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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 ORDERS I slept longer than I had meant to do, the next morning; but I rose with a happy feeling of being in my place; where I wanted to be.
also
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From this reading That is, to be sure, not always the criterion by which to know the place where one ought to be; yet where it is a qualification it is also in some sense a token.
always
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From this reading That is, to be sure, not always the criterion by which to know the place where one ought to be; yet where it is a qualification it is also in some sense a token.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ministry of the hours preceding swept over me while I was dressing, with something of the grand swell and cadence of the notes of a great organ; grand and solemn and sweet.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So I felt, as I stepped in and went down the space between the rows of beds.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ORDERS I slept longer than I had meant to do, the next morning; but I rose with a happy feeling of being in my place; where I wanted to be.
beds
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From this reading So I felt, as I stepped in and went down the space between the rows of beds.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading ORDERS I slept longer than I had meant to do, the next morning; but I rose with a happy feeling of being in my place; where I wanted to be.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading So I felt, as I stepped in and went down the space between the rows of beds.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ORDERS I slept longer than I had meant to do, the next morning; but I rose with a happy feeling of being in my place; where I wanted to be.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That is, to be sure, not always the criterion by which to know the place where one ought to be; yet where it is a qualification it is also in some sense a token.
cadence
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From this reading The ministry of the hours preceding swept over me while I was dressing, with something of the grand swell and cadence of the notes of a great organ; grand and solemn and sweet.
criterion
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From this reading That is, to be sure, not always the criterion by which to know the place where one ought to be; yet where it is a qualification it is also in some sense a token.
day's
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From this reading I entered the ward, ready for the day's work, with a glad readiness.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ORDERS I slept longer than I had meant to do, the next morning; but I rose with a happy feeling of being in my place; where I wanted to be.
down
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From this reading So I felt, as I stepped in and went down the space between the rows of beds.
dressing
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From this reading The ministry of the hours preceding swept over me while I was dressing, with something of the grand swell and cadence of the notes of a great organ; grand and solemn and sweet.
entered
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From this reading I entered the ward, ready for the day's work, with a glad readiness.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ORDERS I slept longer than I had meant to do, the next morning; but I rose with a happy feeling of being in my place; where I wanted to be.
felt
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From this reading So I felt, as I stepped in and went down the space between the rows of beds.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I entered the ward, ready for the day's work, with a glad readiness.
glad
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From this reading I entered the ward, ready for the day's work, with a glad readiness.
grand
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From this reading The ministry of the hours preceding swept over me while I was dressing, with something of the grand swell and cadence of the notes of a great organ; grand and solemn and sweet.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ministry of the hours preceding swept over me while I was dressing, with something of the grand swell and cadence of the notes of a great organ; grand and solemn and sweet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ORDERS I slept longer than I had meant to do, the next morning; but I rose with a happy feeling of being in my place; where I wanted to be.
happy
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From this reading ORDERS I slept longer than I had meant to do, the next morning; but I rose with a happy feeling of being in my place; where I wanted to be.
hours
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From this reading The ministry of the hours preceding swept over me while I was dressing, with something of the grand swell and cadence of the notes of a great organ; grand and solemn and sweet.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ORDERS I slept longer than I had meant to do, the next morning; but I rose with a happy feeling of being in my place; where I wanted to be.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ORDERS I slept longer than I had meant to do, the next morning; but I rose with a happy feeling of being in my place; where I wanted to be.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is, to be sure, not always the criterion by which to know the place where one ought to be; yet where it is a qualification it is also in some sense a token.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That is, to be sure, not always the criterion by which to know the place where one ought to be; yet where it is a qualification it is also in some sense a token.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That is, to be sure, not always the criterion by which to know the place where one ought to be; yet where it is a qualification it is also in some sense a token.
longer
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From this reading ORDERS I slept longer than I had meant to do, the next morning; but I rose with a happy feeling of being in my place; where I wanted to be.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The ministry of the hours preceding swept over me while I was dressing, with something of the grand swell and cadence of the notes of a great organ; grand and solemn and sweet.
meant
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From this reading ORDERS I slept longer than I had meant to do, the next morning; but I rose with a happy feeling of being in my place; where I wanted to be.
ministry
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From this reading The ministry of the hours preceding swept over me while I was dressing, with something of the grand swell and cadence of the notes of a great organ; grand and solemn and sweet.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ORDERS I slept longer than I had meant to do, the next morning; but I rose with a happy feeling of being in my place; where I wanted to be.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ORDERS I slept longer than I had meant to do, the next morning; but I rose with a happy feeling of being in my place; where I wanted to be.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ORDERS I slept longer than I had meant to do, the next morning; but I rose with a happy feeling of being in my place; where I wanted to be.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That is, to be sure, not always the criterion by which to know the place where one ought to be; yet where it is a qualification it is also in some sense a token.
notes
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From this reading The ministry of the hours preceding swept over me while I was dressing, with something of the grand swell and cadence of the notes of a great organ; grand and solemn and sweet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ORDERS I slept longer than I had meant to do, the next morning; but I rose with a happy feeling of being in my place; where I wanted to be.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That is, to be sure, not always the criterion by which to know the place where one ought to be; yet where it is a qualification it is also in some sense a token.
