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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 His wish to rise was a sign that he was getting better.
advising
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From this reading So little energy had he hitherto shown, so weak was he, and so frequent had been the symptoms of returning fever, that the doctor had not yet thought of advising more than an hour’s sitting while his bed was made comfortable.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The morning after Wingfold’s second visit, Lingard, much to his sister’s surprise, partly to her pleasure, and somewhat to her consternation, asked for his clothes: he wanted to get up.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So little energy had he hitherto shown, so weak was he, and so frequent had been the symptoms of returning fever, that the doctor had not yet thought of advising more than an hour’s sitting while his bed was made comfortable.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading POLWARTH AND LINGARD.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning after Wingfold’s second visit, Lingard, much to his sister’s surprise, partly to her pleasure, and somewhat to her consternation, asked for his clothes: he wanted to get up.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And Helen had felt that she had him, if not safe, yet safer in bed than he could be elsewhere.
bed
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From this reading So little energy had he hitherto shown, so weak was he, and so frequent had been the symptoms of returning fever, that the doctor had not yet thought of advising more than an hour’s sitting while his bed was made comfortable.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So little energy had he hitherto shown, so weak was he, and so frequent had been the symptoms of returning fever, that the doctor had not yet thought of advising more than an hour’s sitting while his bed was made comfortable.
better
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From this reading His wish to rise was a sign that he was getting better.
clothes
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From this reading The morning after Wingfold’s second visit, Lingard, much to his sister’s surprise, partly to her pleasure, and somewhat to her consternation, asked for his clothes: he wanted to get up.
comfortable
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From this reading So little energy had he hitherto shown, so weak was he, and so frequent had been the symptoms of returning fever, that the doctor had not yet thought of advising more than an hour’s sitting while his bed was made comfortable.
consternation
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From this reading The morning after Wingfold’s second visit, Lingard, much to his sister’s surprise, partly to her pleasure, and somewhat to her consternation, asked for his clothes: he wanted to get up.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And Helen had felt that she had him, if not safe, yet safer in bed than he could be elsewhere.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So little energy had he hitherto shown, so weak was he, and so frequent had been the symptoms of returning fever, that the doctor had not yet thought of advising more than an hour’s sitting while his bed was made comfortable.
elsewhere
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From this reading And Helen had felt that she had him, if not safe, yet safer in bed than he could be elsewhere.
energy
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From this reading So little energy had he hitherto shown, so weak was he, and so frequent had been the symptoms of returning fever, that the doctor had not yet thought of advising more than an hour’s sitting while his bed was made comfortable.
felt
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From this reading And Helen had felt that she had him, if not safe, yet safer in bed than he could be elsewhere.
fever
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From this reading So little energy had he hitherto shown, so weak was he, and so frequent had been the symptoms of returning fever, that the doctor had not yet thought of advising more than an hour’s sitting while his bed was made comfortable.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The morning after Wingfold’s second visit, Lingard, much to his sister’s surprise, partly to her pleasure, and somewhat to her consternation, asked for his clothes: he wanted to get up.
frequent
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From this reading So little energy had he hitherto shown, so weak was he, and so frequent had been the symptoms of returning fever, that the doctor had not yet thought of advising more than an hour’s sitting while his bed was made comfortable.
get
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From this reading The morning after Wingfold’s second visit, Lingard, much to his sister’s surprise, partly to her pleasure, and somewhat to her consternation, asked for his clothes: he wanted to get up.
getting
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From this reading His wish to rise was a sign that he was getting better.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So little energy had he hitherto shown, so weak was he, and so frequent had been the symptoms of returning fever, that the doctor had not yet thought of advising more than an hour’s sitting while his bed was made comfortable.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The morning after Wingfold’s second visit, Lingard, much to his sister’s surprise, partly to her pleasure, and somewhat to her consternation, asked for his clothes: he wanted to get up.
Helen
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From this reading And Helen had felt that she had him, if not safe, yet safer in bed than he could be elsewhere.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The morning after Wingfold’s second visit, Lingard, much to his sister’s surprise, partly to her pleasure, and somewhat to her consternation, asked for his clothes: he wanted to get up.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And Helen had felt that she had him, if not safe, yet safer in bed than he could be elsewhere.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The morning after Wingfold’s second visit, Lingard, much to his sister’s surprise, partly to her pleasure, and somewhat to her consternation, asked for his clothes: he wanted to get up.
hitherto
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From this reading So little energy had he hitherto shown, so weak was he, and so frequent had been the symptoms of returning fever, that the doctor had not yet thought of advising more than an hour’s sitting while his bed was made comfortable.
hour's
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From this reading So little energy had he hitherto shown, so weak was he, and so frequent had been the symptoms of returning fever, that the doctor had not yet thought of advising more than an hour’s sitting while his bed was made comfortable.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And Helen had felt that she had him, if not safe, yet safer in bed than he could be elsewhere.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And Helen had felt that she had him, if not safe, yet safer in bed than he could be elsewhere.
