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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 When Franz returned to himself, he seemed still to be in a dream.
advanced
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From this reading He advanced several paces towards the point whence the light came, and to all the excitement of his dream succeeded the calmness of reality.
all
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From this reading He advanced several paces towards the point whence the light came, and to all the excitement of his dream succeeded the calmness of reality.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stretched forth his hand, and touched stone; he rose to his seat, and found himself lying on his bournous in a bed of dry heather, very soft and odoriferous.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The vision had fled; and as if the statues had been but shadows from the tomb, they had vanished at his waking.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The vision had fled; and as if the statues had been but shadows from the tomb, they had vanished at his waking.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When Franz returned to himself, he seemed still to be in a dream.
bed
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From this reading He stretched forth his hand, and touched stone; he rose to his seat, and found himself lying on his bournous in a bed of dry heather, very soft and odoriferous.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The vision had fled; and as if the statues had been but shadows from the tomb, they had vanished at his waking.
bournous
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From this reading He stretched forth his hand, and touched stone; he rose to his seat, and found himself lying on his bournous in a bed of dry heather, very soft and odoriferous.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The vision had fled; and as if the statues had been but shadows from the tomb, they had vanished at his waking.
calmness
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From this reading He advanced several paces towards the point whence the light came, and to all the excitement of his dream succeeded the calmness of reality.
came
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From this reading He advanced several paces towards the point whence the light came, and to all the excitement of his dream succeeded the calmness of reality.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading When Franz returned to himself, he seemed still to be in a dream.
dry
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From this reading He stretched forth his hand, and touched stone; he rose to his seat, and found himself lying on his bournous in a bed of dry heather, very soft and odoriferous.
excitement
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From this reading He advanced several paces towards the point whence the light came, and to all the excitement of his dream succeeded the calmness of reality.
fled
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From this reading The vision had fled; and as if the statues had been but shadows from the tomb, they had vanished at his waking.
forth
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From this reading He stretched forth his hand, and touched stone; he rose to his seat, and found himself lying on his bournous in a bed of dry heather, very soft and odoriferous.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stretched forth his hand, and touched stone; he rose to his seat, and found himself lying on his bournous in a bed of dry heather, very soft and odoriferous.
Franz
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From this reading When Franz returned to himself, he seemed still to be in a dream.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The vision had fled; and as if the statues had been but shadows from the tomb, they had vanished at his waking.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The vision had fled; and as if the statues had been but shadows from the tomb, they had vanished at his waking.
hand
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From this reading He stretched forth his hand, and touched stone; he rose to his seat, and found himself lying on his bournous in a bed of dry heather, very soft and odoriferous.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Franz returned to himself, he seemed still to be in a dream.
heather
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From this reading He stretched forth his hand, and touched stone; he rose to his seat, and found himself lying on his bournous in a bed of dry heather, very soft and odoriferous.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Franz returned to himself, he seemed still to be in a dream.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He stretched forth his hand, and touched stone; he rose to his seat, and found himself lying on his bournous in a bed of dry heather, very soft and odoriferous.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The vision had fled; and as if the statues had been but shadows from the tomb, they had vanished at his waking.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Franz returned to himself, he seemed still to be in a dream.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He thought himself in a sepulchre, into which a ray of sunlight in pity scarcely penetrated.
light
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From this reading He advanced several paces towards the point whence the light came, and to all the excitement of his dream succeeded the calmness of reality.
lying
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From this reading He stretched forth his hand, and touched stone; he rose to his seat, and found himself lying on his bournous in a bed of dry heather, very soft and odoriferous.
odoriferous
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From this reading He stretched forth his hand, and touched stone; he rose to his seat, and found himself lying on his bournous in a bed of dry heather, very soft and odoriferous.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He thought himself in a sepulchre, into which a ray of sunlight in pity scarcely penetrated.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He stretched forth his hand, and touched stone; he rose to his seat, and found himself lying on his bournous in a bed of dry heather, very soft and odoriferous.
