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Aaron the Jew: A Novel
Aaron the Jew: A Novel

Chapter XX

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THE CURTAIN FALLS AWHILE.
Mr. Moss and Aaron spent the greater part of the day together, awaiting the arrival of Mr. Gordon's legal representative.
The doctor who attended Rachel called only once, and gave a good report of her condition.
"The crisis is over," he said to Aaron.
"Your wife and child will live.
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Aaron the Jew: A Novel

Chapter XX

Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE CURTAIN FALLS AWHILE.
Line 2
Mr. Moss and Aaron spent the greater part of the day together, awaiting the arrival of Mr. Gordon's legal representative.
Line 3
The doctor who attended Rachel called only once, and gave a good report of her condition.
Line 4
"The crisis is over," he said to Aaron.
Line 5
"Your wife and child will live.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Doctor noun US /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The doctor who attended Rachel called only once, and gave a good report of her condition.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The doctor who attended Rachel called only once, and gave a good report of her condition.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The doctor who attended Rachel called only once, and gave a good report of her condition.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “"The crisis is over," he said to Aaron.”

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Mr. Moss and Aaron spent the greater part of the day together, awaiting the arrival of Mr. Gordon's legal representative.”

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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 The doctor who attended Rachel called only once, and gave a good report of her condition.

Aaron

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From this reading Mr. Moss and Aaron spent the greater part of the day together, awaiting the arrival of Mr. Gordon's legal representative.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Mr. Moss and Aaron spent the greater part of the day together, awaiting the arrival of Mr. Gordon's legal representative.

arrival

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From this reading Mr. Moss and Aaron spent the greater part of the day together, awaiting the arrival of Mr. Gordon's legal representative.

attended

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From this reading The doctor who attended Rachel called only once, and gave a good report of her condition.

awaiting

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From this reading Mr. Moss and Aaron spent the greater part of the day together, awaiting the arrival of Mr. Gordon's legal representative.

AWHILE

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From this reading THE CURTAIN FALLS AWHILE.

called

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From this reading The doctor who attended Rachel called only once, and gave a good report of her condition.

child

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From this reading "Your wife and child will live.

condition

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From this reading The doctor who attended Rachel called only once, and gave a good report of her condition.

crisis

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From this reading "The crisis is over," he said to Aaron.

CURTAIN

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From this reading THE CURTAIN FALLS AWHILE.

day

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From this reading Mr. Moss and Aaron spent the greater part of the day together, awaiting the arrival of Mr. Gordon's legal representative.

doctornounUS /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The doctor who attended Rachel called only once, and gave a good report of her condition.

FALLS

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From this reading THE CURTAIN FALLS AWHILE.

gave

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From this reading The doctor who attended Rachel called only once, and gave a good report of her condition.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The doctor who attended Rachel called only once, and gave a good report of her condition.

Gordon's

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From this reading Mr. Moss and Aaron spent the greater part of the day together, awaiting the arrival of Mr. Gordon's legal representative.

greater

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From this reading Mr. Moss and Aaron spent the greater part of the day together, awaiting the arrival of Mr. Gordon's legal representative.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "The crisis is over," he said to Aaron.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The doctor who attended Rachel called only once, and gave a good report of her condition.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "The crisis is over," he said to Aaron.

legal

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From this reading Mr. Moss and Aaron spent the greater part of the day together, awaiting the arrival of Mr. Gordon's legal representative.

live

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From this reading "Your wife and child will live.

Moss

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From this reading Mr. Moss and Aaron spent the greater part of the day together, awaiting the arrival of Mr. Gordon's legal representative.

Mr

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From this reading Mr. Moss and Aaron spent the greater part of the day together, awaiting the arrival of Mr. Gordon's legal representative.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Mr. Moss and Aaron spent the greater part of the day together, awaiting the arrival of Mr. Gordon's legal representative.

once

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From this reading The doctor who attended Rachel called only once, and gave a good report of her condition.

only

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From this reading The doctor who attended Rachel called only once, and gave a good report of her condition.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading "The crisis is over," he said to Aaron.

partnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Mr. Moss and Aaron spent the greater part of the day together, awaiting the arrival of Mr. Gordon's legal representative.

Rachel

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From this reading The doctor who attended Rachel called only once, and gave a good report of her condition.

report

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From this reading The doctor who attended Rachel called only once, and gave a good report of her condition.

representative

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From this reading Mr. Moss and Aaron spent the greater part of the day together, awaiting the arrival of Mr. Gordon's legal representative.

said

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From this reading "The crisis is over," he said to Aaron.

spent

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From this reading Mr. Moss and Aaron spent the greater part of the day together, awaiting the arrival of Mr. Gordon's legal representative.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE CURTAIN FALLS AWHILE.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "The crisis is over," he said to Aaron.

together

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From this reading Mr. Moss and Aaron spent the greater part of the day together, awaiting the arrival of Mr. Gordon's legal representative.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The doctor who attended Rachel called only once, and gave a good report of her condition.

wife

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From this reading "Your wife and child will live.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Your wife and child will live.

YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Your wife and child will live.