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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 A NEW VISION It was not given to Arthur again to hear his mother's voice or to see her alive.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A few days after the first round of the protracted battle over the great case had ended in his favour, just before the close of the legal term, news reached him of her death.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NEW VISION It was not given to Arthur again to hear his mother's voice or to see her alive.
alive
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From this reading A NEW VISION It was not given to Arthur again to hear his mother's voice or to see her alive.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had been suffering from a chill and had taken to her bed, but no immediate danger was anticipated.
anticipated
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From this reading She had been suffering from a chill and had taken to her bed, but no immediate danger was anticipated.
arranged
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From this reading She breathed her gentle _Nunc Dimittis_; her daughter's future was happily arranged, her son's now opened before him.
Arthur
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From this reading A NEW VISION It was not given to Arthur again to hear his mother's voice or to see her alive.
Arthur's
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From this reading She had read with keen pleasure Arthur's letters, full now of a new zest for his work and a new confidence.
battle
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From this reading A few days after the first round of the protracted battle over the great case had ended in his favour, just before the close of the legal term, news reached him of her death.
bed
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From this reading She had been suffering from a chill and had taken to her bed, but no immediate danger was anticipated.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been suffering from a chill and had taken to her bed, but no immediate danger was anticipated.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A few days after the first round of the protracted battle over the great case had ended in his favour, just before the close of the legal term, news reached him of her death.
breathed
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From this reading She breathed her gentle _Nunc Dimittis_; her daughter's future was happily arranged, her son's now opened before him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had been suffering from a chill and had taken to her bed, but no immediate danger was anticipated.
case
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From this reading A few days after the first round of the protracted battle over the great case had ended in his favour, just before the close of the legal term, news reached him of her death.
chill
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From this reading She had been suffering from a chill and had taken to her bed, but no immediate danger was anticipated.
close
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From this reading A few days after the first round of the protracted battle over the great case had ended in his favour, just before the close of the legal term, news reached him of her death.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had read with keen pleasure Arthur's letters, full now of a new zest for his work and a new confidence.
danger
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From this reading She had been suffering from a chill and had taken to her bed, but no immediate danger was anticipated.
daughter's
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From this reading She breathed her gentle _Nunc Dimittis_; her daughter's future was happily arranged, her son's now opened before him.
days
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From this reading A few days after the first round of the protracted battle over the great case had ended in his favour, just before the close of the legal term, news reached him of her death.
death
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From this reading A few days after the first round of the protracted battle over the great case had ended in his favour, just before the close of the legal term, news reached him of her death.
Dimittis
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From this reading She breathed her gentle _Nunc Dimittis_; her daughter's future was happily arranged, her son's now opened before him.
ended
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From this reading A few days after the first round of the protracted battle over the great case had ended in his favour, just before the close of the legal term, news reached him of her death.
favour
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From this reading A few days after the first round of the protracted battle over the great case had ended in his favour, just before the close of the legal term, news reached him of her death.
few
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From this reading A few days after the first round of the protracted battle over the great case had ended in his favour, just before the close of the legal term, news reached him of her death.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few days after the first round of the protracted battle over the great case had ended in his favour, just before the close of the legal term, news reached him of her death.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had read with keen pleasure Arthur's letters, full now of a new zest for his work and a new confidence.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had been suffering from a chill and had taken to her bed, but no immediate danger was anticipated.
full
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From this reading She had read with keen pleasure Arthur's letters, full now of a new zest for his work and a new confidence.
future
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From this reading She breathed her gentle _Nunc Dimittis_; her daughter's future was happily arranged, her son's now opened before him.
gentle
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From this reading She breathed her gentle _Nunc Dimittis_; her daughter's future was happily arranged, her son's now opened before him.
given
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From this reading A NEW VISION It was not given to Arthur again to hear his mother's voice or to see her alive.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few days after the first round of the protracted battle over the great case had ended in his favour, just before the close of the legal term, news reached him of her death.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A few days after the first round of the protracted battle over the great case had ended in his favour, just before the close of the legal term, news reached him of her death.
happily
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From this reading She breathed her gentle _Nunc Dimittis_; her daughter's future was happily arranged, her son's now opened before him.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NEW VISION It was not given to Arthur again to hear his mother's voice or to see her alive.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A NEW VISION It was not given to Arthur again to hear his mother's voice or to see her alive.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A few days after the first round of the protracted battle over the great case had ended in his favour, just before the close of the legal term, news reached him of her death.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A NEW VISION It was not given to Arthur again to hear his mother's voice or to see her alive.