paces
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From this reading He advanced several paces towards the point whence the light came, and to all the excitement of his dream succeeded the calmness of reality.
penetrated
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From this reading He thought himself in a sepulchre, into which a ray of sunlight in pity scarcely penetrated.
pity
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From this reading He thought himself in a sepulchre, into which a ray of sunlight in pity scarcely penetrated.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading He advanced several paces towards the point whence the light came, and to all the excitement of his dream succeeded the calmness of reality.
ray
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From this reading He thought himself in a sepulchre, into which a ray of sunlight in pity scarcely penetrated.
reality
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From this reading He advanced several paces towards the point whence the light came, and to all the excitement of his dream succeeded the calmness of reality.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Franz returned to himself, he seemed still to be in a dream.
rose
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From this reading He stretched forth his hand, and touched stone; he rose to his seat, and found himself lying on his bournous in a bed of dry heather, very soft and odoriferous.
scarcely
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From this reading He thought himself in a sepulchre, into which a ray of sunlight in pity scarcely penetrated.
seat
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From this reading He stretched forth his hand, and touched stone; he rose to his seat, and found himself lying on his bournous in a bed of dry heather, very soft and odoriferous.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Franz returned to himself, he seemed still to be in a dream.
sepulchre
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From this reading He thought himself in a sepulchre, into which a ray of sunlight in pity scarcely penetrated.
several
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From this reading He advanced several paces towards the point whence the light came, and to all the excitement of his dream succeeded the calmness of reality.
shadows
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From this reading The vision had fled; and as if the statues had been but shadows from the tomb, they had vanished at his waking.
soft
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From this reading He stretched forth his hand, and touched stone; he rose to his seat, and found himself lying on his bournous in a bed of dry heather, very soft and odoriferous.
statues
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From this reading The vision had fled; and as if the statues had been but shadows from the tomb, they had vanished at his waking.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Franz returned to himself, he seemed still to be in a dream.
stone
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From this reading He stretched forth his hand, and touched stone; he rose to his seat, and found himself lying on his bournous in a bed of dry heather, very soft and odoriferous.
stretched
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From this reading He stretched forth his hand, and touched stone; he rose to his seat, and found himself lying on his bournous in a bed of dry heather, very soft and odoriferous.
succeeded
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From this reading He advanced several paces towards the point whence the light came, and to all the excitement of his dream succeeded the calmness of reality.
sunlight
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From this reading He thought himself in a sepulchre, into which a ray of sunlight in pity scarcely penetrated.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The vision had fled; and as if the statues had been but shadows from the tomb, they had vanished at his waking.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The vision had fled; and as if the statues had been but shadows from the tomb, they had vanished at his waking.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought himself in a sepulchre, into which a ray of sunlight in pity scarcely penetrated.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Franz returned to himself, he seemed still to be in a dream.
tomb
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From this reading The vision had fled; and as if the statues had been but shadows from the tomb, they had vanished at his waking.
touched
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From this reading He stretched forth his hand, and touched stone; he rose to his seat, and found himself lying on his bournous in a bed of dry heather, very soft and odoriferous.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He advanced several paces towards the point whence the light came, and to all the excitement of his dream succeeded the calmness of reality.
vanished
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From this reading The vision had fled; and as if the statues had been but shadows from the tomb, they had vanished at his waking.
very
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From this reading He stretched forth his hand, and touched stone; he rose to his seat, and found himself lying on his bournous in a bed of dry heather, very soft and odoriferous.
vision
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From this reading The vision had fled; and as if the statues had been but shadows from the tomb, they had vanished at his waking.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading The vision had fled; and as if the statues had been but shadows from the tomb, they had vanished at his waking.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Franz returned to himself, he seemed still to be in a dream.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading He advanced several paces towards the point whence the light came, and to all the excitement of his dream succeeded the calmness of reality.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He thought himself in a sepulchre, into which a ray of sunlight in pity scarcely penetrated.
