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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 coat was off and his sleeves rolled up to the elbow; he looked more like a man preparing to chop wood than a physician engaging in a struggle with death; but Dr. Young had the fighting strain.
act
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From this reading LEGAL MURDER As Drew entered his bedroom he found the doctor in the act of restoring the thermometer to its case.
AlreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already the subtle atmosphere of sickness had come upon the room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His coat was off and his sleeves rolled up to the elbow; he looked more like a man preparing to chop wood than a physician engaging in a struggle with death; but Dr. Young had the fighting strain.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading LEGAL MURDER As Drew entered his bedroom he found the doctor in the act of restoring the thermometer to its case.
atmosphere
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From this reading Already the subtle atmosphere of sickness had come upon the room.
bedroom
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From this reading LEGAL MURDER As Drew entered his bedroom he found the doctor in the act of restoring the thermometer to its case.
brightness
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From this reading The shades of the windows were drawn evenly, and low down, so that the increasing brightness of the morning could only temper, not wholly dismiss the shadows.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His coat was off and his sleeves rolled up to the elbow; he looked more like a man preparing to chop wood than a physician engaging in a struggle with death; but Dr. Young had the fighting strain.
case
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From this reading LEGAL MURDER As Drew entered his bedroom he found the doctor in the act of restoring the thermometer to its case.
chop
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From this reading His coat was off and his sleeves rolled up to the elbow; he looked more like a man preparing to chop wood than a physician engaging in a struggle with death; but Dr. Young had the fighting strain.
coat
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From this reading His coat was off and his sleeves rolled up to the elbow; he looked more like a man preparing to chop wood than a physician engaging in a struggle with death; but Dr. Young had the fighting strain.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already the subtle atmosphere of sickness had come upon the room.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The shades of the windows were drawn evenly, and low down, so that the increasing brightness of the morning could only temper, not wholly dismiss the shadows.
death
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From this reading His coat was off and his sleeves rolled up to the elbow; he looked more like a man preparing to chop wood than a physician engaging in a struggle with death; but Dr. Young had the fighting strain.
dismiss
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From this reading The shades of the windows were drawn evenly, and low down, so that the increasing brightness of the morning could only temper, not wholly dismiss the shadows.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LEGAL MURDER As Drew entered his bedroom he found the doctor in the act of restoring the thermometer to its case.
down
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From this reading The shades of the windows were drawn evenly, and low down, so that the increasing brightness of the morning could only temper, not wholly dismiss the shadows.
Dr
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From this reading His coat was off and his sleeves rolled up to the elbow; he looked more like a man preparing to chop wood than a physician engaging in a struggle with death; but Dr. Young had the fighting strain.
drawn
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From this reading The shades of the windows were drawn evenly, and low down, so that the increasing brightness of the morning could only temper, not wholly dismiss the shadows.
DrewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LEGAL MURDER As Drew entered his bedroom he found the doctor in the act of restoring the thermometer to its case.
elbow
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From this reading His coat was off and his sleeves rolled up to the elbow; he looked more like a man preparing to chop wood than a physician engaging in a struggle with death; but Dr. Young had the fighting strain.
Eldara
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From this reading Otherwise he would never have persisted in Eldara.
engaging
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From this reading His coat was off and his sleeves rolled up to the elbow; he looked more like a man preparing to chop wood than a physician engaging in a struggle with death; but Dr. Young had the fighting strain.
entered
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From this reading LEGAL MURDER As Drew entered his bedroom he found the doctor in the act of restoring the thermometer to its case.
evenly
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From this reading The shades of the windows were drawn evenly, and low down, so that the increasing brightness of the morning could only temper, not wholly dismiss the shadows.
fighting
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From this reading His coat was off and his sleeves rolled up to the elbow; he looked more like a man preparing to chop wood than a physician engaging in a struggle with death; but Dr. Young had the fighting strain.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LEGAL MURDER As Drew entered his bedroom he found the doctor in the act of restoring the thermometer to its case.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His coat was off and his sleeves rolled up to the elbow; he looked more like a man preparing to chop wood than a physician engaging in a struggle with death; but Dr. Young had the fighting strain.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Otherwise he would never have persisted in Eldara.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LEGAL MURDER As Drew entered his bedroom he found the doctor in the act of restoring the thermometer to its case.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LEGAL MURDER As Drew entered his bedroom he found the doctor in the act of restoring the thermometer to its case.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LEGAL MURDER As Drew entered his bedroom he found the doctor in the act of restoring the thermometer to its case.
increasing
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From this reading The shades of the windows were drawn evenly, and low down, so that the increasing brightness of the morning could only temper, not wholly dismiss the shadows.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading LEGAL MURDER As Drew entered his bedroom he found the doctor in the act of restoring the thermometer to its case.
LEGAL
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From this reading LEGAL MURDER As Drew entered his bedroom he found the doctor in the act of restoring the thermometer to its case.
like
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From this reading His coat was off and his sleeves rolled up to the elbow; he looked more like a man preparing to chop wood than a physician engaging in a struggle with death; but Dr. Young had the fighting strain.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His coat was off and his sleeves rolled up to the elbow; he looked more like a man preparing to chop wood than a physician engaging in a struggle with death; but Dr. Young had the fighting strain.
low
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From this reading The shades of the windows were drawn evenly, and low down, so that the increasing brightness of the morning could only temper, not wholly dismiss the shadows.
man
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From this reading His coat was off and his sleeves rolled up to the elbow; he looked more like a man preparing to chop wood than a physician engaging in a struggle with death; but Dr. Young had the fighting strain.
more
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From this reading His coat was off and his sleeves rolled up to the elbow; he looked more like a man preparing to chop wood than a physician engaging in a struggle with death; but Dr. Young had the fighting strain.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shades of the windows were drawn evenly, and low down, so that the increasing brightness of the morning could only temper, not wholly dismiss the shadows.
