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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 When Colin and his friend returned from Rome in the evenings, after their expeditions there, they thought they could see a difference in his looks even from the morning.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He ceased to move about; he ceased to go out; finally he ceased to get up from his bed.
accomplished
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From this reading All these changes were accomplished very gradually, with a heart-breaking regularity of succession.
advances
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From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After this Meredith’s malady made gradual but rapid progress.
Alice
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From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
All
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From this reading All these changes were accomplished very gradually, with a heart-breaking regularity of succession.
almost
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From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Colin and his friend returned from Rome in the evenings, after their expeditions there, they thought they could see a difference in his looks even from the morning.
bed
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From this reading He ceased to move about; he ceased to go out; finally he ceased to get up from his bed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading After this Meredith’s malady made gradual but rapid progress.
ceased
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From this reading He ceased to move about; he ceased to go out; finally he ceased to get up from his bed.
changes
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From this reading All these changes were accomplished very gradually, with a heart-breaking regularity of succession.
cognizance
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From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
Colin
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From this reading When Colin and his friend returned from Rome in the evenings, after their expeditions there, they thought they could see a difference in his looks even from the morning.
constantly
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From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When Colin and his friend returned from Rome in the evenings, after their expeditions there, they thought they could see a difference in his looks even from the morning.
decay
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From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
difference
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From this reading When Colin and his friend returned from Rome in the evenings, after their expeditions there, they thought they could see a difference in his looks even from the morning.
doing
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From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
engaged
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From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Colin and his friend returned from Rome in the evenings, after their expeditions there, they thought they could see a difference in his looks even from the morning.
evenings
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From this reading When Colin and his friend returned from Rome in the evenings, after their expeditions there, they thought they could see a difference in his looks even from the morning.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
expeditions
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From this reading When Colin and his friend returned from Rome in the evenings, after their expeditions there, they thought they could see a difference in his looks even from the morning.
eyes
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From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
finally
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From this reading He ceased to move about; he ceased to go out; finally he ceased to get up from his bed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
fortunately
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From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
friend
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From this reading When Colin and his friend returned from Rome in the evenings, after their expeditions there, they thought they could see a difference in his looks even from the morning.
friends
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From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Colin and his friend returned from Rome in the evenings, after their expeditions there, they thought they could see a difference in his looks even from the morning.
full
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From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
get
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From this reading He ceased to move about; he ceased to go out; finally he ceased to get up from his bed.
go
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From this reading He ceased to move about; he ceased to go out; finally he ceased to get up from his bed.
gradual
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From this reading After this Meredith’s malady made gradual but rapid progress.
gradually
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From this reading All these changes were accomplished very gradually, with a heart-breaking regularity of succession.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He ceased to move about; he ceased to go out; finally he ceased to get up from his bed.
heart-breaking
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From this reading All these changes were accomplished very gradually, with a heart-breaking regularity of succession.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Colin and his friend returned from Rome in the evenings, after their expeditions there, they thought they could see a difference in his looks even from the morning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Colin and his friend returned from Rome in the evenings, after their expeditions there, they thought they could see a difference in his looks even from the morning.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
kind
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From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
less
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From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
looks
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From this reading When Colin and his friend returned from Rome in the evenings, after their expeditions there, they thought they could see a difference in his looks even from the morning.
love
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From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
made
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From this reading After this Meredith’s malady made gradual but rapid progress.
malady
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From this reading After this Meredith’s malady made gradual but rapid progress.
Meredith's
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From this reading After this Meredith’s malady made gradual but rapid progress.
more
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From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Colin and his friend returned from Rome in the evenings, after their expeditions there, they thought they could see a difference in his looks even from the morning.
move
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From this reading He ceased to move about; he ceased to go out; finally he ceased to get up from his bed.
much
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From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
occupied
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From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All these changes were accomplished very gradually, with a heart-breaking regularity of succession.
office
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From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
out
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From this reading He ceased to move about; he ceased to go out; finally he ceased to get up from his bed.
painfully
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From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
pitiful
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From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
progress
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From this reading After this Meredith’s malady made gradual but rapid progress.
rapid
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From this reading After this Meredith’s malady made gradual but rapid progress.
regularity
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From this reading All these changes were accomplished very gradually, with a heart-breaking regularity of succession.
remorseless
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From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Colin and his friend returned from Rome in the evenings, after their expeditions there, they thought they could see a difference in his looks even from the morning.
Rome
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From this reading When Colin and his friend returned from Rome in the evenings, after their expeditions there, they thought they could see a difference in his looks even from the morning.
see
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From this reading When Colin and his friend returned from Rome in the evenings, after their expeditions there, they thought they could see a difference in his looks even from the morning.
succession
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From this reading All these changes were accomplished very gradually, with a heart-breaking regularity of succession.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Colin and his friend returned from Rome in the evenings, after their expeditions there, they thought they could see a difference in his looks even from the morning.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When Colin and his friend returned from Rome in the evenings, after their expeditions there, they thought they could see a difference in his looks even from the morning.
there
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From this reading When Colin and his friend returned from Rome in the evenings, after their expeditions there, they thought they could see a difference in his looks even from the morning.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All these changes were accomplished very gradually, with a heart-breaking regularity of succession.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Colin and his friend returned from Rome in the evenings, after their expeditions there, they thought they could see a difference in his looks even from the morning.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After this Meredith’s malady made gradual but rapid progress.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Colin and his friend returned from Rome in the evenings, after their expeditions there, they thought they could see a difference in his looks even from the morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He ceased to move about; he ceased to go out; finally he ceased to get up from his bed.
too
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From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
trace
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From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
two
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From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
up
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From this reading He ceased to move about; he ceased to go out; finally he ceased to get up from his bed.
urgent
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From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
very
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From this reading All these changes were accomplished very gradually, with a heart-breaking regularity of succession.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
watched
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From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All these changes were accomplished very gradually, with a heart-breaking regularity of succession.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Colin and his friend returned from Rome in the evenings, after their expeditions there, they thought they could see a difference in his looks even from the morning.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All these changes were accomplished very gradually, with a heart-breaking regularity of succession.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Alice, who was constantly engaged about him, doing every kind of office for him, was fortunately too much occupied to take full cognizance of that remorseless progress of decay; but the two friends, who watched it with eyes less urgent than those of love, yet almost more painfully pitiful, could trace all the little advances of the malady.
