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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 It was not so much a nonsense-world--it was too alarming for that--as a world of nightmare, wherein everything was distorted.
adequate
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From this reading Events in it were all out of proportion; effects no longer sprang from adequate causes; things happened in a dislocated sort of way, and there was no sequence in the order of their happening.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So long as he was wholly in it and of it, everything had seemed all right; but, as he approached his normal condition again, the disorder became more and more apparent.
alarming
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From this reading It was not so much a nonsense-world--it was too alarming for that--as a world of nightmare, wherein everything was distorted.
all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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apparent
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From this reading So long as he was wholly in it and of it, everything had seemed all right; but, as he approached his normal condition again, the disorder became more and more apparent.
approached
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From this reading So long as he was wholly in it and of it, everything had seemed all right; but, as he approached his normal condition again, the disorder became more and more apparent.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So long as he was wholly in it and of it, everything had seemed all right; but, as he approached his normal condition again, the disorder became more and more apparent.
became
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From this reading So long as he was wholly in it and of it, everything had seemed all right; but, as he approached his normal condition again, the disorder became more and more apparent.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And the next few hours brought it home with startling clearness, and increased to fever heat the desire for final escape.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So long as he was wholly in it and of it, everything had seemed all right; but, as he approached his normal condition again, the disorder became more and more apparent.
called
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causes
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From this reading Events in it were all out of proportion; effects no longer sprang from adequate causes; things happened in a dislocated sort of way, and there was no sequence in the order of their happening.
clearness
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From this reading And the next few hours brought it home with startling clearness, and increased to fever heat the desire for final escape.
condition
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From this reading So long as he was wholly in it and of it, everything had seemed all right; but, as he approached his normal condition again, the disorder became more and more apparent.
confused
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delirium
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desire
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From this reading And the next few hours brought it home with startling clearness, and increased to fever heat the desire for final escape.
dislocated
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disorder
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From this reading So long as he was wholly in it and of it, everything had seemed all right; but, as he approached his normal condition again, the disorder became more and more apparent.
distorted
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From this reading It was not so much a nonsense-world--it was too alarming for that--as a world of nightmare, wherein everything was distorted.
effects
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From this reading Events in it were all out of proportion; effects no longer sprang from adequate causes; things happened in a dislocated sort of way, and there was no sequence in the order of their happening.
escape
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From this reading And the next few hours brought it home with startling clearness, and increased to fever heat the desire for final escape.
Events
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From this reading Events in it were all out of proportion; effects no longer sprang from adequate causes; things happened in a dislocated sort of way, and there was no sequence in the order of their happening.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
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fever
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From this reading And the next few hours brought it home with startling clearness, and increased to fever heat the desire for final escape.
few
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From this reading And the next few hours brought it home with startling clearness, and increased to fever heat the desire for final escape.
final
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From this reading And the next few hours brought it home with startling clearness, and increased to fever heat the desire for final escape.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And the next few hours brought it home with startling clearness, and increased to fever heat the desire for final escape.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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fully
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governess
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So long as he was wholly in it and of it, everything had seemed all right; but, as he approached his normal condition again, the disorder became more and more apparent.
happened
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From this reading Events in it were all out of proportion; effects no longer sprang from adequate causes; things happened in a dislocated sort of way, and there was no sequence in the order of their happening.
happening
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From this reading Events in it were all out of proportion; effects no longer sprang from adequate causes; things happened in a dislocated sort of way, and there was no sequence in the order of their happening.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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heat
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From this reading And the next few hours brought it home with startling clearness, and increased to fever heat the desire for final escape.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So long as he was wholly in it and of it, everything had seemed all right; but, as he approached his normal condition again, the disorder became more and more apparent.
home
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From this reading And the next few hours brought it home with startling clearness, and increased to fever heat the desire for final escape.
hours
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From this reading And the next few hours brought it home with startling clearness, and increased to fever heat the desire for final escape.
how
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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increased
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From this reading And the next few hours brought it home with startling clearness, and increased to fever heat the desire for final escape.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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Jimbo
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leave
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longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So long as he was wholly in it and of it, everything had seemed all right; but, as he approached his normal condition again, the disorder became more and more apparent.
longer
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From this reading Events in it were all out of proportion; effects no longer sprang from adequate causes; things happened in a dislocated sort of way, and there was no sequence in the order of their happening.
more
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much
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From this reading It was not so much a nonsense-world--it was too alarming for that--as a world of nightmare, wherein everything was distorted.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the next few hours brought it home with startling clearness, and increased to fever heat the desire for final escape.
nightmarenounUS /ˈnaɪt.mɛr/
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading It was not so much a nonsense-world--it was too alarming for that--as a world of nightmare, wherein everything was distorted.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Events in it were all out of proportion; effects no longer sprang from adequate causes; things happened in a dislocated sort of way, and there was no sequence in the order of their happening.
nonsense-world
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From this reading It was not so much a nonsense-world--it was too alarming for that--as a world of nightmare, wherein everything was distorted.
normal
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From this reading So long as he was wholly in it and of it, everything had seemed all right; but, as he approached his normal condition again, the disorder became more and more apparent.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not so much a nonsense-world--it was too alarming for that--as a world of nightmare, wherein everything was distorted.
Now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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out
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PREPARATION
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preparing
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proportion
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realise
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rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So long as he was wholly in it and of it, everything had seemed all right; but, as he approached his normal condition again, the disorder became more and more apparent.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So long as he was wholly in it and of it, everything had seemed all right; but, as he approached his normal condition again, the disorder became more and more apparent.
sequence
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From this reading Events in it were all out of proportion; effects no longer sprang from adequate causes; things happened in a dislocated sort of way, and there was no sequence in the order of their happening.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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sometimes
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sort
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sprang
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From this reading Events in it were all out of proportion; effects no longer sprang from adequate causes; things happened in a dislocated sort of way, and there was no sequence in the order of their happening.
startling
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From this reading And the next few hours brought it home with startling clearness, and increased to fever heat the desire for final escape.
terribly
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Events in it were all out of proportion; effects no longer sprang from adequate causes; things happened in a dislocated sort of way, and there was no sequence in the order of their happening.
there
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From this reading Events in it were all out of proportion; effects no longer sprang from adequate causes; things happened in a dislocated sort of way, and there was no sequence in the order of their happening.
things
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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too
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From this reading It was not so much a nonsense-world--it was too alarming for that--as a world of nightmare, wherein everything was distorted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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way
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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wherein
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From this reading It was not so much a nonsense-world--it was too alarming for that--as a world of nightmare, wherein everything was distorted.
wholly
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And the next few hours brought it home with startling clearness, and increased to fever heat the desire for final escape.
world
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