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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 took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even when Gard felt quite himself again and would have returned to his work, the genial autocrat would not hear of it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
anew
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From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “An experience such as you have had needs some getting over.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
attainment
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From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
autocrat
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From this reading Even when Gard felt quite himself again and would have returned to his work, the genial autocrat would not hear of it.
based
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From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
boy
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From this reading “Just you stop here, my boy,” he ordered.
build
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From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
calculated
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From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
care
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From this reading HOW THEY LAID TRAPS FOR THE DEVIL The Doctor insisted on taking care of Gard.
common-sense
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From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
compatible
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From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
cure
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From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
DEVIL
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From this reading HOW THEY LAID TRAPS FOR THE DEVIL The Doctor insisted on taking care of Gard.
Dixcart
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From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW THEY LAID TRAPS FOR THE DEVIL The Doctor insisted on taking care of Gard.
efficient
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From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even when Gard felt quite himself again and would have returned to his work, the genial autocrat would not hear of it.
experience
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From this reading “An experience such as you have had needs some getting over.
felt
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From this reading Even when Gard felt quite himself again and would have returned to his work, the genial autocrat would not hear of it.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HOW THEY LAID TRAPS FOR THE DEVIL The Doctor insisted on taking care of Gard.
Gard
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From this reading HOW THEY LAID TRAPS FOR THE DEVIL The Doctor insisted on taking care of Gard.
genial
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From this reading Even when Gard felt quite himself again and would have returned to his work, the genial autocrat would not hear of it.
getting
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From this reading “An experience such as you have had needs some getting over.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “An experience such as you have had needs some getting over.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Even when Gard felt quite himself again and would have returned to his work, the genial autocrat would not hear of it.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even when Gard felt quite himself again and would have returned to his work, the genial autocrat would not hear of it.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Just you stop here, my boy,” he ordered.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Even when Gard felt quite himself again and would have returned to his work, the genial autocrat would not hear of it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
house
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From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
HOW
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From this reading HOW THEY LAID TRAPS FOR THE DEVIL The Doctor insisted on taking care of Gard.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading HOW THEY LAID TRAPS FOR THE DEVIL The Doctor insisted on taking care of Gard.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even when Gard felt quite himself again and would have returned to his work, the genial autocrat would not hear of it.
Just
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From this reading “Just you stop here, my boy,” he ordered.
LAID
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From this reading HOW THEY LAID TRAPS FOR THE DEVIL The Doctor insisted on taking care of Gard.
most
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From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Just you stop here, my boy,” he ordered.
needs
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From this reading “An experience such as you have had needs some getting over.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even when Gard felt quite himself again and would have returned to his work, the genial autocrat would not hear of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW THEY LAID TRAPS FOR THE DEVIL The Doctor insisted on taking care of Gard.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HOW THEY LAID TRAPS FOR THE DEVIL The Doctor insisted on taking care of Gard.
once
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From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
ordered
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From this reading “Just you stop here, my boy,” he ordered.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “An experience such as you have had needs some getting over.
own
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From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
permanent
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From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even when Gard felt quite himself again and would have returned to his work, the genial autocrat would not hear of it.
repair
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From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Even when Gard felt quite himself again and would have returned to his work, the genial autocrat would not hear of it.
Rock
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From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
scientific
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From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
shortest
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From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
some
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From this reading “An experience such as you have had needs some getting over.
stop
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From this reading “Just you stop here, my boy,” he ordered.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “An experience such as you have had needs some getting over.
taking
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From this reading HOW THEY LAID TRAPS FOR THE DEVIL The Doctor insisted on taking care of Gard.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THEY LAID TRAPS FOR THE DEVIL The Doctor insisted on taking care of Gard.
then
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From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW THEY LAID TRAPS FOR THE DEVIL The Doctor insisted on taking care of Gard.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
TRAPS
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From this reading HOW THEY LAID TRAPS FOR THE DEVIL The Doctor insisted on taking care of Gard.
treatment
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From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
up
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From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Even when Gard felt quite himself again and would have returned to his work, the genial autocrat would not hear of it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He took him into his own house at Dixcart, and began at once a course of treatment based on common-sense and the then most scientific attainment, and calculated to repair the waste of the Rock and build him up anew in the shortest time compatible with an efficient and permanent cure.
work
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From this reading Even when Gard felt quite himself again and would have returned to his work, the genial autocrat would not hear of it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Even when Gard felt quite himself again and would have returned to his work, the genial autocrat would not hear of it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Just you stop here, my boy,” he ordered.
