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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 The poor, mean room, with its scrupulous neatness slightly disturbed by the evidences of the boiling of milk and the warming of flannel, and Zara, kneeling by the low, iron bed where lay the little body of a child.
age
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From this reading For Mirko had dwindled, these last weeks of his constant fever, so that his poor, small frame, undersized for his age at any time, looked now no more than that of a boy of six years old.
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Zara held his tiny hand, and the divine love and sorrowful agony in her face wrung her husband's soul.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this is what he saw.
any
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From this reading For Mirko had dwindled, these last weeks of his constant fever, so that his poor, small frame, undersized for his age at any time, looked now no more than that of a boy of six years old.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For Mirko had dwindled, these last weeks of his constant fever, so that his poor, small frame, undersized for his age at any time, looked now no more than that of a boy of six years old.
bed
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From this reading The poor, mean room, with its scrupulous neatness slightly disturbed by the evidences of the boiling of milk and the warming of flannel, and Zara, kneeling by the low, iron bed where lay the little body of a child.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor, mean room, with its scrupulous neatness slightly disturbed by the evidences of the boiling of milk and the warming of flannel, and Zara, kneeling by the low, iron bed where lay the little body of a child.
boiling
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From this reading The poor, mean room, with its scrupulous neatness slightly disturbed by the evidences of the boiling of milk and the warming of flannel, and Zara, kneeling by the low, iron bed where lay the little body of a child.
boy
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From this reading For Mirko had dwindled, these last weeks of his constant fever, so that his poor, small frame, undersized for his age at any time, looked now no more than that of a boy of six years old.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The poor, mean room, with its scrupulous neatness slightly disturbed by the evidences of the boiling of milk and the warming of flannel, and Zara, kneeling by the low, iron bed where lay the little body of a child.
child
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From this reading The poor, mean room, with its scrupulous neatness slightly disturbed by the evidences of the boiling of milk and the warming of flannel, and Zara, kneeling by the low, iron bed where lay the little body of a child.
constant
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From this reading For Mirko had dwindled, these last weeks of his constant fever, so that his poor, small frame, undersized for his age at any time, looked now no more than that of a boy of six years old.
disturbed
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From this reading The poor, mean room, with its scrupulous neatness slightly disturbed by the evidences of the boiling of milk and the warming of flannel, and Zara, kneeling by the low, iron bed where lay the little body of a child.
divine
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From this reading Zara held his tiny hand, and the divine love and sorrowful agony in her face wrung her husband's soul.
dwindled
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From this reading For Mirko had dwindled, these last weeks of his constant fever, so that his poor, small frame, undersized for his age at any time, looked now no more than that of a boy of six years old.
dying
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From this reading He was evidently dying.
evidences
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From this reading The poor, mean room, with its scrupulous neatness slightly disturbed by the evidences of the boiling of milk and the warming of flannel, and Zara, kneeling by the low, iron bed where lay the little body of a child.
evidently
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From this reading He was evidently dying.
face
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From this reading Zara held his tiny hand, and the divine love and sorrowful agony in her face wrung her husband's soul.
fever
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From this reading For Mirko had dwindled, these last weeks of his constant fever, so that his poor, small frame, undersized for his age at any time, looked now no more than that of a boy of six years old.
flannel
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From this reading The poor, mean room, with its scrupulous neatness slightly disturbed by the evidences of the boiling of milk and the warming of flannel, and Zara, kneeling by the low, iron bed where lay the little body of a child.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Mirko had dwindled, these last weeks of his constant fever, so that his poor, small frame, undersized for his age at any time, looked now no more than that of a boy of six years old.
frame
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From this reading For Mirko had dwindled, these last weeks of his constant fever, so that his poor, small frame, undersized for his age at any time, looked now no more than that of a boy of six years old.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For Mirko had dwindled, these last weeks of his constant fever, so that his poor, small frame, undersized for his age at any time, looked now no more than that of a boy of six years old.
