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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 As soon as she saw him there returned to her that agony of mind which the stimulus of her journey had thrown off for a time.
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading As soon as she saw him there returned to her that agony of mind which the stimulus of her journey had thrown off for a time.
all
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From this reading She bathed him, kissed him, forgot all things but the fact that lying there before her was he who had loved her more than the mere lover would have loved; had martyred himself for her comfort, cared more for her self-respect than she had thought of caring.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She re-entered the hut, flung off her bonnet and cloak, and approached the sufferer.
anew
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From this reading He had begun anew those terrible mutterings, and his hands were cold.
approached
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From this reading She re-entered the hut, flung off her bonnet and cloak, and approached the sufferer.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as she saw him there returned to her that agony of mind which the stimulus of her journey had thrown off for a time.
bathed
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From this reading She bathed him, kissed him, forgot all things but the fact that lying there before her was he who had loved her more than the mere lover would have loved; had martyred himself for her comfort, cared more for her self-respect than she had thought of caring.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Could he really be dying?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She bathed him, kissed him, forgot all things but the fact that lying there before her was he who had loved her more than the mere lover would have loved; had martyred himself for her comfort, cared more for her self-respect than she had thought of caring.
begun
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From this reading He had begun anew those terrible mutterings, and his hands were cold.
bonnet
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From this reading She re-entered the hut, flung off her bonnet and cloak, and approached the sufferer.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She bathed him, kissed him, forgot all things but the fact that lying there before her was he who had loved her more than the mere lover would have loved; had martyred himself for her comfort, cared more for her self-respect than she had thought of caring.
cared
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From this reading She bathed him, kissed him, forgot all things but the fact that lying there before her was he who had loved her more than the mere lover would have loved; had martyred himself for her comfort, cared more for her self-respect than she had thought of caring.
caring
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From this reading She bathed him, kissed him, forgot all things but the fact that lying there before her was he who had loved her more than the mere lover would have loved; had martyred himself for her comfort, cared more for her self-respect than she had thought of caring.
cloak
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From this reading She re-entered the hut, flung off her bonnet and cloak, and approached the sufferer.
cold
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From this reading He had begun anew those terrible mutterings, and his hands were cold.
comfort
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From this reading She bathed him, kissed him, forgot all things but the fact that lying there before her was he who had loved her more than the mere lover would have loved; had martyred himself for her comfort, cared more for her self-respect than she had thought of caring.
Couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could he really be dying?
dying
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From this reading Could he really be dying?
fact
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From this reading She bathed him, kissed him, forgot all things but the fact that lying there before her was he who had loved her more than the mere lover would have loved; had martyred himself for her comfort, cared more for her self-respect than she had thought of caring.
flung
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From this reading She re-entered the hut, flung off her bonnet and cloak, and approached the sufferer.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As soon as she saw him there returned to her that agony of mind which the stimulus of her journey had thrown off for a time.
forgot
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From this reading She bathed him, kissed him, forgot all things but the fact that lying there before her was he who had loved her more than the mere lover would have loved; had martyred himself for her comfort, cared more for her self-respect than she had thought of caring.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had begun anew those terrible mutterings, and his hands were cold.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He had begun anew those terrible mutterings, and his hands were cold.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She bathed him, kissed him, forgot all things but the fact that lying there before her was he who had loved her more than the mere lover would have loved; had martyred himself for her comfort, cared more for her self-respect than she had thought of caring.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had begun anew those terrible mutterings, and his hands were cold.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She re-entered the hut, flung off her bonnet and cloak, and approached the sufferer.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As soon as she saw him there returned to her that agony of mind which the stimulus of her journey had thrown off for a time.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She bathed him, kissed him, forgot all things but the fact that lying there before her was he who had loved her more than the mere lover would have loved; had martyred himself for her comfort, cared more for her self-respect than she had thought of caring.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had begun anew those terrible mutterings, and his hands were cold.
hut
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From this reading She re-entered the hut, flung off her bonnet and cloak, and approached the sufferer.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As soon as she saw him there returned to her that agony of mind which the stimulus of her journey had thrown off for a time.
kissed
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From this reading She bathed him, kissed him, forgot all things but the fact that lying there before her was he who had loved her more than the mere lover would have loved; had martyred himself for her comfort, cared more for her self-respect than she had thought of caring.
loved
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From this reading She bathed him, kissed him, forgot all things but the fact that lying there before her was he who had loved her more than the mere lover would have loved; had martyred himself for her comfort, cared more for her self-respect than she had thought of caring.
