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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 But in the meanwhile she had made a long journey, having accompanied her husband to California.
accompanied
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From this reading But in the meanwhile she had made a long journey, having accompanied her husband to California.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Seven weeks after she had searched for the first jessamine, Ruth Chase was again at St. Augustine.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seven weeks after she had searched for the first jessamine, Ruth Chase was again at St. Augustine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When he reached New York on his return from the West, and learned that Patterson had been stricken down by illness at Palatka, he decided that the best thing he could do would be to go to Palatka himself immediately.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Seven weeks after she had searched for the first jessamine, Ruth Chase was again at St. Augustine.
Augustine
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From this reading Seven weeks after she had searched for the first jessamine, Ruth Chase was again at St. Augustine.
back
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From this reading Chase had unexpectedly come back to Florida, to see David Patterson.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When he reached New York on his return from the West, and learned that Patterson had been stricken down by illness at Palatka, he decided that the best thing he could do would be to go to Palatka himself immediately.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When he reached New York on his return from the West, and learned that Patterson had been stricken down by illness at Palatka, he decided that the best thing he could do would be to go to Palatka himself immediately.
best
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From this reading When he reached New York on his return from the West, and learned that Patterson had been stricken down by illness at Palatka, he decided that the best thing he could do would be to go to Palatka himself immediately.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in the meanwhile she had made a long journey, having accompanied her husband to California.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When he reached New York on his return from the West, and learned that Patterson had been stricken down by illness at Palatka, he decided that the best thing he could do would be to go to Palatka himself immediately.
California
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From this reading But in the meanwhile she had made a long journey, having accompanied her husband to California.
Chase
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From this reading Seven weeks after she had searched for the first jessamine, Ruth Chase was again at St. Augustine.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chase had unexpectedly come back to Florida, to see David Patterson.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When he reached New York on his return from the West, and learned that Patterson had been stricken down by illness at Palatka, he decided that the best thing he could do would be to go to Palatka himself immediately.
David
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From this reading Chase had unexpectedly come back to Florida, to see David Patterson.
decided
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From this reading When he reached New York on his return from the West, and learned that Patterson had been stricken down by illness at Palatka, he decided that the best thing he could do would be to go to Palatka himself immediately.
delighted
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From this reading Ruth was delighted.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When he reached New York on his return from the West, and learned that Patterson had been stricken down by illness at Palatka, he decided that the best thing he could do would be to go to Palatka himself immediately.
down
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From this reading When he reached New York on his return from the West, and learned that Patterson had been stricken down by illness at Palatka, he decided that the best thing he could do would be to go to Palatka himself immediately.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seven weeks after she had searched for the first jessamine, Ruth Chase was again at St. Augustine.
Florida
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From this reading Chase had unexpectedly come back to Florida, to see David Patterson.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Seven weeks after she had searched for the first jessamine, Ruth Chase was again at St. Augustine.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When he reached New York on his return from the West, and learned that Patterson had been stricken down by illness at Palatka, he decided that the best thing he could do would be to go to Palatka himself immediately.
go
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From this reading When he reached New York on his return from the West, and learned that Patterson had been stricken down by illness at Palatka, he decided that the best thing he could do would be to go to Palatka himself immediately.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Seven weeks after she had searched for the first jessamine, Ruth Chase was again at St. Augustine.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading But in the meanwhile she had made a long journey, having accompanied her husband to California.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he reached New York on his return from the West, and learned that Patterson had been stricken down by illness at Palatka, he decided that the best thing he could do would be to go to Palatka himself immediately.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But in the meanwhile she had made a long journey, having accompanied her husband to California.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When he reached New York on his return from the West, and learned that Patterson had been stricken down by illness at Palatka, he decided that the best thing he could do would be to go to Palatka himself immediately.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he reached New York on his return from the West, and learned that Patterson had been stricken down by illness at Palatka, he decided that the best thing he could do would be to go to Palatka himself immediately.
husband
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From this reading But in the meanwhile she had made a long journey, having accompanied her husband to California.
illness
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From this reading When he reached New York on his return from the West, and learned that Patterson had been stricken down by illness at Palatka, he decided that the best thing he could do would be to go to Palatka himself immediately.
