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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 “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ALICE did not rally in health or spirits after her marriage, as her family, friends and physician had anticipated.
afterward
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From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
ailing
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From this reading She remained nervous, ailing and despondent.
ALICE
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From this reading ALICE did not rally in health or spirits after her marriage, as her family, friends and physician had anticipated.
all
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From this reading The best specialists in two worlds were employed to bring her out of the state of settled melancholy into which she had fallen, but all to no avail.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ALICE did not rally in health or spirits after her marriage, as her family, friends and physician had anticipated.
anticipated
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From this reading ALICE did not rally in health or spirits after her marriage, as her family, friends and physician had anticipated.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ALICE did not rally in health or spirits after her marriage, as her family, friends and physician had anticipated.
avail
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From this reading The best specialists in two worlds were employed to bring her out of the state of settled melancholy into which she had fallen, but all to no avail.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
become
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From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
best
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From this reading The best specialists in two worlds were employed to bring her out of the state of settled melancholy into which she had fallen, but all to no avail.
birth
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From this reading But Alice grew more and more despondent as the months passed by; and after the birth of her son, the young mother developed dementia of the most hopeless kind.
bring
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From this reading The best specialists in two worlds were employed to bring her out of the state of settled melancholy into which she had fallen, but all to no avail.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Alice grew more and more despondent as the months passed by; and after the birth of her son, the young mother developed dementia of the most hopeless kind.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But Alice grew more and more despondent as the months passed by; and after the birth of her son, the young mother developed dementia of the most hopeless kind.
case
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From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
dementia
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From this reading But Alice grew more and more despondent as the months passed by; and after the birth of her son, the young mother developed dementia of the most hopeless kind.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
despondent
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From this reading She remained nervous, ailing and despondent.
developed
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From this reading But Alice grew more and more despondent as the months passed by; and after the birth of her son, the young mother developed dementia of the most hopeless kind.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ALICE did not rally in health or spirits after her marriage, as her family, friends and physician had anticipated.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
doubtless
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From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
employed
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From this reading The best specialists in two worlds were employed to bring her out of the state of settled melancholy into which she had fallen, but all to no avail.
fallen
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From this reading The best specialists in two worlds were employed to bring her out of the state of settled melancholy into which she had fallen, but all to no avail.
family
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From this reading ALICE did not rally in health or spirits after her marriage, as her family, friends and physician had anticipated.
friends
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From this reading ALICE did not rally in health or spirits after her marriage, as her family, friends and physician had anticipated.
grew
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From this reading But Alice grew more and more despondent as the months passed by; and after the birth of her son, the young mother developed dementia of the most hopeless kind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ALICE did not rally in health or spirits after her marriage, as her family, friends and physician had anticipated.
health
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From this reading ALICE did not rally in health or spirits after her marriage, as her family, friends and physician had anticipated.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ALICE did not rally in health or spirits after her marriage, as her family, friends and physician had anticipated.
hopeless
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From this reading But Alice grew more and more despondent as the months passed by; and after the birth of her son, the young mother developed dementia of the most hopeless kind.
how
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From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
improved
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From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ALICE did not rally in health or spirits after her marriage, as her family, friends and physician had anticipated.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The best specialists in two worlds were employed to bring her out of the state of settled melancholy into which she had fallen, but all to no avail.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
kind
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From this reading But Alice grew more and more despondent as the months passed by; and after the birth of her son, the young mother developed dementia of the most hopeless kind.
knew
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From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
Mabel
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From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
marriage
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From this reading ALICE did not rally in health or spirits after her marriage, as her family, friends and physician had anticipated.
maternity
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From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
melancholy
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From this reading The best specialists in two worlds were employed to bring her out of the state of settled melancholy into which she had fallen, but all to no avail.
months
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From this reading But Alice grew more and more despondent as the months passed by; and after the birth of her son, the young mother developed dementia of the most hopeless kind.
more
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From this reading But Alice grew more and more despondent as the months passed by; and after the birth of her son, the young mother developed dementia of the most hopeless kind.
most
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From this reading But Alice grew more and more despondent as the months passed by; and after the birth of her son, the young mother developed dementia of the most hopeless kind.
mother
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From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
much
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From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
nervous
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From this reading She remained nervous, ailing and despondent.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The best specialists in two worlds were employed to bring her out of the state of settled melancholy into which she had fallen, but all to no avail.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ALICE did not rally in health or spirits after her marriage, as her family, friends and physician had anticipated.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Alice grew more and more despondent as the months passed by; and after the birth of her son, the young mother developed dementia of the most hopeless kind.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ALICE did not rally in health or spirits after her marriage, as her family, friends and physician had anticipated.
out
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From this reading The best specialists in two worlds were employed to bring her out of the state of settled melancholy into which she had fallen, but all to no avail.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Alice grew more and more despondent as the months passed by; and after the birth of her son, the young mother developed dementia of the most hopeless kind.
physician
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From this reading ALICE did not rally in health or spirits after her marriage, as her family, friends and physician had anticipated.
prediction
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From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
proved
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From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
rally
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From this reading ALICE did not rally in health or spirits after her marriage, as her family, friends and physician had anticipated.
rebellion
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From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She remained nervous, ailing and despondent.
remembering
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From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
said
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From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
scarcely
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From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
settled
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From this reading The best specialists in two worlds were employed to bring her out of the state of settled melancholy into which she had fallen, but all to no avail.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She remained nervous, ailing and despondent.
Shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
similar
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From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
son
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From this reading But Alice grew more and more despondent as the months passed by; and after the birth of her son, the young mother developed dementia of the most hopeless kind.
sorry
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From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
specialists
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From this reading The best specialists in two worlds were employed to bring her out of the state of settled melancholy into which she had fallen, but all to no avail.
spirits
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From this reading ALICE did not rally in health or spirits after her marriage, as her family, friends and physician had anticipated.
state
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From this reading The best specialists in two worlds were employed to bring her out of the state of settled melancholy into which she had fallen, but all to no avail.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
true
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From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
two
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From this reading The best specialists in two worlds were employed to bring her out of the state of settled melancholy into which she had fallen, but all to no avail.
very
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From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The best specialists in two worlds were employed to bring her out of the state of settled melancholy into which she had fallen, but all to no avail.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The best specialists in two worlds were employed to bring her out of the state of settled melancholy into which she had fallen, but all to no avail.
worlds
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From this reading The best specialists in two worlds were employed to bring her out of the state of settled melancholy into which she had fallen, but all to no avail.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
year
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From this reading “Should maternity come to her, she would doubtless be very much improved in health afterward,” the doctor said, and Mabel, remembering how true a similar prediction proved in her case, despite her rebellion against it, was not sorry when she knew that Alice was to become a mother, scarcely a year after her marriage.
young
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From this reading But Alice grew more and more despondent as the months passed by; and after the birth of her son, the young mother developed dementia of the most hopeless kind.
