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20th
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From this reading I had a nightmare on the night of the 20th, in which I thought my bunk was a coffin, that I was laid out in it, and that Goring was endeavouring to nail up the lid, which I was frantically pushing away.
22
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From this reading October 22.--A fine day, with hardly a cloud in the sky, and a fresh breeze from the sou’-west which wafts us gaily on our way.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had a nightmare on the night of the 20th, in which I thought my bunk was a coffin, that I was laid out in it, and that Goring was endeavouring to nail up the lid, which I was frantically pushing away.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had a nightmare on the night of the 20th, in which I thought my bunk was a coffin, that I was laid out in it, and that Goring was endeavouring to nail up the lid, which I was frantically pushing away.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a medical man, I know that a nightmare is simply a vascular derangement of the cerebral hemispheres, and yet in my weak state I cannot shake off the morbid impression which it produces.
away
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From this reading I had a nightmare on the night of the 20th, in which I thought my bunk was a coffin, that I was laid out in it, and that Goring was endeavouring to nail up the lid, which I was frantically pushing away.
breeze
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From this reading October 22.--A fine day, with hardly a cloud in the sky, and a fresh breeze from the sou’-west which wafts us gaily on our way.
bunk
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From this reading I had a nightmare on the night of the 20th, in which I thought my bunk was a coffin, that I was laid out in it, and that Goring was endeavouring to nail up the lid, which I was frantically pushing away.
cannot
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From this reading As a medical man, I know that a nightmare is simply a vascular derangement of the cerebral hemispheres, and yet in my weak state I cannot shake off the morbid impression which it produces.
cerebral
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From this reading As a medical man, I know that a nightmare is simply a vascular derangement of the cerebral hemispheres, and yet in my weak state I cannot shake off the morbid impression which it produces.
cloud
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From this reading October 22.--A fine day, with hardly a cloud in the sky, and a fresh breeze from the sou’-west which wafts us gaily on our way.
coffin
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From this reading I had a nightmare on the night of the 20th, in which I thought my bunk was a coffin, that I was laid out in it, and that Goring was endeavouring to nail up the lid, which I was frantically pushing away.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Even when I woke up, I could hardly persuade myself that I was not in a coffin.
day
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From this reading October 22.--A fine day, with hardly a cloud in the sky, and a fresh breeze from the sou’-west which wafts us gaily on our way.
derangement
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From this reading As a medical man, I know that a nightmare is simply a vascular derangement of the cerebral hemispheres, and yet in my weak state I cannot shake off the morbid impression which it produces.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I wish the man did not run in my thoughts so much.
endeavouring
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From this reading I had a nightmare on the night of the 20th, in which I thought my bunk was a coffin, that I was laid out in it, and that Goring was endeavouring to nail up the lid, which I was frantically pushing away.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even when I woke up, I could hardly persuade myself that I was not in a coffin.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading October 22.--A fine day, with hardly a cloud in the sky, and a fresh breeze from the sou’-west which wafts us gaily on our way.
frantically
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From this reading I had a nightmare on the night of the 20th, in which I thought my bunk was a coffin, that I was laid out in it, and that Goring was endeavouring to nail up the lid, which I was frantically pushing away.
fresh
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From this reading October 22.--A fine day, with hardly a cloud in the sky, and a fresh breeze from the sou’-west which wafts us gaily on our way.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading October 22.--A fine day, with hardly a cloud in the sky, and a fresh breeze from the sou’-west which wafts us gaily on our way.
gaily
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From this reading October 22.--A fine day, with hardly a cloud in the sky, and a fresh breeze from the sou’-west which wafts us gaily on our way.
