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all
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From this reading While Ruth had thought her father resting from his dangerous exertions, that poor man had been aroused into keen wakefulness which brought back all his old powers of thought.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His brain had been cleared from the dull mists of fever, and the haze that had gathered over his memory was swept away by the physical effort he had made.
aroused
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From this reading While Ruth had thought her father resting from his dangerous exertions, that poor man had been aroused into keen wakefulness which brought back all his old powers of thought.
away
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From this reading His brain had been cleared from the dull mists of fever, and the haze that had gathered over his memory was swept away by the physical effort he had made.
back
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From this reading While Ruth had thought her father resting from his dangerous exertions, that poor man had been aroused into keen wakefulness which brought back all his old powers of thought.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading While Ruth had thought her father resting from his dangerous exertions, that poor man had been aroused into keen wakefulness which brought back all his old powers of thought.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The events of that night, when he received his wound, came out before him in pictures.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He began to see things clearly that had seemed fantastic and dreamlike till then.
brain
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From this reading His brain had been cleared from the dull mists of fever, and the haze that had gathered over his memory was swept away by the physical effort he had made.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While Ruth had thought her father resting from his dangerous exertions, that poor man had been aroused into keen wakefulness which brought back all his old powers of thought.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His brain had been cleared from the dull mists of fever, and the haze that had gathered over his memory was swept away by the physical effort he had made.
came
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From this reading The events of that night, when he received his wound, came out before him in pictures.
cleared
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From this reading His brain had been cleared from the dull mists of fever, and the haze that had gathered over his memory was swept away by the physical effort he had made.
clearly
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From this reading He began to see things clearly that had seemed fantastic and dreamlike till then.
dangerous
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From this reading While Ruth had thought her father resting from his dangerous exertions, that poor man had been aroused into keen wakefulness which brought back all his old powers of thought.
DEATH
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From this reading DEATH.
dreamlike
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From this reading He began to see things clearly that had seemed fantastic and dreamlike till then.
dull
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From this reading His brain had been cleared from the dull mists of fever, and the haze that had gathered over his memory was swept away by the physical effort he had made.
effort
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From this reading His brain had been cleared from the dull mists of fever, and the haze that had gathered over his memory was swept away by the physical effort he had made.
events
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From this reading The events of that night, when he received his wound, came out before him in pictures.
exertions
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From this reading While Ruth had thought her father resting from his dangerous exertions, that poor man had been aroused into keen wakefulness which brought back all his old powers of thought.
fantastic
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From this reading He began to see things clearly that had seemed fantastic and dreamlike till then.
father
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From this reading While Ruth had thought her father resting from his dangerous exertions, that poor man had been aroused into keen wakefulness which brought back all his old powers of thought.
fever
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From this reading His brain had been cleared from the dull mists of fever, and the haze that had gathered over his memory was swept away by the physical effort he had made.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading While Ruth had thought her father resting from his dangerous exertions, that poor man had been aroused into keen wakefulness which brought back all his old powers of thought.
gathered
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From this reading His brain had been cleared from the dull mists of fever, and the haze that had gathered over his memory was swept away by the physical effort he had made.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While Ruth had thought her father resting from his dangerous exertions, that poor man had been aroused into keen wakefulness which brought back all his old powers of thought.
haze
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From this reading His brain had been cleared from the dull mists of fever, and the haze that had gathered over his memory was swept away by the physical effort he had made.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His brain had been cleared from the dull mists of fever, and the haze that had gathered over his memory was swept away by the physical effort he had made.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading While Ruth had thought her father resting from his dangerous exertions, that poor man had been aroused into keen wakefulness which brought back all his old powers of thought.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The events of that night, when he received his wound, came out before him in pictures.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While Ruth had thought her father resting from his dangerous exertions, that poor man had been aroused into keen wakefulness which brought back all his old powers of thought.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The events of that night, when he received his wound, came out before him in pictures.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading While Ruth had thought her father resting from his dangerous exertions, that poor man had been aroused into keen wakefulness which brought back all his old powers of thought.
