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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 To the surprise of the enthralled command, she fell in a dead swoon when she looked upon the pallid face of Graydon Bansemer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had gone eagerly from one pallet to another, coming upon his near the last.
arrived
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From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
Bansemer
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From this reading To the surprise of the enthralled command, she fell in a dead swoon when she looked upon the pallid face of Graydon Bansemer.
battle
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From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
BEAUTIFUL
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From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
charge
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From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
coming
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From this reading She had gone eagerly from one pallet to another, coming upon his near the last.
command
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From this reading To the surprise of the enthralled command, she fell in a dead swoon when she looked upon the pallid face of Graydon Bansemer.
Cross
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From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
day
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From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the surprise of the enthralled command, she fell in a dead swoon when she looked upon the pallid face of Graydon Bansemer.
dying
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From this reading She found him dying.
eagerly
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From this reading She had gone eagerly from one pallet to another, coming upon his near the last.
enough
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From this reading One glance was enough.
enthralled
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From this reading To the surprise of the enthralled command, she fell in a dead swoon when she looked upon the pallid face of Graydon Bansemer.
face
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From this reading To the surprise of the enthralled command, she fell in a dead swoon when she looked upon the pallid face of Graydon Bansemer.
fame
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From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
fell
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From this reading To the surprise of the enthralled command, she fell in a dead swoon when she looked upon the pallid face of Graydon Bansemer.
following
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From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had gone eagerly from one pallet to another, coming upon his near the last.
glance
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From this reading One glance was enough.
gone
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From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
Graydon
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From this reading To the surprise of the enthralled command, she fell in a dead swoon when she looked upon the pallid face of Graydon Bansemer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
heartsick
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From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She found him dying.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had gone eagerly from one pallet to another, coming upon his near the last.
hospital
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From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To the surprise of the enthralled command, she fell in a dead swoon when she looked upon the pallid face of Graydon Bansemer.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had gone eagerly from one pallet to another, coming upon his near the last.
longing
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From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the surprise of the enthralled command, she fell in a dead swoon when she looked upon the pallid face of Graydon Bansemer.
man
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From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
many
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From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
months
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From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
near
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From this reading She had gone eagerly from one pallet to another, coming upon his near the last.
NURSE
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From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had gone eagerly from one pallet to another, coming upon his near the last.
others
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From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
pallet
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From this reading She had gone eagerly from one pallet to another, coming upon his near the last.
pallid
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From this reading To the surprise of the enthralled command, she fell in a dead swoon when she looked upon the pallid face of Graydon Bansemer.
Pass
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From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
Red
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From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
see
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From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
soldiers
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From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
surprise
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From this reading To the surprise of the enthralled command, she fell in a dead swoon when she looked upon the pallid face of Graydon Bansemer.
swoon
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From this reading To the surprise of the enthralled command, she fell in a dead swoon when she looked upon the pallid face of Graydon Bansemer.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
Tilad
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From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
up
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From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading To the surprise of the enthralled command, she fell in a dead swoon when she looked upon the pallid face of Graydon Bansemer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One glance was enough.
weary
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From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL NURSE When the beautiful and mysterious nurse whose fame had gone up with the soldiers into Tilad Pass, arrived with others to take charge of the Red Cross hospital, on the day following the battle, she found the man she had been longing to see for many weary, heartsick months.