hand
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From this reading Zara held his tiny hand, and the divine love and sorrowful agony in her face wrung her husband's soul.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And this is what he saw.
held
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From this reading Zara held his tiny hand, and the divine love and sorrowful agony in her face wrung her husband's soul.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Zara held his tiny hand, and the divine love and sorrowful agony in her face wrung her husband's soul.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For Mirko had dwindled, these last weeks of his constant fever, so that his poor, small frame, undersized for his age at any time, looked now no more than that of a boy of six years old.
husband's
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From this reading Zara held his tiny hand, and the divine love and sorrowful agony in her face wrung her husband's soul.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Zara held his tiny hand, and the divine love and sorrowful agony in her face wrung her husband's soul.
iron
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From this reading The poor, mean room, with its scrupulous neatness slightly disturbed by the evidences of the boiling of milk and the warming of flannel, and Zara, kneeling by the low, iron bed where lay the little body of a child.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And this is what he saw.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The poor, mean room, with its scrupulous neatness slightly disturbed by the evidences of the boiling of milk and the warming of flannel, and Zara, kneeling by the low, iron bed where lay the little body of a child.
kneeling
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From this reading The poor, mean room, with its scrupulous neatness slightly disturbed by the evidences of the boiling of milk and the warming of flannel, and Zara, kneeling by the low, iron bed where lay the little body of a child.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For Mirko had dwindled, these last weeks of his constant fever, so that his poor, small frame, undersized for his age at any time, looked now no more than that of a boy of six years old.
lay
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From this reading The poor, mean room, with its scrupulous neatness slightly disturbed by the evidences of the boiling of milk and the warming of flannel, and Zara, kneeling by the low, iron bed where lay the little body of a child.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor, mean room, with its scrupulous neatness slightly disturbed by the evidences of the boiling of milk and the warming of flannel, and Zara, kneeling by the low, iron bed where lay the little body of a child.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For Mirko had dwindled, these last weeks of his constant fever, so that his poor, small frame, undersized for his age at any time, looked now no more than that of a boy of six years old.
love
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From this reading Zara held his tiny hand, and the divine love and sorrowful agony in her face wrung her husband's soul.
low
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From this reading The poor, mean room, with its scrupulous neatness slightly disturbed by the evidences of the boiling of milk and the warming of flannel, and Zara, kneeling by the low, iron bed where lay the little body of a child.
mean
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From this reading The poor, mean room, with its scrupulous neatness slightly disturbed by the evidences of the boiling of milk and the warming of flannel, and Zara, kneeling by the low, iron bed where lay the little body of a child.
milk
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From this reading The poor, mean room, with its scrupulous neatness slightly disturbed by the evidences of the boiling of milk and the warming of flannel, and Zara, kneeling by the low, iron bed where lay the little body of a child.
Mirko
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From this reading For Mirko had dwindled, these last weeks of his constant fever, so that his poor, small frame, undersized for his age at any time, looked now no more than that of a boy of six years old.
more
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From this reading For Mirko had dwindled, these last weeks of his constant fever, so that his poor, small frame, undersized for his age at any time, looked now no more than that of a boy of six years old.
neatness
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From this reading The poor, mean room, with its scrupulous neatness slightly disturbed by the evidences of the boiling of milk and the warming of flannel, and Zara, kneeling by the low, iron bed where lay the little body of a child.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For Mirko had dwindled, these last weeks of his constant fever, so that his poor, small frame, undersized for his age at any time, looked now no more than that of a boy of six years old.
now
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From this reading For Mirko had dwindled, these last weeks of his constant fever, so that his poor, small frame, undersized for his age at any time, looked now no more than that of a boy of six years old.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The poor, mean room, with its scrupulous neatness slightly disturbed by the evidences of the boiling of milk and the warming of flannel, and Zara, kneeling by the low, iron bed where lay the little body of a child.
old
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From this reading For Mirko had dwindled, these last weeks of his constant fever, so that his poor, small frame, undersized for his age at any time, looked now no more than that of a boy of six years old.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor, mean room, with its scrupulous neatness slightly disturbed by the evidences of the boiling of milk and the warming of flannel, and Zara, kneeling by the low, iron bed where lay the little body of a child.
