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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 So, with a deep sigh, here signed himself to his fate.
accustomed
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From this reading The next day Edward began to get accustomed to his new condition of life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once, indeed, when his parents were out of the way and only Emily was left to take care of him, he could not resist the temptation to thrust aside the bandage and peep at the anxious face of his little nurse.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But, in spite of the dimness of the chamber, the experiment caused him so much pain that he felt no inclination to take another look.
anxious
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From this reading Once, indeed, when his parents were out of the way and only Emily was left to take care of him, he could not resist the temptation to thrust aside the bandage and peep at the anxious face of his little nurse.
aside
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From this reading Once, indeed, when his parents were out of the way and only Emily was left to take care of him, he could not resist the temptation to thrust aside the bandage and peep at the anxious face of his little nurse.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Once, indeed, when his parents were out of the way and only Emily was left to take care of him, he could not resist the temptation to thrust aside the bandage and peep at the anxious face of his little nurse.
bandage
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From this reading Once, indeed, when his parents were out of the way and only Emily was left to take care of him, he could not resist the temptation to thrust aside the bandage and peep at the anxious face of his little nurse.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day Edward began to get accustomed to his new condition of life.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, in spite of the dimness of the chamber, the experiment caused him so much pain that he felt no inclination to take another look.
care
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From this reading Once, indeed, when his parents were out of the way and only Emily was left to take care of him, he could not resist the temptation to thrust aside the bandage and peep at the anxious face of his little nurse.
caused
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From this reading But, in spite of the dimness of the chamber, the experiment caused him so much pain that he felt no inclination to take another look.
chamber
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From this reading But, in spite of the dimness of the chamber, the experiment caused him so much pain that he felt no inclination to take another look.
condition
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From this reading The next day Edward began to get accustomed to his new condition of life.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Once, indeed, when his parents were out of the way and only Emily was left to take care of him, he could not resist the temptation to thrust aside the bandage and peep at the anxious face of his little nurse.
day
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From this reading The next day Edward began to get accustomed to his new condition of life.
deep
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From this reading So, with a deep sigh, here signed himself to his fate.
dimness
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From this reading But, in spite of the dimness of the chamber, the experiment caused him so much pain that he felt no inclination to take another look.
Edward
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From this reading The next day Edward began to get accustomed to his new condition of life.
Emily
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From this reading Once, indeed, when his parents were out of the way and only Emily was left to take care of him, he could not resist the temptation to thrust aside the bandage and peep at the anxious face of his little nurse.
experiment
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From this reading But, in spite of the dimness of the chamber, the experiment caused him so much pain that he felt no inclination to take another look.
face
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From this reading Once, indeed, when his parents were out of the way and only Emily was left to take care of him, he could not resist the temptation to thrust aside the bandage and peep at the anxious face of his little nurse.
fate
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From this reading So, with a deep sigh, here signed himself to his fate.
felt
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From this reading But, in spite of the dimness of the chamber, the experiment caused him so much pain that he felt no inclination to take another look.
get
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From this reading The next day Edward began to get accustomed to his new condition of life.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once, indeed, when his parents were out of the way and only Emily was left to take care of him, he could not resist the temptation to thrust aside the bandage and peep at the anxious face of his little nurse.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So, with a deep sigh, here signed himself to his fate.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Once, indeed, when his parents were out of the way and only Emily was left to take care of him, he could not resist the temptation to thrust aside the bandage and peep at the anxious face of his little nurse.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading So, with a deep sigh, here signed himself to his fate.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next day Edward began to get accustomed to his new condition of life.
impatiently
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From this reading "Emily, pray talk to me!" said he, somewhat impatiently.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, in spite of the dimness of the chamber, the experiment caused him so much pain that he felt no inclination to take another look.
inclination
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From this reading But, in spite of the dimness of the chamber, the experiment caused him so much pain that he felt no inclination to take another look.
indeed
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From this reading Once, indeed, when his parents were out of the way and only Emily was left to take care of him, he could not resist the temptation to thrust aside the bandage and peep at the anxious face of his little nurse.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once, indeed, when his parents were out of the way and only Emily was left to take care of him, he could not resist the temptation to thrust aside the bandage and peep at the anxious face of his little nurse.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day Edward began to get accustomed to his new condition of life.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once, indeed, when his parents were out of the way and only Emily was left to take care of him, he could not resist the temptation to thrust aside the bandage and peep at the anxious face of his little nurse.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, in spite of the dimness of the chamber, the experiment caused him so much pain that he felt no inclination to take another look.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Emily, pray talk to me!" said he, somewhat impatiently.
