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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 "YOU KEPT A SECRET FROM ME."
act
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From this reading Hinton, when he went away that morning, was, as I have said, very undecided how best to act.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even his unprofessional eye saw the danger the boy was in; and the boy himself, lying awake during most of the weary hours of the night, had confided to his friend some thoughts which it seemed to Hinton could only come to such a child as the precursor of death.
arising
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From this reading He saw very clearly the fresh danger arising to Harold.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hinton, when he went away that morning, was, as I have said, very undecided how best to act.
awake
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From this reading Even his unprofessional eye saw the danger the boy was in; and the boy himself, lying awake during most of the weary hours of the night, had confided to his friend some thoughts which it seemed to Hinton could only come to such a child as the precursor of death.
away
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From this reading Hinton, when he went away that morning, was, as I have said, very undecided how best to act.
best
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From this reading Hinton, when he went away that morning, was, as I have said, very undecided how best to act.
boy
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From this reading Even his unprofessional eye saw the danger the boy was in; and the boy himself, lying awake during most of the weary hours of the night, had confided to his friend some thoughts which it seemed to Hinton could only come to such a child as the precursor of death.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Was he but rescued from the dangerous fever to fall a prey to lingering, or, perhaps, rapid consumption?
child
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From this reading Even his unprofessional eye saw the danger the boy was in; and the boy himself, lying awake during most of the weary hours of the night, had confided to his friend some thoughts which it seemed to Hinton could only come to such a child as the precursor of death.
clearly
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From this reading He saw very clearly the fresh danger arising to Harold.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even his unprofessional eye saw the danger the boy was in; and the boy himself, lying awake during most of the weary hours of the night, had confided to his friend some thoughts which it seemed to Hinton could only come to such a child as the precursor of death.
confided
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From this reading Even his unprofessional eye saw the danger the boy was in; and the boy himself, lying awake during most of the weary hours of the night, had confided to his friend some thoughts which it seemed to Hinton could only come to such a child as the precursor of death.
consumption
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From this reading Was he but rescued from the dangerous fever to fall a prey to lingering, or, perhaps, rapid consumption?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Even his unprofessional eye saw the danger the boy was in; and the boy himself, lying awake during most of the weary hours of the night, had confided to his friend some thoughts which it seemed to Hinton could only come to such a child as the precursor of death.
danger
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From this reading He saw very clearly the fresh danger arising to Harold.
dangerous
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From this reading Was he but rescued from the dangerous fever to fall a prey to lingering, or, perhaps, rapid consumption?
death
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From this reading Even his unprofessional eye saw the danger the boy was in; and the boy himself, lying awake during most of the weary hours of the night, had confided to his friend some thoughts which it seemed to Hinton could only come to such a child as the precursor of death.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Even his unprofessional eye saw the danger the boy was in; and the boy himself, lying awake during most of the weary hours of the night, had confided to his friend some thoughts which it seemed to Hinton could only come to such a child as the precursor of death.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even his unprofessional eye saw the danger the boy was in; and the boy himself, lying awake during most of the weary hours of the night, had confided to his friend some thoughts which it seemed to Hinton could only come to such a child as the precursor of death.
eye
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From this reading Even his unprofessional eye saw the danger the boy was in; and the boy himself, lying awake during most of the weary hours of the night, had confided to his friend some thoughts which it seemed to Hinton could only come to such a child as the precursor of death.
fall
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From this reading Was he but rescued from the dangerous fever to fall a prey to lingering, or, perhaps, rapid consumption?
fever
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From this reading Was he but rescued from the dangerous fever to fall a prey to lingering, or, perhaps, rapid consumption?
fresh
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From this reading He saw very clearly the fresh danger arising to Harold.
friend
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From this reading Even his unprofessional eye saw the danger the boy was in; and the boy himself, lying awake during most of the weary hours of the night, had confided to his friend some thoughts which it seemed to Hinton could only come to such a child as the precursor of death.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "YOU KEPT A SECRET FROM ME."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even his unprofessional eye saw the danger the boy was in; and the boy himself, lying awake during most of the weary hours of the night, had confided to his friend some thoughts which it seemed to Hinton could only come to such a child as the precursor of death.
Harold
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From this reading He saw very clearly the fresh danger arising to Harold.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Hinton, when he went away that morning, was, as I have said, very undecided how best to act.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hinton, when he went away that morning, was, as I have said, very undecided how best to act.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Even his unprofessional eye saw the danger the boy was in; and the boy himself, lying awake during most of the weary hours of the night, had confided to his friend some thoughts which it seemed to Hinton could only come to such a child as the precursor of death.
Hinton
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From this reading Hinton, when he went away that morning, was, as I have said, very undecided how best to act.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even his unprofessional eye saw the danger the boy was in; and the boy himself, lying awake during most of the weary hours of the night, had confided to his friend some thoughts which it seemed to Hinton could only come to such a child as the precursor of death.
hours
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From this reading Even his unprofessional eye saw the danger the boy was in; and the boy himself, lying awake during most of the weary hours of the night, had confided to his friend some thoughts which it seemed to Hinton could only come to such a child as the precursor of death.
how
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From this reading Hinton, when he went away that morning, was, as I have said, very undecided how best to act.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Hinton, when he went away that morning, was, as I have said, very undecided how best to act.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even his unprofessional eye saw the danger the boy was in; and the boy himself, lying awake during most of the weary hours of the night, had confided to his friend some thoughts which it seemed to Hinton could only come to such a child as the precursor of death.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even his unprofessional eye saw the danger the boy was in; and the boy himself, lying awake during most of the weary hours of the night, had confided to his friend some thoughts which it seemed to Hinton could only come to such a child as the precursor of death.
