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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 WOMAN'S CARE "He's right now, Eve, dear--right _as_ right.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He'll sleep till morning, and then he'll wake up, an'--an' forget about being ill."
administered
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From this reading The boy was sleeping the result of a dose administered to him by Doc Crombie who had been urgently summoned immediately after winning his race with Nature in another part of the village.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The boy was sleeping the result of a dose administered to him by Doc Crombie who had been urgently summoned immediately after winning his race with Nature in another part of the village.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He'll sleep till morning, and then he'll wake up, an'--an' forget about being ill."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He'll sleep till morning, and then he'll wake up, an'--an' forget about being ill."
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The boy was sleeping the result of a dose administered to him by Doc Crombie who had been urgently summoned immediately after winning his race with Nature in another part of the village.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A WOMAN'S CARE "He's right now, Eve, dear--right _as_ right.
beautiful
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From this reading She was leaning over her brother's bed watching the beautiful face, so waxen now, and listening to his heavy breathing, which was steadily moderating to a normal ease.
bed
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From this reading She was leaning over her brother's bed watching the beautiful face, so waxen now, and listening to his heavy breathing, which was steadily moderating to a normal ease.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The boy was sleeping the result of a dose administered to him by Doc Crombie who had been urgently summoned immediately after winning his race with Nature in another part of the village.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He'll sleep till morning, and then he'll wake up, an'--an' forget about being ill."
boy
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From this reading The boy was sleeping the result of a dose administered to him by Doc Crombie who had been urgently summoned immediately after winning his race with Nature in another part of the village.
breathing
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From this reading She was leaning over her brother's bed watching the beautiful face, so waxen now, and listening to his heavy breathing, which was steadily moderating to a normal ease.
brother's
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From this reading She was leaning over her brother's bed watching the beautiful face, so waxen now, and listening to his heavy breathing, which was steadily moderating to a normal ease.
brought
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From this reading It was not so much the words as the tone that brought comfort to Eve.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The boy was sleeping the result of a dose administered to him by Doc Crombie who had been urgently summoned immediately after winning his race with Nature in another part of the village.
CARE
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From this reading A WOMAN'S CARE "He's right now, Eve, dear--right _as_ right.
comfort
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From this reading It was not so much the words as the tone that brought comfort to Eve.
Crombie
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From this reading The boy was sleeping the result of a dose administered to him by Doc Crombie who had been urgently summoned immediately after winning his race with Nature in another part of the village.
dear
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From this reading A WOMAN'S CARE "He's right now, Eve, dear--right _as_ right.
Doc
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From this reading The boy was sleeping the result of a dose administered to him by Doc Crombie who had been urgently summoned immediately after winning his race with Nature in another part of the village.
dose
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From this reading The boy was sleeping the result of a dose administered to him by Doc Crombie who had been urgently summoned immediately after winning his race with Nature in another part of the village.
ease
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From this reading She was leaning over her brother's bed watching the beautiful face, so waxen now, and listening to his heavy breathing, which was steadily moderating to a normal ease.
Eve
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From this reading A WOMAN'S CARE "He's right now, Eve, dear--right _as_ right.
face
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From this reading She was leaning over her brother's bed watching the beautiful face, so waxen now, and listening to his heavy breathing, which was steadily moderating to a normal ease.
forget
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From this reading He'll sleep till morning, and then he'll wake up, an'--an' forget about being ill."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boy was sleeping the result of a dose administered to him by Doc Crombie who had been urgently summoned immediately after winning his race with Nature in another part of the village.
He'll
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From this reading He'll sleep till morning, and then he'll wake up, an'--an' forget about being ill."
He's
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From this reading A WOMAN'S CARE "He's right now, Eve, dear--right _as_ right.
heavy
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From this reading She was leaning over her brother's bed watching the beautiful face, so waxen now, and listening to his heavy breathing, which was steadily moderating to a normal ease.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was leaning over her brother's bed watching the beautiful face, so waxen now, and listening to his heavy breathing, which was steadily moderating to a normal ease.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The boy was sleeping the result of a dose administered to him by Doc Crombie who had been urgently summoned immediately after winning his race with Nature in another part of the village.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was leaning over her brother's bed watching the beautiful face, so waxen now, and listening to his heavy breathing, which was steadily moderating to a normal ease.
ill
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From this reading He'll sleep till morning, and then he'll wake up, an'--an' forget about being ill."
immediately
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From this reading The boy was sleeping the result of a dose administered to him by Doc Crombie who had been urgently summoned immediately after winning his race with Nature in another part of the village.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boy was sleeping the result of a dose administered to him by Doc Crombie who had been urgently summoned immediately after winning his race with Nature in another part of the village.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not so much the words as the tone that brought comfort to Eve.
leaning
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From this reading She was leaning over her brother's bed watching the beautiful face, so waxen now, and listening to his heavy breathing, which was steadily moderating to a normal ease.
listening
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From this reading She was leaning over her brother's bed watching the beautiful face, so waxen now, and listening to his heavy breathing, which was steadily moderating to a normal ease.
moderating
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From this reading She was leaning over her brother's bed watching the beautiful face, so waxen now, and listening to his heavy breathing, which was steadily moderating to a normal ease.
morning
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From this reading He'll sleep till morning, and then he'll wake up, an'--an' forget about being ill."
much
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From this reading It was not so much the words as the tone that brought comfort to Eve.
