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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 AT MARIE'S BEDSIDE I take a sad pleasure in being in Marie's chamber.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Everywhere else, I belong to Laurence, everywhere else, I am feverish, excited and tormented.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I hasten to reach this spot of pacification, I enter it with the feeling of confidence and comfort experienced by an invalid who is going to breathe a milder atmosphere, by which he expects to be cured.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the morning, I go there and sit upon the edge of the dying girl's bed; I live there as much as possible, departing with regret.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the morning, I go there and sit upon the edge of the dying girl's bed; I live there as much as possible, departing with regret.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT MARIE'S BEDSIDE I take a sad pleasure in being in Marie's chamber.
atmosphere
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From this reading I hasten to reach this spot of pacification, I enter it with the feeling of confidence and comfort experienced by an invalid who is going to breathe a milder atmosphere, by which he expects to be cured.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I hasten to reach this spot of pacification, I enter it with the feeling of confidence and comfort experienced by an invalid who is going to breathe a milder atmosphere, by which he expects to be cured.
bed
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From this reading In the morning, I go there and sit upon the edge of the dying girl's bed; I live there as much as possible, departing with regret.
BEDSIDE
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From this reading AT MARIE'S BEDSIDE I take a sad pleasure in being in Marie's chamber.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading AT MARIE'S BEDSIDE I take a sad pleasure in being in Marie's chamber.
belong
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From this reading Everywhere else, I belong to Laurence, everywhere else, I am feverish, excited and tormented.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading I hasten to reach this spot of pacification, I enter it with the feeling of confidence and comfort experienced by an invalid who is going to breathe a milder atmosphere, by which he expects to be cured.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I hasten to reach this spot of pacification, I enter it with the feeling of confidence and comfort experienced by an invalid who is going to breathe a milder atmosphere, by which he expects to be cured.
chamber
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From this reading AT MARIE'S BEDSIDE I take a sad pleasure in being in Marie's chamber.
comfort
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From this reading I hasten to reach this spot of pacification, I enter it with the feeling of confidence and comfort experienced by an invalid who is going to breathe a milder atmosphere, by which he expects to be cured.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I hasten to reach this spot of pacification, I enter it with the feeling of confidence and comfort experienced by an invalid who is going to breathe a milder atmosphere, by which he expects to be cured.
cured
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From this reading I hasten to reach this spot of pacification, I enter it with the feeling of confidence and comfort experienced by an invalid who is going to breathe a milder atmosphere, by which he expects to be cured.
death
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From this reading I love death.
departing
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From this reading In the morning, I go there and sit upon the edge of the dying girl's bed; I live there as much as possible, departing with regret.
dying
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From this reading In the morning, I go there and sit upon the edge of the dying girl's bed; I live there as much as possible, departing with regret.
edge
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From this reading In the morning, I go there and sit upon the edge of the dying girl's bed; I live there as much as possible, departing with regret.
else
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From this reading Everywhere else, I belong to Laurence, everywhere else, I am feverish, excited and tormented.
enter
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From this reading I hasten to reach this spot of pacification, I enter it with the feeling of confidence and comfort experienced by an invalid who is going to breathe a milder atmosphere, by which he expects to be cured.
Everywhere
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From this reading Everywhere else, I belong to Laurence, everywhere else, I am feverish, excited and tormented.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Everywhere else, I belong to Laurence, everywhere else, I am feverish, excited and tormented.
expects
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From this reading I hasten to reach this spot of pacification, I enter it with the feeling of confidence and comfort experienced by an invalid who is going to breathe a milder atmosphere, by which he expects to be cured.
experienced
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From this reading I hasten to reach this spot of pacification, I enter it with the feeling of confidence and comfort experienced by an invalid who is going to breathe a milder atmosphere, by which he expects to be cured.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I hasten to reach this spot of pacification, I enter it with the feeling of confidence and comfort experienced by an invalid who is going to breathe a milder atmosphere, by which he expects to be cured.
feverish
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From this reading Everywhere else, I belong to Laurence, everywhere else, I am feverish, excited and tormented.
girl's
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From this reading In the morning, I go there and sit upon the edge of the dying girl's bed; I live there as much as possible, departing with regret.
go
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From this reading In the morning, I go there and sit upon the edge of the dying girl's bed; I live there as much as possible, departing with regret.
going
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From this reading I hasten to reach this spot of pacification, I enter it with the feeling of confidence and comfort experienced by an invalid who is going to breathe a milder atmosphere, by which he expects to be cured.
