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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 felt my limbs; I had only an insignificant wound on my left arm, where I had bitten myself, and a slight feverishness lent me unhoped-for strength.
able
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From this reading I should no doubt be able to walk unaided.
alarm
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From this reading My return would create general alarm; why should I hurry now that I was master of the situation?
all
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From this reading Still I lingered; all sorts of dim visions confused my mind.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I felt my limbs; I had only an insignificant wound on my left arm, where I had bitten myself, and a slight feverishness lent me unhoped-for strength.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My first impulse was to find the custodian of the cemetery and ask him to have me conducted home, but various thoughts that came to me restrained me from following that course.
arm
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From this reading I felt my limbs; I had only an insignificant wound on my left arm, where I had bitten myself, and a slight feverishness lent me unhoped-for strength.
ask
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From this reading My first impulse was to find the custodian of the cemetery and ask him to have me conducted home, but various thoughts that came to me restrained me from following that course.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I should no doubt be able to walk unaided.
bitten
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From this reading I felt my limbs; I had only an insignificant wound on my left arm, where I had bitten myself, and a slight feverishness lent me unhoped-for strength.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My first impulse was to find the custodian of the cemetery and ask him to have me conducted home, but various thoughts that came to me restrained me from following that course.
came
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From this reading My first impulse was to find the custodian of the cemetery and ask him to have me conducted home, but various thoughts that came to me restrained me from following that course.
cemeterynounUS /ˈcemetery/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My first impulse was to find the custodian of the cemetery and ask him to have me conducted home, but various thoughts that came to me restrained me from following that course.
conducted
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From this reading My first impulse was to find the custodian of the cemetery and ask him to have me conducted home, but various thoughts that came to me restrained me from following that course.
confused
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From this reading Still I lingered; all sorts of dim visions confused my mind.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My first impulse was to find the custodian of the cemetery and ask him to have me conducted home, but various thoughts that came to me restrained me from following that course.
create
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From this reading My return would create general alarm; why should I hurry now that I was master of the situation?
custodian
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From this reading My first impulse was to find the custodian of the cemetery and ask him to have me conducted home, but various thoughts that came to me restrained me from following that course.
dim
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From this reading Still I lingered; all sorts of dim visions confused my mind.
doubt
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From this reading I should no doubt be able to walk unaided.
felt
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From this reading I felt my limbs; I had only an insignificant wound on my left arm, where I had bitten myself, and a slight feverishness lent me unhoped-for strength.
feverishness
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From this reading I felt my limbs; I had only an insignificant wound on my left arm, where I had bitten myself, and a slight feverishness lent me unhoped-for strength.
find
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From this reading My first impulse was to find the custodian of the cemetery and ask him to have me conducted home, but various thoughts that came to me restrained me from following that course.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My first impulse was to find the custodian of the cemetery and ask him to have me conducted home, but various thoughts that came to me restrained me from following that course.
following
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From this reading My first impulse was to find the custodian of the cemetery and ask him to have me conducted home, but various thoughts that came to me restrained me from following that course.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My first impulse was to find the custodian of the cemetery and ask him to have me conducted home, but various thoughts that came to me restrained me from following that course.
general
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From this reading My return would create general alarm; why should I hurry now that I was master of the situation?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I felt my limbs; I had only an insignificant wound on my left arm, where I had bitten myself, and a slight feverishness lent me unhoped-for strength.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My first impulse was to find the custodian of the cemetery and ask him to have me conducted home, but various thoughts that came to me restrained me from following that course.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My first impulse was to find the custodian of the cemetery and ask him to have me conducted home, but various thoughts that came to me restrained me from following that course.
home
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From this reading My first impulse was to find the custodian of the cemetery and ask him to have me conducted home, but various thoughts that came to me restrained me from following that course.
hurry
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From this reading My return would create general alarm; why should I hurry now that I was master of the situation?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My return would create general alarm; why should I hurry now that I was master of the situation?
