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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 The father had come to my house a few minutes before I reached it, in great distress of mind, saying that his child had been seized with fever, and had become delirious.
ailing
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From this reading The little boy whom Margrave's carelessness had so injured, and for whose injury he had shown so little feeling, had been weakened by the confinement which the nature of the injury required, and for the last few days had been generally ailing.
almost
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From this reading I felt as if it were almost a relief to the troubled and haunting thoughts which tormented me, to be summoned to the exercise of a familiar knowledge.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little boy whom Margrave's carelessness had so injured, and for whose injury he had shown so little feeling, had been weakened by the confinement which the nature of the injury required, and for the last few days had been generally ailing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I felt as if it were almost a relief to the troubled and haunting thoughts which tormented me, to be summoned to the exercise of a familiar knowledge.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hearing that I was at the mayor's house, he had hurried thither in search of me.
attendance
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From this reading On reaching my own home, I found my servant sitting up for me with the information that my attendance was immediately required.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I felt as if it were almost a relief to the troubled and haunting thoughts which tormented me, to be summoned to the exercise of a familiar knowledge.
become
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From this reading The father had come to my house a few minutes before I reached it, in great distress of mind, saying that his child had been seized with fever, and had become delirious.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The little boy whom Margrave's carelessness had so injured, and for whose injury he had shown so little feeling, had been weakened by the confinement which the nature of the injury required, and for the last few days had been generally ailing.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The father had come to my house a few minutes before I reached it, in great distress of mind, saying that his child had been seized with fever, and had become delirious.
boy
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From this reading The little boy whom Margrave's carelessness had so injured, and for whose injury he had shown so little feeling, had been weakened by the confinement which the nature of the injury required, and for the last few days had been generally ailing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The little boy whom Margrave's carelessness had so injured, and for whose injury he had shown so little feeling, had been weakened by the confinement which the nature of the injury required, and for the last few days had been generally ailing.
carelessness
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From this reading The little boy whom Margrave's carelessness had so injured, and for whose injury he had shown so little feeling, had been weakened by the confinement which the nature of the injury required, and for the last few days had been generally ailing.
child
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From this reading The father had come to my house a few minutes before I reached it, in great distress of mind, saying that his child had been seized with fever, and had become delirious.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The father had come to my house a few minutes before I reached it, in great distress of mind, saying that his child had been seized with fever, and had become delirious.
confinement
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From this reading The little boy whom Margrave's carelessness had so injured, and for whose injury he had shown so little feeling, had been weakened by the confinement which the nature of the injury required, and for the last few days had been generally ailing.
days
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From this reading The little boy whom Margrave's carelessness had so injured, and for whose injury he had shown so little feeling, had been weakened by the confinement which the nature of the injury required, and for the last few days had been generally ailing.
delirious
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From this reading The father had come to my house a few minutes before I reached it, in great distress of mind, saying that his child had been seized with fever, and had become delirious.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading The father had come to my house a few minutes before I reached it, in great distress of mind, saying that his child had been seized with fever, and had become delirious.
exercise
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From this reading I felt as if it were almost a relief to the troubled and haunting thoughts which tormented me, to be summoned to the exercise of a familiar knowledge.
familiar
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From this reading I felt as if it were almost a relief to the troubled and haunting thoughts which tormented me, to be summoned to the exercise of a familiar knowledge.
father
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From this reading The father had come to my house a few minutes before I reached it, in great distress of mind, saying that his child had been seized with fever, and had become delirious.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The little boy whom Margrave's carelessness had so injured, and for whose injury he had shown so little feeling, had been weakened by the confinement which the nature of the injury required, and for the last few days had been generally ailing.
felt
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From this reading I felt as if it were almost a relief to the troubled and haunting thoughts which tormented me, to be summoned to the exercise of a familiar knowledge.
fever
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From this reading The father had come to my house a few minutes before I reached it, in great distress of mind, saying that his child had been seized with fever, and had become delirious.
