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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 A few days afterwards, and Helen, removed to a pure air, and under the advice of the first physicians, was out of all danger.
advice
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From this reading A few days afterwards, and Helen, removed to a pure air, and under the advice of the first physicians, was out of all danger.
afterwards
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From this reading A few days afterwards, and Helen, removed to a pure air, and under the advice of the first physicians, was out of all danger.
air
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From this reading A few days afterwards, and Helen, removed to a pure air, and under the advice of the first physicians, was out of all danger.
all
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From this reading A few days afterwards, and Helen, removed to a pure air, and under the advice of the first physicians, was out of all danger.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a pretty detached cottage, with its windows looking over the wild heaths of Norwood, to which Harley rode daily to watch the convalescence of his young charge: an object in life was already found.
also
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From this reading Leonard, whom he had insisted on placing also in the cottage, had stayed there willingly till Helen’s recovery was beyond question.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was a pretty detached cottage, with its windows looking over the wild heaths of Norwood, to which Harley rode daily to watch the convalescence of his young charge: an object in life was already found.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few days afterwards, and Helen, removed to a pure air, and under the advice of the first physicians, was out of all danger.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she grew better and stronger, he coaxed her easily into talking, and listened to her with pleased surprise.
better
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From this reading As she grew better and stronger, he coaxed her easily into talking, and listened to her with pleased surprise.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Leonard, whom he had insisted on placing also in the cottage, had stayed there willingly till Helen’s recovery was beyond question.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The heart so infantine and the sense so womanly struck him much by its rare contrast and combination.
charge
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From this reading It was a pretty detached cottage, with its windows looking over the wild heaths of Norwood, to which Harley rode daily to watch the convalescence of his young charge: an object in life was already found.
coaxed
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From this reading As she grew better and stronger, he coaxed her easily into talking, and listened to her with pleased surprise.
combination
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From this reading The heart so infantine and the sense so womanly struck him much by its rare contrast and combination.
contrast
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From this reading The heart so infantine and the sense so womanly struck him much by its rare contrast and combination.
convalescence
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From this reading It was a pretty detached cottage, with its windows looking over the wild heaths of Norwood, to which Harley rode daily to watch the convalescence of his young charge: an object in life was already found.
cottage
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From this reading It was a pretty detached cottage, with its windows looking over the wild heaths of Norwood, to which Harley rode daily to watch the convalescence of his young charge: an object in life was already found.
daily
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From this reading It was a pretty detached cottage, with its windows looking over the wild heaths of Norwood, to which Harley rode daily to watch the convalescence of his young charge: an object in life was already found.
danger
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From this reading A few days afterwards, and Helen, removed to a pure air, and under the advice of the first physicians, was out of all danger.
days
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From this reading A few days afterwards, and Helen, removed to a pure air, and under the advice of the first physicians, was out of all danger.
detached
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From this reading It was a pretty detached cottage, with its windows looking over the wild heaths of Norwood, to which Harley rode daily to watch the convalescence of his young charge: an object in life was already found.
easily
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From this reading As she grew better and stronger, he coaxed her easily into talking, and listened to her with pleased surprise.
few
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From this reading A few days afterwards, and Helen, removed to a pure air, and under the advice of the first physicians, was out of all danger.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few days afterwards, and Helen, removed to a pure air, and under the advice of the first physicians, was out of all danger.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a pretty detached cottage, with its windows looking over the wild heaths of Norwood, to which Harley rode daily to watch the convalescence of his young charge: an object in life was already found.
grew
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From this reading As she grew better and stronger, he coaxed her easily into talking, and listened to her with pleased surprise.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Leonard, whom he had insisted on placing also in the cottage, had stayed there willingly till Helen’s recovery was beyond question.
Harley
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From this reading It was a pretty detached cottage, with its windows looking over the wild heaths of Norwood, to which Harley rode daily to watch the convalescence of his young charge: an object in life was already found.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she grew better and stronger, he coaxed her easily into talking, and listened to her with pleased surprise.
heart
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From this reading The heart so infantine and the sense so womanly struck him much by its rare contrast and combination.
heaths
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From this reading It was a pretty detached cottage, with its windows looking over the wild heaths of Norwood, to which Harley rode daily to watch the convalescence of his young charge: an object in life was already found.
Helen
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From this reading A few days afterwards, and Helen, removed to a pure air, and under the advice of the first physicians, was out of all danger.
Helen's
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From this reading Leonard, whom he had insisted on placing also in the cottage, had stayed there willingly till Helen’s recovery was beyond question.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As she grew better and stronger, he coaxed her easily into talking, and listened to her with pleased surprise.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The heart so infantine and the sense so womanly struck him much by its rare contrast and combination.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a pretty detached cottage, with its windows looking over the wild heaths of Norwood, to which Harley rode daily to watch the convalescence of his young charge: an object in life was already found.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a pretty detached cottage, with its windows looking over the wild heaths of Norwood, to which Harley rode daily to watch the convalescence of his young charge: an object in life was already found.
infantine
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From this reading The heart so infantine and the sense so womanly struck him much by its rare contrast and combination.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading Leonard, whom he had insisted on placing also in the cottage, had stayed there willingly till Helen’s recovery was beyond question.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As she grew better and stronger, he coaxed her easily into talking, and listened to her with pleased surprise.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a pretty detached cottage, with its windows looking over the wild heaths of Norwood, to which Harley rode daily to watch the convalescence of his young charge: an object in life was already found.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a pretty detached cottage, with its windows looking over the wild heaths of Norwood, to which Harley rode daily to watch the convalescence of his young charge: an object in life was already found.
