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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 MASTER FINK HAS A SINGULAR DREAM.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But although in our waking hours we are generally successful in keeping the workings of our mind in check, it is different when we are asleep.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then we are the slaves, and imagination is the master, the magician which plays us the most extravagant pranks.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But although in our waking hours we are generally successful in keeping the workings of our mind in check, it is different when we are asleep.
asleep
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From this reading But although in our waking hours we are generally successful in keeping the workings of our mind in check, it is different when we are asleep.
beauty
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From this reading On the night following Louisa's departure I dreamed of the old days and of Louisa in the pride of her beauty.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But although in our waking hours we are generally successful in keeping the workings of our mind in check, it is different when we are asleep.
check
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From this reading But although in our waking hours we are generally successful in keeping the workings of our mind in check, it is different when we are asleep.
days
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From this reading On the night following Louisa's departure I dreamed of the old days and of Louisa in the pride of her beauty.
departure
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From this reading On the night following Louisa's departure I dreamed of the old days and of Louisa in the pride of her beauty.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But although in our waking hours we are generally successful in keeping the workings of our mind in check, it is different when we are asleep.
DREAMnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading MASTER FINK HAS A SINGULAR DREAM.
dreamed
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From this reading On the night following Louisa's departure I dreamed of the old days and of Louisa in the pride of her beauty.
enjoy
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From this reading It is like sitting in a theatre, witnessing the representation of a play which sways us this way and that, which makes us laugh, which makes us weep, which makes us enjoy, which makes us suffer.
extravagant
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From this reading Then we are the slaves, and imagination is the master, the magician which plays us the most extravagant pranks.
FINK
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From this reading MASTER FINK HAS A SINGULAR DREAM.
following
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From this reading On the night following Louisa's departure I dreamed of the old days and of Louisa in the pride of her beauty.
generally
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From this reading But although in our waking hours we are generally successful in keeping the workings of our mind in check, it is different when we are asleep.
HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MASTER FINK HAS A SINGULAR DREAM.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the night following Louisa's departure I dreamed of the old days and of Louisa in the pride of her beauty.
hours
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From this reading But although in our waking hours we are generally successful in keeping the workings of our mind in check, it is different when we are asleep.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On the night following Louisa's departure I dreamed of the old days and of Louisa in the pride of her beauty.
imagination
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From this reading Then we are the slaves, and imagination is the master, the magician which plays us the most extravagant pranks.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But although in our waking hours we are generally successful in keeping the workings of our mind in check, it is different when we are asleep.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But although in our waking hours we are generally successful in keeping the workings of our mind in check, it is different when we are asleep.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But although in our waking hours we are generally successful in keeping the workings of our mind in check, it is different when we are asleep.
keeping
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From this reading But although in our waking hours we are generally successful in keeping the workings of our mind in check, it is different when we are asleep.
laugh
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From this reading It is like sitting in a theatre, witnessing the representation of a play which sways us this way and that, which makes us laugh, which makes us weep, which makes us enjoy, which makes us suffer.
like
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From this reading It is like sitting in a theatre, witnessing the representation of a play which sways us this way and that, which makes us laugh, which makes us weep, which makes us enjoy, which makes us suffer.
Louisa
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From this reading On the night following Louisa's departure I dreamed of the old days and of Louisa in the pride of her beauty.
Louisa's
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From this reading On the night following Louisa's departure I dreamed of the old days and of Louisa in the pride of her beauty.
magiciannounUS /məˈdʒɪʃ.ən/
A practitioner of magic and ancient arcane arts, often wielding deception and powerful spells.
From this reading Then we are the slaves, and imagination is the master, the magician which plays us the most extravagant pranks.
makes
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From this reading It is like sitting in a theatre, witnessing the representation of a play which sways us this way and that, which makes us laugh, which makes us weep, which makes us enjoy, which makes us suffer.
