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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 Anthony John Strong’nth’arm--to distinguish him from his father, whose Christian names were John Anthony--was born in a mean street of Millsborough some forty-five years before the date when this story should of rights begin.
All
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the first half-minute of his existence he lay upon the outstretched hand of Mrs. Plumberry and neither moved nor breathed.
Anthony
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From this reading Anthony John Strong’nth’arm--to distinguish him from his father, whose Christian names were John Anthony--was born in a mean street of Millsborough some forty-five years before the date when this story should of rights begin.
Author
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Back
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Anthony John Strong’nth’arm--to distinguish him from his father, whose Christian names were John Anthony--was born in a mean street of Millsborough some forty-five years before the date when this story should of rights begin.
begin
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From this reading Anthony John Strong’nth’arm--to distinguish him from his father, whose Christian names were John Anthony--was born in a mean street of Millsborough some forty-five years before the date when this story should of rights begin.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The very young doctor, nervous by reason of this being his first maternity case since his setting up in practice for himself, and divided between his duty to the child or to the mother, had unconsciously decided on the latter.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The very young doctor, nervous by reason of this being his first maternity case since his setting up in practice for himself, and divided between his duty to the child or to the mother, had unconsciously decided on the latter.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anthony John Strong’nth’arm--to distinguish him from his father, whose Christian names were John Anthony--was born in a mean street of Millsborough some forty-five years before the date when this story should of rights begin.
breathed
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From this reading For the first half-minute of his existence he lay upon the outstretched hand of Mrs. Plumberry and neither moved nor breathed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The very young doctor, nervous by reason of this being his first maternity case since his setting up in practice for himself, and divided between his duty to the child or to the mother, had unconsciously decided on the latter.
Calvary
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case
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From this reading The very young doctor, nervous by reason of this being his first maternity case since his setting up in practice for himself, and divided between his duty to the child or to the mother, had unconsciously decided on the latter.
child
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From this reading The very young doctor, nervous by reason of this being his first maternity case since his setting up in practice for himself, and divided between his duty to the child or to the mother, had unconsciously decided on the latter.
children
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From this reading Instinctively he knew that children in the poorer quarters of Millsborough were plentiful and generally not wanted.
Christian
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From this reading Anthony John Strong’nth’arm--to distinguish him from his father, whose Christian names were John Anthony--was born in a mean street of Millsborough some forty-five years before the date when this story should of rights begin.
date
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From this reading Anthony John Strong’nth’arm--to distinguish him from his father, whose Christian names were John Anthony--was born in a mean street of Millsborough some forty-five years before the date when this story should of rights begin.
decided
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From this reading The very young doctor, nervous by reason of this being his first maternity case since his setting up in practice for himself, and divided between his duty to the child or to the mother, had unconsciously decided on the latter.
distinguish
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From this reading Anthony John Strong’nth’arm--to distinguish him from his father, whose Christian names were John Anthony--was born in a mean street of Millsborough some forty-five years before the date when this story should of rights begin.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The very young doctor, nervous by reason of this being his first maternity case since his setting up in practice for himself, and divided between his duty to the child or to the mother, had unconsciously decided on the latter.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The very young doctor, nervous by reason of this being his first maternity case since his setting up in practice for himself, and divided between his duty to the child or to the mother, had unconsciously decided on the latter.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading The very young doctor, nervous by reason of this being his first maternity case since his setting up in practice for himself, and divided between his duty to the child or to the mother, had unconsciously decided on the latter.
etc
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existence
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From this reading For the first half-minute of his existence he lay upon the outstretched hand of Mrs. Plumberry and neither moved nor breathed.
father
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From this reading Anthony John Strong’nth’arm--to distinguish him from his father, whose Christian names were John Anthony--was born in a mean street of Millsborough some forty-five years before the date when this story should of rights begin.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first half-minute of his existence he lay upon the outstretched hand of Mrs. Plumberry and neither moved nor breathed.