LINGARD
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From this reading POLWARTH AND LINGARD.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So little energy had he hitherto shown, so weak was he, and so frequent had been the symptoms of returning fever, that the doctor had not yet thought of advising more than an hour’s sitting while his bed was made comfortable.
made
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From this reading So little energy had he hitherto shown, so weak was he, and so frequent had been the symptoms of returning fever, that the doctor had not yet thought of advising more than an hour’s sitting while his bed was made comfortable.
more
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From this reading So little energy had he hitherto shown, so weak was he, and so frequent had been the symptoms of returning fever, that the doctor had not yet thought of advising more than an hour’s sitting while his bed was made comfortable.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning after Wingfold’s second visit, Lingard, much to his sister’s surprise, partly to her pleasure, and somewhat to her consternation, asked for his clothes: he wanted to get up.
much
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From this reading The morning after Wingfold’s second visit, Lingard, much to his sister’s surprise, partly to her pleasure, and somewhat to her consternation, asked for his clothes: he wanted to get up.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So little energy had he hitherto shown, so weak was he, and so frequent had been the symptoms of returning fever, that the doctor had not yet thought of advising more than an hour’s sitting while his bed was made comfortable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So little energy had he hitherto shown, so weak was he, and so frequent had been the symptoms of returning fever, that the doctor had not yet thought of advising more than an hour’s sitting while his bed was made comfortable.
partly
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From this reading The morning after Wingfold’s second visit, Lingard, much to his sister’s surprise, partly to her pleasure, and somewhat to her consternation, asked for his clothes: he wanted to get up.
pleasure
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From this reading The morning after Wingfold’s second visit, Lingard, much to his sister’s surprise, partly to her pleasure, and somewhat to her consternation, asked for his clothes: he wanted to get up.
POLWARTH
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From this reading POLWARTH AND LINGARD.
returning
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From this reading So little energy had he hitherto shown, so weak was he, and so frequent had been the symptoms of returning fever, that the doctor had not yet thought of advising more than an hour’s sitting while his bed was made comfortable.
rise
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From this reading His wish to rise was a sign that he was getting better.
safe
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From this reading And Helen had felt that she had him, if not safe, yet safer in bed than he could be elsewhere.
safer
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From this reading And Helen had felt that she had him, if not safe, yet safer in bed than he could be elsewhere.
second
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From this reading The morning after Wingfold’s second visit, Lingard, much to his sister’s surprise, partly to her pleasure, and somewhat to her consternation, asked for his clothes: he wanted to get up.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And Helen had felt that she had him, if not safe, yet safer in bed than he could be elsewhere.
shown
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From this reading So little energy had he hitherto shown, so weak was he, and so frequent had been the symptoms of returning fever, that the doctor had not yet thought of advising more than an hour’s sitting while his bed was made comfortable.
sign
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From this reading His wish to rise was a sign that he was getting better.
sister's
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From this reading The morning after Wingfold’s second visit, Lingard, much to his sister’s surprise, partly to her pleasure, and somewhat to her consternation, asked for his clothes: he wanted to get up.
sitting
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From this reading So little energy had he hitherto shown, so weak was he, and so frequent had been the symptoms of returning fever, that the doctor had not yet thought of advising more than an hour’s sitting while his bed was made comfortable.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So little energy had he hitherto shown, so weak was he, and so frequent had been the symptoms of returning fever, that the doctor had not yet thought of advising more than an hour’s sitting while his bed was made comfortable.
somewhat
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From this reading The morning after Wingfold’s second visit, Lingard, much to his sister’s surprise, partly to her pleasure, and somewhat to her consternation, asked for his clothes: he wanted to get up.
surprise
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From this reading The morning after Wingfold’s second visit, Lingard, much to his sister’s surprise, partly to her pleasure, and somewhat to her consternation, asked for his clothes: he wanted to get up.
symptoms
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From this reading So little energy had he hitherto shown, so weak was he, and so frequent had been the symptoms of returning fever, that the doctor had not yet thought of advising more than an hour’s sitting while his bed was made comfortable.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading So little energy had he hitherto shown, so weak was he, and so frequent had been the symptoms of returning fever, that the doctor had not yet thought of advising more than an hour’s sitting while his bed was made comfortable.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So little energy had he hitherto shown, so weak was he, and so frequent had been the symptoms of returning fever, that the doctor had not yet thought of advising more than an hour’s sitting while his bed was made comfortable.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The morning after Wingfold’s second visit, Lingard, much to his sister’s surprise, partly to her pleasure, and somewhat to her consternation, asked for his clothes: he wanted to get up.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So little energy had he hitherto shown, so weak was he, and so frequent had been the symptoms of returning fever, that the doctor had not yet thought of advising more than an hour’s sitting while his bed was made comfortable.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The morning after Wingfold’s second visit, Lingard, much to his sister’s surprise, partly to her pleasure, and somewhat to her consternation, asked for his clothes: he wanted to get up.
up
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From this reading The morning after Wingfold’s second visit, Lingard, much to his sister’s surprise, partly to her pleasure, and somewhat to her consternation, asked for his clothes: he wanted to get up.
visit
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From this reading The morning after Wingfold’s second visit, Lingard, much to his sister’s surprise, partly to her pleasure, and somewhat to her consternation, asked for his clothes: he wanted to get up.
wanted
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From this reading The morning after Wingfold’s second visit, Lingard, much to his sister’s surprise, partly to her pleasure, and somewhat to her consternation, asked for his clothes: he wanted to get up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So little energy had he hitherto shown, so weak was he, and so frequent had been the symptoms of returning fever, that the doctor had not yet thought of advising more than an hour’s sitting while his bed was made comfortable.
weak
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From this reading So little energy had he hitherto shown, so weak was he, and so frequent had been the symptoms of returning fever, that the doctor had not yet thought of advising more than an hour’s sitting while his bed was made comfortable.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading So little energy had he hitherto shown, so weak was he, and so frequent had been the symptoms of returning fever, that the doctor had not yet thought of advising more than an hour’s sitting while his bed was made comfortable.
Wingfold's
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From this reading The morning after Wingfold’s second visit, Lingard, much to his sister’s surprise, partly to her pleasure, and somewhat to her consternation, asked for his clothes: he wanted to get up.
wish
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From this reading His wish to rise was a sign that he was getting better.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading So little energy had he hitherto shown, so weak was he, and so frequent had been the symptoms of returning fever, that the doctor had not yet thought of advising more than an hour’s sitting while his bed was made comfortable.
