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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 he fell asleep and had a dream.
allowed
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From this reading Three o’clock in the morning had just struck, and he had been walking thus for five hours, almost uninterruptedly, when he at length allowed himself to drop into his chair.
almost
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From this reading Three o’clock in the morning had just struck, and he had been walking thus for five hours, almost uninterruptedly, when he at length allowed himself to drop into his chair.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This dream, like the majority of dreams, bore no relation to the situation, except by its painful and heart-rending character, but it made an impression on him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three o’clock in the morning had just struck, and he had been walking thus for five hours, almost uninterruptedly, when he at length allowed himself to drop into his chair.
asleep
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From this reading There he fell asleep and had a dream.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Three o’clock in the morning had just struck, and he had been walking thus for five hours, almost uninterruptedly, when he at length allowed himself to drop into his chair.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Three o’clock in the morning had just struck, and he had been walking thus for five hours, almost uninterruptedly, when he at length allowed himself to drop into his chair.
bequeathed
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From this reading It is one of the papers in his own handwriting which he has bequeathed to us.
bore
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From this reading This dream, like the majority of dreams, bore no relation to the situation, except by its painful and heart-rending character, but it made an impression on him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This dream, like the majority of dreams, bore no relation to the situation, except by its painful and heart-rending character, but it made an impression on him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This dream, like the majority of dreams, bore no relation to the situation, except by its painful and heart-rending character, but it made an impression on him.
chair
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From this reading Three o’clock in the morning had just struck, and he had been walking thus for five hours, almost uninterruptedly, when he at length allowed himself to drop into his chair.
character
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From this reading This dream, like the majority of dreams, bore no relation to the situation, except by its painful and heart-rending character, but it made an impression on him.
down
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From this reading This nightmare struck him so forcibly that he wrote it down later on.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading There he fell asleep and had a dream.
dreams
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From this reading This dream, like the majority of dreams, bore no relation to the situation, except by its painful and heart-rending character, but it made an impression on him.
drop
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From this reading Three o’clock in the morning had just struck, and he had been walking thus for five hours, almost uninterruptedly, when he at length allowed himself to drop into his chair.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading This dream, like the majority of dreams, bore no relation to the situation, except by its painful and heart-rending character, but it made an impression on him.
fell
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From this reading There he fell asleep and had a dream.
five
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From this reading Three o’clock in the morning had just struck, and he had been walking thus for five hours, almost uninterruptedly, when he at length allowed himself to drop into his chair.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Three o’clock in the morning had just struck, and he had been walking thus for five hours, almost uninterruptedly, when he at length allowed himself to drop into his chair.
forcibly
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From this reading This nightmare struck him so forcibly that he wrote it down later on.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three o’clock in the morning had just struck, and he had been walking thus for five hours, almost uninterruptedly, when he at length allowed himself to drop into his chair.
handwriting
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From this reading It is one of the papers in his own handwriting which he has bequeathed to us.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is one of the papers in his own handwriting which he has bequeathed to us.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Three o’clock in the morning had just struck, and he had been walking thus for five hours, almost uninterruptedly, when he at length allowed himself to drop into his chair.
heart-rending
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From this reading This dream, like the majority of dreams, bore no relation to the situation, except by its painful and heart-rending character, but it made an impression on him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This dream, like the majority of dreams, bore no relation to the situation, except by its painful and heart-rending character, but it made an impression on him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Three o’clock in the morning had just struck, and he had been walking thus for five hours, almost uninterruptedly, when he at length allowed himself to drop into his chair.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Three o’clock in the morning had just struck, and he had been walking thus for five hours, almost uninterruptedly, when he at length allowed himself to drop into his chair.
hours
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From this reading Three o’clock in the morning had just struck, and he had been walking thus for five hours, almost uninterruptedly, when he at length allowed himself to drop into his chair.
impression
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From this reading This dream, like the majority of dreams, bore no relation to the situation, except by its painful and heart-rending character, but it made an impression on him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Three o’clock in the morning had just struck, and he had been walking thus for five hours, almost uninterruptedly, when he at length allowed himself to drop into his chair.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Three o’clock in the morning had just struck, and he had been walking thus for five hours, almost uninterruptedly, when he at length allowed himself to drop into his chair.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is one of the papers in his own handwriting which he has bequeathed to us.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This dream, like the majority of dreams, bore no relation to the situation, except by its painful and heart-rending character, but it made an impression on him.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This dream, like the majority of dreams, bore no relation to the situation, except by its painful and heart-rending character, but it made an impression on him.
