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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 PASS A MORNING IN DEVLIN'S PLACE OF BUSINESS.
all
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From this reading Naturally they all turned upon Devlin and the case upon which I was engaged.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Devlin was up and dressed when I awoke in the morning.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I had not to go through the trouble of putting on my clothes, as I had not taken them off on the previous night.
awoke
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From this reading Devlin was up and dressed when I awoke in the morning.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It would not have surprised me to find that I had unconsciously sought repose in the usual way, or that I had risen in my sleep to undress; nothing, indeed, would very much have surprised me, so strange had been my dreaming fancies.
BUSINESS
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From this reading I PASS A MORNING IN DEVLIN'S PLACE OF BUSINESS.
case
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From this reading Naturally they all turned upon Devlin and the case upon which I was engaged.
clothes
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From this reading I had not to go through the trouble of putting on my clothes, as I had not taken them off on the previous night.
Devlin
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From this reading Devlin was up and dressed when I awoke in the morning.
DEVLIN'S
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From this reading I PASS A MORNING IN DEVLIN'S PLACE OF BUSINESS.
dreaming
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From this reading It would not have surprised me to find that I had unconsciously sought repose in the usual way, or that I had risen in my sleep to undress; nothing, indeed, would very much have surprised me, so strange had been my dreaming fancies.
dressed
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From this reading Devlin was up and dressed when I awoke in the morning.
engaged
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From this reading Naturally they all turned upon Devlin and the case upon which I was engaged.
fancies
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From this reading It would not have surprised me to find that I had unconsciously sought repose in the usual way, or that I had risen in my sleep to undress; nothing, indeed, would very much have surprised me, so strange had been my dreaming fancies.
find
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From this reading It would not have surprised me to find that I had unconsciously sought repose in the usual way, or that I had risen in my sleep to undress; nothing, indeed, would very much have surprised me, so strange had been my dreaming fancies.
go
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From this reading I had not to go through the trouble of putting on my clothes, as I had not taken them off on the previous night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had not to go through the trouble of putting on my clothes, as I had not taken them off on the previous night.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would not have surprised me to find that I had unconsciously sought repose in the usual way, or that I had risen in my sleep to undress; nothing, indeed, would very much have surprised me, so strange had been my dreaming fancies.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I PASS A MORNING IN DEVLIN'S PLACE OF BUSINESS.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I PASS A MORNING IN DEVLIN'S PLACE OF BUSINESS.
indeed
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From this reading It would not have surprised me to find that I had unconsciously sought repose in the usual way, or that I had risen in my sleep to undress; nothing, indeed, would very much have surprised me, so strange had been my dreaming fancies.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would not have surprised me to find that I had unconsciously sought repose in the usual way, or that I had risen in my sleep to undress; nothing, indeed, would very much have surprised me, so strange had been my dreaming fancies.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would not have surprised me to find that I had unconsciously sought repose in the usual way, or that I had risen in my sleep to undress; nothing, indeed, would very much have surprised me, so strange had been my dreaming fancies.
MORNINGnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I PASS A MORNING IN DEVLIN'S PLACE OF BUSINESS.
much
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From this reading It would not have surprised me to find that I had unconsciously sought repose in the usual way, or that I had risen in my sleep to undress; nothing, indeed, would very much have surprised me, so strange had been my dreaming fancies.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had not to go through the trouble of putting on my clothes, as I had not taken them off on the previous night.
Naturally
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From this reading Naturally they all turned upon Devlin and the case upon which I was engaged.
night
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From this reading I had not to go through the trouble of putting on my clothes, as I had not taken them off on the previous night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had not to go through the trouble of putting on my clothes, as I had not taken them off on the previous night.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It would not have surprised me to find that I had unconsciously sought repose in the usual way, or that I had risen in my sleep to undress; nothing, indeed, would very much have surprised me, so strange had been my dreaming fancies.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I PASS A MORNING IN DEVLIN'S PLACE OF BUSINESS.
off
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From this reading I had not to go through the trouble of putting on my clothes, as I had not taken them off on the previous night.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had not to go through the trouble of putting on my clothes, as I had not taken them off on the previous night.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It would not have surprised me to find that I had unconsciously sought repose in the usual way, or that I had risen in my sleep to undress; nothing, indeed, would very much have surprised me, so strange had been my dreaming fancies.