Floor
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ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first half-minute of his existence he lay upon the outstretched hand of Mrs. Plumberry and neither moved nor breathed.
forty-five
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From this reading Anthony John Strong’nth’arm--to distinguish him from his father, whose Christian names were John Anthony--was born in a mean street of Millsborough some forty-five years before the date when this story should of rights begin.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Anthony John Strong’nth’arm--to distinguish him from his father, whose Christian names were John Anthony--was born in a mean street of Millsborough some forty-five years before the date when this story should of rights begin.
generally
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From this reading Instinctively he knew that children in the poorer quarters of Millsborough were plentiful and generally not wanted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The very young doctor, nervous by reason of this being his first maternity case since his setting up in practice for himself, and divided between his duty to the child or to the mother, had unconsciously decided on the latter.
half-minute
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From this reading For the first half-minute of his existence he lay upon the outstretched hand of Mrs. Plumberry and neither moved nor breathed.
hand
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From this reading For the first half-minute of his existence he lay upon the outstretched hand of Mrs. Plumberry and neither moved nor breathed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the first half-minute of his existence he lay upon the outstretched hand of Mrs. Plumberry and neither moved nor breathed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Anthony John Strong’nth’arm--to distinguish him from his father, whose Christian names were John Anthony--was born in a mean street of Millsborough some forty-five years before the date when this story should of rights begin.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The very young doctor, nervous by reason of this being his first maternity case since his setting up in practice for himself, and divided between his duty to the child or to the mother, had unconsciously decided on the latter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Anthony John Strong’nth’arm--to distinguish him from his father, whose Christian names were John Anthony--was born in a mean street of Millsborough some forty-five years before the date when this story should of rights begin.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Anthony John Strong’nth’arm--to distinguish him from his father, whose Christian names were John Anthony--was born in a mean street of Millsborough some forty-five years before the date when this story should of rights begin.
Instinctively
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From this reading Instinctively he knew that children in the poorer quarters of Millsborough were plentiful and generally not wanted.
John
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From this reading Anthony John Strong’nth’arm--to distinguish him from his father, whose Christian names were John Anthony--was born in a mean street of Millsborough some forty-five years before the date when this story should of rights begin.
knew
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From this reading Instinctively he knew that children in the poorer quarters of Millsborough were plentiful and generally not wanted.
latter
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From this reading The very young doctor, nervous by reason of this being his first maternity case since his setting up in practice for himself, and divided between his duty to the child or to the mother, had unconsciously decided on the latter.
lay
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From this reading For the first half-minute of his existence he lay upon the outstretched hand of Mrs. Plumberry and neither moved nor breathed.
Lead
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maternity
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From this reading The very young doctor, nervous by reason of this being his first maternity case since his setting up in practice for himself, and divided between his duty to the child or to the mother, had unconsciously decided on the latter.
mean
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From this reading Anthony John Strong’nth’arm--to distinguish him from his father, whose Christian names were John Anthony--was born in a mean street of Millsborough some forty-five years before the date when this story should of rights begin.
Millsborough
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From this reading Anthony John Strong’nth’arm--to distinguish him from his father, whose Christian names were John Anthony--was born in a mean street of Millsborough some forty-five years before the date when this story should of rights begin.
mother
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From this reading The very young doctor, nervous by reason of this being his first maternity case since his setting up in practice for himself, and divided between his duty to the child or to the mother, had unconsciously decided on the latter.
moved
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From this reading For the first half-minute of his existence he lay upon the outstretched hand of Mrs. Plumberry and neither moved nor breathed.
Mrs
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From this reading For the first half-minute of his existence he lay upon the outstretched hand of Mrs. Plumberry and neither moved nor breathed.
names
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From this reading Anthony John Strong’nth’arm--to distinguish him from his father, whose Christian names were John Anthony--was born in a mean street of Millsborough some forty-five years before the date when this story should of rights begin.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading For the first half-minute of his existence he lay upon the outstretched hand of Mrs. Plumberry and neither moved nor breathed.
nervous
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From this reading The very young doctor, nervous by reason of this being his first maternity case since his setting up in practice for himself, and divided between his duty to the child or to the mother, had unconsciously decided on the latter.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading For the first half-minute of his existence he lay upon the outstretched hand of Mrs. Plumberry and neither moved nor breathed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Instinctively he knew that children in the poorer quarters of Millsborough were plentiful and generally not wanted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The very young doctor, nervous by reason of this being his first maternity case since his setting up in practice for himself, and divided between his duty to the child or to the mother, had unconsciously decided on the latter.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The very young doctor, nervous by reason of this being his first maternity case since his setting up in practice for himself, and divided between his duty to the child or to the mother, had unconsciously decided on the latter.
outstretched
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From this reading For the first half-minute of his existence he lay upon the outstretched hand of Mrs. Plumberry and neither moved nor breathed.
Passing
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plentiful
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From this reading Instinctively he knew that children in the poorer quarters of Millsborough were plentiful and generally not wanted.
