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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was sorry for the change that had come over him and would have given much to see him happy again.
always
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From this reading Clara loved the doctor, who had always tried to cheer her up on his visits by bright and funny tales.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The doctor had been surprised by this proposal, and tried to object.
any
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From this reading But Mr. Sesemann was so full of his new project that he pulled his friend with him into his daughter's room, not leaving him time for any remonstrances.
bedside
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From this reading When he had shaken hands with her, both men pulled up their chairs to Clara's bedside.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The doctor had been surprised by this proposal, and tried to object.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading When he had shaken hands with her, both men pulled up their chairs to Clara's bedside.
bright
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From this reading Clara loved the doctor, who had always tried to cheer her up on his visits by bright and funny tales.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Mr. Sesemann was so full of his new project that he pulled his friend with him into his daughter's room, not leaving him time for any remonstrances.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The doctor had been surprised by this proposal, and tried to object.
chairs
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From this reading When he had shaken hands with her, both men pulled up their chairs to Clara's bedside.
change
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From this reading She was sorry for the change that had come over him and would have given much to see him happy again.
cheer
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From this reading Clara loved the doctor, who had always tried to cheer her up on his visits by bright and funny tales.
Clara
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From this reading Clara loved the doctor, who had always tried to cheer her up on his visits by bright and funny tales.
Clara's
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From this reading When he had shaken hands with her, both men pulled up their chairs to Clara's bedside.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was sorry for the change that had come over him and would have given much to see him happy again.
daughter's
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From this reading But Mr. Sesemann was so full of his new project that he pulled his friend with him into his daughter's room, not leaving him time for any remonstrances.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor had been surprised by this proposal, and tried to object.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But Mr. Sesemann was so full of his new project that he pulled his friend with him into his daughter's room, not leaving him time for any remonstrances.
friend
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From this reading But Mr. Sesemann was so full of his new project that he pulled his friend with him into his daughter's room, not leaving him time for any remonstrances.
full
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From this reading But Mr. Sesemann was so full of his new project that he pulled his friend with him into his daughter's room, not leaving him time for any remonstrances.
funny
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From this reading Clara loved the doctor, who had always tried to cheer her up on his visits by bright and funny tales.
given
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From this reading She was sorry for the change that had come over him and would have given much to see him happy again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The doctor had been surprised by this proposal, and tried to object.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading When he had shaken hands with her, both men pulled up their chairs to Clara's bedside.
happy
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From this reading She was sorry for the change that had come over him and would have given much to see him happy again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was sorry for the change that had come over him and would have given much to see him happy again.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Mr. Sesemann was so full of his new project that he pulled his friend with him into his daughter's room, not leaving him time for any remonstrances.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Clara loved the doctor, who had always tried to cheer her up on his visits by bright and funny tales.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Mr. Sesemann was so full of his new project that he pulled his friend with him into his daughter's room, not leaving him time for any remonstrances.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Mr. Sesemann was so full of his new project that he pulled his friend with him into his daughter's room, not leaving him time for any remonstrances.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But Mr. Sesemann was so full of his new project that he pulled his friend with him into his daughter's room, not leaving him time for any remonstrances.
leaving
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From this reading But Mr. Sesemann was so full of his new project that he pulled his friend with him into his daughter's room, not leaving him time for any remonstrances.
loved
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From this reading Clara loved the doctor, who had always tried to cheer her up on his visits by bright and funny tales.
men
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From this reading When he had shaken hands with her, both men pulled up their chairs to Clara's bedside.
Mr
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From this reading But Mr. Sesemann was so full of his new project that he pulled his friend with him into his daughter's room, not leaving him time for any remonstrances.
much
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From this reading She was sorry for the change that had come over him and would have given much to see him happy again.
new
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From this reading But Mr. Sesemann was so full of his new project that he pulled his friend with him into his daughter's room, not leaving him time for any remonstrances.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Mr. Sesemann was so full of his new project that he pulled his friend with him into his daughter's room, not leaving him time for any remonstrances.
object
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From this reading The doctor had been surprised by this proposal, and tried to object.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Mr. Sesemann was so full of his new project that he pulled his friend with him into his daughter's room, not leaving him time for any remonstrances.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Clara loved the doctor, who had always tried to cheer her up on his visits by bright and funny tales.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She was sorry for the change that had come over him and would have given much to see him happy again.
project
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From this reading But Mr. Sesemann was so full of his new project that he pulled his friend with him into his daughter's room, not leaving him time for any remonstrances.
proposal
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From this reading The doctor had been surprised by this proposal, and tried to object.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Mr. Sesemann was so full of his new project that he pulled his friend with him into his daughter's room, not leaving him time for any remonstrances.
remonstrances
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From this reading But Mr. Sesemann was so full of his new project that he pulled his friend with him into his daughter's room, not leaving him time for any remonstrances.
room
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From this reading But Mr. Sesemann was so full of his new project that he pulled his friend with him into his daughter's room, not leaving him time for any remonstrances.
see
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From this reading She was sorry for the change that had come over him and would have given much to see him happy again.
Sesemann
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From this reading But Mr. Sesemann was so full of his new project that he pulled his friend with him into his daughter's room, not leaving him time for any remonstrances.
shaken
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From this reading When he had shaken hands with her, both men pulled up their chairs to Clara's bedside.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was sorry for the change that had come over him and would have given much to see him happy again.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But Mr. Sesemann was so full of his new project that he pulled his friend with him into his daughter's room, not leaving him time for any remonstrances.
sorry
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From this reading She was sorry for the change that had come over him and would have given much to see him happy again.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor had been surprised by this proposal, and tried to object.
tales
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From this reading Clara loved the doctor, who had always tried to cheer her up on his visits by bright and funny tales.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But Mr. Sesemann was so full of his new project that he pulled his friend with him into his daughter's room, not leaving him time for any remonstrances.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doctor had been surprised by this proposal, and tried to object.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When he had shaken hands with her, both men pulled up their chairs to Clara's bedside.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The doctor had been surprised by this proposal, and tried to object.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Mr. Sesemann was so full of his new project that he pulled his friend with him into his daughter's room, not leaving him time for any remonstrances.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The doctor had been surprised by this proposal, and tried to object.
tried
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From this reading The doctor had been surprised by this proposal, and tried to object.
up
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From this reading Clara loved the doctor, who had always tried to cheer her up on his visits by bright and funny tales.
visits
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From this reading Clara loved the doctor, who had always tried to cheer her up on his visits by bright and funny tales.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Mr. Sesemann was so full of his new project that he pulled his friend with him into his daughter's room, not leaving him time for any remonstrances.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he had shaken hands with her, both men pulled up their chairs to Clara's bedside.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Clara loved the doctor, who had always tried to cheer her up on his visits by bright and funny tales.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Mr. Sesemann was so full of his new project that he pulled his friend with him into his daughter's room, not leaving him time for any remonstrances.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was sorry for the change that had come over him and would have given much to see him happy again.
