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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 When the first shock is over and the inevitable realized and accepted, those who tend a long illness are apt to fall into a routine of life which helps to make the days seem short.
accepted
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From this reading When the first shock is over and the inevitable realized and accepted, those who tend a long illness are apt to fall into a routine of life which helps to make the days seem short.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading CLEAR SHINING AFTER RAIN.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the first shock is over and the inevitable realized and accepted, those who tend a long illness are apt to fall into a routine of life which helps to make the days seem short.
apparatus
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From this reading The apparatus of nursing is got together.
appliance
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From this reading Each little appliance is kept at hand; and sad and tired as the watchers may be, the very monotony and regularity of their proceedings give a certain stay for their thoughts to rest upon.
apt
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From this reading When the first shock is over and the inevitable realized and accepted, those who tend a long illness are apt to fall into a routine of life which helps to make the days seem short.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When the first shock is over and the inevitable realized and accepted, those who tend a long illness are apt to fall into a routine of life which helps to make the days seem short.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Each little appliance is kept at hand; and sad and tired as the watchers may be, the very monotony and regularity of their proceedings give a certain stay for their thoughts to rest upon.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Every day the same things need to be done at the same hours and in the same way.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Every day the same things need to be done at the same hours and in the same way.
certain
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From this reading Each little appliance is kept at hand; and sad and tired as the watchers may be, the very monotony and regularity of their proceedings give a certain stay for their thoughts to rest upon.
CLEAR
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From this reading CLEAR SHINING AFTER RAIN.
day
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From this reading Every day the same things need to be done at the same hours and in the same way.
days
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From this reading When the first shock is over and the inevitable realized and accepted, those who tend a long illness are apt to fall into a routine of life which helps to make the days seem short.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every day the same things need to be done at the same hours and in the same way.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each little appliance is kept at hand; and sad and tired as the watchers may be, the very monotony and regularity of their proceedings give a certain stay for their thoughts to rest upon.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every day the same things need to be done at the same hours and in the same way.
fall
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From this reading When the first shock is over and the inevitable realized and accepted, those who tend a long illness are apt to fall into a routine of life which helps to make the days seem short.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the first shock is over and the inevitable realized and accepted, those who tend a long illness are apt to fall into a routine of life which helps to make the days seem short.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Each little appliance is kept at hand; and sad and tired as the watchers may be, the very monotony and regularity of their proceedings give a certain stay for their thoughts to rest upon.
give
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From this reading Each little appliance is kept at hand; and sad and tired as the watchers may be, the very monotony and regularity of their proceedings give a certain stay for their thoughts to rest upon.
got
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From this reading The apparatus of nursing is got together.
hand
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From this reading Each little appliance is kept at hand; and sad and tired as the watchers may be, the very monotony and regularity of their proceedings give a certain stay for their thoughts to rest upon.
helps
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From this reading When the first shock is over and the inevitable realized and accepted, those who tend a long illness are apt to fall into a routine of life which helps to make the days seem short.
hours
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From this reading Every day the same things need to be done at the same hours and in the same way.
illness
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From this reading When the first shock is over and the inevitable realized and accepted, those who tend a long illness are apt to fall into a routine of life which helps to make the days seem short.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every day the same things need to be done at the same hours and in the same way.
inevitable
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From this reading When the first shock is over and the inevitable realized and accepted, those who tend a long illness are apt to fall into a routine of life which helps to make the days seem short.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When the first shock is over and the inevitable realized and accepted, those who tend a long illness are apt to fall into a routine of life which helps to make the days seem short.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the first shock is over and the inevitable realized and accepted, those who tend a long illness are apt to fall into a routine of life which helps to make the days seem short.
kept
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From this reading Each little appliance is kept at hand; and sad and tired as the watchers may be, the very monotony and regularity of their proceedings give a certain stay for their thoughts to rest upon.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the first shock is over and the inevitable realized and accepted, those who tend a long illness are apt to fall into a routine of life which helps to make the days seem short.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each little appliance is kept at hand; and sad and tired as the watchers may be, the very monotony and regularity of their proceedings give a certain stay for their thoughts to rest upon.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the first shock is over and the inevitable realized and accepted, those who tend a long illness are apt to fall into a routine of life which helps to make the days seem short.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the first shock is over and the inevitable realized and accepted, those who tend a long illness are apt to fall into a routine of life which helps to make the days seem short.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Each little appliance is kept at hand; and sad and tired as the watchers may be, the very monotony and regularity of their proceedings give a certain stay for their thoughts to rest upon.