lover
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From this reading She bathed him, kissed him, forgot all things but the fact that lying there before her was he who had loved her more than the mere lover would have loved; had martyred himself for her comfort, cared more for her self-respect than she had thought of caring.
lying
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From this reading She bathed him, kissed him, forgot all things but the fact that lying there before her was he who had loved her more than the mere lover would have loved; had martyred himself for her comfort, cared more for her self-respect than she had thought of caring.
martyred
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From this reading She bathed him, kissed him, forgot all things but the fact that lying there before her was he who had loved her more than the mere lover would have loved; had martyred himself for her comfort, cared more for her self-respect than she had thought of caring.
mere
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From this reading She bathed him, kissed him, forgot all things but the fact that lying there before her was he who had loved her more than the mere lover would have loved; had martyred himself for her comfort, cared more for her self-respect than she had thought of caring.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as she saw him there returned to her that agony of mind which the stimulus of her journey had thrown off for a time.
more
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From this reading She bathed him, kissed him, forgot all things but the fact that lying there before her was he who had loved her more than the mere lover would have loved; had martyred himself for her comfort, cared more for her self-respect than she had thought of caring.
mutterings
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From this reading He had begun anew those terrible mutterings, and his hands were cold.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As soon as she saw him there returned to her that agony of mind which the stimulus of her journey had thrown off for a time.
off
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From this reading She re-entered the hut, flung off her bonnet and cloak, and approached the sufferer.
re-entered
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From this reading She re-entered the hut, flung off her bonnet and cloak, and approached the sufferer.
really
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From this reading Could he really be dying?
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As soon as she saw him there returned to her that agony of mind which the stimulus of her journey had thrown off for a time.
saw
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From this reading As soon as she saw him there returned to her that agony of mind which the stimulus of her journey had thrown off for a time.
self-respect
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From this reading She bathed him, kissed him, forgot all things but the fact that lying there before her was he who had loved her more than the mere lover would have loved; had martyred himself for her comfort, cared more for her self-respect than she had thought of caring.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She re-entered the hut, flung off her bonnet and cloak, and approached the sufferer.
soon
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From this reading As soon as she saw him there returned to her that agony of mind which the stimulus of her journey had thrown off for a time.
stimulus
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From this reading As soon as she saw him there returned to her that agony of mind which the stimulus of her journey had thrown off for a time.
sufferer
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From this reading She re-entered the hut, flung off her bonnet and cloak, and approached the sufferer.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had begun anew those terrible mutterings, and his hands were cold.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She bathed him, kissed him, forgot all things but the fact that lying there before her was he who had loved her more than the mere lover would have loved; had martyred himself for her comfort, cared more for her self-respect than she had thought of caring.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As soon as she saw him there returned to her that agony of mind which the stimulus of her journey had thrown off for a time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She re-entered the hut, flung off her bonnet and cloak, and approached the sufferer.
there
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From this reading As soon as she saw him there returned to her that agony of mind which the stimulus of her journey had thrown off for a time.
things
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From this reading She bathed him, kissed him, forgot all things but the fact that lying there before her was he who had loved her more than the mere lover would have loved; had martyred himself for her comfort, cared more for her self-respect than she had thought of caring.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He had begun anew those terrible mutterings, and his hands were cold.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She bathed him, kissed him, forgot all things but the fact that lying there before her was he who had loved her more than the mere lover would have loved; had martyred himself for her comfort, cared more for her self-respect than she had thought of caring.
thrown
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From this reading As soon as she saw him there returned to her that agony of mind which the stimulus of her journey had thrown off for a time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as she saw him there returned to her that agony of mind which the stimulus of her journey had thrown off for a time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as she saw him there returned to her that agony of mind which the stimulus of her journey had thrown off for a time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She bathed him, kissed him, forgot all things but the fact that lying there before her was he who had loved her more than the mere lover would have loved; had martyred himself for her comfort, cared more for her self-respect than she had thought of caring.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had begun anew those terrible mutterings, and his hands were cold.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As soon as she saw him there returned to her that agony of mind which the stimulus of her journey had thrown off for a time.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She bathed him, kissed him, forgot all things but the fact that lying there before her was he who had loved her more than the mere lover would have loved; had martyred himself for her comfort, cared more for her self-respect than she had thought of caring.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She bathed him, kissed him, forgot all things but the fact that lying there before her was he who had loved her more than the mere lover would have loved; had martyred himself for her comfort, cared more for her self-respect than she had thought of caring.
