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able
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From this reading With her own hands Joan prepared the sick man's food, and between that and the cheer she brought him, he was able, after two days, to totter feebly out upon the veranda.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading With her own hands Joan prepared the sick man's food, and between that and the cheer she brought him, he was able, after two days, to totter feebly out upon the veranda.
all
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From this reading The situation struck him as strange, and stranger still was the fact that it did not seem strange to the girl at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fever had burned out, and there was nothing for him to do but gather strength.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Joan had taken the cook in hand, and for the first time, as Sheldon remarked, the chop at Berande was white man's chop.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Joan had taken the cook in hand, and for the first time, as Sheldon remarked, the chop at Berande was white man's chop.
Berande
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From this reading Joan had taken the cook in hand, and for the first time, as Sheldon remarked, the chop at Berande was white man's chop.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading With her own hands Joan prepared the sick man's food, and between that and the cheer she brought him, he was able, after two days, to totter feebly out upon the veranda.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With her own hands Joan prepared the sick man's food, and between that and the cheer she brought him, he was able, after two days, to totter feebly out upon the veranda.
burned
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From this reading The fever had burned out, and there was nothing for him to do but gather strength.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The fever had burned out, and there was nothing for him to do but gather strength.
cheer
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From this reading With her own hands Joan prepared the sick man's food, and between that and the cheer she brought him, he was able, after two days, to totter feebly out upon the veranda.
chop
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From this reading Joan had taken the cook in hand, and for the first time, as Sheldon remarked, the chop at Berande was white man's chop.
cook
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From this reading Joan had taken the cook in hand, and for the first time, as Sheldon remarked, the chop at Berande was white man's chop.
days
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From this reading With her own hands Joan prepared the sick man's food, and between that and the cheer she brought him, he was able, after two days, to totter feebly out upon the veranda.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The situation struck him as strange, and stranger still was the fact that it did not seem strange to the girl at all.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The fever had burned out, and there was nothing for him to do but gather strength.
fact
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From this reading The situation struck him as strange, and stranger still was the fact that it did not seem strange to the girl at all.
feebly
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From this reading With her own hands Joan prepared the sick man's food, and between that and the cheer she brought him, he was able, after two days, to totter feebly out upon the veranda.
fever
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From this reading The fever had burned out, and there was nothing for him to do but gather strength.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joan had taken the cook in hand, and for the first time, as Sheldon remarked, the chop at Berande was white man's chop.
food
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From this reading With her own hands Joan prepared the sick man's food, and between that and the cheer she brought him, he was able, after two days, to totter feebly out upon the veranda.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The fever had burned out, and there was nothing for him to do but gather strength.
gather
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From this reading The fever had burned out, and there was nothing for him to do but gather strength.
girl
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From this reading The situation struck him as strange, and stranger still was the fact that it did not seem strange to the girl at all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fever had burned out, and there was nothing for him to do but gather strength.
hand
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From this reading Joan had taken the cook in hand, and for the first time, as Sheldon remarked, the chop at Berande was white man's chop.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading With her own hands Joan prepared the sick man's food, and between that and the cheer she brought him, he was able, after two days, to totter feebly out upon the veranda.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With her own hands Joan prepared the sick man's food, and between that and the cheer she brought him, he was able, after two days, to totter feebly out upon the veranda.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With her own hands Joan prepared the sick man's food, and between that and the cheer she brought him, he was able, after two days, to totter feebly out upon the veranda.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fever had burned out, and there was nothing for him to do but gather strength.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Joan had taken the cook in hand, and for the first time, as Sheldon remarked, the chop at Berande was white man's chop.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The situation struck him as strange, and stranger still was the fact that it did not seem strange to the girl at all.
Joan
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From this reading Joan had taken the cook in hand, and for the first time, as Sheldon remarked, the chop at Berande was white man's chop.
man's
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From this reading Joan had taken the cook in hand, and for the first time, as Sheldon remarked, the chop at Berande was white man's chop.
mended
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From this reading Sheldon mended rapidly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The situation struck him as strange, and stranger still was the fact that it did not seem strange to the girl at all.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The fever had burned out, and there was nothing for him to do but gather strength.
out
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From this reading The fever had burned out, and there was nothing for him to do but gather strength.
own
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From this reading With her own hands Joan prepared the sick man's food, and between that and the cheer she brought him, he was able, after two days, to totter feebly out upon the veranda.
prepared
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From this reading With her own hands Joan prepared the sick man's food, and between that and the cheer she brought him, he was able, after two days, to totter feebly out upon the veranda.
rapidly
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From this reading Sheldon mended rapidly.
remarked
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From this reading Joan had taken the cook in hand, and for the first time, as Sheldon remarked, the chop at Berande was white man's chop.
seem
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From this reading The situation struck him as strange, and stranger still was the fact that it did not seem strange to the girl at all.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With her own hands Joan prepared the sick man's food, and between that and the cheer she brought him, he was able, after two days, to totter feebly out upon the veranda.
Sheldon
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From this reading Sheldon mended rapidly.
sick
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From this reading With her own hands Joan prepared the sick man's food, and between that and the cheer she brought him, he was able, after two days, to totter feebly out upon the veranda.
situation
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From this reading The situation struck him as strange, and stranger still was the fact that it did not seem strange to the girl at all.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The situation struck him as strange, and stranger still was the fact that it did not seem strange to the girl at all.
strange
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From this reading The situation struck him as strange, and stranger still was the fact that it did not seem strange to the girl at all.
stranger
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From this reading The situation struck him as strange, and stranger still was the fact that it did not seem strange to the girl at all.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fever had burned out, and there was nothing for him to do but gather strength.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The situation struck him as strange, and stranger still was the fact that it did not seem strange to the girl at all.
taken
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From this reading Joan had taken the cook in hand, and for the first time, as Sheldon remarked, the chop at Berande was white man's chop.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With her own hands Joan prepared the sick man's food, and between that and the cheer she brought him, he was able, after two days, to totter feebly out upon the veranda.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fever had burned out, and there was nothing for him to do but gather strength.
there
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From this reading The fever had burned out, and there was nothing for him to do but gather strength.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joan had taken the cook in hand, and for the first time, as Sheldon remarked, the chop at Berande was white man's chop.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fever had burned out, and there was nothing for him to do but gather strength.
totter
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From this reading With her own hands Joan prepared the sick man's food, and between that and the cheer she brought him, he was able, after two days, to totter feebly out upon the veranda.
two
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From this reading With her own hands Joan prepared the sick man's food, and between that and the cheer she brought him, he was able, after two days, to totter feebly out upon the veranda.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading With her own hands Joan prepared the sick man's food, and between that and the cheer she brought him, he was able, after two days, to totter feebly out upon the veranda.
veranda
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From this reading With her own hands Joan prepared the sick man's food, and between that and the cheer she brought him, he was able, after two days, to totter feebly out upon the veranda.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fever had burned out, and there was nothing for him to do but gather strength.
white
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From this reading Joan had taken the cook in hand, and for the first time, as Sheldon remarked, the chop at Berande was white man's chop.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With her own hands Joan prepared the sick man's food, and between that and the cheer she brought him, he was able, after two days, to totter feebly out upon the veranda.
