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All
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From this reading "All that I need is rest--rest," he murmured more than once.
amiss
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From this reading He was terribly weak and low, but beyond that, there seemed nothing chronically amiss with him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Everard Clinton had gone through so much, both physically and mentally, in the course of the preceding two hours that as soon as he found himself on board the yacht, the inevitable reaction set in.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sir Everard Clinton had gone through so much, both physically and mentally, in the course of the preceding two hours that as soon as he found himself on board the yacht, the inevitable reaction set in.
attention
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From this reading Mr. Marchment gave up his own cabin to him, and that he lacked nothing in the way of nursing and attention on the part of Dacia and Burgo goes without saying.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He was terribly weak and low, but beyond that, there seemed nothing chronically amiss with him.
board
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From this reading Sir Everard Clinton had gone through so much, both physically and mentally, in the course of the preceding two hours that as soon as he found himself on board the yacht, the inevitable reaction set in.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Sir Everard Clinton had gone through so much, both physically and mentally, in the course of the preceding two hours that as soon as he found himself on board the yacht, the inevitable reaction set in.
BURGO
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From this reading SURPRISE FOR BURGO.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was terribly weak and low, but beyond that, there seemed nothing chronically amiss with him.
cabin
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From this reading Mr. Marchment gave up his own cabin to him, and that he lacked nothing in the way of nursing and attention on the part of Dacia and Burgo goes without saying.
chronically
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From this reading He was terribly weak and low, but beyond that, there seemed nothing chronically amiss with him.
Clinton
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From this reading Sir Everard Clinton had gone through so much, both physically and mentally, in the course of the preceding two hours that as soon as he found himself on board the yacht, the inevitable reaction set in.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Everard Clinton had gone through so much, both physically and mentally, in the course of the preceding two hours that as soon as he found himself on board the yacht, the inevitable reaction set in.
Dacia
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From this reading Mr. Marchment gave up his own cabin to him, and that he lacked nothing in the way of nursing and attention on the part of Dacia and Burgo goes without saying.
Everard
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From this reading Sir Everard Clinton had gone through so much, both physically and mentally, in the course of the preceding two hours that as soon as he found himself on board the yacht, the inevitable reaction set in.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SURPRISE FOR BURGO.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Everard Clinton had gone through so much, both physically and mentally, in the course of the preceding two hours that as soon as he found himself on board the yacht, the inevitable reaction set in.
gave
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From this reading Mr. Marchment gave up his own cabin to him, and that he lacked nothing in the way of nursing and attention on the part of Dacia and Burgo goes without saying.
goes
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From this reading Mr. Marchment gave up his own cabin to him, and that he lacked nothing in the way of nursing and attention on the part of Dacia and Burgo goes without saying.
gone
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From this reading Sir Everard Clinton had gone through so much, both physically and mentally, in the course of the preceding two hours that as soon as he found himself on board the yacht, the inevitable reaction set in.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir Everard Clinton had gone through so much, both physically and mentally, in the course of the preceding two hours that as soon as he found himself on board the yacht, the inevitable reaction set in.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir Everard Clinton had gone through so much, both physically and mentally, in the course of the preceding two hours that as soon as he found himself on board the yacht, the inevitable reaction set in.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Marchment gave up his own cabin to him, and that he lacked nothing in the way of nursing and attention on the part of Dacia and Burgo goes without saying.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sir Everard Clinton had gone through so much, both physically and mentally, in the course of the preceding two hours that as soon as he found himself on board the yacht, the inevitable reaction set in.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Marchment gave up his own cabin to him, and that he lacked nothing in the way of nursing and attention on the part of Dacia and Burgo goes without saying.
hours
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From this reading Sir Everard Clinton had gone through so much, both physically and mentally, in the course of the preceding two hours that as soon as he found himself on board the yacht, the inevitable reaction set in.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "All that I need is rest--rest," he murmured more than once.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir Everard Clinton had gone through so much, both physically and mentally, in the course of the preceding two hours that as soon as he found himself on board the yacht, the inevitable reaction set in.
inevitable
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From this reading Sir Everard Clinton had gone through so much, both physically and mentally, in the course of the preceding two hours that as soon as he found himself on board the yacht, the inevitable reaction set in.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "All that I need is rest--rest," he murmured more than once.
lacked
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From this reading Mr. Marchment gave up his own cabin to him, and that he lacked nothing in the way of nursing and attention on the part of Dacia and Burgo goes without saying.
low
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From this reading He was terribly weak and low, but beyond that, there seemed nothing chronically amiss with him.
