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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 The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
afforded
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From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
air
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From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading REVERSIONS Captain Pym was in that state of mind in which every man who loses his ship finds himself, and from which his fellow in misfortune, Captain Cathie, was slowly emerging.
anxieties
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From this reading Blair and Cathie, worn out with hard work and anxieties, were still sleeping soundly.
attached
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From this reading No slightest blame attached to him in the matter, and he would have no difficulty in proving it.
Blair
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From this reading Blair and Cathie, worn out with hard work and anxieties, were still sleeping soundly.
blame
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From this reading No slightest blame attached to him in the matter, and he would have no difficulty in proving it.
burden
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From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading REVERSIONS Captain Pym was in that state of mind in which every man who loses his ship finds himself, and from which his fellow in misfortune, Captain Cathie, was slowly emerging.
Cathie
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From this reading REVERSIONS Captain Pym was in that state of mind in which every man who loses his ship finds himself, and from which his fellow in misfortune, Captain Cathie, was slowly emerging.
confinement
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From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
couch
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From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
depressed
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From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
difficulty
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From this reading No slightest blame attached to him in the matter, and he would have no difficulty in proving it.
dried
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From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
early
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From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
emerging
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From this reading REVERSIONS Captain Pym was in that state of mind in which every man who loses his ship finds himself, and from which his fellow in misfortune, Captain Cathie, was slowly emerging.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading REVERSIONS Captain Pym was in that state of mind in which every man who loses his ship finds himself, and from which his fellow in misfortune, Captain Cathie, was slowly emerging.
exceedingly
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From this reading Nevertheless, he was suffering exceedingly.
far
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From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
fellow
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From this reading REVERSIONS Captain Pym was in that state of mind in which every man who loses his ship finds himself, and from which his fellow in misfortune, Captain Cathie, was slowly emerging.
finds
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From this reading REVERSIONS Captain Pym was in that state of mind in which every man who loses his ship finds himself, and from which his fellow in misfortune, Captain Cathie, was slowly emerging.
fresh
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From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading REVERSIONS Captain Pym was in that state of mind in which every man who loses his ship finds himself, and from which his fellow in misfortune, Captain Cathie, was slowly emerging.
fronds
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From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
give
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From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
got
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From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
hard
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From this reading Blair and Cathie, worn out with hard work and anxieties, were still sleeping soundly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No slightest blame attached to him in the matter, and he would have no difficulty in proving it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No slightest blame attached to him in the matter, and he would have no difficulty in proving it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No slightest blame attached to him in the matter, and he would have no difficulty in proving it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading REVERSIONS Captain Pym was in that state of mind in which every man who loses his ship finds himself, and from which his fellow in misfortune, Captain Cathie, was slowly emerging.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading REVERSIONS Captain Pym was in that state of mind in which every man who loses his ship finds himself, and from which his fellow in misfortune, Captain Cathie, was slowly emerging.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading REVERSIONS Captain Pym was in that state of mind in which every man who loses his ship finds himself, and from which his fellow in misfortune, Captain Cathie, was slowly emerging.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No slightest blame attached to him in the matter, and he would have no difficulty in proving it.
kept
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From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
lean-to
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From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
loses
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From this reading REVERSIONS Captain Pym was in that state of mind in which every man who loses his ship finds himself, and from which his fellow in misfortune, Captain Cathie, was slowly emerging.
man
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From this reading REVERSIONS Captain Pym was in that state of mind in which every man who loses his ship finds himself, and from which his fellow in misfortune, Captain Cathie, was slowly emerging.
matter
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From this reading No slightest blame attached to him in the matter, and he would have no difficulty in proving it.
means
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From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading REVERSIONS Captain Pym was in that state of mind in which every man who loses his ship finds himself, and from which his fellow in misfortune, Captain Cathie, was slowly emerging.
misfortune
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From this reading REVERSIONS Captain Pym was in that state of mind in which every man who loses his ship finds himself, and from which his fellow in misfortune, Captain Cathie, was slowly emerging.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, he was suffering exceedingly.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
night
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From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No slightest blame attached to him in the matter, and he would have no difficulty in proving it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading REVERSIONS Captain Pym was in that state of mind in which every man who loses his ship finds himself, and from which his fellow in misfortune, Captain Cathie, was slowly emerging.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
out
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From this reading Blair and Cathie, worn out with hard work and anxieties, were still sleeping soundly.
palm
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From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
proving
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From this reading No slightest blame attached to him in the matter, and he would have no difficulty in proving it.
Pym
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From this reading REVERSIONS Captain Pym was in that state of mind in which every man who loses his ship finds himself, and from which his fellow in misfortune, Captain Cathie, was slowly emerging.
restlessly
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From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
REVERSIONS
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From this reading REVERSIONS Captain Pym was in that state of mind in which every man who loses his ship finds himself, and from which his fellow in misfortune, Captain Cathie, was slowly emerging.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading REVERSIONS Captain Pym was in that state of mind in which every man who loses his ship finds himself, and from which his fellow in misfortune, Captain Cathie, was slowly emerging.
sleep
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From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
sleeping
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From this reading Blair and Cathie, worn out with hard work and anxieties, were still sleeping soundly.
slightest
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From this reading No slightest blame attached to him in the matter, and he would have no difficulty in proving it.
slowly
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From this reading REVERSIONS Captain Pym was in that state of mind in which every man who loses his ship finds himself, and from which his fellow in misfortune, Captain Cathie, was slowly emerging.
soundly
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From this reading Blair and Cathie, worn out with hard work and anxieties, were still sleeping soundly.
space
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From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
spirits
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From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
state
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From this reading REVERSIONS Captain Pym was in that state of mind in which every man who loses his ship finds himself, and from which his fellow in misfortune, Captain Cathie, was slowly emerging.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Blair and Cathie, worn out with hard work and anxieties, were still sleeping soundly.
suffering
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From this reading Nevertheless, he was suffering exceedingly.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading REVERSIONS Captain Pym was in that state of mind in which every man who loses his ship finds himself, and from which his fellow in misfortune, Captain Cathie, was slowly emerging.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No slightest blame attached to him in the matter, and he would have no difficulty in proving it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
thoughts
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From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No slightest blame attached to him in the matter, and he would have no difficulty in proving it.
tossing
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From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
uncomfortable
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From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
up
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From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
very
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From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading REVERSIONS Captain Pym was in that state of mind in which every man who loses his ship finds himself, and from which his fellow in misfortune, Captain Cathie, was slowly emerging.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Blair and Cathie, worn out with hard work and anxieties, were still sleeping soundly.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading REVERSIONS Captain Pym was in that state of mind in which every man who loses his ship finds himself, and from which his fellow in misfortune, Captain Cathie, was slowly emerging.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading REVERSIONS Captain Pym was in that state of mind in which every man who loses his ship finds himself, and from which his fellow in misfortune, Captain Cathie, was slowly emerging.
wider
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From this reading The burden of his thoughts kept sleep far from him, and, after tossing restlessly through the night on a by no means uncomfortable couch of dried palm fronds, he got up very early next morning to give his depressed spirits fresh air and wider space than the confinement of the lean-to afforded them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Blair and Cathie, worn out with hard work and anxieties, were still sleeping soundly.
work
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From this reading Blair and Cathie, worn out with hard work and anxieties, were still sleeping soundly.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Blair and Cathie, worn out with hard work and anxieties, were still sleeping soundly.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No slightest blame attached to him in the matter, and he would have no difficulty in proving it.
