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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 The day after Elsmere’s return from Murewell, where he left the Squire still alive (the telegram announcing the death reached Bedford Square a few hours after Robert’s arrival), Edmondson came up to see him and examine him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The day after Elsmere’s return from Murewell, where he left the Squire still alive (the telegram announcing the death reached Bedford Square a few hours after Robert’s arrival), Edmondson came up to see him and examine him.
alive
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From this reading The day after Elsmere’s return from Murewell, where he left the Squire still alive (the telegram announcing the death reached Bedford Square a few hours after Robert’s arrival), Edmondson came up to see him and examine him.
all
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From this reading The eager soul was swift in this as in all else.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day after Elsmere’s return from Murewell, where he left the Squire still alive (the telegram announcing the death reached Bedford Square a few hours after Robert’s arrival), Edmondson came up to see him and examine him.
announcing
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From this reading The day after Elsmere’s return from Murewell, where he left the Squire still alive (the telegram announcing the death reached Bedford Square a few hours after Robert’s arrival), Edmondson came up to see him and examine him.
arrival
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From this reading The day after Elsmere’s return from Murewell, where he left the Squire still alive (the telegram announcing the death reached Bedford Square a few hours after Robert’s arrival), Edmondson came up to see him and examine him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The eager soul was swift in this as in all else.
Bedford
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From this reading The day after Elsmere’s return from Murewell, where he left the Squire still alive (the telegram announcing the death reached Bedford Square a few hours after Robert’s arrival), Edmondson came up to see him and examine him.
begins
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From this reading He discovered tubercular disease of the larynx, which begins with slight hoarseness and weariness, and develops into one of the most rapid forms of phthisis.
came
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From this reading The day after Elsmere’s return from Murewell, where he left the Squire still alive (the telegram announcing the death reached Bedford Square a few hours after Robert’s arrival), Edmondson came up to see him and examine him.
day
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From this reading The day after Elsmere’s return from Murewell, where he left the Squire still alive (the telegram announcing the death reached Bedford Square a few hours after Robert’s arrival), Edmondson came up to see him and examine him.
death
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From this reading The day after Elsmere’s return from Murewell, where he left the Squire still alive (the telegram announcing the death reached Bedford Square a few hours after Robert’s arrival), Edmondson came up to see him and examine him.
develops
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From this reading He discovered tubercular disease of the larynx, which begins with slight hoarseness and weariness, and develops into one of the most rapid forms of phthisis.
discovered
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From this reading He discovered tubercular disease of the larynx, which begins with slight hoarseness and weariness, and develops into one of the most rapid forms of phthisis.
disease
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From this reading He discovered tubercular disease of the larynx, which begins with slight hoarseness and weariness, and develops into one of the most rapid forms of phthisis.
dying
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From this reading The man who had lived so fast was no long time dying.
eager
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From this reading The eager soul was swift in this as in all else.
Edmondson
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From this reading The day after Elsmere’s return from Murewell, where he left the Squire still alive (the telegram announcing the death reached Bedford Square a few hours after Robert’s arrival), Edmondson came up to see him and examine him.
else
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From this reading The eager soul was swift in this as in all else.
Elsmere's
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From this reading The day after Elsmere’s return from Murewell, where he left the Squire still alive (the telegram announcing the death reached Bedford Square a few hours after Robert’s arrival), Edmondson came up to see him and examine him.
examine
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From this reading The day after Elsmere’s return from Murewell, where he left the Squire still alive (the telegram announcing the death reached Bedford Square a few hours after Robert’s arrival), Edmondson came up to see him and examine him.
fast
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From this reading The man who had lived so fast was no long time dying.
few
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From this reading The day after Elsmere’s return from Murewell, where he left the Squire still alive (the telegram announcing the death reached Bedford Square a few hours after Robert’s arrival), Edmondson came up to see him and examine him.
forms
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From this reading He discovered tubercular disease of the larynx, which begins with slight hoarseness and weariness, and develops into one of the most rapid forms of phthisis.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The day after Elsmere’s return from Murewell, where he left the Squire still alive (the telegram announcing the death reached Bedford Square a few hours after Robert’s arrival), Edmondson came up to see him and examine him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The man who had lived so fast was no long time dying.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The day after Elsmere’s return from Murewell, where he left the Squire still alive (the telegram announcing the death reached Bedford Square a few hours after Robert’s arrival), Edmondson came up to see him and examine him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The day after Elsmere’s return from Murewell, where he left the Squire still alive (the telegram announcing the death reached Bedford Square a few hours after Robert’s arrival), Edmondson came up to see him and examine him.
hoarseness
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From this reading He discovered tubercular disease of the larynx, which begins with slight hoarseness and weariness, and develops into one of the most rapid forms of phthisis.
hours
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From this reading The day after Elsmere’s return from Murewell, where he left the Squire still alive (the telegram announcing the death reached Bedford Square a few hours after Robert’s arrival), Edmondson came up to see him and examine him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The eager soul was swift in this as in all else.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He discovered tubercular disease of the larynx, which begins with slight hoarseness and weariness, and develops into one of the most rapid forms of phthisis.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is little more to tell.
