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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 It was evident now that the patient, who had no violence in his illness any more than in his life, was yet not to be spared a day of its furthest length.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Week after week the anxious watchers waited for the crisis which did not come.
allowed
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From this reading But it was allowed that he had no bad symptoms, and that the whole matter turned on the question whether his strength could be sustained.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Mannering’s illness ran on and on.
anxious
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From this reading Week after week the anxious watchers waited for the crisis which did not come.
any
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From this reading It was evident now that the patient, who had no violence in his illness any more than in his life, was yet not to be spared a day of its furthest length.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Dr. Roland, not allowed to do anything else for his friend, regulated furtively the quality and quantity of the milk, enough to sustain a large nursery, which was sent upstairs.
bad
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From this reading But it was allowed that he had no bad symptoms, and that the whole matter turned on the question whether his strength could be sustained.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was evident now that the patient, who had no violence in his illness any more than in his life, was yet not to be spared a day of its furthest length.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was allowed that he had no bad symptoms, and that the whole matter turned on the question whether his strength could be sustained.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Week after week the anxious watchers waited for the crisis which did not come.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But it was allowed that he had no bad symptoms, and that the whole matter turned on the question whether his strength could be sustained.
crisis
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From this reading Week after week the anxious watchers waited for the crisis which did not come.
day
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From this reading It was evident now that the patient, who had no violence in his illness any more than in his life, was yet not to be spared a day of its furthest length.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Week after week the anxious watchers waited for the crisis which did not come.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Dr. Roland, not allowed to do anything else for his friend, regulated furtively the quality and quantity of the milk, enough to sustain a large nursery, which was sent upstairs.
Dr
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From this reading Dr. Roland, not allowed to do anything else for his friend, regulated furtively the quality and quantity of the milk, enough to sustain a large nursery, which was sent upstairs.
else
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From this reading Dr. Roland, not allowed to do anything else for his friend, regulated furtively the quality and quantity of the milk, enough to sustain a large nursery, which was sent upstairs.
enough
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From this reading Dr. Roland, not allowed to do anything else for his friend, regulated furtively the quality and quantity of the milk, enough to sustain a large nursery, which was sent upstairs.
evident
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From this reading It was evident now that the patient, who had no violence in his illness any more than in his life, was yet not to be spared a day of its furthest length.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Week after week the anxious watchers waited for the crisis which did not come.
friend
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From this reading Dr. Roland, not allowed to do anything else for his friend, regulated furtively the quality and quantity of the milk, enough to sustain a large nursery, which was sent upstairs.
furthest
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From this reading It was evident now that the patient, who had no violence in his illness any more than in his life, was yet not to be spared a day of its furthest length.
furtively
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From this reading Dr. Roland, not allowed to do anything else for his friend, regulated furtively the quality and quantity of the milk, enough to sustain a large nursery, which was sent upstairs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was evident now that the patient, who had no violence in his illness any more than in his life, was yet not to be spared a day of its furthest length.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But it was allowed that he had no bad symptoms, and that the whole matter turned on the question whether his strength could be sustained.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was evident now that the patient, who had no violence in his illness any more than in his life, was yet not to be spared a day of its furthest length.
illness
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From this reading Mr. Mannering’s illness ran on and on.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was evident now that the patient, who had no violence in his illness any more than in his life, was yet not to be spared a day of its furthest length.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was evident now that the patient, who had no violence in his illness any more than in his life, was yet not to be spared a day of its furthest length.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was evident now that the patient, who had no violence in his illness any more than in his life, was yet not to be spared a day of its furthest length.
large
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From this reading Dr. Roland, not allowed to do anything else for his friend, regulated furtively the quality and quantity of the milk, enough to sustain a large nursery, which was sent upstairs.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading It was evident now that the patient, who had no violence in his illness any more than in his life, was yet not to be spared a day of its furthest length.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was evident now that the patient, who had no violence in his illness any more than in his life, was yet not to be spared a day of its furthest length.
