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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 To his mind there appeared a little dingy room, smaller than this in which he lay, with walls of stone, with door of iron grating and not of rough-hewn slabs.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In his vision he saw not the low roof nor the rude walls about him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DREAM That night John Law dreamed as he slept, and it was in some form the same haunting and familiar dream.
appeared
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From this reading To his mind there appeared a little dingy room, smaller than this in which he lay, with walls of stone, with door of iron grating and not of rough-hewn slabs.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE DREAM That night John Law dreamed as he slept, and it was in some form the same haunting and familiar dream.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading He saw the door of the prison cell swing open; saw near it the figure of a noble young girl, with large and frightened eyes and lips half tremulous.
dingy
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From this reading To his mind there appeared a little dingy room, smaller than this in which he lay, with walls of stone, with door of iron grating and not of rough-hewn slabs.
door
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From this reading To his mind there appeared a little dingy room, smaller than this in which he lay, with walls of stone, with door of iron grating and not of rough-hewn slabs.
DREAMnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading THE DREAM That night John Law dreamed as he slept, and it was in some form the same haunting and familiar dream.
dreamed
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From this reading THE DREAM That night John Law dreamed as he slept, and it was in some form the same haunting and familiar dream.
eyes
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From this reading He saw the door of the prison cell swing open; saw near it the figure of a noble young girl, with large and frightened eyes and lips half tremulous.
familiar
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From this reading THE DREAM That night John Law dreamed as he slept, and it was in some form the same haunting and familiar dream.
figure
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From this reading He saw the door of the prison cell swing open; saw near it the figure of a noble young girl, with large and frightened eyes and lips half tremulous.
form
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From this reading THE DREAM That night John Law dreamed as he slept, and it was in some form the same haunting and familiar dream.
frightened
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From this reading He saw the door of the prison cell swing open; saw near it the figure of a noble young girl, with large and frightened eyes and lips half tremulous.
girl
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From this reading He saw the door of the prison cell swing open; saw near it the figure of a noble young girl, with large and frightened eyes and lips half tremulous.
grating
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From this reading To his mind there appeared a little dingy room, smaller than this in which he lay, with walls of stone, with door of iron grating and not of rough-hewn slabs.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw the door of the prison cell swing open; saw near it the figure of a noble young girl, with large and frightened eyes and lips half tremulous.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading To this vision he outstretched his hands.
haunting
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From this reading THE DREAM That night John Law dreamed as he slept, and it was in some form the same haunting and familiar dream.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE DREAM That night John Law dreamed as he slept, and it was in some form the same haunting and familiar dream.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In his vision he saw not the low roof nor the rude walls about him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his vision he saw not the low roof nor the rude walls about him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DREAM That night John Law dreamed as he slept, and it was in some form the same haunting and familiar dream.
iron
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From this reading To his mind there appeared a little dingy room, smaller than this in which he lay, with walls of stone, with door of iron grating and not of rough-hewn slabs.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE DREAM That night John Law dreamed as he slept, and it was in some form the same haunting and familiar dream.
John
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From this reading THE DREAM That night John Law dreamed as he slept, and it was in some form the same haunting and familiar dream.
large
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From this reading He saw the door of the prison cell swing open; saw near it the figure of a noble young girl, with large and frightened eyes and lips half tremulous.
Law
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From this reading THE DREAM That night John Law dreamed as he slept, and it was in some form the same haunting and familiar dream.
lay
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From this reading To his mind there appeared a little dingy room, smaller than this in which he lay, with walls of stone, with door of iron grating and not of rough-hewn slabs.
lips
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From this reading He saw the door of the prison cell swing open; saw near it the figure of a noble young girl, with large and frightened eyes and lips half tremulous.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To his mind there appeared a little dingy room, smaller than this in which he lay, with walls of stone, with door of iron grating and not of rough-hewn slabs.
low
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From this reading In his vision he saw not the low roof nor the rude walls about him.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To his mind there appeared a little dingy room, smaller than this in which he lay, with walls of stone, with door of iron grating and not of rough-hewn slabs.