immediately
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From this reading When he reached New York on his return from the West, and learned that Patterson had been stricken down by illness at Palatka, he decided that the best thing he could do would be to go to Palatka himself immediately.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in the meanwhile she had made a long journey, having accompanied her husband to California.
jessamine
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From this reading Seven weeks after she had searched for the first jessamine, Ruth Chase was again at St. Augustine.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But in the meanwhile she had made a long journey, having accompanied her husband to California.
learned
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From this reading When he reached New York on his return from the West, and learned that Patterson had been stricken down by illness at Palatka, he decided that the best thing he could do would be to go to Palatka himself immediately.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in the meanwhile she had made a long journey, having accompanied her husband to California.
made
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From this reading But in the meanwhile she had made a long journey, having accompanied her husband to California.
meanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But in the meanwhile she had made a long journey, having accompanied her husband to California.
New
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From this reading When he reached New York on his return from the West, and learned that Patterson had been stricken down by illness at Palatka, he decided that the best thing he could do would be to go to Palatka himself immediately.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When he reached New York on his return from the West, and learned that Patterson had been stricken down by illness at Palatka, he decided that the best thing he could do would be to go to Palatka himself immediately.
Palatka
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From this reading When he reached New York on his return from the West, and learned that Patterson had been stricken down by illness at Palatka, he decided that the best thing he could do would be to go to Palatka himself immediately.
Patterson
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From this reading Chase had unexpectedly come back to Florida, to see David Patterson.
reached
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From this reading When he reached New York on his return from the West, and learned that Patterson had been stricken down by illness at Palatka, he decided that the best thing he could do would be to go to Palatka himself immediately.
return
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From this reading When he reached New York on his return from the West, and learned that Patterson had been stricken down by illness at Palatka, he decided that the best thing he could do would be to go to Palatka himself immediately.
Ruth
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From this reading Seven weeks after she had searched for the first jessamine, Ruth Chase was again at St. Augustine.
searched
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From this reading Seven weeks after she had searched for the first jessamine, Ruth Chase was again at St. Augustine.
see
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From this reading Chase had unexpectedly come back to Florida, to see David Patterson.
Seven
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From this reading Seven weeks after she had searched for the first jessamine, Ruth Chase was again at St. Augustine.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Seven weeks after she had searched for the first jessamine, Ruth Chase was again at St. Augustine.
St
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From this reading Seven weeks after she had searched for the first jessamine, Ruth Chase was again at St. Augustine.
stricken
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From this reading When he reached New York on his return from the West, and learned that Patterson had been stricken down by illness at Palatka, he decided that the best thing he could do would be to go to Palatka himself immediately.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When he reached New York on his return from the West, and learned that Patterson had been stricken down by illness at Palatka, he decided that the best thing he could do would be to go to Palatka himself immediately.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Seven weeks after she had searched for the first jessamine, Ruth Chase was again at St. Augustine.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he reached New York on his return from the West, and learned that Patterson had been stricken down by illness at Palatka, he decided that the best thing he could do would be to go to Palatka himself immediately.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But in the meanwhile she had made a long journey, having accompanied her husband to California.
unexpectedly
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From this reading Chase had unexpectedly come back to Florida, to see David Patterson.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Seven weeks after she had searched for the first jessamine, Ruth Chase was again at St. Augustine.
weeks
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From this reading Seven weeks after she had searched for the first jessamine, Ruth Chase was again at St. Augustine.
West
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From this reading When he reached New York on his return from the West, and learned that Patterson had been stricken down by illness at Palatka, he decided that the best thing he could do would be to go to Palatka himself immediately.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he reached New York on his return from the West, and learned that Patterson had been stricken down by illness at Palatka, he decided that the best thing he could do would be to go to Palatka himself immediately.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When he reached New York on his return from the West, and learned that Patterson had been stricken down by illness at Palatka, he decided that the best thing he could do would be to go to Palatka himself immediately.
York
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From this reading When he reached New York on his return from the West, and learned that Patterson had been stricken down by illness at Palatka, he decided that the best thing he could do would be to go to Palatka himself immediately.
