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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 "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
all
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From this reading So for several days she lies supine and obedient upon a sofa in Lady Chetwoode's boudoir, and makes no moan even when King Bore with all his horrible train comes swooping down upon her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
argumentative
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From this reading When four days of penance have so passed, Lilian grows _triste_, then argumentative, then downright irritable, distracting Lady Chetwoode by asking her perpetually, with tears in her eyes, when she thinks she will be well.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
asking
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From this reading When four days of penance have so passed, Lilian grows _triste_, then argumentative, then downright irritable, distracting Lady Chetwoode by asking her perpetually, with tears in her eyes, when she thinks she will be well.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He is in greatest force at such times as when all the others are down-stairs dining and she is (however regretfully) left to her own devices.
bad
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From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
Bore
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From this reading So for several days she lies supine and obedient upon a sofa in Lady Chetwoode's boudoir, and makes no moan even when King Bore with all his horrible train comes swooping down upon her.
boudoir
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From this reading So for several days she lies supine and obedient upon a sofa in Lady Chetwoode's boudoir, and makes no moan even when King Bore with all his horrible train comes swooping down upon her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
cannot
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From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
cause
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From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
Chetwoode
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From this reading When four days of penance have so passed, Lilian grows _triste_, then argumentative, then downright irritable, distracting Lady Chetwoode by asking her perpetually, with tears in her eyes, when she thinks she will be well.
Chetwoode's
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From this reading So for several days she lies supine and obedient upon a sofa in Lady Chetwoode's boudoir, and makes no moan even when King Bore with all his horrible train comes swooping down upon her.
child
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From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
clasped
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From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
comes
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From this reading So for several days she lies supine and obedient upon a sofa in Lady Chetwoode's boudoir, and makes no moan even when King Bore with all his horrible train comes swooping down upon her.
couch
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From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
days
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From this reading So for several days she lies supine and obedient upon a sofa in Lady Chetwoode's boudoir, and makes no moan even when King Bore with all his horrible train comes swooping down upon her.
devices
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From this reading He is in greatest force at such times as when all the others are down-stairs dining and she is (however regretfully) left to her own devices.
dining
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From this reading He is in greatest force at such times as when all the others are down-stairs dining and she is (however regretfully) left to her own devices.
dishes
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From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
distance
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From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
distracting
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From this reading When four days of penance have so passed, Lilian grows _triste_, then argumentative, then downright irritable, distracting Lady Chetwoode by asking her perpetually, with tears in her eyes, when she thinks she will be well.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
dolefully
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From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
doors
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From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
down
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From this reading So for several days she lies supine and obedient upon a sofa in Lady Chetwoode's boudoir, and makes no moan even when King Bore with all his horrible train comes swooping down upon her.
down-stairs
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From this reading He is in greatest force at such times as when all the others are down-stairs dining and she is (however regretfully) left to her own devices.
downright
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From this reading When four days of penance have so passed, Lilian grows _triste_, then argumentative, then downright irritable, distracting Lady Chetwoode by asking her perpetually, with tears in her eyes, when she thinks she will be well.
enjoined
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From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So for several days she lies supine and obedient upon a sofa in Lady Chetwoode's boudoir, and makes no moan even when King Bore with all his horrible train comes swooping down upon her.
eyes
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From this reading When four days of penance have so passed, Lilian grows _triste_, then argumentative, then downright irritable, distracting Lady Chetwoode by asking her perpetually, with tears in her eyes, when she thinks she will be well.
family
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From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
fat
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From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
force
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From this reading He is in greatest force at such times as when all the others are down-stairs dining and she is (however regretfully) left to her own devices.
four
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From this reading When four days of penance have so passed, Lilian grows _triste_, then argumentative, then downright irritable, distracting Lady Chetwoode by asking her perpetually, with tears in her eyes, when she thinks she will be well.
frequent
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From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
fro
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From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
greatest
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From this reading He is in greatest force at such times as when all the others are down-stairs dining and she is (however regretfully) left to her own devices.