Plumberry
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From this reading For the first half-minute of his existence he lay upon the outstretched hand of Mrs. Plumberry and neither moved nor breathed.
poorer
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From this reading Instinctively he knew that children in the poorer quarters of Millsborough were plentiful and generally not wanted.
practice
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From this reading The very young doctor, nervous by reason of this being his first maternity case since his setting up in practice for himself, and divided between his duty to the child or to the mother, had unconsciously decided on the latter.
quarters
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From this reading Instinctively he knew that children in the poorer quarters of Millsborough were plentiful and generally not wanted.
reason
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From this reading The very young doctor, nervous by reason of this being his first maternity case since his setting up in practice for himself, and divided between his duty to the child or to the mother, had unconsciously decided on the latter.
rights
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From this reading Anthony John Strong’nth’arm--to distinguish him from his father, whose Christian names were John Anthony--was born in a mean street of Millsborough some forty-five years before the date when this story should of rights begin.
Roads
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setting
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From this reading The very young doctor, nervous by reason of this being his first maternity case since his setting up in practice for himself, and divided between his duty to the child or to the mother, had unconsciously decided on the latter.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Anthony John Strong’nth’arm--to distinguish him from his father, whose Christian names were John Anthony--was born in a mean street of Millsborough some forty-five years before the date when this story should of rights begin.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The very young doctor, nervous by reason of this being his first maternity case since his setting up in practice for himself, and divided between his duty to the child or to the mother, had unconsciously decided on the latter.
some
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From this reading Anthony John Strong’nth’arm--to distinguish him from his father, whose Christian names were John Anthony--was born in a mean street of Millsborough some forty-five years before the date when this story should of rights begin.
story
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From this reading Anthony John Strong’nth’arm--to distinguish him from his father, whose Christian names were John Anthony--was born in a mean street of Millsborough some forty-five years before the date when this story should of rights begin.
street
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From this reading Anthony John Strong’nth’arm--to distinguish him from his father, whose Christian names were John Anthony--was born in a mean street of Millsborough some forty-five years before the date when this story should of rights begin.
Strong'nth'arm
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From this reading Anthony John Strong’nth’arm--to distinguish him from his father, whose Christian names were John Anthony--was born in a mean street of Millsborough some forty-five years before the date when this story should of rights begin.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Instinctively he knew that children in the poorer quarters of Millsborough were plentiful and generally not wanted.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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ThirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Anthony John Strong’nth’arm--to distinguish him from his father, whose Christian names were John Anthony--was born in a mean street of Millsborough some forty-five years before the date when this story should of rights begin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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unconsciously
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From this reading The very young doctor, nervous by reason of this being his first maternity case since his setting up in practice for himself, and divided between his duty to the child or to the mother, had unconsciously decided on the latter.
up
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From this reading The very young doctor, nervous by reason of this being his first maternity case since his setting up in practice for himself, and divided between his duty to the child or to the mother, had unconsciously decided on the latter.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For the first half-minute of his existence he lay upon the outstretched hand of Mrs. Plumberry and neither moved nor breathed.
very
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From this reading The very young doctor, nervous by reason of this being his first maternity case since his setting up in practice for himself, and divided between his duty to the child or to the mother, had unconsciously decided on the latter.
wanted
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From this reading Instinctively he knew that children in the poorer quarters of Millsborough were plentiful and generally not wanted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anthony John Strong’nth’arm--to distinguish him from his father, whose Christian names were John Anthony--was born in a mean street of Millsborough some forty-five years before the date when this story should of rights begin.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Anthony John Strong’nth’arm--to distinguish him from his father, whose Christian names were John Anthony--was born in a mean street of Millsborough some forty-five years before the date when this story should of rights begin.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Anthony John Strong’nth’arm--to distinguish him from his father, whose Christian names were John Anthony--was born in a mean street of Millsborough some forty-five years before the date when this story should of rights begin.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Anthony John Strong’nth’arm--to distinguish him from his father, whose Christian names were John Anthony--was born in a mean street of Millsborough some forty-five years before the date when this story should of rights begin.
years
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From this reading Anthony John Strong’nth’arm--to distinguish him from his father, whose Christian names were John Anthony--was born in a mean street of Millsborough some forty-five years before the date when this story should of rights begin.
young
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From this reading The very young doctor, nervous by reason of this being his first maternity case since his setting up in practice for himself, and divided between his duty to the child or to the mother, had unconsciously decided on the latter.
