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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 deep shuddering sense of awe came over him, as he thought what it would have been to die then, without a minute of clear recollection, and his last act one of wilful disobedience.
able
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From this reading In the earlier part of his illness he had been so stupefied by the accident, that he had neither been conscious of his danger, nor was able to preserve any distinct remembrance of what he had suffered.
accident
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From this reading In the earlier part of his illness he had been so stupefied by the accident, that he had neither been conscious of his danger, nor was able to preserve any distinct remembrance of what he had suffered.
act
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From this reading A deep shuddering sense of awe came over him, as he thought what it would have been to die then, without a minute of clear recollection, and his last act one of wilful disobedience.
all
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From this reading But this return to his former state, with all his senses perfect, made him realise the rest, and begin to perceive how near to the grave he had been brought.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Frederick had lost much ground, and yet on the whole his relapse was of no slight service to him.
any
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From this reading In the earlier part of his illness he had been so stupefied by the accident, that he had neither been conscious of his danger, nor was able to preserve any distinct remembrance of what he had suffered.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A deep shuddering sense of awe came over him, as he thought what it would have been to die then, without a minute of clear recollection, and his last act one of wilful disobedience.
awe
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From this reading A deep shuddering sense of awe came over him, as he thought what it would have been to die then, without a minute of clear recollection, and his last act one of wilful disobedience.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the earlier part of his illness he had been so stupefied by the accident, that he had neither been conscious of his danger, nor was able to preserve any distinct remembrance of what he had suffered.
begin
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From this reading But this return to his former state, with all his senses perfect, made him realise the rest, and begin to perceive how near to the grave he had been brought.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But this return to his former state, with all his senses perfect, made him realise the rest, and begin to perceive how near to the grave he had been brought.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this return to his former state, with all his senses perfect, made him realise the rest, and begin to perceive how near to the grave he had been brought.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the earlier part of his illness he had been so stupefied by the accident, that he had neither been conscious of his danger, nor was able to preserve any distinct remembrance of what he had suffered.
came
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From this reading A deep shuddering sense of awe came over him, as he thought what it would have been to die then, without a minute of clear recollection, and his last act one of wilful disobedience.
clear
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From this reading A deep shuddering sense of awe came over him, as he thought what it would have been to die then, without a minute of clear recollection, and his last act one of wilful disobedience.
conscious
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From this reading In the earlier part of his illness he had been so stupefied by the accident, that he had neither been conscious of his danger, nor was able to preserve any distinct remembrance of what he had suffered.
danger
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From this reading In the earlier part of his illness he had been so stupefied by the accident, that he had neither been conscious of his danger, nor was able to preserve any distinct remembrance of what he had suffered.
deep
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From this reading A deep shuddering sense of awe came over him, as he thought what it would have been to die then, without a minute of clear recollection, and his last act one of wilful disobedience.
die
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From this reading A deep shuddering sense of awe came over him, as he thought what it would have been to die then, without a minute of clear recollection, and his last act one of wilful disobedience.
disobedience
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From this reading A deep shuddering sense of awe came over him, as he thought what it would have been to die then, without a minute of clear recollection, and his last act one of wilful disobedience.
distinct
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From this reading In the earlier part of his illness he had been so stupefied by the accident, that he had neither been conscious of his danger, nor was able to preserve any distinct remembrance of what he had suffered.
earlier
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From this reading In the earlier part of his illness he had been so stupefied by the accident, that he had neither been conscious of his danger, nor was able to preserve any distinct remembrance of what he had suffered.
former
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From this reading But this return to his former state, with all his senses perfect, made him realise the rest, and begin to perceive how near to the grave he had been brought.
Frederick
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From this reading Frederick had lost much ground, and yet on the whole his relapse was of no slight service to him.
grave
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From this reading But this return to his former state, with all his senses perfect, made him realise the rest, and begin to perceive how near to the grave he had been brought.
ground
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From this reading Frederick had lost much ground, and yet on the whole his relapse was of no slight service to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Frederick had lost much ground, and yet on the whole his relapse was of no slight service to him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A deep shuddering sense of awe came over him, as he thought what it would have been to die then, without a minute of clear recollection, and his last act one of wilful disobedience.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the earlier part of his illness he had been so stupefied by the accident, that he had neither been conscious of his danger, nor was able to preserve any distinct remembrance of what he had suffered.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Frederick had lost much ground, and yet on the whole his relapse was of no slight service to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Frederick had lost much ground, and yet on the whole his relapse was of no slight service to him.
how
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From this reading But this return to his former state, with all his senses perfect, made him realise the rest, and begin to perceive how near to the grave he had been brought.
illness
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From this reading In the earlier part of his illness he had been so stupefied by the accident, that he had neither been conscious of his danger, nor was able to preserve any distinct remembrance of what he had suffered.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the earlier part of his illness he had been so stupefied by the accident, that he had neither been conscious of his danger, nor was able to preserve any distinct remembrance of what he had suffered.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A deep shuddering sense of awe came over him, as he thought what it would have been to die then, without a minute of clear recollection, and his last act one of wilful disobedience.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A deep shuddering sense of awe came over him, as he thought what it would have been to die then, without a minute of clear recollection, and his last act one of wilful disobedience.
lost
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From this reading Frederick had lost much ground, and yet on the whole his relapse was of no slight service to him.
made
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From this reading But this return to his former state, with all his senses perfect, made him realise the rest, and begin to perceive how near to the grave he had been brought.
mercy
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From this reading And how had he requited the mercy which had spared him?
minute
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From this reading A deep shuddering sense of awe came over him, as he thought what it would have been to die then, without a minute of clear recollection, and his last act one of wilful disobedience.
