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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 I was a bit timid at going so far from home with the frail little old woman who had tuberculosis, and already had had alarming hemorrhages, and who calmly told me that she would probably die while in the South that winter.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
alarming
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From this reading I was a bit timid at going so far from home with the frail little old woman who had tuberculosis, and already had had alarming hemorrhages, and who calmly told me that she would probably die while in the South that winter.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was a bit timid at going so far from home with the frail little old woman who had tuberculosis, and already had had alarming hemorrhages, and who calmly told me that she would probably die while in the South that winter.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was a bit timid at going so far from home with the frail little old woman who had tuberculosis, and already had had alarming hemorrhages, and who calmly told me that she would probably die while in the South that winter.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My first glimpse of New York, as we stopped there on the way, made Boston seem small.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We started for the South at night.
bit
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From this reading I was a bit timid at going so far from home with the frail little old woman who had tuberculosis, and already had had alarming hemorrhages, and who calmly told me that she would probably die while in the South that winter.
Boston
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From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
calmly
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From this reading I was a bit timid at going so far from home with the frail little old woman who had tuberculosis, and already had had alarming hemorrhages, and who calmly told me that she would probably die while in the South that winter.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
die
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From this reading I was a bit timid at going so far from home with the frail little old woman who had tuberculosis, and already had had alarming hemorrhages, and who calmly told me that she would probably die while in the South that winter.
DREAMS
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From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
elderly
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From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
family
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From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
far
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From this reading I was a bit timid at going so far from home with the frail little old woman who had tuberculosis, and already had had alarming hemorrhages, and who calmly told me that she would probably die while in the South that winter.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My first glimpse of New York, as we stopped there on the way, made Boston seem small.
Florida
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From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We started for the South at night.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
frail
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From this reading I was a bit timid at going so far from home with the frail little old woman who had tuberculosis, and already had had alarming hemorrhages, and who calmly told me that she would probably die while in the South that winter.
friend
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From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
GATE
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From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
glimpse
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From this reading My first glimpse of New York, as we stopped there on the way, made Boston seem small.
go
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From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
going
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From this reading I was a bit timid at going so far from home with the frail little old woman who had tuberculosis, and already had had alarming hemorrhages, and who calmly told me that she would probably die while in the South that winter.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was a bit timid at going so far from home with the frail little old woman who had tuberculosis, and already had had alarming hemorrhages, and who calmly told me that she would probably die while in the South that winter.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
health
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From this reading In my somewhat reduced state of health the invitation was most opportune.
hemorrhages
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From this reading I was a bit timid at going so far from home with the frail little old woman who had tuberculosis, and already had had alarming hemorrhages, and who calmly told me that she would probably die while in the South that winter.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
home
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From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was a bit timid at going so far from home with the frail little old woman who had tuberculosis, and already had had alarming hemorrhages, and who calmly told me that she would probably die while in the South that winter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
invalid
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From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
invitation
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From this reading In my somewhat reduced state of health the invitation was most opportune.
invited
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From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was a bit timid at going so far from home with the frail little old woman who had tuberculosis, and already had had alarming hemorrhages, and who calmly told me that she would probably die while in the South that winter.
made
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From this reading My first glimpse of New York, as we stopped there on the way, made Boston seem small.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
most
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From this reading In my somewhat reduced state of health the invitation was most opportune.
Much
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From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In my somewhat reduced state of health the invitation was most opportune.
New
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From this reading My first glimpse of New York, as we stopped there on the way, made Boston seem small.
night
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From this reading We started for the South at night.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
old
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From this reading I was a bit timid at going so far from home with the frail little old woman who had tuberculosis, and already had had alarming hemorrhages, and who calmly told me that she would probably die while in the South that winter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My first glimpse of New York, as we stopped there on the way, made Boston seem small.
opportune
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From this reading In my somewhat reduced state of health the invitation was most opportune.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
probably
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From this reading I was a bit timid at going so far from home with the frail little old woman who had tuberculosis, and already had had alarming hemorrhages, and who calmly told me that she would probably die while in the South that winter.
reduced
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From this reading In my somewhat reduced state of health the invitation was most opportune.
returning
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From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
seem
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From this reading My first glimpse of New York, as we stopped there on the way, made Boston seem small.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was a bit timid at going so far from home with the frail little old woman who had tuberculosis, and already had had alarming hemorrhages, and who calmly told me that she would probably die while in the South that winter.
Shortly
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From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
small
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From this reading My first glimpse of New York, as we stopped there on the way, made Boston seem small.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was a bit timid at going so far from home with the frail little old woman who had tuberculosis, and already had had alarming hemorrhages, and who calmly told me that she would probably die while in the South that winter.
somewhat
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From this reading In my somewhat reduced state of health the invitation was most opportune.
South
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From this reading We started for the South at night.
spent
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From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
started
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From this reading We started for the South at night.
state
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From this reading In my somewhat reduced state of health the invitation was most opportune.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My first glimpse of New York, as we stopped there on the way, made Boston seem small.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
there
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From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
THROUGHnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
timid
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From this reading I was a bit timid at going so far from home with the frail little old woman who had tuberculosis, and already had had alarming hemorrhages, and who calmly told me that she would probably die while in the South that winter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was a bit timid at going so far from home with the frail little old woman who had tuberculosis, and already had had alarming hemorrhages, and who calmly told me that she would probably die while in the South that winter.
tuberculosis
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From this reading I was a bit timid at going so far from home with the frail little old woman who had tuberculosis, and already had had alarming hemorrhages, and who calmly told me that she would probably die while in the South that winter.
unsought
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From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In my somewhat reduced state of health the invitation was most opportune.
way
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From this reading My first glimpse of New York, as we stopped there on the way, made Boston seem small.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading My first glimpse of New York, as we stopped there on the way, made Boston seem small.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I was a bit timid at going so far from home with the frail little old woman who had tuberculosis, and already had had alarming hemorrhages, and who calmly told me that she would probably die while in the South that winter.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
winter
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From this reading I was a bit timid at going so far from home with the frail little old woman who had tuberculosis, and already had had alarming hemorrhages, and who calmly told me that she would probably die while in the South that winter.
winters
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From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THROUGH THE GATE OF DREAMS Much of the good fortune that has come to me has come unsought: Shortly after returning home from Boston an elderly friend of our family, an invalid who spent her winters in Florida, invited me to go there with her.
woman
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From this reading I was a bit timid at going so far from home with the frail little old woman who had tuberculosis, and already had had alarming hemorrhages, and who calmly told me that she would probably die while in the South that winter.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I was a bit timid at going so far from home with the frail little old woman who had tuberculosis, and already had had alarming hemorrhages, and who calmly told me that she would probably die while in the South that winter.
York
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From this reading My first glimpse of New York, as we stopped there on the way, made Boston seem small.
