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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 IN after-time Herold's memory of that disastrous night and the succeeding days was that of a peculiarly lucid nightmare in which he seemed to have acted without volition or consciousness of motive.
acted
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From this reading IN after-time Herold's memory of that disastrous night and the succeeding days was that of a peculiarly lucid nightmare in which he seemed to have acted without volition or consciousness of motive.
after-time
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From this reading IN after-time Herold's memory of that disastrous night and the succeeding days was that of a peculiarly lucid nightmare in which he seemed to have acted without volition or consciousness of motive.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He ate, dressed, drove through the streets on unhappy missions, gave orders, directions, consoled, like an automaton, and sometimes slept exhaustedly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN after-time Herold's memory of that disastrous night and the succeeding days was that of a peculiarly lucid nightmare in which he seemed to have acted without volition or consciousness of motive.
ate
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From this reading He ate, dressed, drove through the streets on unhappy missions, gave orders, directions, consoled, like an automaton, and sometimes slept exhaustedly.
automaton
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From this reading He ate, dressed, drove through the streets on unhappy missions, gave orders, directions, consoled, like an automaton, and sometimes slept exhaustedly.
back
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From this reading So it seemed to him, looking back.
bandaged
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From this reading The man with his bandaged head slept like a log, and Herold did not wake him.
consciousness
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From this reading IN after-time Herold's memory of that disastrous night and the succeeding days was that of a peculiarly lucid nightmare in which he seemed to have acted without volition or consciousness of motive.
consoled
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From this reading He ate, dressed, drove through the streets on unhappy missions, gave orders, directions, consoled, like an automaton, and sometimes slept exhaustedly.
days
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From this reading IN after-time Herold's memory of that disastrous night and the succeeding days was that of a peculiarly lucid nightmare in which he seemed to have acted without volition or consciousness of motive.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The man with his bandaged head slept like a log, and Herold did not wake him.
directions
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From this reading He ate, dressed, drove through the streets on unhappy missions, gave orders, directions, consoled, like an automaton, and sometimes slept exhaustedly.
disastrous
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From this reading IN after-time Herold's memory of that disastrous night and the succeeding days was that of a peculiarly lucid nightmare in which he seemed to have acted without volition or consciousness of motive.
dressed
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From this reading He ate, dressed, drove through the streets on unhappy missions, gave orders, directions, consoled, like an automaton, and sometimes slept exhaustedly.
drove
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From this reading He ate, dressed, drove through the streets on unhappy missions, gave orders, directions, consoled, like an automaton, and sometimes slept exhaustedly.
exhaustedly
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From this reading He ate, dressed, drove through the streets on unhappy missions, gave orders, directions, consoled, like an automaton, and sometimes slept exhaustedly.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spared John the first night of misery.
gave
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From this reading He ate, dressed, drove through the streets on unhappy missions, gave orders, directions, consoled, like an automaton, and sometimes slept exhaustedly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading IN after-time Herold's memory of that disastrous night and the succeeding days was that of a peculiarly lucid nightmare in which he seemed to have acted without volition or consciousness of motive.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN after-time Herold's memory of that disastrous night and the succeeding days was that of a peculiarly lucid nightmare in which he seemed to have acted without volition or consciousness of motive.
head
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From this reading The man with his bandaged head slept like a log, and Herold did not wake him.
Herold
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From this reading The man with his bandaged head slept like a log, and Herold did not wake him.
Herold's
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From this reading IN after-time Herold's memory of that disastrous night and the succeeding days was that of a peculiarly lucid nightmare in which he seemed to have acted without volition or consciousness of motive.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So it seemed to him, looking back.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man with his bandaged head slept like a log, and Herold did not wake him.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN after-time Herold's memory of that disastrous night and the succeeding days was that of a peculiarly lucid nightmare in which he seemed to have acted without volition or consciousness of motive.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So it seemed to him, looking back.
