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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 I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
afraid
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From this reading I was afraid the doctor should see how I looked, yet I could not turn my eyes from it.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
America
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From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DAISY'S POST Dr. Sandford and I stood together on the deck of the steamer, looking at the lessening shore.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DAISY'S POST Dr. Sandford and I stood together on the deck of the steamer, looking at the lessening shore.
back
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From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
bear
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From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I would minister to my father and mother, but nobody would minister to me.
care
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From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I was afraid the doctor should see how I looked, yet I could not turn my eyes from it.
Daisy
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From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
DAISY'S
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From this reading DAISY'S POST Dr. Sandford and I stood together on the deck of the steamer, looking at the lessening shore.
deck
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From this reading DAISY'S POST Dr. Sandford and I stood together on the deck of the steamer, looking at the lessening shore.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was afraid the doctor should see how I looked, yet I could not turn my eyes from it.
Dr
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From this reading DAISY'S POST Dr. Sandford and I stood together on the deck of the steamer, looking at the lessening shore.
eyes
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From this reading I was afraid the doctor should see how I looked, yet I could not turn my eyes from it.
fading
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From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
father
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From this reading I would minister to my father and mother, but nobody would minister to me.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And I thought it was very likely very good for me.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I was afraid the doctor should see how I looked, yet I could not turn my eyes from it.
given
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From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I thought it was very likely very good for me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
how
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From this reading I was afraid the doctor should see how I looked, yet I could not turn my eyes from it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DAISY'S POST Dr. Sandford and I stood together on the deck of the steamer, looking at the lessening shore.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was afraid the doctor should see how I looked, yet I could not turn my eyes from it.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
lessening
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From this reading DAISY'S POST Dr. Sandford and I stood together on the deck of the steamer, looking at the lessening shore.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
like
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From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
likely
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From this reading And I thought it was very likely very good for me.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was afraid the doctor should see how I looked, yet I could not turn my eyes from it.
looking
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From this reading DAISY'S POST Dr. Sandford and I stood together on the deck of the steamer, looking at the lessening shore.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
minister
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From this reading I would minister to my father and mother, but nobody would minister to me.
mother
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From this reading I would minister to my father and mother, but nobody would minister to me.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was afraid the doctor should see how I looked, yet I could not turn my eyes from it.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading I would minister to my father and mother, but nobody would minister to me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was afraid the doctor should see how I looked, yet I could not turn my eyes from it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DAISY'S POST Dr. Sandford and I stood together on the deck of the steamer, looking at the lessening shore.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DAISY'S POST Dr. Sandford and I stood together on the deck of the steamer, looking at the lessening shore.
out
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From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
POST
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From this reading DAISY'S POST Dr. Sandford and I stood together on the deck of the steamer, looking at the lessening shore.
Sandford
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From this reading DAISY'S POST Dr. Sandford and I stood together on the deck of the steamer, looking at the lessening shore.
see
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From this reading I was afraid the doctor should see how I looked, yet I could not turn my eyes from it.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
shore
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From this reading DAISY'S POST Dr. Sandford and I stood together on the deck of the steamer, looking at the lessening shore.
shores
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From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I was afraid the doctor should see how I looked, yet I could not turn my eyes from it.
sight
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From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
spirit
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From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
steamer
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From this reading DAISY'S POST Dr. Sandford and I stood together on the deck of the steamer, looking at the lessening shore.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DAISY'S POST Dr. Sandford and I stood together on the deck of the steamer, looking at the lessening shore.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DAISY'S POST Dr. Sandford and I stood together on the deck of the steamer, looking at the lessening shore.
there
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From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I thought it was very likely very good for me.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
together
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From this reading DAISY'S POST Dr. Sandford and I stood together on the deck of the steamer, looking at the lessening shore.
turn
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From this reading I was afraid the doctor should see how I looked, yet I could not turn my eyes from it.
up
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From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
very
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From this reading And I thought it was very likely very good for me.
wandering
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From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was afraid the doctor should see how I looked, yet I could not turn my eyes from it.
world
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From this reading I had given up the care of myself; I could bear to see America fading out of my sight; yet it seemed to me as if I left Daisy and her life there, and as if I must be like a wandering spirit from another world till I should come back to those shores again.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would minister to my father and mother, but nobody would minister to me.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I was afraid the doctor should see how I looked, yet I could not turn my eyes from it.
