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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 raining; the room was oppressed by a grey, melancholy twilight which seemed thrown from the ceiling.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On waking next morning Regina found herself alone in the big hard bed.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vehicles were already rolling in the street; screaming trams passed by; there was continued howling of tempestuous wind, the whole making on Regina an impression of unutterable dreariness.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Vehicles were already rolling in the street; screaming trams passed by; there was continued howling of tempestuous wind, the whole making on Regina an impression of unutterable dreariness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Presently she looked at the room, screwing up her eyes to distinguish the various objects.
bed
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From this reading On waking next morning Regina found herself alone in the big hard bed.
big
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From this reading On waking next morning Regina found herself alone in the big hard bed.
boomingnounUS /ˈbooming/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The luminous city of her dreams seemed pervaded by this howling wind through which resounded a thousand other voices; a ceaseless booming of toilsome life, dismal under eternal rain.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was raining; the room was oppressed by a grey, melancholy twilight which seemed thrown from the ceiling.
ceaseless
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From this reading The luminous city of her dreams seemed pervaded by this howling wind through which resounded a thousand other voices; a ceaseless booming of toilsome life, dismal under eternal rain.
ceiling
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From this reading It was raining; the room was oppressed by a grey, melancholy twilight which seemed thrown from the ceiling.
city
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From this reading The luminous city of her dreams seemed pervaded by this howling wind through which resounded a thousand other voices; a ceaseless booming of toilsome life, dismal under eternal rain.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Vehicles were already rolling in the street; screaming trams passed by; there was continued howling of tempestuous wind, the whole making on Regina an impression of unutterable dreariness.
dismal
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From this reading The luminous city of her dreams seemed pervaded by this howling wind through which resounded a thousand other voices; a ceaseless booming of toilsome life, dismal under eternal rain.
distinguish
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From this reading Presently she looked at the room, screwing up her eyes to distinguish the various objects.
dreams
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From this reading The luminous city of her dreams seemed pervaded by this howling wind through which resounded a thousand other voices; a ceaseless booming of toilsome life, dismal under eternal rain.
dreariness
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From this reading Vehicles were already rolling in the street; screaming trams passed by; there was continued howling of tempestuous wind, the whole making on Regina an impression of unutterable dreariness.
eternal
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From this reading The luminous city of her dreams seemed pervaded by this howling wind through which resounded a thousand other voices; a ceaseless booming of toilsome life, dismal under eternal rain.
eyes
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From this reading Presently she looked at the room, screwing up her eyes to distinguish the various objects.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On waking next morning Regina found herself alone in the big hard bed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was raining; the room was oppressed by a grey, melancholy twilight which seemed thrown from the ceiling.
grey
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From this reading It was raining; the room was oppressed by a grey, melancholy twilight which seemed thrown from the ceiling.
hard
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From this reading On waking next morning Regina found herself alone in the big hard bed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The luminous city of her dreams seemed pervaded by this howling wind through which resounded a thousand other voices; a ceaseless booming of toilsome life, dismal under eternal rain.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading On waking next morning Regina found herself alone in the big hard bed.
howling
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From this reading Vehicles were already rolling in the street; screaming trams passed by; there was continued howling of tempestuous wind, the whole making on Regina an impression of unutterable dreariness.
impression
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From this reading Vehicles were already rolling in the street; screaming trams passed by; there was continued howling of tempestuous wind, the whole making on Regina an impression of unutterable dreariness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On waking next morning Regina found herself alone in the big hard bed.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was raining; the room was oppressed by a grey, melancholy twilight which seemed thrown from the ceiling.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The luminous city of her dreams seemed pervaded by this howling wind through which resounded a thousand other voices; a ceaseless booming of toilsome life, dismal under eternal rain.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently she looked at the room, screwing up her eyes to distinguish the various objects.
luminous
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From this reading The luminous city of her dreams seemed pervaded by this howling wind through which resounded a thousand other voices; a ceaseless booming of toilsome life, dismal under eternal rain.
making
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From this reading Vehicles were already rolling in the street; screaming trams passed by; there was continued howling of tempestuous wind, the whole making on Regina an impression of unutterable dreariness.
melancholy
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From this reading It was raining; the room was oppressed by a grey, melancholy twilight which seemed thrown from the ceiling.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On waking next morning Regina found herself alone in the big hard bed.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On waking next morning Regina found herself alone in the big hard bed.
objects
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From this reading Presently she looked at the room, screwing up her eyes to distinguish the various objects.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Vehicles were already rolling in the street; screaming trams passed by; there was continued howling of tempestuous wind, the whole making on Regina an impression of unutterable dreariness.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On waking next morning Regina found herself alone in the big hard bed.
oppressed
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From this reading It was raining; the room was oppressed by a grey, melancholy twilight which seemed thrown from the ceiling.
other
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From this reading The luminous city of her dreams seemed pervaded by this howling wind through which resounded a thousand other voices; a ceaseless booming of toilsome life, dismal under eternal rain.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vehicles were already rolling in the street; screaming trams passed by; there was continued howling of tempestuous wind, the whole making on Regina an impression of unutterable dreariness.
pervaded
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From this reading The luminous city of her dreams seemed pervaded by this howling wind through which resounded a thousand other voices; a ceaseless booming of toilsome life, dismal under eternal rain.
