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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 It was lucky that Lambert did not know of the ordeal to which Agnes had to submit, unaided, since he was having a most unhappy time himself.
Abbot's
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From this reading As the autumn mists were hanging round the leafless Abbot's Wood, it was injudicious of him to sit in the open, however warmly clothed, seeing that he was predisposed to disease.
Agnes
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From this reading It was lucky that Lambert did not know of the ordeal to which Agnes had to submit, unaided, since he was having a most unhappy time himself.
ague
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From this reading Whenever his constitution weakened, this ague fit would reappear, and for days, sometimes weeks, he would shiver with cold, and alternately burn with fever.
alternately
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From this reading Whenever his constitution weakened, this ague fit would reappear, and for days, sometimes weeks, he would shiver with cold, and alternately burn with fever.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whenever his constitution weakened, this ague fit would reappear, and for days, sometimes weeks, he would shiver with cold, and alternately burn with fever.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the autumn mists were hanging round the leafless Abbot's Wood, it was injudicious of him to sit in the open, however warmly clothed, seeing that he was predisposed to disease.
autumn
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From this reading As the autumn mists were hanging round the leafless Abbot's Wood, it was injudicious of him to sit in the open, however warmly clothed, seeing that he was predisposed to disease.
burnverbUS /bɜːrn/
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading Whenever his constitution weakened, this ague fit would reappear, and for days, sometimes weeks, he would shiver with cold, and alternately burn with fever.
caught
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From this reading In a sketching expedition he had caught a chill, which had developed once more a malarial fever, contracted in the Congo marshes some years previously.
chill
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From this reading In a sketching expedition he had caught a chill, which had developed once more a malarial fever, contracted in the Congo marshes some years previously.
clothed
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From this reading As the autumn mists were hanging round the leafless Abbot's Wood, it was injudicious of him to sit in the open, however warmly clothed, seeing that he was predisposed to disease.
cold
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From this reading Whenever his constitution weakened, this ague fit would reappear, and for days, sometimes weeks, he would shiver with cold, and alternately burn with fever.
Congo
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From this reading In a sketching expedition he had caught a chill, which had developed once more a malarial fever, contracted in the Congo marshes some years previously.
CONSPIRACY
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From this reading THE CONSPIRACY.
constitution
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From this reading Whenever his constitution weakened, this ague fit would reappear, and for days, sometimes weeks, he would shiver with cold, and alternately burn with fever.
contracted
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From this reading In a sketching expedition he had caught a chill, which had developed once more a malarial fever, contracted in the Congo marshes some years previously.
days
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From this reading Whenever his constitution weakened, this ague fit would reappear, and for days, sometimes weeks, he would shiver with cold, and alternately burn with fever.
developed
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From this reading In a sketching expedition he had caught a chill, which had developed once more a malarial fever, contracted in the Congo marshes some years previously.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was lucky that Lambert did not know of the ordeal to which Agnes had to submit, unaided, since he was having a most unhappy time himself.
disease
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From this reading As the autumn mists were hanging round the leafless Abbot's Wood, it was injudicious of him to sit in the open, however warmly clothed, seeing that he was predisposed to disease.
expedition
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From this reading In a sketching expedition he had caught a chill, which had developed once more a malarial fever, contracted in the Congo marshes some years previously.
fever
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From this reading In a sketching expedition he had caught a chill, which had developed once more a malarial fever, contracted in the Congo marshes some years previously.
fit
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From this reading Whenever his constitution weakened, this ague fit would reappear, and for days, sometimes weeks, he would shiver with cold, and alternately burn with fever.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Whenever his constitution weakened, this ague fit would reappear, and for days, sometimes weeks, he would shiver with cold, and alternately burn with fever.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was lucky that Lambert did not know of the ordeal to which Agnes had to submit, unaided, since he was having a most unhappy time himself.