ORDERS
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From this reading ORDERS I slept longer than I had meant to do, the next morning; but I rose with a happy feeling of being in my place; where I wanted to be.
organ
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From this reading The ministry of the hours preceding swept over me while I was dressing, with something of the grand swell and cadence of the notes of a great organ; grand and solemn and sweet.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading That is, to be sure, not always the criterion by which to know the place where one ought to be; yet where it is a qualification it is also in some sense a token.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The ministry of the hours preceding swept over me while I was dressing, with something of the grand swell and cadence of the notes of a great organ; grand and solemn and sweet.
place
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From this reading ORDERS I slept longer than I had meant to do, the next morning; but I rose with a happy feeling of being in my place; where I wanted to be.
preceding
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From this reading The ministry of the hours preceding swept over me while I was dressing, with something of the grand swell and cadence of the notes of a great organ; grand and solemn and sweet.
qualification
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From this reading That is, to be sure, not always the criterion by which to know the place where one ought to be; yet where it is a qualification it is also in some sense a token.
readiness
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From this reading I entered the ward, ready for the day's work, with a glad readiness.
ready
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From this reading I entered the ward, ready for the day's work, with a glad readiness.
rose
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From this reading ORDERS I slept longer than I had meant to do, the next morning; but I rose with a happy feeling of being in my place; where I wanted to be.
rows
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From this reading So I felt, as I stepped in and went down the space between the rows of beds.
sense
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From this reading That is, to be sure, not always the criterion by which to know the place where one ought to be; yet where it is a qualification it is also in some sense a token.
slept
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From this reading ORDERS I slept longer than I had meant to do, the next morning; but I rose with a happy feeling of being in my place; where I wanted to be.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I felt, as I stepped in and went down the space between the rows of beds.
solemn
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From this reading The ministry of the hours preceding swept over me while I was dressing, with something of the grand swell and cadence of the notes of a great organ; grand and solemn and sweet.
some
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From this reading That is, to be sure, not always the criterion by which to know the place where one ought to be; yet where it is a qualification it is also in some sense a token.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The ministry of the hours preceding swept over me while I was dressing, with something of the grand swell and cadence of the notes of a great organ; grand and solemn and sweet.
space
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From this reading So I felt, as I stepped in and went down the space between the rows of beds.
stepped
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From this reading So I felt, as I stepped in and went down the space between the rows of beds.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That is, to be sure, not always the criterion by which to know the place where one ought to be; yet where it is a qualification it is also in some sense a token.
sweet
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From this reading The ministry of the hours preceding swept over me while I was dressing, with something of the grand swell and cadence of the notes of a great organ; grand and solemn and sweet.
swell
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From this reading The ministry of the hours preceding swept over me while I was dressing, with something of the grand swell and cadence of the notes of a great organ; grand and solemn and sweet.
swept
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From this reading The ministry of the hours preceding swept over me while I was dressing, with something of the grand swell and cadence of the notes of a great organ; grand and solemn and sweet.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading ORDERS I slept longer than I had meant to do, the next morning; but I rose with a happy feeling of being in my place; where I wanted to be.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is, to be sure, not always the criterion by which to know the place where one ought to be; yet where it is a qualification it is also in some sense a token.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ORDERS I slept longer than I had meant to do, the next morning; but I rose with a happy feeling of being in my place; where I wanted to be.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ORDERS I slept longer than I had meant to do, the next morning; but I rose with a happy feeling of being in my place; where I wanted to be.
token
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From this reading That is, to be sure, not always the criterion by which to know the place where one ought to be; yet where it is a qualification it is also in some sense a token.
wanted
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From this reading ORDERS I slept longer than I had meant to do, the next morning; but I rose with a happy feeling of being in my place; where I wanted to be.
ward
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From this reading I entered the ward, ready for the day's work, with a glad readiness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ministry of the hours preceding swept over me while I was dressing, with something of the grand swell and cadence of the notes of a great organ; grand and solemn and sweet.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I felt, as I stepped in and went down the space between the rows of beds.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading ORDERS I slept longer than I had meant to do, the next morning; but I rose with a happy feeling of being in my place; where I wanted to be.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That is, to be sure, not always the criterion by which to know the place where one ought to be; yet where it is a qualification it is also in some sense a token.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The ministry of the hours preceding swept over me while I was dressing, with something of the grand swell and cadence of the notes of a great organ; grand and solemn and sweet.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ORDERS I slept longer than I had meant to do, the next morning; but I rose with a happy feeling of being in my place; where I wanted to be.
work
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From this reading I entered the ward, ready for the day's work, with a glad readiness.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading That is, to be sure, not always the criterion by which to know the place where one ought to be; yet where it is a qualification it is also in some sense a token.