few
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From this reading The little boy whom Margrave's carelessness had so injured, and for whose injury he had shown so little feeling, had been weakened by the confinement which the nature of the injury required, and for the last few days had been generally ailing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On reaching my own home, I found my servant sitting up for me with the information that my attendance was immediately required.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On reaching my own home, I found my servant sitting up for me with the information that my attendance was immediately required.
generally
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From this reading The little boy whom Margrave's carelessness had so injured, and for whose injury he had shown so little feeling, had been weakened by the confinement which the nature of the injury required, and for the last few days had been generally ailing.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The father had come to my house a few minutes before I reached it, in great distress of mind, saying that his child had been seized with fever, and had become delirious.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The little boy whom Margrave's carelessness had so injured, and for whose injury he had shown so little feeling, had been weakened by the confinement which the nature of the injury required, and for the last few days had been generally ailing.
haunting
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From this reading I felt as if it were almost a relief to the troubled and haunting thoughts which tormented me, to be summoned to the exercise of a familiar knowledge.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The little boy whom Margrave's carelessness had so injured, and for whose injury he had shown so little feeling, had been weakened by the confinement which the nature of the injury required, and for the last few days had been generally ailing.
Hearing
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From this reading Hearing that I was at the mayor's house, he had hurried thither in search of me.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The father had come to my house a few minutes before I reached it, in great distress of mind, saying that his child had been seized with fever, and had become delirious.
home
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From this reading On reaching my own home, I found my servant sitting up for me with the information that my attendance was immediately required.
house
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From this reading The father had come to my house a few minutes before I reached it, in great distress of mind, saying that his child had been seized with fever, and had become delirious.
hurried
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From this reading Hearing that I was at the mayor's house, he had hurried thither in search of me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On reaching my own home, I found my servant sitting up for me with the information that my attendance was immediately required.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I felt as if it were almost a relief to the troubled and haunting thoughts which tormented me, to be summoned to the exercise of a familiar knowledge.
immediately
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From this reading On reaching my own home, I found my servant sitting up for me with the information that my attendance was immediately required.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The father had come to my house a few minutes before I reached it, in great distress of mind, saying that his child had been seized with fever, and had become delirious.
information
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From this reading On reaching my own home, I found my servant sitting up for me with the information that my attendance was immediately required.
injured
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From this reading The little boy whom Margrave's carelessness had so injured, and for whose injury he had shown so little feeling, had been weakened by the confinement which the nature of the injury required, and for the last few days had been generally ailing.
injury
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From this reading The little boy whom Margrave's carelessness had so injured, and for whose injury he had shown so little feeling, had been weakened by the confinement which the nature of the injury required, and for the last few days had been generally ailing.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The father had come to my house a few minutes before I reached it, in great distress of mind, saying that his child had been seized with fever, and had become delirious.
knowledge
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From this reading I felt as if it were almost a relief to the troubled and haunting thoughts which tormented me, to be summoned to the exercise of a familiar knowledge.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little boy whom Margrave's carelessness had so injured, and for whose injury he had shown so little feeling, had been weakened by the confinement which the nature of the injury required, and for the last few days had been generally ailing.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little boy whom Margrave's carelessness had so injured, and for whose injury he had shown so little feeling, had been weakened by the confinement which the nature of the injury required, and for the last few days had been generally ailing.
Margrave's
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From this reading The little boy whom Margrave's carelessness had so injured, and for whose injury he had shown so little feeling, had been weakened by the confinement which the nature of the injury required, and for the last few days had been generally ailing.
mayor's
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From this reading Hearing that I was at the mayor's house, he had hurried thither in search of me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On reaching my own home, I found my servant sitting up for me with the information that my attendance was immediately required.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The father had come to my house a few minutes before I reached it, in great distress of mind, saying that his child had been seized with fever, and had become delirious.
minutes
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From this reading The father had come to my house a few minutes before I reached it, in great distress of mind, saying that his child had been seized with fever, and had become delirious.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On reaching my own home, I found my servant sitting up for me with the information that my attendance was immediately required.
