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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 score of convalescents lingered in the hospital, but they were improving hourly.
advantage
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From this reading It had taken an unfair advantage of his weak state, and though it was only ordinary malarial fever, in forty-eight hours it had run him as low as ten days of fever would have done when he was in condition.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It had taken an unfair advantage of his weak state, and though it was only ordinary malarial fever, in forty-eight hours it had run him as low as ten days of fever would have done when he was in condition.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had taken an unfair advantage of his weak state, and though it was only ordinary malarial fever, in forty-eight hours it had run him as low as ten days of fever would have done when he was in condition.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It had taken an unfair advantage of his weak state, and though it was only ordinary malarial fever, in forty-eight hours it had run him as low as ten days of fever would have done when he was in condition.
away
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From this reading But the dysentery had been swept away from Berande.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But the dysentery had been swept away from Berande.
Berande
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From this reading But the dysentery had been swept away from Berande.
brother
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From this reading There had been but one more death--that of the man whose brother had wailed over him instead of brushing the flies away.
brushing
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From this reading There had been but one more death--that of the man whose brother had wailed over him instead of brushing the flies away.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the dysentery had been swept away from Berande.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the second day of the northwester, Sheldon was in collapse from his fever.
collapse
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From this reading By the second day of the northwester, Sheldon was in collapse from his fever.
condition
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From this reading It had taken an unfair advantage of his weak state, and though it was only ordinary malarial fever, in forty-eight hours it had run him as low as ten days of fever would have done when he was in condition.
convalescents
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From this reading A score of convalescents lingered in the hospital, but they were improving hourly.
day
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From this reading By the second day of the northwester, Sheldon was in collapse from his fever.
days
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From this reading It had taken an unfair advantage of his weak state, and though it was only ordinary malarial fever, in forty-eight hours it had run him as low as ten days of fever would have done when he was in condition.
death
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From this reading There had been but one more death--that of the man whose brother had wailed over him instead of brushing the flies away.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had taken an unfair advantage of his weak state, and though it was only ordinary malarial fever, in forty-eight hours it had run him as low as ten days of fever would have done when he was in condition.
dysentery
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From this reading But the dysentery had been swept away from Berande.
fever
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From this reading By the second day of the northwester, Sheldon was in collapse from his fever.
flies
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From this reading There had been but one more death--that of the man whose brother had wailed over him instead of brushing the flies away.
forty-eight
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From this reading It had taken an unfair advantage of his weak state, and though it was only ordinary malarial fever, in forty-eight hours it had run him as low as ten days of fever would have done when he was in condition.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading By the second day of the northwester, Sheldon was in collapse from his fever.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had taken an unfair advantage of his weak state, and though it was only ordinary malarial fever, in forty-eight hours it had run him as low as ten days of fever would have done when he was in condition.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It had taken an unfair advantage of his weak state, and though it was only ordinary malarial fever, in forty-eight hours it had run him as low as ten days of fever would have done when he was in condition.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had taken an unfair advantage of his weak state, and though it was only ordinary malarial fever, in forty-eight hours it had run him as low as ten days of fever would have done when he was in condition.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had taken an unfair advantage of his weak state, and though it was only ordinary malarial fever, in forty-eight hours it had run him as low as ten days of fever would have done when he was in condition.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By the second day of the northwester, Sheldon was in collapse from his fever.
hospital
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From this reading A score of convalescents lingered in the hospital, but they were improving hourly.
hourly
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From this reading A score of convalescents lingered in the hospital, but they were improving hourly.
hours
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From this reading It had taken an unfair advantage of his weak state, and though it was only ordinary malarial fever, in forty-eight hours it had run him as low as ten days of fever would have done when he was in condition.
improving
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From this reading A score of convalescents lingered in the hospital, but they were improving hourly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By the second day of the northwester, Sheldon was in collapse from his fever.
instead
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From this reading There had been but one more death--that of the man whose brother had wailed over him instead of brushing the flies away.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had taken an unfair advantage of his weak state, and though it was only ordinary malarial fever, in forty-eight hours it had run him as low as ten days of fever would have done when he was in condition.
