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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 If she had any thing on her mind, it was to be exorcised and put away, he ordered, speaking to Mrs. Swayne and Pamela, who had not a notion what she had on her mind.
able
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From this reading Neither the next day, however, nor the next again, was Mrs. Preston able to move.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither the next day, however, nor the next again, was Mrs. Preston able to move.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The doctor had to be brought at last, and he enjoined perfect quiet and freedom from care.
any
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From this reading If she had any thing on her mind, it was to be exorcised and put away, he ordered, speaking to Mrs. Swayne and Pamela, who had not a notion what she had on her mind.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for the patient, she made her effort to rise every morning, and failed, and turned upon her watchers such looks of despair as bewildered them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The doctor had to be brought at last, and he enjoined perfect quiet and freedom from care.
away
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From this reading If she had any thing on her mind, it was to be exorcised and put away, he ordered, speaking to Mrs. Swayne and Pamela, who had not a notion what she had on her mind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The doctor had to be brought at last, and he enjoined perfect quiet and freedom from care.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for the patient, she made her effort to rise every morning, and failed, and turned upon her watchers such looks of despair as bewildered them.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The doctor had to be brought at last, and he enjoined perfect quiet and freedom from care.
care
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From this reading The doctor had to be brought at last, and he enjoined perfect quiet and freedom from care.
day
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From this reading Neither the next day, however, nor the next again, was Mrs. Preston able to move.
despair
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From this reading As for the patient, she made her effort to rise every morning, and failed, and turned upon her watchers such looks of despair as bewildered them.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor had to be brought at last, and he enjoined perfect quiet and freedom from care.
effort
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From this reading As for the patient, she made her effort to rise every morning, and failed, and turned upon her watchers such looks of despair as bewildered them.
enjoined
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From this reading The doctor had to be brought at last, and he enjoined perfect quiet and freedom from care.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading As for the patient, she made her effort to rise every morning, and failed, and turned upon her watchers such looks of despair as bewildered them.
exorcised
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From this reading If she had any thing on her mind, it was to be exorcised and put away, he ordered, speaking to Mrs. Swayne and Pamela, who had not a notion what she had on her mind.
failed
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From this reading As for the patient, she made her effort to rise every morning, and failed, and turned upon her watchers such looks of despair as bewildered them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for the patient, she made her effort to rise every morning, and failed, and turned upon her watchers such looks of despair as bewildered them.
freedom
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From this reading The doctor had to be brought at last, and he enjoined perfect quiet and freedom from care.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The doctor had to be brought at last, and he enjoined perfect quiet and freedom from care.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The doctor had to be brought at last, and he enjoined perfect quiet and freedom from care.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The doctor had to be brought at last, and he enjoined perfect quiet and freedom from care.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If she had any thing on her mind, it was to be exorcised and put away, he ordered, speaking to Mrs. Swayne and Pamela, who had not a notion what she had on her mind.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Neither the next day, however, nor the next again, was Mrs. Preston able to move.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she had any thing on her mind, it was to be exorcised and put away, he ordered, speaking to Mrs. Swayne and Pamela, who had not a notion what she had on her mind.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If she had any thing on her mind, it was to be exorcised and put away, he ordered, speaking to Mrs. Swayne and Pamela, who had not a notion what she had on her mind.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor had to be brought at last, and he enjoined perfect quiet and freedom from care.
looks
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From this reading As for the patient, she made her effort to rise every morning, and failed, and turned upon her watchers such looks of despair as bewildered them.
made
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From this reading As for the patient, she made her effort to rise every morning, and failed, and turned upon her watchers such looks of despair as bewildered them.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If she had any thing on her mind, it was to be exorcised and put away, he ordered, speaking to Mrs. Swayne and Pamela, who had not a notion what she had on her mind.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for the patient, she made her effort to rise every morning, and failed, and turned upon her watchers such looks of despair as bewildered them.
move
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From this reading Neither the next day, however, nor the next again, was Mrs. Preston able to move.
