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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 A bad case of scarlet fever had been placed under the nurse's care, and the danger of contagion was too serious to be trifled with.
absent
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From this reading She was again absent, in attendance on another patient.
address
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From this reading The address of the house (known only to the matron) was, on this occasion, not to be communicated to any friend who might make inquiries.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was again absent, in attendance on another patient.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A bad case of scarlet fever had been placed under the nurse's care, and the danger of contagion was too serious to be trifled with.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was again absent, in attendance on another patient.
any
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From this reading The address of the house (known only to the matron) was, on this occasion, not to be communicated to any friend who might make inquiries.
arrival
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From this reading THE DECREE OF FATE ON his arrival in London, Mountjoy went to the Nurses' Institute to inquire for Mrs. Vimpany.
attendance
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From this reading She was again absent, in attendance on another patient.
bad
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From this reading A bad case of scarlet fever had been placed under the nurse's care, and the danger of contagion was too serious to be trifled with.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The address of the house (known only to the matron) was, on this occasion, not to be communicated to any friend who might make inquiries.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A bad case of scarlet fever had been placed under the nurse's care, and the danger of contagion was too serious to be trifled with.
care
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From this reading A bad case of scarlet fever had been placed under the nurse's care, and the danger of contagion was too serious to be trifled with.
case
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From this reading A bad case of scarlet fever had been placed under the nurse's care, and the danger of contagion was too serious to be trifled with.
communicated
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From this reading The address of the house (known only to the matron) was, on this occasion, not to be communicated to any friend who might make inquiries.
contagion
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From this reading A bad case of scarlet fever had been placed under the nurse's care, and the danger of contagion was too serious to be trifled with.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The events which had led to Mrs. Vimpany's present employment had not occurred in the customary course.
customary
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From this reading The events which had led to Mrs. Vimpany's present employment had not occurred in the customary course.
danger
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From this reading A bad case of scarlet fever had been placed under the nurse's care, and the danger of contagion was too serious to be trifled with.
DECREE
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From this reading THE DECREE OF FATE ON his arrival in London, Mountjoy went to the Nurses' Institute to inquire for Mrs. Vimpany.
employment
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From this reading The events which had led to Mrs. Vimpany's present employment had not occurred in the customary course.
events
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From this reading The events which had led to Mrs. Vimpany's present employment had not occurred in the customary course.
FATE
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From this reading THE DECREE OF FATE ON his arrival in London, Mountjoy went to the Nurses' Institute to inquire for Mrs. Vimpany.
fever
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From this reading A bad case of scarlet fever had been placed under the nurse's care, and the danger of contagion was too serious to be trifled with.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE DECREE OF FATE ON his arrival in London, Mountjoy went to the Nurses' Institute to inquire for Mrs. Vimpany.
friend
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From this reading The address of the house (known only to the matron) was, on this occasion, not to be communicated to any friend who might make inquiries.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A bad case of scarlet fever had been placed under the nurse's care, and the danger of contagion was too serious to be trifled with.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DECREE OF FATE ON his arrival in London, Mountjoy went to the Nurses' Institute to inquire for Mrs. Vimpany.
house
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From this reading The address of the house (known only to the matron) was, on this occasion, not to be communicated to any friend who might make inquiries.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DECREE OF FATE ON his arrival in London, Mountjoy went to the Nurses' Institute to inquire for Mrs. Vimpany.
inquire
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From this reading THE DECREE OF FATE ON his arrival in London, Mountjoy went to the Nurses' Institute to inquire for Mrs. Vimpany.
inquiries
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From this reading The address of the house (known only to the matron) was, on this occasion, not to be communicated to any friend who might make inquiries.
Institute
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From this reading THE DECREE OF FATE ON his arrival in London, Mountjoy went to the Nurses' Institute to inquire for Mrs. Vimpany.
known
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From this reading The address of the house (known only to the matron) was, on this occasion, not to be communicated to any friend who might make inquiries.
led
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From this reading The events which had led to Mrs. Vimpany's present employment had not occurred in the customary course.
