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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 Indeed, he only waited till his friend ---- ---- had received a slight stroke before, under doctor’s orders, he laid down office.
almost
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From this reading From that moment it was almost too noticeable how his powers declined.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He dragged on for several years, writing his memoirs, but without interest in life; till one day, being drawn in his Bath-chair down the esplanade at Margate, he was brought to a standstill by another chair being drawn in the opposite direction.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as if he had felt that, having won the race, he had nothing left to live for.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He dragged on for several years, writing his memoirs, but without interest in life; till one day, being drawn in his Bath-chair down the esplanade at Margate, he was brought to a standstill by another chair being drawn in the opposite direction.
Bath-chair
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From this reading He dragged on for several years, writing his memoirs, but without interest in life; till one day, being drawn in his Bath-chair down the esplanade at Margate, he was brought to a standstill by another chair being drawn in the opposite direction.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Indeed, he only waited till his friend ---- ---- had received a slight stroke before, under doctor’s orders, he laid down office.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He dragged on for several years, writing his memoirs, but without interest in life; till one day, being drawn in his Bath-chair down the esplanade at Margate, he was brought to a standstill by another chair being drawn in the opposite direction.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He dragged on for several years, writing his memoirs, but without interest in life; till one day, being drawn in his Bath-chair down the esplanade at Margate, he was brought to a standstill by another chair being drawn in the opposite direction.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He dragged on for several years, writing his memoirs, but without interest in life; till one day, being drawn in his Bath-chair down the esplanade at Margate, he was brought to a standstill by another chair being drawn in the opposite direction.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He dragged on for several years, writing his memoirs, but without interest in life; till one day, being drawn in his Bath-chair down the esplanade at Margate, he was brought to a standstill by another chair being drawn in the opposite direction.
ceremony
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From this reading He took up his final honours with the utmost ceremony.
chair
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From this reading He dragged on for several years, writing his memoirs, but without interest in life; till one day, being drawn in his Bath-chair down the esplanade at Margate, he was brought to a standstill by another chair being drawn in the opposite direction.
day
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From this reading He dragged on for several years, writing his memoirs, but without interest in life; till one day, being drawn in his Bath-chair down the esplanade at Margate, he was brought to a standstill by another chair being drawn in the opposite direction.
declined
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From this reading From that moment it was almost too noticeable how his powers declined.
direction
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From this reading He dragged on for several years, writing his memoirs, but without interest in life; till one day, being drawn in his Bath-chair down the esplanade at Margate, he was brought to a standstill by another chair being drawn in the opposite direction.
doctor's
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From this reading Indeed, he only waited till his friend ---- ---- had received a slight stroke before, under doctor’s orders, he laid down office.
down
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From this reading Indeed, he only waited till his friend ---- ---- had received a slight stroke before, under doctor’s orders, he laid down office.
dragged
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From this reading He dragged on for several years, writing his memoirs, but without interest in life; till one day, being drawn in his Bath-chair down the esplanade at Margate, he was brought to a standstill by another chair being drawn in the opposite direction.
drawn
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From this reading He dragged on for several years, writing his memoirs, but without interest in life; till one day, being drawn in his Bath-chair down the esplanade at Margate, he was brought to a standstill by another chair being drawn in the opposite direction.
esplanade
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From this reading He dragged on for several years, writing his memoirs, but without interest in life; till one day, being drawn in his Bath-chair down the esplanade at Margate, he was brought to a standstill by another chair being drawn in the opposite direction.
felt
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From this reading It was as if he had felt that, having won the race, he had nothing left to live for.
final
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From this reading He took up his final honours with the utmost ceremony.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was as if he had felt that, having won the race, he had nothing left to live for.
friend
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From this reading Indeed, he only waited till his friend ---- ---- had received a slight stroke before, under doctor’s orders, he laid down office.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From that moment it was almost too noticeable how his powers declined.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was as if he had felt that, having won the race, he had nothing left to live for.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It was as if he had felt that, having won the race, he had nothing left to live for.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took up his final honours with the utmost ceremony.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He took up his final honours with the utmost ceremony.
honours
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From this reading He took up his final honours with the utmost ceremony.
how
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From this reading From that moment it was almost too noticeable how his powers declined.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was as if he had felt that, having won the race, he had nothing left to live for.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He dragged on for several years, writing his memoirs, but without interest in life; till one day, being drawn in his Bath-chair down the esplanade at Margate, he was brought to a standstill by another chair being drawn in the opposite direction.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, he only waited till his friend ---- ---- had received a slight stroke before, under doctor’s orders, he laid down office.
interest
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From this reading He dragged on for several years, writing his memoirs, but without interest in life; till one day, being drawn in his Bath-chair down the esplanade at Margate, he was brought to a standstill by another chair being drawn in the opposite direction.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From that moment it was almost too noticeable how his powers declined.
laid
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From this reading Indeed, he only waited till his friend ---- ---- had received a slight stroke before, under doctor’s orders, he laid down office.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was as if he had felt that, having won the race, he had nothing left to live for.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He dragged on for several years, writing his memoirs, but without interest in life; till one day, being drawn in his Bath-chair down the esplanade at Margate, he was brought to a standstill by another chair being drawn in the opposite direction.
live
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From this reading It was as if he had felt that, having won the race, he had nothing left to live for.
