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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 For a month of that time he had been struggling with death.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, when the mild weather set in, he had taken a sudden turn for the better, and it seemed to himself and the Havilands that he had won the victory.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Only the doctor and Mrs. Rogers looked grave,--the doctor because of his science, which taught him to be cautious in raising people's hopes; Mrs. Rogers, because of a deep theological pessimism.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Only the doctor and Mrs. Rogers looked grave,--the doctor because of his science, which taught him to be cautious in raising people's hopes; Mrs. Rogers, because of a deep theological pessimism.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Vincent had been ill for six weeks before Katherine sent off her telegram.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Vincent had been ill for six weeks before Katherine sent off her telegram.
better
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From this reading Then, when the mild weather set in, he had taken a sudden turn for the better, and it seemed to himself and the Havilands that he had won the victory.
cautious
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From this reading Only the doctor and Mrs. Rogers looked grave,--the doctor because of his science, which taught him to be cautious in raising people's hopes; Mrs. Rogers, because of a deep theological pessimism.
death
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From this reading For a month of that time he had been struggling with death.
deep
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From this reading Only the doctor and Mrs. Rogers looked grave,--the doctor because of his science, which taught him to be cautious in raising people's hopes; Mrs. Rogers, because of a deep theological pessimism.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only the doctor and Mrs. Rogers looked grave,--the doctor because of his science, which taught him to be cautious in raising people's hopes; Mrs. Rogers, because of a deep theological pessimism.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Vincent had been ill for six weeks before Katherine sent off her telegram.
grave
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From this reading Only the doctor and Mrs. Rogers looked grave,--the doctor because of his science, which taught him to be cautious in raising people's hopes; Mrs. Rogers, because of a deep theological pessimism.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Vincent had been ill for six weeks before Katherine sent off her telegram.
Havilands
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From this reading Then, when the mild weather set in, he had taken a sudden turn for the better, and it seemed to himself and the Havilands that he had won the victory.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a month of that time he had been struggling with death.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Vincent had been ill for six weeks before Katherine sent off her telegram.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She unburdened herself to Katherine.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Only the doctor and Mrs. Rogers looked grave,--the doctor because of his science, which taught him to be cautious in raising people's hopes; Mrs. Rogers, because of a deep theological pessimism.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then, when the mild weather set in, he had taken a sudden turn for the better, and it seemed to himself and the Havilands that he had won the victory.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Only the doctor and Mrs. Rogers looked grave,--the doctor because of his science, which taught him to be cautious in raising people's hopes; Mrs. Rogers, because of a deep theological pessimism.
hopes
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From this reading Only the doctor and Mrs. Rogers looked grave,--the doctor because of his science, which taught him to be cautious in raising people's hopes; Mrs. Rogers, because of a deep theological pessimism.
ill
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From this reading Vincent had been ill for six weeks before Katherine sent off her telegram.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then, when the mild weather set in, he had taken a sudden turn for the better, and it seemed to himself and the Havilands that he had won the victory.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then, when the mild weather set in, he had taken a sudden turn for the better, and it seemed to himself and the Havilands that he had won the victory.
Katherine
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From this reading Vincent had been ill for six weeks before Katherine sent off her telegram.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only the doctor and Mrs. Rogers looked grave,--the doctor because of his science, which taught him to be cautious in raising people's hopes; Mrs. Rogers, because of a deep theological pessimism.
mild
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From this reading Then, when the mild weather set in, he had taken a sudden turn for the better, and it seemed to himself and the Havilands that he had won the victory.
month
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From this reading For a month of that time he had been struggling with death.
Mrs
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From this reading Only the doctor and Mrs. Rogers looked grave,--the doctor because of his science, which taught him to be cautious in raising people's hopes; Mrs. Rogers, because of a deep theological pessimism.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a month of that time he had been struggling with death.
off
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From this reading Vincent had been ill for six weeks before Katherine sent off her telegram.
