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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 About midnight, as I saw in a dream a young blonde stretch out her arms to me, a sound which I had heard in my sleep made me suddenly open my eyes.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About midnight, as I saw in a dream a young blonde stretch out her arms to me, a sound which I had heard in my sleep made me suddenly open my eyes.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LAURENCE Yesterday afternoon, I went to bed at five o'clock, in broad day, forgetting the key in the lock.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her back was towards the light, and I thought, in the confusion of awaking, that God had taken pity on me and transformed one of my visions into reality.
arms
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From this reading About midnight, as I saw in a dream a young blonde stretch out her arms to me, a sound which I had heard in my sleep made me suddenly open my eyes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading About midnight, as I saw in a dream a young blonde stretch out her arms to me, a sound which I had heard in my sleep made me suddenly open my eyes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LAURENCE Yesterday afternoon, I went to bed at five o'clock, in broad day, forgetting the key in the lock.
awaking
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From this reading Her back was towards the light, and I thought, in the confusion of awaking, that God had taken pity on me and transformed one of my visions into reality.
back
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From this reading Her back was towards the light, and I thought, in the confusion of awaking, that God had taken pity on me and transformed one of my visions into reality.
bed
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From this reading LAURENCE Yesterday afternoon, I went to bed at five o'clock, in broad day, forgetting the key in the lock.
blonde
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From this reading About midnight, as I saw in a dream a young blonde stretch out her arms to me, a sound which I had heard in my sleep made me suddenly open my eyes.
broad
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From this reading LAURENCE Yesterday afternoon, I went to bed at five o'clock, in broad day, forgetting the key in the lock.
confusion
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From this reading Her back was towards the light, and I thought, in the confusion of awaking, that God had taken pity on me and transformed one of my visions into reality.
day
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From this reading LAURENCE Yesterday afternoon, I went to bed at five o'clock, in broad day, forgetting the key in the lock.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading About midnight, as I saw in a dream a young blonde stretch out her arms to me, a sound which I had heard in my sleep made me suddenly open my eyes.
eyes
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From this reading About midnight, as I saw in a dream a young blonde stretch out her arms to me, a sound which I had heard in my sleep made me suddenly open my eyes.
five
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From this reading LAURENCE Yesterday afternoon, I went to bed at five o'clock, in broad day, forgetting the key in the lock.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A woman, standing at the foot of the bed, was looking at me.
forgetting
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From this reading LAURENCE Yesterday afternoon, I went to bed at five o'clock, in broad day, forgetting the key in the lock.
God
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From this reading Her back was towards the light, and I thought, in the confusion of awaking, that God had taken pity on me and transformed one of my visions into reality.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading About midnight, as I saw in a dream a young blonde stretch out her arms to me, a sound which I had heard in my sleep made me suddenly open my eyes.
heard
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From this reading About midnight, as I saw in a dream a young blonde stretch out her arms to me, a sound which I had heard in my sleep made me suddenly open my eyes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading About midnight, as I saw in a dream a young blonde stretch out her arms to me, a sound which I had heard in my sleep made me suddenly open my eyes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LAURENCE Yesterday afternoon, I went to bed at five o'clock, in broad day, forgetting the key in the lock.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LAURENCE Yesterday afternoon, I went to bed at five o'clock, in broad day, forgetting the key in the lock.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her back was towards the light, and I thought, in the confusion of awaking, that God had taken pity on me and transformed one of my visions into reality.
key
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From this reading LAURENCE Yesterday afternoon, I went to bed at five o'clock, in broad day, forgetting the key in the lock.
lamp
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From this reading My lamp was lighted.
