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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 They were making common cause now against man's implacable foe, and nothing draws us together like a community of interests or fears.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Physicians, nurses, servants,--all gave their best aid--there is something about a fight with death that instantly fills the ranks--but it was upon these two that the stress fell.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading They were making common cause now against man's implacable foe, and nothing draws us together like a community of interests or fears.
aid
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From this reading Physicians, nurses, servants,--all gave their best aid--there is something about a fight with death that instantly fills the ranks--but it was upon these two that the stress fell.
all
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From this reading For once all animosities were laid aside, all bitterness forgotten.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SHOULDER TO SHOULDER In the days that followed there was fierce battle made for the child's life, and the rival claimants fought side by side.
animosities
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From this reading For once all animosities were laid aside, all bitterness forgotten.
aside
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From this reading For once all animosities were laid aside, all bitterness forgotten.
battle
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From this reading SHOULDER TO SHOULDER In the days that followed there was fierce battle made for the child's life, and the rival claimants fought side by side.
best
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From this reading Physicians, nurses, servants,--all gave their best aid--there is something about a fight with death that instantly fills the ranks--but it was upon these two that the stress fell.
bitterness
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From this reading For once all animosities were laid aside, all bitterness forgotten.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Physicians, nurses, servants,--all gave their best aid--there is something about a fight with death that instantly fills the ranks--but it was upon these two that the stress fell.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SHOULDER TO SHOULDER In the days that followed there was fierce battle made for the child's life, and the rival claimants fought side by side.
cause
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From this reading They were making common cause now against man's implacable foe, and nothing draws us together like a community of interests or fears.
child's
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From this reading SHOULDER TO SHOULDER In the days that followed there was fierce battle made for the child's life, and the rival claimants fought side by side.
claimants
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From this reading SHOULDER TO SHOULDER In the days that followed there was fierce battle made for the child's life, and the rival claimants fought side by side.
common
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From this reading They were making common cause now against man's implacable foe, and nothing draws us together like a community of interests or fears.
community
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From this reading They were making common cause now against man's implacable foe, and nothing draws us together like a community of interests or fears.
days
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From this reading SHOULDER TO SHOULDER In the days that followed there was fierce battle made for the child's life, and the rival claimants fought side by side.
death
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From this reading Physicians, nurses, servants,--all gave their best aid--there is something about a fight with death that instantly fills the ranks--but it was upon these two that the stress fell.
draws
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From this reading They were making common cause now against man's implacable foe, and nothing draws us together like a community of interests or fears.
fears
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From this reading They were making common cause now against man's implacable foe, and nothing draws us together like a community of interests or fears.
fell
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From this reading Physicians, nurses, servants,--all gave their best aid--there is something about a fight with death that instantly fills the ranks--but it was upon these two that the stress fell.
fierce
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From this reading SHOULDER TO SHOULDER In the days that followed there was fierce battle made for the child's life, and the rival claimants fought side by side.
fight
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From this reading Physicians, nurses, servants,--all gave their best aid--there is something about a fight with death that instantly fills the ranks--but it was upon these two that the stress fell.
fills
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From this reading Physicians, nurses, servants,--all gave their best aid--there is something about a fight with death that instantly fills the ranks--but it was upon these two that the stress fell.
foe
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From this reading They were making common cause now against man's implacable foe, and nothing draws us together like a community of interests or fears.
followed
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From this reading SHOULDER TO SHOULDER In the days that followed there was fierce battle made for the child's life, and the rival claimants fought side by side.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SHOULDER TO SHOULDER In the days that followed there was fierce battle made for the child's life, and the rival claimants fought side by side.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading For once all animosities were laid aside, all bitterness forgotten.
fought
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From this reading SHOULDER TO SHOULDER In the days that followed there was fierce battle made for the child's life, and the rival claimants fought side by side.
gave
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From this reading Physicians, nurses, servants,--all gave their best aid--there is something about a fight with death that instantly fills the ranks--but it was upon these two that the stress fell.
implacable
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From this reading They were making common cause now against man's implacable foe, and nothing draws us together like a community of interests or fears.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SHOULDER TO SHOULDER In the days that followed there was fierce battle made for the child's life, and the rival claimants fought side by side.
instantly
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From this reading Physicians, nurses, servants,--all gave their best aid--there is something about a fight with death that instantly fills the ranks--but it was upon these two that the stress fell.
