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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 Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
afterwards
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From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
air
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From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
appeared
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From this reading With the same rapidity that the sickness had appeared, so did it subside in Dallory.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Excepting perhaps by the inmates of those houses from which some one had been taken, they did soon forget it.
better
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From this reading The inhabitants in general, rallying their courage, thought the sooner they forgot the episode the better.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Excepting perhaps by the inmates of those houses from which some one had been taken, they did soon forget it.
case
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From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
cases
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From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
courage
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From this reading The inhabitants in general, rallying their courage, thought the sooner they forgot the episode the better.
Dallory
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From this reading With the same rapidity that the sickness had appeared, so did it subside in Dallory.
death
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From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
description
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From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading With the same rapidity that the sickness had appeared, so did it subside in Dallory.
episode
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From this reading The inhabitants in general, rallying their courage, thought the sooner they forgot the episode the better.
Excepting
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From this reading Excepting perhaps by the inmates of those houses from which some one had been taken, they did soon forget it.
few
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From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
forget
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From this reading Excepting perhaps by the inmates of those houses from which some one had been taken, they did soon forget it.
forgot
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From this reading The inhabitants in general, rallying their courage, thought the sooner they forgot the episode the better.
fortnight
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From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Excepting perhaps by the inmates of those houses from which some one had been taken, they did soon forget it.
general
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From this reading The inhabitants in general, rallying their courage, thought the sooner they forgot the episode the better.
ground
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From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With the same rapidity that the sickness had appeared, so did it subside in Dallory.
houses
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From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
ill-fated
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From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With the same rapidity that the sickness had appeared, so did it subside in Dallory.
inhabitants
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From this reading The inhabitants in general, rallying their courage, thought the sooner they forgot the episode the better.
inmates
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From this reading Excepting perhaps by the inmates of those houses from which some one had been taken, they did soon forget it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With the same rapidity that the sickness had appeared, so did it subside in Dallory.
JELLY'S
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From this reading JELLY'S TROUBLES.
lady
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From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
laid
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From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
mildest
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From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Excepting perhaps by the inmates of those houses from which some one had been taken, they did soon forget it.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
people
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From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
perhaps
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From this reading Excepting perhaps by the inmates of those houses from which some one had been taken, they did soon forget it.
rallying
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From this reading The inhabitants in general, rallying their courage, thought the sooner they forgot the episode the better.
Rane's
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From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
rapiditynounUS /rəˈpɪdəti/
great speed
From this reading With the same rapidity that the sickness had appeared, so did it subside in Dallory.
renewed
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From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
restoring
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From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
rooms
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From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the same rapidity that the sickness had appeared, so did it subside in Dallory.
serious
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From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
sickness
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From this reading With the same rapidity that the sickness had appeared, so did it subside in Dallory.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading With the same rapidity that the sickness had appeared, so did it subside in Dallory.
some
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From this reading Excepting perhaps by the inmates of those houses from which some one had been taken, they did soon forget it.
soon
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From this reading Excepting perhaps by the inmates of those houses from which some one had been taken, they did soon forget it.
sooner
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From this reading The inhabitants in general, rallying their courage, thought the sooner they forgot the episode the better.
subside
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From this reading With the same rapidity that the sickness had appeared, so did it subside in Dallory.
taken
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From this reading Excepting perhaps by the inmates of those houses from which some one had been taken, they did soon forget it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With the same rapidity that the sickness had appeared, so did it subside in Dallory.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the same rapidity that the sickness had appeared, so did it subside in Dallory.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The inhabitants in general, rallying their courage, thought the sooner they forgot the episode the better.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Excepting perhaps by the inmates of those houses from which some one had been taken, they did soon forget it.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The inhabitants in general, rallying their courage, thought the sooner they forgot the episode the better.
throwing
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From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
TROUBLES
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From this reading JELLY'S TROUBLES.
very
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From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Excepting perhaps by the inmates of those houses from which some one had been taken, they did soon forget it.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the same rapidity that the sickness had appeared, so did it subside in Dallory.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Mrs. Rane's was the last serious case: the last death; the very few cases afterwards were of the mildest description; and within a fortnight of the time that ill-fated lady was laid in the ground, people were restoring their houses and throwing their rooms open to the renewed air.
