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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 NOVEL HIDING-PLACE.
abated
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From this reading Whether it was the children's faith or the children's prayer, certain it is that from that moment the alarming symptoms in connection with Dr. Maybright's illness abated.
alarming
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From this reading Whether it was the children's faith or the children's prayer, certain it is that from that moment the alarming symptoms in connection with Dr. Maybright's illness abated.
allowed
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From this reading It was some days before he was pronounced out of danger, but even that happy hour arrived in due course, and one by one his children were allowed to come to see him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was some days before he was pronounced out of danger, but even that happy hour arrived in due course, and one by one his children were allowed to come to see him.
arranged
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From this reading Mrs. Cameron meanwhile arranged matters pretty much as she pleased downstairs.
arrived
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From this reading It was some days before he was pronounced out of danger, but even that happy hour arrived in due course, and one by one his children were allowed to come to see him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Cameron meanwhile arranged matters pretty much as she pleased downstairs.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was some days before he was pronounced out of danger, but even that happy hour arrived in due course, and one by one his children were allowed to come to see him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was some days before he was pronounced out of danger, but even that happy hour arrived in due course, and one by one his children were allowed to come to see him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was some days before he was pronounced out of danger, but even that happy hour arrived in due course, and one by one his children were allowed to come to see him.
Cameron
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From this reading Mrs. Cameron meanwhile arranged matters pretty much as she pleased downstairs.
certain
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From this reading Whether it was the children's faith or the children's prayer, certain it is that from that moment the alarming symptoms in connection with Dr. Maybright's illness abated.
children
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From this reading It was some days before he was pronounced out of danger, but even that happy hour arrived in due course, and one by one his children were allowed to come to see him.
children's
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From this reading Whether it was the children's faith or the children's prayer, certain it is that from that moment the alarming symptoms in connection with Dr. Maybright's illness abated.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some days before he was pronounced out of danger, but even that happy hour arrived in due course, and one by one his children were allowed to come to see him.
connection
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From this reading Whether it was the children's faith or the children's prayer, certain it is that from that moment the alarming symptoms in connection with Dr. Maybright's illness abated.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some days before he was pronounced out of danger, but even that happy hour arrived in due course, and one by one his children were allowed to come to see him.
danger
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From this reading It was some days before he was pronounced out of danger, but even that happy hour arrived in due course, and one by one his children were allowed to come to see him.
days
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From this reading It was some days before he was pronounced out of danger, but even that happy hour arrived in due course, and one by one his children were allowed to come to see him.
downstairs
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From this reading Mrs. Cameron meanwhile arranged matters pretty much as she pleased downstairs.
Dr
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From this reading Whether it was the children's faith or the children's prayer, certain it is that from that moment the alarming symptoms in connection with Dr. Maybright's illness abated.
due
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From this reading It was some days before he was pronounced out of danger, but even that happy hour arrived in due course, and one by one his children were allowed to come to see him.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some days before he was pronounced out of danger, but even that happy hour arrived in due course, and one by one his children were allowed to come to see him.
faith
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From this reading Whether it was the children's faith or the children's prayer, certain it is that from that moment the alarming symptoms in connection with Dr. Maybright's illness abated.
father
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From this reading Helen, who from the first had insisted on nursing her father herself, had no time to housekeep.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Helen, who from the first had insisted on nursing her father herself, had no time to housekeep.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Whether it was the children's faith or the children's prayer, certain it is that from that moment the alarming symptoms in connection with Dr. Maybright's illness abated.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Helen, who from the first had insisted on nursing her father herself, had no time to housekeep.
happy
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From this reading It was some days before he was pronounced out of danger, but even that happy hour arrived in due course, and one by one his children were allowed to come to see him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was some days before he was pronounced out of danger, but even that happy hour arrived in due course, and one by one his children were allowed to come to see him.
Helen
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From this reading Helen, who from the first had insisted on nursing her father herself, had no time to housekeep.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Helen, who from the first had insisted on nursing her father herself, had no time to housekeep.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Helen, who from the first had insisted on nursing her father herself, had no time to housekeep.
