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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 A NIGHT IN HELL--AND NEXT DAY There are few men, Douglas had once read, who have not spent one night of their lives in hell.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Yet when at last he rose he asked himself, with a sudden passionate eagerness, whether after all it might not have been a terrible dream.
all
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From this reading Yet when at last he rose he asked himself, with a sudden passionate eagerness, whether after all it might not have been a terrible dream.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading When morning came he knew that he at least was amongst the majority.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A NIGHT IN HELL--AND NEXT DAY There are few men, Douglas had once read, who have not spent one night of their lives in hell.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A NIGHT IN HELL--AND NEXT DAY There are few men, Douglas had once read, who have not spent one night of their lives in hell.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He gazed around eagerly looking for a latticed window with dimity curtains, a blue papered wall hung with texts, and a low beamed ceiling.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet when at last he rose he asked himself, with a sudden passionate eagerness, whether after all it might not have been a terrible dream.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When morning came he knew that he at least was amongst the majority.
away
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From this reading Sleep had never once touched his eyelids--his most blessed respite had been a few moments of deadly stupor, when the red fires had ceased to play before his eyes, and the old man's upturned face had faded away into the chill mists.
beamed
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From this reading He gazed around eagerly looking for a latticed window with dimity curtains, a blue papered wall hung with texts, and a low beamed ceiling.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sleep had never once touched his eyelids--his most blessed respite had been a few moments of deadly stupor, when the red fires had ceased to play before his eyes, and the old man's upturned face had faded away into the chill mists.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Sleep had never once touched his eyelids--his most blessed respite had been a few moments of deadly stupor, when the red fires had ceased to play before his eyes, and the old man's upturned face had faded away into the chill mists.
blessed
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From this reading Sleep had never once touched his eyelids--his most blessed respite had been a few moments of deadly stupor, when the red fires had ceased to play before his eyes, and the old man's upturned face had faded away into the chill mists.
blue
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From this reading He gazed around eagerly looking for a latticed window with dimity curtains, a blue papered wall hung with texts, and a low beamed ceiling.
came
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From this reading When morning came he knew that he at least was amongst the majority.
ceased
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From this reading Sleep had never once touched his eyelids--his most blessed respite had been a few moments of deadly stupor, when the red fires had ceased to play before his eyes, and the old man's upturned face had faded away into the chill mists.
ceiling
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From this reading He gazed around eagerly looking for a latticed window with dimity curtains, a blue papered wall hung with texts, and a low beamed ceiling.
chill
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From this reading Sleep had never once touched his eyelids--his most blessed respite had been a few moments of deadly stupor, when the red fires had ceased to play before his eyes, and the old man's upturned face had faded away into the chill mists.
curtains
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From this reading He gazed around eagerly looking for a latticed window with dimity curtains, a blue papered wall hung with texts, and a low beamed ceiling.
DAY
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From this reading A NIGHT IN HELL--AND NEXT DAY There are few men, Douglas had once read, who have not spent one night of their lives in hell.
deadly
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From this reading Sleep had never once touched his eyelids--his most blessed respite had been a few moments of deadly stupor, when the red fires had ceased to play before his eyes, and the old man's upturned face had faded away into the chill mists.
dimity
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From this reading He gazed around eagerly looking for a latticed window with dimity curtains, a blue papered wall hung with texts, and a low beamed ceiling.
Douglas
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From this reading A NIGHT IN HELL--AND NEXT DAY There are few men, Douglas had once read, who have not spent one night of their lives in hell.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Yet when at last he rose he asked himself, with a sudden passionate eagerness, whether after all it might not have been a terrible dream.
eagerly
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From this reading He gazed around eagerly looking for a latticed window with dimity curtains, a blue papered wall hung with texts, and a low beamed ceiling.
eagerness
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From this reading Yet when at last he rose he asked himself, with a sudden passionate eagerness, whether after all it might not have been a terrible dream.
eyelids
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From this reading Sleep had never once touched his eyelids--his most blessed respite had been a few moments of deadly stupor, when the red fires had ceased to play before his eyes, and the old man's upturned face had faded away into the chill mists.
eyes
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From this reading Sleep had never once touched his eyelids--his most blessed respite had been a few moments of deadly stupor, when the red fires had ceased to play before his eyes, and the old man's upturned face had faded away into the chill mists.
face
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From this reading Sleep had never once touched his eyelids--his most blessed respite had been a few moments of deadly stupor, when the red fires had ceased to play before his eyes, and the old man's upturned face had faded away into the chill mists.
