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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 Whatever his private sorrows may be, a multimillionaire, like any other workingman, should keep abreast of his business.
abreast
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From this reading Whatever his private sorrows may be, a multimillionaire, like any other workingman, should keep abreast of his business.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harvey Cheyne, senior, had gone East late in June to meet a woman broken down, half mad, who dreamed day and night of her son drowning in the gray seas.
any
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From this reading Whatever his private sorrows may be, a multimillionaire, like any other workingman, should keep abreast of his business.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Whatever his private sorrows may be, a multimillionaire, like any other workingman, should keep abreast of his business.
boy
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From this reading Mrs. Cheyne lay still and moaned, or talked of her boy by the hour together to any one who would listen.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harvey Cheyne, senior, had gone East late in June to meet a woman broken down, half mad, who dreamed day and night of her son drowning in the gray seas.
business
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From this reading Whatever his private sorrows may be, a multimillionaire, like any other workingman, should keep abreast of his business.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had surrounded her with doctors, trained nurses, massage-women, and even faith-cure companions, but they were useless.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Cheyne lay still and moaned, or talked of her boy by the hour together to any one who would listen.
Cheyne
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From this reading Harvey Cheyne, senior, had gone East late in June to meet a woman broken down, half mad, who dreamed day and night of her son drowning in the gray seas.
companions
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From this reading He had surrounded her with doctors, trained nurses, massage-women, and even faith-cure companions, but they were useless.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Hope she had none, and who could offer it?
day
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doctors
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down
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dreamed
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drowning
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From this reading Harvey Cheyne, senior, had gone East late in June to meet a woman broken down, half mad, who dreamed day and night of her son drowning in the gray seas.
East
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evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had surrounded her with doctors, trained nurses, massage-women, and even faith-cure companions, but they were useless.
faith-cure
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gone
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gray
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Harvey Cheyne, senior, had gone East late in June to meet a woman broken down, half mad, who dreamed day and night of her son drowning in the gray seas.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harvey Cheyne, senior, had gone East late in June to meet a woman broken down, half mad, who dreamed day and night of her son drowning in the gray seas.
Harvey
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From this reading Harvey Cheyne, senior, had gone East late in June to meet a woman broken down, half mad, who dreamed day and night of her son drowning in the gray seas.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had surrounded her with doctors, trained nurses, massage-women, and even faith-cure companions, but they were useless.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Harvey Cheyne, senior, had gone East late in June to meet a woman broken down, half mad, who dreamed day and night of her son drowning in the gray seas.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Whatever his private sorrows may be, a multimillionaire, like any other workingman, should keep abreast of his business.
Hope
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From this reading Hope she had none, and who could offer it?
hour
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Harvey Cheyne, senior, had gone East late in June to meet a woman broken down, half mad, who dreamed day and night of her son drowning in the gray seas.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hope she had none, and who could offer it?
June
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keep
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From this reading Whatever his private sorrows may be, a multimillionaire, like any other workingman, should keep abreast of his business.
late
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lay
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like
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From this reading Whatever his private sorrows may be, a multimillionaire, like any other workingman, should keep abreast of his business.
listen
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mad
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From this reading Harvey Cheyne, senior, had gone East late in June to meet a woman broken down, half mad, who dreamed day and night of her son drowning in the gray seas.
massage-women
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From this reading He had surrounded her with doctors, trained nurses, massage-women, and even faith-cure companions, but they were useless.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Whatever his private sorrows may be, a multimillionaire, like any other workingman, should keep abreast of his business.
meet
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moaned
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Mrs
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multimillionaire
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From this reading Whatever his private sorrows may be, a multimillionaire, like any other workingman, should keep abreast of his business.
night
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From this reading Harvey Cheyne, senior, had gone East late in June to meet a woman broken down, half mad, who dreamed day and night of her son drowning in the gray seas.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Hope she had none, and who could offer it?
nurses
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From this reading He had surrounded her with doctors, trained nurses, massage-women, and even faith-cure companions, but they were useless.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whatever his private sorrows may be, a multimillionaire, like any other workingman, should keep abreast of his business.
offer
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From this reading Hope she had none, and who could offer it?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mrs. Cheyne lay still and moaned, or talked of her boy by the hour together to any one who would listen.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mrs. Cheyne lay still and moaned, or talked of her boy by the hour together to any one who would listen.
other
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From this reading Whatever his private sorrows may be, a multimillionaire, like any other workingman, should keep abreast of his business.
private
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From this reading Whatever his private sorrows may be, a multimillionaire, like any other workingman, should keep abreast of his business.
seas
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senior
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hope she had none, and who could offer it?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Whatever his private sorrows may be, a multimillionaire, like any other workingman, should keep abreast of his business.
son
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From this reading Harvey Cheyne, senior, had gone East late in June to meet a woman broken down, half mad, who dreamed day and night of her son drowning in the gray seas.
sorrows
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From this reading Whatever his private sorrows may be, a multimillionaire, like any other workingman, should keep abreast of his business.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Cheyne lay still and moaned, or talked of her boy by the hour together to any one who would listen.
surrounded
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From this reading He had surrounded her with doctors, trained nurses, massage-women, and even faith-cure companions, but they were useless.
talked
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Harvey Cheyne, senior, had gone East late in June to meet a woman broken down, half mad, who dreamed day and night of her son drowning in the gray seas.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had surrounded her with doctors, trained nurses, massage-women, and even faith-cure companions, but they were useless.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Harvey Cheyne, senior, had gone East late in June to meet a woman broken down, half mad, who dreamed day and night of her son drowning in the gray seas.
together
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trained
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From this reading He had surrounded her with doctors, trained nurses, massage-women, and even faith-cure companions, but they were useless.
useless
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From this reading He had surrounded her with doctors, trained nurses, massage-women, and even faith-cure companions, but they were useless.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had surrounded her with doctors, trained nurses, massage-women, and even faith-cure companions, but they were useless.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever his private sorrows may be, a multimillionaire, like any other workingman, should keep abreast of his business.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Harvey Cheyne, senior, had gone East late in June to meet a woman broken down, half mad, who dreamed day and night of her son drowning in the gray seas.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had surrounded her with doctors, trained nurses, massage-women, and even faith-cure companions, but they were useless.
woman
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From this reading Harvey Cheyne, senior, had gone East late in June to meet a woman broken down, half mad, who dreamed day and night of her son drowning in the gray seas.
workingman
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From this reading Whatever his private sorrows may be, a multimillionaire, like any other workingman, should keep abreast of his business.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mrs. Cheyne lay still and moaned, or talked of her boy by the hour together to any one who would listen.
