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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 I guess the poor fellow did have a rather hard time awakening me.
acaus
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From this reading Not until his "Mars, you done said I wuz ter get you up, acaus' dis yer wa'" finally penetrated my dull ears did he rouse me effectually to present circumstances.
accustomed
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From this reading Being on a civilized bed seemed to have obliterated the feeling of caution which had kept me on the _qui vive_ since the beginning of my trip, and his voice in my ears at first roused me only to a semi-consciousness and faint impression of my surroundings, so accustomed was I to Ned's lingering awakenings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Being on a civilized bed seemed to have obliterated the feeling of caution which had kept me on the _qui vive_ since the beginning of my trip, and his voice in my ears at first roused me only to a semi-consciousness and faint impression of my surroundings, so accustomed was I to Ned's lingering awakenings.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had ordered him to waken me at ten o'clock, no matter how soundly I was sleeping or how much I might expostulate with him at the time.
awakening
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From this reading I guess the poor fellow did have a rather hard time awakening me.
awakenings
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From this reading Being on a civilized bed seemed to have obliterated the feeling of caution which had kept me on the _qui vive_ since the beginning of my trip, and his voice in my ears at first roused me only to a semi-consciousness and faint impression of my surroundings, so accustomed was I to Ned's lingering awakenings.
bed
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From this reading Being on a civilized bed seemed to have obliterated the feeling of caution which had kept me on the _qui vive_ since the beginning of my trip, and his voice in my ears at first roused me only to a semi-consciousness and faint impression of my surroundings, so accustomed was I to Ned's lingering awakenings.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Being on a civilized bed seemed to have obliterated the feeling of caution which had kept me on the _qui vive_ since the beginning of my trip, and his voice in my ears at first roused me only to a semi-consciousness and faint impression of my surroundings, so accustomed was I to Ned's lingering awakenings.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being on a civilized bed seemed to have obliterated the feeling of caution which had kept me on the _qui vive_ since the beginning of my trip, and his voice in my ears at first roused me only to a semi-consciousness and faint impression of my surroundings, so accustomed was I to Ned's lingering awakenings.
caution
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From this reading Being on a civilized bed seemed to have obliterated the feeling of caution which had kept me on the _qui vive_ since the beginning of my trip, and his voice in my ears at first roused me only to a semi-consciousness and faint impression of my surroundings, so accustomed was I to Ned's lingering awakenings.
circumstances
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From this reading Not until his "Mars, you done said I wuz ter get you up, acaus' dis yer wa'" finally penetrated my dull ears did he rouse me effectually to present circumstances.
civilized
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From this reading Being on a civilized bed seemed to have obliterated the feeling of caution which had kept me on the _qui vive_ since the beginning of my trip, and his voice in my ears at first roused me only to a semi-consciousness and faint impression of my surroundings, so accustomed was I to Ned's lingering awakenings.
conscious
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From this reading I was conscious of nothing more until Ned's voice sounded in my ears.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I guess the poor fellow did have a rather hard time awakening me.
dis
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From this reading Not until his "Mars, you done said I wuz ter get you up, acaus' dis yer wa'" finally penetrated my dull ears did he rouse me effectually to present circumstances.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not until his "Mars, you done said I wuz ter get you up, acaus' dis yer wa'" finally penetrated my dull ears did he rouse me effectually to present circumstances.
dull
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From this reading Not until his "Mars, you done said I wuz ter get you up, acaus' dis yer wa'" finally penetrated my dull ears did he rouse me effectually to present circumstances.
ears
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From this reading I was conscious of nothing more until Ned's voice sounded in my ears.
effectually
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From this reading Not until his "Mars, you done said I wuz ter get you up, acaus' dis yer wa'" finally penetrated my dull ears did he rouse me effectually to present circumstances.
expostulate
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From this reading I had ordered him to waken me at ten o'clock, no matter how soundly I was sleeping or how much I might expostulate with him at the time.