Goring
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From this reading I had a nightmare on the night of the 20th, in which I thought my bunk was a coffin, that I was laid out in it, and that Goring was endeavouring to nail up the lid, which I was frantically pushing away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had a nightmare on the night of the 20th, in which I thought my bunk was a coffin, that I was laid out in it, and that Goring was endeavouring to nail up the lid, which I was frantically pushing away.
hardly
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From this reading Even when I woke up, I could hardly persuade myself that I was not in a coffin.
hemispheres
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From this reading As a medical man, I know that a nightmare is simply a vascular derangement of the cerebral hemispheres, and yet in my weak state I cannot shake off the morbid impression which it produces.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish the man did not run in my thoughts so much.
impression
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From this reading As a medical man, I know that a nightmare is simply a vascular derangement of the cerebral hemispheres, and yet in my weak state I cannot shake off the morbid impression which it produces.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I wish the man did not run in my thoughts so much.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As a medical man, I know that a nightmare is simply a vascular derangement of the cerebral hemispheres, and yet in my weak state I cannot shake off the morbid impression which it produces.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had a nightmare on the night of the 20th, in which I thought my bunk was a coffin, that I was laid out in it, and that Goring was endeavouring to nail up the lid, which I was frantically pushing away.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a medical man, I know that a nightmare is simply a vascular derangement of the cerebral hemispheres, and yet in my weak state I cannot shake off the morbid impression which it produces.
laid
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From this reading I had a nightmare on the night of the 20th, in which I thought my bunk was a coffin, that I was laid out in it, and that Goring was endeavouring to nail up the lid, which I was frantically pushing away.
lid
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From this reading I had a nightmare on the night of the 20th, in which I thought my bunk was a coffin, that I was laid out in it, and that Goring was endeavouring to nail up the lid, which I was frantically pushing away.
man
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From this reading I wish the man did not run in my thoughts so much.
medical
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From this reading As a medical man, I know that a nightmare is simply a vascular derangement of the cerebral hemispheres, and yet in my weak state I cannot shake off the morbid impression which it produces.
morbid
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From this reading As a medical man, I know that a nightmare is simply a vascular derangement of the cerebral hemispheres, and yet in my weak state I cannot shake off the morbid impression which it produces.
much
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From this reading I wish the man did not run in my thoughts so much.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I wish the man did not run in my thoughts so much.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Even when I woke up, I could hardly persuade myself that I was not in a coffin.
nail
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From this reading I had a nightmare on the night of the 20th, in which I thought my bunk was a coffin, that I was laid out in it, and that Goring was endeavouring to nail up the lid, which I was frantically pushing away.
night
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From this reading I had a nightmare on the night of the 20th, in which I thought my bunk was a coffin, that I was laid out in it, and that Goring was endeavouring to nail up the lid, which I was frantically pushing away.
nightmarenounUS /ˈnaɪt.mɛr/
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading I had a nightmare on the night of the 20th, in which I thought my bunk was a coffin, that I was laid out in it, and that Goring was endeavouring to nail up the lid, which I was frantically pushing away.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I wish the man did not run in my thoughts so much.
October
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From this reading October 22.--A fine day, with hardly a cloud in the sky, and a fresh breeze from the sou’-west which wafts us gaily on our way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had a nightmare on the night of the 20th, in which I thought my bunk was a coffin, that I was laid out in it, and that Goring was endeavouring to nail up the lid, which I was frantically pushing away.
off
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From this reading As a medical man, I know that a nightmare is simply a vascular derangement of the cerebral hemispheres, and yet in my weak state I cannot shake off the morbid impression which it produces.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had a nightmare on the night of the 20th, in which I thought my bunk was a coffin, that I was laid out in it, and that Goring was endeavouring to nail up the lid, which I was frantically pushing away.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading October 22.--A fine day, with hardly a cloud in the sky, and a fresh breeze from the sou’-west which wafts us gaily on our way.
out
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From this reading I had a nightmare on the night of the 20th, in which I thought my bunk was a coffin, that I was laid out in it, and that Goring was endeavouring to nail up the lid, which I was frantically pushing away.
persuade
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From this reading Even when I woke up, I could hardly persuade myself that I was not in a coffin.