Margate
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From this reading He dragged on for several years, writing his memoirs, but without interest in life; till one day, being drawn in his Bath-chair down the esplanade at Margate, he was brought to a standstill by another chair being drawn in the opposite direction.
memoirs
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From this reading He dragged on for several years, writing his memoirs, but without interest in life; till one day, being drawn in his Bath-chair down the esplanade at Margate, he was brought to a standstill by another chair being drawn in the opposite direction.
moment
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From this reading From that moment it was almost too noticeable how his powers declined.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was as if he had felt that, having won the race, he had nothing left to live for.
noticeable
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From this reading From that moment it was almost too noticeable how his powers declined.
office
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From this reading Indeed, he only waited till his friend ---- ---- had received a slight stroke before, under doctor’s orders, he laid down office.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He dragged on for several years, writing his memoirs, but without interest in life; till one day, being drawn in his Bath-chair down the esplanade at Margate, he was brought to a standstill by another chair being drawn in the opposite direction.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He dragged on for several years, writing his memoirs, but without interest in life; till one day, being drawn in his Bath-chair down the esplanade at Margate, he was brought to a standstill by another chair being drawn in the opposite direction.
only
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From this reading Indeed, he only waited till his friend ---- ---- had received a slight stroke before, under doctor’s orders, he laid down office.
opposite
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From this reading He dragged on for several years, writing his memoirs, but without interest in life; till one day, being drawn in his Bath-chair down the esplanade at Margate, he was brought to a standstill by another chair being drawn in the opposite direction.
orders
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From this reading Indeed, he only waited till his friend ---- ---- had received a slight stroke before, under doctor’s orders, he laid down office.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From that moment it was almost too noticeable how his powers declined.
race
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From this reading It was as if he had felt that, having won the race, he had nothing left to live for.
received
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From this reading Indeed, he only waited till his friend ---- ---- had received a slight stroke before, under doctor’s orders, he laid down office.
several
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From this reading He dragged on for several years, writing his memoirs, but without interest in life; till one day, being drawn in his Bath-chair down the esplanade at Margate, he was brought to a standstill by another chair being drawn in the opposite direction.
slight
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From this reading Indeed, he only waited till his friend ---- ---- had received a slight stroke before, under doctor’s orders, he laid down office.
standstill
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From this reading He dragged on for several years, writing his memoirs, but without interest in life; till one day, being drawn in his Bath-chair down the esplanade at Margate, he was brought to a standstill by another chair being drawn in the opposite direction.
stroke
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From this reading Indeed, he only waited till his friend ---- ---- had received a slight stroke before, under doctor’s orders, he laid down office.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From that moment it was almost too noticeable how his powers declined.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He took up his final honours with the utmost ceremony.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Indeed, he only waited till his friend ---- ---- had received a slight stroke before, under doctor’s orders, he laid down office.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was as if he had felt that, having won the race, he had nothing left to live for.
too
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From this reading From that moment it was almost too noticeable how his powers declined.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took up his final honours with the utmost ceremony.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Indeed, he only waited till his friend ---- ---- had received a slight stroke before, under doctor’s orders, he laid down office.
up
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From this reading He took up his final honours with the utmost ceremony.
utmost
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From this reading He took up his final honours with the utmost ceremony.
waited
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From this reading Indeed, he only waited till his friend ---- ---- had received a slight stroke before, under doctor’s orders, he laid down office.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From that moment it was almost too noticeable how his powers declined.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He took up his final honours with the utmost ceremony.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He dragged on for several years, writing his memoirs, but without interest in life; till one day, being drawn in his Bath-chair down the esplanade at Margate, he was brought to a standstill by another chair being drawn in the opposite direction.
won
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From this reading It was as if he had felt that, having won the race, he had nothing left to live for.
writing
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From this reading He dragged on for several years, writing his memoirs, but without interest in life; till one day, being drawn in his Bath-chair down the esplanade at Margate, he was brought to a standstill by another chair being drawn in the opposite direction.
years
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From this reading He dragged on for several years, writing his memoirs, but without interest in life; till one day, being drawn in his Bath-chair down the esplanade at Margate, he was brought to a standstill by another chair being drawn in the opposite direction.
