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abnormally
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From this reading Strictly speaking, it was on Wednesday night that he had got drunk; but he felt as if his intoxication had prolonged itself abnormally, as if this were the first moment of indubitable sobriety.
abstracted
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From this reading And as he lay there, he prepared himself to act the part of the cold, abstracted, supercilious man of business, the part already too horribly familiar to him as young Mr. Rickman of Rickman's.
act
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From this reading And as he lay there, he prepared himself to act the part of the cold, abstracted, supercilious man of business, the part already too horribly familiar to him as young Mr. Rickman of Rickman's.
alcoholic
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From this reading For he judged them to be phantoms (alcoholic in their origin), his scruples of last night.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as he lay there, he prepared himself to act the part of the cold, abstracted, supercilious man of business, the part already too horribly familiar to him as young Mr. Rickman of Rickman's.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Friday morning, and Mr. Rickman lay in bed, outwardly beholding through the open window the divinity of the sea, inwardly contemplating the phantoms of the mind.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Strictly speaking, it was on Wednesday night that he had got drunk; but he felt as if his intoxication had prolonged itself abnormally, as if this were the first moment of indubitable sobriety.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For he judged them to be phantoms (alcoholic in their origin), his scruples of last night.
bed
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From this reading It was Friday morning, and Mr. Rickman lay in bed, outwardly beholding through the open window the divinity of the sea, inwardly contemplating the phantoms of the mind.
beholding
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From this reading It was Friday morning, and Mr. Rickman lay in bed, outwardly beholding through the open window the divinity of the sea, inwardly contemplating the phantoms of the mind.
business
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From this reading And as he lay there, he prepared himself to act the part of the cold, abstracted, supercilious man of business, the part already too horribly familiar to him as young Mr. Rickman of Rickman's.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Strictly speaking, it was on Wednesday night that he had got drunk; but he felt as if his intoxication had prolonged itself abnormally, as if this were the first moment of indubitable sobriety.
character
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From this reading He reflected how nearly he had wrecked his prospects in that character.
cold
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From this reading And as he lay there, he prepared himself to act the part of the cold, abstracted, supercilious man of business, the part already too horribly familiar to him as young Mr. Rickman of Rickman's.
contemplating
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From this reading It was Friday morning, and Mr. Rickman lay in bed, outwardly beholding through the open window the divinity of the sea, inwardly contemplating the phantoms of the mind.
divinity
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From this reading It was Friday morning, and Mr. Rickman lay in bed, outwardly beholding through the open window the divinity of the sea, inwardly contemplating the phantoms of the mind.
drunk
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From this reading Strictly speaking, it was on Wednesday night that he had got drunk; but he felt as if his intoxication had prolonged itself abnormally, as if this were the first moment of indubitable sobriety.
familiar
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From this reading And as he lay there, he prepared himself to act the part of the cold, abstracted, supercilious man of business, the part already too horribly familiar to him as young Mr. Rickman of Rickman's.
felt
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From this reading Strictly speaking, it was on Wednesday night that he had got drunk; but he felt as if his intoxication had prolonged itself abnormally, as if this were the first moment of indubitable sobriety.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Strictly speaking, it was on Wednesday night that he had got drunk; but he felt as if his intoxication had prolonged itself abnormally, as if this were the first moment of indubitable sobriety.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For he judged them to be phantoms (alcoholic in their origin), his scruples of last night.
Friday
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From this reading It was Friday morning, and Mr. Rickman lay in bed, outwardly beholding through the open window the divinity of the sea, inwardly contemplating the phantoms of the mind.
got
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From this reading Strictly speaking, it was on Wednesday night that he had got drunk; but he felt as if his intoxication had prolonged itself abnormally, as if this were the first moment of indubitable sobriety.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Strictly speaking, it was on Wednesday night that he had got drunk; but he felt as if his intoxication had prolonged itself abnormally, as if this were the first moment of indubitable sobriety.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For he judged them to be phantoms (alcoholic in their origin), his scruples of last night.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And as he lay there, he prepared himself to act the part of the cold, abstracted, supercilious man of business, the part already too horribly familiar to him as young Mr. Rickman of Rickman's.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And as he lay there, he prepared himself to act the part of the cold, abstracted, supercilious man of business, the part already too horribly familiar to him as young Mr. Rickman of Rickman's.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For he judged them to be phantoms (alcoholic in their origin), his scruples of last night.
