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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 But now a queer feeling of disproportion and unreality began to haunt me.
abhorrent
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From this reading I was to see it the day after to-morrow--this strange, new, abhorrent world!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The day after to-morrow!
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first blazing light of returned memory and knowledge, the first joy of meeting my sister, the hope of seeing home again, I had not distinguished very sharply between what was new to my bewildered condition and what was new indeed--new to the world as well as to me.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The more I considered what bits of information I had gleaned already, the more I disliked what lay before me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the first blazing light of returned memory and knowledge, the first joy of meeting my sister, the hope of seeing home again, I had not distinguished very sharply between what was new to my bewildered condition and what was new indeed--new to the world as well as to me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the first blazing light of returned memory and knowledge, the first joy of meeting my sister, the hope of seeing home again, I had not distinguished very sharply between what was new to my bewildered condition and what was new indeed--new to the world as well as to me.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The more I considered what bits of information I had gleaned already, the more I disliked what lay before me.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now a queer feeling of disproportion and unreality began to haunt me.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In the first blazing light of returned memory and knowledge, the first joy of meeting my sister, the hope of seeing home again, I had not distinguished very sharply between what was new to my bewildered condition and what was new indeed--new to the world as well as to me.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first blazing light of returned memory and knowledge, the first joy of meeting my sister, the hope of seeing home again, I had not distinguished very sharply between what was new to my bewildered condition and what was new indeed--new to the world as well as to me.
bits
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From this reading The more I considered what bits of information I had gleaned already, the more I disliked what lay before me.
blazing
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From this reading In the first blazing light of returned memory and knowledge, the first joy of meeting my sister, the hope of seeing home again, I had not distinguished very sharply between what was new to my bewildered condition and what was new indeed--new to the world as well as to me.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now a queer feeling of disproportion and unreality began to haunt me.
condition
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From this reading In the first blazing light of returned memory and knowledge, the first joy of meeting my sister, the hope of seeing home again, I had not distinguished very sharply between what was new to my bewildered condition and what was new indeed--new to the world as well as to me.
considered
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From this reading The more I considered what bits of information I had gleaned already, the more I disliked what lay before me.
day
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From this reading The day after to-morrow!
disliked
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From this reading The more I considered what bits of information I had gleaned already, the more I disliked what lay before me.
disproportion
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From this reading But now a queer feeling of disproportion and unreality began to haunt me.
distinguished
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From this reading In the first blazing light of returned memory and knowledge, the first joy of meeting my sister, the hope of seeing home again, I had not distinguished very sharply between what was new to my bewildered condition and what was new indeed--new to the world as well as to me.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But now a queer feeling of disproportion and unreality began to haunt me.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first blazing light of returned memory and knowledge, the first joy of meeting my sister, the hope of seeing home again, I had not distinguished very sharply between what was new to my bewildered condition and what was new indeed--new to the world as well as to me.
gleaned
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From this reading The more I considered what bits of information I had gleaned already, the more I disliked what lay before me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The more I considered what bits of information I had gleaned already, the more I disliked what lay before me.
haunt
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From this reading But now a queer feeling of disproportion and unreality began to haunt me.
home
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From this reading In the first blazing light of returned memory and knowledge, the first joy of meeting my sister, the hope of seeing home again, I had not distinguished very sharply between what was new to my bewildered condition and what was new indeed--new to the world as well as to me.
hope
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From this reading In the first blazing light of returned memory and knowledge, the first joy of meeting my sister, the hope of seeing home again, I had not distinguished very sharply between what was new to my bewildered condition and what was new indeed--new to the world as well as to me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was to see it the day after to-morrow--this strange, new, abhorrent world!