monotony
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From this reading Each little appliance is kept at hand; and sad and tired as the watchers may be, the very monotony and regularity of their proceedings give a certain stay for their thoughts to rest upon.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every day the same things need to be done at the same hours and in the same way.
nursing
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From this reading The apparatus of nursing is got together.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the first shock is over and the inevitable realized and accepted, those who tend a long illness are apt to fall into a routine of life which helps to make the days seem short.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When the first shock is over and the inevitable realized and accepted, those who tend a long illness are apt to fall into a routine of life which helps to make the days seem short.
proceedings
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From this reading Each little appliance is kept at hand; and sad and tired as the watchers may be, the very monotony and regularity of their proceedings give a certain stay for their thoughts to rest upon.
RAIN
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From this reading CLEAR SHINING AFTER RAIN.
realized
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From this reading When the first shock is over and the inevitable realized and accepted, those who tend a long illness are apt to fall into a routine of life which helps to make the days seem short.
regularity
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From this reading Each little appliance is kept at hand; and sad and tired as the watchers may be, the very monotony and regularity of their proceedings give a certain stay for their thoughts to rest upon.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each little appliance is kept at hand; and sad and tired as the watchers may be, the very monotony and regularity of their proceedings give a certain stay for their thoughts to rest upon.
routine
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From this reading When the first shock is over and the inevitable realized and accepted, those who tend a long illness are apt to fall into a routine of life which helps to make the days seem short.
sad
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From this reading Each little appliance is kept at hand; and sad and tired as the watchers may be, the very monotony and regularity of their proceedings give a certain stay for their thoughts to rest upon.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every day the same things need to be done at the same hours and in the same way.
seem
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From this reading When the first shock is over and the inevitable realized and accepted, those who tend a long illness are apt to fall into a routine of life which helps to make the days seem short.
SHINING
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From this reading CLEAR SHINING AFTER RAIN.
shock
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From this reading When the first shock is over and the inevitable realized and accepted, those who tend a long illness are apt to fall into a routine of life which helps to make the days seem short.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading When the first shock is over and the inevitable realized and accepted, those who tend a long illness are apt to fall into a routine of life which helps to make the days seem short.
stay
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From this reading Each little appliance is kept at hand; and sad and tired as the watchers may be, the very monotony and regularity of their proceedings give a certain stay for their thoughts to rest upon.
tend
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From this reading When the first shock is over and the inevitable realized and accepted, those who tend a long illness are apt to fall into a routine of life which helps to make the days seem short.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the first shock is over and the inevitable realized and accepted, those who tend a long illness are apt to fall into a routine of life which helps to make the days seem short.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Each little appliance is kept at hand; and sad and tired as the watchers may be, the very monotony and regularity of their proceedings give a certain stay for their thoughts to rest upon.
things
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From this reading Every day the same things need to be done at the same hours and in the same way.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading When the first shock is over and the inevitable realized and accepted, those who tend a long illness are apt to fall into a routine of life which helps to make the days seem short.
thoughts
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From this reading Each little appliance is kept at hand; and sad and tired as the watchers may be, the very monotony and regularity of their proceedings give a certain stay for their thoughts to rest upon.
tired
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From this reading Each little appliance is kept at hand; and sad and tired as the watchers may be, the very monotony and regularity of their proceedings give a certain stay for their thoughts to rest upon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the first shock is over and the inevitable realized and accepted, those who tend a long illness are apt to fall into a routine of life which helps to make the days seem short.
together
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From this reading The apparatus of nursing is got together.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Each little appliance is kept at hand; and sad and tired as the watchers may be, the very monotony and regularity of their proceedings give a certain stay for their thoughts to rest upon.
very
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From this reading Each little appliance is kept at hand; and sad and tired as the watchers may be, the very monotony and regularity of their proceedings give a certain stay for their thoughts to rest upon.
watchers
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From this reading Each little appliance is kept at hand; and sad and tired as the watchers may be, the very monotony and regularity of their proceedings give a certain stay for their thoughts to rest upon.
way
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From this reading Every day the same things need to be done at the same hours and in the same way.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the first shock is over and the inevitable realized and accepted, those who tend a long illness are apt to fall into a routine of life which helps to make the days seem short.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When the first shock is over and the inevitable realized and accepted, those who tend a long illness are apt to fall into a routine of life which helps to make the days seem short.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When the first shock is over and the inevitable realized and accepted, those who tend a long illness are apt to fall into a routine of life which helps to make the days seem short.