faded
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From this reading Sleep had never once touched his eyelids--his most blessed respite had been a few moments of deadly stupor, when the red fires had ceased to play before his eyes, and the old man's upturned face had faded away into the chill mists.
few
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From this reading A NIGHT IN HELL--AND NEXT DAY There are few men, Douglas had once read, who have not spent one night of their lives in hell.
fires
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From this reading Sleep had never once touched his eyelids--his most blessed respite had been a few moments of deadly stupor, when the red fires had ceased to play before his eyes, and the old man's upturned face had faded away into the chill mists.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He gazed around eagerly looking for a latticed window with dimity curtains, a blue papered wall hung with texts, and a low beamed ceiling.
gazed
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From this reading He gazed around eagerly looking for a latticed window with dimity curtains, a blue papered wall hung with texts, and a low beamed ceiling.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A NIGHT IN HELL--AND NEXT DAY There are few men, Douglas had once read, who have not spent one night of their lives in hell.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A NIGHT IN HELL--AND NEXT DAY There are few men, Douglas had once read, who have not spent one night of their lives in hell.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When morning came he knew that he at least was amongst the majority.
HELL
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From this reading A NIGHT IN HELL--AND NEXT DAY There are few men, Douglas had once read, who have not spent one night of their lives in hell.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Yet when at last he rose he asked himself, with a sudden passionate eagerness, whether after all it might not have been a terrible dream.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sleep had never once touched his eyelids--his most blessed respite had been a few moments of deadly stupor, when the red fires had ceased to play before his eyes, and the old man's upturned face had faded away into the chill mists.
hung
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From this reading He gazed around eagerly looking for a latticed window with dimity curtains, a blue papered wall hung with texts, and a low beamed ceiling.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A NIGHT IN HELL--AND NEXT DAY There are few men, Douglas had once read, who have not spent one night of their lives in hell.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sleep had never once touched his eyelids--his most blessed respite had been a few moments of deadly stupor, when the red fires had ceased to play before his eyes, and the old man's upturned face had faded away into the chill mists.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet when at last he rose he asked himself, with a sudden passionate eagerness, whether after all it might not have been a terrible dream.
knew
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From this reading When morning came he knew that he at least was amongst the majority.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet when at last he rose he asked himself, with a sudden passionate eagerness, whether after all it might not have been a terrible dream.
latticed
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From this reading He gazed around eagerly looking for a latticed window with dimity curtains, a blue papered wall hung with texts, and a low beamed ceiling.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When morning came he knew that he at least was amongst the majority.
lives
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From this reading A NIGHT IN HELL--AND NEXT DAY There are few men, Douglas had once read, who have not spent one night of their lives in hell.
looking
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From this reading He gazed around eagerly looking for a latticed window with dimity curtains, a blue papered wall hung with texts, and a low beamed ceiling.
low
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From this reading He gazed around eagerly looking for a latticed window with dimity curtains, a blue papered wall hung with texts, and a low beamed ceiling.
majority
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From this reading When morning came he knew that he at least was amongst the majority.
man's
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From this reading Sleep had never once touched his eyelids--his most blessed respite had been a few moments of deadly stupor, when the red fires had ceased to play before his eyes, and the old man's upturned face had faded away into the chill mists.
men
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From this reading A NIGHT IN HELL--AND NEXT DAY There are few men, Douglas had once read, who have not spent one night of their lives in hell.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Yet when at last he rose he asked himself, with a sudden passionate eagerness, whether after all it might not have been a terrible dream.
mists
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From this reading Sleep had never once touched his eyelids--his most blessed respite had been a few moments of deadly stupor, when the red fires had ceased to play before his eyes, and the old man's upturned face had faded away into the chill mists.
moments
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From this reading Sleep had never once touched his eyelids--his most blessed respite had been a few moments of deadly stupor, when the red fires had ceased to play before his eyes, and the old man's upturned face had faded away into the chill mists.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When morning came he knew that he at least was amongst the majority.
most
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From this reading Sleep had never once touched his eyelids--his most blessed respite had been a few moments of deadly stupor, when the red fires had ceased to play before his eyes, and the old man's upturned face had faded away into the chill mists.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sleep had never once touched his eyelids--his most blessed respite had been a few moments of deadly stupor, when the red fires had ceased to play before his eyes, and the old man's upturned face had faded away into the chill mists.
NEXTnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NIGHT IN HELL--AND NEXT DAY There are few men, Douglas had once read, who have not spent one night of their lives in hell.
