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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 Hours of unconsciousness were followed by a raging brain fever, and paralysis, insanity, and death strove together against him.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --LOWELL IT was mid-December before Lloyd Fenneben saw Lagonda Ledge again.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Hours of unconsciousness were followed by a raging brain fever, and paralysis, insanity, and death strove together against him.
ample
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From this reading His final complete recovery was slow, and he was wise enough to let nature have ample time for rebuilding what had been so cruelly wrenched out of line.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hours of unconsciousness were followed by a raging brain fever, and paralysis, insanity, and death strove together against him.
attempt
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From this reading In the murderous attempt upon his life, he had been hurled, head-downward, upon the hidden rock-ledge with such force that even his strong nervous system could barely overcome the shock.
barely
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From this reading In the murderous attempt upon his life, he had been hurled, head-downward, upon the hidden rock-ledge with such force that even his strong nervous system could barely overcome the shock.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the murderous attempt upon his life, he had been hurled, head-downward, upon the hidden rock-ledge with such force that even his strong nervous system could barely overcome the shock.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading --LOWELL IT was mid-December before Lloyd Fenneben saw Lagonda Ledge again.
brain
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From this reading Hours of unconsciousness were followed by a raging brain fever, and paralysis, insanity, and death strove together against him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hours of unconsciousness were followed by a raging brain fever, and paralysis, insanity, and death strove together against him.
children
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From this reading _They enslave their children's children who make compromise with sin_.
children's
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From this reading _They enslave their children's children who make compromise with sin_.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His final complete recovery was slow, and he was wise enough to let nature have ample time for rebuilding what had been so cruelly wrenched out of line.
compromise
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From this reading _They enslave their children's children who make compromise with sin_.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the murderous attempt upon his life, he had been hurled, head-downward, upon the hidden rock-ledge with such force that even his strong nervous system could barely overcome the shock.
cruelly
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From this reading His final complete recovery was slow, and he was wise enough to let nature have ample time for rebuilding what had been so cruelly wrenched out of line.
death
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From this reading Hours of unconsciousness were followed by a raging brain fever, and paralysis, insanity, and death strove together against him.
enough
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From this reading His final complete recovery was slow, and he was wise enough to let nature have ample time for rebuilding what had been so cruelly wrenched out of line.
enslave
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From this reading _They enslave their children's children who make compromise with sin_.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the murderous attempt upon his life, he had been hurled, head-downward, upon the hidden rock-ledge with such force that even his strong nervous system could barely overcome the shock.
Fenneben
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From this reading --LOWELL IT was mid-December before Lloyd Fenneben saw Lagonda Ledge again.
fever
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From this reading Hours of unconsciousness were followed by a raging brain fever, and paralysis, insanity, and death strove together against him.
final
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From this reading His final complete recovery was slow, and he was wise enough to let nature have ample time for rebuilding what had been so cruelly wrenched out of line.
followed
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From this reading Hours of unconsciousness were followed by a raging brain fever, and paralysis, insanity, and death strove together against him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His final complete recovery was slow, and he was wise enough to let nature have ample time for rebuilding what had been so cruelly wrenched out of line.
force
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From this reading In the murderous attempt upon his life, he had been hurled, head-downward, upon the hidden rock-ledge with such force that even his strong nervous system could barely overcome the shock.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the murderous attempt upon his life, he had been hurled, head-downward, upon the hidden rock-ledge with such force that even his strong nervous system could barely overcome the shock.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His final complete recovery was slow, and he was wise enough to let nature have ample time for rebuilding what had been so cruelly wrenched out of line.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the murderous attempt upon his life, he had been hurled, head-downward, upon the hidden rock-ledge with such force that even his strong nervous system could barely overcome the shock.
head-downward
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From this reading In the murderous attempt upon his life, he had been hurled, head-downward, upon the hidden rock-ledge with such force that even his strong nervous system could barely overcome the shock.
hidden
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From this reading In the murderous attempt upon his life, he had been hurled, head-downward, upon the hidden rock-ledge with such force that even his strong nervous system could barely overcome the shock.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hours of unconsciousness were followed by a raging brain fever, and paralysis, insanity, and death strove together against him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the murderous attempt upon his life, he had been hurled, head-downward, upon the hidden rock-ledge with such force that even his strong nervous system could barely overcome the shock.
Hours
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From this reading Hours of unconsciousness were followed by a raging brain fever, and paralysis, insanity, and death strove together against him.
hurled
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From this reading In the murderous attempt upon his life, he had been hurled, head-downward, upon the hidden rock-ledge with such force that even his strong nervous system could barely overcome the shock.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the murderous attempt upon his life, he had been hurled, head-downward, upon the hidden rock-ledge with such force that even his strong nervous system could barely overcome the shock.
insanity
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From this reading Hours of unconsciousness were followed by a raging brain fever, and paralysis, insanity, and death strove together against him.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading --LOWELL IT was mid-December before Lloyd Fenneben saw Lagonda Ledge again.
Lagonda
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From this reading --LOWELL IT was mid-December before Lloyd Fenneben saw Lagonda Ledge again.
