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19th
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From this reading "June 19th.--Strange that wherever I am hospitably entertained I recompense my host by falling ill in his house.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Since my last entry in this Journal I have been lying at the gate of death, smitten down with a sore sickness.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seems that the long exposure and weariness of my journey to the Peak threw me into a fever: but of this I should soon have recovered, were it not for my head, which I fear will never be wholly right again.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "June 19th.--Strange that wherever I am hospitably entertained I recompense my host by falling ill in his house.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CONTAINS THE THIRD AND LAST PART OF MY FATHER'S JOURNAL: SETTING FORTH THE MUTINY ON BOARD THE _BELLE FORTUNE_.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Since my last entry in this Journal I have been lying at the gate of death, smitten down with a sore sickness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It seems that the long exposure and weariness of my journey to the Peak threw me into a fever: but of this I should soon have recovered, were it not for my head, which I fear will never be wholly right again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since my last entry in this Journal I have been lying at the gate of death, smitten down with a sore sickness.
BELLE
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From this reading CONTAINS THE THIRD AND LAST PART OF MY FATHER'S JOURNAL: SETTING FORTH THE MUTINY ON BOARD THE _BELLE FORTUNE_.
blow
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From this reading That cowardly blow upon Malabar Hill has made a sad wreck of me; twice, when I seemed in a fair way to recovery, has my mind entirely given way.
BOARD
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From this reading CONTAINS THE THIRD AND LAST PART OF MY FATHER'S JOURNAL: SETTING FORTH THE MUTINY ON BOARD THE _BELLE FORTUNE_.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It seems that the long exposure and weariness of my journey to the Peak threw me into a fever: but of this I should soon have recovered, were it not for my head, which I fear will never be wholly right again.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "June 19th.--Strange that wherever I am hospitably entertained I recompense my host by falling ill in his house.
CONTAINS
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From this reading CONTAINS THE THIRD AND LAST PART OF MY FATHER'S JOURNAL: SETTING FORTH THE MUTINY ON BOARD THE _BELLE FORTUNE_.
cowardly
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From this reading That cowardly blow upon Malabar Hill has made a sad wreck of me; twice, when I seemed in a fair way to recovery, has my mind entirely given way.
death
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From this reading Since my last entry in this Journal I have been lying at the gate of death, smitten down with a sore sickness.
down
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From this reading Since my last entry in this Journal I have been lying at the gate of death, smitten down with a sore sickness.
entertained
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From this reading "June 19th.--Strange that wherever I am hospitably entertained I recompense my host by falling ill in his house.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That cowardly blow upon Malabar Hill has made a sad wreck of me; twice, when I seemed in a fair way to recovery, has my mind entirely given way.
entry
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From this reading Since my last entry in this Journal I have been lying at the gate of death, smitten down with a sore sickness.
exposure
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From this reading It seems that the long exposure and weariness of my journey to the Peak threw me into a fever: but of this I should soon have recovered, were it not for my head, which I fear will never be wholly right again.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That cowardly blow upon Malabar Hill has made a sad wreck of me; twice, when I seemed in a fair way to recovery, has my mind entirely given way.
falling
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From this reading "June 19th.--Strange that wherever I am hospitably entertained I recompense my host by falling ill in his house.
FATHER'S
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From this reading CONTAINS THE THIRD AND LAST PART OF MY FATHER'S JOURNAL: SETTING FORTH THE MUTINY ON BOARD THE _BELLE FORTUNE_.
fear
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From this reading It seems that the long exposure and weariness of my journey to the Peak threw me into a fever: but of this I should soon have recovered, were it not for my head, which I fear will never be wholly right again.
fever
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From this reading It seems that the long exposure and weariness of my journey to the Peak threw me into a fever: but of this I should soon have recovered, were it not for my head, which I fear will never be wholly right again.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It seems that the long exposure and weariness of my journey to the Peak threw me into a fever: but of this I should soon have recovered, were it not for my head, which I fear will never be wholly right again.
FORTH
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From this reading CONTAINS THE THIRD AND LAST PART OF MY FATHER'S JOURNAL: SETTING FORTH THE MUTINY ON BOARD THE _BELLE FORTUNE_.
FORTUNEnounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CONTAINS THE THIRD AND LAST PART OF MY FATHER'S JOURNAL: SETTING FORTH THE MUTINY ON BOARD THE _BELLE FORTUNE_.
gate
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From this reading Since my last entry in this Journal I have been lying at the gate of death, smitten down with a sore sickness.
given
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From this reading That cowardly blow upon Malabar Hill has made a sad wreck of me; twice, when I seemed in a fair way to recovery, has my mind entirely given way.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That cowardly blow upon Malabar Hill has made a sad wreck of me; twice, when I seemed in a fair way to recovery, has my mind entirely given way.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Since my last entry in this Journal I have been lying at the gate of death, smitten down with a sore sickness.
head
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From this reading It seems that the long exposure and weariness of my journey to the Peak threw me into a fever: but of this I should soon have recovered, were it not for my head, which I fear will never be wholly right again.
