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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 Everything around me was hazy for a time--a kind of a gauze curtain seemed to hang 'twixt me and as pretty a rustic picture as I ever yet had seen.
AIMLESS
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From this reading AN AIMLESS LIFE--PEACE AT LAST.
all
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From this reading "I was not lying at the cliff foot, I was in a soft, warm bed, all hung round with snow-white curtains.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN AIMLESS LIFE--PEACE AT LAST.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The darkness seemed to lift at last, and I gradually became sensible.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Everything around me was hazy for a time--a kind of a gauze curtain seemed to hang 'twixt me and as pretty a rustic picture as I ever yet had seen.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Everything around me was hazy for a time--a kind of a gauze curtain seemed to hang 'twixt me and as pretty a rustic picture as I ever yet had seen.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN AIMLESS LIFE--PEACE AT LAST.
became
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From this reading "The darkness seemed to lift at last, and I gradually became sensible.
bed
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From this reading "I was not lying at the cliff foot, I was in a soft, warm bed, all hung round with snow-white curtains.
boats
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From this reading It was so near the gloaming hour that I could see the firelight dancing on the plain deal furniture, and on the pictures of ships and boats that hung on the whitewashed wall.
cliff
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From this reading "I was not lying at the cliff foot, I was in a soft, warm bed, all hung round with snow-white curtains.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was so near the gloaming hour that I could see the firelight dancing on the plain deal furniture, and on the pictures of ships and boats that hung on the whitewashed wall.
curtain
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From this reading Everything around me was hazy for a time--a kind of a gauze curtain seemed to hang 'twixt me and as pretty a rustic picture as I ever yet had seen.
curtains
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From this reading "I was not lying at the cliff foot, I was in a soft, warm bed, all hung round with snow-white curtains.
dancing
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From this reading It was so near the gloaming hour that I could see the firelight dancing on the plain deal furniture, and on the pictures of ships and boats that hung on the whitewashed wall.
darkness
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From this reading "The darkness seemed to lift at last, and I gradually became sensible.
deal
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From this reading It was so near the gloaming hour that I could see the firelight dancing on the plain deal furniture, and on the pictures of ships and boats that hung on the whitewashed wall.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything around me was hazy for a time--a kind of a gauze curtain seemed to hang 'twixt me and as pretty a rustic picture as I ever yet had seen.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything around me was hazy for a time--a kind of a gauze curtain seemed to hang 'twixt me and as pretty a rustic picture as I ever yet had seen.
firelight
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From this reading It was so near the gloaming hour that I could see the firelight dancing on the plain deal furniture, and on the pictures of ships and boats that hung on the whitewashed wall.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was not lying at the cliff foot, I was in a soft, warm bed, all hung round with snow-white curtains.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Everything around me was hazy for a time--a kind of a gauze curtain seemed to hang 'twixt me and as pretty a rustic picture as I ever yet had seen.
furniture
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From this reading It was so near the gloaming hour that I could see the firelight dancing on the plain deal furniture, and on the pictures of ships and boats that hung on the whitewashed wall.
gauze
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From this reading Everything around me was hazy for a time--a kind of a gauze curtain seemed to hang 'twixt me and as pretty a rustic picture as I ever yet had seen.
gloaming
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From this reading It was so near the gloaming hour that I could see the firelight dancing on the plain deal furniture, and on the pictures of ships and boats that hung on the whitewashed wall.
gradually
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From this reading "The darkness seemed to lift at last, and I gradually became sensible.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Everything around me was hazy for a time--a kind of a gauze curtain seemed to hang 'twixt me and as pretty a rustic picture as I ever yet had seen.
hang
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From this reading Everything around me was hazy for a time--a kind of a gauze curtain seemed to hang 'twixt me and as pretty a rustic picture as I ever yet had seen.
hazyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪzi/
unclear or blurred, especially from drink
From this reading Everything around me was hazy for a time--a kind of a gauze curtain seemed to hang 'twixt me and as pretty a rustic picture as I ever yet had seen.
hour
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From this reading It was so near the gloaming hour that I could see the firelight dancing on the plain deal furniture, and on the pictures of ships and boats that hung on the whitewashed wall.
hung
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From this reading "I was not lying at the cliff foot, I was in a soft, warm bed, all hung round with snow-white curtains.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The darkness seemed to lift at last, and I gradually became sensible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I was not lying at the cliff foot, I was in a soft, warm bed, all hung round with snow-white curtains.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was so near the gloaming hour that I could see the firelight dancing on the plain deal furniture, and on the pictures of ships and boats that hung on the whitewashed wall.
kind
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From this reading Everything around me was hazy for a time--a kind of a gauze curtain seemed to hang 'twixt me and as pretty a rustic picture as I ever yet had seen.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN AIMLESS LIFE--PEACE AT LAST.
LIFEnounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN AIMLESS LIFE--PEACE AT LAST.
lift
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From this reading "The darkness seemed to lift at last, and I gradually became sensible.
lying
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From this reading "I was not lying at the cliff foot, I was in a soft, warm bed, all hung round with snow-white curtains.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Everything around me was hazy for a time--a kind of a gauze curtain seemed to hang 'twixt me and as pretty a rustic picture as I ever yet had seen.
near
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From this reading It was so near the gloaming hour that I could see the firelight dancing on the plain deal furniture, and on the pictures of ships and boats that hung on the whitewashed wall.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I was not lying at the cliff foot, I was in a soft, warm bed, all hung round with snow-white curtains.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Everything around me was hazy for a time--a kind of a gauze curtain seemed to hang 'twixt me and as pretty a rustic picture as I ever yet had seen.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was so near the gloaming hour that I could see the firelight dancing on the plain deal furniture, and on the pictures of ships and boats that hung on the whitewashed wall.
PEACE
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From this reading AN AIMLESS LIFE--PEACE AT LAST.
picture
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From this reading Everything around me was hazy for a time--a kind of a gauze curtain seemed to hang 'twixt me and as pretty a rustic picture as I ever yet had seen.
pictures
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From this reading It was so near the gloaming hour that I could see the firelight dancing on the plain deal furniture, and on the pictures of ships and boats that hung on the whitewashed wall.
plain
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From this reading It was so near the gloaming hour that I could see the firelight dancing on the plain deal furniture, and on the pictures of ships and boats that hung on the whitewashed wall.
pretty
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From this reading Everything around me was hazy for a time--a kind of a gauze curtain seemed to hang 'twixt me and as pretty a rustic picture as I ever yet had seen.
round
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From this reading "I was not lying at the cliff foot, I was in a soft, warm bed, all hung round with snow-white curtains.
rustic
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From this reading Everything around me was hazy for a time--a kind of a gauze curtain seemed to hang 'twixt me and as pretty a rustic picture as I ever yet had seen.
see
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From this reading It was so near the gloaming hour that I could see the firelight dancing on the plain deal furniture, and on the pictures of ships and boats that hung on the whitewashed wall.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The darkness seemed to lift at last, and I gradually became sensible.
seen
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From this reading Everything around me was hazy for a time--a kind of a gauze curtain seemed to hang 'twixt me and as pretty a rustic picture as I ever yet had seen.
sensible
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From this reading "The darkness seemed to lift at last, and I gradually became sensible.
ships
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From this reading It was so near the gloaming hour that I could see the firelight dancing on the plain deal furniture, and on the pictures of ships and boats that hung on the whitewashed wall.
snow-white
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From this reading "I was not lying at the cliff foot, I was in a soft, warm bed, all hung round with snow-white curtains.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so near the gloaming hour that I could see the firelight dancing on the plain deal furniture, and on the pictures of ships and boats that hung on the whitewashed wall.
soft
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From this reading "I was not lying at the cliff foot, I was in a soft, warm bed, all hung round with snow-white curtains.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was so near the gloaming hour that I could see the firelight dancing on the plain deal furniture, and on the pictures of ships and boats that hung on the whitewashed wall.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The darkness seemed to lift at last, and I gradually became sensible.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything around me was hazy for a time--a kind of a gauze curtain seemed to hang 'twixt me and as pretty a rustic picture as I ever yet had seen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The darkness seemed to lift at last, and I gradually became sensible.
twixt
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From this reading Everything around me was hazy for a time--a kind of a gauze curtain seemed to hang 'twixt me and as pretty a rustic picture as I ever yet had seen.
wall
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From this reading It was so near the gloaming hour that I could see the firelight dancing on the plain deal furniture, and on the pictures of ships and boats that hung on the whitewashed wall.
warm
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From this reading "I was not lying at the cliff foot, I was in a soft, warm bed, all hung round with snow-white curtains.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything around me was hazy for a time--a kind of a gauze curtain seemed to hang 'twixt me and as pretty a rustic picture as I ever yet had seen.
whitewashed
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From this reading It was so near the gloaming hour that I could see the firelight dancing on the plain deal furniture, and on the pictures of ships and boats that hung on the whitewashed wall.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I was not lying at the cliff foot, I was in a soft, warm bed, all hung round with snow-white curtains.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Everything around me was hazy for a time--a kind of a gauze curtain seemed to hang 'twixt me and as pretty a rustic picture as I ever yet had seen.