near
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From this reading He saw the door of the prison cell swing open; saw near it the figure of a noble young girl, with large and frightened eyes and lips half tremulous.
night
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From this reading THE DREAM That night John Law dreamed as he slept, and it was in some form the same haunting and familiar dream.
noble
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From this reading He saw the door of the prison cell swing open; saw near it the figure of a noble young girl, with large and frightened eyes and lips half tremulous.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading In his vision he saw not the low roof nor the rude walls about him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In his vision he saw not the low roof nor the rude walls about him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To his mind there appeared a little dingy room, smaller than this in which he lay, with walls of stone, with door of iron grating and not of rough-hewn slabs.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He saw the door of the prison cell swing open; saw near it the figure of a noble young girl, with large and frightened eyes and lips half tremulous.
outstretched
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From this reading To this vision he outstretched his hands.
prison
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From this reading He saw the door of the prison cell swing open; saw near it the figure of a noble young girl, with large and frightened eyes and lips half tremulous.
roof
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From this reading In his vision he saw not the low roof nor the rude walls about him.
room
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From this reading To his mind there appeared a little dingy room, smaller than this in which he lay, with walls of stone, with door of iron grating and not of rough-hewn slabs.
rough-hewn
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From this reading To his mind there appeared a little dingy room, smaller than this in which he lay, with walls of stone, with door of iron grating and not of rough-hewn slabs.
rude
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From this reading In his vision he saw not the low roof nor the rude walls about him.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DREAM That night John Law dreamed as he slept, and it was in some form the same haunting and familiar dream.
saw
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From this reading In his vision he saw not the low roof nor the rude walls about him.
slabs
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From this reading To his mind there appeared a little dingy room, smaller than this in which he lay, with walls of stone, with door of iron grating and not of rough-hewn slabs.
slept
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From this reading THE DREAM That night John Law dreamed as he slept, and it was in some form the same haunting and familiar dream.
smaller
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From this reading To his mind there appeared a little dingy room, smaller than this in which he lay, with walls of stone, with door of iron grating and not of rough-hewn slabs.
some
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From this reading THE DREAM That night John Law dreamed as he slept, and it was in some form the same haunting and familiar dream.
stone
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From this reading To his mind there appeared a little dingy room, smaller than this in which he lay, with walls of stone, with door of iron grating and not of rough-hewn slabs.
swing
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From this reading He saw the door of the prison cell swing open; saw near it the figure of a noble young girl, with large and frightened eyes and lips half tremulous.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To his mind there appeared a little dingy room, smaller than this in which he lay, with walls of stone, with door of iron grating and not of rough-hewn slabs.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE DREAM That night John Law dreamed as he slept, and it was in some form the same haunting and familiar dream.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DREAM That night John Law dreamed as he slept, and it was in some form the same haunting and familiar dream.
there
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From this reading To his mind there appeared a little dingy room, smaller than this in which he lay, with walls of stone, with door of iron grating and not of rough-hewn slabs.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To his mind there appeared a little dingy room, smaller than this in which he lay, with walls of stone, with door of iron grating and not of rough-hewn slabs.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To his mind there appeared a little dingy room, smaller than this in which he lay, with walls of stone, with door of iron grating and not of rough-hewn slabs.
tremulous
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From this reading He saw the door of the prison cell swing open; saw near it the figure of a noble young girl, with large and frightened eyes and lips half tremulous.
vision
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From this reading In his vision he saw not the low roof nor the rude walls about him.
walls
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From this reading In his vision he saw not the low roof nor the rude walls about him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DREAM That night John Law dreamed as he slept, and it was in some form the same haunting and familiar dream.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To his mind there appeared a little dingy room, smaller than this in which he lay, with walls of stone, with door of iron grating and not of rough-hewn slabs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To his mind there appeared a little dingy room, smaller than this in which he lay, with walls of stone, with door of iron grating and not of rough-hewn slabs.
young
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From this reading He saw the door of the prison cell swing open; saw near it the figure of a noble young girl, with large and frightened eyes and lips half tremulous.
