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able
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From this reading At last, one day when she was able to sit up, her mother told her Hatty had taken the fever the day she visited her, and now she was very sick.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN three days Sallie was out of danger, and from this time she recovered rapidly.
asked
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From this reading "Who will take care of her?" asked Sallie, beginning to cry.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last, one day when she was able to sit up, her mother told her Hatty had taken the fever the day she visited her, and now she was very sick.
beginning
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From this reading "Who will take care of her?" asked Sallie, beginning to cry.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The minister and her Sabbath school teacher visited her often, but she wondered Hatty did not come.
care
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From this reading "Who will take care of her?" asked Sallie, beginning to cry.
come
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From this reading The minister and her Sabbath school teacher visited her often, but she wondered Hatty did not come.
cry
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From this reading "Who will take care of her?" asked Sallie, beginning to cry.
danger
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From this reading IN three days Sallie was out of danger, and from this time she recovered rapidly.
day
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From this reading At last, one day when she was able to sit up, her mother told her Hatty had taken the fever the day she visited her, and now she was very sick.
days
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From this reading IN three days Sallie was out of danger, and from this time she recovered rapidly.
DEATH
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From this reading THE PEACEFUL DEATH.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The minister and her Sabbath school teacher visited her often, but she wondered Hatty did not come.
fever
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From this reading At last, one day when she was able to sit up, her mother told her Hatty had taken the fever the day she visited her, and now she was very sick.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IN three days Sallie was out of danger, and from this time she recovered rapidly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At last, one day when she was able to sit up, her mother told her Hatty had taken the fever the day she visited her, and now she was very sick.
Hatty
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From this reading The minister and her Sabbath school teacher visited her often, but she wondered Hatty did not come.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The minister and her Sabbath school teacher visited her often, but she wondered Hatty did not come.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN three days Sallie was out of danger, and from this time she recovered rapidly.
last
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From this reading At last, one day when she was able to sit up, her mother told her Hatty had taken the fever the day she visited her, and now she was very sick.
minister
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From this reading The minister and her Sabbath school teacher visited her often, but she wondered Hatty did not come.
mother
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From this reading At last, one day when she was able to sit up, her mother told her Hatty had taken the fever the day she visited her, and now she was very sick.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The minister and her Sabbath school teacher visited her often, but she wondered Hatty did not come.
now
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From this reading At last, one day when she was able to sit up, her mother told her Hatty had taken the fever the day she visited her, and now she was very sick.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN three days Sallie was out of danger, and from this time she recovered rapidly.
often
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From this reading The minister and her Sabbath school teacher visited her often, but she wondered Hatty did not come.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At last, one day when she was able to sit up, her mother told her Hatty had taken the fever the day she visited her, and now she was very sick.
out
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From this reading IN three days Sallie was out of danger, and from this time she recovered rapidly.
PEACEFUL
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From this reading THE PEACEFUL DEATH.
rapidly
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From this reading IN three days Sallie was out of danger, and from this time she recovered rapidly.
recovered
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From this reading IN three days Sallie was out of danger, and from this time she recovered rapidly.
Sabbath
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From this reading The minister and her Sabbath school teacher visited her often, but she wondered Hatty did not come.
Sallie
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From this reading IN three days Sallie was out of danger, and from this time she recovered rapidly.
school
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From this reading The minister and her Sabbath school teacher visited her often, but she wondered Hatty did not come.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN three days Sallie was out of danger, and from this time she recovered rapidly.
sick
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From this reading At last, one day when she was able to sit up, her mother told her Hatty had taken the fever the day she visited her, and now she was very sick.
sit
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From this reading At last, one day when she was able to sit up, her mother told her Hatty had taken the fever the day she visited her, and now she was very sick.
take
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From this reading "Who will take care of her?" asked Sallie, beginning to cry.
taken
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From this reading At last, one day when she was able to sit up, her mother told her Hatty had taken the fever the day she visited her, and now she was very sick.
teacher
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From this reading The minister and her Sabbath school teacher visited her often, but she wondered Hatty did not come.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PEACEFUL DEATH.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading IN three days Sallie was out of danger, and from this time she recovered rapidly.
three
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From this reading IN three days Sallie was out of danger, and from this time she recovered rapidly.
time
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From this reading IN three days Sallie was out of danger, and from this time she recovered rapidly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At last, one day when she was able to sit up, her mother told her Hatty had taken the fever the day she visited her, and now she was very sick.
told
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From this reading At last, one day when she was able to sit up, her mother told her Hatty had taken the fever the day she visited her, and now she was very sick.
up
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From this reading At last, one day when she was able to sit up, her mother told her Hatty had taken the fever the day she visited her, and now she was very sick.
very
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From this reading At last, one day when she was able to sit up, her mother told her Hatty had taken the fever the day she visited her, and now she was very sick.
visited
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From this reading The minister and her Sabbath school teacher visited her often, but she wondered Hatty did not come.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN three days Sallie was out of danger, and from this time she recovered rapidly.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At last, one day when she was able to sit up, her mother told her Hatty had taken the fever the day she visited her, and now she was very sick.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Who will take care of her?" asked Sallie, beginning to cry.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Who will take care of her?" asked Sallie, beginning to cry.
wondered
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From this reading The minister and her Sabbath school teacher visited her often, but she wondered Hatty did not come.
