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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 They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
anxious
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From this reading They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
appear
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From this reading They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
attack
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From this reading They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
awaiting
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From this reading They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
become
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From this reading She had become so thin and had lost so much weight that she did not look like a girl, but rather like the ghost of a girl.
blow
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From this reading The little flame of her life flickered so feebly that it seemed as if a breath would blow it out.
bodily
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From this reading He, too, had become quite thin and dark, for these misfortunes were more than his bodily and mental strength could stand.
breath
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From this reading The little flame of her life flickered so feebly that it seemed as if a breath would blow it out.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
carry
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From this reading Stasch realized that death would not have to wait for a third attack to carry her off, and he expected her death from day to day, even from hour to hour.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He, too, had become quite thin and dark, for these misfortunes were more than his bodily and mental strength could stand.
dark
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From this reading He, too, had become quite thin and dark, for these misfortunes were more than his bodily and mental strength could stand.
day
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From this reading Stasch realized that death would not have to wait for a third attack to carry her off, and he expected her death from day to day, even from hour to hour.
days
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From this reading They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
death
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From this reading Stasch realized that death would not have to wait for a third attack to carry her off, and he expected her death from day to day, even from hour to hour.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stasch realized that death would not have to wait for a third attack to carry her off, and he expected her death from day to day, even from hour to hour.
expected
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From this reading Stasch realized that death would not have to wait for a third attack to carry her off, and he expected her death from day to day, even from hour to hour.
feebly
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From this reading The little flame of her life flickered so feebly that it seemed as if a breath would blow it out.
felt
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From this reading They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
fever
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From this reading They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading The little flame of her life flickered so feebly that it seemed as if a breath would blow it out.
flickered
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From this reading The little flame of her life flickered so feebly that it seemed as if a breath would blow it out.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Stasch realized that death would not have to wait for a third attack to carry her off, and he expected her death from day to day, even from hour to hour.
ghost
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From this reading She had become so thin and had lost so much weight that she did not look like a girl, but rather like the ghost of a girl.
girl
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From this reading She had become so thin and had lost so much weight that she did not look like a girl, but rather like the ghost of a girl.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had become so thin and had lost so much weight that she did not look like a girl, but rather like the ghost of a girl.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Stasch realized that death would not have to wait for a third attack to carry her off, and he expected her death from day to day, even from hour to hour.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stasch realized that death would not have to wait for a third attack to carry her off, and he expected her death from day to day, even from hour to hour.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The little flame of her life flickered so feebly that it seemed as if a breath would blow it out.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He, too, had become quite thin and dark, for these misfortunes were more than his bodily and mental strength could stand.
hour
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From this reading Stasch realized that death would not have to wait for a third attack to carry her off, and he expected her death from day to day, even from hour to hour.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The little flame of her life flickered so feebly that it seemed as if a breath would blow it out.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little flame of her life flickered so feebly that it seemed as if a breath would blow it out.
like
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From this reading She had become so thin and had lost so much weight that she did not look like a girl, but rather like the ghost of a girl.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little flame of her life flickered so feebly that it seemed as if a breath would blow it out.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had become so thin and had lost so much weight that she did not look like a girl, but rather like the ghost of a girl.
lost
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From this reading She had become so thin and had lost so much weight that she did not look like a girl, but rather like the ghost of a girl.
mental
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From this reading He, too, had become quite thin and dark, for these misfortunes were more than his bodily and mental strength could stand.
misfortunes
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From this reading He, too, had become quite thin and dark, for these misfortunes were more than his bodily and mental strength could stand.
more
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From this reading He, too, had become quite thin and dark, for these misfortunes were more than his bodily and mental strength could stand.
much
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From this reading They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
Nell
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From this reading They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
off
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From this reading Stasch realized that death would not have to wait for a third attack to carry her off, and he expected her death from day to day, even from hour to hour.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
out
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From this reading The little flame of her life flickered so feebly that it seemed as if a breath would blow it out.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
previous
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From this reading They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He, too, had become quite thin and dark, for these misfortunes were more than his bodily and mental strength could stand.
rather
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From this reading She had become so thin and had lost so much weight that she did not look like a girl, but rather like the ghost of a girl.
realized
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From this reading Stasch realized that death would not have to wait for a third attack to carry her off, and he expected her death from day to day, even from hour to hour.
return
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From this reading They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
second
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From this reading They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little flame of her life flickered so feebly that it seemed as if a breath would blow it out.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had become so thin and had lost so much weight that she did not look like a girl, but rather like the ghost of a girl.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
stand
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From this reading He, too, had become quite thin and dark, for these misfortunes were more than his bodily and mental strength could stand.
Stasch
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From this reading Stasch realized that death would not have to wait for a third attack to carry her off, and he expected her death from day to day, even from hour to hour.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He, too, had become quite thin and dark, for these misfortunes were more than his bodily and mental strength could stand.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He, too, had become quite thin and dark, for these misfortunes were more than his bodily and mental strength could stand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had become so thin and had lost so much weight that she did not look like a girl, but rather like the ghost of a girl.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He, too, had become quite thin and dark, for these misfortunes were more than his bodily and mental strength could stand.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading She had become so thin and had lost so much weight that she did not look like a girl, but rather like the ghost of a girl.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stasch realized that death would not have to wait for a third attack to carry her off, and he expected her death from day to day, even from hour to hour.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Stasch realized that death would not have to wait for a third attack to carry her off, and he expected her death from day to day, even from hour to hour.
too
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From this reading He, too, had become quite thin and dark, for these misfortunes were more than his bodily and mental strength could stand.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
wait
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From this reading Stasch realized that death would not have to wait for a third attack to carry her off, and he expected her death from day to day, even from hour to hour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
weaker
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From this reading They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
week
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From this reading They passed anxious days awaiting the return of the fever, but the second attack did not appear for a week, and though it was not so violent as the previous one, Nell felt much weaker after it.
weight
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From this reading She had become so thin and had lost so much weight that she did not look like a girl, but rather like the ghost of a girl.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He, too, had become quite thin and dark, for these misfortunes were more than his bodily and mental strength could stand.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The little flame of her life flickered so feebly that it seemed as if a breath would blow it out.
