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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 Pursued by hideously-distorted phantoms of the past, I seemed to have been plunged into a veritable Hawiyat.
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading In my agony every nerve seemed lacerated, every muscle paralysed, every joint dislocated.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Pursued by hideously-distorted phantoms of the past, I seemed to have been plunged into a veritable Hawiyat.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
brain
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From this reading My brain was on fire.
burning
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From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Pursued by hideously-distorted phantoms of the past, I seemed to have been plunged into a veritable Hawiyat.
contain
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From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
contracted
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From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
cracking
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From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
dislocated
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From this reading In my agony every nerve seemed lacerated, every muscle paralysed, every joint dislocated.
dry
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From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In my agony every nerve seemed lacerated, every muscle paralysed, every joint dislocated.
excruciating
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From this reading The pain was excruciating.
eyes
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From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
fevered
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From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
fire
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From this reading My brain was on fire.
flitted
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From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
forehead
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From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
grim
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From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Pursued by hideously-distorted phantoms of the past, I seemed to have been plunged into a veritable Hawiyat.
Hawiyat
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From this reading Pursued by hideously-distorted phantoms of the past, I seemed to have been plunged into a veritable Hawiyat.
hideously-distorted
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From this reading Pursued by hideously-distorted phantoms of the past, I seemed to have been plunged into a veritable Hawiyat.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Pursued by hideously-distorted phantoms of the past, I seemed to have been plunged into a veritable Hawiyat.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In my agony every nerve seemed lacerated, every muscle paralysed, every joint dislocated.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Pursued by hideously-distorted phantoms of the past, I seemed to have been plunged into a veritable Hawiyat.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
joint
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From this reading In my agony every nerve seemed lacerated, every muscle paralysed, every joint dislocated.
lacerated
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From this reading In my agony every nerve seemed lacerated, every muscle paralysed, every joint dislocated.
lips
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From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
mouth
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From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
muscle
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From this reading In my agony every nerve seemed lacerated, every muscle paralysed, every joint dislocated.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In my agony every nerve seemed lacerated, every muscle paralysed, every joint dislocated.
nerve
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From this reading In my agony every nerve seemed lacerated, every muscle paralysed, every joint dislocated.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pursued by hideously-distorted phantoms of the past, I seemed to have been plunged into a veritable Hawiyat.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My brain was on fire.
pain
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From this reading The pain was excruciating.
paralysed
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From this reading In my agony every nerve seemed lacerated, every muscle paralysed, every joint dislocated.
parched
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From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
past
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From this reading Pursued by hideously-distorted phantoms of the past, I seemed to have been plunged into a veritable Hawiyat.
phantoms
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From this reading Pursued by hideously-distorted phantoms of the past, I seemed to have been plunged into a veritable Hawiyat.
plunged
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From this reading Pursued by hideously-distorted phantoms of the past, I seemed to have been plunged into a veritable Hawiyat.
Pursued
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From this reading Pursued by hideously-distorted phantoms of the past, I seemed to have been plunged into a veritable Hawiyat.
scenes
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From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In my agony every nerve seemed lacerated, every muscle paralysed, every joint dislocated.
small
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From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
sockets
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From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
strange
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From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
swollen
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From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
terrifying
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From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The pain was excruciating.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
throbbing
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From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
too
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From this reading My lips dry and cracking, my throat parched and contracted, my eyes burning in their sockets, my tongue so swollen that my mouth seemed too small to contain it, and my fevered forehead throbbing, as strange scenes, grim and terrifying, flitted before me.
veritable
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From this reading Pursued by hideously-distorted phantoms of the past, I seemed to have been plunged into a veritable Hawiyat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The pain was excruciating.
