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abrupt
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From this reading She had never seen the gradual approaches of death: her mother’s abrupt and rapid illness made the whole of her experience of disease.
all
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From this reading Physicians and dark rooms were necessarily coupled in her mind with all graver maladies; and as the astrologer, wrapt in his calculations, altered not any of his habits, and was insensible to pain, she fondly attributed his occasional complaints to the melancholy induced by seclusion.
altered
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From this reading Physicians and dark rooms were necessarily coupled in her mind with all graver maladies; and as the astrologer, wrapt in his calculations, altered not any of his habits, and was insensible to pain, she fondly attributed his occasional complaints to the melancholy induced by seclusion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had never seen the gradual approaches of death: her mother’s abrupt and rapid illness made the whole of her experience of disease.
any
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From this reading Physicians and dark rooms were necessarily coupled in her mind with all graver maladies; and as the astrologer, wrapt in his calculations, altered not any of his habits, and was insensible to pain, she fondly attributed his occasional complaints to the melancholy induced by seclusion.
approaches
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From this reading She had never seen the gradual approaches of death: her mother’s abrupt and rapid illness made the whole of her experience of disease.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Physicians and dark rooms were necessarily coupled in her mind with all graver maladies; and as the astrologer, wrapt in his calculations, altered not any of his habits, and was insensible to pain, she fondly attributed his occasional complaints to the melancholy induced by seclusion.
astrologer
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From this reading Physicians and dark rooms were necessarily coupled in her mind with all graver maladies; and as the astrologer, wrapt in his calculations, altered not any of his habits, and was insensible to pain, she fondly attributed his occasional complaints to the melancholy induced by seclusion.
attributed
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From this reading Physicians and dark rooms were necessarily coupled in her mind with all graver maladies; and as the astrologer, wrapt in his calculations, altered not any of his habits, and was insensible to pain, she fondly attributed his occasional complaints to the melancholy induced by seclusion.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading With sedentary men, diseases being often those connected with the Organisation of the heart, do not usually terminate suddenly: it was so with Volktman.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Physicians and dark rooms were necessarily coupled in her mind with all graver maladies; and as the astrologer, wrapt in his calculations, altered not any of his habits, and was insensible to pain, she fondly attributed his occasional complaints to the melancholy induced by seclusion.
calculations
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From this reading Physicians and dark rooms were necessarily coupled in her mind with all graver maladies; and as the astrologer, wrapt in his calculations, altered not any of his habits, and was insensible to pain, she fondly attributed his occasional complaints to the melancholy induced by seclusion.
complaints
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From this reading Physicians and dark rooms were necessarily coupled in her mind with all graver maladies; and as the astrologer, wrapt in his calculations, altered not any of his habits, and was insensible to pain, she fondly attributed his occasional complaints to the melancholy induced by seclusion.
connected
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From this reading With sedentary men, diseases being often those connected with the Organisation of the heart, do not usually terminate suddenly: it was so with Volktman.
coupled
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From this reading Physicians and dark rooms were necessarily coupled in her mind with all graver maladies; and as the astrologer, wrapt in his calculations, altered not any of his habits, and was insensible to pain, she fondly attributed his occasional complaints to the melancholy induced by seclusion.
Daily
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From this reading Daily did the health of Volktman decline; Lucilla was the only one ignorant of his danger.
danger
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From this reading Daily did the health of Volktman decline; Lucilla was the only one ignorant of his danger.
dark
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From this reading Physicians and dark rooms were necessarily coupled in her mind with all graver maladies; and as the astrologer, wrapt in his calculations, altered not any of his habits, and was insensible to pain, she fondly attributed his occasional complaints to the melancholy induced by seclusion.
death
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From this reading She had never seen the gradual approaches of death: her mother’s abrupt and rapid illness made the whole of her experience of disease.
declinenounUS /dɪˈklaɪn/
a gradual loss of health and strength
From this reading Daily did the health of Volktman decline; Lucilla was the only one ignorant of his danger.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Daily did the health of Volktman decline; Lucilla was the only one ignorant of his danger.
disease
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From this reading She had never seen the gradual approaches of death: her mother’s abrupt and rapid illness made the whole of her experience of disease.
diseases
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From this reading With sedentary men, diseases being often those connected with the Organisation of the heart, do not usually terminate suddenly: it was so with Volktman.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading With sedentary men, diseases being often those connected with the Organisation of the heart, do not usually terminate suddenly: it was so with Volktman.