horribly
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From this reading And as he lay there, he prepared himself to act the part of the cold, abstracted, supercilious man of business, the part already too horribly familiar to him as young Mr. Rickman of Rickman's.
how
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From this reading He reflected how nearly he had wrecked his prospects in that character.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Strictly speaking, it was on Wednesday night that he had got drunk; but he felt as if his intoxication had prolonged itself abnormally, as if this were the first moment of indubitable sobriety.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Friday morning, and Mr. Rickman lay in bed, outwardly beholding through the open window the divinity of the sea, inwardly contemplating the phantoms of the mind.
indubitable
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From this reading Strictly speaking, it was on Wednesday night that he had got drunk; but he felt as if his intoxication had prolonged itself abnormally, as if this were the first moment of indubitable sobriety.
intoxication
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From this reading Strictly speaking, it was on Wednesday night that he had got drunk; but he felt as if his intoxication had prolonged itself abnormally, as if this were the first moment of indubitable sobriety.
inwardly
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From this reading It was Friday morning, and Mr. Rickman lay in bed, outwardly beholding through the open window the divinity of the sea, inwardly contemplating the phantoms of the mind.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Friday morning, and Mr. Rickman lay in bed, outwardly beholding through the open window the divinity of the sea, inwardly contemplating the phantoms of the mind.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Strictly speaking, it was on Wednesday night that he had got drunk; but he felt as if his intoxication had prolonged itself abnormally, as if this were the first moment of indubitable sobriety.
judged
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From this reading For he judged them to be phantoms (alcoholic in their origin), his scruples of last night.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For he judged them to be phantoms (alcoholic in their origin), his scruples of last night.
lay
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From this reading It was Friday morning, and Mr. Rickman lay in bed, outwardly beholding through the open window the divinity of the sea, inwardly contemplating the phantoms of the mind.
man
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From this reading And as he lay there, he prepared himself to act the part of the cold, abstracted, supercilious man of business, the part already too horribly familiar to him as young Mr. Rickman of Rickman's.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Friday morning, and Mr. Rickman lay in bed, outwardly beholding through the open window the divinity of the sea, inwardly contemplating the phantoms of the mind.
moment
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From this reading Strictly speaking, it was on Wednesday night that he had got drunk; but he felt as if his intoxication had prolonged itself abnormally, as if this were the first moment of indubitable sobriety.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Friday morning, and Mr. Rickman lay in bed, outwardly beholding through the open window the divinity of the sea, inwardly contemplating the phantoms of the mind.
Mr
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From this reading It was Friday morning, and Mr. Rickman lay in bed, outwardly beholding through the open window the divinity of the sea, inwardly contemplating the phantoms of the mind.
nearly
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From this reading He reflected how nearly he had wrecked his prospects in that character.
night
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From this reading For he judged them to be phantoms (alcoholic in their origin), his scruples of last night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Friday morning, and Mr. Rickman lay in bed, outwardly beholding through the open window the divinity of the sea, inwardly contemplating the phantoms of the mind.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Strictly speaking, it was on Wednesday night that he had got drunk; but he felt as if his intoxication had prolonged itself abnormally, as if this were the first moment of indubitable sobriety.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was Friday morning, and Mr. Rickman lay in bed, outwardly beholding through the open window the divinity of the sea, inwardly contemplating the phantoms of the mind.
origin
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From this reading For he judged them to be phantoms (alcoholic in their origin), his scruples of last night.
outwardly
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From this reading It was Friday morning, and Mr. Rickman lay in bed, outwardly beholding through the open window the divinity of the sea, inwardly contemplating the phantoms of the mind.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as he lay there, he prepared himself to act the part of the cold, abstracted, supercilious man of business, the part already too horribly familiar to him as young Mr. Rickman of Rickman's.
phantoms
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From this reading It was Friday morning, and Mr. Rickman lay in bed, outwardly beholding through the open window the divinity of the sea, inwardly contemplating the phantoms of the mind.
prepared
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From this reading And as he lay there, he prepared himself to act the part of the cold, abstracted, supercilious man of business, the part already too horribly familiar to him as young Mr. Rickman of Rickman's.
prolonged
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From this reading Strictly speaking, it was on Wednesday night that he had got drunk; but he felt as if his intoxication had prolonged itself abnormally, as if this were the first moment of indubitable sobriety.
prospects
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From this reading He reflected how nearly he had wrecked his prospects in that character.
reflected
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From this reading He reflected how nearly he had wrecked his prospects in that character.