John
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From this reading He spared John the first night of misery.
like
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From this reading He ate, dressed, drove through the streets on unhappy missions, gave orders, directions, consoled, like an automaton, and sometimes slept exhaustedly.
log
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From this reading The man with his bandaged head slept like a log, and Herold did not wake him.
looking
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From this reading So it seemed to him, looking back.
lucid
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From this reading IN after-time Herold's memory of that disastrous night and the succeeding days was that of a peculiarly lucid nightmare in which he seemed to have acted without volition or consciousness of motive.
man
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From this reading The man with his bandaged head slept like a log, and Herold did not wake him.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading IN after-time Herold's memory of that disastrous night and the succeeding days was that of a peculiarly lucid nightmare in which he seemed to have acted without volition or consciousness of motive.
misery
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From this reading He spared John the first night of misery.
missions
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From this reading He ate, dressed, drove through the streets on unhappy missions, gave orders, directions, consoled, like an automaton, and sometimes slept exhaustedly.
motive
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From this reading IN after-time Herold's memory of that disastrous night and the succeeding days was that of a peculiarly lucid nightmare in which he seemed to have acted without volition or consciousness of motive.
night
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From this reading IN after-time Herold's memory of that disastrous night and the succeeding days was that of a peculiarly lucid nightmare in which he seemed to have acted without volition or consciousness of motive.
nightmarenounUS /ˈnaɪt.mɛr/
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading IN after-time Herold's memory of that disastrous night and the succeeding days was that of a peculiarly lucid nightmare in which he seemed to have acted without volition or consciousness of motive.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The man with his bandaged head slept like a log, and Herold did not wake him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN after-time Herold's memory of that disastrous night and the succeeding days was that of a peculiarly lucid nightmare in which he seemed to have acted without volition or consciousness of motive.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He ate, dressed, drove through the streets on unhappy missions, gave orders, directions, consoled, like an automaton, and sometimes slept exhaustedly.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading IN after-time Herold's memory of that disastrous night and the succeeding days was that of a peculiarly lucid nightmare in which he seemed to have acted without volition or consciousness of motive.
orders
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From this reading He ate, dressed, drove through the streets on unhappy missions, gave orders, directions, consoled, like an automaton, and sometimes slept exhaustedly.
peculiarly
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From this reading IN after-time Herold's memory of that disastrous night and the succeeding days was that of a peculiarly lucid nightmare in which he seemed to have acted without volition or consciousness of motive.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN after-time Herold's memory of that disastrous night and the succeeding days was that of a peculiarly lucid nightmare in which he seemed to have acted without volition or consciousness of motive.
slept
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From this reading He ate, dressed, drove through the streets on unhappy missions, gave orders, directions, consoled, like an automaton, and sometimes slept exhaustedly.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it seemed to him, looking back.
sometimes
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From this reading He ate, dressed, drove through the streets on unhappy missions, gave orders, directions, consoled, like an automaton, and sometimes slept exhaustedly.
spared
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From this reading He spared John the first night of misery.
streets
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From this reading He ate, dressed, drove through the streets on unhappy missions, gave orders, directions, consoled, like an automaton, and sometimes slept exhaustedly.
succeeding
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From this reading IN after-time Herold's memory of that disastrous night and the succeeding days was that of a peculiarly lucid nightmare in which he seemed to have acted without volition or consciousness of motive.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN after-time Herold's memory of that disastrous night and the succeeding days was that of a peculiarly lucid nightmare in which he seemed to have acted without volition or consciousness of motive.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN after-time Herold's memory of that disastrous night and the succeeding days was that of a peculiarly lucid nightmare in which he seemed to have acted without volition or consciousness of motive.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He ate, dressed, drove through the streets on unhappy missions, gave orders, directions, consoled, like an automaton, and sometimes slept exhaustedly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN after-time Herold's memory of that disastrous night and the succeeding days was that of a peculiarly lucid nightmare in which he seemed to have acted without volition or consciousness of motive.
unhappy
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From this reading He ate, dressed, drove through the streets on unhappy missions, gave orders, directions, consoled, like an automaton, and sometimes slept exhaustedly.
volition
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From this reading IN after-time Herold's memory of that disastrous night and the succeeding days was that of a peculiarly lucid nightmare in which he seemed to have acted without volition or consciousness of motive.
wake
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From this reading The man with his bandaged head slept like a log, and Herold did not wake him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN after-time Herold's memory of that disastrous night and the succeeding days was that of a peculiarly lucid nightmare in which he seemed to have acted without volition or consciousness of motive.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN after-time Herold's memory of that disastrous night and the succeeding days was that of a peculiarly lucid nightmare in which he seemed to have acted without volition or consciousness of motive.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The man with his bandaged head slept like a log, and Herold did not wake him.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading IN after-time Herold's memory of that disastrous night and the succeeding days was that of a peculiarly lucid nightmare in which he seemed to have acted without volition or consciousness of motive.