ELEMENTS
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From this reading MAGNETISM.--SYMPATHY.--THE RETURN OF ELEMENTS TO ELEMENTS.
experience
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From this reading She had never seen the gradual approaches of death: her mother’s abrupt and rapid illness made the whole of her experience of disease.
fondly
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From this reading Physicians and dark rooms were necessarily coupled in her mind with all graver maladies; and as the astrologer, wrapt in his calculations, altered not any of his habits, and was insensible to pain, she fondly attributed his occasional complaints to the melancholy induced by seclusion.
gradual
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From this reading She had never seen the gradual approaches of death: her mother’s abrupt and rapid illness made the whole of her experience of disease.
graver
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From this reading Physicians and dark rooms were necessarily coupled in her mind with all graver maladies; and as the astrologer, wrapt in his calculations, altered not any of his habits, and was insensible to pain, she fondly attributed his occasional complaints to the melancholy induced by seclusion.
habits
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From this reading Physicians and dark rooms were necessarily coupled in her mind with all graver maladies; and as the astrologer, wrapt in his calculations, altered not any of his habits, and was insensible to pain, she fondly attributed his occasional complaints to the melancholy induced by seclusion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had never seen the gradual approaches of death: her mother’s abrupt and rapid illness made the whole of her experience of disease.
health
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From this reading Daily did the health of Volktman decline; Lucilla was the only one ignorant of his danger.
heart
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From this reading With sedentary men, diseases being often those connected with the Organisation of the heart, do not usually terminate suddenly: it was so with Volktman.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had never seen the gradual approaches of death: her mother’s abrupt and rapid illness made the whole of her experience of disease.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Daily did the health of Volktman decline; Lucilla was the only one ignorant of his danger.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Daily did the health of Volktman decline; Lucilla was the only one ignorant of his danger.
illness
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From this reading She had never seen the gradual approaches of death: her mother’s abrupt and rapid illness made the whole of her experience of disease.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Physicians and dark rooms were necessarily coupled in her mind with all graver maladies; and as the astrologer, wrapt in his calculations, altered not any of his habits, and was insensible to pain, she fondly attributed his occasional complaints to the melancholy induced by seclusion.
induced
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From this reading Physicians and dark rooms were necessarily coupled in her mind with all graver maladies; and as the astrologer, wrapt in his calculations, altered not any of his habits, and was insensible to pain, she fondly attributed his occasional complaints to the melancholy induced by seclusion.
insensible
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From this reading Physicians and dark rooms were necessarily coupled in her mind with all graver maladies; and as the astrologer, wrapt in his calculations, altered not any of his habits, and was insensible to pain, she fondly attributed his occasional complaints to the melancholy induced by seclusion.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With sedentary men, diseases being often those connected with the Organisation of the heart, do not usually terminate suddenly: it was so with Volktman.
Lucilla
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From this reading Daily did the health of Volktman decline; Lucilla was the only one ignorant of his danger.
made
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From this reading She had never seen the gradual approaches of death: her mother’s abrupt and rapid illness made the whole of her experience of disease.
MAGNETISM
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From this reading MAGNETISM.--SYMPATHY.--THE RETURN OF ELEMENTS TO ELEMENTS.
maladies
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From this reading Physicians and dark rooms were necessarily coupled in her mind with all graver maladies; and as the astrologer, wrapt in his calculations, altered not any of his habits, and was insensible to pain, she fondly attributed his occasional complaints to the melancholy induced by seclusion.
melancholy
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From this reading Physicians and dark rooms were necessarily coupled in her mind with all graver maladies; and as the astrologer, wrapt in his calculations, altered not any of his habits, and was insensible to pain, she fondly attributed his occasional complaints to the melancholy induced by seclusion.
men
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From this reading With sedentary men, diseases being often those connected with the Organisation of the heart, do not usually terminate suddenly: it was so with Volktman.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Physicians and dark rooms were necessarily coupled in her mind with all graver maladies; and as the astrologer, wrapt in his calculations, altered not any of his habits, and was insensible to pain, she fondly attributed his occasional complaints to the melancholy induced by seclusion.
mother's
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From this reading She had never seen the gradual approaches of death: her mother’s abrupt and rapid illness made the whole of her experience of disease.
necessarily
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From this reading Physicians and dark rooms were necessarily coupled in her mind with all graver maladies; and as the astrologer, wrapt in his calculations, altered not any of his habits, and was insensible to pain, she fondly attributed his occasional complaints to the melancholy induced by seclusion.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had never seen the gradual approaches of death: her mother’s abrupt and rapid illness made the whole of her experience of disease.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Physicians and dark rooms were necessarily coupled in her mind with all graver maladies; and as the astrologer, wrapt in his calculations, altered not any of his habits, and was insensible to pain, she fondly attributed his occasional complaints to the melancholy induced by seclusion.
