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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 My mind was in such a state of excitement that no sort of rest was possible to me.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Hour after hour I tossed and tumbled upon my couch, now hovering on the borderland of sleep, now wide awake, listening to the murmur of the stream beyond the camp, and the thousand and one noises of the night.
Alie
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From this reading But though I went to bed to sleep, and was sufficiently romantic to hope that I should dream of the future I was to spend with Alie, I was destined to be disappointed.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EXCITING DAY.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But though I went to bed to sleep, and was sufficiently romantic to hope that I should dream of the future I was to spend with Alie, I was destined to be disappointed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When at last I did doze off, my dreams were not pleasant, and I awoke from them quite unrefreshed.
awake
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From this reading Hour after hour I tossed and tumbled upon my couch, now hovering on the borderland of sleep, now wide awake, listening to the murmur of the stream beyond the camp, and the thousand and one noises of the night.
awoke
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From this reading When at last I did doze off, my dreams were not pleasant, and I awoke from them quite unrefreshed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But though I went to bed to sleep, and was sufficiently romantic to hope that I should dream of the future I was to spend with Alie, I was destined to be disappointed.
bed
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From this reading But though I went to bed to sleep, and was sufficiently romantic to hope that I should dream of the future I was to spend with Alie, I was destined to be disappointed.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Hour after hour I tossed and tumbled upon my couch, now hovering on the borderland of sleep, now wide awake, listening to the murmur of the stream beyond the camp, and the thousand and one noises of the night.
borderland
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From this reading Hour after hour I tossed and tumbled upon my couch, now hovering on the borderland of sleep, now wide awake, listening to the murmur of the stream beyond the camp, and the thousand and one noises of the night.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But though I went to bed to sleep, and was sufficiently romantic to hope that I should dream of the future I was to spend with Alie, I was destined to be disappointed.
camp
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From this reading Hour after hour I tossed and tumbled upon my couch, now hovering on the borderland of sleep, now wide awake, listening to the murmur of the stream beyond the camp, and the thousand and one noises of the night.
couch
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From this reading Hour after hour I tossed and tumbled upon my couch, now hovering on the borderland of sleep, now wide awake, listening to the murmur of the stream beyond the camp, and the thousand and one noises of the night.
DAY
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From this reading AN EXCITING DAY.
destined
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From this reading But though I went to bed to sleep, and was sufficiently romantic to hope that I should dream of the future I was to spend with Alie, I was destined to be disappointed.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When at last I did doze off, my dreams were not pleasant, and I awoke from them quite unrefreshed.
disappointed
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From this reading But though I went to bed to sleep, and was sufficiently romantic to hope that I should dream of the future I was to spend with Alie, I was destined to be disappointed.
doze
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From this reading When at last I did doze off, my dreams were not pleasant, and I awoke from them quite unrefreshed.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading But though I went to bed to sleep, and was sufficiently romantic to hope that I should dream of the future I was to spend with Alie, I was destined to be disappointed.
dreams
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From this reading When at last I did doze off, my dreams were not pleasant, and I awoke from them quite unrefreshed.
excitement
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From this reading My mind was in such a state of excitement that no sort of rest was possible to me.
EXCITING
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From this reading AN EXCITING DAY.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When at last I did doze off, my dreams were not pleasant, and I awoke from them quite unrefreshed.
future
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From this reading But though I went to bed to sleep, and was sufficiently romantic to hope that I should dream of the future I was to spend with Alie, I was destined to be disappointed.
hope
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From this reading But though I went to bed to sleep, and was sufficiently romantic to hope that I should dream of the future I was to spend with Alie, I was destined to be disappointed.
Hour
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From this reading Hour after hour I tossed and tumbled upon my couch, now hovering on the borderland of sleep, now wide awake, listening to the murmur of the stream beyond the camp, and the thousand and one noises of the night.
hovering
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From this reading Hour after hour I tossed and tumbled upon my couch, now hovering on the borderland of sleep, now wide awake, listening to the murmur of the stream beyond the camp, and the thousand and one noises of the night.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But though I went to bed to sleep, and was sufficiently romantic to hope that I should dream of the future I was to spend with Alie, I was destined to be disappointed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My mind was in such a state of excitement that no sort of rest was possible to me.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When at last I did doze off, my dreams were not pleasant, and I awoke from them quite unrefreshed.
listening
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From this reading Hour after hour I tossed and tumbled upon my couch, now hovering on the borderland of sleep, now wide awake, listening to the murmur of the stream beyond the camp, and the thousand and one noises of the night.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My mind was in such a state of excitement that no sort of rest was possible to me.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My mind was in such a state of excitement that no sort of rest was possible to me.
murmur
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From this reading Hour after hour I tossed and tumbled upon my couch, now hovering on the borderland of sleep, now wide awake, listening to the murmur of the stream beyond the camp, and the thousand and one noises of the night.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My mind was in such a state of excitement that no sort of rest was possible to me.
night
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From this reading Hour after hour I tossed and tumbled upon my couch, now hovering on the borderland of sleep, now wide awake, listening to the murmur of the stream beyond the camp, and the thousand and one noises of the night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading My mind was in such a state of excitement that no sort of rest was possible to me.
