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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 fortnight after the events which I have just related Armand was convalescent, and we had already become great friends.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Illnesses like Armand’s have one fortunate thing about them: they either kill outright or are very soon overcome.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A fortnight after the events which I have just related Armand was convalescent, and we had already become great friends.
allowed
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From this reading The doctor had allowed him to get up, and we often sat talking at the open window, at the hour when the sun is at its height, from twelve to two.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fortnight after the events which I have just related Armand was convalescent, and we had already become great friends.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A fortnight after the events which I have just related Armand was convalescent, and we had already become great friends.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Illnesses like Armand’s have one fortunate thing about them: they either kill outright or are very soon overcome.
Armand
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From this reading A fortnight after the events which I have just related Armand was convalescent, and we had already become great friends.
Armand's
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From this reading Illnesses like Armand’s have one fortunate thing about them: they either kill outright or are very soon overcome.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The doctor had allowed him to get up, and we often sat talking at the open window, at the hour when the sun is at its height, from twelve to two.
become
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From this reading A fortnight after the events which I have just related Armand was convalescent, and we had already become great friends.
birds
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From this reading Spring was profuse in its flowers, its leaves, its birds, its songs; and my friend’s window opened gaily upon his garden, from which a reviving breath of health seemed to come to him.
breath
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From this reading Spring was profuse in its flowers, its leaves, its birds, its songs; and my friend’s window opened gaily upon his garden, from which a reviving breath of health seemed to come to him.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Spring was profuse in its flowers, its leaves, its birds, its songs; and my friend’s window opened gaily upon his garden, from which a reviving breath of health seemed to come to him.
convalescent
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From this reading A fortnight after the events which I have just related Armand was convalescent, and we had already become great friends.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the whole course of his illness I had hardly left his side.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor had allowed him to get up, and we often sat talking at the open window, at the hour when the sun is at its height, from twelve to two.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the whole course of his illness I had hardly left his side.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Illnesses like Armand’s have one fortunate thing about them: they either kill outright or are very soon overcome.
events
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From this reading A fortnight after the events which I have just related Armand was convalescent, and we had already become great friends.
flowers
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From this reading Spring was profuse in its flowers, its leaves, its birds, its songs; and my friend’s window opened gaily upon his garden, from which a reviving breath of health seemed to come to him.
fortnight
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From this reading A fortnight after the events which I have just related Armand was convalescent, and we had already become great friends.
fortunate
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From this reading Illnesses like Armand’s have one fortunate thing about them: they either kill outright or are very soon overcome.
friend's
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From this reading Spring was profuse in its flowers, its leaves, its birds, its songs; and my friend’s window opened gaily upon his garden, from which a reviving breath of health seemed to come to him.
friends
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From this reading A fortnight after the events which I have just related Armand was convalescent, and we had already become great friends.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Spring was profuse in its flowers, its leaves, its birds, its songs; and my friend’s window opened gaily upon his garden, from which a reviving breath of health seemed to come to him.
gaily
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From this reading Spring was profuse in its flowers, its leaves, its birds, its songs; and my friend’s window opened gaily upon his garden, from which a reviving breath of health seemed to come to him.
garden
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From this reading Spring was profuse in its flowers, its leaves, its birds, its songs; and my friend’s window opened gaily upon his garden, from which a reviving breath of health seemed to come to him.
get
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From this reading The doctor had allowed him to get up, and we often sat talking at the open window, at the hour when the sun is at its height, from twelve to two.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fortnight after the events which I have just related Armand was convalescent, and we had already become great friends.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A fortnight after the events which I have just related Armand was convalescent, and we had already become great friends.
hardly
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From this reading During the whole course of his illness I had hardly left his side.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Illnesses like Armand’s have one fortunate thing about them: they either kill outright or are very soon overcome.
health
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From this reading Spring was profuse in its flowers, its leaves, its birds, its songs; and my friend’s window opened gaily upon his garden, from which a reviving breath of health seemed to come to him.
height
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From this reading The doctor had allowed him to get up, and we often sat talking at the open window, at the hour when the sun is at its height, from twelve to two.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Spring was profuse in its flowers, its leaves, its birds, its songs; and my friend’s window opened gaily upon his garden, from which a reviving breath of health seemed to come to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading During the whole course of his illness I had hardly left his side.
hour
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From this reading The doctor had allowed him to get up, and we often sat talking at the open window, at the hour when the sun is at its height, from twelve to two.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A fortnight after the events which I have just related Armand was convalescent, and we had already become great friends.
illness
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From this reading During the whole course of his illness I had hardly left his side.