keen
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From this reading While Ruth had thought her father resting from his dangerous exertions, that poor man had been aroused into keen wakefulness which brought back all his old powers of thought.
made
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From this reading His brain had been cleared from the dull mists of fever, and the haze that had gathered over his memory was swept away by the physical effort he had made.
man
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From this reading While Ruth had thought her father resting from his dangerous exertions, that poor man had been aroused into keen wakefulness which brought back all his old powers of thought.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading His brain had been cleared from the dull mists of fever, and the haze that had gathered over his memory was swept away by the physical effort he had made.
mists
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From this reading His brain had been cleared from the dull mists of fever, and the haze that had gathered over his memory was swept away by the physical effort he had made.
night
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From this reading The events of that night, when he received his wound, came out before him in pictures.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While Ruth had thought her father resting from his dangerous exertions, that poor man had been aroused into keen wakefulness which brought back all his old powers of thought.
old
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From this reading While Ruth had thought her father resting from his dangerous exertions, that poor man had been aroused into keen wakefulness which brought back all his old powers of thought.
out
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From this reading The events of that night, when he received his wound, came out before him in pictures.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His brain had been cleared from the dull mists of fever, and the haze that had gathered over his memory was swept away by the physical effort he had made.
physical
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From this reading His brain had been cleared from the dull mists of fever, and the haze that had gathered over his memory was swept away by the physical effort he had made.
pictures
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From this reading The events of that night, when he received his wound, came out before him in pictures.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While Ruth had thought her father resting from his dangerous exertions, that poor man had been aroused into keen wakefulness which brought back all his old powers of thought.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While Ruth had thought her father resting from his dangerous exertions, that poor man had been aroused into keen wakefulness which brought back all his old powers of thought.
received
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From this reading The events of that night, when he received his wound, came out before him in pictures.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While Ruth had thought her father resting from his dangerous exertions, that poor man had been aroused into keen wakefulness which brought back all his old powers of thought.
Ruth
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From this reading While Ruth had thought her father resting from his dangerous exertions, that poor man had been aroused into keen wakefulness which brought back all his old powers of thought.
see
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From this reading He began to see things clearly that had seemed fantastic and dreamlike till then.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He began to see things clearly that had seemed fantastic and dreamlike till then.
swept
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From this reading His brain had been cleared from the dull mists of fever, and the haze that had gathered over his memory was swept away by the physical effort he had made.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading While Ruth had thought her father resting from his dangerous exertions, that poor man had been aroused into keen wakefulness which brought back all his old powers of thought.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His brain had been cleared from the dull mists of fever, and the haze that had gathered over his memory was swept away by the physical effort he had made.
then
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From this reading He began to see things clearly that had seemed fantastic and dreamlike till then.
things
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From this reading He began to see things clearly that had seemed fantastic and dreamlike till then.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While Ruth had thought her father resting from his dangerous exertions, that poor man had been aroused into keen wakefulness which brought back all his old powers of thought.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He began to see things clearly that had seemed fantastic and dreamlike till then.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He began to see things clearly that had seemed fantastic and dreamlike till then.
wakefulness
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From this reading While Ruth had thought her father resting from his dangerous exertions, that poor man had been aroused into keen wakefulness which brought back all his old powers of thought.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His brain had been cleared from the dull mists of fever, and the haze that had gathered over his memory was swept away by the physical effort he had made.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The events of that night, when he received his wound, came out before him in pictures.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading While Ruth had thought her father resting from his dangerous exertions, that poor man had been aroused into keen wakefulness which brought back all his old powers of thought.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While Ruth had thought her father resting from his dangerous exertions, that poor man had been aroused into keen wakefulness which brought back all his old powers of thought.
wound
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From this reading The events of that night, when he received his wound, came out before him in pictures.
