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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 The next morning he woke with a dull headache and great weariness, and it was with considerable difficulty that he could attend to his duties.
all
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From this reading Like all Indians, Jim's rudimentary knowledge of civilization included “fire-water;” he evidently had been tempted, had fallen, and was too ashamed or too drunk to face his master.
amazed
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From this reading At nightfall, feeling worse, he determined to transfer the care of the light to Jim, but was amazed to find that he had disappeared, and what was more ominous, a bottle of spirits which Pomfrey had taken from his locker the night before had disappeared too.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning he woke with a dull headache and great weariness, and it was with considerable difficulty that he could attend to his duties.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading Like all Indians, Jim's rudimentary knowledge of civilization included “fire-water;” he evidently had been tempted, had fallen, and was too ashamed or too drunk to face his master.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At nightfall, feeling worse, he determined to transfer the care of the light to Jim, but was amazed to find that he had disappeared, and what was more ominous, a bottle of spirits which Pomfrey had taken from his locker the night before had disappeared too.
attend
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From this reading The next morning he woke with a dull headache and great weariness, and it was with considerable difficulty that he could attend to his duties.
bed
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From this reading Pomfrey, however, managed to get the light in order and working, and then, he scarcely knew how, betook himself to bed in a state of high fever.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Like all Indians, Jim's rudimentary knowledge of civilization included “fire-water;” he evidently had been tempted, had fallen, and was too ashamed or too drunk to face his master.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At nightfall, feeling worse, he determined to transfer the care of the light to Jim, but was amazed to find that he had disappeared, and what was more ominous, a bottle of spirits which Pomfrey had taken from his locker the night before had disappeared too.
betook
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From this reading Pomfrey, however, managed to get the light in order and working, and then, he scarcely knew how, betook himself to bed in a state of high fever.
bottle
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From this reading At nightfall, feeling worse, he determined to transfer the care of the light to Jim, but was amazed to find that he had disappeared, and what was more ominous, a bottle of spirits which Pomfrey had taken from his locker the night before had disappeared too.
burning
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From this reading He turned from side to side racked by pain, with burning lips and pulses.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At nightfall, feeling worse, he determined to transfer the care of the light to Jim, but was amazed to find that he had disappeared, and what was more ominous, a bottle of spirits which Pomfrey had taken from his locker the night before had disappeared too.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He turned from side to side racked by pain, with burning lips and pulses.
care
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From this reading At nightfall, feeling worse, he determined to transfer the care of the light to Jim, but was amazed to find that he had disappeared, and what was more ominous, a bottle of spirits which Pomfrey had taken from his locker the night before had disappeared too.
civilization
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From this reading Like all Indians, Jim's rudimentary knowledge of civilization included “fire-water;” he evidently had been tempted, had fallen, and was too ashamed or too drunk to face his master.
considerable
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From this reading The next morning he woke with a dull headache and great weariness, and it was with considerable difficulty that he could attend to his duties.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The next morning he woke with a dull headache and great weariness, and it was with considerable difficulty that he could attend to his duties.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading At nightfall, feeling worse, he determined to transfer the care of the light to Jim, but was amazed to find that he had disappeared, and what was more ominous, a bottle of spirits which Pomfrey had taken from his locker the night before had disappeared too.
difficulty
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From this reading The next morning he woke with a dull headache and great weariness, and it was with considerable difficulty that he could attend to his duties.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At nightfall, feeling worse, he determined to transfer the care of the light to Jim, but was amazed to find that he had disappeared, and what was more ominous, a bottle of spirits which Pomfrey had taken from his locker the night before had disappeared too.
drunk
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From this reading Like all Indians, Jim's rudimentary knowledge of civilization included “fire-water;” he evidently had been tempted, had fallen, and was too ashamed or too drunk to face his master.
dull
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From this reading The next morning he woke with a dull headache and great weariness, and it was with considerable difficulty that he could attend to his duties.
duties
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From this reading The next morning he woke with a dull headache and great weariness, and it was with considerable difficulty that he could attend to his duties.
evidently
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From this reading Like all Indians, Jim's rudimentary knowledge of civilization included “fire-water;” he evidently had been tempted, had fallen, and was too ashamed or too drunk to face his master.
face
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From this reading Like all Indians, Jim's rudimentary knowledge of civilization included “fire-water;” he evidently had been tempted, had fallen, and was too ashamed or too drunk to face his master.
fallen
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From this reading Like all Indians, Jim's rudimentary knowledge of civilization included “fire-water;” he evidently had been tempted, had fallen, and was too ashamed or too drunk to face his master.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At nightfall, feeling worse, he determined to transfer the care of the light to Jim, but was amazed to find that he had disappeared, and what was more ominous, a bottle of spirits which Pomfrey had taken from his locker the night before had disappeared too.
fever
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From this reading Pomfrey, however, managed to get the light in order and working, and then, he scarcely knew how, betook himself to bed in a state of high fever.
