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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 A FOUND LETTER.
address
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From this reading The address on it was very short, being simply--"Miss Lloyd, Stammars."
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had desired to be left alone for an hour, and during that time he had contrived, with several intervals of rest, for his weakness was very great, to write a longer letter than had come from his pen since the first day of his illness.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was evening--the evening of the day on which Matthew Kelvin had sent his brief note to Dr. Whitaker, making an appointment with him for half-past eleven next morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had desired to be left alone for an hour, and during that time he had contrived, with several intervals of rest, for his weakness was very great, to write a longer letter than had come from his pen since the first day of his illness.
appointment
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From this reading It was evening--the evening of the day on which Matthew Kelvin had sent his brief note to Dr. Whitaker, making an appointment with him for half-past eleven next morning.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had desired to be left alone for an hour, and during that time he had contrived, with several intervals of rest, for his weakness was very great, to write a longer letter than had come from his pen since the first day of his illness.
bedside
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From this reading This letter, duly sealed and directed, now lay on the little table by his bedside.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The address on it was very short, being simply--"Miss Lloyd, Stammars."
brief
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From this reading It was evening--the evening of the day on which Matthew Kelvin had sent his brief note to Dr. Whitaker, making an appointment with him for half-past eleven next morning.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This letter, duly sealed and directed, now lay on the little table by his bedside.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had desired to be left alone for an hour, and during that time he had contrived, with several intervals of rest, for his weakness was very great, to write a longer letter than had come from his pen since the first day of his illness.
contrived
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From this reading He had desired to be left alone for an hour, and during that time he had contrived, with several intervals of rest, for his weakness was very great, to write a longer letter than had come from his pen since the first day of his illness.
day
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From this reading It was evening--the evening of the day on which Matthew Kelvin had sent his brief note to Dr. Whitaker, making an appointment with him for half-past eleven next morning.
desired
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From this reading He had desired to be left alone for an hour, and during that time he had contrived, with several intervals of rest, for his weakness was very great, to write a longer letter than had come from his pen since the first day of his illness.
directed
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From this reading This letter, duly sealed and directed, now lay on the little table by his bedside.
Dr
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From this reading It was evening--the evening of the day on which Matthew Kelvin had sent his brief note to Dr. Whitaker, making an appointment with him for half-past eleven next morning.
duly
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From this reading This letter, duly sealed and directed, now lay on the little table by his bedside.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He had desired to be left alone for an hour, and during that time he had contrived, with several intervals of rest, for his weakness was very great, to write a longer letter than had come from his pen since the first day of his illness.
eleven
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From this reading It was evening--the evening of the day on which Matthew Kelvin had sent his brief note to Dr. Whitaker, making an appointment with him for half-past eleven next morning.
evening
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From this reading It was evening--the evening of the day on which Matthew Kelvin had sent his brief note to Dr. Whitaker, making an appointment with him for half-past eleven next morning.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had desired to be left alone for an hour, and during that time he had contrived, with several intervals of rest, for his weakness was very great, to write a longer letter than had come from his pen since the first day of his illness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was evening--the evening of the day on which Matthew Kelvin had sent his brief note to Dr. Whitaker, making an appointment with him for half-past eleven next morning.
FOUNDnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FOUND LETTER.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had desired to be left alone for an hour, and during that time he had contrived, with several intervals of rest, for his weakness was very great, to write a longer letter than had come from his pen since the first day of his illness.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had desired to be left alone for an hour, and during that time he had contrived, with several intervals of rest, for his weakness was very great, to write a longer letter than had come from his pen since the first day of his illness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was evening--the evening of the day on which Matthew Kelvin had sent his brief note to Dr. Whitaker, making an appointment with him for half-past eleven next morning.
half-past
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From this reading It was evening--the evening of the day on which Matthew Kelvin had sent his brief note to Dr. Whitaker, making an appointment with him for half-past eleven next morning.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had desired to be left alone for an hour, and during that time he had contrived, with several intervals of rest, for his weakness was very great, to write a longer letter than had come from his pen since the first day of his illness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was evening--the evening of the day on which Matthew Kelvin had sent his brief note to Dr. Whitaker, making an appointment with him for half-past eleven next morning.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was evening--the evening of the day on which Matthew Kelvin had sent his brief note to Dr. Whitaker, making an appointment with him for half-past eleven next morning.
hour
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From this reading He had desired to be left alone for an hour, and during that time he had contrived, with several intervals of rest, for his weakness was very great, to write a longer letter than had come from his pen since the first day of his illness.
illness
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From this reading He had desired to be left alone for an hour, and during that time he had contrived, with several intervals of rest, for his weakness was very great, to write a longer letter than had come from his pen since the first day of his illness.
intervals
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From this reading He had desired to be left alone for an hour, and during that time he had contrived, with several intervals of rest, for his weakness was very great, to write a longer letter than had come from his pen since the first day of his illness.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was evening--the evening of the day on which Matthew Kelvin had sent his brief note to Dr. Whitaker, making an appointment with him for half-past eleven next morning.