larynx
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From this reading He discovered tubercular disease of the larynx, which begins with slight hoarseness and weariness, and develops into one of the most rapid forms of phthisis.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day after Elsmere’s return from Murewell, where he left the Squire still alive (the telegram announcing the death reached Bedford Square a few hours after Robert’s arrival), Edmondson came up to see him and examine him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is little more to tell.
lived
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From this reading The man who had lived so fast was no long time dying.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man who had lived so fast was no long time dying.
man
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From this reading The man who had lived so fast was no long time dying.
more
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From this reading There is little more to tell.
most
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From this reading He discovered tubercular disease of the larynx, which begins with slight hoarseness and weariness, and develops into one of the most rapid forms of phthisis.
Murewell
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From this reading The day after Elsmere’s return from Murewell, where he left the Squire still alive (the telegram announcing the death reached Bedford Square a few hours after Robert’s arrival), Edmondson came up to see him and examine him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The man who had lived so fast was no long time dying.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He discovered tubercular disease of the larynx, which begins with slight hoarseness and weariness, and develops into one of the most rapid forms of phthisis.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He discovered tubercular disease of the larynx, which begins with slight hoarseness and weariness, and develops into one of the most rapid forms of phthisis.
phthisis
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From this reading He discovered tubercular disease of the larynx, which begins with slight hoarseness and weariness, and develops into one of the most rapid forms of phthisis.
rapid
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From this reading He discovered tubercular disease of the larynx, which begins with slight hoarseness and weariness, and develops into one of the most rapid forms of phthisis.
reached
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From this reading The day after Elsmere’s return from Murewell, where he left the Squire still alive (the telegram announcing the death reached Bedford Square a few hours after Robert’s arrival), Edmondson came up to see him and examine him.
return
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From this reading The day after Elsmere’s return from Murewell, where he left the Squire still alive (the telegram announcing the death reached Bedford Square a few hours after Robert’s arrival), Edmondson came up to see him and examine him.
Robert's
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From this reading The day after Elsmere’s return from Murewell, where he left the Squire still alive (the telegram announcing the death reached Bedford Square a few hours after Robert’s arrival), Edmondson came up to see him and examine him.
see
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From this reading The day after Elsmere’s return from Murewell, where he left the Squire still alive (the telegram announcing the death reached Bedford Square a few hours after Robert’s arrival), Edmondson came up to see him and examine him.
slight
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From this reading He discovered tubercular disease of the larynx, which begins with slight hoarseness and weariness, and develops into one of the most rapid forms of phthisis.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The man who had lived so fast was no long time dying.
soul
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From this reading The eager soul was swift in this as in all else.
Square
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From this reading The day after Elsmere’s return from Murewell, where he left the Squire still alive (the telegram announcing the death reached Bedford Square a few hours after Robert’s arrival), Edmondson came up to see him and examine him.
Squire
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From this reading The day after Elsmere’s return from Murewell, where he left the Squire still alive (the telegram announcing the death reached Bedford Square a few hours after Robert’s arrival), Edmondson came up to see him and examine him.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day after Elsmere’s return from Murewell, where he left the Squire still alive (the telegram announcing the death reached Bedford Square a few hours after Robert’s arrival), Edmondson came up to see him and examine him.
swift
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From this reading The eager soul was swift in this as in all else.
telegram
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From this reading The day after Elsmere’s return from Murewell, where he left the Squire still alive (the telegram announcing the death reached Bedford Square a few hours after Robert’s arrival), Edmondson came up to see him and examine him.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is little more to tell.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man who had lived so fast was no long time dying.
There
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From this reading There is little more to tell.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The eager soul was swift in this as in all else.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man who had lived so fast was no long time dying.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is little more to tell.
tubercular
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From this reading He discovered tubercular disease of the larynx, which begins with slight hoarseness and weariness, and develops into one of the most rapid forms of phthisis.
up
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From this reading The day after Elsmere’s return from Murewell, where he left the Squire still alive (the telegram announcing the death reached Bedford Square a few hours after Robert’s arrival), Edmondson came up to see him and examine him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man who had lived so fast was no long time dying.
weariness
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From this reading He discovered tubercular disease of the larynx, which begins with slight hoarseness and weariness, and develops into one of the most rapid forms of phthisis.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The day after Elsmere’s return from Murewell, where he left the Squire still alive (the telegram announcing the death reached Bedford Square a few hours after Robert’s arrival), Edmondson came up to see him and examine him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He discovered tubercular disease of the larynx, which begins with slight hoarseness and weariness, and develops into one of the most rapid forms of phthisis.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The man who had lived so fast was no long time dying.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He discovered tubercular disease of the larynx, which begins with slight hoarseness and weariness, and develops into one of the most rapid forms of phthisis.