Nature
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From this reading The boy was sleeping the result of a dose administered to him by Doc Crombie who had been urgently summoned immediately after winning his race with Nature in another part of the village.
normal
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From this reading She was leaning over her brother's bed watching the beautiful face, so waxen now, and listening to his heavy breathing, which was steadily moderating to a normal ease.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not so much the words as the tone that brought comfort to Eve.
now
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From this reading A WOMAN'S CARE "He's right now, Eve, dear--right _as_ right.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boy was sleeping the result of a dose administered to him by Doc Crombie who had been urgently summoned immediately after winning his race with Nature in another part of the village.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She was leaning over her brother's bed watching the beautiful face, so waxen now, and listening to his heavy breathing, which was steadily moderating to a normal ease.
part
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From this reading The boy was sleeping the result of a dose administered to him by Doc Crombie who had been urgently summoned immediately after winning his race with Nature in another part of the village.
race
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From this reading The boy was sleeping the result of a dose administered to him by Doc Crombie who had been urgently summoned immediately after winning his race with Nature in another part of the village.
result
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From this reading The boy was sleeping the result of a dose administered to him by Doc Crombie who had been urgently summoned immediately after winning his race with Nature in another part of the village.
right
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From this reading A WOMAN'S CARE "He's right now, Eve, dear--right _as_ right.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was leaning over her brother's bed watching the beautiful face, so waxen now, and listening to his heavy breathing, which was steadily moderating to a normal ease.
sleep
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From this reading He'll sleep till morning, and then he'll wake up, an'--an' forget about being ill."
sleeping
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From this reading The boy was sleeping the result of a dose administered to him by Doc Crombie who had been urgently summoned immediately after winning his race with Nature in another part of the village.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was not so much the words as the tone that brought comfort to Eve.
steadily
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From this reading She was leaning over her brother's bed watching the beautiful face, so waxen now, and listening to his heavy breathing, which was steadily moderating to a normal ease.
summoned
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From this reading The boy was sleeping the result of a dose administered to him by Doc Crombie who had been urgently summoned immediately after winning his race with Nature in another part of the village.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not so much the words as the tone that brought comfort to Eve.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was not so much the words as the tone that brought comfort to Eve.
then
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From this reading He'll sleep till morning, and then he'll wake up, an'--an' forget about being ill."
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He'll sleep till morning, and then he'll wake up, an'--an' forget about being ill."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not so much the words as the tone that brought comfort to Eve.
tone
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From this reading It was not so much the words as the tone that brought comfort to Eve.
up
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From this reading He'll sleep till morning, and then he'll wake up, an'--an' forget about being ill."
urgently
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From this reading The boy was sleeping the result of a dose administered to him by Doc Crombie who had been urgently summoned immediately after winning his race with Nature in another part of the village.
village
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From this reading The boy was sleeping the result of a dose administered to him by Doc Crombie who had been urgently summoned immediately after winning his race with Nature in another part of the village.
wake
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From this reading He'll sleep till morning, and then he'll wake up, an'--an' forget about being ill."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not so much the words as the tone that brought comfort to Eve.
watching
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From this reading She was leaning over her brother's bed watching the beautiful face, so waxen now, and listening to his heavy breathing, which was steadily moderating to a normal ease.
waxen
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From this reading She was leaning over her brother's bed watching the beautiful face, so waxen now, and listening to his heavy breathing, which was steadily moderating to a normal ease.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was leaning over her brother's bed watching the beautiful face, so waxen now, and listening to his heavy breathing, which was steadily moderating to a normal ease.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The boy was sleeping the result of a dose administered to him by Doc Crombie who had been urgently summoned immediately after winning his race with Nature in another part of the village.
winning
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From this reading The boy was sleeping the result of a dose administered to him by Doc Crombie who had been urgently summoned immediately after winning his race with Nature in another part of the village.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The boy was sleeping the result of a dose administered to him by Doc Crombie who had been urgently summoned immediately after winning his race with Nature in another part of the village.
WOMAN'S
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From this reading A WOMAN'S CARE "He's right now, Eve, dear--right _as_ right.
words
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From this reading It was not so much the words as the tone that brought comfort to Eve.