Kelvin
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From this reading It was evening--the evening of the day on which Matthew Kelvin had sent his brief note to Dr. Whitaker, making an appointment with him for half-past eleven next morning.
lay
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From this reading This letter, duly sealed and directed, now lay on the little table by his bedside.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had desired to be left alone for an hour, and during that time he had contrived, with several intervals of rest, for his weakness was very great, to write a longer letter than had come from his pen since the first day of his illness.
LETTER
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From this reading A FOUND LETTER.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This letter, duly sealed and directed, now lay on the little table by his bedside.
Lloyd
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From this reading The address on it was very short, being simply--"Miss Lloyd, Stammars."
longer
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From this reading He had desired to be left alone for an hour, and during that time he had contrived, with several intervals of rest, for his weakness was very great, to write a longer letter than had come from his pen since the first day of his illness.
making
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From this reading It was evening--the evening of the day on which Matthew Kelvin had sent his brief note to Dr. Whitaker, making an appointment with him for half-past eleven next morning.
Matthew
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From this reading It was evening--the evening of the day on which Matthew Kelvin had sent his brief note to Dr. Whitaker, making an appointment with him for half-past eleven next morning.
Miss
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From this reading The address on it was very short, being simply--"Miss Lloyd, Stammars."
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was evening--the evening of the day on which Matthew Kelvin had sent his brief note to Dr. Whitaker, making an appointment with him for half-past eleven next morning.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was evening--the evening of the day on which Matthew Kelvin had sent his brief note to Dr. Whitaker, making an appointment with him for half-past eleven next morning.
note
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From this reading It was evening--the evening of the day on which Matthew Kelvin had sent his brief note to Dr. Whitaker, making an appointment with him for half-past eleven next morning.
now
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From this reading This letter, duly sealed and directed, now lay on the little table by his bedside.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was evening--the evening of the day on which Matthew Kelvin had sent his brief note to Dr. Whitaker, making an appointment with him for half-past eleven next morning.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was evening--the evening of the day on which Matthew Kelvin had sent his brief note to Dr. Whitaker, making an appointment with him for half-past eleven next morning.
pen
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From this reading He had desired to be left alone for an hour, and during that time he had contrived, with several intervals of rest, for his weakness was very great, to write a longer letter than had come from his pen since the first day of his illness.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had desired to be left alone for an hour, and during that time he had contrived, with several intervals of rest, for his weakness was very great, to write a longer letter than had come from his pen since the first day of his illness.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading This letter, duly sealed and directed, now lay on the little table by his bedside.
sent
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From this reading It was evening--the evening of the day on which Matthew Kelvin had sent his brief note to Dr. Whitaker, making an appointment with him for half-past eleven next morning.
several
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From this reading He had desired to be left alone for an hour, and during that time he had contrived, with several intervals of rest, for his weakness was very great, to write a longer letter than had come from his pen since the first day of his illness.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The address on it was very short, being simply--"Miss Lloyd, Stammars."
simply
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From this reading The address on it was very short, being simply--"Miss Lloyd, Stammars."
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He had desired to be left alone for an hour, and during that time he had contrived, with several intervals of rest, for his weakness was very great, to write a longer letter than had come from his pen since the first day of his illness.
Stammars
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From this reading The address on it was very short, being simply--"Miss Lloyd, Stammars."
table
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From this reading This letter, duly sealed and directed, now lay on the little table by his bedside.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had desired to be left alone for an hour, and during that time he had contrived, with several intervals of rest, for his weakness was very great, to write a longer letter than had come from his pen since the first day of his illness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had desired to be left alone for an hour, and during that time he had contrived, with several intervals of rest, for his weakness was very great, to write a longer letter than had come from his pen since the first day of his illness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was evening--the evening of the day on which Matthew Kelvin had sent his brief note to Dr. Whitaker, making an appointment with him for half-past eleven next morning.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This letter, duly sealed and directed, now lay on the little table by his bedside.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had desired to be left alone for an hour, and during that time he had contrived, with several intervals of rest, for his weakness was very great, to write a longer letter than had come from his pen since the first day of his illness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was evening--the evening of the day on which Matthew Kelvin had sent his brief note to Dr. Whitaker, making an appointment with him for half-past eleven next morning.
very
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From this reading He had desired to be left alone for an hour, and during that time he had contrived, with several intervals of rest, for his weakness was very great, to write a longer letter than had come from his pen since the first day of his illness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was evening--the evening of the day on which Matthew Kelvin had sent his brief note to Dr. Whitaker, making an appointment with him for half-past eleven next morning.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading He had desired to be left alone for an hour, and during that time he had contrived, with several intervals of rest, for his weakness was very great, to write a longer letter than had come from his pen since the first day of his illness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was evening--the evening of the day on which Matthew Kelvin had sent his brief note to Dr. Whitaker, making an appointment with him for half-past eleven next morning.
Whitaker
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From this reading It was evening--the evening of the day on which Matthew Kelvin had sent his brief note to Dr. Whitaker, making an appointment with him for half-past eleven next morning.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was evening--the evening of the day on which Matthew Kelvin had sent his brief note to Dr. Whitaker, making an appointment with him for half-past eleven next morning.
write
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From this reading He had desired to be left alone for an hour, and during that time he had contrived, with several intervals of rest, for his weakness was very great, to write a longer letter than had come from his pen since the first day of his illness.