Presently
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From this reading Presently she looked at the room, screwing up her eyes to distinguish the various objects.
rain
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From this reading The luminous city of her dreams seemed pervaded by this howling wind through which resounded a thousand other voices; a ceaseless booming of toilsome life, dismal under eternal rain.
raining
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From this reading It was raining; the room was oppressed by a grey, melancholy twilight which seemed thrown from the ceiling.
Regina
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From this reading On waking next morning Regina found herself alone in the big hard bed.
resounded
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From this reading The luminous city of her dreams seemed pervaded by this howling wind through which resounded a thousand other voices; a ceaseless booming of toilsome life, dismal under eternal rain.
rolling
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From this reading Vehicles were already rolling in the street; screaming trams passed by; there was continued howling of tempestuous wind, the whole making on Regina an impression of unutterable dreariness.
room
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From this reading It was raining; the room was oppressed by a grey, melancholy twilight which seemed thrown from the ceiling.
screaming
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From this reading Vehicles were already rolling in the street; screaming trams passed by; there was continued howling of tempestuous wind, the whole making on Regina an impression of unutterable dreariness.
screwing
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From this reading Presently she looked at the room, screwing up her eyes to distinguish the various objects.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was raining; the room was oppressed by a grey, melancholy twilight which seemed thrown from the ceiling.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Presently she looked at the room, screwing up her eyes to distinguish the various objects.
street
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From this reading Vehicles were already rolling in the street; screaming trams passed by; there was continued howling of tempestuous wind, the whole making on Regina an impression of unutterable dreariness.
tempestuous
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From this reading Vehicles were already rolling in the street; screaming trams passed by; there was continued howling of tempestuous wind, the whole making on Regina an impression of unutterable dreariness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On waking next morning Regina found herself alone in the big hard bed.
there
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From this reading Vehicles were already rolling in the street; screaming trams passed by; there was continued howling of tempestuous wind, the whole making on Regina an impression of unutterable dreariness.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The luminous city of her dreams seemed pervaded by this howling wind through which resounded a thousand other voices; a ceaseless booming of toilsome life, dismal under eternal rain.
thousand
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From this reading The luminous city of her dreams seemed pervaded by this howling wind through which resounded a thousand other voices; a ceaseless booming of toilsome life, dismal under eternal rain.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The luminous city of her dreams seemed pervaded by this howling wind through which resounded a thousand other voices; a ceaseless booming of toilsome life, dismal under eternal rain.
thrown
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From this reading It was raining; the room was oppressed by a grey, melancholy twilight which seemed thrown from the ceiling.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Presently she looked at the room, screwing up her eyes to distinguish the various objects.
toilsome
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From this reading The luminous city of her dreams seemed pervaded by this howling wind through which resounded a thousand other voices; a ceaseless booming of toilsome life, dismal under eternal rain.
trams
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From this reading Vehicles were already rolling in the street; screaming trams passed by; there was continued howling of tempestuous wind, the whole making on Regina an impression of unutterable dreariness.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading It was raining; the room was oppressed by a grey, melancholy twilight which seemed thrown from the ceiling.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The luminous city of her dreams seemed pervaded by this howling wind through which resounded a thousand other voices; a ceaseless booming of toilsome life, dismal under eternal rain.
unutterable
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From this reading Vehicles were already rolling in the street; screaming trams passed by; there was continued howling of tempestuous wind, the whole making on Regina an impression of unutterable dreariness.
up
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From this reading Presently she looked at the room, screwing up her eyes to distinguish the various objects.
various
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From this reading Presently she looked at the room, screwing up her eyes to distinguish the various objects.
Vehicles
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From this reading Vehicles were already rolling in the street; screaming trams passed by; there was continued howling of tempestuous wind, the whole making on Regina an impression of unutterable dreariness.
voices
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From this reading The luminous city of her dreams seemed pervaded by this howling wind through which resounded a thousand other voices; a ceaseless booming of toilsome life, dismal under eternal rain.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading On waking next morning Regina found herself alone in the big hard bed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was raining; the room was oppressed by a grey, melancholy twilight which seemed thrown from the ceiling.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Vehicles were already rolling in the street; screaming trams passed by; there was continued howling of tempestuous wind, the whole making on Regina an impression of unutterable dreariness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was raining; the room was oppressed by a grey, melancholy twilight which seemed thrown from the ceiling.
whole
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From this reading Vehicles were already rolling in the street; screaming trams passed by; there was continued howling of tempestuous wind, the whole making on Regina an impression of unutterable dreariness.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vehicles were already rolling in the street; screaming trams passed by; there was continued howling of tempestuous wind, the whole making on Regina an impression of unutterable dreariness.
