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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 After he had been gently laid in the crib he turned restlessly, and from time to time a gasping sob shook his whole body, for he had cried himself to sleep.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After he had been gently laid in the crib he turned restlessly, and from time to time a gasping sob shook his whole body, for he had cried himself to sleep.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE NIP OF GUILT Little David was not well; little David was hot and red.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "A little feverish," said Mother, as she pressed her cool hand upon his forehead.
awakened
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From this reading He had fallen into a fitful slumber while in the Doctor's buggy, and had not awakened when carried into the house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading After he had been gently laid in the crib he turned restlessly, and from time to time a gasping sob shook his whole body, for he had cried himself to sleep.
bent
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From this reading The Doctor said nothing, but in his eyes, as he bent over the little boy, there was something sinister.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After he had been gently laid in the crib he turned restlessly, and from time to time a gasping sob shook his whole body, for he had cried himself to sleep.
boy
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From this reading The Doctor said nothing, but in his eyes, as he bent over the little boy, there was something sinister.
buggy
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From this reading He had fallen into a fitful slumber while in the Doctor's buggy, and had not awakened when carried into the house.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Doctor said nothing, but in his eyes, as he bent over the little boy, there was something sinister.
carried
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From this reading He had fallen into a fitful slumber while in the Doctor's buggy, and had not awakened when carried into the house.
cool
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From this reading "A little feverish," said Mother, as she pressed her cool hand upon his forehead.
crib
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From this reading After he had been gently laid in the crib he turned restlessly, and from time to time a gasping sob shook his whole body, for he had cried himself to sleep.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After he had been gently laid in the crib he turned restlessly, and from time to time a gasping sob shook his whole body, for he had cried himself to sleep.
David
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From this reading THE NIP OF GUILT Little David was not well; little David was hot and red.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Doctor said nothing, but in his eyes, as he bent over the little boy, there was something sinister.
Doctor's
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From this reading He had fallen into a fitful slumber while in the Doctor's buggy, and had not awakened when carried into the house.
eyes
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From this reading The Doctor said nothing, but in his eyes, as he bent over the little boy, there was something sinister.
fallen
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From this reading He had fallen into a fitful slumber while in the Doctor's buggy, and had not awakened when carried into the house.
feverish
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From this reading "A little feverish," said Mother, as she pressed her cool hand upon his forehead.
fitful
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From this reading He had fallen into a fitful slumber while in the Doctor's buggy, and had not awakened when carried into the house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After he had been gently laid in the crib he turned restlessly, and from time to time a gasping sob shook his whole body, for he had cried himself to sleep.
forehead
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From this reading "A little feverish," said Mother, as she pressed her cool hand upon his forehead.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After he had been gently laid in the crib he turned restlessly, and from time to time a gasping sob shook his whole body, for he had cried himself to sleep.
gasping
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From this reading After he had been gently laid in the crib he turned restlessly, and from time to time a gasping sob shook his whole body, for he had cried himself to sleep.
gently
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From this reading After he had been gently laid in the crib he turned restlessly, and from time to time a gasping sob shook his whole body, for he had cried himself to sleep.
GUILT
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From this reading THE NIP OF GUILT Little David was not well; little David was hot and red.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After he had been gently laid in the crib he turned restlessly, and from time to time a gasping sob shook his whole body, for he had cried himself to sleep.
hand
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From this reading "A little feverish," said Mother, as she pressed her cool hand upon his forehead.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After he had been gently laid in the crib he turned restlessly, and from time to time a gasping sob shook his whole body, for he had cried himself to sleep.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "A little feverish," said Mother, as she pressed her cool hand upon his forehead.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading After he had been gently laid in the crib he turned restlessly, and from time to time a gasping sob shook his whole body, for he had cried himself to sleep.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After he had been gently laid in the crib he turned restlessly, and from time to time a gasping sob shook his whole body, for he had cried himself to sleep.
hot
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From this reading THE NIP OF GUILT Little David was not well; little David was hot and red.
house
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From this reading He had fallen into a fitful slumber while in the Doctor's buggy, and had not awakened when carried into the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After he had been gently laid in the crib he turned restlessly, and from time to time a gasping sob shook his whole body, for he had cried himself to sleep.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had fallen into a fitful slumber while in the Doctor's buggy, and had not awakened when carried into the house.
laid
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From this reading After he had been gently laid in the crib he turned restlessly, and from time to time a gasping sob shook his whole body, for he had cried himself to sleep.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NIP OF GUILT Little David was not well; little David was hot and red.
Mother
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From this reading "A little feverish," said Mother, as she pressed her cool hand upon his forehead.
NIP
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From this reading THE NIP OF GUILT Little David was not well; little David was hot and red.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE NIP OF GUILT Little David was not well; little David was hot and red.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The Doctor said nothing, but in his eyes, as he bent over the little boy, there was something sinister.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NIP OF GUILT Little David was not well; little David was hot and red.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Doctor said nothing, but in his eyes, as he bent over the little boy, there was something sinister.
pressed
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From this reading "A little feverish," said Mother, as she pressed her cool hand upon his forehead.
red
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From this reading THE NIP OF GUILT Little David was not well; little David was hot and red.
restlessly
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From this reading After he had been gently laid in the crib he turned restlessly, and from time to time a gasping sob shook his whole body, for he had cried himself to sleep.
said
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From this reading "A little feverish," said Mother, as she pressed her cool hand upon his forehead.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "A little feverish," said Mother, as she pressed her cool hand upon his forehead.
shook
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From this reading After he had been gently laid in the crib he turned restlessly, and from time to time a gasping sob shook his whole body, for he had cried himself to sleep.
sinister
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From this reading The Doctor said nothing, but in his eyes, as he bent over the little boy, there was something sinister.
sleep
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From this reading After he had been gently laid in the crib he turned restlessly, and from time to time a gasping sob shook his whole body, for he had cried himself to sleep.
slumber
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From this reading He had fallen into a fitful slumber while in the Doctor's buggy, and had not awakened when carried into the house.
sobnounUS /sɒb/
a sudden deep breath caused by emotion
From this reading After he had been gently laid in the crib he turned restlessly, and from time to time a gasping sob shook his whole body, for he had cried himself to sleep.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The Doctor said nothing, but in his eyes, as he bent over the little boy, there was something sinister.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NIP OF GUILT Little David was not well; little David was hot and red.
there
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From this reading The Doctor said nothing, but in his eyes, as he bent over the little boy, there was something sinister.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After he had been gently laid in the crib he turned restlessly, and from time to time a gasping sob shook his whole body, for he had cried himself to sleep.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After he had been gently laid in the crib he turned restlessly, and from time to time a gasping sob shook his whole body, for he had cried himself to sleep.
turned
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From this reading After he had been gently laid in the crib he turned restlessly, and from time to time a gasping sob shook his whole body, for he had cried himself to sleep.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "A little feverish," said Mother, as she pressed her cool hand upon his forehead.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE NIP OF GUILT Little David was not well; little David was hot and red.
well
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From this reading THE NIP OF GUILT Little David was not well; little David was hot and red.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had fallen into a fitful slumber while in the Doctor's buggy, and had not awakened when carried into the house.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He had fallen into a fitful slumber while in the Doctor's buggy, and had not awakened when carried into the house.
whole
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From this reading After he had been gently laid in the crib he turned restlessly, and from time to time a gasping sob shook his whole body, for he had cried himself to sleep.