Marchment
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From this reading Mr. Marchment gave up his own cabin to him, and that he lacked nothing in the way of nursing and attention on the part of Dacia and Burgo goes without saying.
mentally
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From this reading Sir Everard Clinton had gone through so much, both physically and mentally, in the course of the preceding two hours that as soon as he found himself on board the yacht, the inevitable reaction set in.
more
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From this reading "All that I need is rest--rest," he murmured more than once.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Marchment gave up his own cabin to him, and that he lacked nothing in the way of nursing and attention on the part of Dacia and Burgo goes without saying.
much
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From this reading Sir Everard Clinton had gone through so much, both physically and mentally, in the course of the preceding two hours that as soon as he found himself on board the yacht, the inevitable reaction set in.
murmured
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From this reading "All that I need is rest--rest," he murmured more than once.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "All that I need is rest--rest," he murmured more than once.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Mr. Marchment gave up his own cabin to him, and that he lacked nothing in the way of nursing and attention on the part of Dacia and Burgo goes without saying.
nursing
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From this reading Mr. Marchment gave up his own cabin to him, and that he lacked nothing in the way of nursing and attention on the part of Dacia and Burgo goes without saying.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sir Everard Clinton had gone through so much, both physically and mentally, in the course of the preceding two hours that as soon as he found himself on board the yacht, the inevitable reaction set in.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sir Everard Clinton had gone through so much, both physically and mentally, in the course of the preceding two hours that as soon as he found himself on board the yacht, the inevitable reaction set in.
once
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From this reading "All that I need is rest--rest," he murmured more than once.
own
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From this reading Mr. Marchment gave up his own cabin to him, and that he lacked nothing in the way of nursing and attention on the part of Dacia and Burgo goes without saying.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Marchment gave up his own cabin to him, and that he lacked nothing in the way of nursing and attention on the part of Dacia and Burgo goes without saying.
physically
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From this reading Sir Everard Clinton had gone through so much, both physically and mentally, in the course of the preceding two hours that as soon as he found himself on board the yacht, the inevitable reaction set in.
preceding
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From this reading Sir Everard Clinton had gone through so much, both physically and mentally, in the course of the preceding two hours that as soon as he found himself on board the yacht, the inevitable reaction set in.
reaction
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From this reading Sir Everard Clinton had gone through so much, both physically and mentally, in the course of the preceding two hours that as soon as he found himself on board the yacht, the inevitable reaction set in.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "All that I need is rest--rest," he murmured more than once.
saying
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From this reading Mr. Marchment gave up his own cabin to him, and that he lacked nothing in the way of nursing and attention on the part of Dacia and Burgo goes without saying.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was terribly weak and low, but beyond that, there seemed nothing chronically amiss with him.
set
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From this reading Sir Everard Clinton had gone through so much, both physically and mentally, in the course of the preceding two hours that as soon as he found himself on board the yacht, the inevitable reaction set in.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Everard Clinton had gone through so much, both physically and mentally, in the course of the preceding two hours that as soon as he found himself on board the yacht, the inevitable reaction set in.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Sir Everard Clinton had gone through so much, both physically and mentally, in the course of the preceding two hours that as soon as he found himself on board the yacht, the inevitable reaction set in.
soon
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From this reading Sir Everard Clinton had gone through so much, both physically and mentally, in the course of the preceding two hours that as soon as he found himself on board the yacht, the inevitable reaction set in.
SURPRISE
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From this reading SURPRISE FOR BURGO.
terribly
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From this reading He was terribly weak and low, but beyond that, there seemed nothing chronically amiss with him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "All that I need is rest--rest," he murmured more than once.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sir Everard Clinton had gone through so much, both physically and mentally, in the course of the preceding two hours that as soon as he found himself on board the yacht, the inevitable reaction set in.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sir Everard Clinton had gone through so much, both physically and mentally, in the course of the preceding two hours that as soon as he found himself on board the yacht, the inevitable reaction set in.
there
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From this reading He was terribly weak and low, but beyond that, there seemed nothing chronically amiss with him.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sir Everard Clinton had gone through so much, both physically and mentally, in the course of the preceding two hours that as soon as he found himself on board the yacht, the inevitable reaction set in.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Marchment gave up his own cabin to him, and that he lacked nothing in the way of nursing and attention on the part of Dacia and Burgo goes without saying.
two
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From this reading Sir Everard Clinton had gone through so much, both physically and mentally, in the course of the preceding two hours that as soon as he found himself on board the yacht, the inevitable reaction set in.
up
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From this reading Mr. Marchment gave up his own cabin to him, and that he lacked nothing in the way of nursing and attention on the part of Dacia and Burgo goes without saying.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was terribly weak and low, but beyond that, there seemed nothing chronically amiss with him.
way
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From this reading Mr. Marchment gave up his own cabin to him, and that he lacked nothing in the way of nursing and attention on the part of Dacia and Burgo goes without saying.
weak
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From this reading He was terribly weak and low, but beyond that, there seemed nothing chronically amiss with him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was terribly weak and low, but beyond that, there seemed nothing chronically amiss with him.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Mr. Marchment gave up his own cabin to him, and that he lacked nothing in the way of nursing and attention on the part of Dacia and Burgo goes without saying.
yacht
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From this reading Sir Everard Clinton had gone through so much, both physically and mentally, in the course of the preceding two hours that as soon as he found himself on board the yacht, the inevitable reaction set in.
