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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 Although she suspected that this was the result of a duel between her father and the young stranger, she was not told the secret of the affair until long afterward.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Strange to say, although the Judge was much the older man, and was wounded much nearer the heart, he recovered and was walking about in his house before Coleman had even taken a turn for the better.
affair
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From this reading Although she suspected that this was the result of a duel between her father and the young stranger, she was not told the secret of the affair until long afterward.
afterward
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From this reading Although she suspected that this was the result of a duel between her father and the young stranger, she was not told the secret of the affair until long afterward.
almost
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From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin found herself nursing two almost dying patients at the same time.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although she suspected that this was the result of a duel between her father and the young stranger, she was not told the secret of the affair until long afterward.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin and Hepworth Coleman were, by order of the Judge himself, taken to the Judge's mansion, where their wounds were examined by physicians and surgeons quickly summoned.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin found herself nursing two almost dying patients at the same time.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Strange to say, although the Judge was much the older man, and was wounded much nearer the heart, he recovered and was walking about in his house before Coleman had even taken a turn for the better.
better
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From this reading Strange to say, although the Judge was much the older man, and was wounded much nearer the heart, he recovered and was walking about in his house before Coleman had even taken a turn for the better.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Although she suspected that this was the result of a duel between her father and the young stranger, she was not told the secret of the affair until long afterward.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin and Hepworth Coleman were, by order of the Judge himself, taken to the Judge's mansion, where their wounds were examined by physicians and surgeons quickly summoned.
Caumartin
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From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin and Hepworth Coleman were, by order of the Judge himself, taken to the Judge's mansion, where their wounds were examined by physicians and surgeons quickly summoned.
cease
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From this reading The first thing he did was to order his daughter to cease her nursing of the young man.
Coleman
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From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin and Hepworth Coleman were, by order of the Judge himself, taken to the Judge's mansion, where their wounds were examined by physicians and surgeons quickly summoned.
daughter
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From this reading The first thing he did was to order his daughter to cease her nursing of the young man.
de
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From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin and Hepworth Coleman were, by order of the Judge himself, taken to the Judge's mansion, where their wounds were examined by physicians and surgeons quickly summoned.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The first thing he did was to order his daughter to cease her nursing of the young man.
duel
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From this reading Although she suspected that this was the result of a duel between her father and the young stranger, she was not told the secret of the affair until long afterward.
dying
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From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin found herself nursing two almost dying patients at the same time.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Strange to say, although the Judge was much the older man, and was wounded much nearer the heart, he recovered and was walking about in his house before Coleman had even taken a turn for the better.
examined
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From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin and Hepworth Coleman were, by order of the Judge himself, taken to the Judge's mansion, where their wounds were examined by physicians and surgeons quickly summoned.
father
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From this reading Although she suspected that this was the result of a duel between her father and the young stranger, she was not told the secret of the affair until long afterward.
Favart
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From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin and Hepworth Coleman were, by order of the Judge himself, taken to the Judge's mansion, where their wounds were examined by physicians and surgeons quickly summoned.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing he did was to order his daughter to cease her nursing of the young man.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Strange to say, although the Judge was much the older man, and was wounded much nearer the heart, he recovered and was walking about in his house before Coleman had even taken a turn for the better.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin found herself nursing two almost dying patients at the same time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Strange to say, although the Judge was much the older man, and was wounded much nearer the heart, he recovered and was walking about in his house before Coleman had even taken a turn for the better.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Strange to say, although the Judge was much the older man, and was wounded much nearer the heart, he recovered and was walking about in his house before Coleman had even taken a turn for the better.
heart
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From this reading Strange to say, although the Judge was much the older man, and was wounded much nearer the heart, he recovered and was walking about in his house before Coleman had even taken a turn for the better.
Hepworth
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From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin and Hepworth Coleman were, by order of the Judge himself, taken to the Judge's mansion, where their wounds were examined by physicians and surgeons quickly summoned.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Although she suspected that this was the result of a duel between her father and the young stranger, she was not told the secret of the affair until long afterward.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin found herself nursing two almost dying patients at the same time.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin and Hepworth Coleman were, by order of the Judge himself, taken to the Judge's mansion, where their wounds were examined by physicians and surgeons quickly summoned.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Strange to say, although the Judge was much the older man, and was wounded much nearer the heart, he recovered and was walking about in his house before Coleman had even taken a turn for the better.
house
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From this reading Strange to say, although the Judge was much the older man, and was wounded much nearer the heart, he recovered and was walking about in his house before Coleman had even taken a turn for the better.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Strange to say, although the Judge was much the older man, and was wounded much nearer the heart, he recovered and was walking about in his house before Coleman had even taken a turn for the better.
Judge
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From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin and Hepworth Coleman were, by order of the Judge himself, taken to the Judge's mansion, where their wounds were examined by physicians and surgeons quickly summoned.
Judge's
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From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin and Hepworth Coleman were, by order of the Judge himself, taken to the Judge's mansion, where their wounds were examined by physicians and surgeons quickly summoned.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although she suspected that this was the result of a duel between her father and the young stranger, she was not told the secret of the affair until long afterward.
man
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From this reading Strange to say, although the Judge was much the older man, and was wounded much nearer the heart, he recovered and was walking about in his house before Coleman had even taken a turn for the better.
mansion
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From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin and Hepworth Coleman were, by order of the Judge himself, taken to the Judge's mansion, where their wounds were examined by physicians and surgeons quickly summoned.