room
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From this reading The poor, mean room, with its scrupulous neatness slightly disturbed by the evidences of the boiling of milk and the warming of flannel, and Zara, kneeling by the low, iron bed where lay the little body of a child.
saw
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From this reading And this is what he saw.
scrupulous
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From this reading The poor, mean room, with its scrupulous neatness slightly disturbed by the evidences of the boiling of milk and the warming of flannel, and Zara, kneeling by the low, iron bed where lay the little body of a child.
six
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From this reading For Mirko had dwindled, these last weeks of his constant fever, so that his poor, small frame, undersized for his age at any time, looked now no more than that of a boy of six years old.
slightly
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From this reading The poor, mean room, with its scrupulous neatness slightly disturbed by the evidences of the boiling of milk and the warming of flannel, and Zara, kneeling by the low, iron bed where lay the little body of a child.
small
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From this reading For Mirko had dwindled, these last weeks of his constant fever, so that his poor, small frame, undersized for his age at any time, looked now no more than that of a boy of six years old.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For Mirko had dwindled, these last weeks of his constant fever, so that his poor, small frame, undersized for his age at any time, looked now no more than that of a boy of six years old.
sorrowful
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From this reading Zara held his tiny hand, and the divine love and sorrowful agony in her face wrung her husband's soul.
soul
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From this reading Zara held his tiny hand, and the divine love and sorrowful agony in her face wrung her husband's soul.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For Mirko had dwindled, these last weeks of his constant fever, so that his poor, small frame, undersized for his age at any time, looked now no more than that of a boy of six years old.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For Mirko had dwindled, these last weeks of his constant fever, so that his poor, small frame, undersized for his age at any time, looked now no more than that of a boy of six years old.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The poor, mean room, with its scrupulous neatness slightly disturbed by the evidences of the boiling of milk and the warming of flannel, and Zara, kneeling by the low, iron bed where lay the little body of a child.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading For Mirko had dwindled, these last weeks of his constant fever, so that his poor, small frame, undersized for his age at any time, looked now no more than that of a boy of six years old.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this is what he saw.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For Mirko had dwindled, these last weeks of his constant fever, so that his poor, small frame, undersized for his age at any time, looked now no more than that of a boy of six years old.
tiny
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From this reading Zara held his tiny hand, and the divine love and sorrowful agony in her face wrung her husband's soul.
undersized
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From this reading For Mirko had dwindled, these last weeks of his constant fever, so that his poor, small frame, undersized for his age at any time, looked now no more than that of a boy of six years old.
warming
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From this reading The poor, mean room, with its scrupulous neatness slightly disturbed by the evidences of the boiling of milk and the warming of flannel, and Zara, kneeling by the low, iron bed where lay the little body of a child.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was evidently dying.
weeks
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From this reading For Mirko had dwindled, these last weeks of his constant fever, so that his poor, small frame, undersized for his age at any time, looked now no more than that of a boy of six years old.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And this is what he saw.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The poor, mean room, with its scrupulous neatness slightly disturbed by the evidences of the boiling of milk and the warming of flannel, and Zara, kneeling by the low, iron bed where lay the little body of a child.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The poor, mean room, with its scrupulous neatness slightly disturbed by the evidences of the boiling of milk and the warming of flannel, and Zara, kneeling by the low, iron bed where lay the little body of a child.
wrung
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From this reading Zara held his tiny hand, and the divine love and sorrowful agony in her face wrung her husband's soul.
years
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From this reading For Mirko had dwindled, these last weeks of his constant fever, so that his poor, small frame, undersized for his age at any time, looked now no more than that of a boy of six years old.
Zara
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From this reading The poor, mean room, with its scrupulous neatness slightly disturbed by the evidences of the boiling of milk and the warming of flannel, and Zara, kneeling by the low, iron bed where lay the little body of a child.