faint
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From this reading Being on a civilized bed seemed to have obliterated the feeling of caution which had kept me on the _qui vive_ since the beginning of my trip, and his voice in my ears at first roused me only to a semi-consciousness and faint impression of my surroundings, so accustomed was I to Ned's lingering awakenings.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Being on a civilized bed seemed to have obliterated the feeling of caution which had kept me on the _qui vive_ since the beginning of my trip, and his voice in my ears at first roused me only to a semi-consciousness and faint impression of my surroundings, so accustomed was I to Ned's lingering awakenings.
fellow
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From this reading I guess the poor fellow did have a rather hard time awakening me.
finally
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From this reading Not until his "Mars, you done said I wuz ter get you up, acaus' dis yer wa'" finally penetrated my dull ears did he rouse me effectually to present circumstances.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Being on a civilized bed seemed to have obliterated the feeling of caution which had kept me on the _qui vive_ since the beginning of my trip, and his voice in my ears at first roused me only to a semi-consciousness and faint impression of my surroundings, so accustomed was I to Ned's lingering awakenings.
get
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From this reading Not until his "Mars, you done said I wuz ter get you up, acaus' dis yer wa'" finally penetrated my dull ears did he rouse me effectually to present circumstances.
guess
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From this reading I guess the poor fellow did have a rather hard time awakening me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had ordered him to waken me at ten o'clock, no matter how soundly I was sleeping or how much I might expostulate with him at the time.
hard
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From this reading I guess the poor fellow did have a rather hard time awakening me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I guess the poor fellow did have a rather hard time awakening me.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not until his "Mars, you done said I wuz ter get you up, acaus' dis yer wa'" finally penetrated my dull ears did he rouse me effectually to present circumstances.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had ordered him to waken me at ten o'clock, no matter how soundly I was sleeping or how much I might expostulate with him at the time.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Being on a civilized bed seemed to have obliterated the feeling of caution which had kept me on the _qui vive_ since the beginning of my trip, and his voice in my ears at first roused me only to a semi-consciousness and faint impression of my surroundings, so accustomed was I to Ned's lingering awakenings.
how
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From this reading I had ordered him to waken me at ten o'clock, no matter how soundly I was sleeping or how much I might expostulate with him at the time.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was conscious of nothing more until Ned's voice sounded in my ears.
impression
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From this reading Being on a civilized bed seemed to have obliterated the feeling of caution which had kept me on the _qui vive_ since the beginning of my trip, and his voice in my ears at first roused me only to a semi-consciousness and faint impression of my surroundings, so accustomed was I to Ned's lingering awakenings.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was conscious of nothing more until Ned's voice sounded in my ears.
kept
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From this reading Being on a civilized bed seemed to have obliterated the feeling of caution which had kept me on the _qui vive_ since the beginning of my trip, and his voice in my ears at first roused me only to a semi-consciousness and faint impression of my surroundings, so accustomed was I to Ned's lingering awakenings.
lingering
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From this reading Being on a civilized bed seemed to have obliterated the feeling of caution which had kept me on the _qui vive_ since the beginning of my trip, and his voice in my ears at first roused me only to a semi-consciousness and faint impression of my surroundings, so accustomed was I to Ned's lingering awakenings.
Mars
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From this reading Not until his "Mars, you done said I wuz ter get you up, acaus' dis yer wa'" finally penetrated my dull ears did he rouse me effectually to present circumstances.
matter
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From this reading I had ordered him to waken me at ten o'clock, no matter how soundly I was sleeping or how much I might expostulate with him at the time.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had ordered him to waken me at ten o'clock, no matter how soundly I was sleeping or how much I might expostulate with him at the time.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I had ordered him to waken me at ten o'clock, no matter how soundly I was sleeping or how much I might expostulate with him at the time.
more
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From this reading I was conscious of nothing more until Ned's voice sounded in my ears.
much
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From this reading I had ordered him to waken me at ten o'clock, no matter how soundly I was sleeping or how much I might expostulate with him at the time.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was conscious of nothing more until Ned's voice sounded in my ears.