nature
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From this reading The little boy whom Margrave's carelessness had so injured, and for whose injury he had shown so little feeling, had been weakened by the confinement which the nature of the injury required, and for the last few days had been generally ailing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The little boy whom Margrave's carelessness had so injured, and for whose injury he had shown so little feeling, had been weakened by the confinement which the nature of the injury required, and for the last few days had been generally ailing.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On reaching my own home, I found my servant sitting up for me with the information that my attendance was immediately required.
own
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From this reading On reaching my own home, I found my servant sitting up for me with the information that my attendance was immediately required.
reached
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From this reading The father had come to my house a few minutes before I reached it, in great distress of mind, saying that his child had been seized with fever, and had become delirious.
reaching
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From this reading On reaching my own home, I found my servant sitting up for me with the information that my attendance was immediately required.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading I felt as if it were almost a relief to the troubled and haunting thoughts which tormented me, to be summoned to the exercise of a familiar knowledge.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On reaching my own home, I found my servant sitting up for me with the information that my attendance was immediately required.
saying
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From this reading The father had come to my house a few minutes before I reached it, in great distress of mind, saying that his child had been seized with fever, and had become delirious.
search
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From this reading Hearing that I was at the mayor's house, he had hurried thither in search of me.
seized
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From this reading The father had come to my house a few minutes before I reached it, in great distress of mind, saying that his child had been seized with fever, and had become delirious.
servant
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From this reading On reaching my own home, I found my servant sitting up for me with the information that my attendance was immediately required.
shown
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From this reading The little boy whom Margrave's carelessness had so injured, and for whose injury he had shown so little feeling, had been weakened by the confinement which the nature of the injury required, and for the last few days had been generally ailing.
sitting
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From this reading On reaching my own home, I found my servant sitting up for me with the information that my attendance was immediately required.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The little boy whom Margrave's carelessness had so injured, and for whose injury he had shown so little feeling, had been weakened by the confinement which the nature of the injury required, and for the last few days had been generally ailing.
summoned
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From this reading I felt as if it were almost a relief to the troubled and haunting thoughts which tormented me, to be summoned to the exercise of a familiar knowledge.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On reaching my own home, I found my servant sitting up for me with the information that my attendance was immediately required.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On reaching my own home, I found my servant sitting up for me with the information that my attendance was immediately required.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Hearing that I was at the mayor's house, he had hurried thither in search of me.
thoughts
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From this reading I felt as if it were almost a relief to the troubled and haunting thoughts which tormented me, to be summoned to the exercise of a familiar knowledge.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The father had come to my house a few minutes before I reached it, in great distress of mind, saying that his child had been seized with fever, and had become delirious.
tormented
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From this reading I felt as if it were almost a relief to the troubled and haunting thoughts which tormented me, to be summoned to the exercise of a familiar knowledge.
troubled
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From this reading I felt as if it were almost a relief to the troubled and haunting thoughts which tormented me, to be summoned to the exercise of a familiar knowledge.
up
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From this reading On reaching my own home, I found my servant sitting up for me with the information that my attendance was immediately required.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On reaching my own home, I found my servant sitting up for me with the information that my attendance was immediately required.
weakened
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From this reading The little boy whom Margrave's carelessness had so injured, and for whose injury he had shown so little feeling, had been weakened by the confinement which the nature of the injury required, and for the last few days had been generally ailing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I felt as if it were almost a relief to the troubled and haunting thoughts which tormented me, to be summoned to the exercise of a familiar knowledge.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The little boy whom Margrave's carelessness had so injured, and for whose injury he had shown so little feeling, had been weakened by the confinement which the nature of the injury required, and for the last few days had been generally ailing.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The little boy whom Margrave's carelessness had so injured, and for whose injury he had shown so little feeling, had been weakened by the confinement which the nature of the injury required, and for the last few days had been generally ailing.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The little boy whom Margrave's carelessness had so injured, and for whose injury he had shown so little feeling, had been weakened by the confinement which the nature of the injury required, and for the last few days had been generally ailing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On reaching my own home, I found my servant sitting up for me with the information that my attendance was immediately required.
