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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 He really thought he was playing the part of a model husband; he loaded her with sweets which she could not eat and presents which she did not want.
all
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From this reading "For all the world to my fond heart means you, And there is nothing left when you are gone."
almost
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From this reading MARIE'S narrow escape from death did her one good turn--it sealed her friendship with Feathers, and in the days that followed she owed almost everything to him.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "For all the world to my fond heart means you, And there is nothing left when you are gone."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "For all the world to my fond heart means you, And there is nothing left when you are gone."
best
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From this reading Chris did his best.
ceaselessly
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From this reading He was in and out of her room ceaselessly--a little too ceaselessly, thought the doctor, who soon discovered that her husband's presence did not have a very soothing effect upon his patient.
Chris
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From this reading Chris did his best.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He really thought he was playing the part of a model husband; he loaded her with sweets which she could not eat and presents which she did not want.
days
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From this reading MARIE'S narrow escape from death did her one good turn--it sealed her friendship with Feathers, and in the days that followed she owed almost everything to him.
death
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From this reading MARIE'S narrow escape from death did her one good turn--it sealed her friendship with Feathers, and in the days that followed she owed almost everything to him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading MARIE'S narrow escape from death did her one good turn--it sealed her friendship with Feathers, and in the days that followed she owed almost everything to him.
discovered
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From this reading He was in and out of her room ceaselessly--a little too ceaselessly, thought the doctor, who soon discovered that her husband's presence did not have a very soothing effect upon his patient.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was in and out of her room ceaselessly--a little too ceaselessly, thought the doctor, who soon discovered that her husband's presence did not have a very soothing effect upon his patient.
eat
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From this reading He really thought he was playing the part of a model husband; he loaded her with sweets which she could not eat and presents which she did not want.
effect
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From this reading He was in and out of her room ceaselessly--a little too ceaselessly, thought the doctor, who soon discovered that her husband's presence did not have a very soothing effect upon his patient.
escape
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From this reading MARIE'S narrow escape from death did her one good turn--it sealed her friendship with Feathers, and in the days that followed she owed almost everything to him.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading MARIE'S narrow escape from death did her one good turn--it sealed her friendship with Feathers, and in the days that followed she owed almost everything to him.
Feathers
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From this reading MARIE'S narrow escape from death did her one good turn--it sealed her friendship with Feathers, and in the days that followed she owed almost everything to him.
followed
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From this reading MARIE'S narrow escape from death did her one good turn--it sealed her friendship with Feathers, and in the days that followed she owed almost everything to him.
fond
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From this reading "For all the world to my fond heart means you, And there is nothing left when you are gone."
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For all the world to my fond heart means you, And there is nothing left when you are gone."
friendship
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From this reading MARIE'S narrow escape from death did her one good turn--it sealed her friendship with Feathers, and in the days that followed she owed almost everything to him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MARIE'S narrow escape from death did her one good turn--it sealed her friendship with Feathers, and in the days that followed she owed almost everything to him.
gone
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From this reading "For all the world to my fond heart means you, And there is nothing left when you are gone."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARIE'S narrow escape from death did her one good turn--it sealed her friendship with Feathers, and in the days that followed she owed almost everything to him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was in and out of her room ceaselessly--a little too ceaselessly, thought the doctor, who soon discovered that her husband's presence did not have a very soothing effect upon his patient.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He really thought he was playing the part of a model husband; he loaded her with sweets which she could not eat and presents which she did not want.
heart
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From this reading "For all the world to my fond heart means you, And there is nothing left when you are gone."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MARIE'S narrow escape from death did her one good turn--it sealed her friendship with Feathers, and in the days that followed she owed almost everything to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MARIE'S narrow escape from death did her one good turn--it sealed her friendship with Feathers, and in the days that followed she owed almost everything to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Chris did his best.
husband
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From this reading He really thought he was playing the part of a model husband; he loaded her with sweets which she could not eat and presents which she did not want.
husband's
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From this reading He was in and out of her room ceaselessly--a little too ceaselessly, thought the doctor, who soon discovered that her husband's presence did not have a very soothing effect upon his patient.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MARIE'S narrow escape from death did her one good turn--it sealed her friendship with Feathers, and in the days that followed she owed almost everything to him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "For all the world to my fond heart means you, And there is nothing left when you are gone."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MARIE'S narrow escape from death did her one good turn--it sealed her friendship with Feathers, and in the days that followed she owed almost everything to him.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "For all the world to my fond heart means you, And there is nothing left when you are gone."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was in and out of her room ceaselessly--a little too ceaselessly, thought the doctor, who soon discovered that her husband's presence did not have a very soothing effect upon his patient.
loaded
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From this reading He really thought he was playing the part of a model husband; he loaded her with sweets which she could not eat and presents which she did not want.
