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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 He returned to Laughton towards the evening, and held a long conference with Greville.
accounted
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From this reading Fortunately for him, perhaps, and happily for all, Helen had lost all more dangerous symptoms; and the physician, who was in the house, saw in her state nothing not easily to be accounted for by natural causes.
all
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From this reading Fortunately for him, perhaps, and happily for all, Helen had lost all more dangerous symptoms; and the physician, who was in the house, saw in her state nothing not easily to be accounted for by natural causes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He returned to Laughton towards the evening, and held a long conference with Greville.
arrived
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From this reading Percival had arrived, had seen Helen,--no wonder she was better!
audacitynounUS /ɑːˈdæs.ə.t̬i/
A willingness to take bold risks; insolent and daring boldness that defies all authority.
From this reading Varney’s self-commune restored to him his constitutional audacity.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Fortunately for him, perhaps, and happily for all, Helen had lost all more dangerous symptoms; and the physician, who was in the house, saw in her state nothing not easily to be accounted for by natural causes.
better
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From this reading Percival had arrived, had seen Helen,--no wonder she was better!
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both from him and from Helen, Madame Dalibard’s fearful condition was for the present concealed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Fortunately for him, perhaps, and happily for all, Helen had lost all more dangerous symptoms; and the physician, who was in the house, saw in her state nothing not easily to be accounted for by natural causes.
causes
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From this reading Fortunately for him, perhaps, and happily for all, Helen had lost all more dangerous symptoms; and the physician, who was in the house, saw in her state nothing not easily to be accounted for by natural causes.
concealed
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From this reading Both from him and from Helen, Madame Dalibard’s fearful condition was for the present concealed.
condition
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From this reading Both from him and from Helen, Madame Dalibard’s fearful condition was for the present concealed.
conference
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From this reading He returned to Laughton towards the evening, and held a long conference with Greville.
constitutional
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From this reading Varney’s self-commune restored to him his constitutional audacity.
Dalibard's
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From this reading Both from him and from Helen, Madame Dalibard’s fearful condition was for the present concealed.
dangerous
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From this reading Fortunately for him, perhaps, and happily for all, Helen had lost all more dangerous symptoms; and the physician, who was in the house, saw in her state nothing not easily to be accounted for by natural causes.
easily
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From this reading Fortunately for him, perhaps, and happily for all, Helen had lost all more dangerous symptoms; and the physician, who was in the house, saw in her state nothing not easily to be accounted for by natural causes.
evening
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From this reading He returned to Laughton towards the evening, and held a long conference with Greville.
fearful
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From this reading Both from him and from Helen, Madame Dalibard’s fearful condition was for the present concealed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fortunately for him, perhaps, and happily for all, Helen had lost all more dangerous symptoms; and the physician, who was in the house, saw in her state nothing not easily to be accounted for by natural causes.
Fortunately
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From this reading Fortunately for him, perhaps, and happily for all, Helen had lost all more dangerous symptoms; and the physician, who was in the house, saw in her state nothing not easily to be accounted for by natural causes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Both from him and from Helen, Madame Dalibard’s fearful condition was for the present concealed.
Greville
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From this reading He returned to Laughton towards the evening, and held a long conference with Greville.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fortunately for him, perhaps, and happily for all, Helen had lost all more dangerous symptoms; and the physician, who was in the house, saw in her state nothing not easily to be accounted for by natural causes.
happily
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From this reading Fortunately for him, perhaps, and happily for all, Helen had lost all more dangerous symptoms; and the physician, who was in the house, saw in her state nothing not easily to be accounted for by natural causes.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He returned to Laughton towards the evening, and held a long conference with Greville.
held
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From this reading He returned to Laughton towards the evening, and held a long conference with Greville.