Mlle
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From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin found herself nursing two almost dying patients at the same time.
much
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From this reading Strange to say, although the Judge was much the older man, and was wounded much nearer the heart, he recovered and was walking about in his house before Coleman had even taken a turn for the better.
nearer
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From this reading Strange to say, although the Judge was much the older man, and was wounded much nearer the heart, he recovered and was walking about in his house before Coleman had even taken a turn for the better.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Although she suspected that this was the result of a duel between her father and the young stranger, she was not told the secret of the affair until long afterward.
nursing
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From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin found herself nursing two almost dying patients at the same time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin and Hepworth Coleman were, by order of the Judge himself, taken to the Judge's mansion, where their wounds were examined by physicians and surgeons quickly summoned.
older
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From this reading Strange to say, although the Judge was much the older man, and was wounded much nearer the heart, he recovered and was walking about in his house before Coleman had even taken a turn for the better.
Olympe
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From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin found herself nursing two almost dying patients at the same time.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin and Hepworth Coleman were, by order of the Judge himself, taken to the Judge's mansion, where their wounds were examined by physicians and surgeons quickly summoned.
patients
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From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin found herself nursing two almost dying patients at the same time.
physicians
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From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin and Hepworth Coleman were, by order of the Judge himself, taken to the Judge's mansion, where their wounds were examined by physicians and surgeons quickly summoned.
quickly
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From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin and Hepworth Coleman were, by order of the Judge himself, taken to the Judge's mansion, where their wounds were examined by physicians and surgeons quickly summoned.
recovered
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From this reading Strange to say, although the Judge was much the older man, and was wounded much nearer the heart, he recovered and was walking about in his house before Coleman had even taken a turn for the better.
result
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From this reading Although she suspected that this was the result of a duel between her father and the young stranger, she was not told the secret of the affair until long afterward.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin found herself nursing two almost dying patients at the same time.
say
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From this reading Strange to say, although the Judge was much the older man, and was wounded much nearer the heart, he recovered and was walking about in his house before Coleman had even taken a turn for the better.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Although she suspected that this was the result of a duel between her father and the young stranger, she was not told the secret of the affair until long afterward.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Although she suspected that this was the result of a duel between her father and the young stranger, she was not told the secret of the affair until long afterward.
Strange
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From this reading Strange to say, although the Judge was much the older man, and was wounded much nearer the heart, he recovered and was walking about in his house before Coleman had even taken a turn for the better.
stranger
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From this reading Although she suspected that this was the result of a duel between her father and the young stranger, she was not told the secret of the affair until long afterward.
summoned
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From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin and Hepworth Coleman were, by order of the Judge himself, taken to the Judge's mansion, where their wounds were examined by physicians and surgeons quickly summoned.
surgeons
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From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin and Hepworth Coleman were, by order of the Judge himself, taken to the Judge's mansion, where their wounds were examined by physicians and surgeons quickly summoned.
suspected
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From this reading Although she suspected that this was the result of a duel between her father and the young stranger, she was not told the secret of the affair until long afterward.
taken
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From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin and Hepworth Coleman were, by order of the Judge himself, taken to the Judge's mansion, where their wounds were examined by physicians and surgeons quickly summoned.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Although she suspected that this was the result of a duel between her father and the young stranger, she was not told the secret of the affair until long afterward.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin and Hepworth Coleman were, by order of the Judge himself, taken to the Judge's mansion, where their wounds were examined by physicians and surgeons quickly summoned.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin and Hepworth Coleman were, by order of the Judge himself, taken to the Judge's mansion, where their wounds were examined by physicians and surgeons quickly summoned.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing he did was to order his daughter to cease her nursing of the young man.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Although she suspected that this was the result of a duel between her father and the young stranger, she was not told the secret of the affair until long afterward.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin found herself nursing two almost dying patients at the same time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin and Hepworth Coleman were, by order of the Judge himself, taken to the Judge's mansion, where their wounds were examined by physicians and surgeons quickly summoned.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although she suspected that this was the result of a duel between her father and the young stranger, she was not told the secret of the affair until long afterward.
turn
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From this reading Strange to say, although the Judge was much the older man, and was wounded much nearer the heart, he recovered and was walking about in his house before Coleman had even taken a turn for the better.
two
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From this reading Mlle. Olympe de Caumartin found herself nursing two almost dying patients at the same time.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Although she suspected that this was the result of a duel between her father and the young stranger, she was not told the secret of the affair until long afterward.
walking
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From this reading Strange to say, although the Judge was much the older man, and was wounded much nearer the heart, he recovered and was walking about in his house before Coleman had even taken a turn for the better.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Although she suspected that this was the result of a duel between her father and the young stranger, she was not told the secret of the affair until long afterward.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin and Hepworth Coleman were, by order of the Judge himself, taken to the Judge's mansion, where their wounds were examined by physicians and surgeons quickly summoned.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin and Hepworth Coleman were, by order of the Judge himself, taken to the Judge's mansion, where their wounds were examined by physicians and surgeons quickly summoned.
wounded
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From this reading Strange to say, although the Judge was much the older man, and was wounded much nearer the heart, he recovered and was walking about in his house before Coleman had even taken a turn for the better.
wounds
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From this reading Judge Favart de Caumartin and Hepworth Coleman were, by order of the Judge himself, taken to the Judge's mansion, where their wounds were examined by physicians and surgeons quickly summoned.
young
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From this reading Although she suspected that this was the result of a duel between her father and the young stranger, she was not told the secret of the affair until long afterward.