Hill
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From this reading That cowardly blow upon Malabar Hill has made a sad wreck of me; twice, when I seemed in a fair way to recovery, has my mind entirely given way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "June 19th.--Strange that wherever I am hospitably entertained I recompense my host by falling ill in his house.
hospitably
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From this reading "June 19th.--Strange that wherever I am hospitably entertained I recompense my host by falling ill in his house.
host
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From this reading "June 19th.--Strange that wherever I am hospitably entertained I recompense my host by falling ill in his house.
house
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From this reading "June 19th.--Strange that wherever I am hospitably entertained I recompense my host by falling ill in his house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "June 19th.--Strange that wherever I am hospitably entertained I recompense my host by falling ill in his house.
ill
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From this reading "June 19th.--Strange that wherever I am hospitably entertained I recompense my host by falling ill in his house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "June 19th.--Strange that wherever I am hospitably entertained I recompense my host by falling ill in his house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It seems that the long exposure and weariness of my journey to the Peak threw me into a fever: but of this I should soon have recovered, were it not for my head, which I fear will never be wholly right again.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems that the long exposure and weariness of my journey to the Peak threw me into a fever: but of this I should soon have recovered, were it not for my head, which I fear will never be wholly right again.
JOURNAL
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From this reading CONTAINS THE THIRD AND LAST PART OF MY FATHER'S JOURNAL: SETTING FORTH THE MUTINY ON BOARD THE _BELLE FORTUNE_.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It seems that the long exposure and weariness of my journey to the Peak threw me into a fever: but of this I should soon have recovered, were it not for my head, which I fear will never be wholly right again.
June
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From this reading "June 19th.--Strange that wherever I am hospitably entertained I recompense my host by falling ill in his house.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CONTAINS THE THIRD AND LAST PART OF MY FATHER'S JOURNAL: SETTING FORTH THE MUTINY ON BOARD THE _BELLE FORTUNE_.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seems that the long exposure and weariness of my journey to the Peak threw me into a fever: but of this I should soon have recovered, were it not for my head, which I fear will never be wholly right again.
lying
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From this reading Since my last entry in this Journal I have been lying at the gate of death, smitten down with a sore sickness.
made
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From this reading That cowardly blow upon Malabar Hill has made a sad wreck of me; twice, when I seemed in a fair way to recovery, has my mind entirely given way.
Malabar
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From this reading That cowardly blow upon Malabar Hill has made a sad wreck of me; twice, when I seemed in a fair way to recovery, has my mind entirely given way.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seems that the long exposure and weariness of my journey to the Peak threw me into a fever: but of this I should soon have recovered, were it not for my head, which I fear will never be wholly right again.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That cowardly blow upon Malabar Hill has made a sad wreck of me; twice, when I seemed in a fair way to recovery, has my mind entirely given way.
MUTINY
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From this reading CONTAINS THE THIRD AND LAST PART OF MY FATHER'S JOURNAL: SETTING FORTH THE MUTINY ON BOARD THE _BELLE FORTUNE_.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading CONTAINS THE THIRD AND LAST PART OF MY FATHER'S JOURNAL: SETTING FORTH THE MUTINY ON BOARD THE _BELLE FORTUNE_.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seems that the long exposure and weariness of my journey to the Peak threw me into a fever: but of this I should soon have recovered, were it not for my head, which I fear will never be wholly right again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It seems that the long exposure and weariness of my journey to the Peak threw me into a fever: but of this I should soon have recovered, were it not for my head, which I fear will never be wholly right again.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONTAINS THE THIRD AND LAST PART OF MY FATHER'S JOURNAL: SETTING FORTH THE MUTINY ON BOARD THE _BELLE FORTUNE_.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CONTAINS THE THIRD AND LAST PART OF MY FATHER'S JOURNAL: SETTING FORTH THE MUTINY ON BOARD THE _BELLE FORTUNE_.
PARTnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CONTAINS THE THIRD AND LAST PART OF MY FATHER'S JOURNAL: SETTING FORTH THE MUTINY ON BOARD THE _BELLE FORTUNE_.
