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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 Mr. Grant went to his cabin for a very serious reason.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The slight cut he had received when he rescued young Marner from the sinking schooner had resulted in an undoubted case of blood-poisoning.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He, who was prone to boast of his immunity from that sort of thing, had at last fallen a victim to the dangerous malady.
blood-poisoning
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From this reading The slight cut he had received when he rescued young Marner from the sinking schooner had resulted in an undoubted case of blood-poisoning.
boast
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From this reading He, who was prone to boast of his immunity from that sort of thing, had at last fallen a victim to the dangerous malady.
cabin
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From this reading Mr. Grant went to his cabin for a very serious reason.
case
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From this reading The slight cut he had received when he rescued young Marner from the sinking schooner had resulted in an undoubted case of blood-poisoning.
cut
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From this reading The slight cut he had received when he rescued young Marner from the sinking schooner had resulted in an undoubted case of blood-poisoning.
dangerous
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From this reading He, who was prone to boast of his immunity from that sort of thing, had at last fallen a victim to the dangerous malady.
fallen
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From this reading He, who was prone to boast of his immunity from that sort of thing, had at last fallen a victim to the dangerous malady.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Grant went to his cabin for a very serious reason.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The slight cut he had received when he rescued young Marner from the sinking schooner had resulted in an undoubted case of blood-poisoning.
Grant
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From this reading Mr. Grant went to his cabin for a very serious reason.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The slight cut he had received when he rescued young Marner from the sinking schooner had resulted in an undoubted case of blood-poisoning.
hand
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From this reading His hand was rapidly swelling.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The slight cut he had received when he rescued young Marner from the sinking schooner had resulted in an undoubted case of blood-poisoning.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Grant went to his cabin for a very serious reason.
immunity
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From this reading He, who was prone to boast of his immunity from that sort of thing, had at last fallen a victim to the dangerous malady.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The slight cut he had received when he rescued young Marner from the sinking schooner had resulted in an undoubted case of blood-poisoning.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For some time he had suspected it.
last
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From this reading He, who was prone to boast of his immunity from that sort of thing, had at last fallen a victim to the dangerous malady.
malady
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From this reading He, who was prone to boast of his immunity from that sort of thing, had at last fallen a victim to the dangerous malady.
Marner
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From this reading The slight cut he had received when he rescued young Marner from the sinking schooner had resulted in an undoubted case of blood-poisoning.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Grant went to his cabin for a very serious reason.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The slight cut he had received when he rescued young Marner from the sinking schooner had resulted in an undoubted case of blood-poisoning.
prone
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From this reading He, who was prone to boast of his immunity from that sort of thing, had at last fallen a victim to the dangerous malady.
rapidly
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From this reading His hand was rapidly swelling.
reason
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From this reading Mr. Grant went to his cabin for a very serious reason.
received
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From this reading The slight cut he had received when he rescued young Marner from the sinking schooner had resulted in an undoubted case of blood-poisoning.
rescued
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From this reading The slight cut he had received when he rescued young Marner from the sinking schooner had resulted in an undoubted case of blood-poisoning.
resulted
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From this reading The slight cut he had received when he rescued young Marner from the sinking schooner had resulted in an undoubted case of blood-poisoning.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading The slight cut he had received when he rescued young Marner from the sinking schooner had resulted in an undoubted case of blood-poisoning.
serious
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From this reading Mr. Grant went to his cabin for a very serious reason.
sinking
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From this reading The slight cut he had received when he rescued young Marner from the sinking schooner had resulted in an undoubted case of blood-poisoning.
slight
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From this reading The slight cut he had received when he rescued young Marner from the sinking schooner had resulted in an undoubted case of blood-poisoning.
some
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From this reading For some time he had suspected it.
sort
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From this reading He, who was prone to boast of his immunity from that sort of thing, had at last fallen a victim to the dangerous malady.
suspected
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From this reading For some time he had suspected it.
swelling
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From this reading His hand was rapidly swelling.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He, who was prone to boast of his immunity from that sort of thing, had at last fallen a victim to the dangerous malady.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The slight cut he had received when he rescued young Marner from the sinking schooner had resulted in an undoubted case of blood-poisoning.
thing
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From this reading He, who was prone to boast of his immunity from that sort of thing, had at last fallen a victim to the dangerous malady.
time
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From this reading For some time he had suspected it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Grant went to his cabin for a very serious reason.
undoubted
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From this reading The slight cut he had received when he rescued young Marner from the sinking schooner had resulted in an undoubted case of blood-poisoning.
very
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From this reading Mr. Grant went to his cabin for a very serious reason.
victim
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From this reading He, who was prone to boast of his immunity from that sort of thing, had at last fallen a victim to the dangerous malady.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His hand was rapidly swelling.
went
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From this reading Mr. Grant went to his cabin for a very serious reason.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The slight cut he had received when he rescued young Marner from the sinking schooner had resulted in an undoubted case of blood-poisoning.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He, who was prone to boast of his immunity from that sort of thing, had at last fallen a victim to the dangerous malady.
young
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From this reading The slight cut he had received when he rescued young Marner from the sinking schooner had resulted in an undoubted case of blood-poisoning.
