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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 Colonel Platten receives a Strange Request.
all
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From this reading Dr. Thornton spoke kindly and soothingly to him, and stayed long beside his bed, doing all he could to relieve his sufferings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dr. Thornton spoke kindly and soothingly to him, and stayed long beside his bed, doing all he could to relieve his sufferings.
anxious
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From this reading The old man lay with flushed, anxious face, breathing heavily, each breath costing him severe pain.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ere he left, his patient seemed a little easier, but nevertheless Dr. Thornton went away with the conviction that old Griffin would not struggle through this attack as he had through the former one.
attack
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From this reading Ere he left, his patient seemed a little easier, but nevertheless Dr. Thornton went away with the conviction that old Griffin would not struggle through this attack as he had through the former one.
away
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From this reading Ere he left, his patient seemed a little easier, but nevertheless Dr. Thornton went away with the conviction that old Griffin would not struggle through this attack as he had through the former one.
bed
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From this reading Dr. Thornton spoke kindly and soothingly to him, and stayed long beside his bed, doing all he could to relieve his sufferings.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Dr. Thornton spoke kindly and soothingly to him, and stayed long beside his bed, doing all he could to relieve his sufferings.
breath
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From this reading The old man lay with flushed, anxious face, breathing heavily, each breath costing him severe pain.
breathing
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From this reading The old man lay with flushed, anxious face, breathing heavily, each breath costing him severe pain.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ere he left, his patient seemed a little easier, but nevertheless Dr. Thornton went away with the conviction that old Griffin would not struggle through this attack as he had through the former one.
Colonel
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From this reading Colonel Platten receives a Strange Request.
conviction
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From this reading Ere he left, his patient seemed a little easier, but nevertheless Dr. Thornton went away with the conviction that old Griffin would not struggle through this attack as he had through the former one.
costing
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From this reading The old man lay with flushed, anxious face, breathing heavily, each breath costing him severe pain.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Dr. Thornton spoke kindly and soothingly to him, and stayed long beside his bed, doing all he could to relieve his sufferings.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE doctor found John Griffin even worse than Maggie's words had led him to expect.
doing
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From this reading Dr. Thornton spoke kindly and soothingly to him, and stayed long beside his bed, doing all he could to relieve his sufferings.
Dr
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From this reading Dr. Thornton spoke kindly and soothingly to him, and stayed long beside his bed, doing all he could to relieve his sufferings.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The old man lay with flushed, anxious face, breathing heavily, each breath costing him severe pain.
easier
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From this reading Ere he left, his patient seemed a little easier, but nevertheless Dr. Thornton went away with the conviction that old Griffin would not struggle through this attack as he had through the former one.
EreconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading Ere he left, his patient seemed a little easier, but nevertheless Dr. Thornton went away with the conviction that old Griffin would not struggle through this attack as he had through the former one.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE doctor found John Griffin even worse than Maggie's words had led him to expect.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading THE doctor found John Griffin even worse than Maggie's words had led him to expect.
face
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From this reading The old man lay with flushed, anxious face, breathing heavily, each breath costing him severe pain.
flushed
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From this reading The old man lay with flushed, anxious face, breathing heavily, each breath costing him severe pain.
former
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From this reading Ere he left, his patient seemed a little easier, but nevertheless Dr. Thornton went away with the conviction that old Griffin would not struggle through this attack as he had through the former one.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE doctor found John Griffin even worse than Maggie's words had led him to expect.
Griffin
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From this reading THE doctor found John Griffin even worse than Maggie's words had led him to expect.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE doctor found John Griffin even worse than Maggie's words had led him to expect.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dr. Thornton spoke kindly and soothingly to him, and stayed long beside his bed, doing all he could to relieve his sufferings.
heavily
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From this reading The old man lay with flushed, anxious face, breathing heavily, each breath costing him severe pain.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE doctor found John Griffin even worse than Maggie's words had led him to expect.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dr. Thornton spoke kindly and soothingly to him, and stayed long beside his bed, doing all he could to relieve his sufferings.
