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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 PRODUCT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH As the weeks passed, a great relief spread throughout the place when it became known that Mesmie would recover.
all
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From this reading Then, carried by his pacing mare, he might have started townward for a bag of candy or a doll; while she, on the speedier wings of deadly tetanus, would in all probability have gone to her ancestors.
ancestors
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From this reading Then, carried by his pacing mare, he might have started townward for a bag of candy or a doll; while she, on the speedier wings of deadly tetanus, would in all probability have gone to her ancestors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The grafts had taken hold, and it now seemed as though her days might be long and prosperous.
applied
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From this reading For the slow moving, sympathetic Doctor Meal would have applied linseed oil, patted the child's head and called her a good little girl.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE PRODUCT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH As the weeks passed, a great relief spread throughout the place when it became known that Mesmie would recover.
bag
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From this reading Then, carried by his pacing mare, he might have started townward for a bag of candy or a doll; while she, on the speedier wings of deadly tetanus, would in all probability have gone to her ancestors.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The grafts had taken hold, and it now seemed as though her days might be long and prosperous.
became
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From this reading THE PRODUCT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH As the weeks passed, a great relief spread throughout the place when it became known that Mesmie would recover.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then, carried by his pacing mare, he might have started townward for a bag of candy or a doll; while she, on the speedier wings of deadly tetanus, would in all probability have gone to her ancestors.
called
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From this reading For the slow moving, sympathetic Doctor Meal would have applied linseed oil, patted the child's head and called her a good little girl.
calling
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From this reading Fair judgment placed this to the credit of the young physician, and Jane had congratulated herself more than once for having transgressed the Colonel's wishes in calling him instead of Doctor Meal.
candy
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From this reading Then, carried by his pacing mare, he might have started townward for a bag of candy or a doll; while she, on the speedier wings of deadly tetanus, would in all probability have gone to her ancestors.
carried
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From this reading Then, carried by his pacing mare, he might have started townward for a bag of candy or a doll; while she, on the speedier wings of deadly tetanus, would in all probability have gone to her ancestors.
child's
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From this reading For the slow moving, sympathetic Doctor Meal would have applied linseed oil, patted the child's head and called her a good little girl.
Colonel's
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From this reading Fair judgment placed this to the credit of the young physician, and Jane had congratulated herself more than once for having transgressed the Colonel's wishes in calling him instead of Doctor Meal.
congratulated
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From this reading Fair judgment placed this to the credit of the young physician, and Jane had congratulated herself more than once for having transgressed the Colonel's wishes in calling him instead of Doctor Meal.
credit
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From this reading Fair judgment placed this to the credit of the young physician, and Jane had congratulated herself more than once for having transgressed the Colonel's wishes in calling him instead of Doctor Meal.
days
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From this reading The grafts had taken hold, and it now seemed as though her days might be long and prosperous.
deadly
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From this reading Then, carried by his pacing mare, he might have started townward for a bag of candy or a doll; while she, on the speedier wings of deadly tetanus, would in all probability have gone to her ancestors.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fair judgment placed this to the credit of the young physician, and Jane had congratulated herself more than once for having transgressed the Colonel's wishes in calling him instead of Doctor Meal.
doll
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From this reading Then, carried by his pacing mare, he might have started townward for a bag of candy or a doll; while she, on the speedier wings of deadly tetanus, would in all probability have gone to her ancestors.
FairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fair judgment placed this to the credit of the young physician, and Jane had congratulated herself more than once for having transgressed the Colonel's wishes in calling him instead of Doctor Meal.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fair judgment placed this to the credit of the young physician, and Jane had congratulated herself more than once for having transgressed the Colonel's wishes in calling him instead of Doctor Meal.
girl
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From this reading For the slow moving, sympathetic Doctor Meal would have applied linseed oil, patted the child's head and called her a good little girl.
gone
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From this reading Then, carried by his pacing mare, he might have started townward for a bag of candy or a doll; while she, on the speedier wings of deadly tetanus, would in all probability have gone to her ancestors.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the slow moving, sympathetic Doctor Meal would have applied linseed oil, patted the child's head and called her a good little girl.
grafts
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From this reading The grafts had taken hold, and it now seemed as though her days might be long and prosperous.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PRODUCT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH As the weeks passed, a great relief spread throughout the place when it became known that Mesmie would recover.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The grafts had taken hold, and it now seemed as though her days might be long and prosperous.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For the slow moving, sympathetic Doctor Meal would have applied linseed oil, patted the child's head and called her a good little girl.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Fair judgment placed this to the credit of the young physician, and Jane had congratulated herself more than once for having transgressed the Colonel's wishes in calling him instead of Doctor Meal.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, carried by his pacing mare, he might have started townward for a bag of candy or a doll; while she, on the speedier wings of deadly tetanus, would in all probability have gone to her ancestors.
