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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 AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DAY OF TRIAL AND DELIVERANCE.
anger
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From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
angry
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From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
awoke
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From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
bed
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From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The curtains of his window had been left unclosed, and the light had doubtlessly awoke him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading It was not on the tanner's yard that he looked, though he knew that it lay beneath.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
carelessness
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From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
consciousness
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From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
curtains
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From this reading The curtains of his window had been left unclosed, and the light had doubtlessly awoke him.
DAY
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From this reading THE DAY OF TRIAL AND DELIVERANCE.
daybreak
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From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
Deborah
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From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
DELIVERANCE
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From this reading THE DAY OF TRIAL AND DELIVERANCE.
doubtlessly
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From this reading The curtains of his window had been left unclosed, and the light had doubtlessly awoke him.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
emotion
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From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
forgetfulness
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From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
forth
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From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
gazed
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From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The curtains of his window had been left unclosed, and the light had doubtlessly awoke him.
happen
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From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was not on the tanner's yard that he looked, though he knew that it lay beneath.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The curtains of his window had been left unclosed, and the light had doubtlessly awoke him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The curtains of his window had been left unclosed, and the light had doubtlessly awoke him.
impatience
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From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not on the tanner's yard that he looked, though he knew that it lay beneath.
knew
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From this reading It was not on the tanner's yard that he looked, though he knew that it lay beneath.
lay
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From this reading It was not on the tanner's yard that he looked, though he knew that it lay beneath.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The curtains of his window had been left unclosed, and the light had doubtlessly awoke him.
light
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From this reading The curtains of his window had been left unclosed, and the light had doubtlessly awoke him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not on the tanner's yard that he looked, though he knew that it lay beneath.
night
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From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not on the tanner's yard that he looked, though he knew that it lay beneath.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DAY OF TRIAL AND DELIVERANCE.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
only
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From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
Percy
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From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
raising
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From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
repressed
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From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
scene
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From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
shortened
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From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
sleep
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From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
tanner's
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From this reading It was not on the tanner's yard that he looked, though he knew that it lay beneath.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DAY OF TRIAL AND DELIVERANCE.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was not on the tanner's yard that he looked, though he knew that it lay beneath.
thus
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From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
TRIAL
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From this reading THE DAY OF TRIAL AND DELIVERANCE.
unclosed
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From this reading The curtains of his window had been left unclosed, and the light had doubtlessly awoke him.
uneasy
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From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
window
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From this reading The curtains of his window had been left unclosed, and the light had doubtlessly awoke him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
yard
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From this reading It was not on the tanner's yard that he looked, though he knew that it lay beneath.
