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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 A few nights later Philip awoke suddenly to find himself in a cold sweat, face to face with all the horrors of an excited imagination.
accuser
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From this reading His brain, too, was his accuser.
all
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From this reading A few nights later Philip awoke suddenly to find himself in a cold sweat, face to face with all the horrors of an excited imagination.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A few nights later Philip awoke suddenly to find himself in a cold sweat, face to face with all the horrors of an excited imagination.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He saw the terrified face of his victim, a strong man but impotent in his grasp; heard the splash of the turgid waters; saw himself, his lust for vengeance unsatisfied, peering downwards through the dim and murky gloom.
arm
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From this reading Once more he felt his hand greedy for the soft flesh of the man he hated, tearing its way through the stiff collar, felt the demoniacal strength shooting down his arm, the fever at his finger tips.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Once more he felt his hand greedy for the soft flesh of the man he hated, tearing its way through the stiff collar, felt the demoniacal strength shooting down his arm, the fever at his finger tips.
awoke
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From this reading A few nights later Philip awoke suddenly to find himself in a cold sweat, face to face with all the horrors of an excited imagination.
brain
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From this reading His brain, too, was his accuser.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He saw the terrified face of his victim, a strong man but impotent in his grasp; heard the splash of the turgid waters; saw himself, his lust for vengeance unsatisfied, peering downwards through the dim and murky gloom.
cold
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From this reading A few nights later Philip awoke suddenly to find himself in a cold sweat, face to face with all the horrors of an excited imagination.
collar
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From this reading Once more he felt his hand greedy for the soft flesh of the man he hated, tearing its way through the stiff collar, felt the demoniacal strength shooting down his arm, the fever at his finger tips.
demoniacal
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From this reading Once more he felt his hand greedy for the soft flesh of the man he hated, tearing its way through the stiff collar, felt the demoniacal strength shooting down his arm, the fever at his finger tips.
dim
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From this reading He saw the terrified face of his victim, a strong man but impotent in his grasp; heard the splash of the turgid waters; saw himself, his lust for vengeance unsatisfied, peering downwards through the dim and murky gloom.
down
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From this reading Once more he felt his hand greedy for the soft flesh of the man he hated, tearing its way through the stiff collar, felt the demoniacal strength shooting down his arm, the fever at his finger tips.
downwards
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From this reading He saw the terrified face of his victim, a strong man but impotent in his grasp; heard the splash of the turgid waters; saw himself, his lust for vengeance unsatisfied, peering downwards through the dim and murky gloom.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading A few nights later Philip awoke suddenly to find himself in a cold sweat, face to face with all the horrors of an excited imagination.
face
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From this reading A few nights later Philip awoke suddenly to find himself in a cold sweat, face to face with all the horrors of an excited imagination.
felt
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From this reading Once more he felt his hand greedy for the soft flesh of the man he hated, tearing its way through the stiff collar, felt the demoniacal strength shooting down his arm, the fever at his finger tips.
fever
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From this reading Once more he felt his hand greedy for the soft flesh of the man he hated, tearing its way through the stiff collar, felt the demoniacal strength shooting down his arm, the fever at his finger tips.
few
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From this reading A few nights later Philip awoke suddenly to find himself in a cold sweat, face to face with all the horrors of an excited imagination.
find
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From this reading A few nights later Philip awoke suddenly to find himself in a cold sweat, face to face with all the horrors of an excited imagination.
finger
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From this reading Once more he felt his hand greedy for the soft flesh of the man he hated, tearing its way through the stiff collar, felt the demoniacal strength shooting down his arm, the fever at his finger tips.
flesh
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From this reading Once more he felt his hand greedy for the soft flesh of the man he hated, tearing its way through the stiff collar, felt the demoniacal strength shooting down his arm, the fever at his finger tips.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Once more he felt his hand greedy for the soft flesh of the man he hated, tearing its way through the stiff collar, felt the demoniacal strength shooting down his arm, the fever at his finger tips.
gloom
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From this reading He saw the terrified face of his victim, a strong man but impotent in his grasp; heard the splash of the turgid waters; saw himself, his lust for vengeance unsatisfied, peering downwards through the dim and murky gloom.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading He saw the terrified face of his victim, a strong man but impotent in his grasp; heard the splash of the turgid waters; saw himself, his lust for vengeance unsatisfied, peering downwards through the dim and murky gloom.