MASTER
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From this reading MASTER FINK HAS A SINGULAR DREAM.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But although in our waking hours we are generally successful in keeping the workings of our mind in check, it is different when we are asleep.
most
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From this reading Then we are the slaves, and imagination is the master, the magician which plays us the most extravagant pranks.
night
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From this reading On the night following Louisa's departure I dreamed of the old days and of Louisa in the pride of her beauty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But although in our waking hours we are generally successful in keeping the workings of our mind in check, it is different when we are asleep.
old
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From this reading On the night following Louisa's departure I dreamed of the old days and of Louisa in the pride of her beauty.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the night following Louisa's departure I dreamed of the old days and of Louisa in the pride of her beauty.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But although in our waking hours we are generally successful in keeping the workings of our mind in check, it is different when we are asleep.
play
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From this reading It is like sitting in a theatre, witnessing the representation of a play which sways us this way and that, which makes us laugh, which makes us weep, which makes us enjoy, which makes us suffer.
plays
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From this reading Then we are the slaves, and imagination is the master, the magician which plays us the most extravagant pranks.
pranks
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From this reading Then we are the slaves, and imagination is the master, the magician which plays us the most extravagant pranks.
pride
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From this reading On the night following Louisa's departure I dreamed of the old days and of Louisa in the pride of her beauty.
representation
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From this reading It is like sitting in a theatre, witnessing the representation of a play which sways us this way and that, which makes us laugh, which makes us weep, which makes us enjoy, which makes us suffer.
SINGULAR
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From this reading MASTER FINK HAS A SINGULAR DREAM.
sitting
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From this reading It is like sitting in a theatre, witnessing the representation of a play which sways us this way and that, which makes us laugh, which makes us weep, which makes us enjoy, which makes us suffer.
slaves
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From this reading Then we are the slaves, and imagination is the master, the magician which plays us the most extravagant pranks.
successful
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From this reading But although in our waking hours we are generally successful in keeping the workings of our mind in check, it is different when we are asleep.
suffer
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From this reading It is like sitting in a theatre, witnessing the representation of a play which sways us this way and that, which makes us laugh, which makes us weep, which makes us enjoy, which makes us suffer.
sways
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From this reading It is like sitting in a theatre, witnessing the representation of a play which sways us this way and that, which makes us laugh, which makes us weep, which makes us enjoy, which makes us suffer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is like sitting in a theatre, witnessing the representation of a play which sways us this way and that, which makes us laugh, which makes us weep, which makes us enjoy, which makes us suffer.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But although in our waking hours we are generally successful in keeping the workings of our mind in check, it is different when we are asleep.
theatre
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From this reading It is like sitting in a theatre, witnessing the representation of a play which sways us this way and that, which makes us laugh, which makes us weep, which makes us enjoy, which makes us suffer.
Then
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From this reading Then we are the slaves, and imagination is the master, the magician which plays us the most extravagant pranks.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is like sitting in a theatre, witnessing the representation of a play which sways us this way and that, which makes us laugh, which makes us weep, which makes us enjoy, which makes us suffer.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then we are the slaves, and imagination is the master, the magician which plays us the most extravagant pranks.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading But although in our waking hours we are generally successful in keeping the workings of our mind in check, it is different when we are asleep.
way
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From this reading It is like sitting in a theatre, witnessing the representation of a play which sways us this way and that, which makes us laugh, which makes us weep, which makes us enjoy, which makes us suffer.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But although in our waking hours we are generally successful in keeping the workings of our mind in check, it is different when we are asleep.
weep
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From this reading It is like sitting in a theatre, witnessing the representation of a play which sways us this way and that, which makes us laugh, which makes us weep, which makes us enjoy, which makes us suffer.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But although in our waking hours we are generally successful in keeping the workings of our mind in check, it is different when we are asleep.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then we are the slaves, and imagination is the master, the magician which plays us the most extravagant pranks.
witnessing
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From this reading It is like sitting in a theatre, witnessing the representation of a play which sways us this way and that, which makes us laugh, which makes us weep, which makes us enjoy, which makes us suffer.
workings
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From this reading But although in our waking hours we are generally successful in keeping the workings of our mind in check, it is different when we are asleep.
