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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 She was alarmed to find, on her return home that evening, that her father had come in sick and shivering, with all the symptoms of a violent cold, followed shortly by high fever.
alarmed
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From this reading She was alarmed to find, on her return home that evening, that her father had come in sick and shivering, with all the symptoms of a violent cold, followed shortly by high fever.
all
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From this reading She was alarmed to find, on her return home that evening, that her father had come in sick and shivering, with all the symptoms of a violent cold, followed shortly by high fever.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was alarmed to find, on her return home that evening, that her father had come in sick and shivering, with all the symptoms of a violent cold, followed shortly by high fever.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had caught a chill during a long drive undertaken in order to see a motherless child who had been suddenly taken ill, and in whose case he took a great interest.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Janetta had not much chance of keeping her promise for some time to come.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was alarmed to find, on her return home that evening, that her father had come in sick and shivering, with all the symptoms of a violent cold, followed shortly by high fever.
case
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From this reading He had caught a chill during a long drive undertaken in order to see a motherless child who had been suddenly taken ill, and in whose case he took a great interest.
caught
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From this reading He had caught a chill during a long drive undertaken in order to see a motherless child who had been suddenly taken ill, and in whose case he took a great interest.
chance
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From this reading But Janetta had not much chance of keeping her promise for some time to come.
child
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From this reading He had caught a chill during a long drive undertaken in order to see a motherless child who had been suddenly taken ill, and in whose case he took a great interest.
chill
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From this reading He had caught a chill during a long drive undertaken in order to see a motherless child who had been suddenly taken ill, and in whose case he took a great interest.
cold
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From this reading She was alarmed to find, on her return home that evening, that her father had come in sick and shivering, with all the symptoms of a violent cold, followed shortly by high fever.
Colwyn's
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From this reading The child rapidly recovered, but Mr. Colwyn's illness had a serious termination.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Janetta had not much chance of keeping her promise for some time to come.
drive
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From this reading He had caught a chill during a long drive undertaken in order to see a motherless child who had been suddenly taken ill, and in whose case he took a great interest.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He had caught a chill during a long drive undertaken in order to see a motherless child who had been suddenly taken ill, and in whose case he took a great interest.
evening
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From this reading She was alarmed to find, on her return home that evening, that her father had come in sick and shivering, with all the symptoms of a violent cold, followed shortly by high fever.
father
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From this reading She was alarmed to find, on her return home that evening, that her father had come in sick and shivering, with all the symptoms of a violent cold, followed shortly by high fever.
fever
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From this reading She was alarmed to find, on her return home that evening, that her father had come in sick and shivering, with all the symptoms of a violent cold, followed shortly by high fever.
find
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From this reading She was alarmed to find, on her return home that evening, that her father had come in sick and shivering, with all the symptoms of a violent cold, followed shortly by high fever.
followed
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From this reading She was alarmed to find, on her return home that evening, that her father had come in sick and shivering, with all the symptoms of a violent cold, followed shortly by high fever.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But Janetta had not much chance of keeping her promise for some time to come.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had caught a chill during a long drive undertaken in order to see a motherless child who had been suddenly taken ill, and in whose case he took a great interest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But Janetta had not much chance of keeping her promise for some time to come.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had caught a chill during a long drive undertaken in order to see a motherless child who had been suddenly taken ill, and in whose case he took a great interest.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But Janetta had not much chance of keeping her promise for some time to come.
high
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From this reading She was alarmed to find, on her return home that evening, that her father had come in sick and shivering, with all the symptoms of a violent cold, followed shortly by high fever.
home
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From this reading She was alarmed to find, on her return home that evening, that her father had come in sick and shivering, with all the symptoms of a violent cold, followed shortly by high fever.
ill
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From this reading He had caught a chill during a long drive undertaken in order to see a motherless child who had been suddenly taken ill, and in whose case he took a great interest.
illness
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From this reading The child rapidly recovered, but Mr. Colwyn's illness had a serious termination.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was alarmed to find, on her return home that evening, that her father had come in sick and shivering, with all the symptoms of a violent cold, followed shortly by high fever.
interest
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From this reading He had caught a chill during a long drive undertaken in order to see a motherless child who had been suddenly taken ill, and in whose case he took a great interest.