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading My first impulse was to find the custodian of the cemetery and ask him to have me conducted home, but various thoughts that came to me restrained me from following that course.
insignificant
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From this reading I felt my limbs; I had only an insignificant wound on my left arm, where I had bitten myself, and a slight feverishness lent me unhoped-for strength.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I felt my limbs; I had only an insignificant wound on my left arm, where I had bitten myself, and a slight feverishness lent me unhoped-for strength.
lent
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From this reading I felt my limbs; I had only an insignificant wound on my left arm, where I had bitten myself, and a slight feverishness lent me unhoped-for strength.
limbs
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From this reading I felt my limbs; I had only an insignificant wound on my left arm, where I had bitten myself, and a slight feverishness lent me unhoped-for strength.
lingered
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From this reading Still I lingered; all sorts of dim visions confused my mind.
master
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From this reading My return would create general alarm; why should I hurry now that I was master of the situation?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My first impulse was to find the custodian of the cemetery and ask him to have me conducted home, but various thoughts that came to me restrained me from following that course.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still I lingered; all sorts of dim visions confused my mind.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My first impulse was to find the custodian of the cemetery and ask him to have me conducted home, but various thoughts that came to me restrained me from following that course.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I felt my limbs; I had only an insignificant wound on my left arm, where I had bitten myself, and a slight feverishness lent me unhoped-for strength.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I should no doubt be able to walk unaided.
now
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From this reading My return would create general alarm; why should I hurry now that I was master of the situation?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My first impulse was to find the custodian of the cemetery and ask him to have me conducted home, but various thoughts that came to me restrained me from following that course.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I felt my limbs; I had only an insignificant wound on my left arm, where I had bitten myself, and a slight feverishness lent me unhoped-for strength.
only
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From this reading I felt my limbs; I had only an insignificant wound on my left arm, where I had bitten myself, and a slight feverishness lent me unhoped-for strength.
restrained
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From this reading My first impulse was to find the custodian of the cemetery and ask him to have me conducted home, but various thoughts that came to me restrained me from following that course.
return
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From this reading My return would create general alarm; why should I hurry now that I was master of the situation?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading My return would create general alarm; why should I hurry now that I was master of the situation?
situation
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From this reading My return would create general alarm; why should I hurry now that I was master of the situation?
slight
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From this reading I felt my limbs; I had only an insignificant wound on my left arm, where I had bitten myself, and a slight feverishness lent me unhoped-for strength.
sorts
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From this reading Still I lingered; all sorts of dim visions confused my mind.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still I lingered; all sorts of dim visions confused my mind.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I felt my limbs; I had only an insignificant wound on my left arm, where I had bitten myself, and a slight feverishness lent me unhoped-for strength.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My first impulse was to find the custodian of the cemetery and ask him to have me conducted home, but various thoughts that came to me restrained me from following that course.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My first impulse was to find the custodian of the cemetery and ask him to have me conducted home, but various thoughts that came to me restrained me from following that course.
thoughts
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From this reading My first impulse was to find the custodian of the cemetery and ask him to have me conducted home, but various thoughts that came to me restrained me from following that course.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My first impulse was to find the custodian of the cemetery and ask him to have me conducted home, but various thoughts that came to me restrained me from following that course.
unaided
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From this reading I should no doubt be able to walk unaided.
unhoped-for
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From this reading I felt my limbs; I had only an insignificant wound on my left arm, where I had bitten myself, and a slight feverishness lent me unhoped-for strength.
various
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From this reading My first impulse was to find the custodian of the cemetery and ask him to have me conducted home, but various thoughts that came to me restrained me from following that course.
visions
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From this reading Still I lingered; all sorts of dim visions confused my mind.
walk
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From this reading I should no doubt be able to walk unaided.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My first impulse was to find the custodian of the cemetery and ask him to have me conducted home, but various thoughts that came to me restrained me from following that course.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I felt my limbs; I had only an insignificant wound on my left arm, where I had bitten myself, and a slight feverishness lent me unhoped-for strength.
why
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From this reading My return would create general alarm; why should I hurry now that I was master of the situation?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My return would create general alarm; why should I hurry now that I was master of the situation?
wound
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From this reading I felt my limbs; I had only an insignificant wound on my left arm, where I had bitten myself, and a slight feverishness lent me unhoped-for strength.