interests
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From this reading They were making common cause now against man's implacable foe, and nothing draws us together like a community of interests or fears.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Physicians, nurses, servants,--all gave their best aid--there is something about a fight with death that instantly fills the ranks--but it was upon these two that the stress fell.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Physicians, nurses, servants,--all gave their best aid--there is something about a fight with death that instantly fills the ranks--but it was upon these two that the stress fell.
laid
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From this reading For once all animosities were laid aside, all bitterness forgotten.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SHOULDER TO SHOULDER In the days that followed there was fierce battle made for the child's life, and the rival claimants fought side by side.
like
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From this reading They were making common cause now against man's implacable foe, and nothing draws us together like a community of interests or fears.
made
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From this reading SHOULDER TO SHOULDER In the days that followed there was fierce battle made for the child's life, and the rival claimants fought side by side.
making
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From this reading They were making common cause now against man's implacable foe, and nothing draws us together like a community of interests or fears.
man's
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From this reading They were making common cause now against man's implacable foe, and nothing draws us together like a community of interests or fears.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They were making common cause now against man's implacable foe, and nothing draws us together like a community of interests or fears.
now
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From this reading They were making common cause now against man's implacable foe, and nothing draws us together like a community of interests or fears.
nurses
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From this reading Physicians, nurses, servants,--all gave their best aid--there is something about a fight with death that instantly fills the ranks--but it was upon these two that the stress fell.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were making common cause now against man's implacable foe, and nothing draws us together like a community of interests or fears.
once
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From this reading For once all animosities were laid aside, all bitterness forgotten.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They were making common cause now against man's implacable foe, and nothing draws us together like a community of interests or fears.
Physicians
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From this reading Physicians, nurses, servants,--all gave their best aid--there is something about a fight with death that instantly fills the ranks--but it was upon these two that the stress fell.
ranks
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From this reading Physicians, nurses, servants,--all gave their best aid--there is something about a fight with death that instantly fills the ranks--but it was upon these two that the stress fell.
rival
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From this reading SHOULDER TO SHOULDER In the days that followed there was fierce battle made for the child's life, and the rival claimants fought side by side.
servants
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From this reading Physicians, nurses, servants,--all gave their best aid--there is something about a fight with death that instantly fills the ranks--but it was upon these two that the stress fell.
shared
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From this reading And they shared it.
SHOULDER
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From this reading SHOULDER TO SHOULDER In the days that followed there was fierce battle made for the child's life, and the rival claimants fought side by side.
side
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From this reading SHOULDER TO SHOULDER In the days that followed there was fierce battle made for the child's life, and the rival claimants fought side by side.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Physicians, nurses, servants,--all gave their best aid--there is something about a fight with death that instantly fills the ranks--but it was upon these two that the stress fell.
stress
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From this reading Physicians, nurses, servants,--all gave their best aid--there is something about a fight with death that instantly fills the ranks--but it was upon these two that the stress fell.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SHOULDER TO SHOULDER In the days that followed there was fierce battle made for the child's life, and the rival claimants fought side by side.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHOULDER TO SHOULDER In the days that followed there was fierce battle made for the child's life, and the rival claimants fought side by side.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Physicians, nurses, servants,--all gave their best aid--there is something about a fight with death that instantly fills the ranks--but it was upon these two that the stress fell.
there
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From this reading SHOULDER TO SHOULDER In the days that followed there was fierce battle made for the child's life, and the rival claimants fought side by side.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Physicians, nurses, servants,--all gave their best aid--there is something about a fight with death that instantly fills the ranks--but it was upon these two that the stress fell.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were making common cause now against man's implacable foe, and nothing draws us together like a community of interests or fears.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SHOULDER TO SHOULDER In the days that followed there was fierce battle made for the child's life, and the rival claimants fought side by side.
together
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From this reading They were making common cause now against man's implacable foe, and nothing draws us together like a community of interests or fears.
two
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From this reading Physicians, nurses, servants,--all gave their best aid--there is something about a fight with death that instantly fills the ranks--but it was upon these two that the stress fell.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Physicians, nurses, servants,--all gave their best aid--there is something about a fight with death that instantly fills the ranks--but it was upon these two that the stress fell.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They were making common cause now against man's implacable foe, and nothing draws us together like a community of interests or fears.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SHOULDER TO SHOULDER In the days that followed there was fierce battle made for the child's life, and the rival claimants fought side by side.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For once all animosities were laid aside, all bitterness forgotten.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Physicians, nurses, servants,--all gave their best aid--there is something about a fight with death that instantly fills the ranks--but it was upon these two that the stress fell.