much
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From this reading But, in spite of the dimness of the chamber, the experiment caused him so much pain that he felt no inclination to take another look.
new
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From this reading The next day Edward began to get accustomed to his new condition of life.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day Edward began to get accustomed to his new condition of life.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But, in spite of the dimness of the chamber, the experiment caused him so much pain that he felt no inclination to take another look.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Once, indeed, when his parents were out of the way and only Emily was left to take care of him, he could not resist the temptation to thrust aside the bandage and peep at the anxious face of his little nurse.
nurse
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From this reading Once, indeed, when his parents were out of the way and only Emily was left to take care of him, he could not resist the temptation to thrust aside the bandage and peep at the anxious face of his little nurse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day Edward began to get accustomed to his new condition of life.
Once
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From this reading Once, indeed, when his parents were out of the way and only Emily was left to take care of him, he could not resist the temptation to thrust aside the bandage and peep at the anxious face of his little nurse.
only
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From this reading Once, indeed, when his parents were out of the way and only Emily was left to take care of him, he could not resist the temptation to thrust aside the bandage and peep at the anxious face of his little nurse.
out
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From this reading Once, indeed, when his parents were out of the way and only Emily was left to take care of him, he could not resist the temptation to thrust aside the bandage and peep at the anxious face of his little nurse.
pain
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From this reading But, in spite of the dimness of the chamber, the experiment caused him so much pain that he felt no inclination to take another look.
parents
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From this reading Once, indeed, when his parents were out of the way and only Emily was left to take care of him, he could not resist the temptation to thrust aside the bandage and peep at the anxious face of his little nurse.
peep
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From this reading Once, indeed, when his parents were out of the way and only Emily was left to take care of him, he could not resist the temptation to thrust aside the bandage and peep at the anxious face of his little nurse.
pray
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From this reading "Emily, pray talk to me!" said he, somewhat impatiently.
resist
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From this reading Once, indeed, when his parents were out of the way and only Emily was left to take care of him, he could not resist the temptation to thrust aside the bandage and peep at the anxious face of his little nurse.
said
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From this reading "Emily, pray talk to me!" said he, somewhat impatiently.
sigh
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From this reading So, with a deep sigh, here signed himself to his fate.
signed
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From this reading So, with a deep sigh, here signed himself to his fate.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But, in spite of the dimness of the chamber, the experiment caused him so much pain that he felt no inclination to take another look.
somewhat
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From this reading "Emily, pray talk to me!" said he, somewhat impatiently.
spite
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From this reading But, in spite of the dimness of the chamber, the experiment caused him so much pain that he felt no inclination to take another look.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once, indeed, when his parents were out of the way and only Emily was left to take care of him, he could not resist the temptation to thrust aside the bandage and peep at the anxious face of his little nurse.
talk
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From this reading "Emily, pray talk to me!" said he, somewhat impatiently.
temptation
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From this reading Once, indeed, when his parents were out of the way and only Emily was left to take care of him, he could not resist the temptation to thrust aside the bandage and peep at the anxious face of his little nurse.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But, in spite of the dimness of the chamber, the experiment caused him so much pain that he felt no inclination to take another look.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day Edward began to get accustomed to his new condition of life.
thrust
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From this reading Once, indeed, when his parents were out of the way and only Emily was left to take care of him, he could not resist the temptation to thrust aside the bandage and peep at the anxious face of his little nurse.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day Edward began to get accustomed to his new condition of life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Once, indeed, when his parents were out of the way and only Emily was left to take care of him, he could not resist the temptation to thrust aside the bandage and peep at the anxious face of his little nurse.
way
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From this reading Once, indeed, when his parents were out of the way and only Emily was left to take care of him, he could not resist the temptation to thrust aside the bandage and peep at the anxious face of his little nurse.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Once, indeed, when his parents were out of the way and only Emily was left to take care of him, he could not resist the temptation to thrust aside the bandage and peep at the anxious face of his little nurse.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Once, indeed, when his parents were out of the way and only Emily was left to take care of him, he could not resist the temptation to thrust aside the bandage and peep at the anxious face of his little nurse.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So, with a deep sigh, here signed himself to his fate.