Rickman
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From this reading It was Friday morning, and Mr. Rickman lay in bed, outwardly beholding through the open window the divinity of the sea, inwardly contemplating the phantoms of the mind.
Rickman's
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From this reading And as he lay there, he prepared himself to act the part of the cold, abstracted, supercilious man of business, the part already too horribly familiar to him as young Mr. Rickman of Rickman's.
scruples
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From this reading For he judged them to be phantoms (alcoholic in their origin), his scruples of last night.
sea
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From this reading It was Friday morning, and Mr. Rickman lay in bed, outwardly beholding through the open window the divinity of the sea, inwardly contemplating the phantoms of the mind.
sobriety
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From this reading Strictly speaking, it was on Wednesday night that he had got drunk; but he felt as if his intoxication had prolonged itself abnormally, as if this were the first moment of indubitable sobriety.
speaking
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From this reading Strictly speaking, it was on Wednesday night that he had got drunk; but he felt as if his intoxication had prolonged itself abnormally, as if this were the first moment of indubitable sobriety.
Strictly
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From this reading Strictly speaking, it was on Wednesday night that he had got drunk; but he felt as if his intoxication had prolonged itself abnormally, as if this were the first moment of indubitable sobriety.
supercilious
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From this reading And as he lay there, he prepared himself to act the part of the cold, abstracted, supercilious man of business, the part already too horribly familiar to him as young Mr. Rickman of Rickman's.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Strictly speaking, it was on Wednesday night that he had got drunk; but he felt as if his intoxication had prolonged itself abnormally, as if this were the first moment of indubitable sobriety.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Friday morning, and Mr. Rickman lay in bed, outwardly beholding through the open window the divinity of the sea, inwardly contemplating the phantoms of the mind.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For he judged them to be phantoms (alcoholic in their origin), his scruples of last night.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For he judged them to be phantoms (alcoholic in their origin), his scruples of last night.
there
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From this reading And as he lay there, he prepared himself to act the part of the cold, abstracted, supercilious man of business, the part already too horribly familiar to him as young Mr. Rickman of Rickman's.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Strictly speaking, it was on Wednesday night that he had got drunk; but he felt as if his intoxication had prolonged itself abnormally, as if this were the first moment of indubitable sobriety.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was Friday morning, and Mr. Rickman lay in bed, outwardly beholding through the open window the divinity of the sea, inwardly contemplating the phantoms of the mind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For he judged them to be phantoms (alcoholic in their origin), his scruples of last night.
too
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From this reading And as he lay there, he prepared himself to act the part of the cold, abstracted, supercilious man of business, the part already too horribly familiar to him as young Mr. Rickman of Rickman's.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Friday morning, and Mr. Rickman lay in bed, outwardly beholding through the open window the divinity of the sea, inwardly contemplating the phantoms of the mind.
Wednesday
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From this reading Strictly speaking, it was on Wednesday night that he had got drunk; but he felt as if his intoxication had prolonged itself abnormally, as if this were the first moment of indubitable sobriety.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Strictly speaking, it was on Wednesday night that he had got drunk; but he felt as if his intoxication had prolonged itself abnormally, as if this were the first moment of indubitable sobriety.
window
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From this reading It was Friday morning, and Mr. Rickman lay in bed, outwardly beholding through the open window the divinity of the sea, inwardly contemplating the phantoms of the mind.
wreckedadjectiveUS /rɛkt/
destroyed or damaged by shipwreck
From this reading He reflected how nearly he had wrecked his prospects in that character.
young
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From this reading And as he lay there, he prepared himself to act the part of the cold, abstracted, supercilious man of business, the part already too horribly familiar to him as young Mr. Rickman of Rickman's.