Peak
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From this reading It seems that the long exposure and weariness of my journey to the Peak threw me into a fever: but of this I should soon have recovered, were it not for my head, which I fear will never be wholly right again.
recompense
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From this reading "June 19th.--Strange that wherever I am hospitably entertained I recompense my host by falling ill in his house.
recovered
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From this reading It seems that the long exposure and weariness of my journey to the Peak threw me into a fever: but of this I should soon have recovered, were it not for my head, which I fear will never be wholly right again.
recovery
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From this reading That cowardly blow upon Malabar Hill has made a sad wreck of me; twice, when I seemed in a fair way to recovery, has my mind entirely given way.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seems that the long exposure and weariness of my journey to the Peak threw me into a fever: but of this I should soon have recovered, were it not for my head, which I fear will never be wholly right again.
sad
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From this reading That cowardly blow upon Malabar Hill has made a sad wreck of me; twice, when I seemed in a fair way to recovery, has my mind entirely given way.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That cowardly blow upon Malabar Hill has made a sad wreck of me; twice, when I seemed in a fair way to recovery, has my mind entirely given way.
seems
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From this reading It seems that the long exposure and weariness of my journey to the Peak threw me into a fever: but of this I should soon have recovered, were it not for my head, which I fear will never be wholly right again.
SETTING
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From this reading CONTAINS THE THIRD AND LAST PART OF MY FATHER'S JOURNAL: SETTING FORTH THE MUTINY ON BOARD THE _BELLE FORTUNE_.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It seems that the long exposure and weariness of my journey to the Peak threw me into a fever: but of this I should soon have recovered, were it not for my head, which I fear will never be wholly right again.
sickness
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From this reading Since my last entry in this Journal I have been lying at the gate of death, smitten down with a sore sickness.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since my last entry in this Journal I have been lying at the gate of death, smitten down with a sore sickness.
smitten
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From this reading Since my last entry in this Journal I have been lying at the gate of death, smitten down with a sore sickness.
soon
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From this reading It seems that the long exposure and weariness of my journey to the Peak threw me into a fever: but of this I should soon have recovered, were it not for my head, which I fear will never be wholly right again.
sore
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From this reading Since my last entry in this Journal I have been lying at the gate of death, smitten down with a sore sickness.
Strange
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From this reading "June 19th.--Strange that wherever I am hospitably entertained I recompense my host by falling ill in his house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "June 19th.--Strange that wherever I am hospitably entertained I recompense my host by falling ill in his house.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONTAINS THE THIRD AND LAST PART OF MY FATHER'S JOURNAL: SETTING FORTH THE MUTINY ON BOARD THE _BELLE FORTUNE_.
THIRDnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CONTAINS THE THIRD AND LAST PART OF MY FATHER'S JOURNAL: SETTING FORTH THE MUTINY ON BOARD THE _BELLE FORTUNE_.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Since my last entry in this Journal I have been lying at the gate of death, smitten down with a sore sickness.
threw
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From this reading It seems that the long exposure and weariness of my journey to the Peak threw me into a fever: but of this I should soon have recovered, were it not for my head, which I fear will never be wholly right again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seems that the long exposure and weariness of my journey to the Peak threw me into a fever: but of this I should soon have recovered, were it not for my head, which I fear will never be wholly right again.
twice
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From this reading That cowardly blow upon Malabar Hill has made a sad wreck of me; twice, when I seemed in a fair way to recovery, has my mind entirely given way.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading That cowardly blow upon Malabar Hill has made a sad wreck of me; twice, when I seemed in a fair way to recovery, has my mind entirely given way.
way
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From this reading That cowardly blow upon Malabar Hill has made a sad wreck of me; twice, when I seemed in a fair way to recovery, has my mind entirely given way.
weariness
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From this reading It seems that the long exposure and weariness of my journey to the Peak threw me into a fever: but of this I should soon have recovered, were it not for my head, which I fear will never be wholly right again.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It seems that the long exposure and weariness of my journey to the Peak threw me into a fever: but of this I should soon have recovered, were it not for my head, which I fear will never be wholly right again.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading That cowardly blow upon Malabar Hill has made a sad wreck of me; twice, when I seemed in a fair way to recovery, has my mind entirely given way.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading "June 19th.--Strange that wherever I am hospitably entertained I recompense my host by falling ill in his house.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It seems that the long exposure and weariness of my journey to the Peak threw me into a fever: but of this I should soon have recovered, were it not for my head, which I fear will never be wholly right again.
wholly
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From this reading It seems that the long exposure and weariness of my journey to the Peak threw me into a fever: but of this I should soon have recovered, were it not for my head, which I fear will never be wholly right again.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It seems that the long exposure and weariness of my journey to the Peak threw me into a fever: but of this I should soon have recovered, were it not for my head, which I fear will never be wholly right again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Since my last entry in this Journal I have been lying at the gate of death, smitten down with a sore sickness.
wreck
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From this reading That cowardly blow upon Malabar Hill has made a sad wreck of me; twice, when I seemed in a fair way to recovery, has my mind entirely given way.