Ned's
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From this reading I was conscious of nothing more until Ned's voice sounded in my ears.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I had ordered him to waken me at ten o'clock, no matter how soundly I was sleeping or how much I might expostulate with him at the time.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not until his "Mars, you done said I wuz ter get you up, acaus' dis yer wa'" finally penetrated my dull ears did he rouse me effectually to present circumstances.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I was conscious of nothing more until Ned's voice sounded in my ears.
o'clock
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From this reading I had ordered him to waken me at ten o'clock, no matter how soundly I was sleeping or how much I might expostulate with him at the time.
obliterated
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From this reading Being on a civilized bed seemed to have obliterated the feeling of caution which had kept me on the _qui vive_ since the beginning of my trip, and his voice in my ears at first roused me only to a semi-consciousness and faint impression of my surroundings, so accustomed was I to Ned's lingering awakenings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was conscious of nothing more until Ned's voice sounded in my ears.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Being on a civilized bed seemed to have obliterated the feeling of caution which had kept me on the _qui vive_ since the beginning of my trip, and his voice in my ears at first roused me only to a semi-consciousness and faint impression of my surroundings, so accustomed was I to Ned's lingering awakenings.
only
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From this reading Being on a civilized bed seemed to have obliterated the feeling of caution which had kept me on the _qui vive_ since the beginning of my trip, and his voice in my ears at first roused me only to a semi-consciousness and faint impression of my surroundings, so accustomed was I to Ned's lingering awakenings.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I had ordered him to waken me at ten o'clock, no matter how soundly I was sleeping or how much I might expostulate with him at the time.
ordered
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From this reading I had ordered him to waken me at ten o'clock, no matter how soundly I was sleeping or how much I might expostulate with him at the time.
penetrated
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From this reading Not until his "Mars, you done said I wuz ter get you up, acaus' dis yer wa'" finally penetrated my dull ears did he rouse me effectually to present circumstances.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I guess the poor fellow did have a rather hard time awakening me.
present
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From this reading Not until his "Mars, you done said I wuz ter get you up, acaus' dis yer wa'" finally penetrated my dull ears did he rouse me effectually to present circumstances.
qui
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From this reading Being on a civilized bed seemed to have obliterated the feeling of caution which had kept me on the _qui vive_ since the beginning of my trip, and his voice in my ears at first roused me only to a semi-consciousness and faint impression of my surroundings, so accustomed was I to Ned's lingering awakenings.
rather
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From this reading I guess the poor fellow did have a rather hard time awakening me.
rouse
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From this reading Not until his "Mars, you done said I wuz ter get you up, acaus' dis yer wa'" finally penetrated my dull ears did he rouse me effectually to present circumstances.
roused
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From this reading Being on a civilized bed seemed to have obliterated the feeling of caution which had kept me on the _qui vive_ since the beginning of my trip, and his voice in my ears at first roused me only to a semi-consciousness and faint impression of my surroundings, so accustomed was I to Ned's lingering awakenings.
said
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From this reading Not until his "Mars, you done said I wuz ter get you up, acaus' dis yer wa'" finally penetrated my dull ears did he rouse me effectually to present circumstances.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Being on a civilized bed seemed to have obliterated the feeling of caution which had kept me on the _qui vive_ since the beginning of my trip, and his voice in my ears at first roused me only to a semi-consciousness and faint impression of my surroundings, so accustomed was I to Ned's lingering awakenings.
semi-consciousness
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From this reading Being on a civilized bed seemed to have obliterated the feeling of caution which had kept me on the _qui vive_ since the beginning of my trip, and his voice in my ears at first roused me only to a semi-consciousness and faint impression of my surroundings, so accustomed was I to Ned's lingering awakenings.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Being on a civilized bed seemed to have obliterated the feeling of caution which had kept me on the _qui vive_ since the beginning of my trip, and his voice in my ears at first roused me only to a semi-consciousness and faint impression of my surroundings, so accustomed was I to Ned's lingering awakenings.
