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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 She noted the frown on the brow of Mrs. Wilcox and the hardness of her tone when she asked her how she felt, and if she thought she would be able to sit up for a while to-morrow, though Mrs. Wilcox did her best to speak in her natural voice.
able
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From this reading She noted the frown on the brow of Mrs. Wilcox and the hardness of her tone when she asked her how she felt, and if she thought she would be able to sit up for a while to-morrow, though Mrs. Wilcox did her best to speak in her natural voice.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was an atmosphere of unrest about her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an atmosphere of unrest about her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She noted the frown on the brow of Mrs. Wilcox and the hardness of her tone when she asked her how she felt, and if she thought she would be able to sit up for a while to-morrow, though Mrs. Wilcox did her best to speak in her natural voice.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading She remarked the averted face of her old enemy, the medical woman, but she was too prostrate to heed them, or to enquire if anything unpleasant had occurred.
asked
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From this reading She noted the frown on the brow of Mrs. Wilcox and the hardness of her tone when she asked her how she felt, and if she thought she would be able to sit up for a while to-morrow, though Mrs. Wilcox did her best to speak in her natural voice.
atmosphere
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From this reading There was an atmosphere of unrest about her.
averted
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From this reading She remarked the averted face of her old enemy, the medical woman, but she was too prostrate to heed them, or to enquire if anything unpleasant had occurred.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She noted the frown on the brow of Mrs. Wilcox and the hardness of her tone when she asked her how she felt, and if she thought she would be able to sit up for a while to-morrow, though Mrs. Wilcox did her best to speak in her natural voice.
best
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From this reading She noted the frown on the brow of Mrs. Wilcox and the hardness of her tone when she asked her how she felt, and if she thought she would be able to sit up for a while to-morrow, though Mrs. Wilcox did her best to speak in her natural voice.
brow
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From this reading She noted the frown on the brow of Mrs. Wilcox and the hardness of her tone when she asked her how she felt, and if she thought she would be able to sit up for a while to-morrow, though Mrs. Wilcox did her best to speak in her natural voice.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She remarked the averted face of her old enemy, the medical woman, but she was too prostrate to heed them, or to enquire if anything unpleasant had occurred.
common
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From this reading With the curious intuition common to the sick, Prudence felt that something was wrong.
curious
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From this reading With the curious intuition common to the sick, Prudence felt that something was wrong.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She noted the frown on the brow of Mrs. Wilcox and the hardness of her tone when she asked her how she felt, and if she thought she would be able to sit up for a while to-morrow, though Mrs. Wilcox did her best to speak in her natural voice.
enemy
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From this reading She remarked the averted face of her old enemy, the medical woman, but she was too prostrate to heed them, or to enquire if anything unpleasant had occurred.
enquire
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From this reading She remarked the averted face of her old enemy, the medical woman, but she was too prostrate to heed them, or to enquire if anything unpleasant had occurred.
face
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From this reading She remarked the averted face of her old enemy, the medical woman, but she was too prostrate to heed them, or to enquire if anything unpleasant had occurred.
felt
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From this reading With the curious intuition common to the sick, Prudence felt that something was wrong.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She noted the frown on the brow of Mrs. Wilcox and the hardness of her tone when she asked her how she felt, and if she thought she would be able to sit up for a while to-morrow, though Mrs. Wilcox did her best to speak in her natural voice.
frown
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From this reading She noted the frown on the brow of Mrs. Wilcox and the hardness of her tone when she asked her how she felt, and if she thought she would be able to sit up for a while to-morrow, though Mrs. Wilcox did her best to speak in her natural voice.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She remarked the averted face of her old enemy, the medical woman, but she was too prostrate to heed them, or to enquire if anything unpleasant had occurred.
happened
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From this reading She did not seem to mind much what happened now.
hardness
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From this reading She noted the frown on the brow of Mrs. Wilcox and the hardness of her tone when she asked her how she felt, and if she thought she would be able to sit up for a while to-morrow, though Mrs. Wilcox did her best to speak in her natural voice.
heed
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From this reading She remarked the averted face of her old enemy, the medical woman, but she was too prostrate to heed them, or to enquire if anything unpleasant had occurred.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was an atmosphere of unrest about her.
how
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From this reading She noted the frown on the brow of Mrs. Wilcox and the hardness of her tone when she asked her how she felt, and if she thought she would be able to sit up for a while to-morrow, though Mrs. Wilcox did her best to speak in her natural voice.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She noted the frown on the brow of Mrs. Wilcox and the hardness of her tone when she asked her how she felt, and if she thought she would be able to sit up for a while to-morrow, though Mrs. Wilcox did her best to speak in her natural voice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She noted the frown on the brow of Mrs. Wilcox and the hardness of her tone when she asked her how she felt, and if she thought she would be able to sit up for a while to-morrow, though Mrs. Wilcox did her best to speak in her natural voice.
intuition
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From this reading With the curious intuition common to the sick, Prudence felt that something was wrong.
medical
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From this reading She remarked the averted face of her old enemy, the medical woman, but she was too prostrate to heed them, or to enquire if anything unpleasant had occurred.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She did not seem to mind much what happened now.
