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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 One day, in mounting the handsome brown-stone steps to make more of a social than a business call, he was surprised to see the mansion closed.
absence
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From this reading He felt all the more sorry for her absence just at this time, for, after much deliberation, he had decided to make a confidante of Miss Rogers, and pour into her kindly, sympathetic ear the whole of his unfortunate love story from beginning to end, and ask her advice as to what course he should pursue.
advice
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From this reading He felt all the more sorry for her absence just at this time, for, after much deliberation, he had decided to make a confidante of Miss Rogers, and pour into her kindly, sympathetic ear the whole of his unfortunate love story from beginning to end, and ask her advice as to what course he should pursue.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He felt all the more sorry for her absence just at this time, for, after much deliberation, he had decided to make a confidante of Miss Rogers, and pour into her kindly, sympathetic ear the whole of his unfortunate love story from beginning to end, and ask her advice as to what course he should pursue.
all
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From this reading He felt all the more sorry for her absence just at this time, for, after much deliberation, he had decided to make a confidante of Miss Rogers, and pour into her kindly, sympathetic ear the whole of his unfortunate love story from beginning to end, and ask her advice as to what course he should pursue.
almost
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From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
ask
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From this reading He felt all the more sorry for her absence just at this time, for, after much deliberation, he had decided to make a confidante of Miss Rogers, and pour into her kindly, sympathetic ear the whole of his unfortunate love story from beginning to end, and ask her advice as to what course he should pursue.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
basket-maker
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From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He felt all the more sorry for her absence just at this time, for, after much deliberation, he had decided to make a confidante of Miss Rogers, and pour into her kindly, sympathetic ear the whole of his unfortunate love story from beginning to end, and ask her advice as to what course he should pursue.
brotherly
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From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
brown-stone
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From this reading One day, in mounting the handsome brown-stone steps to make more of a social than a business call, he was surprised to see the mansion closed.
business
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From this reading One day, in mounting the handsome brown-stone steps to make more of a social than a business call, he was surprised to see the mansion closed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
call
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From this reading One day, in mounting the handsome brown-stone steps to make more of a social than a business call, he was surprised to see the mansion closed.
care
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From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
closed
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From this reading One day, in mounting the handsome brown-stone steps to make more of a social than a business call, he was surprised to see the mansion closed.
confidante
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From this reading He felt all the more sorry for her absence just at this time, for, after much deliberation, he had decided to make a confidante of Miss Rogers, and pour into her kindly, sympathetic ear the whole of his unfortunate love story from beginning to end, and ask her advice as to what course he should pursue.
constant
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From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
COULDmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading HE WISHED HE COULD TELL SOME ONE HIS UNFORTUNATE LOVE STORY.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt all the more sorry for her absence just at this time, for, after much deliberation, he had decided to make a confidante of Miss Rogers, and pour into her kindly, sympathetic ear the whole of his unfortunate love story from beginning to end, and ask her advice as to what course he should pursue.
daughter
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From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
day
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From this reading One day, in mounting the handsome brown-stone steps to make more of a social than a business call, he was surprised to see the mansion closed.
decided
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From this reading He felt all the more sorry for her absence just at this time, for, after much deliberation, he had decided to make a confidante of Miss Rogers, and pour into her kindly, sympathetic ear the whole of his unfortunate love story from beginning to end, and ask her advice as to what course he should pursue.
deliberation
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From this reading He felt all the more sorry for her absence just at this time, for, after much deliberation, he had decided to make a confidante of Miss Rogers, and pour into her kindly, sympathetic ear the whole of his unfortunate love story from beginning to end, and ask her advice as to what course he should pursue.
departed
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From this reading He felt quite grieved that his friend should have packed up and departed so hastily--that she had not even remembered to say good-bye to him.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
ear
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From this reading He felt all the more sorry for her absence just at this time, for, after much deliberation, he had decided to make a confidante of Miss Rogers, and pour into her kindly, sympathetic ear the whole of his unfortunate love story from beginning to end, and ask her advice as to what course he should pursue.
end
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From this reading He felt all the more sorry for her absence just at this time, for, after much deliberation, he had decided to make a confidante of Miss Rogers, and pour into her kindly, sympathetic ear the whole of his unfortunate love story from beginning to end, and ask her advice as to what course he should pursue.
