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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 A long illness was the immediate result of so much excitement, suffering, and grief.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A long illness was the immediate result of so much excitement, suffering, and grief.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gradually, however, Zillah struggled through it; and at last, under the genial sky of Southern Italy, she began to regain her usual health.
back
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From this reading Through this she was saved, and it was Obed's sister who brought her back from the clutches of fever and the jaws of death.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gradually, however, Zillah struggled through it; and at last, under the genial sky of Southern Italy, she began to regain her usual health.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through this she was saved, and it was Obed's sister who brought her back from the clutches of fever and the jaws of death.
clutches
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From this reading Through this she was saved, and it was Obed's sister who brought her back from the clutches of fever and the jaws of death.
death
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From this reading Through this she was saved, and it was Obed's sister who brought her back from the clutches of fever and the jaws of death.
excitement
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From this reading A long illness was the immediate result of so much excitement, suffering, and grief.
fever
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From this reading Through this she was saved, and it was Obed's sister who brought her back from the clutches of fever and the jaws of death.
friends
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From this reading The kindness of her friends was unfaltering and incessant.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Through this she was saved, and it was Obed's sister who brought her back from the clutches of fever and the jaws of death.
genial
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From this reading Gradually, however, Zillah struggled through it; and at last, under the genial sky of Southern Italy, she began to regain her usual health.
Gradually
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From this reading Gradually, however, Zillah struggled through it; and at last, under the genial sky of Southern Italy, she began to regain her usual health.
grief
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From this reading A long illness was the immediate result of so much excitement, suffering, and grief.
health
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From this reading Gradually, however, Zillah struggled through it; and at last, under the genial sky of Southern Italy, she began to regain her usual health.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Gradually, however, Zillah struggled through it; and at last, under the genial sky of Southern Italy, she began to regain her usual health.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Gradually, however, Zillah struggled through it; and at last, under the genial sky of Southern Italy, she began to regain her usual health.
illness
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From this reading A long illness was the immediate result of so much excitement, suffering, and grief.
immediate
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From this reading A long illness was the immediate result of so much excitement, suffering, and grief.
incessant
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From this reading The kindness of her friends was unfaltering and incessant.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Gradually, however, Zillah struggled through it; and at last, under the genial sky of Southern Italy, she began to regain her usual health.
Italy
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From this reading Gradually, however, Zillah struggled through it; and at last, under the genial sky of Southern Italy, she began to regain her usual health.
jaws
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From this reading Through this she was saved, and it was Obed's sister who brought her back from the clutches of fever and the jaws of death.
kindness
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From this reading The kindness of her friends was unfaltering and incessant.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gradually, however, Zillah struggled through it; and at last, under the genial sky of Southern Italy, she began to regain her usual health.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A long illness was the immediate result of so much excitement, suffering, and grief.
much
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From this reading A long illness was the immediate result of so much excitement, suffering, and grief.
OBED
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From this reading OBED ON THE RAMPAGE.
Obed's
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From this reading Through this she was saved, and it was Obed's sister who brought her back from the clutches of fever and the jaws of death.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A long illness was the immediate result of so much excitement, suffering, and grief.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading OBED ON THE RAMPAGE.
RAMPAGE
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From this reading OBED ON THE RAMPAGE.
regain
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From this reading Gradually, however, Zillah struggled through it; and at last, under the genial sky of Southern Italy, she began to regain her usual health.
result
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From this reading A long illness was the immediate result of so much excitement, suffering, and grief.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Through this she was saved, and it was Obed's sister who brought her back from the clutches of fever and the jaws of death.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gradually, however, Zillah struggled through it; and at last, under the genial sky of Southern Italy, she began to regain her usual health.
sister
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From this reading Through this she was saved, and it was Obed's sister who brought her back from the clutches of fever and the jaws of death.
sky
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From this reading Gradually, however, Zillah struggled through it; and at last, under the genial sky of Southern Italy, she began to regain her usual health.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A long illness was the immediate result of so much excitement, suffering, and grief.
Southern
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From this reading Gradually, however, Zillah struggled through it; and at last, under the genial sky of Southern Italy, she began to regain her usual health.
struggled
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From this reading Gradually, however, Zillah struggled through it; and at last, under the genial sky of Southern Italy, she began to regain her usual health.
suffering
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From this reading A long illness was the immediate result of so much excitement, suffering, and grief.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OBED ON THE RAMPAGE.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Through this she was saved, and it was Obed's sister who brought her back from the clutches of fever and the jaws of death.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Gradually, however, Zillah struggled through it; and at last, under the genial sky of Southern Italy, she began to regain her usual health.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gradually, however, Zillah struggled through it; and at last, under the genial sky of Southern Italy, she began to regain her usual health.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Gradually, however, Zillah struggled through it; and at last, under the genial sky of Southern Italy, she began to regain her usual health.
unfaltering
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From this reading The kindness of her friends was unfaltering and incessant.
usual
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From this reading Gradually, however, Zillah struggled through it; and at last, under the genial sky of Southern Italy, she began to regain her usual health.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A long illness was the immediate result of so much excitement, suffering, and grief.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Through this she was saved, and it was Obed's sister who brought her back from the clutches of fever and the jaws of death.
Zillah
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From this reading Gradually, however, Zillah struggled through it; and at last, under the genial sky of Southern Italy, she began to regain her usual health.