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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 excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
almost
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From this reading Margaret sat alone in her room, desolate and almost maddened by the events of the past days.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Margaret sat alone in her room, desolate and almost maddened by the events of the past days.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Several days passed, and more miserable ones never dawned upon the household at Brooklawn.
any
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From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Several days passed, and more miserable ones never dawned upon the household at Brooklawn.
BATTERY
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From this reading THE BATTERY.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
Brooklawn
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From this reading Several days passed, and more miserable ones never dawned upon the household at Brooklawn.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
Chase
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From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
corpse
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From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
dawned
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From this reading Several days passed, and more miserable ones never dawned upon the household at Brooklawn.
day
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From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
days
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From this reading Several days passed, and more miserable ones never dawned upon the household at Brooklawn.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gerald Waring was dead.
denunciations
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From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
departure
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From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
desolate
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From this reading Margaret sat alone in her room, desolate and almost maddened by the events of the past days.
disease
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From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
events
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From this reading Margaret sat alone in her room, desolate and almost maddened by the events of the past days.
excitement
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From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
Gerald
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From this reading Gerald Waring was dead.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Margaret sat alone in her room, desolate and almost maddened by the events of the past days.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
household
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From this reading Several days passed, and more miserable ones never dawned upon the household at Brooklawn.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Margaret sat alone in her room, desolate and almost maddened by the events of the past days.
insane
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From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
Laurence's
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From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
maddened
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From this reading Margaret sat alone in her room, desolate and almost maddened by the events of the past days.
Margaret
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From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
miserable
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From this reading Several days passed, and more miserable ones never dawned upon the household at Brooklawn.
more
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From this reading Several days passed, and more miserable ones never dawned upon the household at Brooklawn.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Several days passed, and more miserable ones never dawned upon the household at Brooklawn.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
noon
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From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
ones
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From this reading Several days passed, and more miserable ones never dawned upon the household at Brooklawn.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Several days passed, and more miserable ones never dawned upon the household at Brooklawn.
passionate
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From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
past
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From this reading Margaret sat alone in her room, desolate and almost maddened by the events of the past days.
preceded
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From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
recurrence
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From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
room
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From this reading Margaret sat alone in her room, desolate and almost maddened by the events of the past days.
sat
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From this reading Margaret sat alone in her room, desolate and almost maddened by the events of the past days.
Several
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From this reading Several days passed, and more miserable ones never dawned upon the household at Brooklawn.
story
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From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
sufferings
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From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
Sybil
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From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTERY.
thrown
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From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
unaccountable
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From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Several days passed, and more miserable ones never dawned upon the household at Brooklawn.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
Waring
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From this reading Gerald Waring was dead.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gerald Waring was dead.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The excitement into which he had been thrown by Laurence's insane story, the passionate denunciations of Margaret, and the unaccountable departure of Sybil Chase had brought on a recurrence of his disease more violent than any sufferings that had preceded, and before noon the next day he was a corpse.