head
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From this reading For the slow moving, sympathetic Doctor Meal would have applied linseed oil, patted the child's head and called her a good little girl.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The grafts had taken hold, and it now seemed as though her days might be long and prosperous.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Fair judgment placed this to the credit of the young physician, and Jane had congratulated herself more than once for having transgressed the Colonel's wishes in calling him instead of Doctor Meal.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fair judgment placed this to the credit of the young physician, and Jane had congratulated herself more than once for having transgressed the Colonel's wishes in calling him instead of Doctor Meal.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, carried by his pacing mare, he might have started townward for a bag of candy or a doll; while she, on the speedier wings of deadly tetanus, would in all probability have gone to her ancestors.
hold
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From this reading The grafts had taken hold, and it now seemed as though her days might be long and prosperous.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fair judgment placed this to the credit of the young physician, and Jane had congratulated herself more than once for having transgressed the Colonel's wishes in calling him instead of Doctor Meal.
instead
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From this reading Fair judgment placed this to the credit of the young physician, and Jane had congratulated herself more than once for having transgressed the Colonel's wishes in calling him instead of Doctor Meal.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE PRODUCT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH As the weeks passed, a great relief spread throughout the place when it became known that Mesmie would recover.
Jane
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From this reading Fair judgment placed this to the credit of the young physician, and Jane had congratulated herself more than once for having transgressed the Colonel's wishes in calling him instead of Doctor Meal.
judgment
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From this reading Fair judgment placed this to the credit of the young physician, and Jane had congratulated herself more than once for having transgressed the Colonel's wishes in calling him instead of Doctor Meal.
known
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From this reading THE PRODUCT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH As the weeks passed, a great relief spread throughout the place when it became known that Mesmie would recover.
linseed
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From this reading For the slow moving, sympathetic Doctor Meal would have applied linseed oil, patted the child's head and called her a good little girl.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the slow moving, sympathetic Doctor Meal would have applied linseed oil, patted the child's head and called her a good little girl.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The grafts had taken hold, and it now seemed as though her days might be long and prosperous.
mare
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From this reading Then, carried by his pacing mare, he might have started townward for a bag of candy or a doll; while she, on the speedier wings of deadly tetanus, would in all probability have gone to her ancestors.
Meal
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From this reading Fair judgment placed this to the credit of the young physician, and Jane had congratulated herself more than once for having transgressed the Colonel's wishes in calling him instead of Doctor Meal.
Mesmie
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From this reading THE PRODUCT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH As the weeks passed, a great relief spread throughout the place when it became known that Mesmie would recover.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The grafts had taken hold, and it now seemed as though her days might be long and prosperous.
more
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From this reading Fair judgment placed this to the credit of the young physician, and Jane had congratulated herself more than once for having transgressed the Colonel's wishes in calling him instead of Doctor Meal.
moving
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From this reading For the slow moving, sympathetic Doctor Meal would have applied linseed oil, patted the child's head and called her a good little girl.
now
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From this reading The grafts had taken hold, and it now seemed as though her days might be long and prosperous.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PRODUCT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH As the weeks passed, a great relief spread throughout the place when it became known that Mesmie would recover.
oilnounUS /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading For the slow moving, sympathetic Doctor Meal would have applied linseed oil, patted the child's head and called her a good little girl.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then, carried by his pacing mare, he might have started townward for a bag of candy or a doll; while she, on the speedier wings of deadly tetanus, would in all probability have gone to her ancestors.
once
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From this reading Fair judgment placed this to the credit of the young physician, and Jane had congratulated herself more than once for having transgressed the Colonel's wishes in calling him instead of Doctor Meal.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then, carried by his pacing mare, he might have started townward for a bag of candy or a doll; while she, on the speedier wings of deadly tetanus, would in all probability have gone to her ancestors.
pacing
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From this reading Then, carried by his pacing mare, he might have started townward for a bag of candy or a doll; while she, on the speedier wings of deadly tetanus, would in all probability have gone to her ancestors.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PRODUCT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH As the weeks passed, a great relief spread throughout the place when it became known that Mesmie would recover.
PATCH
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From this reading THE PRODUCT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH As the weeks passed, a great relief spread throughout the place when it became known that Mesmie would recover.
patted
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From this reading For the slow moving, sympathetic Doctor Meal would have applied linseed oil, patted the child's head and called her a good little girl.
physician
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From this reading Fair judgment placed this to the credit of the young physician, and Jane had congratulated herself more than once for having transgressed the Colonel's wishes in calling him instead of Doctor Meal.
place
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From this reading THE PRODUCT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH As the weeks passed, a great relief spread throughout the place when it became known that Mesmie would recover.
placed
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From this reading Fair judgment placed this to the credit of the young physician, and Jane had congratulated herself more than once for having transgressed the Colonel's wishes in calling him instead of Doctor Meal.
probability
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From this reading Then, carried by his pacing mare, he might have started townward for a bag of candy or a doll; while she, on the speedier wings of deadly tetanus, would in all probability have gone to her ancestors.