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the first blazing light of returned memory and knowledge, the first joy of meeting my sister, the hope of seeing home again, I had not distinguished very sharply between what was new to my bewildered condition and what was new indeed--new to the world as well as to me.
indeed
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From this reading In the first blazing light of returned memory and knowledge, the first joy of meeting my sister, the hope of seeing home again, I had not distinguished very sharply between what was new to my bewildered condition and what was new indeed--new to the world as well as to me.
information
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From this reading The more I considered what bits of information I had gleaned already, the more I disliked what lay before me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was to see it the day after to-morrow--this strange, new, abhorrent world!
joy
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From this reading In the first blazing light of returned memory and knowledge, the first joy of meeting my sister, the hope of seeing home again, I had not distinguished very sharply between what was new to my bewildered condition and what was new indeed--new to the world as well as to me.
knowledge
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From this reading In the first blazing light of returned memory and knowledge, the first joy of meeting my sister, the hope of seeing home again, I had not distinguished very sharply between what was new to my bewildered condition and what was new indeed--new to the world as well as to me.
lay
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From this reading The more I considered what bits of information I had gleaned already, the more I disliked what lay before me.
light
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From this reading In the first blazing light of returned memory and knowledge, the first joy of meeting my sister, the hope of seeing home again, I had not distinguished very sharply between what was new to my bewildered condition and what was new indeed--new to the world as well as to me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The more I considered what bits of information I had gleaned already, the more I disliked what lay before me.
meeting
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From this reading In the first blazing light of returned memory and knowledge, the first joy of meeting my sister, the hope of seeing home again, I had not distinguished very sharply between what was new to my bewildered condition and what was new indeed--new to the world as well as to me.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading In the first blazing light of returned memory and knowledge, the first joy of meeting my sister, the hope of seeing home again, I had not distinguished very sharply between what was new to my bewildered condition and what was new indeed--new to the world as well as to me.
more
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From this reading The more I considered what bits of information I had gleaned already, the more I disliked what lay before me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In the first blazing light of returned memory and knowledge, the first joy of meeting my sister, the hope of seeing home again, I had not distinguished very sharply between what was new to my bewildered condition and what was new indeed--new to the world as well as to me.
new
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From this reading I was to see it the day after to-morrow--this strange, new, abhorrent world!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the first blazing light of returned memory and knowledge, the first joy of meeting my sister, the hope of seeing home again, I had not distinguished very sharply between what was new to my bewildered condition and what was new indeed--new to the world as well as to me.
now
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From this reading But now a queer feeling of disproportion and unreality began to haunt me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The more I considered what bits of information I had gleaned already, the more I disliked what lay before me.
queer
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From this reading But now a queer feeling of disproportion and unreality began to haunt me.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the first blazing light of returned memory and knowledge, the first joy of meeting my sister, the hope of seeing home again, I had not distinguished very sharply between what was new to my bewildered condition and what was new indeed--new to the world as well as to me.
see
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From this reading I was to see it the day after to-morrow--this strange, new, abhorrent world!
seeing
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From this reading In the first blazing light of returned memory and knowledge, the first joy of meeting my sister, the hope of seeing home again, I had not distinguished very sharply between what was new to my bewildered condition and what was new indeed--new to the world as well as to me.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the first blazing light of returned memory and knowledge, the first joy of meeting my sister, the hope of seeing home again, I had not distinguished very sharply between what was new to my bewildered condition and what was new indeed--new to the world as well as to me.
sister
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From this reading In the first blazing light of returned memory and knowledge, the first joy of meeting my sister, the hope of seeing home again, I had not distinguished very sharply between what was new to my bewildered condition and what was new indeed--new to the world as well as to me.
strange
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From this reading I was to see it the day after to-morrow--this strange, new, abhorrent world!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day after to-morrow!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I was to see it the day after to-morrow--this strange, new, abhorrent world!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was to see it the day after to-morrow--this strange, new, abhorrent world!
to-morrow
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From this reading The day after to-morrow!
unreality
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From this reading But now a queer feeling of disproportion and unreality began to haunt me.
very
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From this reading In the first blazing light of returned memory and knowledge, the first joy of meeting my sister, the hope of seeing home again, I had not distinguished very sharply between what was new to my bewildered condition and what was new indeed--new to the world as well as to me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was to see it the day after to-morrow--this strange, new, abhorrent world!
well
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From this reading In the first blazing light of returned memory and knowledge, the first joy of meeting my sister, the hope of seeing home again, I had not distinguished very sharply between what was new to my bewildered condition and what was new indeed--new to the world as well as to me.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The more I considered what bits of information I had gleaned already, the more I disliked what lay before me.
world
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From this reading I was to see it the day after to-morrow--this strange, new, abhorrent world!
