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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 He appeared with a bandaged hand, but in good health and spirits, and laughed at the remonstrances of Baron Heideck, who recommended more prudence and greater care.
account
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From this reading She was suffering, it appeared, from a violent nervous attack, resulting probably from the fright she had sustained on hearing the first exaggerated account of her son's condition.
advice
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From this reading Count Edmund paid no attention whatever to the medical advice which would have confined him to his room.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning the three gentlemen breakfasted alone, though Oswald's departure had been fixed for the forenoon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He appeared with a bandaged hand, but in good health and spirits, and laughed at the remonstrances of Baron Heideck, who recommended more prudence and greater care.
appeared
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From this reading He appeared with a bandaged hand, but in good health and spirits, and laughed at the remonstrances of Baron Heideck, who recommended more prudence and greater care.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He appeared with a bandaged hand, but in good health and spirits, and laughed at the remonstrances of Baron Heideck, who recommended more prudence and greater care.
attack
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From this reading She was suffering, it appeared, from a violent nervous attack, resulting probably from the fright she had sustained on hearing the first exaggerated account of her son's condition.
attention
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From this reading Count Edmund paid no attention whatever to the medical advice which would have confined him to his room.
bandaged
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From this reading He appeared with a bandaged hand, but in good health and spirits, and laughed at the remonstrances of Baron Heideck, who recommended more prudence and greater care.
Baron
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From this reading He appeared with a bandaged hand, but in good health and spirits, and laughed at the remonstrances of Baron Heideck, who recommended more prudence and greater care.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Next morning the three gentlemen breakfasted alone, though Oswald's departure had been fixed for the forenoon.
breakfasted
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From this reading Next morning the three gentlemen breakfasted alone, though Oswald's departure had been fixed for the forenoon.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He appeared with a bandaged hand, but in good health and spirits, and laughed at the remonstrances of Baron Heideck, who recommended more prudence and greater care.
care
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From this reading He appeared with a bandaged hand, but in good health and spirits, and laughed at the remonstrances of Baron Heideck, who recommended more prudence and greater care.
condition
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From this reading She was suffering, it appeared, from a violent nervous attack, resulting probably from the fright she had sustained on hearing the first exaggerated account of her son's condition.
confined
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From this reading Count Edmund paid no attention whatever to the medical advice which would have confined him to his room.
Count
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From this reading Count Edmund paid no attention whatever to the medical advice which would have confined him to his room.
Countess
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From this reading The Countess remained invisible.
departure
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From this reading Next morning the three gentlemen breakfasted alone, though Oswald's departure had been fixed for the forenoon.
Edmund
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From this reading Count Edmund paid no attention whatever to the medical advice which would have confined him to his room.
exaggerated
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From this reading She was suffering, it appeared, from a violent nervous attack, resulting probably from the fright she had sustained on hearing the first exaggerated account of her son's condition.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was suffering, it appeared, from a violent nervous attack, resulting probably from the fright she had sustained on hearing the first exaggerated account of her son's condition.
fixed
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From this reading Next morning the three gentlemen breakfasted alone, though Oswald's departure had been fixed for the forenoon.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Next morning the three gentlemen breakfasted alone, though Oswald's departure had been fixed for the forenoon.
forenoon
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From this reading Next morning the three gentlemen breakfasted alone, though Oswald's departure had been fixed for the forenoon.
fright
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From this reading She was suffering, it appeared, from a violent nervous attack, resulting probably from the fright she had sustained on hearing the first exaggerated account of her son's condition.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was suffering, it appeared, from a violent nervous attack, resulting probably from the fright she had sustained on hearing the first exaggerated account of her son's condition.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning the three gentlemen breakfasted alone, though Oswald's departure had been fixed for the forenoon.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He appeared with a bandaged hand, but in good health and spirits, and laughed at the remonstrances of Baron Heideck, who recommended more prudence and greater care.
greater
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From this reading He appeared with a bandaged hand, but in good health and spirits, and laughed at the remonstrances of Baron Heideck, who recommended more prudence and greater care.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Next morning the three gentlemen breakfasted alone, though Oswald's departure had been fixed for the forenoon.
hand
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From this reading He appeared with a bandaged hand, but in good health and spirits, and laughed at the remonstrances of Baron Heideck, who recommended more prudence and greater care.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Count Edmund paid no attention whatever to the medical advice which would have confined him to his room.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He appeared with a bandaged hand, but in good health and spirits, and laughed at the remonstrances of Baron Heideck, who recommended more prudence and greater care.
health
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From this reading He appeared with a bandaged hand, but in good health and spirits, and laughed at the remonstrances of Baron Heideck, who recommended more prudence and greater care.
hearing
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From this reading She was suffering, it appeared, from a violent nervous attack, resulting probably from the fright she had sustained on hearing the first exaggerated account of her son's condition.