Only
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From this reading Only the doctor and Mrs. Rogers looked grave,--the doctor because of his science, which taught him to be cautious in raising people's hopes; Mrs. Rogers, because of a deep theological pessimism.
people's
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From this reading Only the doctor and Mrs. Rogers looked grave,--the doctor because of his science, which taught him to be cautious in raising people's hopes; Mrs. Rogers, because of a deep theological pessimism.
pessimism
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From this reading Only the doctor and Mrs. Rogers looked grave,--the doctor because of his science, which taught him to be cautious in raising people's hopes; Mrs. Rogers, because of a deep theological pessimism.
raising
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From this reading Only the doctor and Mrs. Rogers looked grave,--the doctor because of his science, which taught him to be cautious in raising people's hopes; Mrs. Rogers, because of a deep theological pessimism.
Rogers
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From this reading Only the doctor and Mrs. Rogers looked grave,--the doctor because of his science, which taught him to be cautious in raising people's hopes; Mrs. Rogers, because of a deep theological pessimism.
science
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From this reading Only the doctor and Mrs. Rogers looked grave,--the doctor because of his science, which taught him to be cautious in raising people's hopes; Mrs. Rogers, because of a deep theological pessimism.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, when the mild weather set in, he had taken a sudden turn for the better, and it seemed to himself and the Havilands that he had won the victory.
sent
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From this reading Vincent had been ill for six weeks before Katherine sent off her telegram.
set
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From this reading Then, when the mild weather set in, he had taken a sudden turn for the better, and it seemed to himself and the Havilands that he had won the victory.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She unburdened herself to Katherine.
six
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From this reading Vincent had been ill for six weeks before Katherine sent off her telegram.
struggling
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From this reading For a month of that time he had been struggling with death.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, when the mild weather set in, he had taken a sudden turn for the better, and it seemed to himself and the Havilands that he had won the victory.
taken
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From this reading Then, when the mild weather set in, he had taken a sudden turn for the better, and it seemed to himself and the Havilands that he had won the victory.
taught
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From this reading Only the doctor and Mrs. Rogers looked grave,--the doctor because of his science, which taught him to be cautious in raising people's hopes; Mrs. Rogers, because of a deep theological pessimism.
telegram
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From this reading Vincent had been ill for six weeks before Katherine sent off her telegram.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a month of that time he had been struggling with death.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then, when the mild weather set in, he had taken a sudden turn for the better, and it seemed to himself and the Havilands that he had won the victory.
Then
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From this reading Then, when the mild weather set in, he had taken a sudden turn for the better, and it seemed to himself and the Havilands that he had won the victory.
theological
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From this reading Only the doctor and Mrs. Rogers looked grave,--the doctor because of his science, which taught him to be cautious in raising people's hopes; Mrs. Rogers, because of a deep theological pessimism.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a month of that time he had been struggling with death.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, when the mild weather set in, he had taken a sudden turn for the better, and it seemed to himself and the Havilands that he had won the victory.
turn
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From this reading Then, when the mild weather set in, he had taken a sudden turn for the better, and it seemed to himself and the Havilands that he had won the victory.
unburdened
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From this reading She unburdened herself to Katherine.
victory
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From this reading Then, when the mild weather set in, he had taken a sudden turn for the better, and it seemed to himself and the Havilands that he had won the victory.
Vincent
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From this reading Vincent had been ill for six weeks before Katherine sent off her telegram.
weather
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From this reading Then, when the mild weather set in, he had taken a sudden turn for the better, and it seemed to himself and the Havilands that he had won the victory.
weeks
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From this reading Vincent had been ill for six weeks before Katherine sent off her telegram.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Then, when the mild weather set in, he had taken a sudden turn for the better, and it seemed to himself and the Havilands that he had won the victory.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Only the doctor and Mrs. Rogers looked grave,--the doctor because of his science, which taught him to be cautious in raising people's hopes; Mrs. Rogers, because of a deep theological pessimism.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For a month of that time he had been struggling with death.
won
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From this reading Then, when the mild weather set in, he had taken a sudden turn for the better, and it seemed to himself and the Havilands that he had won the victory.