John
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From this reading THE doctor found John Griffin even worse than Maggie's words had led him to expect.
kindly
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From this reading Dr. Thornton spoke kindly and soothingly to him, and stayed long beside his bed, doing all he could to relieve his sufferings.
lay
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From this reading The old man lay with flushed, anxious face, breathing heavily, each breath costing him severe pain.
led
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From this reading THE doctor found John Griffin even worse than Maggie's words had led him to expect.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ere he left, his patient seemed a little easier, but nevertheless Dr. Thornton went away with the conviction that old Griffin would not struggle through this attack as he had through the former one.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ere he left, his patient seemed a little easier, but nevertheless Dr. Thornton went away with the conviction that old Griffin would not struggle through this attack as he had through the former one.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dr. Thornton spoke kindly and soothingly to him, and stayed long beside his bed, doing all he could to relieve his sufferings.
Maggie's
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From this reading THE doctor found John Griffin even worse than Maggie's words had led him to expect.
man
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From this reading The old man lay with flushed, anxious face, breathing heavily, each breath costing him severe pain.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Ere he left, his patient seemed a little easier, but nevertheless Dr. Thornton went away with the conviction that old Griffin would not struggle through this attack as he had through the former one.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ere he left, his patient seemed a little easier, but nevertheless Dr. Thornton went away with the conviction that old Griffin would not struggle through this attack as he had through the former one.
old
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From this reading The old man lay with flushed, anxious face, breathing heavily, each breath costing him severe pain.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ere he left, his patient seemed a little easier, but nevertheless Dr. Thornton went away with the conviction that old Griffin would not struggle through this attack as he had through the former one.
pain
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From this reading The old man lay with flushed, anxious face, breathing heavily, each breath costing him severe pain.
patient
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From this reading Ere he left, his patient seemed a little easier, but nevertheless Dr. Thornton went away with the conviction that old Griffin would not struggle through this attack as he had through the former one.
Platten
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From this reading Colonel Platten receives a Strange Request.
receives
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From this reading Colonel Platten receives a Strange Request.
relieve
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From this reading Dr. Thornton spoke kindly and soothingly to him, and stayed long beside his bed, doing all he could to relieve his sufferings.
Request
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From this reading Colonel Platten receives a Strange Request.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ere he left, his patient seemed a little easier, but nevertheless Dr. Thornton went away with the conviction that old Griffin would not struggle through this attack as he had through the former one.
severe
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From this reading The old man lay with flushed, anxious face, breathing heavily, each breath costing him severe pain.
soothingly
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From this reading Dr. Thornton spoke kindly and soothingly to him, and stayed long beside his bed, doing all he could to relieve his sufferings.
spoke
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From this reading Dr. Thornton spoke kindly and soothingly to him, and stayed long beside his bed, doing all he could to relieve his sufferings.
stayed
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From this reading Dr. Thornton spoke kindly and soothingly to him, and stayed long beside his bed, doing all he could to relieve his sufferings.
Strange
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From this reading Colonel Platten receives a Strange Request.
struggle
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From this reading Ere he left, his patient seemed a little easier, but nevertheless Dr. Thornton went away with the conviction that old Griffin would not struggle through this attack as he had through the former one.
sufferings
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From this reading Dr. Thornton spoke kindly and soothingly to him, and stayed long beside his bed, doing all he could to relieve his sufferings.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE doctor found John Griffin even worse than Maggie's words had led him to expect.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ere he left, his patient seemed a little easier, but nevertheless Dr. Thornton went away with the conviction that old Griffin would not struggle through this attack as he had through the former one.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE doctor found John Griffin even worse than Maggie's words had led him to expect.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Ere he left, his patient seemed a little easier, but nevertheless Dr. Thornton went away with the conviction that old Griffin would not struggle through this attack as he had through the former one.
Thornton
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From this reading Dr. Thornton spoke kindly and soothingly to him, and stayed long beside his bed, doing all he could to relieve his sufferings.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ere he left, his patient seemed a little easier, but nevertheless Dr. Thornton went away with the conviction that old Griffin would not struggle through this attack as he had through the former one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE doctor found John Griffin even worse than Maggie's words had led him to expect.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ere he left, his patient seemed a little easier, but nevertheless Dr. Thornton went away with the conviction that old Griffin would not struggle through this attack as he had through the former one.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The old man lay with flushed, anxious face, breathing heavily, each breath costing him severe pain.
words
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From this reading THE doctor found John Griffin even worse than Maggie's words had led him to expect.
worse
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From this reading THE doctor found John Griffin even worse than Maggie's words had led him to expect.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ere he left, his patient seemed a little easier, but nevertheless Dr. Thornton went away with the conviction that old Griffin would not struggle through this attack as he had through the former one.