Leonard
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From this reading Leonard, whom he had insisted on placing also in the cottage, had stayed there willingly till Helen’s recovery was beyond question.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a pretty detached cottage, with its windows looking over the wild heaths of Norwood, to which Harley rode daily to watch the convalescence of his young charge: an object in life was already found.
listened
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From this reading As she grew better and stronger, he coaxed her easily into talking, and listened to her with pleased surprise.
looking
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From this reading It was a pretty detached cottage, with its windows looking over the wild heaths of Norwood, to which Harley rode daily to watch the convalescence of his young charge: an object in life was already found.
much
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From this reading The heart so infantine and the sense so womanly struck him much by its rare contrast and combination.
Norwood
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From this reading It was a pretty detached cottage, with its windows looking over the wild heaths of Norwood, to which Harley rode daily to watch the convalescence of his young charge: an object in life was already found.
object
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From this reading It was a pretty detached cottage, with its windows looking over the wild heaths of Norwood, to which Harley rode daily to watch the convalescence of his young charge: an object in life was already found.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few days afterwards, and Helen, removed to a pure air, and under the advice of the first physicians, was out of all danger.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Leonard, whom he had insisted on placing also in the cottage, had stayed there willingly till Helen’s recovery was beyond question.
out
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From this reading A few days afterwards, and Helen, removed to a pure air, and under the advice of the first physicians, was out of all danger.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was a pretty detached cottage, with its windows looking over the wild heaths of Norwood, to which Harley rode daily to watch the convalescence of his young charge: an object in life was already found.
physicians
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From this reading A few days afterwards, and Helen, removed to a pure air, and under the advice of the first physicians, was out of all danger.
placing
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From this reading Leonard, whom he had insisted on placing also in the cottage, had stayed there willingly till Helen’s recovery was beyond question.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As she grew better and stronger, he coaxed her easily into talking, and listened to her with pleased surprise.
pretty
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From this reading It was a pretty detached cottage, with its windows looking over the wild heaths of Norwood, to which Harley rode daily to watch the convalescence of his young charge: an object in life was already found.
pure
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From this reading A few days afterwards, and Helen, removed to a pure air, and under the advice of the first physicians, was out of all danger.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Leonard, whom he had insisted on placing also in the cottage, had stayed there willingly till Helen’s recovery was beyond question.
rare
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From this reading The heart so infantine and the sense so womanly struck him much by its rare contrast and combination.
recovery
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From this reading Leonard, whom he had insisted on placing also in the cottage, had stayed there willingly till Helen’s recovery was beyond question.
removed
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From this reading A few days afterwards, and Helen, removed to a pure air, and under the advice of the first physicians, was out of all danger.
rode
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From this reading It was a pretty detached cottage, with its windows looking over the wild heaths of Norwood, to which Harley rode daily to watch the convalescence of his young charge: an object in life was already found.
sense
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From this reading The heart so infantine and the sense so womanly struck him much by its rare contrast and combination.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she grew better and stronger, he coaxed her easily into talking, and listened to her with pleased surprise.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The heart so infantine and the sense so womanly struck him much by its rare contrast and combination.
stayed
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From this reading Leonard, whom he had insisted on placing also in the cottage, had stayed there willingly till Helen’s recovery was beyond question.
stronger
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From this reading As she grew better and stronger, he coaxed her easily into talking, and listened to her with pleased surprise.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The heart so infantine and the sense so womanly struck him much by its rare contrast and combination.
surprise
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From this reading As she grew better and stronger, he coaxed her easily into talking, and listened to her with pleased surprise.
talking
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From this reading As she grew better and stronger, he coaxed her easily into talking, and listened to her with pleased surprise.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few days afterwards, and Helen, removed to a pure air, and under the advice of the first physicians, was out of all danger.
there
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From this reading Leonard, whom he had insisted on placing also in the cottage, had stayed there willingly till Helen’s recovery was beyond question.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Leonard, whom he had insisted on placing also in the cottage, had stayed there willingly till Helen’s recovery was beyond question.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A few days afterwards, and Helen, removed to a pure air, and under the advice of the first physicians, was out of all danger.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A few days afterwards, and Helen, removed to a pure air, and under the advice of the first physicians, was out of all danger.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A few days afterwards, and Helen, removed to a pure air, and under the advice of the first physicians, was out of all danger.
watch
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From this reading It was a pretty detached cottage, with its windows looking over the wild heaths of Norwood, to which Harley rode daily to watch the convalescence of his young charge: an object in life was already found.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a pretty detached cottage, with its windows looking over the wild heaths of Norwood, to which Harley rode daily to watch the convalescence of his young charge: an object in life was already found.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Leonard, whom he had insisted on placing also in the cottage, had stayed there willingly till Helen’s recovery was beyond question.
wild
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From this reading It was a pretty detached cottage, with its windows looking over the wild heaths of Norwood, to which Harley rode daily to watch the convalescence of his young charge: an object in life was already found.
willingly
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From this reading Leonard, whom he had insisted on placing also in the cottage, had stayed there willingly till Helen’s recovery was beyond question.
windows
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From this reading It was a pretty detached cottage, with its windows looking over the wild heaths of Norwood, to which Harley rode daily to watch the convalescence of his young charge: an object in life was already found.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a pretty detached cottage, with its windows looking over the wild heaths of Norwood, to which Harley rode daily to watch the convalescence of his young charge: an object in life was already found.
womanly
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From this reading The heart so infantine and the sense so womanly struck him much by its rare contrast and combination.
young
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From this reading It was a pretty detached cottage, with its windows looking over the wild heaths of Norwood, to which Harley rode daily to watch the convalescence of his young charge: an object in life was already found.