immediate
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From this reading She had been suffering from a chill and had taken to her bed, but no immediate danger was anticipated.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few days after the first round of the protracted battle over the great case had ended in his favour, just before the close of the legal term, news reached him of her death.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A NEW VISION It was not given to Arthur again to hear his mother's voice or to see her alive.
just
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From this reading A few days after the first round of the protracted battle over the great case had ended in his favour, just before the close of the legal term, news reached him of her death.
keen
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From this reading She had read with keen pleasure Arthur's letters, full now of a new zest for his work and a new confidence.
legal
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From this reading A few days after the first round of the protracted battle over the great case had ended in his favour, just before the close of the legal term, news reached him of her death.
letters
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From this reading She had read with keen pleasure Arthur's letters, full now of a new zest for his work and a new confidence.
mother's
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From this reading A NEW VISION It was not given to Arthur again to hear his mother's voice or to see her alive.
NEW
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From this reading A NEW VISION It was not given to Arthur again to hear his mother's voice or to see her alive.
news
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From this reading A few days after the first round of the protracted battle over the great case had ended in his favour, just before the close of the legal term, news reached him of her death.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had been suffering from a chill and had taken to her bed, but no immediate danger was anticipated.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A NEW VISION It was not given to Arthur again to hear his mother's voice or to see her alive.
now
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From this reading She had read with keen pleasure Arthur's letters, full now of a new zest for his work and a new confidence.
Nunc
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From this reading She breathed her gentle _Nunc Dimittis_; her daughter's future was happily arranged, her son's now opened before him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few days after the first round of the protracted battle over the great case had ended in his favour, just before the close of the legal term, news reached him of her death.
opened
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From this reading She breathed her gentle _Nunc Dimittis_; her daughter's future was happily arranged, her son's now opened before him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A NEW VISION It was not given to Arthur again to hear his mother's voice or to see her alive.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A few days after the first round of the protracted battle over the great case had ended in his favour, just before the close of the legal term, news reached him of her death.
pleasure
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From this reading She had read with keen pleasure Arthur's letters, full now of a new zest for his work and a new confidence.
protracted
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From this reading A few days after the first round of the protracted battle over the great case had ended in his favour, just before the close of the legal term, news reached him of her death.
reached
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From this reading A few days after the first round of the protracted battle over the great case had ended in his favour, just before the close of the legal term, news reached him of her death.
read
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From this reading She had read with keen pleasure Arthur's letters, full now of a new zest for his work and a new confidence.
round
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From this reading A few days after the first round of the protracted battle over the great case had ended in his favour, just before the close of the legal term, news reached him of her death.
see
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From this reading A NEW VISION It was not given to Arthur again to hear his mother's voice or to see her alive.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been suffering from a chill and had taken to her bed, but no immediate danger was anticipated.
son's
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From this reading She breathed her gentle _Nunc Dimittis_; her daughter's future was happily arranged, her son's now opened before him.
suffering
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From this reading She had been suffering from a chill and had taken to her bed, but no immediate danger was anticipated.
taken
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From this reading She had been suffering from a chill and had taken to her bed, but no immediate danger was anticipated.
term
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From this reading A few days after the first round of the protracted battle over the great case had ended in his favour, just before the close of the legal term, news reached him of her death.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few days after the first round of the protracted battle over the great case had ended in his favour, just before the close of the legal term, news reached him of her death.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A NEW VISION It was not given to Arthur again to hear his mother's voice or to see her alive.
VISION
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From this reading A NEW VISION It was not given to Arthur again to hear his mother's voice or to see her alive.
voice
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From this reading A NEW VISION It was not given to Arthur again to hear his mother's voice or to see her alive.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A NEW VISION It was not given to Arthur again to hear his mother's voice or to see her alive.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had read with keen pleasure Arthur's letters, full now of a new zest for his work and a new confidence.
work
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From this reading She had read with keen pleasure Arthur's letters, full now of a new zest for his work and a new confidence.
zest
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From this reading She had read with keen pleasure Arthur's letters, full now of a new zest for his work and a new confidence.