lingered
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From this reading A score of convalescents lingered in the hospital, but they were improving hourly.
low
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From this reading It had taken an unfair advantage of his weak state, and though it was only ordinary malarial fever, in forty-eight hours it had run him as low as ten days of fever would have done when he was in condition.
malarial
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From this reading It had taken an unfair advantage of his weak state, and though it was only ordinary malarial fever, in forty-eight hours it had run him as low as ten days of fever would have done when he was in condition.
man
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From this reading There had been but one more death--that of the man whose brother had wailed over him instead of brushing the flies away.
more
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From this reading There had been but one more death--that of the man whose brother had wailed over him instead of brushing the flies away.
northwester
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From this reading By the second day of the northwester, Sheldon was in collapse from his fever.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the second day of the northwester, Sheldon was in collapse from his fever.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There had been but one more death--that of the man whose brother had wailed over him instead of brushing the flies away.
only
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From this reading It had taken an unfair advantage of his weak state, and though it was only ordinary malarial fever, in forty-eight hours it had run him as low as ten days of fever would have done when he was in condition.
ordinary
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From this reading It had taken an unfair advantage of his weak state, and though it was only ordinary malarial fever, in forty-eight hours it had run him as low as ten days of fever would have done when he was in condition.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There had been but one more death--that of the man whose brother had wailed over him instead of brushing the flies away.
run
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From this reading It had taken an unfair advantage of his weak state, and though it was only ordinary malarial fever, in forty-eight hours it had run him as low as ten days of fever would have done when he was in condition.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A score of convalescents lingered in the hospital, but they were improving hourly.
second
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From this reading By the second day of the northwester, Sheldon was in collapse from his fever.
Sheldon
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From this reading By the second day of the northwester, Sheldon was in collapse from his fever.
state
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From this reading It had taken an unfair advantage of his weak state, and though it was only ordinary malarial fever, in forty-eight hours it had run him as low as ten days of fever would have done when he was in condition.
swept
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From this reading But the dysentery had been swept away from Berande.
taken
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From this reading It had taken an unfair advantage of his weak state, and though it was only ordinary malarial fever, in forty-eight hours it had run him as low as ten days of fever would have done when he was in condition.
ten
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From this reading It had taken an unfair advantage of his weak state, and though it was only ordinary malarial fever, in forty-eight hours it had run him as low as ten days of fever would have done when he was in condition.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There had been but one more death--that of the man whose brother had wailed over him instead of brushing the flies away.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the second day of the northwester, Sheldon was in collapse from his fever.
There
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From this reading There had been but one more death--that of the man whose brother had wailed over him instead of brushing the flies away.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A score of convalescents lingered in the hospital, but they were improving hourly.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It had taken an unfair advantage of his weak state, and though it was only ordinary malarial fever, in forty-eight hours it had run him as low as ten days of fever would have done when he was in condition.
unfair
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From this reading It had taken an unfair advantage of his weak state, and though it was only ordinary malarial fever, in forty-eight hours it had run him as low as ten days of fever would have done when he was in condition.
wailed
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From this reading There had been but one more death--that of the man whose brother had wailed over him instead of brushing the flies away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By the second day of the northwester, Sheldon was in collapse from his fever.
weak
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From this reading It had taken an unfair advantage of his weak state, and though it was only ordinary malarial fever, in forty-eight hours it had run him as low as ten days of fever would have done when he was in condition.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A score of convalescents lingered in the hospital, but they were improving hourly.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It had taken an unfair advantage of his weak state, and though it was only ordinary malarial fever, in forty-eight hours it had run him as low as ten days of fever would have done when he was in condition.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading There had been but one more death--that of the man whose brother had wailed over him instead of brushing the flies away.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It had taken an unfair advantage of his weak state, and though it was only ordinary malarial fever, in forty-eight hours it had run him as low as ten days of fever would have done when he was in condition.
