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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 waited till Lemon was asleep, and then I brushed all the serpents out, and did it up in a plain knot behind.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I had my way about my hair before I went to bed.
ACQUAINTED
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From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES HOW HER HUSBAND, AFTER BECOMING BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH DEVLIN THE BARBER, SEEMED TO BE HAUNTED BY SHADOWS AND SPIRITS.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES HOW HER HUSBAND, AFTER BECOMING BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH DEVLIN THE BARBER, SEEMED TO BE HAUNTED BY SHADOWS AND SPIRITS.
all
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From this reading I waited till Lemon was asleep, and then I brushed all the serpents out, and did it up in a plain knot behind.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES HOW HER HUSBAND, AFTER BECOMING BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH DEVLIN THE BARBER, SEEMED TO BE HAUNTED BY SHADOWS AND SPIRITS.
asleep
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From this reading I waited till Lemon was asleep, and then I brushed all the serpents out, and did it up in a plain knot behind.
BARBER
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From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES HOW HER HUSBAND, AFTER BECOMING BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH DEVLIN THE BARBER, SEEMED TO BE HAUNTED BY SHADOWS AND SPIRITS.
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES HOW HER HUSBAND, AFTER BECOMING BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH DEVLIN THE BARBER, SEEMED TO BE HAUNTED BY SHADOWS AND SPIRITS.
BECOMING
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From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES HOW HER HUSBAND, AFTER BECOMING BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH DEVLIN THE BARBER, SEEMED TO BE HAUNTED BY SHADOWS AND SPIRITS.
bed
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From this reading "I had my way about my hair before I went to bed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I had my way about my hair before I went to bed.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I waited till Lemon was asleep, and then I brushed all the serpents out, and did it up in a plain knot behind.
BETTER
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From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES HOW HER HUSBAND, AFTER BECOMING BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH DEVLIN THE BARBER, SEEMED TO BE HAUNTED BY SHADOWS AND SPIRITS.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I felt then like a Christian, and I said my prayers before I stepped in between the sheets.
bloodshot
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From this reading I didn't sleep much; Lemon was that restless he torsed and torsed the whole night long, and his eyes was quite bloodshot when he got up.
brushed
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From this reading I waited till Lemon was asleep, and then I brushed all the serpents out, and did it up in a plain knot behind.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES HOW HER HUSBAND, AFTER BECOMING BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH DEVLIN THE BARBER, SEEMED TO BE HAUNTED BY SHADOWS AND SPIRITS.
Christian
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From this reading I felt then like a Christian, and I said my prayers before I stepped in between the sheets.
DEVLIN
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From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES HOW HER HUSBAND, AFTER BECOMING BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH DEVLIN THE BARBER, SEEMED TO BE HAUNTED BY SHADOWS AND SPIRITS.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I waited till Lemon was asleep, and then I brushed all the serpents out, and did it up in a plain knot behind.
didn't
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From this reading I didn't sleep much; Lemon was that restless he torsed and torsed the whole night long, and his eyes was quite bloodshot when he got up.
eyes
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From this reading I didn't sleep much; Lemon was that restless he torsed and torsed the whole night long, and his eyes was quite bloodshot when he got up.
FANNY
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From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES HOW HER HUSBAND, AFTER BECOMING BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH DEVLIN THE BARBER, SEEMED TO BE HAUNTED BY SHADOWS AND SPIRITS.
felt
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From this reading I felt then like a Christian, and I said my prayers before I stepped in between the sheets.
got
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From this reading I didn't sleep much; Lemon was that restless he torsed and torsed the whole night long, and his eyes was quite bloodshot when he got up.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I had my way about my hair before I went to bed.
hair
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From this reading "I had my way about my hair before I went to bed.
HAUNTED
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From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES HOW HER HUSBAND, AFTER BECOMING BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH DEVLIN THE BARBER, SEEMED TO BE HAUNTED BY SHADOWS AND SPIRITS.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I didn't sleep much; Lemon was that restless he torsed and torsed the whole night long, and his eyes was quite bloodshot when he got up.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES HOW HER HUSBAND, AFTER BECOMING BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH DEVLIN THE BARBER, SEEMED TO BE HAUNTED BY SHADOWS AND SPIRITS.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I didn't sleep much; Lemon was that restless he torsed and torsed the whole night long, and his eyes was quite bloodshot when he got up.
HOW
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From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES HOW HER HUSBAND, AFTER BECOMING BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH DEVLIN THE BARBER, SEEMED TO BE HAUNTED BY SHADOWS AND SPIRITS.