noises
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From this reading Hour after hour I tossed and tumbled upon my couch, now hovering on the borderland of sleep, now wide awake, listening to the murmur of the stream beyond the camp, and the thousand and one noises of the night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When at last I did doze off, my dreams were not pleasant, and I awoke from them quite unrefreshed.
now
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From this reading Hour after hour I tossed and tumbled upon my couch, now hovering on the borderland of sleep, now wide awake, listening to the murmur of the stream beyond the camp, and the thousand and one noises of the night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But though I went to bed to sleep, and was sufficiently romantic to hope that I should dream of the future I was to spend with Alie, I was destined to be disappointed.
off
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From this reading When at last I did doze off, my dreams were not pleasant, and I awoke from them quite unrefreshed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hour after hour I tossed and tumbled upon my couch, now hovering on the borderland of sleep, now wide awake, listening to the murmur of the stream beyond the camp, and the thousand and one noises of the night.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Hour after hour I tossed and tumbled upon my couch, now hovering on the borderland of sleep, now wide awake, listening to the murmur of the stream beyond the camp, and the thousand and one noises of the night.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When at last I did doze off, my dreams were not pleasant, and I awoke from them quite unrefreshed.
possible
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From this reading My mind was in such a state of excitement that no sort of rest was possible to me.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When at last I did doze off, my dreams were not pleasant, and I awoke from them quite unrefreshed.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My mind was in such a state of excitement that no sort of rest was possible to me.
romantic
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From this reading But though I went to bed to sleep, and was sufficiently romantic to hope that I should dream of the future I was to spend with Alie, I was destined to be disappointed.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But though I went to bed to sleep, and was sufficiently romantic to hope that I should dream of the future I was to spend with Alie, I was destined to be disappointed.
sleep
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From this reading But though I went to bed to sleep, and was sufficiently romantic to hope that I should dream of the future I was to spend with Alie, I was destined to be disappointed.
sort
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From this reading My mind was in such a state of excitement that no sort of rest was possible to me.
spend
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From this reading But though I went to bed to sleep, and was sufficiently romantic to hope that I should dream of the future I was to spend with Alie, I was destined to be disappointed.
state
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From this reading My mind was in such a state of excitement that no sort of rest was possible to me.
stream
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From this reading Hour after hour I tossed and tumbled upon my couch, now hovering on the borderland of sleep, now wide awake, listening to the murmur of the stream beyond the camp, and the thousand and one noises of the night.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading My mind was in such a state of excitement that no sort of rest was possible to me.
sufficiently
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From this reading But though I went to bed to sleep, and was sufficiently romantic to hope that I should dream of the future I was to spend with Alie, I was destined to be disappointed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But though I went to bed to sleep, and was sufficiently romantic to hope that I should dream of the future I was to spend with Alie, I was destined to be disappointed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But though I went to bed to sleep, and was sufficiently romantic to hope that I should dream of the future I was to spend with Alie, I was destined to be disappointed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When at last I did doze off, my dreams were not pleasant, and I awoke from them quite unrefreshed.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But though I went to bed to sleep, and was sufficiently romantic to hope that I should dream of the future I was to spend with Alie, I was destined to be disappointed.
thousand
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From this reading Hour after hour I tossed and tumbled upon my couch, now hovering on the borderland of sleep, now wide awake, listening to the murmur of the stream beyond the camp, and the thousand and one noises of the night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But though I went to bed to sleep, and was sufficiently romantic to hope that I should dream of the future I was to spend with Alie, I was destined to be disappointed.
tossed
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From this reading Hour after hour I tossed and tumbled upon my couch, now hovering on the borderland of sleep, now wide awake, listening to the murmur of the stream beyond the camp, and the thousand and one noises of the night.
tumbled
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From this reading Hour after hour I tossed and tumbled upon my couch, now hovering on the borderland of sleep, now wide awake, listening to the murmur of the stream beyond the camp, and the thousand and one noises of the night.
unrefreshed
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From this reading When at last I did doze off, my dreams were not pleasant, and I awoke from them quite unrefreshed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Hour after hour I tossed and tumbled upon my couch, now hovering on the borderland of sleep, now wide awake, listening to the murmur of the stream beyond the camp, and the thousand and one noises of the night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But though I went to bed to sleep, and was sufficiently romantic to hope that I should dream of the future I was to spend with Alie, I was destined to be disappointed.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But though I went to bed to sleep, and was sufficiently romantic to hope that I should dream of the future I was to spend with Alie, I was destined to be disappointed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When at last I did doze off, my dreams were not pleasant, and I awoke from them quite unrefreshed.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When at last I did doze off, my dreams were not pleasant, and I awoke from them quite unrefreshed.
wide
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From this reading Hour after hour I tossed and tumbled upon my couch, now hovering on the borderland of sleep, now wide awake, listening to the murmur of the stream beyond the camp, and the thousand and one noises of the night.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But though I went to bed to sleep, and was sufficiently romantic to hope that I should dream of the future I was to spend with Alie, I was destined to be disappointed.