hanging
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From this reading As the autumn mists were hanging round the leafless Abbot's Wood, it was injudicious of him to sit in the open, however warmly clothed, seeing that he was predisposed to disease.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It was lucky that Lambert did not know of the ordeal to which Agnes had to submit, unaided, since he was having a most unhappy time himself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was lucky that Lambert did not know of the ordeal to which Agnes had to submit, unaided, since he was having a most unhappy time himself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As the autumn mists were hanging round the leafless Abbot's Wood, it was injudicious of him to sit in the open, however warmly clothed, seeing that he was predisposed to disease.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was lucky that Lambert did not know of the ordeal to which Agnes had to submit, unaided, since he was having a most unhappy time himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Whenever his constitution weakened, this ague fit would reappear, and for days, sometimes weeks, he would shiver with cold, and alternately burn with fever.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading As the autumn mists were hanging round the leafless Abbot's Wood, it was injudicious of him to sit in the open, however warmly clothed, seeing that he was predisposed to disease.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a sketching expedition he had caught a chill, which had developed once more a malarial fever, contracted in the Congo marshes some years previously.
injudicious
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From this reading As the autumn mists were hanging round the leafless Abbot's Wood, it was injudicious of him to sit in the open, however warmly clothed, seeing that he was predisposed to disease.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was lucky that Lambert did not know of the ordeal to which Agnes had to submit, unaided, since he was having a most unhappy time himself.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was lucky that Lambert did not know of the ordeal to which Agnes had to submit, unaided, since he was having a most unhappy time himself.
Lambert
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From this reading It was lucky that Lambert did not know of the ordeal to which Agnes had to submit, unaided, since he was having a most unhappy time himself.
leaflessadjectiveUS /ˈliːfləs/
having no leaves, usually because of the season
From this reading As the autumn mists were hanging round the leafless Abbot's Wood, it was injudicious of him to sit in the open, however warmly clothed, seeing that he was predisposed to disease.
lucky
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From this reading It was lucky that Lambert did not know of the ordeal to which Agnes had to submit, unaided, since he was having a most unhappy time himself.
malarial
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From this reading In a sketching expedition he had caught a chill, which had developed once more a malarial fever, contracted in the Congo marshes some years previously.
marshes
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From this reading In a sketching expedition he had caught a chill, which had developed once more a malarial fever, contracted in the Congo marshes some years previously.
mists
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From this reading As the autumn mists were hanging round the leafless Abbot's Wood, it was injudicious of him to sit in the open, however warmly clothed, seeing that he was predisposed to disease.
more
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From this reading In a sketching expedition he had caught a chill, which had developed once more a malarial fever, contracted in the Congo marshes some years previously.
most
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From this reading It was lucky that Lambert did not know of the ordeal to which Agnes had to submit, unaided, since he was having a most unhappy time himself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was lucky that Lambert did not know of the ordeal to which Agnes had to submit, unaided, since he was having a most unhappy time himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was lucky that Lambert did not know of the ordeal to which Agnes had to submit, unaided, since he was having a most unhappy time himself.
once
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From this reading In a sketching expedition he had caught a chill, which had developed once more a malarial fever, contracted in the Congo marshes some years previously.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading As the autumn mists were hanging round the leafless Abbot's Wood, it was injudicious of him to sit in the open, however warmly clothed, seeing that he was predisposed to disease.
ordeal
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From this reading It was lucky that Lambert did not know of the ordeal to which Agnes had to submit, unaided, since he was having a most unhappy time himself.
predisposed
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From this reading As the autumn mists were hanging round the leafless Abbot's Wood, it was injudicious of him to sit in the open, however warmly clothed, seeing that he was predisposed to disease.
previously
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From this reading In a sketching expedition he had caught a chill, which had developed once more a malarial fever, contracted in the Congo marshes some years previously.
reappear
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From this reading Whenever his constitution weakened, this ague fit would reappear, and for days, sometimes weeks, he would shiver with cold, and alternately burn with fever.