Mannering's
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From this reading Mr. Mannering’s illness ran on and on.
matter
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From this reading But it was allowed that he had no bad symptoms, and that the whole matter turned on the question whether his strength could be sustained.
milk
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From this reading Dr. Roland, not allowed to do anything else for his friend, regulated furtively the quality and quantity of the milk, enough to sustain a large nursery, which was sent upstairs.
more
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From this reading It was evident now that the patient, who had no violence in his illness any more than in his life, was yet not to be spared a day of its furthest length.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Mannering’s illness ran on and on.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was evident now that the patient, who had no violence in his illness any more than in his life, was yet not to be spared a day of its furthest length.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Week after week the anxious watchers waited for the crisis which did not come.
now
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From this reading It was evident now that the patient, who had no violence in his illness any more than in his life, was yet not to be spared a day of its furthest length.
nursery
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From this reading Dr. Roland, not allowed to do anything else for his friend, regulated furtively the quality and quantity of the milk, enough to sustain a large nursery, which was sent upstairs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was evident now that the patient, who had no violence in his illness any more than in his life, was yet not to be spared a day of its furthest length.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Mannering’s illness ran on and on.
patient
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From this reading It was evident now that the patient, who had no violence in his illness any more than in his life, was yet not to be spared a day of its furthest length.
quality
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From this reading Dr. Roland, not allowed to do anything else for his friend, regulated furtively the quality and quantity of the milk, enough to sustain a large nursery, which was sent upstairs.
quantity
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From this reading Dr. Roland, not allowed to do anything else for his friend, regulated furtively the quality and quantity of the milk, enough to sustain a large nursery, which was sent upstairs.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But it was allowed that he had no bad symptoms, and that the whole matter turned on the question whether his strength could be sustained.
ran
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From this reading Mr. Mannering’s illness ran on and on.
regulated
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From this reading Dr. Roland, not allowed to do anything else for his friend, regulated furtively the quality and quantity of the milk, enough to sustain a large nursery, which was sent upstairs.
Roland
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From this reading Dr. Roland, not allowed to do anything else for his friend, regulated furtively the quality and quantity of the milk, enough to sustain a large nursery, which was sent upstairs.
sent
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From this reading Dr. Roland, not allowed to do anything else for his friend, regulated furtively the quality and quantity of the milk, enough to sustain a large nursery, which was sent upstairs.
spared
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From this reading It was evident now that the patient, who had no violence in his illness any more than in his life, was yet not to be spared a day of its furthest length.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But it was allowed that he had no bad symptoms, and that the whole matter turned on the question whether his strength could be sustained.
sustain
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From this reading Dr. Roland, not allowed to do anything else for his friend, regulated furtively the quality and quantity of the milk, enough to sustain a large nursery, which was sent upstairs.
sustained
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From this reading But it was allowed that he had no bad symptoms, and that the whole matter turned on the question whether his strength could be sustained.
symptoms
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From this reading But it was allowed that he had no bad symptoms, and that the whole matter turned on the question whether his strength could be sustained.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was evident now that the patient, who had no violence in his illness any more than in his life, was yet not to be spared a day of its furthest length.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was evident now that the patient, who had no violence in his illness any more than in his life, was yet not to be spared a day of its furthest length.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Week after week the anxious watchers waited for the crisis which did not come.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was evident now that the patient, who had no violence in his illness any more than in his life, was yet not to be spared a day of its furthest length.
turned
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From this reading But it was allowed that he had no bad symptoms, and that the whole matter turned on the question whether his strength could be sustained.
upstairs
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From this reading Dr. Roland, not allowed to do anything else for his friend, regulated furtively the quality and quantity of the milk, enough to sustain a large nursery, which was sent upstairs.
violence
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From this reading It was evident now that the patient, who had no violence in his illness any more than in his life, was yet not to be spared a day of its furthest length.
waited
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From this reading Week after week the anxious watchers waited for the crisis which did not come.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was evident now that the patient, who had no violence in his illness any more than in his life, was yet not to be spared a day of its furthest length.
watchers
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From this reading Week after week the anxious watchers waited for the crisis which did not come.
Week
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From this reading Week after week the anxious watchers waited for the crisis which did not come.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading But it was allowed that he had no bad symptoms, and that the whole matter turned on the question whether his strength could be sustained.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Week after week the anxious watchers waited for the crisis which did not come.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was evident now that the patient, who had no violence in his illness any more than in his life, was yet not to be spared a day of its furthest length.
whole
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From this reading But it was allowed that he had no bad symptoms, and that the whole matter turned on the question whether his strength could be sustained.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was evident now that the patient, who had no violence in his illness any more than in his life, was yet not to be spared a day of its furthest length.