HUSBAND
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From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES HOW HER HUSBAND, AFTER BECOMING BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH DEVLIN THE BARBER, SEEMED TO BE HAUNTED BY SHADOWS AND SPIRITS.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I had my way about my hair before I went to bed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I waited till Lemon was asleep, and then I brushed all the serpents out, and did it up in a plain knot behind.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I waited till Lemon was asleep, and then I brushed all the serpents out, and did it up in a plain knot behind.
knot
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From this reading I waited till Lemon was asleep, and then I brushed all the serpents out, and did it up in a plain knot behind.
LEMON
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From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES HOW HER HUSBAND, AFTER BECOMING BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH DEVLIN THE BARBER, SEEMED TO BE HAUNTED BY SHADOWS AND SPIRITS.
like
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From this reading I felt then like a Christian, and I said my prayers before I stepped in between the sheets.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn't sleep much; Lemon was that restless he torsed and torsed the whole night long, and his eyes was quite bloodshot when he got up.
much
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From this reading I didn't sleep much; Lemon was that restless he torsed and torsed the whole night long, and his eyes was quite bloodshot when he got up.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I had my way about my hair before I went to bed.
night
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From this reading I didn't sleep much; Lemon was that restless he torsed and torsed the whole night long, and his eyes was quite bloodshot when he got up.
out
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From this reading I waited till Lemon was asleep, and then I brushed all the serpents out, and did it up in a plain knot behind.
plain
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From this reading I waited till Lemon was asleep, and then I brushed all the serpents out, and did it up in a plain knot behind.
prayers
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From this reading I felt then like a Christian, and I said my prayers before I stepped in between the sheets.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn't sleep much; Lemon was that restless he torsed and torsed the whole night long, and his eyes was quite bloodshot when he got up.
RELATES
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From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES HOW HER HUSBAND, AFTER BECOMING BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH DEVLIN THE BARBER, SEEMED TO BE HAUNTED BY SHADOWS AND SPIRITS.
restless
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From this reading I didn't sleep much; Lemon was that restless he torsed and torsed the whole night long, and his eyes was quite bloodshot when he got up.
said
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From this reading I felt then like a Christian, and I said my prayers before I stepped in between the sheets.
SEEMEDnounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES HOW HER HUSBAND, AFTER BECOMING BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH DEVLIN THE BARBER, SEEMED TO BE HAUNTED BY SHADOWS AND SPIRITS.
serpents
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From this reading I waited till Lemon was asleep, and then I brushed all the serpents out, and did it up in a plain knot behind.
SHADOWS
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From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES HOW HER HUSBAND, AFTER BECOMING BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH DEVLIN THE BARBER, SEEMED TO BE HAUNTED BY SHADOWS AND SPIRITS.
sheets
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From this reading I felt then like a Christian, and I said my prayers before I stepped in between the sheets.
sleep
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From this reading I didn't sleep much; Lemon was that restless he torsed and torsed the whole night long, and his eyes was quite bloodshot when he got up.
SPIRITS
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From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES HOW HER HUSBAND, AFTER BECOMING BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH DEVLIN THE BARBER, SEEMED TO BE HAUNTED BY SHADOWS AND SPIRITS.
stepped
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From this reading I felt then like a Christian, and I said my prayers before I stepped in between the sheets.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I didn't sleep much; Lemon was that restless he torsed and torsed the whole night long, and his eyes was quite bloodshot when he got up.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES HOW HER HUSBAND, AFTER BECOMING BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH DEVLIN THE BARBER, SEEMED TO BE HAUNTED BY SHADOWS AND SPIRITS.
then
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From this reading I waited till Lemon was asleep, and then I brushed all the serpents out, and did it up in a plain knot behind.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I waited till Lemon was asleep, and then I brushed all the serpents out, and did it up in a plain knot behind.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES HOW HER HUSBAND, AFTER BECOMING BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH DEVLIN THE BARBER, SEEMED TO BE HAUNTED BY SHADOWS AND SPIRITS.
torsed
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From this reading I didn't sleep much; Lemon was that restless he torsed and torsed the whole night long, and his eyes was quite bloodshot when he got up.
up
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From this reading I waited till Lemon was asleep, and then I brushed all the serpents out, and did it up in a plain knot behind.
waited
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From this reading I waited till Lemon was asleep, and then I brushed all the serpents out, and did it up in a plain knot behind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I waited till Lemon was asleep, and then I brushed all the serpents out, and did it up in a plain knot behind.
way
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From this reading "I had my way about my hair before I went to bed.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I had my way about my hair before I went to bed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I didn't sleep much; Lemon was that restless he torsed and torsed the whole night long, and his eyes was quite bloodshot when he got up.
whole
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From this reading I didn't sleep much; Lemon was that restless he torsed and torsed the whole night long, and his eyes was quite bloodshot when he got up.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES HOW HER HUSBAND, AFTER BECOMING BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH DEVLIN THE BARBER, SEEMED TO BE HAUNTED BY SHADOWS AND SPIRITS.
