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Chapter III
I was now thoroughly awake, and beginning to realise that I was in a strange room. I was puzzled. I tried to recall the overnight circumstances, and I found them now, curiously enough, vivid in my memory: the supper, my reception of the little packages, my wonder whether I was intoxicated, my slow undressing, the coolness to my flushed face of my pillow. I felt a sudden distrust. Was that last night, or the night before?
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Was that last night, or the night before?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I was now thoroughly awake, and beginning to realise that I was in a strange room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I tried to recall the overnight circumstances, and I found them now, curiously enough, vivid in my memory: the supper, my reception of the little packages, my wonder whether I was intoxicated, my slow undressing, the coolness to my flushed face of my pillow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Was that last night, or the night before?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I tried to recall the overnight circumstances, and I found them now, curiously enough, vivid in my memory: the supper, my reception of the little packages, my wonder whether I was intoxicated, my slow undressing, the coolness to my flushed face of my pillow.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “I tried to recall the overnight circumstances, and I found them now, curiously enough, vivid in my memory: the supper, my reception of the little packages, my wonder whether I was intoxicated, my slow undressing, the coolness to my flushed face of my pillow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I felt a sudden distrust.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “I tried to recall the overnight circumstances, and I found them now, curiously enough, vivid in my memory: the supper, my reception of the little packages, my wonder whether I was intoxicated, my slow undressing, the coolness to my flushed face of my pillow.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was now thoroughly awake, and beginning to realise that I was in a strange room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was now thoroughly awake, and beginning to realise that I was in a strange room.
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From this reading I was now thoroughly awake, and beginning to realise that I was in a strange room.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Was that last night, or the night before?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was now thoroughly awake, and beginning to realise that I was in a strange room.
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From this reading I tried to recall the overnight circumstances, and I found them now, curiously enough, vivid in my memory: the supper, my reception of the little packages, my wonder whether I was intoxicated, my slow undressing, the coolness to my flushed face of my pillow.
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From this reading I tried to recall the overnight circumstances, and I found them now, curiously enough, vivid in my memory: the supper, my reception of the little packages, my wonder whether I was intoxicated, my slow undressing, the coolness to my flushed face of my pillow.
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From this reading I tried to recall the overnight circumstances, and I found them now, curiously enough, vivid in my memory: the supper, my reception of the little packages, my wonder whether I was intoxicated, my slow undressing, the coolness to my flushed face of my pillow.
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From this reading I felt a sudden distrust.
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From this reading I tried to recall the overnight circumstances, and I found them now, curiously enough, vivid in my memory: the supper, my reception of the little packages, my wonder whether I was intoxicated, my slow undressing, the coolness to my flushed face of my pillow.
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From this reading I tried to recall the overnight circumstances, and I found them now, curiously enough, vivid in my memory: the supper, my reception of the little packages, my wonder whether I was intoxicated, my slow undressing, the coolness to my flushed face of my pillow.
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From this reading I felt a sudden distrust.
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From this reading I tried to recall the overnight circumstances, and I found them now, curiously enough, vivid in my memory: the supper, my reception of the little packages, my wonder whether I was intoxicated, my slow undressing, the coolness to my flushed face of my pillow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I tried to recall the overnight circumstances, and I found them now, curiously enough, vivid in my memory: the supper, my reception of the little packages, my wonder whether I was intoxicated, my slow undressing, the coolness to my flushed face of my pillow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was now thoroughly awake, and beginning to realise that I was in a strange room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was now thoroughly awake, and beginning to realise that I was in a strange room.
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From this reading I tried to recall the overnight circumstances, and I found them now, curiously enough, vivid in my memory: the supper, my reception of the little packages, my wonder whether I was intoxicated, my slow undressing, the coolness to my flushed face of my pillow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was that last night, or the night before?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I tried to recall the overnight circumstances, and I found them now, curiously enough, vivid in my memory: the supper, my reception of the little packages, my wonder whether I was intoxicated, my slow undressing, the coolness to my flushed face of my pillow.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading I tried to recall the overnight circumstances, and I found them now, curiously enough, vivid in my memory: the supper, my reception of the little packages, my wonder whether I was intoxicated, my slow undressing, the coolness to my flushed face of my pillow.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I tried to recall the overnight circumstances, and I found them now, curiously enough, vivid in my memory: the supper, my reception of the little packages, my wonder whether I was intoxicated, my slow undressing, the coolness to my flushed face of my pillow.
