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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 A Little Invalid THAT was a very confused and dreadful night to Dreamikins, and the next day was not much better.
allowed
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From this reading When she was not asleep she was in great pain, and was not allowed to move her leg or get out of bed.
almost
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From this reading The doctor appeared almost directly, and the medicine he gave her seemed to make her so sleepy that she could hardly take in anything.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Little Invalid THAT was a very confused and dreadful night to Dreamikins, and the next day was not much better.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The doctor appeared almost directly, and the medicine he gave her seemed to make her so sleepy that she could hardly take in anything.
appeared
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From this reading The doctor appeared almost directly, and the medicine he gave her seemed to make her so sleepy that she could hardly take in anything.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was conscious of such pain as she never in her small life had experienced before.
asleep
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From this reading When she was not asleep she was in great pain, and was not allowed to move her leg or get out of bed.
bed
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From this reading When she was not asleep she was in great pain, and was not allowed to move her leg or get out of bed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She was conscious of such pain as she never in her small life had experienced before.
better
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From this reading A Little Invalid THAT was a very confused and dreadful night to Dreamikins, and the next day was not much better.
came
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From this reading Fibo came to see her in his wheeled chair, and talked to her in his happy comforting way.
chair
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From this reading Fibo came to see her in his wheeled chair, and talked to her in his happy comforting way.
comforting
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From this reading Fibo came to see her in his wheeled chair, and talked to her in his happy comforting way.
confused
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From this reading A Little Invalid THAT was a very confused and dreadful night to Dreamikins, and the next day was not much better.
conscious
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From this reading She was conscious of such pain as she never in her small life had experienced before.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The doctor appeared almost directly, and the medicine he gave her seemed to make her so sleepy that she could hardly take in anything.
day
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From this reading A Little Invalid THAT was a very confused and dreadful night to Dreamikins, and the next day was not much better.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The doctor appeared almost directly, and the medicine he gave her seemed to make her so sleepy that she could hardly take in anything.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor appeared almost directly, and the medicine he gave her seemed to make her so sleepy that she could hardly take in anything.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading A Little Invalid THAT was a very confused and dreadful night to Dreamikins, and the next day was not much better.
Dreamikins
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From this reading A Little Invalid THAT was a very confused and dreadful night to Dreamikins, and the next day was not much better.
experienced
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From this reading She was conscious of such pain as she never in her small life had experienced before.
Fibo
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From this reading Fibo came to see her in his wheeled chair, and talked to her in his happy comforting way.
gave
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From this reading The doctor appeared almost directly, and the medicine he gave her seemed to make her so sleepy that she could hardly take in anything.
get
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From this reading When she was not asleep she was in great pain, and was not allowed to move her leg or get out of bed.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she was not asleep she was in great pain, and was not allowed to move her leg or get out of bed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was conscious of such pain as she never in her small life had experienced before.
happy
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From this reading Fibo came to see her in his wheeled chair, and talked to her in his happy comforting way.
hardly
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From this reading The doctor appeared almost directly, and the medicine he gave her seemed to make her so sleepy that she could hardly take in anything.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The doctor appeared almost directly, and the medicine he gave her seemed to make her so sleepy that she could hardly take in anything.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was conscious of such pain as she never in her small life had experienced before.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fibo came to see her in his wheeled chair, and talked to her in his happy comforting way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was conscious of such pain as she never in her small life had experienced before.
Invalid
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From this reading A Little Invalid THAT was a very confused and dreadful night to Dreamikins, and the next day was not much better.
leg
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From this reading When she was not asleep she was in great pain, and was not allowed to move her leg or get out of bed.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was conscious of such pain as she never in her small life had experienced before.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Little Invalid THAT was a very confused and dreadful night to Dreamikins, and the next day was not much better.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor appeared almost directly, and the medicine he gave her seemed to make her so sleepy that she could hardly take in anything.
medicine
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From this reading The doctor appeared almost directly, and the medicine he gave her seemed to make her so sleepy that she could hardly take in anything.
move
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From this reading When she was not asleep she was in great pain, and was not allowed to move her leg or get out of bed.
much
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From this reading A Little Invalid THAT was a very confused and dreadful night to Dreamikins, and the next day was not much better.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was conscious of such pain as she never in her small life had experienced before.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Little Invalid THAT was a very confused and dreadful night to Dreamikins, and the next day was not much better.
night
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From this reading A Little Invalid THAT was a very confused and dreadful night to Dreamikins, and the next day was not much better.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A Little Invalid THAT was a very confused and dreadful night to Dreamikins, and the next day was not much better.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was conscious of such pain as she never in her small life had experienced before.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When she was not asleep she was in great pain, and was not allowed to move her leg or get out of bed.
out
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From this reading When she was not asleep she was in great pain, and was not allowed to move her leg or get out of bed.
pain
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From this reading She was conscious of such pain as she never in her small life had experienced before.
see
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From this reading Fibo came to see her in his wheeled chair, and talked to her in his happy comforting way.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor appeared almost directly, and the medicine he gave her seemed to make her so sleepy that she could hardly take in anything.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was conscious of such pain as she never in her small life had experienced before.
sleepy
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From this reading The doctor appeared almost directly, and the medicine he gave her seemed to make her so sleepy that she could hardly take in anything.
small
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From this reading She was conscious of such pain as she never in her small life had experienced before.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The doctor appeared almost directly, and the medicine he gave her seemed to make her so sleepy that she could hardly take in anything.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She was conscious of such pain as she never in her small life had experienced before.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor appeared almost directly, and the medicine he gave her seemed to make her so sleepy that she could hardly take in anything.
talked
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From this reading Fibo came to see her in his wheeled chair, and talked to her in his happy comforting way.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A Little Invalid THAT was a very confused and dreadful night to Dreamikins, and the next day was not much better.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Little Invalid THAT was a very confused and dreadful night to Dreamikins, and the next day was not much better.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Little Invalid THAT was a very confused and dreadful night to Dreamikins, and the next day was not much better.
very
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From this reading A Little Invalid THAT was a very confused and dreadful night to Dreamikins, and the next day was not much better.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Little Invalid THAT was a very confused and dreadful night to Dreamikins, and the next day was not much better.
way
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From this reading Fibo came to see her in his wheeled chair, and talked to her in his happy comforting way.
wheeled
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From this reading Fibo came to see her in his wheeled chair, and talked to her in his happy comforting way.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she was not asleep she was in great pain, and was not allowed to move her leg or get out of bed.
