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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 And I remember at last a cool room, and a soft bed.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I don't remember much about my trip to the Organization's hideout in the country.
agonizing
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I recall walking endlessly, and later being carried over Gaston's shoulder.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And I remember at last a cool room, and a soft bed.
awoke
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battered
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bed
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beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
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blending
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bruises
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carried
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cool
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country
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don't
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dreams
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endlessly
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face
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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Gaston's
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gunshot
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half-healed
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heat
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hideout
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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innumerable
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I remember at last a cool room, and a soft bed.
later
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memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading I awoke slowly, dreams blending with memories, none of them pleasant.
much
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading I awoke slowly, dreams blending with memories, none of them pleasant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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Organization's
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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pain
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pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I awoke slowly, dreams blending with memories, none of them pleasant.
recall
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rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
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room
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shoulder
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slowly
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soft
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terrific
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I don't remember much about my trip to the Organization's hideout in the country.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I awoke slowly, dreams blending with memories, none of them pleasant.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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trip
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walking
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I awoke slowly, dreams blending with memories, none of them pleasant.
wounds
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