especial
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From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt quite grieved that his friend should have packed up and departed so hastily--that she had not even remembered to say good-bye to him.
felt
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From this reading He felt quite grieved that his friend should have packed up and departed so hastily--that she had not even remembered to say good-bye to him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He felt all the more sorry for her absence just at this time, for, after much deliberation, he had decided to make a confidante of Miss Rogers, and pour into her kindly, sympathetic ear the whole of his unfortunate love story from beginning to end, and ask her advice as to what course he should pursue.
friend
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From this reading He felt quite grieved that his friend should have packed up and departed so hastily--that she had not even remembered to say good-bye to him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He felt all the more sorry for her absence just at this time, for, after much deliberation, he had decided to make a confidante of Miss Rogers, and pour into her kindly, sympathetic ear the whole of his unfortunate love story from beginning to end, and ask her advice as to what course he should pursue.
Gardiner
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From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
good-bye
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From this reading He felt quite grieved that his friend should have packed up and departed so hastily--that she had not even remembered to say good-bye to him.
grievedverbUS /ɡriːvd/
felt extremely sad, especially because of a loss
From this reading He felt quite grieved that his friend should have packed up and departed so hastily--that she had not even remembered to say good-bye to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One day, in mounting the handsome brown-stone steps to make more of a social than a business call, he was surprised to see the mansion closed.
hastily
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From this reading He felt quite grieved that his friend should have packed up and departed so hastily--that she had not even remembered to say good-bye to him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He felt quite grieved that his friend should have packed up and departed so hastily--that she had not even remembered to say good-bye to him.
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE WISHED HE COULD TELL SOME ONE HIS UNFORTUNATE LOVE STORY.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He felt quite grieved that his friend should have packed up and departed so hastily--that she had not even remembered to say good-bye to him.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HE WISHED HE COULD TELL SOME ONE HIS UNFORTUNATE LOVE STORY.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
interest
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From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He felt all the more sorry for her absence just at this time, for, after much deliberation, he had decided to make a confidante of Miss Rogers, and pour into her kindly, sympathetic ear the whole of his unfortunate love story from beginning to end, and ask her advice as to what course he should pursue.
just
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From this reading He felt all the more sorry for her absence just at this time, for, after much deliberation, he had decided to make a confidante of Miss Rogers, and pour into her kindly, sympathetic ear the whole of his unfortunate love story from beginning to end, and ask her advice as to what course he should pursue.
kindly
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From this reading He felt all the more sorry for her absence just at this time, for, after much deliberation, he had decided to make a confidante of Miss Rogers, and pour into her kindly, sympathetic ear the whole of his unfortunate love story from beginning to end, and ask her advice as to what course he should pursue.
laughingly
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From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
LOVE
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From this reading HE WISHED HE COULD TELL SOME ONE HIS UNFORTUNATE LOVE STORY.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day, in mounting the handsome brown-stone steps to make more of a social than a business call, he was surprised to see the mansion closed.
mansion
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From this reading One day, in mounting the handsome brown-stone steps to make more of a social than a business call, he was surprised to see the mansion closed.
means
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From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
Miss
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From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
more
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From this reading One day, in mounting the handsome brown-stone steps to make more of a social than a business call, he was surprised to see the mansion closed.
mounting
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From this reading One day, in mounting the handsome brown-stone steps to make more of a social than a business call, he was surprised to see the mansion closed.
much
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From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
neglected
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From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
new
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From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He felt quite grieved that his friend should have packed up and departed so hastily--that she had not even remembered to say good-bye to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
old
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From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HE WISHED HE COULD TELL SOME ONE HIS UNFORTUNATE LOVE STORY.
packed
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From this reading He felt quite grieved that his friend should have packed up and departed so hastily--that she had not even remembered to say good-bye to him.
patient
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From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
pour
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From this reading He felt all the more sorry for her absence just at this time, for, after much deliberation, he had decided to make a confidante of Miss Rogers, and pour into her kindly, sympathetic ear the whole of his unfortunate love story from beginning to end, and ask her advice as to what course he should pursue.
pronounced
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From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
pursue
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From this reading He felt all the more sorry for her absence just at this time, for, after much deliberation, he had decided to make a confidante of Miss Rogers, and pour into her kindly, sympathetic ear the whole of his unfortunate love story from beginning to end, and ask her advice as to what course he should pursue.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
rapidly
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From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
recovered
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From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
remembered
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From this reading He felt quite grieved that his friend should have packed up and departed so hastily--that she had not even remembered to say good-bye to him.
