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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 New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
acquaintance
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From this reading My friend, if cause doth wrest thee, Ere folly hath much oppressed thee, Far from acquaintance kest thee Where country may digest thee...
all
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From this reading The New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
anchorages
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From this reading The New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thank God that so hath blessed thee, And sit down, Robin, and rest thee.
ankle
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From this reading The New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It came without warning, at the very hour his hand was outstretched to crumple the Holz and Gunsberg Combine.
blessed
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From this reading Thank God that so hath blessed thee, And sit down, Robin, and rest thee.
brain-surge
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From this reading The New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
called
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From this reading The New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
came
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From this reading It came without warning, at the very hour his hand was outstretched to crumple the Holz and Gunsberg Combine.
cause
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From this reading My friend, if cause doth wrest thee, Ere folly hath much oppressed thee, Far from acquaintance kest thee Where country may digest thee...
Combine
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From this reading It came without warning, at the very hour his hand was outstretched to crumple the Holz and Gunsberg Combine.
country
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From this reading My friend, if cause doth wrest thee, Ere folly hath much oppressed thee, Far from acquaintance kest thee Where country may digest thee...
crossed
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From this reading The New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
crumple
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From this reading It came without warning, at the very hour his hand was outstretched to crumple the Holz and Gunsberg Combine.
darkened
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From this reading The New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
digest
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From this reading My friend, if cause doth wrest thee, Ere folly hath much oppressed thee, Far from acquaintance kest thee Where country may digest thee...
doctors
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From this reading The New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading My friend, if cause doth wrest thee, Ere folly hath much oppressed thee, Far from acquaintance kest thee Where country may digest thee...
down
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From this reading Thank God that so hath blessed thee, And sit down, Robin, and rest thee.
drive
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From this reading The New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
EreconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading My friend, if cause doth wrest thee, Ere folly hath much oppressed thee, Far from acquaintance kest thee Where country may digest thee...
Far
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From this reading My friend, if cause doth wrest thee, Ere folly hath much oppressed thee, Far from acquaintance kest thee Where country may digest thee...
fires
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From this reading The New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading My friend, if cause doth wrest thee, Ere folly hath much oppressed thee, Far from acquaintance kest thee Where country may digest thee...
friend
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From this reading My friend, if cause doth wrest thee, Ere folly hath much oppressed thee, Far from acquaintance kest thee Where country may digest thee...
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My friend, if cause doth wrest thee, Ere folly hath much oppressed thee, Far from acquaintance kest thee Where country may digest thee...
God
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From this reading Thank God that so hath blessed thee, And sit down, Robin, and rest thee.
Gunsberg
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From this reading It came without warning, at the very hour his hand was outstretched to crumple the Holz and Gunsberg Combine.
hand
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From this reading It came without warning, at the very hour his hand was outstretched to crumple the Holz and Gunsberg Combine.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading My friend, if cause doth wrest thee, Ere folly hath much oppressed thee, Far from acquaintance kest thee Where country may digest thee...
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It came without warning, at the very hour his hand was outstretched to crumple the Holz and Gunsberg Combine.
Holz
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From this reading It came without warning, at the very hour his hand was outstretched to crumple the Holz and Gunsberg Combine.
hour
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From this reading It came without warning, at the very hour his hand was outstretched to crumple the Holz and Gunsberg Combine.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading My friend, if cause doth wrest thee, Ere folly hath much oppressed thee, Far from acquaintance kest thee Where country may digest thee...
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It came without warning, at the very hour his hand was outstretched to crumple the Holz and Gunsberg Combine.
kest
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From this reading My friend, if cause doth wrest thee, Ere folly hath much oppressed thee, Far from acquaintance kest thee Where country may digest thee...
lay
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From this reading The New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading My friend, if cause doth wrest thee, Ere folly hath much oppressed thee, Far from acquaintance kest thee Where country may digest thee...
much
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From this reading My friend, if cause doth wrest thee, Ere folly hath much oppressed thee, Far from acquaintance kest thee Where country may digest thee...
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My friend, if cause doth wrest thee, Ere folly hath much oppressed thee, Far from acquaintance kest thee Where country may digest thee...
New
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From this reading The New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
oppressed
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From this reading My friend, if cause doth wrest thee, Ere folly hath much oppressed thee, Far from acquaintance kest thee Where country may digest thee...
other
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From this reading The New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
outstretched
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From this reading It came without warning, at the very hour his hand was outstretched to crumple the Holz and Gunsberg Combine.
overwork
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From this reading The New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
palate
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From this reading The New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
pressed
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From this reading The New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
prickly
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From this reading The New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thank God that so hath blessed thee, And sit down, Robin, and rest thee.
Robin
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From this reading Thank God that so hath blessed thee, And sit down, Robin, and rest thee.
room
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From this reading The New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
sit
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From this reading Thank God that so hath blessed thee, And sit down, Robin, and rest thee.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Thank God that so hath blessed thee, And sit down, Robin, and rest thee.
soul
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From this reading The New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
Thank
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From this reading Thank God that so hath blessed thee, And sit down, Robin, and rest thee.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thank God that so hath blessed thee, And sit down, Robin, and rest thee.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It came without warning, at the very hour his hand was outstretched to crumple the Holz and Gunsberg Combine.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading My friend, if cause doth wrest thee, Ere folly hath much oppressed thee, Far from acquaintance kest thee Where country may digest thee...
THOMAS
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From this reading --THOMAS TUSSER.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It came without warning, at the very hour his hand was outstretched to crumple the Holz and Gunsberg Combine.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
TUSSER
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From this reading --THOMAS TUSSER.
very
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From this reading It came without warning, at the very hour his hand was outstretched to crumple the Holz and Gunsberg Combine.
warning
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From this reading It came without warning, at the very hour his hand was outstretched to crumple the Holz and Gunsberg Combine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It came without warning, at the very hour his hand was outstretched to crumple the Holz and Gunsberg Combine.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading My friend, if cause doth wrest thee, Ere folly hath much oppressed thee, Far from acquaintance kest thee Where country may digest thee...
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It came without warning, at the very hour his hand was outstretched to crumple the Holz and Gunsberg Combine.
wondering
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From this reading The New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
wrest
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From this reading My friend, if cause doth wrest thee, Ere folly hath much oppressed thee, Far from acquaintance kest thee Where country may digest thee...
York
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From this reading The New York doctors called it overwork, and he lay in a darkened room, one ankle crossed above the other, tongue pressed into palate, wondering whether the next brain-surge of prickly fires would drive his soul from all anchorages.
