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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 When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chaos is come again.--Othello.
aggrieved
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From this reading James was still sadly aggrieved at being forbidden the sick-room, and exceedingly envied Lord Ormersfield's seat there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading James was still sadly aggrieved at being forbidden the sick-room, and exceedingly envied Lord Ormersfield's seat there.
back
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From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading James was still sadly aggrieved at being forbidden the sick-room, and exceedingly envied Lord Ormersfield's seat there.
came
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From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
Chaos
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From this reading Chaos is come again.--Othello.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chaos is come again.--Othello.
creeping
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From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
dangerous
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From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
day
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From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
death
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From this reading That sleep was not unto death.
diminution
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From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
door
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From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
envied
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From this reading James was still sadly aggrieved at being forbidden the sick-room, and exceedingly envied Lord Ormersfield's seat there.
exceedingly
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From this reading James was still sadly aggrieved at being forbidden the sick-room, and exceedingly envied Lord Ormersfield's seat there.
forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading James was still sadly aggrieved at being forbidden the sick-room, and exceedingly envied Lord Ormersfield's seat there.
given
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From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
GOSSAMER
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From this reading GOSSAMER.
gradually
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From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
grey
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From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
heard
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From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
hope
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From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Chaos is come again.--Othello.
James
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From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
less
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From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
Lord
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From this reading James was still sadly aggrieved at being forbidden the sick-room, and exceedingly envied Lord Ormersfield's seat there.
Mary
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From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
more
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From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That sleep was not unto death.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
Ormersfield's
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From this reading James was still sadly aggrieved at being forbidden the sick-room, and exceedingly envied Lord Ormersfield's seat there.
Othello
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From this reading Chaos is come again.--Othello.
pain
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From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
patient
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From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
revived
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From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
sadly
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From this reading James was still sadly aggrieved at being forbidden the sick-room, and exceedingly envied Lord Ormersfield's seat there.
seat
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From this reading James was still sadly aggrieved at being forbidden the sick-room, and exceedingly envied Lord Ormersfield's seat there.
sick-room
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From this reading James was still sadly aggrieved at being forbidden the sick-room, and exceedingly envied Lord Ormersfield's seat there.
simultaneously
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From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
sleep
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From this reading That sleep was not unto death.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading James was still sadly aggrieved at being forbidden the sick-room, and exceedingly envied Lord Ormersfield's seat there.
symptoms
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From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That sleep was not unto death.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
there
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From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
trembling
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From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading That sleep was not unto death.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That sleep was not unto death.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When James and Mary came simultaneously creeping to the door in the grey twilight of the morning, they heard that there had been less pain and more rest, and gradually throughout the day, there was a diminution of the dangerous symptoms, till the trembling hope revived that the patient might be given back again to life.