just
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From this reading Three o’clock in the morning had just struck, and he had been walking thus for five hours, almost uninterruptedly, when he at length allowed himself to drop into his chair.
later
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From this reading This nightmare struck him so forcibly that he wrote it down later on.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Three o’clock in the morning had just struck, and he had been walking thus for five hours, almost uninterruptedly, when he at length allowed himself to drop into his chair.
like
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From this reading This dream, like the majority of dreams, bore no relation to the situation, except by its painful and heart-rending character, but it made an impression on him.
made
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From this reading This dream, like the majority of dreams, bore no relation to the situation, except by its painful and heart-rending character, but it made an impression on him.
majority
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From this reading This dream, like the majority of dreams, bore no relation to the situation, except by its painful and heart-rending character, but it made an impression on him.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three o’clock in the morning had just struck, and he had been walking thus for five hours, almost uninterruptedly, when he at length allowed himself to drop into his chair.
nightmarenounUS /ˈnaɪt.mɛr/
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading This nightmare struck him so forcibly that he wrote it down later on.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This dream, like the majority of dreams, bore no relation to the situation, except by its painful and heart-rending character, but it made an impression on him.
o'clock
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From this reading Three o’clock in the morning had just struck, and he had been walking thus for five hours, almost uninterruptedly, when he at length allowed himself to drop into his chair.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This dream, like the majority of dreams, bore no relation to the situation, except by its painful and heart-rending character, but it made an impression on him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This dream, like the majority of dreams, bore no relation to the situation, except by its painful and heart-rending character, but it made an impression on him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is one of the papers in his own handwriting which he has bequeathed to us.
own
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From this reading It is one of the papers in his own handwriting which he has bequeathed to us.
painful
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From this reading This dream, like the majority of dreams, bore no relation to the situation, except by its painful and heart-rending character, but it made an impression on him.
papers
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From this reading It is one of the papers in his own handwriting which he has bequeathed to us.
relation
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From this reading This dream, like the majority of dreams, bore no relation to the situation, except by its painful and heart-rending character, but it made an impression on him.
situation
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From this reading This dream, like the majority of dreams, bore no relation to the situation, except by its painful and heart-rending character, but it made an impression on him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This nightmare struck him so forcibly that he wrote it down later on.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three o’clock in the morning had just struck, and he had been walking thus for five hours, almost uninterruptedly, when he at length allowed himself to drop into his chair.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This nightmare struck him so forcibly that he wrote it down later on.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Three o’clock in the morning had just struck, and he had been walking thus for five hours, almost uninterruptedly, when he at length allowed himself to drop into his chair.
There
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From this reading There he fell asleep and had a dream.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This dream, like the majority of dreams, bore no relation to the situation, except by its painful and heart-rending character, but it made an impression on him.
ThreenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three o’clock in the morning had just struck, and he had been walking thus for five hours, almost uninterruptedly, when he at length allowed himself to drop into his chair.
thus
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From this reading Three o’clock in the morning had just struck, and he had been walking thus for five hours, almost uninterruptedly, when he at length allowed himself to drop into his chair.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Three o’clock in the morning had just struck, and he had been walking thus for five hours, almost uninterruptedly, when he at length allowed himself to drop into his chair.
uninterruptedly
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From this reading Three o’clock in the morning had just struck, and he had been walking thus for five hours, almost uninterruptedly, when he at length allowed himself to drop into his chair.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is one of the papers in his own handwriting which he has bequeathed to us.
walking
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From this reading Three o’clock in the morning had just struck, and he had been walking thus for five hours, almost uninterruptedly, when he at length allowed himself to drop into his chair.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Three o’clock in the morning had just struck, and he had been walking thus for five hours, almost uninterruptedly, when he at length allowed himself to drop into his chair.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is one of the papers in his own handwriting which he has bequeathed to us.
wrote
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From this reading This nightmare struck him so forcibly that he wrote it down later on.