Heideck
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From this reading He appeared with a bandaged hand, but in good health and spirits, and laughed at the remonstrances of Baron Heideck, who recommended more prudence and greater care.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was suffering, it appeared, from a violent nervous attack, resulting probably from the fright she had sustained on hearing the first exaggerated account of her son's condition.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Count Edmund paid no attention whatever to the medical advice which would have confined him to his room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Count Edmund paid no attention whatever to the medical advice which would have confined him to his room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He appeared with a bandaged hand, but in good health and spirits, and laughed at the remonstrances of Baron Heideck, who recommended more prudence and greater care.
invisible
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From this reading The Countess remained invisible.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was suffering, it appeared, from a violent nervous attack, resulting probably from the fright she had sustained on hearing the first exaggerated account of her son's condition.
laughed
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From this reading He appeared with a bandaged hand, but in good health and spirits, and laughed at the remonstrances of Baron Heideck, who recommended more prudence and greater care.
medical
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From this reading Count Edmund paid no attention whatever to the medical advice which would have confined him to his room.
more
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From this reading He appeared with a bandaged hand, but in good health and spirits, and laughed at the remonstrances of Baron Heideck, who recommended more prudence and greater care.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning the three gentlemen breakfasted alone, though Oswald's departure had been fixed for the forenoon.
nervous
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From this reading She was suffering, it appeared, from a violent nervous attack, resulting probably from the fright she had sustained on hearing the first exaggerated account of her son's condition.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning the three gentlemen breakfasted alone, though Oswald's departure had been fixed for the forenoon.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Count Edmund paid no attention whatever to the medical advice which would have confined him to his room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He appeared with a bandaged hand, but in good health and spirits, and laughed at the remonstrances of Baron Heideck, who recommended more prudence and greater care.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was suffering, it appeared, from a violent nervous attack, resulting probably from the fright she had sustained on hearing the first exaggerated account of her son's condition.
Oswald's
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From this reading Next morning the three gentlemen breakfasted alone, though Oswald's departure had been fixed for the forenoon.
paid
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From this reading Count Edmund paid no attention whatever to the medical advice which would have confined him to his room.
probably
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From this reading She was suffering, it appeared, from a violent nervous attack, resulting probably from the fright she had sustained on hearing the first exaggerated account of her son's condition.
prudence
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From this reading He appeared with a bandaged hand, but in good health and spirits, and laughed at the remonstrances of Baron Heideck, who recommended more prudence and greater care.
recommended
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From this reading He appeared with a bandaged hand, but in good health and spirits, and laughed at the remonstrances of Baron Heideck, who recommended more prudence and greater care.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Countess remained invisible.
remonstrances
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From this reading He appeared with a bandaged hand, but in good health and spirits, and laughed at the remonstrances of Baron Heideck, who recommended more prudence and greater care.
resulting
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From this reading She was suffering, it appeared, from a violent nervous attack, resulting probably from the fright she had sustained on hearing the first exaggerated account of her son's condition.
room
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From this reading Count Edmund paid no attention whatever to the medical advice which would have confined him to his room.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was suffering, it appeared, from a violent nervous attack, resulting probably from the fright she had sustained on hearing the first exaggerated account of her son's condition.
son's
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From this reading She was suffering, it appeared, from a violent nervous attack, resulting probably from the fright she had sustained on hearing the first exaggerated account of her son's condition.
spirits
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From this reading He appeared with a bandaged hand, but in good health and spirits, and laughed at the remonstrances of Baron Heideck, who recommended more prudence and greater care.
suffering
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From this reading She was suffering, it appeared, from a violent nervous attack, resulting probably from the fright she had sustained on hearing the first exaggerated account of her son's condition.
sustained
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From this reading She was suffering, it appeared, from a violent nervous attack, resulting probably from the fright she had sustained on hearing the first exaggerated account of her son's condition.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning the three gentlemen breakfasted alone, though Oswald's departure had been fixed for the forenoon.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Next morning the three gentlemen breakfasted alone, though Oswald's departure had been fixed for the forenoon.
three
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From this reading Next morning the three gentlemen breakfasted alone, though Oswald's departure had been fixed for the forenoon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Count Edmund paid no attention whatever to the medical advice which would have confined him to his room.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was suffering, it appeared, from a violent nervous attack, resulting probably from the fright she had sustained on hearing the first exaggerated account of her son's condition.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was suffering, it appeared, from a violent nervous attack, resulting probably from the fright she had sustained on hearing the first exaggerated account of her son's condition.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Count Edmund paid no attention whatever to the medical advice which would have confined him to his room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Count Edmund paid no attention whatever to the medical advice which would have confined him to his room.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He appeared with a bandaged hand, but in good health and spirits, and laughed at the remonstrances of Baron Heideck, who recommended more prudence and greater care.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He appeared with a bandaged hand, but in good health and spirits, and laughed at the remonstrances of Baron Heideck, who recommended more prudence and greater care.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Count Edmund paid no attention whatever to the medical advice which would have confined him to his room.