Janetta
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From this reading But Janetta had not much chance of keeping her promise for some time to come.
keeping
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From this reading But Janetta had not much chance of keeping her promise for some time to come.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had caught a chill during a long drive undertaken in order to see a motherless child who had been suddenly taken ill, and in whose case he took a great interest.
motherless
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From this reading He had caught a chill during a long drive undertaken in order to see a motherless child who had been suddenly taken ill, and in whose case he took a great interest.
Mr
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From this reading The child rapidly recovered, but Mr. Colwyn's illness had a serious termination.
much
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From this reading But Janetta had not much chance of keeping her promise for some time to come.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Janetta had not much chance of keeping her promise for some time to come.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Janetta had not much chance of keeping her promise for some time to come.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was alarmed to find, on her return home that evening, that her father had come in sick and shivering, with all the symptoms of a violent cold, followed shortly by high fever.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had caught a chill during a long drive undertaken in order to see a motherless child who had been suddenly taken ill, and in whose case he took a great interest.
promise
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From this reading But Janetta had not much chance of keeping her promise for some time to come.
rapidly
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From this reading The child rapidly recovered, but Mr. Colwyn's illness had a serious termination.
recovered
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From this reading The child rapidly recovered, but Mr. Colwyn's illness had a serious termination.
return
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From this reading She was alarmed to find, on her return home that evening, that her father had come in sick and shivering, with all the symptoms of a violent cold, followed shortly by high fever.
see
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From this reading He had caught a chill during a long drive undertaken in order to see a motherless child who had been suddenly taken ill, and in whose case he took a great interest.
serious
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From this reading The child rapidly recovered, but Mr. Colwyn's illness had a serious termination.
SHADOWS
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From this reading SHADOWS.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was alarmed to find, on her return home that evening, that her father had come in sick and shivering, with all the symptoms of a violent cold, followed shortly by high fever.
shivering
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From this reading She was alarmed to find, on her return home that evening, that her father had come in sick and shivering, with all the symptoms of a violent cold, followed shortly by high fever.
shortly
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From this reading She was alarmed to find, on her return home that evening, that her father had come in sick and shivering, with all the symptoms of a violent cold, followed shortly by high fever.
sick
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From this reading She was alarmed to find, on her return home that evening, that her father had come in sick and shivering, with all the symptoms of a violent cold, followed shortly by high fever.
some
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From this reading But Janetta had not much chance of keeping her promise for some time to come.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had caught a chill during a long drive undertaken in order to see a motherless child who had been suddenly taken ill, and in whose case he took a great interest.
symptoms
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From this reading She was alarmed to find, on her return home that evening, that her father had come in sick and shivering, with all the symptoms of a violent cold, followed shortly by high fever.
taken
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From this reading He had caught a chill during a long drive undertaken in order to see a motherless child who had been suddenly taken ill, and in whose case he took a great interest.
termination
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From this reading The child rapidly recovered, but Mr. Colwyn's illness had a serious termination.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was alarmed to find, on her return home that evening, that her father had come in sick and shivering, with all the symptoms of a violent cold, followed shortly by high fever.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was alarmed to find, on her return home that evening, that her father had come in sick and shivering, with all the symptoms of a violent cold, followed shortly by high fever.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Janetta had not much chance of keeping her promise for some time to come.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Janetta had not much chance of keeping her promise for some time to come.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had caught a chill during a long drive undertaken in order to see a motherless child who had been suddenly taken ill, and in whose case he took a great interest.
undertaken
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From this reading He had caught a chill during a long drive undertaken in order to see a motherless child who had been suddenly taken ill, and in whose case he took a great interest.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was alarmed to find, on her return home that evening, that her father had come in sick and shivering, with all the symptoms of a violent cold, followed shortly by high fever.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was alarmed to find, on her return home that evening, that her father had come in sick and shivering, with all the symptoms of a violent cold, followed shortly by high fever.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had caught a chill during a long drive undertaken in order to see a motherless child who had been suddenly taken ill, and in whose case he took a great interest.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He had caught a chill during a long drive undertaken in order to see a motherless child who had been suddenly taken ill, and in whose case he took a great interest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was alarmed to find, on her return home that evening, that her father had come in sick and shivering, with all the symptoms of a violent cold, followed shortly by high fever.