MARIE'S
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From this reading MARIE'S narrow escape from death did her one good turn--it sealed her friendship with Feathers, and in the days that followed she owed almost everything to him.
means
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From this reading "For all the world to my fond heart means you, And there is nothing left when you are gone."
model
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From this reading He really thought he was playing the part of a model husband; he loaded her with sweets which she could not eat and presents which she did not want.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "For all the world to my fond heart means you, And there is nothing left when you are gone."
narrow
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From this reading MARIE'S narrow escape from death did her one good turn--it sealed her friendship with Feathers, and in the days that followed she owed almost everything to him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He really thought he was playing the part of a model husband; he loaded her with sweets which she could not eat and presents which she did not want.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "For all the world to my fond heart means you, And there is nothing left when you are gone."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He really thought he was playing the part of a model husband; he loaded her with sweets which she could not eat and presents which she did not want.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading MARIE'S narrow escape from death did her one good turn--it sealed her friendship with Feathers, and in the days that followed she owed almost everything to him.
out
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From this reading He was in and out of her room ceaselessly--a little too ceaselessly, thought the doctor, who soon discovered that her husband's presence did not have a very soothing effect upon his patient.
owed
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From this reading MARIE'S narrow escape from death did her one good turn--it sealed her friendship with Feathers, and in the days that followed she owed almost everything to him.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He really thought he was playing the part of a model husband; he loaded her with sweets which she could not eat and presents which she did not want.
patient
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From this reading He was in and out of her room ceaselessly--a little too ceaselessly, thought the doctor, who soon discovered that her husband's presence did not have a very soothing effect upon his patient.
playing
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From this reading He really thought he was playing the part of a model husband; he loaded her with sweets which she could not eat and presents which she did not want.
presence
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From this reading He was in and out of her room ceaselessly--a little too ceaselessly, thought the doctor, who soon discovered that her husband's presence did not have a very soothing effect upon his patient.
presents
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From this reading He really thought he was playing the part of a model husband; he loaded her with sweets which she could not eat and presents which she did not want.
really
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From this reading He really thought he was playing the part of a model husband; he loaded her with sweets which she could not eat and presents which she did not want.
room
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From this reading He was in and out of her room ceaselessly--a little too ceaselessly, thought the doctor, who soon discovered that her husband's presence did not have a very soothing effect upon his patient.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading MARIE'S narrow escape from death did her one good turn--it sealed her friendship with Feathers, and in the days that followed she owed almost everything to him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MARIE'S narrow escape from death did her one good turn--it sealed her friendship with Feathers, and in the days that followed she owed almost everything to him.
soon
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From this reading He was in and out of her room ceaselessly--a little too ceaselessly, thought the doctor, who soon discovered that her husband's presence did not have a very soothing effect upon his patient.
soothing
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From this reading He was in and out of her room ceaselessly--a little too ceaselessly, thought the doctor, who soon discovered that her husband's presence did not have a very soothing effect upon his patient.
sweets
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From this reading He really thought he was playing the part of a model husband; he loaded her with sweets which she could not eat and presents which she did not want.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MARIE'S narrow escape from death did her one good turn--it sealed her friendship with Feathers, and in the days that followed she owed almost everything to him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "For all the world to my fond heart means you, And there is nothing left when you are gone."
there
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From this reading "For all the world to my fond heart means you, And there is nothing left when you are gone."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He really thought he was playing the part of a model husband; he loaded her with sweets which she could not eat and presents which she did not want.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "For all the world to my fond heart means you, And there is nothing left when you are gone."
too
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From this reading He was in and out of her room ceaselessly--a little too ceaselessly, thought the doctor, who soon discovered that her husband's presence did not have a very soothing effect upon his patient.
turn
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From this reading MARIE'S narrow escape from death did her one good turn--it sealed her friendship with Feathers, and in the days that followed she owed almost everything to him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was in and out of her room ceaselessly--a little too ceaselessly, thought the doctor, who soon discovered that her husband's presence did not have a very soothing effect upon his patient.
very
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From this reading He was in and out of her room ceaselessly--a little too ceaselessly, thought the doctor, who soon discovered that her husband's presence did not have a very soothing effect upon his patient.
want
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From this reading He really thought he was playing the part of a model husband; he loaded her with sweets which she could not eat and presents which she did not want.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He really thought he was playing the part of a model husband; he loaded her with sweets which she could not eat and presents which she did not want.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "For all the world to my fond heart means you, And there is nothing left when you are gone."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He really thought he was playing the part of a model husband; he loaded her with sweets which she could not eat and presents which she did not want.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was in and out of her room ceaselessly--a little too ceaselessly, thought the doctor, who soon discovered that her husband's presence did not have a very soothing effect upon his patient.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MARIE'S narrow escape from death did her one good turn--it sealed her friendship with Feathers, and in the days that followed she owed almost everything to him.
world
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From this reading "For all the world to my fond heart means you, And there is nothing left when you are gone."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "For all the world to my fond heart means you, And there is nothing left when you are gone."
