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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 she awoke in the morning it was some little time before she could realize where she was or recall the events which had made such a sudden change in her life.
accident
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From this reading The bare, cold room, with the whitewashed walls, and the narrow bed upon which she lay, brought back to her the recollection of a hospital ward which she had seen in Edinburgh, and her first thought was that she had had some accident and had been conveyed to some such establishment.
all
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From this reading The delusion was only momentary, however, for her true situation came back to her at once with all its vague horror.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The bare, cold room, with the whitewashed walls, and the narrow bed upon which she lay, brought back to her the recollection of a hospital ward which she had seen in Edinburgh, and her first thought was that she had had some accident and had been conveyed to some such establishment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The delusion was only momentary, however, for her true situation came back to her at once with all its vague horror.
awoke
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From this reading When she awoke in the morning it was some little time before she could realize where she was or recall the events which had made such a sudden change in her life.
back
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From this reading The bare, cold room, with the whitewashed walls, and the narrow bed upon which she lay, brought back to her the recollection of a hospital ward which she had seen in Edinburgh, and her first thought was that she had had some accident and had been conveyed to some such establishment.
bare
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From this reading The bare, cold room, with the whitewashed walls, and the narrow bed upon which she lay, brought back to her the recollection of a hospital ward which she had seen in Edinburgh, and her first thought was that she had had some accident and had been conveyed to some such establishment.
bed
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From this reading The bare, cold room, with the whitewashed walls, and the narrow bed upon which she lay, brought back to her the recollection of a hospital ward which she had seen in Edinburgh, and her first thought was that she had had some accident and had been conveyed to some such establishment.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The bare, cold room, with the whitewashed walls, and the narrow bed upon which she lay, brought back to her the recollection of a hospital ward which she had seen in Edinburgh, and her first thought was that she had had some accident and had been conveyed to some such establishment.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When she awoke in the morning it was some little time before she could realize where she was or recall the events which had made such a sudden change in her life.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The bare, cold room, with the whitewashed walls, and the narrow bed upon which she lay, brought back to her the recollection of a hospital ward which she had seen in Edinburgh, and her first thought was that she had had some accident and had been conveyed to some such establishment.
came
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From this reading The delusion was only momentary, however, for her true situation came back to her at once with all its vague horror.
CAMP-STOOL
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CAMP-STOOL.
change
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From this reading When she awoke in the morning it was some little time before she could realize where she was or recall the events which had made such a sudden change in her life.
cold
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From this reading The bare, cold room, with the whitewashed walls, and the narrow bed upon which she lay, brought back to her the recollection of a hospital ward which she had seen in Edinburgh, and her first thought was that she had had some accident and had been conveyed to some such establishment.
conveyed
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From this reading The bare, cold room, with the whitewashed walls, and the narrow bed upon which she lay, brought back to her the recollection of a hospital ward which she had seen in Edinburgh, and her first thought was that she had had some accident and had been conveyed to some such establishment.
correct
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From this reading Of the two, she would have preferred that her first impression had been correct.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When she awoke in the morning it was some little time before she could realize where she was or recall the events which had made such a sudden change in her life.
delusion
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From this reading The delusion was only momentary, however, for her true situation came back to her at once with all its vague horror.
Edinburgh
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From this reading The bare, cold room, with the whitewashed walls, and the narrow bed upon which she lay, brought back to her the recollection of a hospital ward which she had seen in Edinburgh, and her first thought was that she had had some accident and had been conveyed to some such establishment.
establishment
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From this reading The bare, cold room, with the whitewashed walls, and the narrow bed upon which she lay, brought back to her the recollection of a hospital ward which she had seen in Edinburgh, and her first thought was that she had had some accident and had been conveyed to some such establishment.
events
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From this reading When she awoke in the morning it was some little time before she could realize where she was or recall the events which had made such a sudden change in her life.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bare, cold room, with the whitewashed walls, and the narrow bed upon which she lay, brought back to her the recollection of a hospital ward which she had seen in Edinburgh, and her first thought was that she had had some accident and had been conveyed to some such establishment.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The delusion was only momentary, however, for her true situation came back to her at once with all its vague horror.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she awoke in the morning it was some little time before she could realize where she was or recall the events which had made such a sudden change in her life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of the two, she would have preferred that her first impression had been correct.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she awoke in the morning it was some little time before she could realize where she was or recall the events which had made such a sudden change in her life.
horror
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From this reading The delusion was only momentary, however, for her true situation came back to her at once with all its vague horror.
hospital
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From this reading The bare, cold room, with the whitewashed walls, and the narrow bed upon which she lay, brought back to her the recollection of a hospital ward which she had seen in Edinburgh, and her first thought was that she had had some accident and had been conveyed to some such establishment.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The delusion was only momentary, however, for her true situation came back to her at once with all its vague horror.
impression
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From this reading Of the two, she would have preferred that her first impression had been correct.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When she awoke in the morning it was some little time before she could realize where she was or recall the events which had made such a sudden change in her life.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When she awoke in the morning it was some little time before she could realize where she was or recall the events which had made such a sudden change in her life.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The delusion was only momentary, however, for her true situation came back to her at once with all its vague horror.
lay
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From this reading The bare, cold room, with the whitewashed walls, and the narrow bed upon which she lay, brought back to her the recollection of a hospital ward which she had seen in Edinburgh, and her first thought was that she had had some accident and had been conveyed to some such establishment.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she awoke in the morning it was some little time before she could realize where she was or recall the events which had made such a sudden change in her life.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she awoke in the morning it was some little time before she could realize where she was or recall the events which had made such a sudden change in her life.
made
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From this reading When she awoke in the morning it was some little time before she could realize where she was or recall the events which had made such a sudden change in her life.