greedy
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From this reading Once more he felt his hand greedy for the soft flesh of the man he hated, tearing its way through the stiff collar, felt the demoniacal strength shooting down his arm, the fever at his finger tips.
hand
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From this reading Once more he felt his hand greedy for the soft flesh of the man he hated, tearing its way through the stiff collar, felt the demoniacal strength shooting down his arm, the fever at his finger tips.
hated
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From this reading Once more he felt his hand greedy for the soft flesh of the man he hated, tearing its way through the stiff collar, felt the demoniacal strength shooting down his arm, the fever at his finger tips.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once more he felt his hand greedy for the soft flesh of the man he hated, tearing its way through the stiff collar, felt the demoniacal strength shooting down his arm, the fever at his finger tips.
heard
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From this reading He saw the terrified face of his victim, a strong man but impotent in his grasp; heard the splash of the turgid waters; saw himself, his lust for vengeance unsatisfied, peering downwards through the dim and murky gloom.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was not only a physical nightmare which seized him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A few nights later Philip awoke suddenly to find himself in a cold sweat, face to face with all the horrors of an excited imagination.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once more he felt his hand greedy for the soft flesh of the man he hated, tearing its way through the stiff collar, felt the demoniacal strength shooting down his arm, the fever at his finger tips.
horrors
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From this reading A few nights later Philip awoke suddenly to find himself in a cold sweat, face to face with all the horrors of an excited imagination.
imagination
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From this reading A few nights later Philip awoke suddenly to find himself in a cold sweat, face to face with all the horrors of an excited imagination.
impotent
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From this reading He saw the terrified face of his victim, a strong man but impotent in his grasp; heard the splash of the turgid waters; saw himself, his lust for vengeance unsatisfied, peering downwards through the dim and murky gloom.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few nights later Philip awoke suddenly to find himself in a cold sweat, face to face with all the horrors of an excited imagination.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not only a physical nightmare which seized him.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Once more he felt his hand greedy for the soft flesh of the man he hated, tearing its way through the stiff collar, felt the demoniacal strength shooting down his arm, the fever at his finger tips.
later
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From this reading A few nights later Philip awoke suddenly to find himself in a cold sweat, face to face with all the horrors of an excited imagination.
lust
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From this reading He saw the terrified face of his victim, a strong man but impotent in his grasp; heard the splash of the turgid waters; saw himself, his lust for vengeance unsatisfied, peering downwards through the dim and murky gloom.
man
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From this reading Once more he felt his hand greedy for the soft flesh of the man he hated, tearing its way through the stiff collar, felt the demoniacal strength shooting down his arm, the fever at his finger tips.
more
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From this reading Once more he felt his hand greedy for the soft flesh of the man he hated, tearing its way through the stiff collar, felt the demoniacal strength shooting down his arm, the fever at his finger tips.
murky
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From this reading He saw the terrified face of his victim, a strong man but impotent in his grasp; heard the splash of the turgid waters; saw himself, his lust for vengeance unsatisfied, peering downwards through the dim and murky gloom.
nightmarenounUS /ˈnaɪt.mɛr/
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading It was not only a physical nightmare which seized him.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading A few nights later Philip awoke suddenly to find himself in a cold sweat, face to face with all the horrors of an excited imagination.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not only a physical nightmare which seized him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few nights later Philip awoke suddenly to find himself in a cold sweat, face to face with all the horrors of an excited imagination.
Once
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From this reading Once more he felt his hand greedy for the soft flesh of the man he hated, tearing its way through the stiff collar, felt the demoniacal strength shooting down his arm, the fever at his finger tips.
only
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From this reading It was not only a physical nightmare which seized him.
peeringverbUS /ˈpɪrɪŋ/
looking closely or carefully
From this reading He saw the terrified face of his victim, a strong man but impotent in his grasp; heard the splash of the turgid waters; saw himself, his lust for vengeance unsatisfied, peering downwards through the dim and murky gloom.