Ledge
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From this reading --LOWELL IT was mid-December before Lloyd Fenneben saw Lagonda Ledge again.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading His final complete recovery was slow, and he was wise enough to let nature have ample time for rebuilding what had been so cruelly wrenched out of line.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the murderous attempt upon his life, he had been hurled, head-downward, upon the hidden rock-ledge with such force that even his strong nervous system could barely overcome the shock.
line
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From this reading His final complete recovery was slow, and he was wise enough to let nature have ample time for rebuilding what had been so cruelly wrenched out of line.
Lloyd
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From this reading --LOWELL IT was mid-December before Lloyd Fenneben saw Lagonda Ledge again.
LOWELL
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From this reading --LOWELL IT was mid-December before Lloyd Fenneben saw Lagonda Ledge again.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _They enslave their children's children who make compromise with sin_.
mid-December
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From this reading --LOWELL IT was mid-December before Lloyd Fenneben saw Lagonda Ledge again.
murderous
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From this reading In the murderous attempt upon his life, he had been hurled, head-downward, upon the hidden rock-ledge with such force that even his strong nervous system could barely overcome the shock.
nature
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From this reading His final complete recovery was slow, and he was wise enough to let nature have ample time for rebuilding what had been so cruelly wrenched out of line.
nervous
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From this reading In the murderous attempt upon his life, he had been hurled, head-downward, upon the hidden rock-ledge with such force that even his strong nervous system could barely overcome the shock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hours of unconsciousness were followed by a raging brain fever, and paralysis, insanity, and death strove together against him.
out
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From this reading His final complete recovery was slow, and he was wise enough to let nature have ample time for rebuilding what had been so cruelly wrenched out of line.
overcome
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From this reading In the murderous attempt upon his life, he had been hurled, head-downward, upon the hidden rock-ledge with such force that even his strong nervous system could barely overcome the shock.
paralysis
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From this reading Hours of unconsciousness were followed by a raging brain fever, and paralysis, insanity, and death strove together against him.
raging
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From this reading Hours of unconsciousness were followed by a raging brain fever, and paralysis, insanity, and death strove together against him.
rebuilding
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From this reading His final complete recovery was slow, and he was wise enough to let nature have ample time for rebuilding what had been so cruelly wrenched out of line.
recovery
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From this reading His final complete recovery was slow, and he was wise enough to let nature have ample time for rebuilding what had been so cruelly wrenched out of line.
rock-ledge
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From this reading In the murderous attempt upon his life, he had been hurled, head-downward, upon the hidden rock-ledge with such force that even his strong nervous system could barely overcome the shock.
saw
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From this reading --LOWELL IT was mid-December before Lloyd Fenneben saw Lagonda Ledge again.
shock
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From this reading In the murderous attempt upon his life, he had been hurled, head-downward, upon the hidden rock-ledge with such force that even his strong nervous system could barely overcome the shock.
sin
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From this reading _They enslave their children's children who make compromise with sin_.
slow
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From this reading His final complete recovery was slow, and he was wise enough to let nature have ample time for rebuilding what had been so cruelly wrenched out of line.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His final complete recovery was slow, and he was wise enough to let nature have ample time for rebuilding what had been so cruelly wrenched out of line.
strong
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From this reading In the murderous attempt upon his life, he had been hurled, head-downward, upon the hidden rock-ledge with such force that even his strong nervous system could barely overcome the shock.
strove
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From this reading Hours of unconsciousness were followed by a raging brain fever, and paralysis, insanity, and death strove together against him.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In the murderous attempt upon his life, he had been hurled, head-downward, upon the hidden rock-ledge with such force that even his strong nervous system could barely overcome the shock.
system
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From this reading In the murderous attempt upon his life, he had been hurled, head-downward, upon the hidden rock-ledge with such force that even his strong nervous system could barely overcome the shock.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the murderous attempt upon his life, he had been hurled, head-downward, upon the hidden rock-ledge with such force that even his strong nervous system could barely overcome the shock.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the murderous attempt upon his life, he had been hurled, head-downward, upon the hidden rock-ledge with such force that even his strong nervous system could barely overcome the shock.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _They enslave their children's children who make compromise with sin_.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _They enslave their children's children who make compromise with sin_.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His final complete recovery was slow, and he was wise enough to let nature have ample time for rebuilding what had been so cruelly wrenched out of line.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His final complete recovery was slow, and he was wise enough to let nature have ample time for rebuilding what had been so cruelly wrenched out of line.
together
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From this reading Hours of unconsciousness were followed by a raging brain fever, and paralysis, insanity, and death strove together against him.
unconsciousness
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From this reading Hours of unconsciousness were followed by a raging brain fever, and paralysis, insanity, and death strove together against him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In the murderous attempt upon his life, he had been hurled, head-downward, upon the hidden rock-ledge with such force that even his strong nervous system could barely overcome the shock.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --LOWELL IT was mid-December before Lloyd Fenneben saw Lagonda Ledge again.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hours of unconsciousness were followed by a raging brain fever, and paralysis, insanity, and death strove together against him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading His final complete recovery was slow, and he was wise enough to let nature have ample time for rebuilding what had been so cruelly wrenched out of line.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading _They enslave their children's children who make compromise with sin_.
wise
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From this reading His final complete recovery was slow, and he was wise enough to let nature have ample time for rebuilding what had been so cruelly wrenched out of line.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _They enslave their children's children who make compromise with sin_.
wrenched
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From this reading His final complete recovery was slow, and he was wise enough to let nature have ample time for rebuilding what had been so cruelly wrenched out of line.