occasional
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From this reading Physicians and dark rooms were necessarily coupled in her mind with all graver maladies; and as the astrologer, wrapt in his calculations, altered not any of his habits, and was insensible to pain, she fondly attributed his occasional complaints to the melancholy induced by seclusion.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MAGNETISM.--SYMPATHY.--THE RETURN OF ELEMENTS TO ELEMENTS.
often
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From this reading With sedentary men, diseases being often those connected with the Organisation of the heart, do not usually terminate suddenly: it was so with Volktman.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Daily did the health of Volktman decline; Lucilla was the only one ignorant of his danger.
only
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From this reading Daily did the health of Volktman decline; Lucilla was the only one ignorant of his danger.
Organisation
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From this reading With sedentary men, diseases being often those connected with the Organisation of the heart, do not usually terminate suddenly: it was so with Volktman.
pain
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From this reading Physicians and dark rooms were necessarily coupled in her mind with all graver maladies; and as the astrologer, wrapt in his calculations, altered not any of his habits, and was insensible to pain, she fondly attributed his occasional complaints to the melancholy induced by seclusion.
Physicians
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From this reading Physicians and dark rooms were necessarily coupled in her mind with all graver maladies; and as the astrologer, wrapt in his calculations, altered not any of his habits, and was insensible to pain, she fondly attributed his occasional complaints to the melancholy induced by seclusion.
rapid
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From this reading She had never seen the gradual approaches of death: her mother’s abrupt and rapid illness made the whole of her experience of disease.
RETURN
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From this reading MAGNETISM.--SYMPATHY.--THE RETURN OF ELEMENTS TO ELEMENTS.
rooms
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From this reading Physicians and dark rooms were necessarily coupled in her mind with all graver maladies; and as the astrologer, wrapt in his calculations, altered not any of his habits, and was insensible to pain, she fondly attributed his occasional complaints to the melancholy induced by seclusion.
seclusion
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From this reading Physicians and dark rooms were necessarily coupled in her mind with all graver maladies; and as the astrologer, wrapt in his calculations, altered not any of his habits, and was insensible to pain, she fondly attributed his occasional complaints to the melancholy induced by seclusion.
sedentary
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From this reading With sedentary men, diseases being often those connected with the Organisation of the heart, do not usually terminate suddenly: it was so with Volktman.
seen
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From this reading She had never seen the gradual approaches of death: her mother’s abrupt and rapid illness made the whole of her experience of disease.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had never seen the gradual approaches of death: her mother’s abrupt and rapid illness made the whole of her experience of disease.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading With sedentary men, diseases being often those connected with the Organisation of the heart, do not usually terminate suddenly: it was so with Volktman.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With sedentary men, diseases being often those connected with the Organisation of the heart, do not usually terminate suddenly: it was so with Volktman.
SYMPATHY
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From this reading MAGNETISM.--SYMPATHY.--THE RETURN OF ELEMENTS TO ELEMENTS.
terminate
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From this reading With sedentary men, diseases being often those connected with the Organisation of the heart, do not usually terminate suddenly: it was so with Volktman.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAGNETISM.--SYMPATHY.--THE RETURN OF ELEMENTS TO ELEMENTS.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading With sedentary men, diseases being often those connected with the Organisation of the heart, do not usually terminate suddenly: it was so with Volktman.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MAGNETISM.--SYMPATHY.--THE RETURN OF ELEMENTS TO ELEMENTS.
usually
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From this reading With sedentary men, diseases being often those connected with the Organisation of the heart, do not usually terminate suddenly: it was so with Volktman.
Volktman
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From this reading Daily did the health of Volktman decline; Lucilla was the only one ignorant of his danger.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Daily did the health of Volktman decline; Lucilla was the only one ignorant of his danger.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Physicians and dark rooms were necessarily coupled in her mind with all graver maladies; and as the astrologer, wrapt in his calculations, altered not any of his habits, and was insensible to pain, she fondly attributed his occasional complaints to the melancholy induced by seclusion.
whole
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From this reading She had never seen the gradual approaches of death: her mother’s abrupt and rapid illness made the whole of her experience of disease.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Physicians and dark rooms were necessarily coupled in her mind with all graver maladies; and as the astrologer, wrapt in his calculations, altered not any of his habits, and was insensible to pain, she fondly attributed his occasional complaints to the melancholy induced by seclusion.
wrapt
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From this reading Physicians and dark rooms were necessarily coupled in her mind with all graver maladies; and as the astrologer, wrapt in his calculations, altered not any of his habits, and was insensible to pain, she fondly attributed his occasional complaints to the melancholy induced by seclusion.