LAURENCE
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From this reading LAURENCE Yesterday afternoon, I went to bed at five o'clock, in broad day, forgetting the key in the lock.
light
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From this reading Her back was towards the light, and I thought, in the confusion of awaking, that God had taken pity on me and transformed one of my visions into reality.
lighted
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From this reading My lamp was lighted.
lock
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From this reading LAURENCE Yesterday afternoon, I went to bed at five o'clock, in broad day, forgetting the key in the lock.
looking
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From this reading A woman, standing at the foot of the bed, was looking at me.
made
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From this reading About midnight, as I saw in a dream a young blonde stretch out her arms to me, a sound which I had heard in my sleep made me suddenly open my eyes.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading About midnight, as I saw in a dream a young blonde stretch out her arms to me, a sound which I had heard in my sleep made me suddenly open my eyes.
midnight
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From this reading About midnight, as I saw in a dream a young blonde stretch out her arms to me, a sound which I had heard in my sleep made me suddenly open my eyes.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading About midnight, as I saw in a dream a young blonde stretch out her arms to me, a sound which I had heard in my sleep made me suddenly open my eyes.
o'clock
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From this reading LAURENCE Yesterday afternoon, I went to bed at five o'clock, in broad day, forgetting the key in the lock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A woman, standing at the foot of the bed, was looking at me.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her back was towards the light, and I thought, in the confusion of awaking, that God had taken pity on me and transformed one of my visions into reality.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her back was towards the light, and I thought, in the confusion of awaking, that God had taken pity on me and transformed one of my visions into reality.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading About midnight, as I saw in a dream a young blonde stretch out her arms to me, a sound which I had heard in my sleep made me suddenly open my eyes.
out
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From this reading About midnight, as I saw in a dream a young blonde stretch out her arms to me, a sound which I had heard in my sleep made me suddenly open my eyes.
pity
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From this reading Her back was towards the light, and I thought, in the confusion of awaking, that God had taken pity on me and transformed one of my visions into reality.
reality
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From this reading Her back was towards the light, and I thought, in the confusion of awaking, that God had taken pity on me and transformed one of my visions into reality.
saw
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From this reading About midnight, as I saw in a dream a young blonde stretch out her arms to me, a sound which I had heard in my sleep made me suddenly open my eyes.
sleep
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From this reading About midnight, as I saw in a dream a young blonde stretch out her arms to me, a sound which I had heard in my sleep made me suddenly open my eyes.
sound
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From this reading About midnight, as I saw in a dream a young blonde stretch out her arms to me, a sound which I had heard in my sleep made me suddenly open my eyes.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A woman, standing at the foot of the bed, was looking at me.
stretch
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From this reading About midnight, as I saw in a dream a young blonde stretch out her arms to me, a sound which I had heard in my sleep made me suddenly open my eyes.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading About midnight, as I saw in a dream a young blonde stretch out her arms to me, a sound which I had heard in my sleep made me suddenly open my eyes.
taken
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From this reading Her back was towards the light, and I thought, in the confusion of awaking, that God had taken pity on me and transformed one of my visions into reality.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her back was towards the light, and I thought, in the confusion of awaking, that God had taken pity on me and transformed one of my visions into reality.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LAURENCE Yesterday afternoon, I went to bed at five o'clock, in broad day, forgetting the key in the lock.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her back was towards the light, and I thought, in the confusion of awaking, that God had taken pity on me and transformed one of my visions into reality.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LAURENCE Yesterday afternoon, I went to bed at five o'clock, in broad day, forgetting the key in the lock.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Her back was towards the light, and I thought, in the confusion of awaking, that God had taken pity on me and transformed one of my visions into reality.
transformed
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From this reading Her back was towards the light, and I thought, in the confusion of awaking, that God had taken pity on me and transformed one of my visions into reality.
visions
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From this reading Her back was towards the light, and I thought, in the confusion of awaking, that God had taken pity on me and transformed one of my visions into reality.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My lamp was lighted.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LAURENCE Yesterday afternoon, I went to bed at five o'clock, in broad day, forgetting the key in the lock.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading About midnight, as I saw in a dream a young blonde stretch out her arms to me, a sound which I had heard in my sleep made me suddenly open my eyes.
woman
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From this reading A woman, standing at the foot of the bed, was looking at me.
Yesterday
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From this reading LAURENCE Yesterday afternoon, I went to bed at five o'clock, in broad day, forgetting the key in the lock.
young
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From this reading About midnight, as I saw in a dream a young blonde stretch out her arms to me, a sound which I had heard in my sleep made me suddenly open my eyes.