MURDER
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From this reading LEGAL MURDER As Drew entered his bedroom he found the doctor in the act of restoring the thermometer to its case.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Otherwise he would never have persisted in Eldara.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The shades of the windows were drawn evenly, and low down, so that the increasing brightness of the morning could only temper, not wholly dismiss the shadows.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LEGAL MURDER As Drew entered his bedroom he found the doctor in the act of restoring the thermometer to its case.
off
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From this reading His coat was off and his sleeves rolled up to the elbow; he looked more like a man preparing to chop wood than a physician engaging in a struggle with death; but Dr. Young had the fighting strain.
only
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From this reading The shades of the windows were drawn evenly, and low down, so that the increasing brightness of the morning could only temper, not wholly dismiss the shadows.
Otherwise
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From this reading Otherwise he would never have persisted in Eldara.
persisted
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From this reading Otherwise he would never have persisted in Eldara.
physician
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From this reading His coat was off and his sleeves rolled up to the elbow; he looked more like a man preparing to chop wood than a physician engaging in a struggle with death; but Dr. Young had the fighting strain.
preparing
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From this reading His coat was off and his sleeves rolled up to the elbow; he looked more like a man preparing to chop wood than a physician engaging in a struggle with death; but Dr. Young had the fighting strain.
restoring
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From this reading LEGAL MURDER As Drew entered his bedroom he found the doctor in the act of restoring the thermometer to its case.
rolled
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From this reading His coat was off and his sleeves rolled up to the elbow; he looked more like a man preparing to chop wood than a physician engaging in a struggle with death; but Dr. Young had the fighting strain.
room
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From this reading Already the subtle atmosphere of sickness had come upon the room.
shades
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From this reading The shades of the windows were drawn evenly, and low down, so that the increasing brightness of the morning could only temper, not wholly dismiss the shadows.
shadows
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From this reading The shades of the windows were drawn evenly, and low down, so that the increasing brightness of the morning could only temper, not wholly dismiss the shadows.
sickness
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From this reading Already the subtle atmosphere of sickness had come upon the room.
sleeves
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From this reading His coat was off and his sleeves rolled up to the elbow; he looked more like a man preparing to chop wood than a physician engaging in a struggle with death; but Dr. Young had the fighting strain.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The shades of the windows were drawn evenly, and low down, so that the increasing brightness of the morning could only temper, not wholly dismiss the shadows.
strain
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From this reading His coat was off and his sleeves rolled up to the elbow; he looked more like a man preparing to chop wood than a physician engaging in a struggle with death; but Dr. Young had the fighting strain.
struggle
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From this reading His coat was off and his sleeves rolled up to the elbow; he looked more like a man preparing to chop wood than a physician engaging in a struggle with death; but Dr. Young had the fighting strain.
subtle
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From this reading Already the subtle atmosphere of sickness had come upon the room.
temper
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From this reading The shades of the windows were drawn evenly, and low down, so that the increasing brightness of the morning could only temper, not wholly dismiss the shadows.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His coat was off and his sleeves rolled up to the elbow; he looked more like a man preparing to chop wood than a physician engaging in a struggle with death; but Dr. Young had the fighting strain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The shades of the windows were drawn evenly, and low down, so that the increasing brightness of the morning could only temper, not wholly dismiss the shadows.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LEGAL MURDER As Drew entered his bedroom he found the doctor in the act of restoring the thermometer to its case.
thermometer
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From this reading LEGAL MURDER As Drew entered his bedroom he found the doctor in the act of restoring the thermometer to its case.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LEGAL MURDER As Drew entered his bedroom he found the doctor in the act of restoring the thermometer to its case.
up
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From this reading His coat was off and his sleeves rolled up to the elbow; he looked more like a man preparing to chop wood than a physician engaging in a struggle with death; but Dr. Young had the fighting strain.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Already the subtle atmosphere of sickness had come upon the room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His coat was off and his sleeves rolled up to the elbow; he looked more like a man preparing to chop wood than a physician engaging in a struggle with death; but Dr. Young had the fighting strain.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The shades of the windows were drawn evenly, and low down, so that the increasing brightness of the morning could only temper, not wholly dismiss the shadows.
wholly
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From this reading The shades of the windows were drawn evenly, and low down, so that the increasing brightness of the morning could only temper, not wholly dismiss the shadows.
windows
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From this reading The shades of the windows were drawn evenly, and low down, so that the increasing brightness of the morning could only temper, not wholly dismiss the shadows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His coat was off and his sleeves rolled up to the elbow; he looked more like a man preparing to chop wood than a physician engaging in a struggle with death; but Dr. Young had the fighting strain.
wood
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From this reading His coat was off and his sleeves rolled up to the elbow; he looked more like a man preparing to chop wood than a physician engaging in a struggle with death; but Dr. Young had the fighting strain.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Otherwise he would never have persisted in Eldara.
Young
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From this reading His coat was off and his sleeves rolled up to the elbow; he looked more like a man preparing to chop wood than a physician engaging in a struggle with death; but Dr. Young had the fighting strain.