much
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From this reading Frederick had lost much ground, and yet on the whole his relapse was of no slight service to him.
near
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From this reading But this return to his former state, with all his senses perfect, made him realise the rest, and begin to perceive how near to the grave he had been brought.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading In the earlier part of his illness he had been so stupefied by the accident, that he had neither been conscious of his danger, nor was able to preserve any distinct remembrance of what he had suffered.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Frederick had lost much ground, and yet on the whole his relapse was of no slight service to him.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading In the earlier part of his illness he had been so stupefied by the accident, that he had neither been conscious of his danger, nor was able to preserve any distinct remembrance of what he had suffered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Frederick had lost much ground, and yet on the whole his relapse was of no slight service to him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Frederick had lost much ground, and yet on the whole his relapse was of no slight service to him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A deep shuddering sense of awe came over him, as he thought what it would have been to die then, without a minute of clear recollection, and his last act one of wilful disobedience.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A deep shuddering sense of awe came over him, as he thought what it would have been to die then, without a minute of clear recollection, and his last act one of wilful disobedience.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the earlier part of his illness he had been so stupefied by the accident, that he had neither been conscious of his danger, nor was able to preserve any distinct remembrance of what he had suffered.
perceive
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From this reading But this return to his former state, with all his senses perfect, made him realise the rest, and begin to perceive how near to the grave he had been brought.
perfect
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From this reading But this return to his former state, with all his senses perfect, made him realise the rest, and begin to perceive how near to the grave he had been brought.
preserve
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From this reading In the earlier part of his illness he had been so stupefied by the accident, that he had neither been conscious of his danger, nor was able to preserve any distinct remembrance of what he had suffered.
realise
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From this reading But this return to his former state, with all his senses perfect, made him realise the rest, and begin to perceive how near to the grave he had been brought.
recollection
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From this reading A deep shuddering sense of awe came over him, as he thought what it would have been to die then, without a minute of clear recollection, and his last act one of wilful disobedience.
relapse
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From this reading Frederick had lost much ground, and yet on the whole his relapse was of no slight service to him.
remembrance
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From this reading In the earlier part of his illness he had been so stupefied by the accident, that he had neither been conscious of his danger, nor was able to preserve any distinct remembrance of what he had suffered.
requited
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From this reading And how had he requited the mercy which had spared him?
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this return to his former state, with all his senses perfect, made him realise the rest, and begin to perceive how near to the grave he had been brought.
return
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From this reading But this return to his former state, with all his senses perfect, made him realise the rest, and begin to perceive how near to the grave he had been brought.
sense
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From this reading A deep shuddering sense of awe came over him, as he thought what it would have been to die then, without a minute of clear recollection, and his last act one of wilful disobedience.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading But this return to his former state, with all his senses perfect, made him realise the rest, and begin to perceive how near to the grave he had been brought.
service
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From this reading Frederick had lost much ground, and yet on the whole his relapse was of no slight service to him.
shuddering
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From this reading A deep shuddering sense of awe came over him, as he thought what it would have been to die then, without a minute of clear recollection, and his last act one of wilful disobedience.
slight
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From this reading Frederick had lost much ground, and yet on the whole his relapse was of no slight service to him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In the earlier part of his illness he had been so stupefied by the accident, that he had neither been conscious of his danger, nor was able to preserve any distinct remembrance of what he had suffered.
spared
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From this reading And how had he requited the mercy which had spared him?
state
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From this reading But this return to his former state, with all his senses perfect, made him realise the rest, and begin to perceive how near to the grave he had been brought.
stupefied
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From this reading In the earlier part of his illness he had been so stupefied by the accident, that he had neither been conscious of his danger, nor was able to preserve any distinct remembrance of what he had suffered.
suffered
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From this reading In the earlier part of his illness he had been so stupefied by the accident, that he had neither been conscious of his danger, nor was able to preserve any distinct remembrance of what he had suffered.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the earlier part of his illness he had been so stupefied by the accident, that he had neither been conscious of his danger, nor was able to preserve any distinct remembrance of what he had suffered.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Frederick had lost much ground, and yet on the whole his relapse was of no slight service to him.
then
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From this reading A deep shuddering sense of awe came over him, as he thought what it would have been to die then, without a minute of clear recollection, and his last act one of wilful disobedience.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this return to his former state, with all his senses perfect, made him realise the rest, and begin to perceive how near to the grave he had been brought.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A deep shuddering sense of awe came over him, as he thought what it would have been to die then, without a minute of clear recollection, and his last act one of wilful disobedience.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frederick had lost much ground, and yet on the whole his relapse was of no slight service to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Frederick had lost much ground, and yet on the whole his relapse was of no slight service to him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In the earlier part of his illness he had been so stupefied by the accident, that he had neither been conscious of his danger, nor was able to preserve any distinct remembrance of what he had suffered.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And how had he requited the mercy which had spared him?
whole
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From this reading Frederick had lost much ground, and yet on the whole his relapse was of no slight service to him.
wilful
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From this reading A deep shuddering sense of awe came over him, as he thought what it would have been to die then, without a minute of clear recollection, and his last act one of wilful disobedience.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But this return to his former state, with all his senses perfect, made him realise the rest, and begin to perceive how near to the grave he had been brought.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A deep shuddering sense of awe came over him, as he thought what it would have been to die then, without a minute of clear recollection, and his last act one of wilful disobedience.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A deep shuddering sense of awe came over him, as he thought what it would have been to die then, without a minute of clear recollection, and his last act one of wilful disobedience.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Frederick had lost much ground, and yet on the whole his relapse was of no slight service to him.
