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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Vanna nodded, and put back the bunch in the basket.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The doctor was summoned, with Piers Rendall, who by good providence was staying at the Manor, and the dread sentence was pronounced in the little sitting-room in which so many peaceful hours had been spent.
away
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From this reading "Slipping away!
back
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From this reading Vanna nodded, and put back the bunch in the basket.
basket
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From this reading Vanna nodded, and put back the bunch in the basket.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
bedside
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From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The doctor was summoned, with Piers Rendall, who by good providence was staying at the Manor, and the dread sentence was pronounced in the little sitting-room in which so many peaceful hours had been spent.
beheld
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From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
bunch
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From this reading Vanna nodded, and put back the bunch in the basket.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The doctor was summoned, with Piers Rendall, who by good providence was staying at the Manor, and the dread sentence was pronounced in the little sitting-room in which so many peaceful hours had been spent.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
crept
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From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor was summoned, with Piers Rendall, who by good providence was staying at the Manor, and the dread sentence was pronounced in the little sitting-room in which so many peaceful hours had been spent.
dread
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From this reading The doctor was summoned, with Piers Rendall, who by good providence was staying at the Manor, and the dread sentence was pronounced in the little sitting-room in which so many peaceful hours had been spent.
end
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From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
face
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From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
failure
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From this reading Heart failure!
fatally
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From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
fear
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From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
friend's
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From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor was summoned, with Piers Rendall, who by good providence was staying at the Manor, and the dread sentence was pronounced in the little sitting-room in which so many peaceful hours had been spent.
grey
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From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
Heart
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From this reading Heart failure!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
hours
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From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
illness
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From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Vanna nodded, and put back the bunch in the basket.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor was summoned, with Piers Rendall, who by good providence was staying at the Manor, and the dread sentence was pronounced in the little sitting-room in which so many peaceful hours had been spent.
Manor
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From this reading The doctor was summoned, with Piers Rendall, who by good providence was staying at the Manor, and the dread sentence was pronounced in the little sitting-room in which so many peaceful hours had been spent.
many
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From this reading The doctor was summoned, with Piers Rendall, who by good providence was staying at the Manor, and the dread sentence was pronounced in the little sitting-room in which so many peaceful hours had been spent.
mistaken
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From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
night
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From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vanna nodded, and put back the bunch in the basket.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
once
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From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
peaceful
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From this reading The doctor was summoned, with Piers Rendall, who by good providence was staying at the Manor, and the dread sentence was pronounced in the little sitting-room in which so many peaceful hours had been spent.
Piers
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From this reading The doctor was summoned, with Piers Rendall, who by good providence was staying at the Manor, and the dread sentence was pronounced in the little sitting-room in which so many peaceful hours had been spent.
pronounced
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From this reading The doctor was summoned, with Piers Rendall, who by good providence was staying at the Manor, and the dread sentence was pronounced in the little sitting-room in which so many peaceful hours had been spent.
providencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading The doctor was summoned, with Piers Rendall, who by good providence was staying at the Manor, and the dread sentence was pronounced in the little sitting-room in which so many peaceful hours had been spent.
put
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From this reading Vanna nodded, and put back the bunch in the basket.
Rendall
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From this reading The doctor was summoned, with Piers Rendall, who by good providence was staying at the Manor, and the dread sentence was pronounced in the little sitting-room in which so many peaceful hours had been spent.
seen
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From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
sentence
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From this reading The doctor was summoned, with Piers Rendall, who by good providence was staying at the Manor, and the dread sentence was pronounced in the little sitting-room in which so many peaceful hours had been spent.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
sitting-room
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From this reading The doctor was summoned, with Piers Rendall, who by good providence was staying at the Manor, and the dread sentence was pronounced in the little sitting-room in which so many peaceful hours had been spent.
Slipping
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From this reading "Slipping away!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The doctor was summoned, with Piers Rendall, who by good providence was staying at the Manor, and the dread sentence was pronounced in the little sitting-room in which so many peaceful hours had been spent.
spent
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From this reading The doctor was summoned, with Piers Rendall, who by good providence was staying at the Manor, and the dread sentence was pronounced in the little sitting-room in which so many peaceful hours had been spent.
staying
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From this reading The doctor was summoned, with Piers Rendall, who by good providence was staying at the Manor, and the dread sentence was pronounced in the little sitting-room in which so many peaceful hours had been spent.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
summoned
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From this reading The doctor was summoned, with Piers Rendall, who by good providence was staying at the Manor, and the dread sentence was pronounced in the little sitting-room in which so many peaceful hours had been spent.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Vanna nodded, and put back the bunch in the basket.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
Vanna
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From this reading Vanna nodded, and put back the bunch in the basket.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The doctor was summoned, with Piers Rendall, who by good providence was staying at the Manor, and the dread sentence was pronounced in the little sitting-room in which so many peaceful hours had been spent.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The doctor was summoned, with Piers Rendall, who by good providence was staying at the Manor, and the dread sentence was pronounced in the little sitting-room in which so many peaceful hours had been spent.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The doctor was summoned, with Piers Rendall, who by good providence was staying at the Manor, and the dread sentence was pronounced in the little sitting-room in which so many peaceful hours had been spent.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She herself had no fear that this illness would end fatally, until in the still hours of the night she crept to the bedside and beheld on her friend's face the grey shadow which, once seen, can never be mistaken.