NIGHT
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From this reading A NIGHT IN HELL--AND NEXT DAY There are few men, Douglas had once read, who have not spent one night of their lives in hell.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A NIGHT IN HELL--AND NEXT DAY There are few men, Douglas had once read, who have not spent one night of their lives in hell.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A NIGHT IN HELL--AND NEXT DAY There are few men, Douglas had once read, who have not spent one night of their lives in hell.
old
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From this reading Sleep had never once touched his eyelids--his most blessed respite had been a few moments of deadly stupor, when the red fires had ceased to play before his eyes, and the old man's upturned face had faded away into the chill mists.
once
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From this reading A NIGHT IN HELL--AND NEXT DAY There are few men, Douglas had once read, who have not spent one night of their lives in hell.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A NIGHT IN HELL--AND NEXT DAY There are few men, Douglas had once read, who have not spent one night of their lives in hell.
papered
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From this reading He gazed around eagerly looking for a latticed window with dimity curtains, a blue papered wall hung with texts, and a low beamed ceiling.
passionate
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From this reading Yet when at last he rose he asked himself, with a sudden passionate eagerness, whether after all it might not have been a terrible dream.
play
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From this reading Sleep had never once touched his eyelids--his most blessed respite had been a few moments of deadly stupor, when the red fires had ceased to play before his eyes, and the old man's upturned face had faded away into the chill mists.
read
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From this reading A NIGHT IN HELL--AND NEXT DAY There are few men, Douglas had once read, who have not spent one night of their lives in hell.
red
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From this reading Sleep had never once touched his eyelids--his most blessed respite had been a few moments of deadly stupor, when the red fires had ceased to play before his eyes, and the old man's upturned face had faded away into the chill mists.
respite
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From this reading Sleep had never once touched his eyelids--his most blessed respite had been a few moments of deadly stupor, when the red fires had ceased to play before his eyes, and the old man's upturned face had faded away into the chill mists.
rose
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From this reading Yet when at last he rose he asked himself, with a sudden passionate eagerness, whether after all it might not have been a terrible dream.
Sleep
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From this reading Sleep had never once touched his eyelids--his most blessed respite had been a few moments of deadly stupor, when the red fires had ceased to play before his eyes, and the old man's upturned face had faded away into the chill mists.
spent
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From this reading A NIGHT IN HELL--AND NEXT DAY There are few men, Douglas had once read, who have not spent one night of their lives in hell.
stupor
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From this reading Sleep had never once touched his eyelids--his most blessed respite had been a few moments of deadly stupor, when the red fires had ceased to play before his eyes, and the old man's upturned face had faded away into the chill mists.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet when at last he rose he asked himself, with a sudden passionate eagerness, whether after all it might not have been a terrible dream.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet when at last he rose he asked himself, with a sudden passionate eagerness, whether after all it might not have been a terrible dream.
texts
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From this reading He gazed around eagerly looking for a latticed window with dimity curtains, a blue papered wall hung with texts, and a low beamed ceiling.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When morning came he knew that he at least was amongst the majority.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When morning came he knew that he at least was amongst the majority.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A NIGHT IN HELL--AND NEXT DAY There are few men, Douglas had once read, who have not spent one night of their lives in hell.
There
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From this reading A NIGHT IN HELL--AND NEXT DAY There are few men, Douglas had once read, who have not spent one night of their lives in hell.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sleep had never once touched his eyelids--his most blessed respite had been a few moments of deadly stupor, when the red fires had ceased to play before his eyes, and the old man's upturned face had faded away into the chill mists.
touched
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From this reading Sleep had never once touched his eyelids--his most blessed respite had been a few moments of deadly stupor, when the red fires had ceased to play before his eyes, and the old man's upturned face had faded away into the chill mists.
upturned
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From this reading Sleep had never once touched his eyelids--his most blessed respite had been a few moments of deadly stupor, when the red fires had ceased to play before his eyes, and the old man's upturned face had faded away into the chill mists.
wall
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From this reading He gazed around eagerly looking for a latticed window with dimity curtains, a blue papered wall hung with texts, and a low beamed ceiling.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When morning came he knew that he at least was amongst the majority.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When morning came he knew that he at least was amongst the majority.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Yet when at last he rose he asked himself, with a sudden passionate eagerness, whether after all it might not have been a terrible dream.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A NIGHT IN HELL--AND NEXT DAY There are few men, Douglas had once read, who have not spent one night of their lives in hell.
window
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From this reading He gazed around eagerly looking for a latticed window with dimity curtains, a blue papered wall hung with texts, and a low beamed ceiling.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet when at last he rose he asked himself, with a sudden passionate eagerness, whether after all it might not have been a terrible dream.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet when at last he rose he asked himself, with a sudden passionate eagerness, whether after all it might not have been a terrible dream.
