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71
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From this reading SUSIE WINTHROP APPEARS AGAIN Our story passes rapidly over the scenes and events of the summer and fall of '71.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was attacked by typhoid fever, and after a few days' illness died.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He was attacked by typhoid fever, and after a few days' illness died.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SUSIE WINTHROP APPEARS AGAIN Our story passes rapidly over the scenes and events of the summer and fall of '71.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SUSIE WINTHROP APPEARS AGAIN Our story passes rapidly over the scenes and events of the summer and fall of '71.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another heavy blow fell upon Dennis in the loss of his old friend and instructor, Mr. Bruder.
APPEARS
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From this reading SUSIE WINTHROP APPEARS AGAIN Our story passes rapidly over the scenes and events of the summer and fall of '71.
attacked
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From this reading He was attacked by typhoid fever, and after a few days' illness died.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading By prayer and effort, his own and others, he was saved morally and spiritually, but he had been greatly shattered by past excess.
blow
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From this reading Another heavy blow fell upon Dennis in the loss of his old friend and instructor, Mr. Bruder.
Bruder
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From this reading Another heavy blow fell upon Dennis in the loss of his old friend and instructor, Mr. Bruder.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading By prayer and effort, his own and others, he was saved morally and spiritually, but he had been greatly shattered by past excess.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By prayer and effort, his own and others, he was saved morally and spiritually, but he had been greatly shattered by past excess.
constitution
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From this reading Recovery from this disease depends largely upon strength and purity of constitution.
days
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From this reading He was attacked by typhoid fever, and after a few days' illness died.
Dennis
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depends
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died
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disease
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effort
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From this reading By prayer and effort, his own and others, he was saved morally and spiritually, but he had been greatly shattered by past excess.
events
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excess
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From this reading By prayer and effort, his own and others, he was saved morally and spiritually, but he had been greatly shattered by past excess.
fall
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From this reading SUSIE WINTHROP APPEARS AGAIN Our story passes rapidly over the scenes and events of the summer and fall of '71.
fell
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fever
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From this reading He was attacked by typhoid fever, and after a few days' illness died.
few
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From this reading He was attacked by typhoid fever, and after a few days' illness died.
friend
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From this reading Another heavy blow fell upon Dennis in the loss of his old friend and instructor, Mr. Bruder.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Recovery from this disease depends largely upon strength and purity of constitution.
greatly
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From this reading By prayer and effort, his own and others, he was saved morally and spiritually, but he had been greatly shattered by past excess.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By prayer and effort, his own and others, he was saved morally and spiritually, but he had been greatly shattered by past excess.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By prayer and effort, his own and others, he was saved morally and spiritually, but he had been greatly shattered by past excess.
heavy
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From this reading Another heavy blow fell upon Dennis in the loss of his old friend and instructor, Mr. Bruder.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Another heavy blow fell upon Dennis in the loss of his old friend and instructor, Mr. Bruder.
illness
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From this reading He was attacked by typhoid fever, and after a few days' illness died.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Another heavy blow fell upon Dennis in the loss of his old friend and instructor, Mr. Bruder.
instructor
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largely
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loss
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morally
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From this reading By prayer and effort, his own and others, he was saved morally and spiritually, but he had been greatly shattered by past excess.
Mr
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From this reading Another heavy blow fell upon Dennis in the loss of his old friend and instructor, Mr. Bruder.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SUSIE WINTHROP APPEARS AGAIN Our story passes rapidly over the scenes and events of the summer and fall of '71.
old
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From this reading Another heavy blow fell upon Dennis in the loss of his old friend and instructor, Mr. Bruder.
others
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From this reading By prayer and effort, his own and others, he was saved morally and spiritually, but he had been greatly shattered by past excess.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading SUSIE WINTHROP APPEARS AGAIN Our story passes rapidly over the scenes and events of the summer and fall of '71.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading SUSIE WINTHROP APPEARS AGAIN Our story passes rapidly over the scenes and events of the summer and fall of '71.
own
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From this reading By prayer and effort, his own and others, he was saved morally and spiritually, but he had been greatly shattered by past excess.
passes
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From this reading SUSIE WINTHROP APPEARS AGAIN Our story passes rapidly over the scenes and events of the summer and fall of '71.
past
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From this reading By prayer and effort, his own and others, he was saved morally and spiritually, but he had been greatly shattered by past excess.
prayer
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From this reading By prayer and effort, his own and others, he was saved morally and spiritually, but he had been greatly shattered by past excess.
puritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/
the state of being morally clean and innocent
From this reading Recovery from this disease depends largely upon strength and purity of constitution.
rapidly
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From this reading SUSIE WINTHROP APPEARS AGAIN Our story passes rapidly over the scenes and events of the summer and fall of '71.
Recovery
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From this reading Recovery from this disease depends largely upon strength and purity of constitution.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By prayer and effort, his own and others, he was saved morally and spiritually, but he had been greatly shattered by past excess.
scenes
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From this reading SUSIE WINTHROP APPEARS AGAIN Our story passes rapidly over the scenes and events of the summer and fall of '71.
shattered
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From this reading By prayer and effort, his own and others, he was saved morally and spiritually, but he had been greatly shattered by past excess.
spiritually
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From this reading By prayer and effort, his own and others, he was saved morally and spiritually, but he had been greatly shattered by past excess.
story
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From this reading SUSIE WINTHROP APPEARS AGAIN Our story passes rapidly over the scenes and events of the summer and fall of '71.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Recovery from this disease depends largely upon strength and purity of constitution.
summer
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From this reading SUSIE WINTHROP APPEARS AGAIN Our story passes rapidly over the scenes and events of the summer and fall of '71.
SUSIE
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From this reading SUSIE WINTHROP APPEARS AGAIN Our story passes rapidly over the scenes and events of the summer and fall of '71.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUSIE WINTHROP APPEARS AGAIN Our story passes rapidly over the scenes and events of the summer and fall of '71.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Recovery from this disease depends largely upon strength and purity of constitution.
typhoid
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From this reading He was attacked by typhoid fever, and after a few days' illness died.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Another heavy blow fell upon Dennis in the loss of his old friend and instructor, Mr. Bruder.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By prayer and effort, his own and others, he was saved morally and spiritually, but he had been greatly shattered by past excess.
WINTHROP
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From this reading SUSIE WINTHROP APPEARS AGAIN Our story passes rapidly over the scenes and events of the summer and fall of '71.
