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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 I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The first time they allowed me to see her was after many days of nerve-racking anxiety.
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading I lived, too, in a nervous agony of remorse.
allowed
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From this reading The first time they allowed me to see her was after many days of nerve-racking anxiety.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
anxiety
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From this reading The first time they allowed me to see her was after many days of nerve-racking anxiety.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
called
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From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
clinique
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From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
comfort
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From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
day
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From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
days
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From this reading The first time they allowed me to see her was after many days of nerve-racking anxiety.
dictation
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From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
disfigurement
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From this reading These kept the heart in me; for the doctor's reports were invariably grave--possible loss of sight in the injured eye and permanent disfigurement their most hopeful prognostications.
doctor's
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From this reading These kept the heart in me; for the doctor's reports were invariably grave--possible loss of sight in the injured eye and permanent disfigurement their most hopeful prognostications.
down
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From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
English
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From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
eye
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From this reading These kept the heart in me; for the doctor's reports were invariably grave--possible loss of sight in the injured eye and permanent disfigurement their most hopeful prognostications.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first time they allowed me to see her was after many days of nerve-racking anxiety.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
grave
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From this reading These kept the heart in me; for the doctor's reports were invariably grave--possible loss of sight in the injured eye and permanent disfigurement their most hopeful prognostications.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
happened
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From this reading For whatever happened I held myself responsible.
heart
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From this reading These kept the heart in me; for the doctor's reports were invariably grave--possible loss of sight in the injured eye and permanent disfigurement their most hopeful prognostications.
held
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From this reading For whatever happened I held myself responsible.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The first time they allowed me to see her was after many days of nerve-racking anxiety.
hopeful
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From this reading These kept the heart in me; for the doctor's reports were invariably grave--possible loss of sight in the injured eye and permanent disfigurement their most hopeful prognostications.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
imperfect
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From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading These kept the heart in me; for the doctor's reports were invariably grave--possible loss of sight in the injured eye and permanent disfigurement their most hopeful prognostications.
indeed
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From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
injured
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From this reading These kept the heart in me; for the doctor's reports were invariably grave--possible loss of sight in the injured eye and permanent disfigurement their most hopeful prognostications.
invariably
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From this reading These kept the heart in me; for the doctor's reports were invariably grave--possible loss of sight in the injured eye and permanent disfigurement their most hopeful prognostications.
kept
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From this reading These kept the heart in me; for the doctor's reports were invariably grave--possible loss of sight in the injured eye and permanent disfigurement their most hopeful prognostications.
knowledge
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From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
letters
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From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
lived
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From this reading I lived, too, in a nervous agony of remorse.
Lola's
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From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
loss
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From this reading These kept the heart in me; for the doctor's reports were invariably grave--possible loss of sight in the injured eye and permanent disfigurement their most hopeful prognostications.
many
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From this reading The first time they allowed me to see her was after many days of nerve-racking anxiety.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The first time they allowed me to see her was after many days of nerve-racking anxiety.
messages
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From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
most
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From this reading These kept the heart in me; for the doctor's reports were invariably grave--possible loss of sight in the injured eye and permanent disfigurement their most hopeful prognostications.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading For whatever happened I held myself responsible.
nerve-racking
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From this reading The first time they allowed me to see her was after many days of nerve-racking anxiety.
nervous
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From this reading I lived, too, in a nervous agony of remorse.
news
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From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
nurse
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From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first time they allowed me to see her was after many days of nerve-racking anxiety.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
permanent
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From this reading These kept the heart in me; for the doctor's reports were invariably grave--possible loss of sight in the injured eye and permanent disfigurement their most hopeful prognostications.
possible
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From this reading These kept the heart in me; for the doctor's reports were invariably grave--possible loss of sight in the injured eye and permanent disfigurement their most hopeful prognostications.
prognostications
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From this reading These kept the heart in me; for the doctor's reports were invariably grave--possible loss of sight in the injured eye and permanent disfigurement their most hopeful prognostications.
received
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From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
remorse
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From this reading I lived, too, in a nervous agony of remorse.
reports
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From this reading These kept the heart in me; for the doctor's reports were invariably grave--possible loss of sight in the injured eye and permanent disfigurement their most hopeful prognostications.
responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading For whatever happened I held myself responsible.
see
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From this reading The first time they allowed me to see her was after many days of nerve-racking anxiety.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
sight
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From this reading These kept the heart in me; for the doctor's reports were invariably grave--possible loss of sight in the injured eye and permanent disfigurement their most hopeful prognostications.
taken
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From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first time they allowed me to see her was after many days of nerve-racking anxiety.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading These kept the heart in me; for the doctor's reports were invariably grave--possible loss of sight in the injured eye and permanent disfigurement their most hopeful prognostications.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These kept the heart in me; for the doctor's reports were invariably grave--possible loss of sight in the injured eye and permanent disfigurement their most hopeful prognostications.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first time they allowed me to see her was after many days of nerve-racking anxiety.
three
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From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first time they allowed me to see her was after many days of nerve-racking anxiety.
times
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From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first time they allowed me to see her was after many days of nerve-racking anxiety.
too
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From this reading I lived, too, in a nervous agony of remorse.
two
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From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first time they allowed me to see her was after many days of nerve-racking anxiety.
weirdly-spelt
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From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These kept the heart in me; for the doctor's reports were invariably grave--possible loss of sight in the injured eye and permanent disfigurement their most hopeful prognostications.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading For whatever happened I held myself responsible.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
written
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From this reading I had indeed called at the clinique two or three times a day for news, and I had written short letters of comfort and received weirdly-spelt messages taken down from Lola's dictation by a nurse with an imperfect knowledge of English.
