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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 One day Manuel was not a little surprised to learn that his mother had not been able to get up and that she was ill.
able
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From this reading One day Manuel was not a little surprised to learn that his mother had not been able to get up and that she was ill.
all
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From this reading The only thing Petra complained of was a terrible bruised feeling all over the body and a pain in her back.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of the Many Disagreeable Ways of Dying in Madrid--The Orphan--El Cojo and His Cave--Night in the Observatory.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Manuel presented himself humbly at the house and the landlady, instead of greeting him with recriminations, asked him in to see his mother.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Manuel presented himself humbly at the house and the landlady, instead of greeting him with recriminations, asked him in to see his mother.
back
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From this reading The only thing Petra complained of was a terrible bruised feeling all over the body and a pain in her back.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One day Manuel was not a little surprised to learn that his mother had not been able to get up and that she was ill.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some time she had been coughing up blood, but had considered this of no importance.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only thing Petra complained of was a terrible bruised feeling all over the body and a pain in her back.
bruised
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From this reading The only thing Petra complained of was a terrible bruised feeling all over the body and a pain in her back.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For some time she had been coughing up blood, but had considered this of no importance.
Cave
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From this reading One of the Many Disagreeable Ways of Dying in Madrid--The Orphan--El Cojo and His Cave--Night in the Observatory.
Cojo
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From this reading One of the Many Disagreeable Ways of Dying in Madrid--The Orphan--El Cojo and His Cave--Night in the Observatory.
complained
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From this reading The only thing Petra complained of was a terrible bruised feeling all over the body and a pain in her back.
considered
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From this reading For some time she had been coughing up blood, but had considered this of no importance.
coughing
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From this reading For some time she had been coughing up blood, but had considered this of no importance.
day
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From this reading One day Manuel was not a little surprised to learn that his mother had not been able to get up and that she was ill.
Disagreeable
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From this reading One of the Many Disagreeable Ways of Dying in Madrid--The Orphan--El Cojo and His Cave--Night in the Observatory.
Dying
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From this reading One of the Many Disagreeable Ways of Dying in Madrid--The Orphan--El Cojo and His Cave--Night in the Observatory.
El
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From this reading One of the Many Disagreeable Ways of Dying in Madrid--The Orphan--El Cojo and His Cave--Night in the Observatory.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The only thing Petra complained of was a terrible bruised feeling all over the body and a pain in her back.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some time she had been coughing up blood, but had considered this of no importance.
get
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From this reading One day Manuel was not a little surprised to learn that his mother had not been able to get up and that she was ill.
greeting
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From this reading Manuel presented himself humbly at the house and the landlady, instead of greeting him with recriminations, asked him in to see his mother.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One day Manuel was not a little surprised to learn that his mother had not been able to get up and that she was ill.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The only thing Petra complained of was a terrible bruised feeling all over the body and a pain in her back.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Manuel presented himself humbly at the house and the landlady, instead of greeting him with recriminations, asked him in to see his mother.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Manuel presented himself humbly at the house and the landlady, instead of greeting him with recriminations, asked him in to see his mother.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One of the Many Disagreeable Ways of Dying in Madrid--The Orphan--El Cojo and His Cave--Night in the Observatory.
house
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From this reading Manuel presented himself humbly at the house and the landlady, instead of greeting him with recriminations, asked him in to see his mother.
humbly
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From this reading Manuel presented himself humbly at the house and the landlady, instead of greeting him with recriminations, asked him in to see his mother.
ill
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From this reading One day Manuel was not a little surprised to learn that his mother had not been able to get up and that she was ill.
importance
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From this reading For some time she had been coughing up blood, but had considered this of no importance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One of the Many Disagreeable Ways of Dying in Madrid--The Orphan--El Cojo and His Cave--Night in the Observatory.
instead
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From this reading Manuel presented himself humbly at the house and the landlady, instead of greeting him with recriminations, asked him in to see his mother.
landlady
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From this reading Manuel presented himself humbly at the house and the landlady, instead of greeting him with recriminations, asked him in to see his mother.
learn
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From this reading One day Manuel was not a little surprised to learn that his mother had not been able to get up and that she was ill.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day Manuel was not a little surprised to learn that his mother had not been able to get up and that she was ill.
Madrid
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From this reading One of the Many Disagreeable Ways of Dying in Madrid--The Orphan--El Cojo and His Cave--Night in the Observatory.
Manuel
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From this reading One day Manuel was not a little surprised to learn that his mother had not been able to get up and that she was ill.
Many
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From this reading One of the Many Disagreeable Ways of Dying in Madrid--The Orphan--El Cojo and His Cave--Night in the Observatory.
mother
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From this reading One day Manuel was not a little surprised to learn that his mother had not been able to get up and that she was ill.
Night
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From this reading One of the Many Disagreeable Ways of Dying in Madrid--The Orphan--El Cojo and His Cave--Night in the Observatory.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For some time she had been coughing up blood, but had considered this of no importance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One day Manuel was not a little surprised to learn that his mother had not been able to get up and that she was ill.
Observatory
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From this reading One of the Many Disagreeable Ways of Dying in Madrid--The Orphan--El Cojo and His Cave--Night in the Observatory.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the Many Disagreeable Ways of Dying in Madrid--The Orphan--El Cojo and His Cave--Night in the Observatory.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the Many Disagreeable Ways of Dying in Madrid--The Orphan--El Cojo and His Cave--Night in the Observatory.
only
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From this reading The only thing Petra complained of was a terrible bruised feeling all over the body and a pain in her back.
Orphan
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From this reading One of the Many Disagreeable Ways of Dying in Madrid--The Orphan--El Cojo and His Cave--Night in the Observatory.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The only thing Petra complained of was a terrible bruised feeling all over the body and a pain in her back.
pain
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From this reading The only thing Petra complained of was a terrible bruised feeling all over the body and a pain in her back.
Petra
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From this reading The only thing Petra complained of was a terrible bruised feeling all over the body and a pain in her back.
presented
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From this reading Manuel presented himself humbly at the house and the landlady, instead of greeting him with recriminations, asked him in to see his mother.
recriminations
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From this reading Manuel presented himself humbly at the house and the landlady, instead of greeting him with recriminations, asked him in to see his mother.
see
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From this reading Manuel presented himself humbly at the house and the landlady, instead of greeting him with recriminations, asked him in to see his mother.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day Manuel was not a little surprised to learn that his mother had not been able to get up and that she was ill.
some
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From this reading For some time she had been coughing up blood, but had considered this of no importance.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day Manuel was not a little surprised to learn that his mother had not been able to get up and that she was ill.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The only thing Petra complained of was a terrible bruised feeling all over the body and a pain in her back.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One day Manuel was not a little surprised to learn that his mother had not been able to get up and that she was ill.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One of the Many Disagreeable Ways of Dying in Madrid--The Orphan--El Cojo and His Cave--Night in the Observatory.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only thing Petra complained of was a terrible bruised feeling all over the body and a pain in her back.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For some time she had been coughing up blood, but had considered this of no importance.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some time she had been coughing up blood, but had considered this of no importance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day Manuel was not a little surprised to learn that his mother had not been able to get up and that she was ill.
up
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From this reading One day Manuel was not a little surprised to learn that his mother had not been able to get up and that she was ill.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One day Manuel was not a little surprised to learn that his mother had not been able to get up and that she was ill.
Ways
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From this reading One of the Many Disagreeable Ways of Dying in Madrid--The Orphan--El Cojo and His Cave--Night in the Observatory.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Manuel presented himself humbly at the house and the landlady, instead of greeting him with recriminations, asked him in to see his mother.
