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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 BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH For three days Count Leonardo di Marioni abode in his sitting-room at the Hotel Continental, living the life of a man in a dream.
abode
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From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH For three days Count Leonardo di Marioni abode in his sitting-room at the Hotel Continental, living the life of a man in a dream.
all
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From this reading Of all that passed around him he was only dimly conscious.
almost
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From this reading He had lost touch with the world, and the light of his reason was flickering; almost it seemed as though it would go out indeed, and leave him groping in the chaos of insanity.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH For three days Count Leonardo di Marioni abode in his sitting-room at the Hotel Continental, living the life of a man in a dream.
animation
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From this reading So far as the outside world was concerned, it was a complete case of suspended animation.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Of all that passed around him he was only dimly conscious.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So far as the outside world was concerned, it was a complete case of suspended animation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH For three days Count Leonardo di Marioni abode in his sitting-room at the Hotel Continental, living the life of a man in a dream.
BETWEENprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH For three days Count Leonardo di Marioni abode in his sitting-room at the Hotel Continental, living the life of a man in a dream.
case
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From this reading So far as the outside world was concerned, it was a complete case of suspended animation.
chaos
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From this reading He had lost touch with the world, and the light of his reason was flickering; almost it seemed as though it would go out indeed, and leave him groping in the chaos of insanity.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So far as the outside world was concerned, it was a complete case of suspended animation.
concerned
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From this reading So far as the outside world was concerned, it was a complete case of suspended animation.
conscious
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From this reading Of all that passed around him he was only dimly conscious.
Continental
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From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH For three days Count Leonardo di Marioni abode in his sitting-room at the Hotel Continental, living the life of a man in a dream.
Count
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From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH For three days Count Leonardo di Marioni abode in his sitting-room at the Hotel Continental, living the life of a man in a dream.
creatures
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From this reading The faces of his fellow creatures were strange to him.
days
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From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH For three days Count Leonardo di Marioni abode in his sitting-room at the Hotel Continental, living the life of a man in a dream.
DEATH
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From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH For three days Count Leonardo di Marioni abode in his sitting-room at the Hotel Continental, living the life of a man in a dream.
di
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From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH For three days Count Leonardo di Marioni abode in his sitting-room at the Hotel Continental, living the life of a man in a dream.
dimly
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From this reading Of all that passed around him he was only dimly conscious.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH For three days Count Leonardo di Marioni abode in his sitting-room at the Hotel Continental, living the life of a man in a dream.
faces
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From this reading The faces of his fellow creatures were strange to him.
far
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From this reading So far as the outside world was concerned, it was a complete case of suspended animation.
fellow
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From this reading The faces of his fellow creatures were strange to him.
flickering
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From this reading He had lost touch with the world, and the light of his reason was flickering; almost it seemed as though it would go out indeed, and leave him groping in the chaos of insanity.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH For three days Count Leonardo di Marioni abode in his sitting-room at the Hotel Continental, living the life of a man in a dream.
go
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From this reading He had lost touch with the world, and the light of his reason was flickering; almost it seemed as though it would go out indeed, and leave him groping in the chaos of insanity.
groping
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From this reading He had lost touch with the world, and the light of his reason was flickering; almost it seemed as though it would go out indeed, and leave him groping in the chaos of insanity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had lost touch with the world, and the light of his reason was flickering; almost it seemed as though it would go out indeed, and leave him groping in the chaos of insanity.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of all that passed around him he was only dimly conscious.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Of all that passed around him he was only dimly conscious.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH For three days Count Leonardo di Marioni abode in his sitting-room at the Hotel Continental, living the life of a man in a dream.
Hotel
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From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH For three days Count Leonardo di Marioni abode in his sitting-room at the Hotel Continental, living the life of a man in a dream.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH For three days Count Leonardo di Marioni abode in his sitting-room at the Hotel Continental, living the life of a man in a dream.
indeed
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From this reading He had lost touch with the world, and the light of his reason was flickering; almost it seemed as though it would go out indeed, and leave him groping in the chaos of insanity.
insanity
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From this reading He had lost touch with the world, and the light of his reason was flickering; almost it seemed as though it would go out indeed, and leave him groping in the chaos of insanity.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So far as the outside world was concerned, it was a complete case of suspended animation.
leave
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From this reading He had lost touch with the world, and the light of his reason was flickering; almost it seemed as though it would go out indeed, and leave him groping in the chaos of insanity.
Leonardo
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From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH For three days Count Leonardo di Marioni abode in his sitting-room at the Hotel Continental, living the life of a man in a dream.
LIFEnounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH For three days Count Leonardo di Marioni abode in his sitting-room at the Hotel Continental, living the life of a man in a dream.
light
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From this reading He had lost touch with the world, and the light of his reason was flickering; almost it seemed as though it would go out indeed, and leave him groping in the chaos of insanity.
living
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From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH For three days Count Leonardo di Marioni abode in his sitting-room at the Hotel Continental, living the life of a man in a dream.
lost
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From this reading He had lost touch with the world, and the light of his reason was flickering; almost it seemed as though it would go out indeed, and leave him groping in the chaos of insanity.
man
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From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH For three days Count Leonardo di Marioni abode in his sitting-room at the Hotel Continental, living the life of a man in a dream.
Marioni
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From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH For three days Count Leonardo di Marioni abode in his sitting-room at the Hotel Continental, living the life of a man in a dream.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH For three days Count Leonardo di Marioni abode in his sitting-room at the Hotel Continental, living the life of a man in a dream.
only
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From this reading Of all that passed around him he was only dimly conscious.
out
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From this reading He had lost touch with the world, and the light of his reason was flickering; almost it seemed as though it would go out indeed, and leave him groping in the chaos of insanity.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So far as the outside world was concerned, it was a complete case of suspended animation.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of all that passed around him he was only dimly conscious.
reason
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From this reading He had lost touch with the world, and the light of his reason was flickering; almost it seemed as though it would go out indeed, and leave him groping in the chaos of insanity.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had lost touch with the world, and the light of his reason was flickering; almost it seemed as though it would go out indeed, and leave him groping in the chaos of insanity.
sitting-room
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From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH For three days Count Leonardo di Marioni abode in his sitting-room at the Hotel Continental, living the life of a man in a dream.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far as the outside world was concerned, it was a complete case of suspended animation.
strange
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From this reading The faces of his fellow creatures were strange to him.
suspended
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From this reading So far as the outside world was concerned, it was a complete case of suspended animation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of all that passed around him he was only dimly conscious.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH For three days Count Leonardo di Marioni abode in his sitting-room at the Hotel Continental, living the life of a man in a dream.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He had lost touch with the world, and the light of his reason was flickering; almost it seemed as though it would go out indeed, and leave him groping in the chaos of insanity.
three
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From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH For three days Count Leonardo di Marioni abode in his sitting-room at the Hotel Continental, living the life of a man in a dream.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The faces of his fellow creatures were strange to him.
touch
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From this reading He had lost touch with the world, and the light of his reason was flickering; almost it seemed as though it would go out indeed, and leave him groping in the chaos of insanity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So far as the outside world was concerned, it was a complete case of suspended animation.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The faces of his fellow creatures were strange to him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had lost touch with the world, and the light of his reason was flickering; almost it seemed as though it would go out indeed, and leave him groping in the chaos of insanity.
world
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From this reading So far as the outside world was concerned, it was a complete case of suspended animation.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had lost touch with the world, and the light of his reason was flickering; almost it seemed as though it would go out indeed, and leave him groping in the chaos of insanity.
