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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 At nine o’clock the next morning his servant came in with a cup of chocolate on a tray and opened the shutters.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The man had to touch him twice on the shoulder before he woke, and as he opened his eyes a faint smile passed across his lips, as though he had been lost in some delightful dream.
all
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From this reading Yet he had not dreamed at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At nine o’clock the next morning his servant came in with a cup of chocolate on a tray and opened the shutters.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The man had to touch him twice on the shoulder before he woke, and as he opened his eyes a faint smile passed across his lips, as though he had been lost in some delightful dream.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At nine o’clock the next morning his servant came in with a cup of chocolate on a tray and opened the shutters.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He looked like a boy who had been tired out with play, or study.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The man had to touch him twice on the shoulder before he woke, and as he opened his eyes a faint smile passed across his lips, as though he had been lost in some delightful dream.
boy
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From this reading He looked like a boy who had been tired out with play, or study.
came
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From this reading At nine o’clock the next morning his servant came in with a cup of chocolate on a tray and opened the shutters.
cheek
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From this reading Dorian was sleeping quite peacefully, lying on his right side, with one hand underneath his cheek.
chocolate
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From this reading At nine o’clock the next morning his servant came in with a cup of chocolate on a tray and opened the shutters.
cup
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From this reading At nine o’clock the next morning his servant came in with a cup of chocolate on a tray and opened the shutters.
delightful
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From this reading The man had to touch him twice on the shoulder before he woke, and as he opened his eyes a faint smile passed across his lips, as though he had been lost in some delightful dream.
Dorian
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From this reading Dorian was sleeping quite peacefully, lying on his right side, with one hand underneath his cheek.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The man had to touch him twice on the shoulder before he woke, and as he opened his eyes a faint smile passed across his lips, as though he had been lost in some delightful dream.
dreamed
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From this reading Yet he had not dreamed at all.
eyes
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From this reading The man had to touch him twice on the shoulder before he woke, and as he opened his eyes a faint smile passed across his lips, as though he had been lost in some delightful dream.
faint
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From this reading The man had to touch him twice on the shoulder before he woke, and as he opened his eyes a faint smile passed across his lips, as though he had been lost in some delightful dream.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He looked like a boy who had been tired out with play, or study.
hand
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From this reading Dorian was sleeping quite peacefully, lying on his right side, with one hand underneath his cheek.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked like a boy who had been tired out with play, or study.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man had to touch him twice on the shoulder before he woke, and as he opened his eyes a faint smile passed across his lips, as though he had been lost in some delightful dream.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At nine o’clock the next morning his servant came in with a cup of chocolate on a tray and opened the shutters.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At nine o’clock the next morning his servant came in with a cup of chocolate on a tray and opened the shutters.
like
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From this reading He looked like a boy who had been tired out with play, or study.
lips
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From this reading The man had to touch him twice on the shoulder before he woke, and as he opened his eyes a faint smile passed across his lips, as though he had been lost in some delightful dream.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked like a boy who had been tired out with play, or study.
lost
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From this reading The man had to touch him twice on the shoulder before he woke, and as he opened his eyes a faint smile passed across his lips, as though he had been lost in some delightful dream.
lying
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From this reading Dorian was sleeping quite peacefully, lying on his right side, with one hand underneath his cheek.
man
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From this reading The man had to touch him twice on the shoulder before he woke, and as he opened his eyes a faint smile passed across his lips, as though he had been lost in some delightful dream.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At nine o’clock the next morning his servant came in with a cup of chocolate on a tray and opened the shutters.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At nine o’clock the next morning his servant came in with a cup of chocolate on a tray and opened the shutters.
ninenounUS /naɪn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading At nine o’clock the next morning his servant came in with a cup of chocolate on a tray and opened the shutters.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet he had not dreamed at all.
o'clock
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From this reading At nine o’clock the next morning his servant came in with a cup of chocolate on a tray and opened the shutters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At nine o’clock the next morning his servant came in with a cup of chocolate on a tray and opened the shutters.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At nine o’clock the next morning his servant came in with a cup of chocolate on a tray and opened the shutters.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Dorian was sleeping quite peacefully, lying on his right side, with one hand underneath his cheek.
opened
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From this reading At nine o’clock the next morning his servant came in with a cup of chocolate on a tray and opened the shutters.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He looked like a boy who had been tired out with play, or study.
out
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From this reading He looked like a boy who had been tired out with play, or study.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man had to touch him twice on the shoulder before he woke, and as he opened his eyes a faint smile passed across his lips, as though he had been lost in some delightful dream.
peacefully
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From this reading Dorian was sleeping quite peacefully, lying on his right side, with one hand underneath his cheek.
play
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From this reading He looked like a boy who had been tired out with play, or study.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dorian was sleeping quite peacefully, lying on his right side, with one hand underneath his cheek.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dorian was sleeping quite peacefully, lying on his right side, with one hand underneath his cheek.
servant
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From this reading At nine o’clock the next morning his servant came in with a cup of chocolate on a tray and opened the shutters.
shoulder
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From this reading The man had to touch him twice on the shoulder before he woke, and as he opened his eyes a faint smile passed across his lips, as though he had been lost in some delightful dream.
shutters
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From this reading At nine o’clock the next morning his servant came in with a cup of chocolate on a tray and opened the shutters.
side
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From this reading Dorian was sleeping quite peacefully, lying on his right side, with one hand underneath his cheek.
sleeping
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From this reading Dorian was sleeping quite peacefully, lying on his right side, with one hand underneath his cheek.
smile
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From this reading The man had to touch him twice on the shoulder before he woke, and as he opened his eyes a faint smile passed across his lips, as though he had been lost in some delightful dream.
some
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From this reading The man had to touch him twice on the shoulder before he woke, and as he opened his eyes a faint smile passed across his lips, as though he had been lost in some delightful dream.
study
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From this reading He looked like a boy who had been tired out with play, or study.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At nine o’clock the next morning his servant came in with a cup of chocolate on a tray and opened the shutters.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The man had to touch him twice on the shoulder before he woke, and as he opened his eyes a faint smile passed across his lips, as though he had been lost in some delightful dream.
tired
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From this reading He looked like a boy who had been tired out with play, or study.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man had to touch him twice on the shoulder before he woke, and as he opened his eyes a faint smile passed across his lips, as though he had been lost in some delightful dream.
touch
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From this reading The man had to touch him twice on the shoulder before he woke, and as he opened his eyes a faint smile passed across his lips, as though he had been lost in some delightful dream.
tray
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From this reading At nine o’clock the next morning his servant came in with a cup of chocolate on a tray and opened the shutters.
twice
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From this reading The man had to touch him twice on the shoulder before he woke, and as he opened his eyes a faint smile passed across his lips, as though he had been lost in some delightful dream.
underneathprepositionUS /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading Dorian was sleeping quite peacefully, lying on his right side, with one hand underneath his cheek.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dorian was sleeping quite peacefully, lying on his right side, with one hand underneath his cheek.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He looked like a boy who had been tired out with play, or study.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At nine o’clock the next morning his servant came in with a cup of chocolate on a tray and opened the shutters.
woke
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From this reading The man had to touch him twice on the shoulder before he woke, and as he opened his eyes a faint smile passed across his lips, as though he had been lost in some delightful dream.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet he had not dreamed at all.