London
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From this reading THE DECREE OF FATE ON his arrival in London, Mountjoy went to the Nurses' Institute to inquire for Mrs. Vimpany.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The address of the house (known only to the matron) was, on this occasion, not to be communicated to any friend who might make inquiries.
matron
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From this reading The address of the house (known only to the matron) was, on this occasion, not to be communicated to any friend who might make inquiries.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The address of the house (known only to the matron) was, on this occasion, not to be communicated to any friend who might make inquiries.
Mountjoy
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From this reading THE DECREE OF FATE ON his arrival in London, Mountjoy went to the Nurses' Institute to inquire for Mrs. Vimpany.
Mrs
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From this reading THE DECREE OF FATE ON his arrival in London, Mountjoy went to the Nurses' Institute to inquire for Mrs. Vimpany.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The address of the house (known only to the matron) was, on this occasion, not to be communicated to any friend who might make inquiries.
nurse's
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From this reading A bad case of scarlet fever had been placed under the nurse's care, and the danger of contagion was too serious to be trifled with.
Nurses
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From this reading THE DECREE OF FATE ON his arrival in London, Mountjoy went to the Nurses' Institute to inquire for Mrs. Vimpany.
occasion
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From this reading The address of the house (known only to the matron) was, on this occasion, not to be communicated to any friend who might make inquiries.
occurred
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From this reading The events which had led to Mrs. Vimpany's present employment had not occurred in the customary course.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DECREE OF FATE ON his arrival in London, Mountjoy went to the Nurses' Institute to inquire for Mrs. Vimpany.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE DECREE OF FATE ON his arrival in London, Mountjoy went to the Nurses' Institute to inquire for Mrs. Vimpany.
only
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From this reading The address of the house (known only to the matron) was, on this occasion, not to be communicated to any friend who might make inquiries.
patient
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From this reading She was again absent, in attendance on another patient.
placed
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From this reading A bad case of scarlet fever had been placed under the nurse's care, and the danger of contagion was too serious to be trifled with.
present
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From this reading The events which had led to Mrs. Vimpany's present employment had not occurred in the customary course.
scarlet
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From this reading A bad case of scarlet fever had been placed under the nurse's care, and the danger of contagion was too serious to be trifled with.
serious
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From this reading A bad case of scarlet fever had been placed under the nurse's care, and the danger of contagion was too serious to be trifled with.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was again absent, in attendance on another patient.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DECREE OF FATE ON his arrival in London, Mountjoy went to the Nurses' Institute to inquire for Mrs. Vimpany.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The address of the house (known only to the matron) was, on this occasion, not to be communicated to any friend who might make inquiries.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DECREE OF FATE ON his arrival in London, Mountjoy went to the Nurses' Institute to inquire for Mrs. Vimpany.
too
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From this reading A bad case of scarlet fever had been placed under the nurse's care, and the danger of contagion was too serious to be trifled with.
trifled
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From this reading A bad case of scarlet fever had been placed under the nurse's care, and the danger of contagion was too serious to be trifled with.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A bad case of scarlet fever had been placed under the nurse's care, and the danger of contagion was too serious to be trifled with.
Vimpany
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From this reading THE DECREE OF FATE ON his arrival in London, Mountjoy went to the Nurses' Institute to inquire for Mrs. Vimpany.
Vimpany's
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From this reading The events which had led to Mrs. Vimpany's present employment had not occurred in the customary course.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was again absent, in attendance on another patient.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DECREE OF FATE ON his arrival in London, Mountjoy went to the Nurses' Institute to inquire for Mrs. Vimpany.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The events which had led to Mrs. Vimpany's present employment had not occurred in the customary course.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The address of the house (known only to the matron) was, on this occasion, not to be communicated to any friend who might make inquiries.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A bad case of scarlet fever had been placed under the nurse's care, and the danger of contagion was too serious to be trifled with.
