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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 After a long absence, he returned alone.
absence
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From this reading After a long absence, he returned alone.
accompanied
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HOSPITAL ON the next morning Lord Harry left the cottage, accompanied by the doctor.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a long absence, he returned alone.
alarm
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From this reading He looked like a man exhausted by some internal conflict, which had vibrated between the extremes of anger and alarm.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a long absence, he returned alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His eyes were bloodshot, his face was haggard, his movements were feeble and slow.
anger
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From this reading He looked like a man exhausted by some internal conflict, which had vibrated between the extremes of anger and alarm.
apprehensions
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From this reading His wife's worst apprehensions, roused by what Fanny had told her, were more than justified, by the change which she now perceived in him.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He looked like a man exhausted by some internal conflict, which had vibrated between the extremes of anger and alarm.
bloodshot
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From this reading His eyes were bloodshot, his face was haggard, his movements were feeble and slow.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HOSPITAL ON the next morning Lord Harry left the cottage, accompanied by the doctor.
change
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From this reading His wife's worst apprehensions, roused by what Fanny had told her, were more than justified, by the change which she now perceived in him.
conflict
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From this reading He looked like a man exhausted by some internal conflict, which had vibrated between the extremes of anger and alarm.
cottage
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HOSPITAL ON the next morning Lord Harry left the cottage, accompanied by the doctor.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HOSPITAL ON the next morning Lord Harry left the cottage, accompanied by the doctor.
exhausted
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From this reading He looked like a man exhausted by some internal conflict, which had vibrated between the extremes of anger and alarm.
extremes
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From this reading He looked like a man exhausted by some internal conflict, which had vibrated between the extremes of anger and alarm.
eyes
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From this reading His eyes were bloodshot, his face was haggard, his movements were feeble and slow.
face
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From this reading His eyes were bloodshot, his face was haggard, his movements were feeble and slow.
Fanny
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From this reading His wife's worst apprehensions, roused by what Fanny had told her, were more than justified, by the change which she now perceived in him.
feeble
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From this reading His eyes were bloodshot, his face was haggard, his movements were feeble and slow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His wife's worst apprehensions, roused by what Fanny had told her, were more than justified, by the change which she now perceived in him.
haggard
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From this reading His eyes were bloodshot, his face was haggard, his movements were feeble and slow.
Harry
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HOSPITAL ON the next morning Lord Harry left the cottage, accompanied by the doctor.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a long absence, he returned alone.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His wife's worst apprehensions, roused by what Fanny had told her, were more than justified, by the change which she now perceived in him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His wife's worst apprehensions, roused by what Fanny had told her, were more than justified, by the change which she now perceived in him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His wife's worst apprehensions, roused by what Fanny had told her, were more than justified, by the change which she now perceived in him.
HOSPITAL
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HOSPITAL ON the next morning Lord Harry left the cottage, accompanied by the doctor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His wife's worst apprehensions, roused by what Fanny had told her, were more than justified, by the change which she now perceived in him.
internal
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From this reading He looked like a man exhausted by some internal conflict, which had vibrated between the extremes of anger and alarm.
justified
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From this reading His wife's worst apprehensions, roused by what Fanny had told her, were more than justified, by the change which she now perceived in him.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HOSPITAL ON the next morning Lord Harry left the cottage, accompanied by the doctor.
like
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From this reading He looked like a man exhausted by some internal conflict, which had vibrated between the extremes of anger and alarm.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a long absence, he returned alone.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked like a man exhausted by some internal conflict, which had vibrated between the extremes of anger and alarm.
Lord
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HOSPITAL ON the next morning Lord Harry left the cottage, accompanied by the doctor.
man
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From this reading He looked like a man exhausted by some internal conflict, which had vibrated between the extremes of anger and alarm.
more
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From this reading His wife's worst apprehensions, roused by what Fanny had told her, were more than justified, by the change which she now perceived in him.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HOSPITAL ON the next morning Lord Harry left the cottage, accompanied by the doctor.
movements
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From this reading His eyes were bloodshot, his face was haggard, his movements were feeble and slow.
MYSTERY
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HOSPITAL ON the next morning Lord Harry left the cottage, accompanied by the doctor.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HOSPITAL ON the next morning Lord Harry left the cottage, accompanied by the doctor.
now
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From this reading His wife's worst apprehensions, roused by what Fanny had told her, were more than justified, by the change which she now perceived in him.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HOSPITAL ON the next morning Lord Harry left the cottage, accompanied by the doctor.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HOSPITAL ON the next morning Lord Harry left the cottage, accompanied by the doctor.
perceived
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From this reading His wife's worst apprehensions, roused by what Fanny had told her, were more than justified, by the change which she now perceived in him.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After a long absence, he returned alone.
roused
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From this reading His wife's worst apprehensions, roused by what Fanny had told her, were more than justified, by the change which she now perceived in him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His wife's worst apprehensions, roused by what Fanny had told her, were more than justified, by the change which she now perceived in him.
slow
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From this reading His eyes were bloodshot, his face was haggard, his movements were feeble and slow.
some
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From this reading He looked like a man exhausted by some internal conflict, which had vibrated between the extremes of anger and alarm.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His wife's worst apprehensions, roused by what Fanny had told her, were more than justified, by the change which she now perceived in him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HOSPITAL ON the next morning Lord Harry left the cottage, accompanied by the doctor.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His wife's worst apprehensions, roused by what Fanny had told her, were more than justified, by the change which she now perceived in him.
vibrated
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From this reading He looked like a man exhausted by some internal conflict, which had vibrated between the extremes of anger and alarm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His eyes were bloodshot, his face was haggard, his movements were feeble and slow.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His wife's worst apprehensions, roused by what Fanny had told her, were more than justified, by the change which she now perceived in him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading His wife's worst apprehensions, roused by what Fanny had told her, were more than justified, by the change which she now perceived in him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His wife's worst apprehensions, roused by what Fanny had told her, were more than justified, by the change which she now perceived in him.
wife's
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From this reading His wife's worst apprehensions, roused by what Fanny had told her, were more than justified, by the change which she now perceived in him.
worst
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From this reading His wife's worst apprehensions, roused by what Fanny had told her, were more than justified, by the change which she now perceived in him.