Mrs
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From this reading Neither the next day, however, nor the next again, was Mrs. Preston able to move.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither the next day, however, nor the next again, was Mrs. Preston able to move.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither the next day, however, nor the next again, was Mrs. Preston able to move.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither the next day, however, nor the next again, was Mrs. Preston able to move.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If she had any thing on her mind, it was to be exorcised and put away, he ordered, speaking to Mrs. Swayne and Pamela, who had not a notion what she had on her mind.
notion
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From this reading If she had any thing on her mind, it was to be exorcised and put away, he ordered, speaking to Mrs. Swayne and Pamela, who had not a notion what she had on her mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As for the patient, she made her effort to rise every morning, and failed, and turned upon her watchers such looks of despair as bewildered them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If she had any thing on her mind, it was to be exorcised and put away, he ordered, speaking to Mrs. Swayne and Pamela, who had not a notion what she had on her mind.
ordered
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From this reading If she had any thing on her mind, it was to be exorcised and put away, he ordered, speaking to Mrs. Swayne and Pamela, who had not a notion what she had on her mind.
Pamela
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From this reading If she had any thing on her mind, it was to be exorcised and put away, he ordered, speaking to Mrs. Swayne and Pamela, who had not a notion what she had on her mind.
patient
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From this reading As for the patient, she made her effort to rise every morning, and failed, and turned upon her watchers such looks of despair as bewildered them.
perfect
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From this reading The doctor had to be brought at last, and he enjoined perfect quiet and freedom from care.
Preston
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From this reading Neither the next day, however, nor the next again, was Mrs. Preston able to move.
put
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From this reading If she had any thing on her mind, it was to be exorcised and put away, he ordered, speaking to Mrs. Swayne and Pamela, who had not a notion what she had on her mind.
quiet
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From this reading The doctor had to be brought at last, and he enjoined perfect quiet and freedom from care.
rise
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From this reading As for the patient, she made her effort to rise every morning, and failed, and turned upon her watchers such looks of despair as bewildered them.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If she had any thing on her mind, it was to be exorcised and put away, he ordered, speaking to Mrs. Swayne and Pamela, who had not a notion what she had on her mind.
speaking
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From this reading If she had any thing on her mind, it was to be exorcised and put away, he ordered, speaking to Mrs. Swayne and Pamela, who had not a notion what she had on her mind.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading As for the patient, she made her effort to rise every morning, and failed, and turned upon her watchers such looks of despair as bewildered them.
SUSPICION
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From this reading SUSPICION.
Swayne
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From this reading If she had any thing on her mind, it was to be exorcised and put away, he ordered, speaking to Mrs. Swayne and Pamela, who had not a notion what she had on her mind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Neither the next day, however, nor the next again, was Mrs. Preston able to move.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As for the patient, she made her effort to rise every morning, and failed, and turned upon her watchers such looks of despair as bewildered them.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If she had any thing on her mind, it was to be exorcised and put away, he ordered, speaking to Mrs. Swayne and Pamela, who had not a notion what she had on her mind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Neither the next day, however, nor the next again, was Mrs. Preston able to move.
turned
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From this reading As for the patient, she made her effort to rise every morning, and failed, and turned upon her watchers such looks of despair as bewildered them.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As for the patient, she made her effort to rise every morning, and failed, and turned upon her watchers such looks of despair as bewildered them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Neither the next day, however, nor the next again, was Mrs. Preston able to move.
watchers
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From this reading As for the patient, she made her effort to rise every morning, and failed, and turned upon her watchers such looks of despair as bewildered them.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If she had any thing on her mind, it was to be exorcised and put away, he ordered, speaking to Mrs. Swayne and Pamela, who had not a notion what she had on her mind.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading If she had any thing on her mind, it was to be exorcised and put away, he ordered, speaking to Mrs. Swayne and Pamela, who had not a notion what she had on her mind.
