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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 Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
all
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From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
angel
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From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.
anticipated
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From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
anxious
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From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.
any
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From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Few human creatures are strong enough, except in books, to march thus solemnly and statelily to the edge of the grave.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.
bedside
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From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Few human creatures are strong enough, except in books, to march thus solemnly and statelily to the edge of the grave.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.
call
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From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.
calm
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From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.
certain
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From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.
conscious
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From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
creatures
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From this reading Few human creatures are strong enough, except in books, to march thus solemnly and statelily to the edge of the grave.
day
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From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
death
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From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.
dictated
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From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
die
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From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
died
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From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
differently
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From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
dying
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From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.
edge
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From this reading Few human creatures are strong enough, except in books, to march thus solemnly and statelily to the edge of the grave.
enemy
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From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.
enough
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From this reading Few human creatures are strong enough, except in books, to march thus solemnly and statelily to the edge of the grave.
event
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From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Few human creatures are strong enough, except in books, to march thus solemnly and statelily to the edge of the grave.
exhaustion
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From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.
expected
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From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
Few
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From this reading Few human creatures are strong enough, except in books, to march thus solemnly and statelily to the edge of the grave.
forth
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From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
giving
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From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.
grandeur
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From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.
grave
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From this reading Few human creatures are strong enough, except in books, to march thus solemnly and statelily to the edge of the grave.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.
harder
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From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
hours
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From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.
human
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From this reading Few human creatures are strong enough, except in books, to march thus solemnly and statelily to the edge of the grave.
illness
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From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
later
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From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.
lingering
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From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.
longer
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From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
lying
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From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.
man
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From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.
manner
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From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
march
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From this reading Few human creatures are strong enough, except in books, to march thus solemnly and statelily to the edge of the grave.
men
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From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.
Meredith
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From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
message
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From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
more
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From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Few human creatures are strong enough, except in books, to march thus solemnly and statelily to the edge of the grave.
out
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From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.
patient's
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From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.
pomp
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From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.
postscript
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From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.
previous
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From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.
said
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From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.
slowly
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From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.
solemn
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From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.
solemnlyadverbUS /ˈsɑləmli/
seriously and formally
From this reading Few human creatures are strong enough, except in books, to march thus solemnly and statelily to the edge of the grave.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.
statelily
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From this reading Few human creatures are strong enough, except in books, to march thus solemnly and statelily to the edge of the grave.
strong
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From this reading Few human creatures are strong enough, except in books, to march thus solemnly and statelily to the edge of the grave.
struggle
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From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.
thus
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From this reading Few human creatures are strong enough, except in books, to march thus solemnly and statelily to the edge of the grave.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
twenty-four
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From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.
utterance
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From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.
utterly
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From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.
very
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From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
victorious
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From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.
watchers
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From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.
word
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From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.
wore
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From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.
world
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From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.
