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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 THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He closed his eyes for a moment, and when again he opened them it seemed indeed as though a miracle had taken place.
all
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From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
AlonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
amazed
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From this reading He looked around, incredulous, amazed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He looked around, incredulous, amazed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He closed his eyes for a moment, and when again he opened them it seemed indeed as though a miracle had taken place.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
atmosphere
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From this reading The whole atmosphere of the room was changed.
AWAKENING
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From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
brain
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From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
brilliant
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From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
changed
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From this reading The whole atmosphere of the room was changed.
closed
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From this reading He closed his eyes for a moment, and when again he opened them it seemed indeed as though a miracle had taken place.
confounding
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From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
developed
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From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The men especially were different.
especially
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From this reading The men especially were different.
evening
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From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
eyes
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From this reading He closed his eyes for a moment, and when again he opened them it seemed indeed as though a miracle had taken place.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He closed his eyes for a moment, and when again he opened them it seemed indeed as though a miracle had taken place.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He closed his eyes for a moment, and when again he opened them it seemed indeed as though a miracle had taken place.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
incredulous
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From this reading He looked around, incredulous, amazed.
indeed
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From this reading He closed his eyes for a moment, and when again he opened them it seemed indeed as though a miracle had taken place.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked around, incredulous, amazed.
Macheson
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From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
men
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From this reading The men especially were different.
miracle
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From this reading He closed his eyes for a moment, and when again he opened them it seemed indeed as though a miracle had taken place.
moment
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From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
new
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From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
opened
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From this reading He closed his eyes for a moment, and when again he opened them it seemed indeed as though a miracle had taken place.
personality
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From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
phase
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From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
place
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From this reading He closed his eyes for a moment, and when again he opened them it seemed indeed as though a miracle had taken place.
room
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From this reading The whole atmosphere of the room was changed.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
sensuous
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From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
surged
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swiftly
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From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
taken
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From this reading He closed his eyes for a moment, and when again he opened them it seemed indeed as though a miracle had taken place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He closed his eyes for a moment, and when again he opened them it seemed indeed as though a miracle had taken place.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He closed his eyes for a moment, and when again he opened them it seemed indeed as though a miracle had taken place.
thoughts
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From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
war
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From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
wave
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From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The men especially were different.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He closed his eyes for a moment, and when again he opened them it seemed indeed as though a miracle had taken place.
whole
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From this reading The whole atmosphere of the room was changed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE AWAKENING Alone for the first moment of the evening, it seemed to Macheson that a sudden wave of confounding thoughts surged into his brain, at war from the first with all that was sensuous and brilliant in this new and swiftly developed phase of his personality.
