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11th
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From this reading It was the 11th of February, warm and bright, in that delightful climate of California.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the handsome residence of Mrs. Morse, on California street, reclining in a large arm-chair, sat Marie Colchis.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A book lay upon the floor, where it had fallen from her hand, and she lay among the cushions with a far-away, dreamy expression in her eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the 11th of February, warm and bright, in that delightful climate of California.
arm-chair
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From this reading In the handsome residence of Mrs. Morse, on California street, reclining in a large arm-chair, sat Marie Colchis.
attention
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From this reading Care and attention and the best of nursing had saved the girl from the fever which first threatened to make her recovery slow and uncertain.
best
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From this reading Care and attention and the best of nursing had saved the girl from the fever which first threatened to make her recovery slow and uncertain.
book
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From this reading A book lay upon the floor, where it had fallen from her hand, and she lay among the cushions with a far-away, dreamy expression in her eyes.
bright
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From this reading It was the 11th of February, warm and bright, in that delightful climate of California.
California
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From this reading It was the 11th of February, warm and bright, in that delightful climate of California.
came
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From this reading Nearly five weeks had elapsed since she left the Island of Guadalupe and came with her two friends to San Francisco.
Care
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From this reading Care and attention and the best of nursing had saved the girl from the fever which first threatened to make her recovery slow and uncertain.
climate
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From this reading It was the 11th of February, warm and bright, in that delightful climate of California.
Colchis
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From this reading In the handsome residence of Mrs. Morse, on California street, reclining in a large arm-chair, sat Marie Colchis.
cushions
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From this reading A book lay upon the floor, where it had fallen from her hand, and she lay among the cushions with a far-away, dreamy expression in her eyes.
delightful
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From this reading It was the 11th of February, warm and bright, in that delightful climate of California.
dreamy
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From this reading A book lay upon the floor, where it had fallen from her hand, and she lay among the cushions with a far-away, dreamy expression in her eyes.
elapsed
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From this reading Nearly five weeks had elapsed since she left the Island of Guadalupe and came with her two friends to San Francisco.
expression
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From this reading A book lay upon the floor, where it had fallen from her hand, and she lay among the cushions with a far-away, dreamy expression in her eyes.
eyes
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From this reading A book lay upon the floor, where it had fallen from her hand, and she lay among the cushions with a far-away, dreamy expression in her eyes.
fallen
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From this reading A book lay upon the floor, where it had fallen from her hand, and she lay among the cushions with a far-away, dreamy expression in her eyes.
far-away
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From this reading A book lay upon the floor, where it had fallen from her hand, and she lay among the cushions with a far-away, dreamy expression in her eyes.
February
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From this reading It was the 11th of February, warm and bright, in that delightful climate of California.
fever
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From this reading Care and attention and the best of nursing had saved the girl from the fever which first threatened to make her recovery slow and uncertain.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Care and attention and the best of nursing had saved the girl from the fever which first threatened to make her recovery slow and uncertain.
five
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From this reading Nearly five weeks had elapsed since she left the Island of Guadalupe and came with her two friends to San Francisco.
floor
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From this reading A book lay upon the floor, where it had fallen from her hand, and she lay among the cushions with a far-away, dreamy expression in her eyes.
Francisco
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From this reading Nearly five weeks had elapsed since she left the Island of Guadalupe and came with her two friends to San Francisco.
friends
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From this reading Nearly five weeks had elapsed since she left the Island of Guadalupe and came with her two friends to San Francisco.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A book lay upon the floor, where it had fallen from her hand, and she lay among the cushions with a far-away, dreamy expression in her eyes.
girl
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From this reading Care and attention and the best of nursing had saved the girl from the fever which first threatened to make her recovery slow and uncertain.
Guadalupe
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From this reading Nearly five weeks had elapsed since she left the Island of Guadalupe and came with her two friends to San Francisco.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A book lay upon the floor, where it had fallen from her hand, and she lay among the cushions with a far-away, dreamy expression in her eyes.
hand
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From this reading A book lay upon the floor, where it had fallen from her hand, and she lay among the cushions with a far-away, dreamy expression in her eyes.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the handsome residence of Mrs. Morse, on California street, reclining in a large arm-chair, sat Marie Colchis.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A book lay upon the floor, where it had fallen from her hand, and she lay among the cushions with a far-away, dreamy expression in her eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the 11th of February, warm and bright, in that delightful climate of California.