grows
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From this reading When four days of penance have so passed, Lilian grows _triste_, then argumentative, then downright irritable, distracting Lady Chetwoode by asking her perpetually, with tears in her eyes, when she thinks she will be well.
guess
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From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When four days of penance have so passed, Lilian grows _triste_, then argumentative, then downright irritable, distracting Lady Chetwoode by asking her perpetually, with tears in her eyes, when she thinks she will be well.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is in greatest force at such times as when all the others are down-stairs dining and she is (however regretfully) left to her own devices.
head
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From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So for several days she lies supine and obedient upon a sofa in Lady Chetwoode's boudoir, and makes no moan even when King Bore with all his horrible train comes swooping down upon her.
horrible
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From this reading So for several days she lies supine and obedient upon a sofa in Lady Chetwoode's boudoir, and makes no moan even when King Bore with all his horrible train comes swooping down upon her.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He is in greatest force at such times as when all the others are down-stairs dining and she is (however regretfully) left to her own devices.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So for several days she lies supine and obedient upon a sofa in Lady Chetwoode's boudoir, and makes no moan even when King Bore with all his horrible train comes swooping down upon her.
injury
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From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
irritable
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From this reading When four days of penance have so passed, Lilian grows _triste_, then argumentative, then downright irritable, distracting Lady Chetwoode by asking her perpetually, with tears in her eyes, when she thinks she will be well.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is in greatest force at such times as when all the others are down-stairs dining and she is (however regretfully) left to her own devices.
King
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From this reading So for several days she lies supine and obedient upon a sofa in Lady Chetwoode's boudoir, and makes no moan even when King Bore with all his horrible train comes swooping down upon her.
Lady
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From this reading So for several days she lies supine and obedient upon a sofa in Lady Chetwoode's boudoir, and makes no moan even when King Bore with all his horrible train comes swooping down upon her.
laughter
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From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
leave
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From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is in greatest force at such times as when all the others are down-stairs dining and she is (however regretfully) left to her own devices.
lies
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From this reading So for several days she lies supine and obedient upon a sofa in Lady Chetwoode's boudoir, and makes no moan even when King Bore with all his horrible train comes swooping down upon her.
Lilian
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From this reading When four days of penance have so passed, Lilian grows _triste_, then argumentative, then downright irritable, distracting Lady Chetwoode by asking her perpetually, with tears in her eyes, when she thinks she will be well.
Lilian's
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From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
lying
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From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
makes
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From this reading So for several days she lies supine and obedient upon a sofa in Lady Chetwoode's boudoir, and makes no moan even when King Bore with all his horrible train comes swooping down upon her.
merriment
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From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
merry
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From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
moan
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From this reading So for several days she lies supine and obedient upon a sofa in Lady Chetwoode's boudoir, and makes no moan even when King Bore with all his horrible train comes swooping down upon her.
more
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From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading So for several days she lies supine and obedient upon a sofa in Lady Chetwoode's boudoir, and makes no moan even when King Bore with all his horrible train comes swooping down upon her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
obedient
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From this reading So for several days she lies supine and obedient upon a sofa in Lady Chetwoode's boudoir, and makes no moan even when King Bore with all his horrible train comes swooping down upon her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
only
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From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
others
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From this reading He is in greatest force at such times as when all the others are down-stairs dining and she is (however regretfully) left to her own devices.
out
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From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
own
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From this reading He is in greatest force at such times as when all the others are down-stairs dining and she is (however regretfully) left to her own devices.
pain
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From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When four days of penance have so passed, Lilian grows _triste_, then argumentative, then downright irritable, distracting Lady Chetwoode by asking her perpetually, with tears in her eyes, when she thinks she will be well.
passing
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From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
penance
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From this reading When four days of penance have so passed, Lilian grows _triste_, then argumentative, then downright irritable, distracting Lady Chetwoode by asking her perpetually, with tears in her eyes, when she thinks she will be well.
perpetually
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From this reading When four days of penance have so passed, Lilian grows _triste_, then argumentative, then downright irritable, distracting Lady Chetwoode by asking her perpetually, with tears in her eyes, when she thinks she will be well.
