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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 David slept for a couple of hours, and that night he slept more than he had done for weeks.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I thought I saw the Grey Wolf’s eyes Look through the bars of night; They drank the silver of the moon, And the stars’ pale chrysolite.
bars
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From this reading I thought I saw the Grey Wolf’s eyes Look through the bars of night; They drank the silver of the moon, And the stars’ pale chrysolite.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From star by star they took their toll, And through the drained and darkened night They sought my darkened soul.
chrysolite
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From this reading I thought I saw the Grey Wolf’s eyes Look through the bars of night; They drank the silver of the moon, And the stars’ pale chrysolite.
compass
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From this reading Next night, however, there returned the old strain, the old yearning for oblivion, the old inability to compass it.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading David slept for a couple of hours, and that night he slept more than he had done for weeks.
darkened
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From this reading From star by star they took their toll, And through the drained and darkened night They sought my darkened soul.
David
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From this reading David slept for a couple of hours, and that night he slept more than he had done for weeks.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading David slept for a couple of hours, and that night he slept more than he had done for weeks.
drained
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From this reading From star by star they took their toll, And through the drained and darkened night They sought my darkened soul.
drank
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From this reading I thought I saw the Grey Wolf’s eyes Look through the bars of night; They drank the silver of the moon, And the stars’ pale chrysolite.
eyes
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From this reading I thought I saw the Grey Wolf’s eyes Look through the bars of night; They drank the silver of the moon, And the stars’ pale chrysolite.
followed
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From this reading In the week that followed David passed through a number of strange, mental phases.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading David slept for a couple of hours, and that night he slept more than he had done for weeks.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From star by star they took their toll, And through the drained and darkened night They sought my darkened soul.
Grey
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From this reading I thought I saw the Grey Wolf’s eyes Look through the bars of night; They drank the silver of the moon, And the stars’ pale chrysolite.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading David slept for a couple of hours, and that night he slept more than he had done for weeks.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading David slept for a couple of hours, and that night he slept more than he had done for weeks.
hours
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From this reading David slept for a couple of hours, and that night he slept more than he had done for weeks.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Next night, however, there returned the old strain, the old yearning for oblivion, the old inability to compass it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought I saw the Grey Wolf’s eyes Look through the bars of night; They drank the silver of the moon, And the stars’ pale chrysolite.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the week that followed David passed through a number of strange, mental phases.
inability
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From this reading Next night, however, there returned the old strain, the old yearning for oblivion, the old inability to compass it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Next night, however, there returned the old strain, the old yearning for oblivion, the old inability to compass it.
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought I saw the Grey Wolf’s eyes Look through the bars of night; They drank the silver of the moon, And the stars’ pale chrysolite.
mental
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From this reading In the week that followed David passed through a number of strange, mental phases.
moon
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From this reading I thought I saw the Grey Wolf’s eyes Look through the bars of night; They drank the silver of the moon, And the stars’ pale chrysolite.
more
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From this reading David slept for a couple of hours, and that night he slept more than he had done for weeks.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading From star by star they took their toll, And through the drained and darkened night They sought my darkened soul.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next night, however, there returned the old strain, the old yearning for oblivion, the old inability to compass it.
night
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From this reading I thought I saw the Grey Wolf’s eyes Look through the bars of night; They drank the silver of the moon, And the stars’ pale chrysolite.
number
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From this reading In the week that followed David passed through a number of strange, mental phases.
oblivion
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From this reading Next night, however, there returned the old strain, the old yearning for oblivion, the old inability to compass it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I thought I saw the Grey Wolf’s eyes Look through the bars of night; They drank the silver of the moon, And the stars’ pale chrysolite.
old
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From this reading Next night, however, there returned the old strain, the old yearning for oblivion, the old inability to compass it.
pale
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From this reading I thought I saw the Grey Wolf’s eyes Look through the bars of night; They drank the silver of the moon, And the stars’ pale chrysolite.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the week that followed David passed through a number of strange, mental phases.
phases
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From this reading In the week that followed David passed through a number of strange, mental phases.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Next night, however, there returned the old strain, the old yearning for oblivion, the old inability to compass it.
saw
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From this reading I thought I saw the Grey Wolf’s eyes Look through the bars of night; They drank the silver of the moon, And the stars’ pale chrysolite.
silver
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From this reading I thought I saw the Grey Wolf’s eyes Look through the bars of night; They drank the silver of the moon, And the stars’ pale chrysolite.
slept
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From this reading David slept for a couple of hours, and that night he slept more than he had done for weeks.
sought
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From this reading From star by star they took their toll, And through the drained and darkened night They sought my darkened soul.
soul
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From this reading From star by star they took their toll, And through the drained and darkened night They sought my darkened soul.
star
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From this reading From star by star they took their toll, And through the drained and darkened night They sought my darkened soul.
stars
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From this reading I thought I saw the Grey Wolf’s eyes Look through the bars of night; They drank the silver of the moon, And the stars’ pale chrysolite.
strain
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From this reading Next night, however, there returned the old strain, the old yearning for oblivion, the old inability to compass it.
strange
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From this reading In the week that followed David passed through a number of strange, mental phases.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading David slept for a couple of hours, and that night he slept more than he had done for weeks.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading David slept for a couple of hours, and that night he slept more than he had done for weeks.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I thought I saw the Grey Wolf’s eyes Look through the bars of night; They drank the silver of the moon, And the stars’ pale chrysolite.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading From star by star they took their toll, And through the drained and darkened night They sought my darkened soul.
there
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From this reading Next night, however, there returned the old strain, the old yearning for oblivion, the old inability to compass it.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I thought I saw the Grey Wolf’s eyes Look through the bars of night; They drank the silver of the moon, And the stars’ pale chrysolite.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought I saw the Grey Wolf’s eyes Look through the bars of night; They drank the silver of the moon, And the stars’ pale chrysolite.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I thought I saw the Grey Wolf’s eyes Look through the bars of night; They drank the silver of the moon, And the stars’ pale chrysolite.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next night, however, there returned the old strain, the old yearning for oblivion, the old inability to compass it.
toll
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From this reading From star by star they took their toll, And through the drained and darkened night They sought my darkened soul.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From star by star they took their toll, And through the drained and darkened night They sought my darkened soul.
week
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From this reading In the week that followed David passed through a number of strange, mental phases.
weeks
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From this reading David slept for a couple of hours, and that night he slept more than he had done for weeks.
Wolf's
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From this reading I thought I saw the Grey Wolf’s eyes Look through the bars of night; They drank the silver of the moon, And the stars’ pale chrysolite.
yearning
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From this reading Next night, however, there returned the old strain, the old yearning for oblivion, the old inability to compass it.