MAN
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CAMP-STOOL.
momentary
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From this reading The delusion was only momentary, however, for her true situation came back to her at once with all its vague horror.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she awoke in the morning it was some little time before she could realize where she was or recall the events which had made such a sudden change in her life.
narrow
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From this reading The bare, cold room, with the whitewashed walls, and the narrow bed upon which she lay, brought back to her the recollection of a hospital ward which she had seen in Edinburgh, and her first thought was that she had had some accident and had been conveyed to some such establishment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The bare, cold room, with the whitewashed walls, and the narrow bed upon which she lay, brought back to her the recollection of a hospital ward which she had seen in Edinburgh, and her first thought was that she had had some accident and had been conveyed to some such establishment.
once
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From this reading The delusion was only momentary, however, for her true situation came back to her at once with all its vague horror.
only
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From this reading The delusion was only momentary, however, for her true situation came back to her at once with all its vague horror.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When she awoke in the morning it was some little time before she could realize where she was or recall the events which had made such a sudden change in her life.
preferred
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From this reading Of the two, she would have preferred that her first impression had been correct.
realize
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From this reading When she awoke in the morning it was some little time before she could realize where she was or recall the events which had made such a sudden change in her life.
recall
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From this reading When she awoke in the morning it was some little time before she could realize where she was or recall the events which had made such a sudden change in her life.
recollection
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From this reading The bare, cold room, with the whitewashed walls, and the narrow bed upon which she lay, brought back to her the recollection of a hospital ward which she had seen in Edinburgh, and her first thought was that she had had some accident and had been conveyed to some such establishment.
room
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From this reading The bare, cold room, with the whitewashed walls, and the narrow bed upon which she lay, brought back to her the recollection of a hospital ward which she had seen in Edinburgh, and her first thought was that she had had some accident and had been conveyed to some such establishment.
seen
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From this reading The bare, cold room, with the whitewashed walls, and the narrow bed upon which she lay, brought back to her the recollection of a hospital ward which she had seen in Edinburgh, and her first thought was that she had had some accident and had been conveyed to some such establishment.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she awoke in the morning it was some little time before she could realize where she was or recall the events which had made such a sudden change in her life.
situation
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From this reading The delusion was only momentary, however, for her true situation came back to her at once with all its vague horror.
some
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From this reading When she awoke in the morning it was some little time before she could realize where she was or recall the events which had made such a sudden change in her life.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading When she awoke in the morning it was some little time before she could realize where she was or recall the events which had made such a sudden change in her life.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she awoke in the morning it was some little time before she could realize where she was or recall the events which had made such a sudden change in her life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The bare, cold room, with the whitewashed walls, and the narrow bed upon which she lay, brought back to her the recollection of a hospital ward which she had seen in Edinburgh, and her first thought was that she had had some accident and had been conveyed to some such establishment.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CAMP-STOOL.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bare, cold room, with the whitewashed walls, and the narrow bed upon which she lay, brought back to her the recollection of a hospital ward which she had seen in Edinburgh, and her first thought was that she had had some accident and had been conveyed to some such establishment.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she awoke in the morning it was some little time before she could realize where she was or recall the events which had made such a sudden change in her life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The bare, cold room, with the whitewashed walls, and the narrow bed upon which she lay, brought back to her the recollection of a hospital ward which she had seen in Edinburgh, and her first thought was that she had had some accident and had been conveyed to some such establishment.
true
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From this reading The delusion was only momentary, however, for her true situation came back to her at once with all its vague horror.
two
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From this reading Of the two, she would have preferred that her first impression had been correct.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The bare, cold room, with the whitewashed walls, and the narrow bed upon which she lay, brought back to her the recollection of a hospital ward which she had seen in Edinburgh, and her first thought was that she had had some accident and had been conveyed to some such establishment.
vague
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From this reading The delusion was only momentary, however, for her true situation came back to her at once with all its vague horror.
walls
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From this reading The bare, cold room, with the whitewashed walls, and the narrow bed upon which she lay, brought back to her the recollection of a hospital ward which she had seen in Edinburgh, and her first thought was that she had had some accident and had been conveyed to some such establishment.
ward
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From this reading The bare, cold room, with the whitewashed walls, and the narrow bed upon which she lay, brought back to her the recollection of a hospital ward which she had seen in Edinburgh, and her first thought was that she had had some accident and had been conveyed to some such establishment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she awoke in the morning it was some little time before she could realize where she was or recall the events which had made such a sudden change in her life.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she awoke in the morning it was some little time before she could realize where she was or recall the events which had made such a sudden change in her life.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading When she awoke in the morning it was some little time before she could realize where she was or recall the events which had made such a sudden change in her life.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When she awoke in the morning it was some little time before she could realize where she was or recall the events which had made such a sudden change in her life.
whitewashed
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From this reading The bare, cold room, with the whitewashed walls, and the narrow bed upon which she lay, brought back to her the recollection of a hospital ward which she had seen in Edinburgh, and her first thought was that she had had some accident and had been conveyed to some such establishment.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CAMP-STOOL.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Of the two, she would have preferred that her first impression had been correct.