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From this reading Was that last night, or the night before?
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From this reading I was now thoroughly awake, and beginning to realise that I was in a strange room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I tried to recall the overnight circumstances, and I found them now, curiously enough, vivid in my memory: the supper, my reception of the little packages, my wonder whether I was intoxicated, my slow undressing, the coolness to my flushed face of my pillow.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Was that last night, or the night before?
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From this reading I tried to recall the overnight circumstances, and I found them now, curiously enough, vivid in my memory: the supper, my reception of the little packages, my wonder whether I was intoxicated, my slow undressing, the coolness to my flushed face of my pillow.
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From this reading I tried to recall the overnight circumstances, and I found them now, curiously enough, vivid in my memory: the supper, my reception of the little packages, my wonder whether I was intoxicated, my slow undressing, the coolness to my flushed face of my pillow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tried to recall the overnight circumstances, and I found them now, curiously enough, vivid in my memory: the supper, my reception of the little packages, my wonder whether I was intoxicated, my slow undressing, the coolness to my flushed face of my pillow.
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From this reading I was puzzled.
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From this reading I was now thoroughly awake, and beginning to realise that I was in a strange room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tried to recall the overnight circumstances, and I found them now, curiously enough, vivid in my memory: the supper, my reception of the little packages, my wonder whether I was intoxicated, my slow undressing, the coolness to my flushed face of my pillow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tried to recall the overnight circumstances, and I found them now, curiously enough, vivid in my memory: the supper, my reception of the little packages, my wonder whether I was intoxicated, my slow undressing, the coolness to my flushed face of my pillow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was now thoroughly awake, and beginning to realise that I was in a strange room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tried to recall the overnight circumstances, and I found them now, curiously enough, vivid in my memory: the supper, my reception of the little packages, my wonder whether I was intoxicated, my slow undressing, the coolness to my flushed face of my pillow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was now thoroughly awake, and beginning to realise that I was in a strange room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I felt a sudden distrust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tried to recall the overnight circumstances, and I found them now, curiously enough, vivid in my memory: the supper, my reception of the little packages, my wonder whether I was intoxicated, my slow undressing, the coolness to my flushed face of my pillow.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was now thoroughly awake, and beginning to realise that I was in a strange room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I tried to recall the overnight circumstances, and I found them now, curiously enough, vivid in my memory: the supper, my reception of the little packages, my wonder whether I was intoxicated, my slow undressing, the coolness to my flushed face of my pillow.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I tried to recall the overnight circumstances, and I found them now, curiously enough, vivid in my memory: the supper, my reception of the little packages, my wonder whether I was intoxicated, my slow undressing, the coolness to my flushed face of my pillow.
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From this reading I was now thoroughly awake, and beginning to realise that I was in a strange room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was now thoroughly awake, and beginning to realise that I was in a strange room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tried to recall the overnight circumstances, and I found them now, curiously enough, vivid in my memory: the supper, my reception of the little packages, my wonder whether I was intoxicated, my slow undressing, the coolness to my flushed face of my pillow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tried to recall the overnight circumstances, and I found them now, curiously enough, vivid in my memory: the supper, my reception of the little packages, my wonder whether I was intoxicated, my slow undressing, the coolness to my flushed face of my pillow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tried to recall the overnight circumstances, and I found them now, curiously enough, vivid in my memory: the supper, my reception of the little packages, my wonder whether I was intoxicated, my slow undressing, the coolness to my flushed face of my pillow.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was now thoroughly awake, and beginning to realise that I was in a strange room.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I tried to recall the overnight circumstances, and I found them now, curiously enough, vivid in my memory: the supper, my reception of the little packages, my wonder whether I was intoxicated, my slow undressing, the coolness to my flushed face of my pillow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tried to recall the overnight circumstances, and I found them now, curiously enough, vivid in my memory: the supper, my reception of the little packages, my wonder whether I was intoxicated, my slow undressing, the coolness to my flushed face of my pillow.