Illnesses
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From this reading Illnesses like Armand’s have one fortunate thing about them: they either kill outright or are very soon overcome.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Spring was profuse in its flowers, its leaves, its birds, its songs; and my friend’s window opened gaily upon his garden, from which a reviving breath of health seemed to come to him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The doctor had allowed him to get up, and we often sat talking at the open window, at the hour when the sun is at its height, from twelve to two.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Spring was profuse in its flowers, its leaves, its birds, its songs; and my friend’s window opened gaily upon his garden, from which a reviving breath of health seemed to come to him.
just
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From this reading A fortnight after the events which I have just related Armand was convalescent, and we had already become great friends.
kill
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From this reading Illnesses like Armand’s have one fortunate thing about them: they either kill outright or are very soon overcome.
leaves
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From this reading Spring was profuse in its flowers, its leaves, its birds, its songs; and my friend’s window opened gaily upon his garden, from which a reviving breath of health seemed to come to him.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the whole course of his illness I had hardly left his side.
like
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From this reading Illnesses like Armand’s have one fortunate thing about them: they either kill outright or are very soon overcome.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Spring was profuse in its flowers, its leaves, its birds, its songs; and my friend’s window opened gaily upon his garden, from which a reviving breath of health seemed to come to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the whole course of his illness I had hardly left his side.
often
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From this reading The doctor had allowed him to get up, and we often sat talking at the open window, at the hour when the sun is at its height, from twelve to two.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Illnesses like Armand’s have one fortunate thing about them: they either kill outright or are very soon overcome.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The doctor had allowed him to get up, and we often sat talking at the open window, at the hour when the sun is at its height, from twelve to two.
opened
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From this reading Spring was profuse in its flowers, its leaves, its birds, its songs; and my friend’s window opened gaily upon his garden, from which a reviving breath of health seemed to come to him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Illnesses like Armand’s have one fortunate thing about them: they either kill outright or are very soon overcome.
outright
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From this reading Illnesses like Armand’s have one fortunate thing about them: they either kill outright or are very soon overcome.
overcome
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From this reading Illnesses like Armand’s have one fortunate thing about them: they either kill outright or are very soon overcome.
profuse
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From this reading Spring was profuse in its flowers, its leaves, its birds, its songs; and my friend’s window opened gaily upon his garden, from which a reviving breath of health seemed to come to him.
related
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From this reading A fortnight after the events which I have just related Armand was convalescent, and we had already become great friends.
reviving
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From this reading Spring was profuse in its flowers, its leaves, its birds, its songs; and my friend’s window opened gaily upon his garden, from which a reviving breath of health seemed to come to him.
sat
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From this reading The doctor had allowed him to get up, and we often sat talking at the open window, at the hour when the sun is at its height, from twelve to two.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Spring was profuse in its flowers, its leaves, its birds, its songs; and my friend’s window opened gaily upon his garden, from which a reviving breath of health seemed to come to him.
side
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From this reading During the whole course of his illness I had hardly left his side.
songs
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From this reading Spring was profuse in its flowers, its leaves, its birds, its songs; and my friend’s window opened gaily upon his garden, from which a reviving breath of health seemed to come to him.
soon
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From this reading Illnesses like Armand’s have one fortunate thing about them: they either kill outright or are very soon overcome.
Spring
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From this reading Spring was profuse in its flowers, its leaves, its birds, its songs; and my friend’s window opened gaily upon his garden, from which a reviving breath of health seemed to come to him.
sun
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From this reading The doctor had allowed him to get up, and we often sat talking at the open window, at the hour when the sun is at its height, from twelve to two.
talking
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From this reading The doctor had allowed him to get up, and we often sat talking at the open window, at the hour when the sun is at its height, from twelve to two.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A fortnight after the events which I have just related Armand was convalescent, and we had already become great friends.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Illnesses like Armand’s have one fortunate thing about them: they either kill outright or are very soon overcome.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Illnesses like Armand’s have one fortunate thing about them: they either kill outright or are very soon overcome.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Illnesses like Armand’s have one fortunate thing about them: they either kill outright or are very soon overcome.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Spring was profuse in its flowers, its leaves, its birds, its songs; and my friend’s window opened gaily upon his garden, from which a reviving breath of health seemed to come to him.
twelve
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From this reading The doctor had allowed him to get up, and we often sat talking at the open window, at the hour when the sun is at its height, from twelve to two.
two
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From this reading The doctor had allowed him to get up, and we often sat talking at the open window, at the hour when the sun is at its height, from twelve to two.
up
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From this reading The doctor had allowed him to get up, and we often sat talking at the open window, at the hour when the sun is at its height, from twelve to two.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Spring was profuse in its flowers, its leaves, its birds, its songs; and my friend’s window opened gaily upon his garden, from which a reviving breath of health seemed to come to him.
very
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From this reading Illnesses like Armand’s have one fortunate thing about them: they either kill outright or are very soon overcome.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A fortnight after the events which I have just related Armand was convalescent, and we had already become great friends.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A fortnight after the events which I have just related Armand was convalescent, and we had already become great friends.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The doctor had allowed him to get up, and we often sat talking at the open window, at the hour when the sun is at its height, from twelve to two.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A fortnight after the events which I have just related Armand was convalescent, and we had already become great friends.
whole
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From this reading During the whole course of his illness I had hardly left his side.
window
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From this reading Spring was profuse in its flowers, its leaves, its birds, its songs; and my friend’s window opened gaily upon his garden, from which a reviving breath of health seemed to come to him.
