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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 He could remember his last definite sensation,--a terrible shock flinging him to the ground, a second of pain and horror, and then utter oblivion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joan went back to her lodgings at the Thwaites' and left Mrs. Barholm and Anice to fill her place.
Anice
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From this reading Joan went back to her lodgings at the Thwaites' and left Mrs. Barholm and Anice to fill her place.
any
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From this reading He could not even keep himself awake long enough to work his way to any very clear memories of what had happened.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Joan went back to her lodgings at the Thwaites' and left Mrs. Barholm and Anice to fill her place.
awake
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back
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Barholm
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clear
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closed
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From this reading Too prostrate to question his nurses, Derrick could only lie with closed eyes helpless and weary.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Too prostrate to question his nurses, Derrick could only lie with closed eyes helpless and weary.
definite
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From this reading He could remember his last definite sensation,--a terrible shock flinging him to the ground, a second of pain and horror, and then utter oblivion.
Derrick
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From this reading Too prostrate to question his nurses, Derrick could only lie with closed eyes helpless and weary.
enough
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From this reading He could not even keep himself awake long enough to work his way to any very clear memories of what had happened.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could not even keep himself awake long enough to work his way to any very clear memories of what had happened.
eyes
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From this reading Too prostrate to question his nurses, Derrick could only lie with closed eyes helpless and weary.
fill
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flinging
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From this reading He could remember his last definite sensation,--a terrible shock flinging him to the ground, a second of pain and horror, and then utter oblivion.
ground
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From this reading He could remember his last definite sensation,--a terrible shock flinging him to the ground, a second of pain and horror, and then utter oblivion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He could not even keep himself awake long enough to work his way to any very clear memories of what had happened.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had so many half recollections to tantalize him.
happened
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From this reading He could not even keep himself awake long enough to work his way to any very clear memories of what had happened.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not even keep himself awake long enough to work his way to any very clear memories of what had happened.
helpless
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From this reading Too prostrate to question his nurses, Derrick could only lie with closed eyes helpless and weary.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Joan went back to her lodgings at the Thwaites' and left Mrs. Barholm and Anice to fill her place.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had so many half recollections to tantalize him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He could not even keep himself awake long enough to work his way to any very clear memories of what had happened.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Too prostrate to question his nurses, Derrick could only lie with closed eyes helpless and weary.
horror
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From this reading He could remember his last definite sensation,--a terrible shock flinging him to the ground, a second of pain and horror, and then utter oblivion.
Joan
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From this reading Joan went back to her lodgings at the Thwaites' and left Mrs. Barholm and Anice to fill her place.
keep
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From this reading He could not even keep himself awake long enough to work his way to any very clear memories of what had happened.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could remember his last definite sensation,--a terrible shock flinging him to the ground, a second of pain and horror, and then utter oblivion.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joan went back to her lodgings at the Thwaites' and left Mrs. Barholm and Anice to fill her place.
lie
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From this reading Too prostrate to question his nurses, Derrick could only lie with closed eyes helpless and weary.
lodgings
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longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could not even keep himself awake long enough to work his way to any very clear memories of what had happened.
many
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From this reading He had so many half recollections to tantalize him.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading He could not even keep himself awake long enough to work his way to any very clear memories of what had happened.
Mrs
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From this reading Joan went back to her lodgings at the Thwaites' and left Mrs. Barholm and Anice to fill her place.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not even keep himself awake long enough to work his way to any very clear memories of what had happened.
nurses
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From this reading Too prostrate to question his nurses, Derrick could only lie with closed eyes helpless and weary.
oblivion
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From this reading He could remember his last definite sensation,--a terrible shock flinging him to the ground, a second of pain and horror, and then utter oblivion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He could not even keep himself awake long enough to work his way to any very clear memories of what had happened.
only
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From this reading Too prostrate to question his nurses, Derrick could only lie with closed eyes helpless and weary.
pain
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From this reading He could remember his last definite sensation,--a terrible shock flinging him to the ground, a second of pain and horror, and then utter oblivion.
place
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From this reading Joan went back to her lodgings at the Thwaites' and left Mrs. Barholm and Anice to fill her place.
prostrate
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From this reading Too prostrate to question his nurses, Derrick could only lie with closed eyes helpless and weary.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Too prostrate to question his nurses, Derrick could only lie with closed eyes helpless and weary.
recollections
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From this reading He had so many half recollections to tantalize him.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading He could remember his last definite sensation,--a terrible shock flinging him to the ground, a second of pain and horror, and then utter oblivion.
second
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From this reading He could remember his last definite sensation,--a terrible shock flinging him to the ground, a second of pain and horror, and then utter oblivion.
sensation
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From this reading He could remember his last definite sensation,--a terrible shock flinging him to the ground, a second of pain and horror, and then utter oblivion.
shock
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From this reading He could remember his last definite sensation,--a terrible shock flinging him to the ground, a second of pain and horror, and then utter oblivion.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had so many half recollections to tantalize him.
tantalize
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From this reading He had so many half recollections to tantalize him.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He could remember his last definite sensation,--a terrible shock flinging him to the ground, a second of pain and horror, and then utter oblivion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Joan went back to her lodgings at the Thwaites' and left Mrs. Barholm and Anice to fill her place.
then
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From this reading He could remember his last definite sensation,--a terrible shock flinging him to the ground, a second of pain and horror, and then utter oblivion.
Thwaites
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From this reading Joan went back to her lodgings at the Thwaites' and left Mrs. Barholm and Anice to fill her place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Joan went back to her lodgings at the Thwaites' and left Mrs. Barholm and Anice to fill her place.
Too
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From this reading Too prostrate to question his nurses, Derrick could only lie with closed eyes helpless and weary.
utter
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From this reading He could remember his last definite sensation,--a terrible shock flinging him to the ground, a second of pain and horror, and then utter oblivion.
very
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way
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From this reading He could not even keep himself awake long enough to work his way to any very clear memories of what had happened.
weary
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From this reading Too prostrate to question his nurses, Derrick could only lie with closed eyes helpless and weary.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joan went back to her lodgings at the Thwaites' and left Mrs. Barholm and Anice to fill her place.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He could not even keep himself awake long enough to work his way to any very clear memories of what had happened.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Too prostrate to question his nurses, Derrick could only lie with closed eyes helpless and weary.
work
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From this reading He could not even keep himself awake long enough to work his way to any very clear memories of what had happened.
