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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 She was in a large ward containing many other beds, and as she looked with startled eyes around, it gradually dawned upon her that she was in the Infirmary.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading IN THE DARKNESS WHEN Meg awoke to consciousness she looked about her in consternation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was in a large ward containing many other beds, and as she looked with startled eyes around, it gradually dawned upon her that she was in the Infirmary.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She was in a large ward containing many other beds, and as she looked with startled eyes around, it gradually dawned upon her that she was in the Infirmary.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was in a large ward containing many other beds, and as she looked with startled eyes around, it gradually dawned upon her that she was in the Infirmary.
awoke
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From this reading IN THE DARKNESS WHEN Meg awoke to consciousness she looked about her in consternation.
beds
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From this reading She was in a large ward containing many other beds, and as she looked with startled eyes around, it gradually dawned upon her that she was in the Infirmary.
brightness
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From this reading From the sunshine, brightness and comfort of Friars Court to the Infirmary.
comfort
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From this reading From the sunshine, brightness and comfort of Friars Court to the Infirmary.
consciousness
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From this reading IN THE DARKNESS WHEN Meg awoke to consciousness she looked about her in consternation.
consternation
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From this reading IN THE DARKNESS WHEN Meg awoke to consciousness she looked about her in consternation.
containing
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From this reading She was in a large ward containing many other beds, and as she looked with startled eyes around, it gradually dawned upon her that she was in the Infirmary.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The iron had entered into her soul, she wished she could die.
Court
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From this reading From the sunshine, brightness and comfort of Friars Court to the Infirmary.
DARKNESS
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From this reading IN THE DARKNESS WHEN Meg awoke to consciousness she looked about her in consternation.
dawned
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From this reading She was in a large ward containing many other beds, and as she looked with startled eyes around, it gradually dawned upon her that she was in the Infirmary.
die
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From this reading The iron had entered into her soul, she wished she could die.
entered
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From this reading The iron had entered into her soul, she wished she could die.
eyes
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From this reading She was in a large ward containing many other beds, and as she looked with startled eyes around, it gradually dawned upon her that she was in the Infirmary.
face
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From this reading Meg turned her face to the wall and wept.
Friars
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From this reading From the sunshine, brightness and comfort of Friars Court to the Infirmary.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the sunshine, brightness and comfort of Friars Court to the Infirmary.
gradually
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From this reading She was in a large ward containing many other beds, and as she looked with startled eyes around, it gradually dawned upon her that she was in the Infirmary.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The iron had entered into her soul, she wished she could die.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IN THE DARKNESS WHEN Meg awoke to consciousness she looked about her in consternation.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE DARKNESS WHEN Meg awoke to consciousness she looked about her in consternation.
Infirmary
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From this reading She was in a large ward containing many other beds, and as she looked with startled eyes around, it gradually dawned upon her that she was in the Infirmary.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The iron had entered into her soul, she wished she could die.
iron
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From this reading The iron had entered into her soul, she wished she could die.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was in a large ward containing many other beds, and as she looked with startled eyes around, it gradually dawned upon her that she was in the Infirmary.
large
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From this reading She was in a large ward containing many other beds, and as she looked with startled eyes around, it gradually dawned upon her that she was in the Infirmary.
looked
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From this reading IN THE DARKNESS WHEN Meg awoke to consciousness she looked about her in consternation.
many
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From this reading She was in a large ward containing many other beds, and as she looked with startled eyes around, it gradually dawned upon her that she was in the Infirmary.
Meg
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From this reading IN THE DARKNESS WHEN Meg awoke to consciousness she looked about her in consternation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the sunshine, brightness and comfort of Friars Court to the Infirmary.
other
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From this reading She was in a large ward containing many other beds, and as she looked with startled eyes around, it gradually dawned upon her that she was in the Infirmary.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN THE DARKNESS WHEN Meg awoke to consciousness she looked about her in consternation.
soul
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From this reading The iron had entered into her soul, she wished she could die.
startled
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From this reading She was in a large ward containing many other beds, and as she looked with startled eyes around, it gradually dawned upon her that she was in the Infirmary.
sunshine
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From this reading From the sunshine, brightness and comfort of Friars Court to the Infirmary.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was in a large ward containing many other beds, and as she looked with startled eyes around, it gradually dawned upon her that she was in the Infirmary.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE DARKNESS WHEN Meg awoke to consciousness she looked about her in consternation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE DARKNESS WHEN Meg awoke to consciousness she looked about her in consternation.
turned
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From this reading Meg turned her face to the wall and wept.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She was in a large ward containing many other beds, and as she looked with startled eyes around, it gradually dawned upon her that she was in the Infirmary.
wall
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From this reading Meg turned her face to the wall and wept.
ward
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From this reading She was in a large ward containing many other beds, and as she looked with startled eyes around, it gradually dawned upon her that she was in the Infirmary.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was in a large ward containing many other beds, and as she looked with startled eyes around, it gradually dawned upon her that she was in the Infirmary.
wept
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From this reading Meg turned her face to the wall and wept.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading IN THE DARKNESS WHEN Meg awoke to consciousness she looked about her in consternation.
wished
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From this reading The iron had entered into her soul, she wished she could die.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was in a large ward containing many other beds, and as she looked with startled eyes around, it gradually dawned upon her that she was in the Infirmary.