Helen
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From this reading Fortunately for him, perhaps, and happily for all, Helen had lost all more dangerous symptoms; and the physician, who was in the house, saw in her state nothing not easily to be accounted for by natural causes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Fortunately for him, perhaps, and happily for all, Helen had lost all more dangerous symptoms; and the physician, who was in the house, saw in her state nothing not easily to be accounted for by natural causes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Varney’s self-commune restored to him his constitutional audacity.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Varney’s self-commune restored to him his constitutional audacity.
house
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From this reading Fortunately for him, perhaps, and happily for all, Helen had lost all more dangerous symptoms; and the physician, who was in the house, saw in her state nothing not easily to be accounted for by natural causes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fortunately for him, perhaps, and happily for all, Helen had lost all more dangerous symptoms; and the physician, who was in the house, saw in her state nothing not easily to be accounted for by natural causes.
Laughton
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From this reading He returned to Laughton towards the evening, and held a long conference with Greville.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He returned to Laughton towards the evening, and held a long conference with Greville.
lost
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From this reading Fortunately for him, perhaps, and happily for all, Helen had lost all more dangerous symptoms; and the physician, who was in the house, saw in her state nothing not easily to be accounted for by natural causes.
Madame
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From this reading Both from him and from Helen, Madame Dalibard’s fearful condition was for the present concealed.
more
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From this reading Fortunately for him, perhaps, and happily for all, Helen had lost all more dangerous symptoms; and the physician, who was in the house, saw in her state nothing not easily to be accounted for by natural causes.
natural
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From this reading Fortunately for him, perhaps, and happily for all, Helen had lost all more dangerous symptoms; and the physician, who was in the house, saw in her state nothing not easily to be accounted for by natural causes.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Percival had arrived, had seen Helen,--no wonder she was better!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Fortunately for him, perhaps, and happily for all, Helen had lost all more dangerous symptoms; and the physician, who was in the house, saw in her state nothing not easily to be accounted for by natural causes.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Fortunately for him, perhaps, and happily for all, Helen had lost all more dangerous symptoms; and the physician, who was in the house, saw in her state nothing not easily to be accounted for by natural causes.
Percival
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From this reading Percival had arrived, had seen Helen,--no wonder she was better!
perhaps
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From this reading Fortunately for him, perhaps, and happily for all, Helen had lost all more dangerous symptoms; and the physician, who was in the house, saw in her state nothing not easily to be accounted for by natural causes.
physician
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From this reading Fortunately for him, perhaps, and happily for all, Helen had lost all more dangerous symptoms; and the physician, who was in the house, saw in her state nothing not easily to be accounted for by natural causes.
present
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From this reading Both from him and from Helen, Madame Dalibard’s fearful condition was for the present concealed.
restored
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From this reading Varney’s self-commune restored to him his constitutional audacity.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He returned to Laughton towards the evening, and held a long conference with Greville.
saw
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From this reading Fortunately for him, perhaps, and happily for all, Helen had lost all more dangerous symptoms; and the physician, who was in the house, saw in her state nothing not easily to be accounted for by natural causes.
seen
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From this reading Percival had arrived, had seen Helen,--no wonder she was better!
self-commune
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From this reading Varney’s self-commune restored to him his constitutional audacity.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Percival had arrived, had seen Helen,--no wonder she was better!
state
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From this reading Fortunately for him, perhaps, and happily for all, Helen had lost all more dangerous symptoms; and the physician, who was in the house, saw in her state nothing not easily to be accounted for by natural causes.
symptoms
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From this reading Fortunately for him, perhaps, and happily for all, Helen had lost all more dangerous symptoms; and the physician, who was in the house, saw in her state nothing not easily to be accounted for by natural causes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He returned to Laughton towards the evening, and held a long conference with Greville.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Varney’s self-commune restored to him his constitutional audacity.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He returned to Laughton towards the evening, and held a long conference with Greville.
Varney's
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From this reading Varney’s self-commune restored to him his constitutional audacity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fortunately for him, perhaps, and happily for all, Helen had lost all more dangerous symptoms; and the physician, who was in the house, saw in her state nothing not easily to be accounted for by natural causes.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Fortunately for him, perhaps, and happily for all, Helen had lost all more dangerous symptoms; and the physician, who was in the house, saw in her state nothing not easily to be accounted for by natural causes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He returned to Laughton towards the evening, and held a long conference with Greville.
wonder
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From this reading Percival had arrived, had seen Helen,--no wonder she was better!