find
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From this reading At nightfall, feeling worse, he determined to transfer the care of the light to Jim, but was amazed to find that he had disappeared, and what was more ominous, a bottle of spirits which Pomfrey had taken from his locker the night before had disappeared too.
fire-water
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From this reading Like all Indians, Jim's rudimentary knowledge of civilization included “fire-water;” he evidently had been tempted, had fallen, and was too ashamed or too drunk to face his master.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At nightfall, feeling worse, he determined to transfer the care of the light to Jim, but was amazed to find that he had disappeared, and what was more ominous, a bottle of spirits which Pomfrey had taken from his locker the night before had disappeared too.
get
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From this reading Pomfrey, however, managed to get the light in order and working, and then, he scarcely knew how, betook himself to bed in a state of high fever.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning he woke with a dull headache and great weariness, and it was with considerable difficulty that he could attend to his duties.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At nightfall, feeling worse, he determined to transfer the care of the light to Jim, but was amazed to find that he had disappeared, and what was more ominous, a bottle of spirits which Pomfrey had taken from his locker the night before had disappeared too.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next morning he woke with a dull headache and great weariness, and it was with considerable difficulty that he could attend to his duties.
headache
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From this reading The next morning he woke with a dull headache and great weariness, and it was with considerable difficulty that he could attend to his duties.
high
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From this reading Pomfrey, however, managed to get the light in order and working, and then, he scarcely knew how, betook himself to bed in a state of high fever.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Pomfrey, however, managed to get the light in order and working, and then, he scarcely knew how, betook himself to bed in a state of high fever.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next morning he woke with a dull headache and great weariness, and it was with considerable difficulty that he could attend to his duties.
how
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From this reading Pomfrey, however, managed to get the light in order and working, and then, he scarcely knew how, betook himself to bed in a state of high fever.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Pomfrey, however, managed to get the light in order and working, and then, he scarcely knew how, betook himself to bed in a state of high fever.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pomfrey, however, managed to get the light in order and working, and then, he scarcely knew how, betook himself to bed in a state of high fever.
included
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From this reading Like all Indians, Jim's rudimentary knowledge of civilization included “fire-water;” he evidently had been tempted, had fallen, and was too ashamed or too drunk to face his master.
Indians
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From this reading Like all Indians, Jim's rudimentary knowledge of civilization included “fire-water;” he evidently had been tempted, had fallen, and was too ashamed or too drunk to face his master.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The next morning he woke with a dull headache and great weariness, and it was with considerable difficulty that he could attend to his duties.
Jim
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From this reading At nightfall, feeling worse, he determined to transfer the care of the light to Jim, but was amazed to find that he had disappeared, and what was more ominous, a bottle of spirits which Pomfrey had taken from his locker the night before had disappeared too.
Jim's
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From this reading Like all Indians, Jim's rudimentary knowledge of civilization included “fire-water;” he evidently had been tempted, had fallen, and was too ashamed or too drunk to face his master.
knew
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From this reading Pomfrey, however, managed to get the light in order and working, and then, he scarcely knew how, betook himself to bed in a state of high fever.
knowledge
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From this reading Like all Indians, Jim's rudimentary knowledge of civilization included “fire-water;” he evidently had been tempted, had fallen, and was too ashamed or too drunk to face his master.
light
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From this reading At nightfall, feeling worse, he determined to transfer the care of the light to Jim, but was amazed to find that he had disappeared, and what was more ominous, a bottle of spirits which Pomfrey had taken from his locker the night before had disappeared too.
Like
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From this reading Like all Indians, Jim's rudimentary knowledge of civilization included “fire-water;” he evidently had been tempted, had fallen, and was too ashamed or too drunk to face his master.
lips
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From this reading He turned from side to side racked by pain, with burning lips and pulses.
locker
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From this reading At nightfall, feeling worse, he determined to transfer the care of the light to Jim, but was amazed to find that he had disappeared, and what was more ominous, a bottle of spirits which Pomfrey had taken from his locker the night before had disappeared too.
managed
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From this reading Pomfrey, however, managed to get the light in order and working, and then, he scarcely knew how, betook himself to bed in a state of high fever.
master
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From this reading Like all Indians, Jim's rudimentary knowledge of civilization included “fire-water;” he evidently had been tempted, had fallen, and was too ashamed or too drunk to face his master.
more
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From this reading At nightfall, feeling worse, he determined to transfer the care of the light to Jim, but was amazed to find that he had disappeared, and what was more ominous, a bottle of spirits which Pomfrey had taken from his locker the night before had disappeared too.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning he woke with a dull headache and great weariness, and it was with considerable difficulty that he could attend to his duties.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning he woke with a dull headache and great weariness, and it was with considerable difficulty that he could attend to his duties.
night
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From this reading At nightfall, feeling worse, he determined to transfer the care of the light to Jim, but was amazed to find that he had disappeared, and what was more ominous, a bottle of spirits which Pomfrey had taken from his locker the night before had disappeared too.