Island
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From this reading Nearly five weeks had elapsed since she left the Island of Guadalupe and came with her two friends to San Francisco.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the 11th of February, warm and bright, in that delightful climate of California.
large
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From this reading In the handsome residence of Mrs. Morse, on California street, reclining in a large arm-chair, sat Marie Colchis.
lay
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From this reading A book lay upon the floor, where it had fallen from her hand, and she lay among the cushions with a far-away, dreamy expression in her eyes.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nearly five weeks had elapsed since she left the Island of Guadalupe and came with her two friends to San Francisco.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Care and attention and the best of nursing had saved the girl from the fever which first threatened to make her recovery slow and uncertain.
Marie
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From this reading In the handsome residence of Mrs. Morse, on California street, reclining in a large arm-chair, sat Marie Colchis.
Morse
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From this reading In the handsome residence of Mrs. Morse, on California street, reclining in a large arm-chair, sat Marie Colchis.
Mrs
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From this reading In the handsome residence of Mrs. Morse, on California street, reclining in a large arm-chair, sat Marie Colchis.
Nearly
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From this reading Nearly five weeks had elapsed since she left the Island of Guadalupe and came with her two friends to San Francisco.
nursing
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From this reading Care and attention and the best of nursing had saved the girl from the fever which first threatened to make her recovery slow and uncertain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the 11th of February, warm and bright, in that delightful climate of California.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the handsome residence of Mrs. Morse, on California street, reclining in a large arm-chair, sat Marie Colchis.
reclining
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From this reading In the handsome residence of Mrs. Morse, on California street, reclining in a large arm-chair, sat Marie Colchis.
recovery
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From this reading Care and attention and the best of nursing had saved the girl from the fever which first threatened to make her recovery slow and uncertain.
residence
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From this reading In the handsome residence of Mrs. Morse, on California street, reclining in a large arm-chair, sat Marie Colchis.
San
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From this reading Nearly five weeks had elapsed since she left the Island of Guadalupe and came with her two friends to San Francisco.
sat
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From this reading In the handsome residence of Mrs. Morse, on California street, reclining in a large arm-chair, sat Marie Colchis.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Care and attention and the best of nursing had saved the girl from the fever which first threatened to make her recovery slow and uncertain.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A book lay upon the floor, where it had fallen from her hand, and she lay among the cushions with a far-away, dreamy expression in her eyes.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Nearly five weeks had elapsed since she left the Island of Guadalupe and came with her two friends to San Francisco.
slow
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From this reading Care and attention and the best of nursing had saved the girl from the fever which first threatened to make her recovery slow and uncertain.
street
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From this reading In the handsome residence of Mrs. Morse, on California street, reclining in a large arm-chair, sat Marie Colchis.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the 11th of February, warm and bright, in that delightful climate of California.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the 11th of February, warm and bright, in that delightful climate of California.
threatened
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From this reading Care and attention and the best of nursing had saved the girl from the fever which first threatened to make her recovery slow and uncertain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nearly five weeks had elapsed since she left the Island of Guadalupe and came with her two friends to San Francisco.
two
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From this reading Nearly five weeks had elapsed since she left the Island of Guadalupe and came with her two friends to San Francisco.
uncertain
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From this reading Care and attention and the best of nursing had saved the girl from the fever which first threatened to make her recovery slow and uncertain.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A book lay upon the floor, where it had fallen from her hand, and she lay among the cushions with a far-away, dreamy expression in her eyes.
warm
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From this reading It was the 11th of February, warm and bright, in that delightful climate of California.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the 11th of February, warm and bright, in that delightful climate of California.
weeks
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From this reading Nearly five weeks had elapsed since she left the Island of Guadalupe and came with her two friends to San Francisco.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A book lay upon the floor, where it had fallen from her hand, and she lay among the cushions with a far-away, dreamy expression in her eyes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Care and attention and the best of nursing had saved the girl from the fever which first threatened to make her recovery slow and uncertain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A book lay upon the floor, where it had fallen from her hand, and she lay among the cushions with a far-away, dreamy expression in her eyes.
