Chapter III
DEATH OF MRS. GASTON'S CHILD.--A MOTHER'S ANGUISH. ON the next morning, at the earliest dawn, Mrs. Gaston arose. She found Ella's fever still very high. The child was restless, and moaned a good deal in her sleep.
Lizzy Glenn
Chapter III
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DEATH
OF
MRS.
GASTON'S
CHILD.--A
MOTHER'S
ANGUISH.
ON
the
next
morning,
at
the
earliest
dawn,
Mrs.
Gaston
arose.
She
found
Ella's
fever
still
very
high.
The
child
was
restless,
and
moaned
a
good
deal
in
her
sleep.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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DEATH
OF
MRS.
Line 2
GASTON'S
CHILD.--A
MOTHER'S
ANGUISH.
Line 3
ON
the
next
morning,
at
the
earliest
dawn,
Mrs.
Gaston
arose.
Line 4
She
found
Ella's
fever
still
very
high.
Line 5
The
child
was
restless,
and
moaned
a
good
deal
in
her
sleep.
Learner Dictionary
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Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She found Ella's fever still very high.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The child was restless, and moaned a good deal in her sleep.”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ON the next morning, at the earliest dawn, Mrs. Gaston arose.”
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ON the next morning, at the earliest dawn, Mrs. Gaston arose.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She found Ella's fever still very high.”
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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 GASTON'S CHILD.--A MOTHER'S ANGUISH.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The child was restless, and moaned a good deal in her sleep.
ANGUISH
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From this reading GASTON'S CHILD.--A MOTHER'S ANGUISH.
arose
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From this reading ON the next morning, at the earliest dawn, Mrs. Gaston arose.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ON the next morning, at the earliest dawn, Mrs. Gaston arose.
CHILD
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dawn
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deal
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DEATH
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earliest
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Ella's
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fever
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foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She found Ella's fever still very high.
Gaston
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From this reading ON the next morning, at the earliest dawn, Mrs. Gaston arose.
GASTON'S
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From this reading GASTON'S CHILD.--A MOTHER'S ANGUISH.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The child was restless, and moaned a good deal in her sleep.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The child was restless, and moaned a good deal in her sleep.
high
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From this reading She found Ella's fever still very high.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The child was restless, and moaned a good deal in her sleep.
moaned
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From this reading The child was restless, and moaned a good deal in her sleep.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON the next morning, at the earliest dawn, Mrs. Gaston arose.
MOTHER'S
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From this reading GASTON'S CHILD.--A MOTHER'S ANGUISH.
MRS
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From this reading DEATH OF MRS.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON the next morning, at the earliest dawn, Mrs. Gaston arose.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DEATH OF MRS.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON the next morning, at the earliest dawn, Mrs. Gaston arose.
restless
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From this reading The child was restless, and moaned a good deal in her sleep.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She found Ella's fever still very high.
sleep
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From this reading The child was restless, and moaned a good deal in her sleep.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She found Ella's fever still very high.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON the next morning, at the earliest dawn, Mrs. Gaston arose.
very
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From this reading She found Ella's fever still very high.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The child was restless, and moaned a good deal in her sleep.