Philip
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From this reading A few nights later Philip awoke suddenly to find himself in a cold sweat, face to face with all the horrors of an excited imagination.
physical
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From this reading It was not only a physical nightmare which seized him.
saw
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From this reading He saw the terrified face of his victim, a strong man but impotent in his grasp; heard the splash of the turgid waters; saw himself, his lust for vengeance unsatisfied, peering downwards through the dim and murky gloom.
seized
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From this reading It was not only a physical nightmare which seized him.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Once more he felt his hand greedy for the soft flesh of the man he hated, tearing its way through the stiff collar, felt the demoniacal strength shooting down his arm, the fever at his finger tips.
soft
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From this reading Once more he felt his hand greedy for the soft flesh of the man he hated, tearing its way through the stiff collar, felt the demoniacal strength shooting down his arm, the fever at his finger tips.
splash
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From this reading He saw the terrified face of his victim, a strong man but impotent in his grasp; heard the splash of the turgid waters; saw himself, his lust for vengeance unsatisfied, peering downwards through the dim and murky gloom.
stiff
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From this reading Once more he felt his hand greedy for the soft flesh of the man he hated, tearing its way through the stiff collar, felt the demoniacal strength shooting down his arm, the fever at his finger tips.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Once more he felt his hand greedy for the soft flesh of the man he hated, tearing its way through the stiff collar, felt the demoniacal strength shooting down his arm, the fever at his finger tips.
strong
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From this reading He saw the terrified face of his victim, a strong man but impotent in his grasp; heard the splash of the turgid waters; saw himself, his lust for vengeance unsatisfied, peering downwards through the dim and murky gloom.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A few nights later Philip awoke suddenly to find himself in a cold sweat, face to face with all the horrors of an excited imagination.
sweat
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From this reading A few nights later Philip awoke suddenly to find himself in a cold sweat, face to face with all the horrors of an excited imagination.
tearing
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From this reading Once more he felt his hand greedy for the soft flesh of the man he hated, tearing its way through the stiff collar, felt the demoniacal strength shooting down his arm, the fever at his finger tips.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading He saw the terrified face of his victim, a strong man but impotent in his grasp; heard the splash of the turgid waters; saw himself, his lust for vengeance unsatisfied, peering downwards through the dim and murky gloom.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few nights later Philip awoke suddenly to find himself in a cold sweat, face to face with all the horrors of an excited imagination.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Once more he felt his hand greedy for the soft flesh of the man he hated, tearing its way through the stiff collar, felt the demoniacal strength shooting down his arm, the fever at his finger tips.
tips
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From this reading Once more he felt his hand greedy for the soft flesh of the man he hated, tearing its way through the stiff collar, felt the demoniacal strength shooting down his arm, the fever at his finger tips.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A few nights later Philip awoke suddenly to find himself in a cold sweat, face to face with all the horrors of an excited imagination.
too
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From this reading His brain, too, was his accuser.
turgid
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From this reading He saw the terrified face of his victim, a strong man but impotent in his grasp; heard the splash of the turgid waters; saw himself, his lust for vengeance unsatisfied, peering downwards through the dim and murky gloom.
unsatisfied
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From this reading He saw the terrified face of his victim, a strong man but impotent in his grasp; heard the splash of the turgid waters; saw himself, his lust for vengeance unsatisfied, peering downwards through the dim and murky gloom.
vengeance
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From this reading He saw the terrified face of his victim, a strong man but impotent in his grasp; heard the splash of the turgid waters; saw himself, his lust for vengeance unsatisfied, peering downwards through the dim and murky gloom.
victim
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From this reading He saw the terrified face of his victim, a strong man but impotent in his grasp; heard the splash of the turgid waters; saw himself, his lust for vengeance unsatisfied, peering downwards through the dim and murky gloom.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not only a physical nightmare which seized him.
waters
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From this reading He saw the terrified face of his victim, a strong man but impotent in his grasp; heard the splash of the turgid waters; saw himself, his lust for vengeance unsatisfied, peering downwards through the dim and murky gloom.
way
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From this reading Once more he felt his hand greedy for the soft flesh of the man he hated, tearing its way through the stiff collar, felt the demoniacal strength shooting down his arm, the fever at his finger tips.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was not only a physical nightmare which seized him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A few nights later Philip awoke suddenly to find himself in a cold sweat, face to face with all the horrors of an excited imagination.