HIDING-PLACE
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From this reading A NOVEL HIDING-PLACE.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was some days before he was pronounced out of danger, but even that happy hour arrived in due course, and one by one his children were allowed to come to see him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was some days before he was pronounced out of danger, but even that happy hour arrived in due course, and one by one his children were allowed to come to see him.
hour
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From this reading It was some days before he was pronounced out of danger, but even that happy hour arrived in due course, and one by one his children were allowed to come to see him.
housekeep
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From this reading Helen, who from the first had insisted on nursing her father herself, had no time to housekeep.
illness
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From this reading Whether it was the children's faith or the children's prayer, certain it is that from that moment the alarming symptoms in connection with Dr. Maybright's illness abated.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Whether it was the children's faith or the children's prayer, certain it is that from that moment the alarming symptoms in connection with Dr. Maybright's illness abated.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading Helen, who from the first had insisted on nursing her father herself, had no time to housekeep.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whether it was the children's faith or the children's prayer, certain it is that from that moment the alarming symptoms in connection with Dr. Maybright's illness abated.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whether it was the children's faith or the children's prayer, certain it is that from that moment the alarming symptoms in connection with Dr. Maybright's illness abated.
matters
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From this reading Mrs. Cameron meanwhile arranged matters pretty much as she pleased downstairs.
Maybright's
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From this reading Whether it was the children's faith or the children's prayer, certain it is that from that moment the alarming symptoms in connection with Dr. Maybright's illness abated.
meanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Cameron meanwhile arranged matters pretty much as she pleased downstairs.
moment
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From this reading Whether it was the children's faith or the children's prayer, certain it is that from that moment the alarming symptoms in connection with Dr. Maybright's illness abated.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Cameron meanwhile arranged matters pretty much as she pleased downstairs.
much
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From this reading Mrs. Cameron meanwhile arranged matters pretty much as she pleased downstairs.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Helen, who from the first had insisted on nursing her father herself, had no time to housekeep.
NOVEL
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From this reading A NOVEL HIDING-PLACE.
nursing
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From this reading Helen, who from the first had insisted on nursing her father herself, had no time to housekeep.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was some days before he was pronounced out of danger, but even that happy hour arrived in due course, and one by one his children were allowed to come to see him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Helen, who from the first had insisted on nursing her father herself, had no time to housekeep.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was some days before he was pronounced out of danger, but even that happy hour arrived in due course, and one by one his children were allowed to come to see him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether it was the children's faith or the children's prayer, certain it is that from that moment the alarming symptoms in connection with Dr. Maybright's illness abated.
out
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From this reading It was some days before he was pronounced out of danger, but even that happy hour arrived in due course, and one by one his children were allowed to come to see him.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Cameron meanwhile arranged matters pretty much as she pleased downstairs.
prayer
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From this reading Whether it was the children's faith or the children's prayer, certain it is that from that moment the alarming symptoms in connection with Dr. Maybright's illness abated.
pretty
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From this reading Mrs. Cameron meanwhile arranged matters pretty much as she pleased downstairs.
pronounced
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From this reading It was some days before he was pronounced out of danger, but even that happy hour arrived in due course, and one by one his children were allowed to come to see him.
see
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From this reading It was some days before he was pronounced out of danger, but even that happy hour arrived in due course, and one by one his children were allowed to come to see him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Cameron meanwhile arranged matters pretty much as she pleased downstairs.
some
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From this reading It was some days before he was pronounced out of danger, but even that happy hour arrived in due course, and one by one his children were allowed to come to see him.
symptoms
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From this reading Whether it was the children's faith or the children's prayer, certain it is that from that moment the alarming symptoms in connection with Dr. Maybright's illness abated.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Whether it was the children's faith or the children's prayer, certain it is that from that moment the alarming symptoms in connection with Dr. Maybright's illness abated.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whether it was the children's faith or the children's prayer, certain it is that from that moment the alarming symptoms in connection with Dr. Maybright's illness abated.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Helen, who from the first had insisted on nursing her father herself, had no time to housekeep.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was some days before he was pronounced out of danger, but even that happy hour arrived in due course, and one by one his children were allowed to come to see him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whether it was the children's faith or the children's prayer, certain it is that from that moment the alarming symptoms in connection with Dr. Maybright's illness abated.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was some days before he was pronounced out of danger, but even that happy hour arrived in due course, and one by one his children were allowed to come to see him.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether it was the children's faith or the children's prayer, certain it is that from that moment the alarming symptoms in connection with Dr. Maybright's illness abated.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Helen, who from the first had insisted on nursing her father herself, had no time to housekeep.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Whether it was the children's faith or the children's prayer, certain it is that from that moment the alarming symptoms in connection with Dr. Maybright's illness abated.