nightfall
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From this reading At nightfall, feeling worse, he determined to transfer the care of the light to Jim, but was amazed to find that he had disappeared, and what was more ominous, a bottle of spirits which Pomfrey had taken from his locker the night before had disappeared too.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At nightfall, feeling worse, he determined to transfer the care of the light to Jim, but was amazed to find that he had disappeared, and what was more ominous, a bottle of spirits which Pomfrey had taken from his locker the night before had disappeared too.
ominous
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From this reading At nightfall, feeling worse, he determined to transfer the care of the light to Jim, but was amazed to find that he had disappeared, and what was more ominous, a bottle of spirits which Pomfrey had taken from his locker the night before had disappeared too.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Like all Indians, Jim's rudimentary knowledge of civilization included “fire-water;” he evidently had been tempted, had fallen, and was too ashamed or too drunk to face his master.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pomfrey, however, managed to get the light in order and working, and then, he scarcely knew how, betook himself to bed in a state of high fever.
pain
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From this reading He turned from side to side racked by pain, with burning lips and pulses.
Pomfrey
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From this reading At nightfall, feeling worse, he determined to transfer the care of the light to Jim, but was amazed to find that he had disappeared, and what was more ominous, a bottle of spirits which Pomfrey had taken from his locker the night before had disappeared too.
pulses
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From this reading He turned from side to side racked by pain, with burning lips and pulses.
racked
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From this reading He turned from side to side racked by pain, with burning lips and pulses.
rudimentary
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From this reading Like all Indians, Jim's rudimentary knowledge of civilization included “fire-water;” he evidently had been tempted, had fallen, and was too ashamed or too drunk to face his master.
scarcely
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From this reading Pomfrey, however, managed to get the light in order and working, and then, he scarcely knew how, betook himself to bed in a state of high fever.
side
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From this reading He turned from side to side racked by pain, with burning lips and pulses.
spirits
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From this reading At nightfall, feeling worse, he determined to transfer the care of the light to Jim, but was amazed to find that he had disappeared, and what was more ominous, a bottle of spirits which Pomfrey had taken from his locker the night before had disappeared too.
state
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From this reading Pomfrey, however, managed to get the light in order and working, and then, he scarcely knew how, betook himself to bed in a state of high fever.
taken
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From this reading At nightfall, feeling worse, he determined to transfer the care of the light to Jim, but was amazed to find that he had disappeared, and what was more ominous, a bottle of spirits which Pomfrey had taken from his locker the night before had disappeared too.
tempted
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From this reading Like all Indians, Jim's rudimentary knowledge of civilization included “fire-water;” he evidently had been tempted, had fallen, and was too ashamed or too drunk to face his master.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next morning he woke with a dull headache and great weariness, and it was with considerable difficulty that he could attend to his duties.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning he woke with a dull headache and great weariness, and it was with considerable difficulty that he could attend to his duties.
then
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From this reading Pomfrey, however, managed to get the light in order and working, and then, he scarcely knew how, betook himself to bed in a state of high fever.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning he woke with a dull headache and great weariness, and it was with considerable difficulty that he could attend to his duties.
too
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From this reading At nightfall, feeling worse, he determined to transfer the care of the light to Jim, but was amazed to find that he had disappeared, and what was more ominous, a bottle of spirits which Pomfrey had taken from his locker the night before had disappeared too.
transfer
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From this reading At nightfall, feeling worse, he determined to transfer the care of the light to Jim, but was amazed to find that he had disappeared, and what was more ominous, a bottle of spirits which Pomfrey had taken from his locker the night before had disappeared too.
turned
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From this reading He turned from side to side racked by pain, with burning lips and pulses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning he woke with a dull headache and great weariness, and it was with considerable difficulty that he could attend to his duties.
weariness
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From this reading The next morning he woke with a dull headache and great weariness, and it was with considerable difficulty that he could attend to his duties.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading At nightfall, feeling worse, he determined to transfer the care of the light to Jim, but was amazed to find that he had disappeared, and what was more ominous, a bottle of spirits which Pomfrey had taken from his locker the night before had disappeared too.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At nightfall, feeling worse, he determined to transfer the care of the light to Jim, but was amazed to find that he had disappeared, and what was more ominous, a bottle of spirits which Pomfrey had taken from his locker the night before had disappeared too.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next morning he woke with a dull headache and great weariness, and it was with considerable difficulty that he could attend to his duties.
woke
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From this reading The next morning he woke with a dull headache and great weariness, and it was with considerable difficulty that he could attend to his duties.
working
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From this reading Pomfrey, however, managed to get the light in order and working, and then, he scarcely knew how, betook himself to bed in a state of high fever.
worse
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From this reading At nightfall, feeling worse, he determined to transfer the care of the light to Jim, but was amazed to find that he had disappeared, and what was more ominous, a bottle of spirits which Pomfrey had taken from his locker the night before had disappeared too.
