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From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading If he moved his head the angular idea shifted about in the most agonising way.
agonising
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From this reading If he moved his head the angular idea shifted about in the most agonising way.
all
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From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
angular
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From this reading In the head was one large, angular idea that it was physically painful to have there.
awoke
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From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
bother
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From this reading He had slept in his clothes and he felt stiff and uncomfortable all over, but the head and mouth insisted that he must not bother over little things like that.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had slept in his clothes and he felt stiff and uncomfortable all over, but the head and mouth insisted that he must not bother over little things like that.
certainly
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From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
Chitterlow
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From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
clothes
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From this reading He had slept in his clothes and he felt stiff and uncomfortable all over, but the head and mouth insisted that he must not bother over little things like that.
comfortable
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From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
felt
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From this reading He had slept in his clothes and he felt stiff and uncomfortable all over, but the head and mouth insisted that he must not bother over little things like that.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the head was one large, angular idea that it was physically painful to have there.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
Head
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From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had slept in his clothes and he felt stiff and uncomfortable all over, but the head and mouth insisted that he must not bother over little things like that.
idea
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From this reading In the head was one large, angular idea that it was physically painful to have there.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he moved his head the angular idea shifted about in the most agonising way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had slept in his clothes and he felt stiff and uncomfortable all over, but the head and mouth insisted that he must not bother over little things like that.
indisputably
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From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading He had slept in his clothes and he felt stiff and uncomfortable all over, but the head and mouth insisted that he must not bother over little things like that.
intoxicated
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From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the head was one large, angular idea that it was physically painful to have there.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
large
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From this reading In the head was one large, angular idea that it was physically painful to have there.
like
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From this reading He had slept in his clothes and he felt stiff and uncomfortable all over, but the head and mouth insisted that he must not bother over little things like that.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had slept in his clothes and he felt stiff and uncomfortable all over, but the head and mouth insisted that he must not bother over little things like that.
lost
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From this reading This idea was that he had lost his situation and was utterly ruined and that it really mattered very little.
mattered
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From this reading This idea was that he had lost his situation and was utterly ruined and that it really mattered very little.
most
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From this reading If he moved his head the angular idea shifted about in the most agonising way.
Mouth
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From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
moved
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From this reading If he moved his head the angular idea shifted about in the most agonising way.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He had slept in his clothes and he felt stiff and uncomfortable all over, but the head and mouth insisted that he must not bother over little things like that.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the head was one large, angular idea that it was physically painful to have there.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had slept in his clothes and he felt stiff and uncomfortable all over, but the head and mouth insisted that he must not bother over little things like that.
painful
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From this reading In the head was one large, angular idea that it was physically painful to have there.
physically
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From this reading In the head was one large, angular idea that it was physically painful to have there.
pronounced
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From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
really
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From this reading This idea was that he had lost his situation and was utterly ruined and that it really mattered very little.
removed
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From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
ruined
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From this reading This idea was that he had lost his situation and was utterly ruined and that it really mattered very little.
Sec
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From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
shifted
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From this reading If he moved his head the angular idea shifted about in the most agonising way.
situation
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From this reading This idea was that he had lost his situation and was utterly ruined and that it really mattered very little.
slept
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From this reading He had slept in his clothes and he felt stiff and uncomfortable all over, but the head and mouth insisted that he must not bother over little things like that.
sofa
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From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
springs
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From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
stiff
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From this reading He had slept in his clothes and he felt stiff and uncomfortable all over, but the head and mouth insisted that he must not bother over little things like that.
SWAPPED
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From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
there
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From this reading In the head was one large, angular idea that it was physically painful to have there.
things
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From this reading He had slept in his clothes and he felt stiff and uncomfortable all over, but the head and mouth insisted that he must not bother over little things like that.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This idea was that he had lost his situation and was utterly ruined and that it really mattered very little.
thoroughly
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From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
uncomfortable
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From this reading He had slept in his clothes and he felt stiff and uncomfortable all over, but the head and mouth insisted that he must not bother over little things like that.
utterly
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From this reading This idea was that he had lost his situation and was utterly ruined and that it really mattered very little.
very
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From this reading This idea was that he had lost his situation and was utterly ruined and that it really mattered very little.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the head was one large, angular idea that it was physically painful to have there.
way
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From this reading If he moved his head the angular idea shifted about in the most agonising way.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "SWAPPED" Sec.1 He awoke on the thoroughly comfortable sofa that had had all its springs removed, and although he had certainly not been intoxicated, he awoke with what Chitterlow pronounced to be, quite indisputably, a Head and a Mouth.