Mrs
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From this reading She noted the frown on the brow of Mrs. Wilcox and the hardness of her tone when she asked her how she felt, and if she thought she would be able to sit up for a while to-morrow, though Mrs. Wilcox did her best to speak in her natural voice.
much
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From this reading She did not seem to mind much what happened now.
natural
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From this reading She noted the frown on the brow of Mrs. Wilcox and the hardness of her tone when she asked her how she felt, and if she thought she would be able to sit up for a while to-morrow, though Mrs. Wilcox did her best to speak in her natural voice.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not seem to mind much what happened now.
noted
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From this reading She noted the frown on the brow of Mrs. Wilcox and the hardness of her tone when she asked her how she felt, and if she thought she would be able to sit up for a while to-morrow, though Mrs. Wilcox did her best to speak in her natural voice.
now
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From this reading She did not seem to mind much what happened now.
occurred
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From this reading She remarked the averted face of her old enemy, the medical woman, but she was too prostrate to heed them, or to enquire if anything unpleasant had occurred.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was an atmosphere of unrest about her.
old
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From this reading She remarked the averted face of her old enemy, the medical woman, but she was too prostrate to heed them, or to enquire if anything unpleasant had occurred.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She noted the frown on the brow of Mrs. Wilcox and the hardness of her tone when she asked her how she felt, and if she thought she would be able to sit up for a while to-morrow, though Mrs. Wilcox did her best to speak in her natural voice.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She remarked the averted face of her old enemy, the medical woman, but she was too prostrate to heed them, or to enquire if anything unpleasant had occurred.
prostrate
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From this reading She remarked the averted face of her old enemy, the medical woman, but she was too prostrate to heed them, or to enquire if anything unpleasant had occurred.
Prudence
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From this reading With the curious intuition common to the sick, Prudence felt that something was wrong.
remarked
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From this reading She remarked the averted face of her old enemy, the medical woman, but she was too prostrate to heed them, or to enquire if anything unpleasant had occurred.
seem
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From this reading She did not seem to mind much what happened now.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She noted the frown on the brow of Mrs. Wilcox and the hardness of her tone when she asked her how she felt, and if she thought she would be able to sit up for a while to-morrow, though Mrs. Wilcox did her best to speak in her natural voice.
sick
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From this reading With the curious intuition common to the sick, Prudence felt that something was wrong.
sit
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From this reading She noted the frown on the brow of Mrs. Wilcox and the hardness of her tone when she asked her how she felt, and if she thought she would be able to sit up for a while to-morrow, though Mrs. Wilcox did her best to speak in her natural voice.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading With the curious intuition common to the sick, Prudence felt that something was wrong.
speak
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From this reading She noted the frown on the brow of Mrs. Wilcox and the hardness of her tone when she asked her how she felt, and if she thought she would be able to sit up for a while to-morrow, though Mrs. Wilcox did her best to speak in her natural voice.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With the curious intuition common to the sick, Prudence felt that something was wrong.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the curious intuition common to the sick, Prudence felt that something was wrong.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She remarked the averted face of her old enemy, the medical woman, but she was too prostrate to heed them, or to enquire if anything unpleasant had occurred.
There
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From this reading There was an atmosphere of unrest about her.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She noted the frown on the brow of Mrs. Wilcox and the hardness of her tone when she asked her how she felt, and if she thought she would be able to sit up for a while to-morrow, though Mrs. Wilcox did her best to speak in her natural voice.
thoughtnounUS /ˈthought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She noted the frown on the brow of Mrs. Wilcox and the hardness of her tone when she asked her how she felt, and if she thought she would be able to sit up for a while to-morrow, though Mrs. Wilcox did her best to speak in her natural voice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the curious intuition common to the sick, Prudence felt that something was wrong.
to-morrow
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From this reading She noted the frown on the brow of Mrs. Wilcox and the hardness of her tone when she asked her how she felt, and if she thought she would be able to sit up for a while to-morrow, though Mrs. Wilcox did her best to speak in her natural voice.
tone
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From this reading She noted the frown on the brow of Mrs. Wilcox and the hardness of her tone when she asked her how she felt, and if she thought she would be able to sit up for a while to-morrow, though Mrs. Wilcox did her best to speak in her natural voice.
too
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From this reading She remarked the averted face of her old enemy, the medical woman, but she was too prostrate to heed them, or to enquire if anything unpleasant had occurred.
unpleasant
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From this reading She remarked the averted face of her old enemy, the medical woman, but she was too prostrate to heed them, or to enquire if anything unpleasant had occurred.
unrest
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From this reading There was an atmosphere of unrest about her.
up
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From this reading She noted the frown on the brow of Mrs. Wilcox and the hardness of her tone when she asked her how she felt, and if she thought she would be able to sit up for a while to-morrow, though Mrs. Wilcox did her best to speak in her natural voice.
voice
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From this reading She noted the frown on the brow of Mrs. Wilcox and the hardness of her tone when she asked her how she felt, and if she thought she would be able to sit up for a while to-morrow, though Mrs. Wilcox did her best to speak in her natural voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With the curious intuition common to the sick, Prudence felt that something was wrong.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She did not seem to mind much what happened now.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She noted the frown on the brow of Mrs. Wilcox and the hardness of her tone when she asked her how she felt, and if she thought she would be able to sit up for a while to-morrow, though Mrs. Wilcox did her best to speak in her natural voice.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She noted the frown on the brow of Mrs. Wilcox and the hardness of her tone when she asked her how she felt, and if she thought she would be able to sit up for a while to-morrow, though Mrs. Wilcox did her best to speak in her natural voice.
Wilcox
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From this reading She noted the frown on the brow of Mrs. Wilcox and the hardness of her tone when she asked her how she felt, and if she thought she would be able to sit up for a while to-morrow, though Mrs. Wilcox did her best to speak in her natural voice.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the curious intuition common to the sick, Prudence felt that something was wrong.
woman
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From this reading She remarked the averted face of her old enemy, the medical woman, but she was too prostrate to heed them, or to enquire if anything unpleasant had occurred.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She noted the frown on the brow of Mrs. Wilcox and the hardness of her tone when she asked her how she felt, and if she thought she would be able to sit up for a while to-morrow, though Mrs. Wilcox did her best to speak in her natural voice.
wrong
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From this reading With the curious intuition common to the sick, Prudence felt that something was wrong.