PRODUCT
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From this reading THE PRODUCT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH As the weeks passed, a great relief spread throughout the place when it became known that Mesmie would recover.
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑspərəs/
successful and without serious problems
From this reading The grafts had taken hold, and it now seemed as though her days might be long and prosperous.
recover
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From this reading THE PRODUCT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH As the weeks passed, a great relief spread throughout the place when it became known that Mesmie would recover.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading THE PRODUCT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH As the weeks passed, a great relief spread throughout the place when it became known that Mesmie would recover.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The grafts had taken hold, and it now seemed as though her days might be long and prosperous.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, carried by his pacing mare, he might have started townward for a bag of candy or a doll; while she, on the speedier wings of deadly tetanus, would in all probability have gone to her ancestors.
slow
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From this reading For the slow moving, sympathetic Doctor Meal would have applied linseed oil, patted the child's head and called her a good little girl.
speedier
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From this reading Then, carried by his pacing mare, he might have started townward for a bag of candy or a doll; while she, on the speedier wings of deadly tetanus, would in all probability have gone to her ancestors.
spread
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From this reading THE PRODUCT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH As the weeks passed, a great relief spread throughout the place when it became known that Mesmie would recover.
started
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From this reading Then, carried by his pacing mare, he might have started townward for a bag of candy or a doll; while she, on the speedier wings of deadly tetanus, would in all probability have gone to her ancestors.
SUNLIGHT
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From this reading THE PRODUCT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH As the weeks passed, a great relief spread throughout the place when it became known that Mesmie would recover.
sympathetic
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From this reading For the slow moving, sympathetic Doctor Meal would have applied linseed oil, patted the child's head and called her a good little girl.
taken
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From this reading The grafts had taken hold, and it now seemed as though her days might be long and prosperous.
tetanus
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From this reading Then, carried by his pacing mare, he might have started townward for a bag of candy or a doll; while she, on the speedier wings of deadly tetanus, would in all probability have gone to her ancestors.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Fair judgment placed this to the credit of the young physician, and Jane had congratulated herself more than once for having transgressed the Colonel's wishes in calling him instead of Doctor Meal.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE PRODUCT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH As the weeks passed, a great relief spread throughout the place when it became known that Mesmie would recover.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRODUCT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH As the weeks passed, a great relief spread throughout the place when it became known that Mesmie would recover.
Then
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From this reading Then, carried by his pacing mare, he might have started townward for a bag of candy or a doll; while she, on the speedier wings of deadly tetanus, would in all probability have gone to her ancestors.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Fair judgment placed this to the credit of the young physician, and Jane had congratulated herself more than once for having transgressed the Colonel's wishes in calling him instead of Doctor Meal.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The grafts had taken hold, and it now seemed as though her days might be long and prosperous.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading THE PRODUCT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH As the weeks passed, a great relief spread throughout the place when it became known that Mesmie would recover.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fair judgment placed this to the credit of the young physician, and Jane had congratulated herself more than once for having transgressed the Colonel's wishes in calling him instead of Doctor Meal.
townward
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From this reading Then, carried by his pacing mare, he might have started townward for a bag of candy or a doll; while she, on the speedier wings of deadly tetanus, would in all probability have gone to her ancestors.
transgressed
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From this reading Fair judgment placed this to the credit of the young physician, and Jane had congratulated herself more than once for having transgressed the Colonel's wishes in calling him instead of Doctor Meal.
weeks
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From this reading THE PRODUCT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH As the weeks passed, a great relief spread throughout the place when it became known that Mesmie would recover.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE PRODUCT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH As the weeks passed, a great relief spread throughout the place when it became known that Mesmie would recover.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Then, carried by his pacing mare, he might have started townward for a bag of candy or a doll; while she, on the speedier wings of deadly tetanus, would in all probability have gone to her ancestors.
wings
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From this reading Then, carried by his pacing mare, he might have started townward for a bag of candy or a doll; while she, on the speedier wings of deadly tetanus, would in all probability have gone to her ancestors.
wishes
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From this reading Fair judgment placed this to the credit of the young physician, and Jane had congratulated herself more than once for having transgressed the Colonel's wishes in calling him instead of Doctor Meal.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE PRODUCT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH As the weeks passed, a great relief spread throughout the place when it became known that Mesmie would recover.
young
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From this reading Fair judgment placed this to the credit of the young physician, and Jane had congratulated herself more than once for having transgressed the Colonel's wishes in calling him instead of Doctor Meal.