hasten
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From this reading I hasten to reach this spot of pacification, I enter it with the feeling of confidence and comfort experienced by an invalid who is going to breathe a milder atmosphere, by which he expects to be cured.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I hasten to reach this spot of pacification, I enter it with the feeling of confidence and comfort experienced by an invalid who is going to breathe a milder atmosphere, by which he expects to be cured.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AT MARIE'S BEDSIDE I take a sad pleasure in being in Marie's chamber.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT MARIE'S BEDSIDE I take a sad pleasure in being in Marie's chamber.
invalid
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From this reading I hasten to reach this spot of pacification, I enter it with the feeling of confidence and comfort experienced by an invalid who is going to breathe a milder atmosphere, by which he expects to be cured.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I hasten to reach this spot of pacification, I enter it with the feeling of confidence and comfort experienced by an invalid who is going to breathe a milder atmosphere, by which he expects to be cured.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I hasten to reach this spot of pacification, I enter it with the feeling of confidence and comfort experienced by an invalid who is going to breathe a milder atmosphere, by which he expects to be cured.
Laurence
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From this reading Everywhere else, I belong to Laurence, everywhere else, I am feverish, excited and tormented.
live
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From this reading In the morning, I go there and sit upon the edge of the dying girl's bed; I live there as much as possible, departing with regret.
love
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From this reading I love death.
MARIE'S
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From this reading AT MARIE'S BEDSIDE I take a sad pleasure in being in Marie's chamber.
milder
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From this reading I hasten to reach this spot of pacification, I enter it with the feeling of confidence and comfort experienced by an invalid who is going to breathe a milder atmosphere, by which he expects to be cured.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning, I go there and sit upon the edge of the dying girl's bed; I live there as much as possible, departing with regret.
much
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From this reading In the morning, I go there and sit upon the edge of the dying girl's bed; I live there as much as possible, departing with regret.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the morning, I go there and sit upon the edge of the dying girl's bed; I live there as much as possible, departing with regret.
pacification
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From this reading I hasten to reach this spot of pacification, I enter it with the feeling of confidence and comfort experienced by an invalid who is going to breathe a milder atmosphere, by which he expects to be cured.
pleasure
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From this reading AT MARIE'S BEDSIDE I take a sad pleasure in being in Marie's chamber.
possible
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From this reading In the morning, I go there and sit upon the edge of the dying girl's bed; I live there as much as possible, departing with regret.
reach
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From this reading I hasten to reach this spot of pacification, I enter it with the feeling of confidence and comfort experienced by an invalid who is going to breathe a milder atmosphere, by which he expects to be cured.
regret
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From this reading In the morning, I go there and sit upon the edge of the dying girl's bed; I live there as much as possible, departing with regret.
sad
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From this reading AT MARIE'S BEDSIDE I take a sad pleasure in being in Marie's chamber.
sit
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From this reading In the morning, I go there and sit upon the edge of the dying girl's bed; I live there as much as possible, departing with regret.
spot
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From this reading I hasten to reach this spot of pacification, I enter it with the feeling of confidence and comfort experienced by an invalid who is going to breathe a milder atmosphere, by which he expects to be cured.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT MARIE'S BEDSIDE I take a sad pleasure in being in Marie's chamber.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the morning, I go there and sit upon the edge of the dying girl's bed; I live there as much as possible, departing with regret.
there
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From this reading In the morning, I go there and sit upon the edge of the dying girl's bed; I live there as much as possible, departing with regret.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I hasten to reach this spot of pacification, I enter it with the feeling of confidence and comfort experienced by an invalid who is going to breathe a milder atmosphere, by which he expects to be cured.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everywhere else, I belong to Laurence, everywhere else, I am feverish, excited and tormented.
tormented
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From this reading Everywhere else, I belong to Laurence, everywhere else, I am feverish, excited and tormented.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In the morning, I go there and sit upon the edge of the dying girl's bed; I live there as much as possible, departing with regret.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I hasten to reach this spot of pacification, I enter it with the feeling of confidence and comfort experienced by an invalid who is going to breathe a milder atmosphere, by which he expects to be cured.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I hasten to reach this spot of pacification, I enter it with the feeling of confidence and comfort experienced by an invalid who is going to breathe a milder atmosphere, by which he expects to be cured.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the morning, I go there and sit upon the edge of the dying girl's bed; I live there as much as possible, departing with regret.
