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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 For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.
amazedly
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From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "So you have regained consciousness--that's bad;" and she looked crossly at the girl.
awakening
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From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.
away
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From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.
bad
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From this reading "So you have regained consciousness--that's bad;" and she looked crossly at the girl.
bare
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From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.
believed
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From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.
bending
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From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.
Bernardine
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From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.
bolt
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From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.
consciousness
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From this reading "So you have regained consciousness--that's bad;" and she looked crossly at the girl.
crossly
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From this reading "So you have regained consciousness--that's bad;" and she looked crossly at the girl.
curtainless
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From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.
died
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From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.
distance
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From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.
down
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From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even while this impression was strong upon her, the woman said, sneeringly:
eyes
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From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.
face
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From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.
galloping
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From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.
girl
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From this reading "So you have regained consciousness--that's bad;" and she looked crossly at the girl.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.
hard
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From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "So you have regained consciousness--that's bad;" and she looked crossly at the girl.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.
hoofs
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From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.
impression
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From this reading But even while this impression was strong upon her, the woman said, sneeringly:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.
instant
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From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.
Lamont's
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From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.
looking
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From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.
opened
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From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.
own
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From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.
realistic
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From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.
regained
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From this reading "So you have regained consciousness--that's bad;" and she looked crossly at the girl.
room
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From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.
said
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From this reading But even while this impression was strong upon her, the woman said, sneeringly:
scarcely
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From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.
settee
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From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.
sitting
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From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.
sneeringly
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From this reading But even while this impression was strong upon her, the woman said, sneeringly:
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you have regained consciousness--that's bad;" and she looked crossly at the girl.
sound
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From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.
staring
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From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.
steed
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From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.
strange
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From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.
strong
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From this reading But even while this impression was strong upon her, the woman said, sneeringly:
surroundings
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From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.
that's
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From this reading "So you have regained consciousness--that's bad;" and she looked crossly at the girl.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But even while this impression was strong upon her, the woman said, sneeringly:
too
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From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.
up
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From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But even while this impression was strong upon her, the woman said, sneeringly:
upright
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From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.
vagaries
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From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.
Victor
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From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But even while this impression was strong upon her, the woman said, sneeringly:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.
windows
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From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.
woman
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From this reading But even while this impression was strong upon her, the woman said, sneeringly:
women
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From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.
wonder
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From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.
wonderingly
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From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.
wooden
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From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you have regained consciousness--that's bad;" and she looked crossly at the girl.