Rogers
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From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
say
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From this reading He felt quite grieved that his friend should have packed up and departed so hastily--that she had not even remembered to say good-bye to him.
see
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From this reading One day, in mounting the handsome brown-stone steps to make more of a social than a business call, he was surprised to see the mansion closed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt quite grieved that his friend should have packed up and departed so hastily--that she had not even remembered to say good-bye to him.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He felt quite grieved that his friend should have packed up and departed so hastily--that she had not even remembered to say good-bye to him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
social
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From this reading One day, in mounting the handsome brown-stone steps to make more of a social than a business call, he was surprised to see the mansion closed.
SOME
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From this reading HE WISHED HE COULD TELL SOME ONE HIS UNFORTUNATE LOVE STORY.
sorry
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From this reading He felt all the more sorry for her absence just at this time, for, after much deliberation, he had decided to make a confidante of Miss Rogers, and pour into her kindly, sympathetic ear the whole of his unfortunate love story from beginning to end, and ask her advice as to what course he should pursue.
steps
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From this reading One day, in mounting the handsome brown-stone steps to make more of a social than a business call, he was surprised to see the mansion closed.
STORY
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From this reading HE WISHED HE COULD TELL SOME ONE HIS UNFORTUNATE LOVE STORY.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day, in mounting the handsome brown-stone steps to make more of a social than a business call, he was surprised to see the mansion closed.
sympathetic
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From this reading He felt all the more sorry for her absence just at this time, for, after much deliberation, he had decided to make a confidante of Miss Rogers, and pour into her kindly, sympathetic ear the whole of his unfortunate love story from beginning to end, and ask her advice as to what course he should pursue.
TELLnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HE WISHED HE COULD TELL SOME ONE HIS UNFORTUNATE LOVE STORY.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading One day, in mounting the handsome brown-stone steps to make more of a social than a business call, he was surprised to see the mansion closed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt quite grieved that his friend should have packed up and departed so hastily--that she had not even remembered to say good-bye to him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He felt all the more sorry for her absence just at this time, for, after much deliberation, he had decided to make a confidante of Miss Rogers, and pour into her kindly, sympathetic ear the whole of his unfortunate love story from beginning to end, and ask her advice as to what course he should pursue.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt all the more sorry for her absence just at this time, for, after much deliberation, he had decided to make a confidante of Miss Rogers, and pour into her kindly, sympathetic ear the whole of his unfortunate love story from beginning to end, and ask her advice as to what course he should pursue.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day, in mounting the handsome brown-stone steps to make more of a social than a business call, he was surprised to see the mansion closed.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
UNFORTUNATE
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From this reading HE WISHED HE COULD TELL SOME ONE HIS UNFORTUNATE LOVE STORY.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
up
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From this reading He felt quite grieved that his friend should have packed up and departed so hastily--that she had not even remembered to say good-bye to him.
visiting
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From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One day, in mounting the handsome brown-stone steps to make more of a social than a business call, he was surprised to see the mansion closed.
weeks
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From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He felt all the more sorry for her absence just at this time, for, after much deliberation, he had decided to make a confidante of Miss Rogers, and pour into her kindly, sympathetic ear the whole of his unfortunate love story from beginning to end, and ask her advice as to what course he should pursue.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
whole
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From this reading He felt all the more sorry for her absence just at this time, for, after much deliberation, he had decided to make a confidante of Miss Rogers, and pour into her kindly, sympathetic ear the whole of his unfortunate love story from beginning to end, and ask her advice as to what course he should pursue.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading During the weeks Doctor Gardiner had been visiting the old basket-maker and thinking so much of his daughter, he had by no means neglected his patient, Miss Rogers, in whom he took an especial, almost brotherly, interest, and who rapidly recovered under his constant care, until at length he laughingly pronounced her "quite as good as new."
WISHED
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From this reading HE WISHED HE COULD TELL SOME ONE HIS UNFORTUNATE LOVE STORY.