PASS
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From this reading I PASS A MORNING IN DEVLIN'S PLACE OF BUSINESS.
PLACE
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From this reading I PASS A MORNING IN DEVLIN'S PLACE OF BUSINESS.
previous
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From this reading I had not to go through the trouble of putting on my clothes, as I had not taken them off on the previous night.
putting
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From this reading I had not to go through the trouble of putting on my clothes, as I had not taken them off on the previous night.
repose
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From this reading It would not have surprised me to find that I had unconsciously sought repose in the usual way, or that I had risen in my sleep to undress; nothing, indeed, would very much have surprised me, so strange had been my dreaming fancies.
risen
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From this reading It would not have surprised me to find that I had unconsciously sought repose in the usual way, or that I had risen in my sleep to undress; nothing, indeed, would very much have surprised me, so strange had been my dreaming fancies.
sleep
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From this reading It would not have surprised me to find that I had unconsciously sought repose in the usual way, or that I had risen in my sleep to undress; nothing, indeed, would very much have surprised me, so strange had been my dreaming fancies.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It would not have surprised me to find that I had unconsciously sought repose in the usual way, or that I had risen in my sleep to undress; nothing, indeed, would very much have surprised me, so strange had been my dreaming fancies.
sought
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From this reading It would not have surprised me to find that I had unconsciously sought repose in the usual way, or that I had risen in my sleep to undress; nothing, indeed, would very much have surprised me, so strange had been my dreaming fancies.
strange
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From this reading It would not have surprised me to find that I had unconsciously sought repose in the usual way, or that I had risen in my sleep to undress; nothing, indeed, would very much have surprised me, so strange had been my dreaming fancies.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would not have surprised me to find that I had unconsciously sought repose in the usual way, or that I had risen in my sleep to undress; nothing, indeed, would very much have surprised me, so strange had been my dreaming fancies.
taken
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From this reading I had not to go through the trouble of putting on my clothes, as I had not taken them off on the previous night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It would not have surprised me to find that I had unconsciously sought repose in the usual way, or that I had risen in my sleep to undress; nothing, indeed, would very much have surprised me, so strange had been my dreaming fancies.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Devlin was up and dressed when I awoke in the morning.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I had not to go through the trouble of putting on my clothes, as I had not taken them off on the previous night.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Naturally they all turned upon Devlin and the case upon which I was engaged.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had not to go through the trouble of putting on my clothes, as I had not taken them off on the previous night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had not to go through the trouble of putting on my clothes, as I had not taken them off on the previous night.
trouble
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From this reading I had not to go through the trouble of putting on my clothes, as I had not taken them off on the previous night.
turned
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From this reading Naturally they all turned upon Devlin and the case upon which I was engaged.
unconsciously
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From this reading It would not have surprised me to find that I had unconsciously sought repose in the usual way, or that I had risen in my sleep to undress; nothing, indeed, would very much have surprised me, so strange had been my dreaming fancies.
undress
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From this reading It would not have surprised me to find that I had unconsciously sought repose in the usual way, or that I had risen in my sleep to undress; nothing, indeed, would very much have surprised me, so strange had been my dreaming fancies.
up
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From this reading Devlin was up and dressed when I awoke in the morning.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Naturally they all turned upon Devlin and the case upon which I was engaged.
usual
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From this reading It would not have surprised me to find that I had unconsciously sought repose in the usual way, or that I had risen in my sleep to undress; nothing, indeed, would very much have surprised me, so strange had been my dreaming fancies.
very
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From this reading It would not have surprised me to find that I had unconsciously sought repose in the usual way, or that I had risen in my sleep to undress; nothing, indeed, would very much have surprised me, so strange had been my dreaming fancies.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Devlin was up and dressed when I awoke in the morning.
way
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From this reading It would not have surprised me to find that I had unconsciously sought repose in the usual way, or that I had risen in my sleep to undress; nothing, indeed, would very much have surprised me, so strange had been my dreaming fancies.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Devlin was up and dressed when I awoke in the morning.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Naturally they all turned upon Devlin and the case upon which I was engaged.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would not have surprised me to find that I had unconsciously sought repose in the usual way, or that I had risen in my sleep to undress; nothing, indeed, would very much have surprised me, so strange had been my dreaming fancies.
