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12
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From this reading It may be, indirectly but inevitably, that I might be on the yacht Ella on that terrible night of August 12, more than a year ago.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading By the bequest of an elder brother, I was left enough money to see me through a small college in Ohio, and to secure me four years in a medical school in the East.
adventurous
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From this reading Possibly the career of a surgeon attracted the adventurous element in me.
ago
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From this reading It may be, indirectly but inevitably, that I might be on the yacht Ella on that terrible night of August 12, more than a year ago.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading By the bequest of an elder brother, I was left enough money to see me through a small college in Ohio, and to secure me four years in a medical school in the East.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By the bequest of an elder brother, I was left enough money to see me through a small college in Ohio, and to secure me four years in a medical school in the East.
attracted
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From this reading Possibly the career of a surgeon attracted the adventurous element in me.
August
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From this reading It may be, indirectly but inevitably, that I might be on the yacht Ella on that terrible night of August 12, more than a year ago.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may be, indirectly but inevitably, that I might be on the yacht Ella on that terrible night of August 12, more than a year ago.
bequest
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From this reading By the bequest of an elder brother, I was left enough money to see me through a small college in Ohio, and to secure me four years in a medical school in the East.
brother
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From this reading By the bequest of an elder brother, I was left enough money to see me through a small college in Ohio, and to secure me four years in a medical school in the East.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It may be, indirectly but inevitably, that I might be on the yacht Ella on that terrible night of August 12, more than a year ago.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the bequest of an elder brother, I was left enough money to see me through a small college in Ohio, and to secure me four years in a medical school in the East.
career
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From this reading Possibly the career of a surgeon attracted the adventurous element in me.
chose
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From this reading Why I chose medicine I hardly know.
college
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From this reading By the bequest of an elder brother, I was left enough money to see me through a small college in Ohio, and to secure me four years in a medical school in the East.
coming
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From this reading Perhaps, coming of a family of doctors, I merely followed the line of least resistance.
doctors
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From this reading Perhaps, coming of a family of doctors, I merely followed the line of least resistance.
East
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From this reading By the bequest of an elder brother, I was left enough money to see me through a small college in Ohio, and to secure me four years in a medical school in the East.
elder
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From this reading By the bequest of an elder brother, I was left enough money to see me through a small college in Ohio, and to secure me four years in a medical school in the East.
element
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From this reading Possibly the career of a surgeon attracted the adventurous element in me.
Ella
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From this reading It may be, indirectly but inevitably, that I might be on the yacht Ella on that terrible night of August 12, more than a year ago.
enough
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From this reading By the bequest of an elder brother, I was left enough money to see me through a small college in Ohio, and to secure me four years in a medical school in the East.
family
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followed
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From this reading Perhaps, coming of a family of doctors, I merely followed the line of least resistance.
four
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From this reading By the bequest of an elder brother, I was left enough money to see me through a small college in Ohio, and to secure me four years in a medical school in the East.
hardly
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From this reading Why I chose medicine I hardly know.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By the bequest of an elder brother, I was left enough money to see me through a small college in Ohio, and to secure me four years in a medical school in the East.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By the bequest of an elder brother, I was left enough money to see me through a small college in Ohio, and to secure me four years in a medical school in the East.
indirectly
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From this reading It may be, indirectly but inevitably, that I might be on the yacht Ella on that terrible night of August 12, more than a year ago.
inevitably
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From this reading It may be, indirectly but inevitably, that I might be on the yacht Ella on that terrible night of August 12, more than a year ago.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may be, indirectly but inevitably, that I might be on the yacht Ella on that terrible night of August 12, more than a year ago.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why I chose medicine I hardly know.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps, coming of a family of doctors, I merely followed the line of least resistance.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the bequest of an elder brother, I was left enough money to see me through a small college in Ohio, and to secure me four years in a medical school in the East.
line
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From this reading Perhaps, coming of a family of doctors, I merely followed the line of least resistance.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may be, indirectly but inevitably, that I might be on the yacht Ella on that terrible night of August 12, more than a year ago.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By the bequest of an elder brother, I was left enough money to see me through a small college in Ohio, and to secure me four years in a medical school in the East.
medical
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From this reading By the bequest of an elder brother, I was left enough money to see me through a small college in Ohio, and to secure me four years in a medical school in the East.
medicine
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From this reading Why I chose medicine I hardly know.
merely
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From this reading Perhaps, coming of a family of doctors, I merely followed the line of least resistance.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It may be, indirectly but inevitably, that I might be on the yacht Ella on that terrible night of August 12, more than a year ago.
money
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From this reading By the bequest of an elder brother, I was left enough money to see me through a small college in Ohio, and to secure me four years in a medical school in the East.
more
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From this reading It may be, indirectly but inevitably, that I might be on the yacht Ella on that terrible night of August 12, more than a year ago.
night
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From this reading It may be, indirectly but inevitably, that I might be on the yacht Ella on that terrible night of August 12, more than a year ago.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the bequest of an elder brother, I was left enough money to see me through a small college in Ohio, and to secure me four years in a medical school in the East.
Ohio
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From this reading By the bequest of an elder brother, I was left enough money to see me through a small college in Ohio, and to secure me four years in a medical school in the East.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It may be, indirectly but inevitably, that I might be on the yacht Ella on that terrible night of August 12, more than a year ago.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps, coming of a family of doctors, I merely followed the line of least resistance.
Possibly
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From this reading Possibly the career of a surgeon attracted the adventurous element in me.
resistance
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From this reading Perhaps, coming of a family of doctors, I merely followed the line of least resistance.
school
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From this reading By the bequest of an elder brother, I was left enough money to see me through a small college in Ohio, and to secure me four years in a medical school in the East.
secure
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From this reading By the bequest of an elder brother, I was left enough money to see me through a small college in Ohio, and to secure me four years in a medical school in the East.
see
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From this reading By the bequest of an elder brother, I was left enough money to see me through a small college in Ohio, and to secure me four years in a medical school in the East.
small
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From this reading By the bequest of an elder brother, I was left enough money to see me through a small college in Ohio, and to secure me four years in a medical school in the East.
surgeon
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From this reading Possibly the career of a surgeon attracted the adventurous element in me.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It may be, indirectly but inevitably, that I might be on the yacht Ella on that terrible night of August 12, more than a year ago.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It may be, indirectly but inevitably, that I might be on the yacht Ella on that terrible night of August 12, more than a year ago.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It may be, indirectly but inevitably, that I might be on the yacht Ella on that terrible night of August 12, more than a year ago.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the bequest of an elder brother, I was left enough money to see me through a small college in Ohio, and to secure me four years in a medical school in the East.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By the bequest of an elder brother, I was left enough money to see me through a small college in Ohio, and to secure me four years in a medical school in the East.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By the bequest of an elder brother, I was left enough money to see me through a small college in Ohio, and to secure me four years in a medical school in the East.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By the bequest of an elder brother, I was left enough money to see me through a small college in Ohio, and to secure me four years in a medical school in the East.
Why
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From this reading Why I chose medicine I hardly know.
yacht
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From this reading It may be, indirectly but inevitably, that I might be on the yacht Ella on that terrible night of August 12, more than a year ago.
year
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From this reading It may be, indirectly but inevitably, that I might be on the yacht Ella on that terrible night of August 12, more than a year ago.
years
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From this reading By the bequest of an elder brother, I was left enough money to see me through a small college in Ohio, and to secure me four years in a medical school in the East.