sleeping
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From this reading I had ordered him to waken me at ten o'clock, no matter how soundly I was sleeping or how much I might expostulate with him at the time.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Being on a civilized bed seemed to have obliterated the feeling of caution which had kept me on the _qui vive_ since the beginning of my trip, and his voice in my ears at first roused me only to a semi-consciousness and faint impression of my surroundings, so accustomed was I to Ned's lingering awakenings.
sounded
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From this reading I was conscious of nothing more until Ned's voice sounded in my ears.
soundly
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From this reading I had ordered him to waken me at ten o'clock, no matter how soundly I was sleeping or how much I might expostulate with him at the time.
surroundings
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From this reading Being on a civilized bed seemed to have obliterated the feeling of caution which had kept me on the _qui vive_ since the beginning of my trip, and his voice in my ears at first roused me only to a semi-consciousness and faint impression of my surroundings, so accustomed was I to Ned's lingering awakenings.
ten
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From this reading I had ordered him to waken me at ten o'clock, no matter how soundly I was sleeping or how much I might expostulate with him at the time.
ter
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From this reading Not until his "Mars, you done said I wuz ter get you up, acaus' dis yer wa'" finally penetrated my dull ears did he rouse me effectually to present circumstances.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had ordered him to waken me at ten o'clock, no matter how soundly I was sleeping or how much I might expostulate with him at the time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had ordered him to waken me at ten o'clock, no matter how soundly I was sleeping or how much I might expostulate with him at the time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had ordered him to waken me at ten o'clock, no matter how soundly I was sleeping or how much I might expostulate with him at the time.
trip
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From this reading Being on a civilized bed seemed to have obliterated the feeling of caution which had kept me on the _qui vive_ since the beginning of my trip, and his voice in my ears at first roused me only to a semi-consciousness and faint impression of my surroundings, so accustomed was I to Ned's lingering awakenings.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I was conscious of nothing more until Ned's voice sounded in my ears.
up
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From this reading Not until his "Mars, you done said I wuz ter get you up, acaus' dis yer wa'" finally penetrated my dull ears did he rouse me effectually to present circumstances.
vive
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From this reading Being on a civilized bed seemed to have obliterated the feeling of caution which had kept me on the _qui vive_ since the beginning of my trip, and his voice in my ears at first roused me only to a semi-consciousness and faint impression of my surroundings, so accustomed was I to Ned's lingering awakenings.
voice
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From this reading I was conscious of nothing more until Ned's voice sounded in my ears.
wa
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From this reading Not until his "Mars, you done said I wuz ter get you up, acaus' dis yer wa'" finally penetrated my dull ears did he rouse me effectually to present circumstances.
waken
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From this reading I had ordered him to waken me at ten o'clock, no matter how soundly I was sleeping or how much I might expostulate with him at the time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was conscious of nothing more until Ned's voice sounded in my ears.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Being on a civilized bed seemed to have obliterated the feeling of caution which had kept me on the _qui vive_ since the beginning of my trip, and his voice in my ears at first roused me only to a semi-consciousness and faint impression of my surroundings, so accustomed was I to Ned's lingering awakenings.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had ordered him to waken me at ten o'clock, no matter how soundly I was sleeping or how much I might expostulate with him at the time.
wuz
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From this reading Not until his "Mars, you done said I wuz ter get you up, acaus' dis yer wa'" finally penetrated my dull ears did he rouse me effectually to present circumstances.
yer
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From this reading Not until his "Mars, you done said I wuz ter get you up, acaus' dis yer wa'" finally penetrated my dull ears did he rouse me effectually to present circumstances.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Not until his "Mars, you done said I wuz ter get you up, acaus' dis yer wa'" finally penetrated my dull ears did he rouse me effectually to present circumstances.