round
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From this reading As the autumn mists were hanging round the leafless Abbot's Wood, it was injudicious of him to sit in the open, however warmly clothed, seeing that he was predisposed to disease.
seeing
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From this reading As the autumn mists were hanging round the leafless Abbot's Wood, it was injudicious of him to sit in the open, however warmly clothed, seeing that he was predisposed to disease.
shiver
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From this reading Whenever his constitution weakened, this ague fit would reappear, and for days, sometimes weeks, he would shiver with cold, and alternately burn with fever.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was lucky that Lambert did not know of the ordeal to which Agnes had to submit, unaided, since he was having a most unhappy time himself.
sit
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From this reading As the autumn mists were hanging round the leafless Abbot's Wood, it was injudicious of him to sit in the open, however warmly clothed, seeing that he was predisposed to disease.
sketching
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From this reading In a sketching expedition he had caught a chill, which had developed once more a malarial fever, contracted in the Congo marshes some years previously.
some
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From this reading In a sketching expedition he had caught a chill, which had developed once more a malarial fever, contracted in the Congo marshes some years previously.
sometimes
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From this reading Whenever his constitution weakened, this ague fit would reappear, and for days, sometimes weeks, he would shiver with cold, and alternately burn with fever.
submitverbUS /səbˈmɪt/
to accept another person's control or a difficult situation
From this reading It was lucky that Lambert did not know of the ordeal to which Agnes had to submit, unaided, since he was having a most unhappy time himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was lucky that Lambert did not know of the ordeal to which Agnes had to submit, unaided, since he was having a most unhappy time himself.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONSPIRACY.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Whenever his constitution weakened, this ague fit would reappear, and for days, sometimes weeks, he would shiver with cold, and alternately burn with fever.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was lucky that Lambert did not know of the ordeal to which Agnes had to submit, unaided, since he was having a most unhappy time himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was lucky that Lambert did not know of the ordeal to which Agnes had to submit, unaided, since he was having a most unhappy time himself.
unaided
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From this reading It was lucky that Lambert did not know of the ordeal to which Agnes had to submit, unaided, since he was having a most unhappy time himself.
unhappy
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From this reading It was lucky that Lambert did not know of the ordeal to which Agnes had to submit, unaided, since he was having a most unhappy time himself.
warmly
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From this reading As the autumn mists were hanging round the leafless Abbot's Wood, it was injudicious of him to sit in the open, however warmly clothed, seeing that he was predisposed to disease.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was lucky that Lambert did not know of the ordeal to which Agnes had to submit, unaided, since he was having a most unhappy time himself.
weakened
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From this reading Whenever his constitution weakened, this ague fit would reappear, and for days, sometimes weeks, he would shiver with cold, and alternately burn with fever.
weeks
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From this reading Whenever his constitution weakened, this ague fit would reappear, and for days, sometimes weeks, he would shiver with cold, and alternately burn with fever.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As the autumn mists were hanging round the leafless Abbot's Wood, it was injudicious of him to sit in the open, however warmly clothed, seeing that he was predisposed to disease.
WheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever his constitution weakened, this ague fit would reappear, and for days, sometimes weeks, he would shiver with cold, and alternately burn with fever.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was lucky that Lambert did not know of the ordeal to which Agnes had to submit, unaided, since he was having a most unhappy time himself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Whenever his constitution weakened, this ague fit would reappear, and for days, sometimes weeks, he would shiver with cold, and alternately burn with fever.
Wood
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From this reading As the autumn mists were hanging round the leafless Abbot's Wood, it was injudicious of him to sit in the open, however warmly clothed, seeing that he was predisposed to disease.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Whenever his constitution weakened, this ague fit would reappear, and for days, sometimes weeks, he would shiver with cold, and alternately burn with fever.
years
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From this reading In a sketching expedition he had caught a chill, which had developed once more a malarial fever, contracted in the Congo marshes some years previously.