KEPT
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From this reading "YOU KEPT A SECRET FROM ME."
lingering
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From this reading Was he but rescued from the dangerous fever to fall a prey to lingering, or, perhaps, rapid consumption?
lying
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From this reading Even his unprofessional eye saw the danger the boy was in; and the boy himself, lying awake during most of the weary hours of the night, had confided to his friend some thoughts which it seemed to Hinton could only come to such a child as the precursor of death.
MEpronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "YOU KEPT A SECRET FROM ME."
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hinton, when he went away that morning, was, as I have said, very undecided how best to act.
most
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From this reading Even his unprofessional eye saw the danger the boy was in; and the boy himself, lying awake during most of the weary hours of the night, had confided to his friend some thoughts which it seemed to Hinton could only come to such a child as the precursor of death.
night
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From this reading Even his unprofessional eye saw the danger the boy was in; and the boy himself, lying awake during most of the weary hours of the night, had confided to his friend some thoughts which it seemed to Hinton could only come to such a child as the precursor of death.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even his unprofessional eye saw the danger the boy was in; and the boy himself, lying awake during most of the weary hours of the night, had confided to his friend some thoughts which it seemed to Hinton could only come to such a child as the precursor of death.
only
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From this reading Even his unprofessional eye saw the danger the boy was in; and the boy himself, lying awake during most of the weary hours of the night, had confided to his friend some thoughts which it seemed to Hinton could only come to such a child as the precursor of death.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Was he but rescued from the dangerous fever to fall a prey to lingering, or, perhaps, rapid consumption?
perhaps
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From this reading Was he but rescued from the dangerous fever to fall a prey to lingering, or, perhaps, rapid consumption?
precursor
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From this reading Even his unprofessional eye saw the danger the boy was in; and the boy himself, lying awake during most of the weary hours of the night, had confided to his friend some thoughts which it seemed to Hinton could only come to such a child as the precursor of death.
prey
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From this reading Was he but rescued from the dangerous fever to fall a prey to lingering, or, perhaps, rapid consumption?
rapid
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From this reading Was he but rescued from the dangerous fever to fall a prey to lingering, or, perhaps, rapid consumption?
rescued
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From this reading Was he but rescued from the dangerous fever to fall a prey to lingering, or, perhaps, rapid consumption?
said
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From this reading Hinton, when he went away that morning, was, as I have said, very undecided how best to act.
saw
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From this reading He saw very clearly the fresh danger arising to Harold.
SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "YOU KEPT A SECRET FROM ME."
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even his unprofessional eye saw the danger the boy was in; and the boy himself, lying awake during most of the weary hours of the night, had confided to his friend some thoughts which it seemed to Hinton could only come to such a child as the precursor of death.
some
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From this reading Even his unprofessional eye saw the danger the boy was in; and the boy himself, lying awake during most of the weary hours of the night, had confided to his friend some thoughts which it seemed to Hinton could only come to such a child as the precursor of death.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Even his unprofessional eye saw the danger the boy was in; and the boy himself, lying awake during most of the weary hours of the night, had confided to his friend some thoughts which it seemed to Hinton could only come to such a child as the precursor of death.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hinton, when he went away that morning, was, as I have said, very undecided how best to act.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He saw very clearly the fresh danger arising to Harold.
thoughts
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From this reading Even his unprofessional eye saw the danger the boy was in; and the boy himself, lying awake during most of the weary hours of the night, had confided to his friend some thoughts which it seemed to Hinton could only come to such a child as the precursor of death.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hinton, when he went away that morning, was, as I have said, very undecided how best to act.
undecided
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From this reading Hinton, when he went away that morning, was, as I have said, very undecided how best to act.
unprofessional
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From this reading Even his unprofessional eye saw the danger the boy was in; and the boy himself, lying awake during most of the weary hours of the night, had confided to his friend some thoughts which it seemed to Hinton could only come to such a child as the precursor of death.
very
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From this reading Hinton, when he went away that morning, was, as I have said, very undecided how best to act.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hinton, when he went away that morning, was, as I have said, very undecided how best to act.
weary
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From this reading Even his unprofessional eye saw the danger the boy was in; and the boy himself, lying awake during most of the weary hours of the night, had confided to his friend some thoughts which it seemed to Hinton could only come to such a child as the precursor of death.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hinton, when he went away that morning, was, as I have said, very undecided how best to act.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Hinton, when he went away that morning, was, as I have said, very undecided how best to act.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Even his unprofessional eye saw the danger the boy was in; and the boy himself, lying awake during most of the weary hours of the night, had confided to his friend some thoughts which it seemed to Hinton could only come to such a child as the precursor of death.
YOUpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "YOU KEPT A SECRET FROM ME."
