child often does with its bed coverings, and adjusted his body so as to keep his eye on the sentinel, without (as the captive believed) any suspicion of his intention.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He flung out his feet and arms as a child often does with its bed coverings, and adjusted his body so as to keep his eye on the sentinel, without (as the captive believed) any suspicion of his intention.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
out
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From this reading He flung out his feet and arms as a child often does with its bed coverings, and adjusted his body so as to keep his eye on the sentinel, without (as the captive believed) any suspicion of his intention.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
pretty
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From this reading I'm pretty tired, but I slept so much toward morning that it will be no trouble to go twenty-four hours without any more."
said
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From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
sentinel
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From this reading He flung out his feet and arms as a child often does with its bed coverings, and adjusted his body so as to keep his eye on the sentinel, without (as the captive believed) any suspicion of his intention.
shoulders
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From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
slept
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From this reading I'm pretty tired, but I slept so much toward morning that it will be no trouble to go twenty-four hours without any more."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I'm pretty tired, but I slept so much toward morning that it will be no trouble to go twenty-four hours without any more."
suspicion
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From this reading He flung out his feet and arms as a child often does with its bed coverings, and adjusted his body so as to keep his eye on the sentinel, without (as the captive believed) any suspicion of his intention.
temperature
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From this reading The temperature was milder than at that time, so that the lad found the thick blanket uncomfortably warm when wrapped closely around him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'm pretty tired, but I slept so much toward morning that it will be no trouble to go twenty-four hours without any more."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INDIAN VILLAGE.
There's
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From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
thick
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From this reading The temperature was milder than at that time, so that the lad found the thick blanket uncomfortably warm when wrapped closely around him.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The temperature was milder than at that time, so that the lad found the thick blanket uncomfortably warm when wrapped closely around him.
tired
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From this reading I'm pretty tired, but I slept so much toward morning that it will be no trouble to go twenty-four hours without any more."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There's one thing certain," said Jack Carleton to himself, as he gathered the Indian blanket around his shoulders, like one lying down to pleasant dreams, "I can keep awake a good deal more easily than I did last night.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading I'm pretty tired, but I slept so much toward morning that it will be no trouble to go twenty-four hours without any more."
trouble
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From this reading I'm pretty tired, but I slept so much toward morning that it will be no trouble to go twenty-four hours without any more."
twenty-four
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From this reading I'm pretty tired, but I slept so much toward morning that it will be no trouble to go twenty-four hours without any more."
uncomfortably
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From this reading The temperature was milder than at that time, so that the lad found the thick blanket uncomfortably warm when wrapped closely around him.
VILLAGE
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From this reading THE INDIAN VILLAGE.
warm
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From this reading The temperature was milder than at that time, so that the lad found the thick blanket uncomfortably warm when wrapped closely around him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The temperature was milder than at that time, so that the lad found the thick blanket uncomfortably warm when wrapped closely around him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The temperature was milder than at that time, so that the lad found the thick blanket uncomfortably warm when wrapped closely around him.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I'm pretty tired, but I slept so much toward morning that it will be no trouble to go twenty-four hours without any more."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He flung out his feet and arms as a child often does with its bed coverings, and adjusted his body so as to keep his eye on the sentinel, without (as the captive believed) any suspicion of his intention.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I'm pretty tired, but I slept so much toward morning that it will be no trouble to go twenty-four hours without any more."
wrapped
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From this reading The temperature was milder than at that time, so that the lad found the thick blanket uncomfortably warm when wrapped closely around him.
