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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 He rose refreshed, and with a strange sentiment of calmness, that seemed more the result of resolution than exhaustion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sleep of Glyndon that night was unusually profound, and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.
ardently
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From this reading He was as one of the Initiated in the old Egyptian Mysteries, who have crossed the Gate only to look more ardently for the Penetralia.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sleep of Glyndon that night was unusually profound, and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He thought of them but slightly,--he thought rather of the future.
calmness
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From this reading He rose refreshed, and with a strange sentiment of calmness, that seemed more the result of resolution than exhaustion.
clear
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From this reading The incidents and emotions of the past night had settled into distinct and clear impressions.
crossed
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From this reading He was as one of the Initiated in the old Egyptian Mysteries, who have crossed the Gate only to look more ardently for the Penetralia.
day
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From this reading The sleep of Glyndon that night was unusually profound, and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.
distinct
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From this reading The incidents and emotions of the past night had settled into distinct and clear impressions.
Egyptian
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From this reading He was as one of the Initiated in the old Egyptian Mysteries, who have crossed the Gate only to look more ardently for the Penetralia.
emotions
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From this reading The incidents and emotions of the past night had settled into distinct and clear impressions.
exhaustion
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From this reading He rose refreshed, and with a strange sentiment of calmness, that seemed more the result of resolution than exhaustion.
eyes
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From this reading The sleep of Glyndon that night was unusually profound, and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was as one of the Initiated in the old Egyptian Mysteries, who have crossed the Gate only to look more ardently for the Penetralia.
full
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From this reading The sleep of Glyndon that night was unusually profound, and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.
future
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From this reading He thought of them but slightly,--he thought rather of the future.
Gate
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From this reading He was as one of the Initiated in the old Egyptian Mysteries, who have crossed the Gate only to look more ardently for the Penetralia.
Glyndon
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From this reading The sleep of Glyndon that night was unusually profound, and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The incidents and emotions of the past night had settled into distinct and clear impressions.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was as one of the Initiated in the old Egyptian Mysteries, who have crossed the Gate only to look more ardently for the Penetralia.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sleep of Glyndon that night was unusually profound, and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sleep of Glyndon that night was unusually profound, and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.
impressions
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From this reading The incidents and emotions of the past night had settled into distinct and clear impressions.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was as one of the Initiated in the old Egyptian Mysteries, who have crossed the Gate only to look more ardently for the Penetralia.
incidents
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From this reading The incidents and emotions of the past night had settled into distinct and clear impressions.
Initiated
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From this reading He was as one of the Initiated in the old Egyptian Mysteries, who have crossed the Gate only to look more ardently for the Penetralia.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The incidents and emotions of the past night had settled into distinct and clear impressions.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was as one of the Initiated in the old Egyptian Mysteries, who have crossed the Gate only to look more ardently for the Penetralia.
more
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From this reading He rose refreshed, and with a strange sentiment of calmness, that seemed more the result of resolution than exhaustion.
Mysteries
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From this reading He was as one of the Initiated in the old Egyptian Mysteries, who have crossed the Gate only to look more ardently for the Penetralia.
night
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From this reading The sleep of Glyndon that night was unusually profound, and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sleep of Glyndon that night was unusually profound, and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.
old
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From this reading He was as one of the Initiated in the old Egyptian Mysteries, who have crossed the Gate only to look more ardently for the Penetralia.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was as one of the Initiated in the old Egyptian Mysteries, who have crossed the Gate only to look more ardently for the Penetralia.
only
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From this reading He was as one of the Initiated in the old Egyptian Mysteries, who have crossed the Gate only to look more ardently for the Penetralia.
opened
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From this reading The sleep of Glyndon that night was unusually profound, and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.
past
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From this reading The incidents and emotions of the past night had settled into distinct and clear impressions.
Penetralia
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From this reading He was as one of the Initiated in the old Egyptian Mysteries, who have crossed the Gate only to look more ardently for the Penetralia.
profound
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From this reading The sleep of Glyndon that night was unusually profound, and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.
rather
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From this reading He thought of them but slightly,--he thought rather of the future.
refreshed
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From this reading He rose refreshed, and with a strange sentiment of calmness, that seemed more the result of resolution than exhaustion.
resolution
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From this reading He rose refreshed, and with a strange sentiment of calmness, that seemed more the result of resolution than exhaustion.
result
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From this reading He rose refreshed, and with a strange sentiment of calmness, that seemed more the result of resolution than exhaustion.
rose
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From this reading He rose refreshed, and with a strange sentiment of calmness, that seemed more the result of resolution than exhaustion.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rose refreshed, and with a strange sentiment of calmness, that seemed more the result of resolution than exhaustion.
sentiment
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From this reading He rose refreshed, and with a strange sentiment of calmness, that seemed more the result of resolution than exhaustion.
settled
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From this reading The incidents and emotions of the past night had settled into distinct and clear impressions.
sleep
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From this reading The sleep of Glyndon that night was unusually profound, and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.
slightly
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From this reading He thought of them but slightly,--he thought rather of the future.
strange
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From this reading He rose refreshed, and with a strange sentiment of calmness, that seemed more the result of resolution than exhaustion.
streamed
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From this reading The sleep of Glyndon that night was unusually profound, and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.
sun
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From this reading The sleep of Glyndon that night was unusually profound, and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He rose refreshed, and with a strange sentiment of calmness, that seemed more the result of resolution than exhaustion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sleep of Glyndon that night was unusually profound, and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sleep of Glyndon that night was unusually profound, and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The sleep of Glyndon that night was unusually profound, and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought of them but slightly,--he thought rather of the future.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sleep of Glyndon that night was unusually profound, and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.
unusually
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From this reading The sleep of Glyndon that night was unusually profound, and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The sleep of Glyndon that night was unusually profound, and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sleep of Glyndon that night was unusually profound, and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was as one of the Initiated in the old Egyptian Mysteries, who have crossed the Gate only to look more ardently for the Penetralia.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He rose refreshed, and with a strange sentiment of calmness, that seemed more the result of resolution than exhaustion.