produces
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From this reading As a medical man, I know that a nightmare is simply a vascular derangement of the cerebral hemispheres, and yet in my weak state I cannot shake off the morbid impression which it produces.
pushing
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From this reading I had a nightmare on the night of the 20th, in which I thought my bunk was a coffin, that I was laid out in it, and that Goring was endeavouring to nail up the lid, which I was frantically pushing away.
run
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From this reading I wish the man did not run in my thoughts so much.
shake
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From this reading As a medical man, I know that a nightmare is simply a vascular derangement of the cerebral hemispheres, and yet in my weak state I cannot shake off the morbid impression which it produces.
simply
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From this reading As a medical man, I know that a nightmare is simply a vascular derangement of the cerebral hemispheres, and yet in my weak state I cannot shake off the morbid impression which it produces.
sky
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From this reading October 22.--A fine day, with hardly a cloud in the sky, and a fresh breeze from the sou’-west which wafts us gaily on our way.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I wish the man did not run in my thoughts so much.
sou
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From this reading October 22.--A fine day, with hardly a cloud in the sky, and a fresh breeze from the sou’-west which wafts us gaily on our way.
state
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From this reading As a medical man, I know that a nightmare is simply a vascular derangement of the cerebral hemispheres, and yet in my weak state I cannot shake off the morbid impression which it produces.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had a nightmare on the night of the 20th, in which I thought my bunk was a coffin, that I was laid out in it, and that Goring was endeavouring to nail up the lid, which I was frantically pushing away.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I wish the man did not run in my thoughts so much.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had a nightmare on the night of the 20th, in which I thought my bunk was a coffin, that I was laid out in it, and that Goring was endeavouring to nail up the lid, which I was frantically pushing away.
thoughts
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From this reading I wish the man did not run in my thoughts so much.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had a nightmare on the night of the 20th, in which I thought my bunk was a coffin, that I was laid out in it, and that Goring was endeavouring to nail up the lid, which I was frantically pushing away.
up
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From this reading I had a nightmare on the night of the 20th, in which I thought my bunk was a coffin, that I was laid out in it, and that Goring was endeavouring to nail up the lid, which I was frantically pushing away.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading October 22.--A fine day, with hardly a cloud in the sky, and a fresh breeze from the sou’-west which wafts us gaily on our way.
vascular
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From this reading As a medical man, I know that a nightmare is simply a vascular derangement of the cerebral hemispheres, and yet in my weak state I cannot shake off the morbid impression which it produces.
wafts
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From this reading October 22.--A fine day, with hardly a cloud in the sky, and a fresh breeze from the sou’-west which wafts us gaily on our way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had a nightmare on the night of the 20th, in which I thought my bunk was a coffin, that I was laid out in it, and that Goring was endeavouring to nail up the lid, which I was frantically pushing away.
way
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From this reading October 22.--A fine day, with hardly a cloud in the sky, and a fresh breeze from the sou’-west which wafts us gaily on our way.
weak
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From this reading As a medical man, I know that a nightmare is simply a vascular derangement of the cerebral hemispheres, and yet in my weak state I cannot shake off the morbid impression which it produces.
west
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From this reading October 22.--A fine day, with hardly a cloud in the sky, and a fresh breeze from the sou’-west which wafts us gaily on our way.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Even when I woke up, I could hardly persuade myself that I was not in a coffin.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had a nightmare on the night of the 20th, in which I thought my bunk was a coffin, that I was laid out in it, and that Goring was endeavouring to nail up the lid, which I was frantically pushing away.
wish
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From this reading I wish the man did not run in my thoughts so much.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading October 22.--A fine day, with hardly a cloud in the sky, and a fresh breeze from the sou’-west which wafts us gaily on our way.
woke
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From this reading Even when I woke up, I could hardly persuade myself that I was not in a coffin.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading As a medical man, I know that a nightmare is simply a vascular derangement of the cerebral hemispheres, and yet in my weak state I cannot shake off the morbid impression which it produces.