pillows
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From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
quiet
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From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
regretfully
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From this reading He is in greatest force at such times as when all the others are down-stairs dining and she is (however regretfully) left to her own devices.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
seems
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From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
servants
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From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
several
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From this reading So for several days she lies supine and obedient upon a sofa in Lady Chetwoode's boudoir, and makes no moan even when King Bore with all his horrible train comes swooping down upon her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So for several days she lies supine and obedient upon a sofa in Lady Chetwoode's boudoir, and makes no moan even when King Bore with all his horrible train comes swooping down upon her.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So for several days she lies supine and obedient upon a sofa in Lady Chetwoode's boudoir, and makes no moan even when King Bore with all his horrible train comes swooping down upon her.
sofa
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From this reading So for several days she lies supine and obedient upon a sofa in Lady Chetwoode's boudoir, and makes no moan even when King Bore with all his horrible train comes swooping down upon her.
sometimes
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From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
Song
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From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
sound
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From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
sprain
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From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
steals
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From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
strict
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From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He is in greatest force at such times as when all the others are down-stairs dining and she is (however regretfully) left to her own devices.
sufferer
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From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
sunny
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From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
supine
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From this reading So for several days she lies supine and obedient upon a sofa in Lady Chetwoode's boudoir, and makes no moan even when King Bore with all his horrible train comes swooping down upon her.
swooping
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From this reading So for several days she lies supine and obedient upon a sofa in Lady Chetwoode's boudoir, and makes no moan even when King Bore with all his horrible train comes swooping down upon her.
tears
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From this reading When four days of penance have so passed, Lilian grows _triste_, then argumentative, then downright irritable, distracting Lady Chetwoode by asking her perpetually, with tears in her eyes, when she thinks she will be well.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
then
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From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
thinks
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From this reading When four days of penance have so passed, Lilian grows _triste_, then argumentative, then downright irritable, distracting Lady Chetwoode by asking her perpetually, with tears in her eyes, when she thinks she will be well.
times
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From this reading He is in greatest force at such times as when all the others are down-stairs dining and she is (however regretfully) left to her own devices.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
train
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From this reading So for several days she lies supine and obedient upon a sofa in Lady Chetwoode's boudoir, and makes no moan even when King Bore with all his horrible train comes swooping down upon her.
triste
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From this reading When four days of penance have so passed, Lilian grows _triste_, then argumentative, then downright irritable, distracting Lady Chetwoode by asking her perpetually, with tears in her eyes, when she thinks she will be well.
turns
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From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
up
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From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading So for several days she lies supine and obedient upon a sofa in Lady Chetwoode's boudoir, and makes no moan even when King Bore with all his horrible train comes swooping down upon her.
very
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From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
voices
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From this reading The servants passing to and fro with dishes sometimes leave the doors open, and then the sound of merry voices and laughter, that seems more frequent because she is at a distance and cannot guess the cause of their merriment, steals up to her, as she lies dolefully upon her pillows with her hands clasped behind her sunny head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "As on her couch of pain a child was lying."--_Song._ Lilian's injury turns out to be not only a sprain, but a very bad one, and strict quiet and rest for the sufferer are enjoined by the fat little family doctor.
well
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From this reading When four days of penance have so passed, Lilian grows _triste_, then argumentative, then downright irritable, distracting Lady Chetwoode by asking her perpetually, with tears in her eyes, when she thinks she will be well.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading So for several days she lies supine and obedient upon a sofa in Lady Chetwoode's boudoir, and makes no moan even when King Bore with all his horrible train comes swooping down upon her.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading When four days of penance have so passed, Lilian grows _triste_, then argumentative, then downright irritable, distracting Lady Chetwoode by asking her perpetually, with tears in her eyes, when she thinks she will be well.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So for several days she lies supine and obedient upon a sofa in Lady Chetwoode's boudoir, and makes no moan even when King Bore with all his horrible train comes swooping down upon her.
