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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 Exhausted by the few words which he had spoken, Jaggard fell back on his pillows in a dead faint.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Seeing that further conversation was impossible at the present moment, Jen left the patient to the tender attention of Anne, and withdrew to seek David.
Anne
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From this reading Seeing that further conversation was impossible at the present moment, Jen left the patient to the tender attention of Anne, and withdrew to seek David.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Seeing that further conversation was impossible at the present moment, Jen left the patient to the tender attention of Anne, and withdrew to seek David.
attention
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From this reading Seeing that further conversation was impossible at the present moment, Jen left the patient to the tender attention of Anne, and withdrew to seek David.
back
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From this reading Exhausted by the few words which he had spoken, Jaggard fell back on his pillows in a dead faint.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He found him in a melancholy mood, pacing up and down the lawn before the window of the smoking-room.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the first words of the major at once undeceived him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Exhausted by the few words which he had spoken, Jaggard fell back on his pillows in a dead faint.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On perceiving his guardian, Sarby turned pale, for he thought that Jen had come to continue their previous conversation, and so force his confidence.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On perceiving his guardian, Sarby turned pale, for he thought that Jen had come to continue their previous conversation, and so force his confidence.
continue
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From this reading On perceiving his guardian, Sarby turned pale, for he thought that Jen had come to continue their previous conversation, and so force his confidence.
conversation
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From this reading Seeing that further conversation was impossible at the present moment, Jen left the patient to the tender attention of Anne, and withdrew to seek David.
David
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From this reading Seeing that further conversation was impossible at the present moment, Jen left the patient to the tender attention of Anne, and withdrew to seek David.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Exhausted by the few words which he had spoken, Jaggard fell back on his pillows in a dead faint.
down
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From this reading He found him in a melancholy mood, pacing up and down the lawn before the window of the smoking-room.
Exhausted
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From this reading Exhausted by the few words which he had spoken, Jaggard fell back on his pillows in a dead faint.
faint
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From this reading Exhausted by the few words which he had spoken, Jaggard fell back on his pillows in a dead faint.
fell
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From this reading Exhausted by the few words which he had spoken, Jaggard fell back on his pillows in a dead faint.
few
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From this reading Exhausted by the few words which he had spoken, Jaggard fell back on his pillows in a dead faint.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the first words of the major at once undeceived him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On perceiving his guardian, Sarby turned pale, for he thought that Jen had come to continue their previous conversation, and so force his confidence.
force
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From this reading On perceiving his guardian, Sarby turned pale, for he thought that Jen had come to continue their previous conversation, and so force his confidence.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found him in a melancholy mood, pacing up and down the lawn before the window of the smoking-room.
further
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From this reading Seeing that further conversation was impossible at the present moment, Jen left the patient to the tender attention of Anne, and withdrew to seek David.
guardian
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From this reading On perceiving his guardian, Sarby turned pale, for he thought that Jen had come to continue their previous conversation, and so force his confidence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Exhausted by the few words which he had spoken, Jaggard fell back on his pillows in a dead faint.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Exhausted by the few words which he had spoken, Jaggard fell back on his pillows in a dead faint.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He found him in a melancholy mood, pacing up and down the lawn before the window of the smoking-room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Exhausted by the few words which he had spoken, Jaggard fell back on his pillows in a dead faint.
impossible
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From this reading Seeing that further conversation was impossible at the present moment, Jen left the patient to the tender attention of Anne, and withdrew to seek David.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Exhausted by the few words which he had spoken, Jaggard fell back on his pillows in a dead faint.
Jaggard
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From this reading Exhausted by the few words which he had spoken, Jaggard fell back on his pillows in a dead faint.
Jen
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From this reading Seeing that further conversation was impossible at the present moment, Jen left the patient to the tender attention of Anne, and withdrew to seek David.
lawn
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From this reading He found him in a melancholy mood, pacing up and down the lawn before the window of the smoking-room.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seeing that further conversation was impossible at the present moment, Jen left the patient to the tender attention of Anne, and withdrew to seek David.
major
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From this reading But the first words of the major at once undeceived him.
melancholy
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From this reading He found him in a melancholy mood, pacing up and down the lawn before the window of the smoking-room.
moment
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From this reading Seeing that further conversation was impossible at the present moment, Jen left the patient to the tender attention of Anne, and withdrew to seek David.
mood
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From this reading He found him in a melancholy mood, pacing up and down the lawn before the window of the smoking-room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Seeing that further conversation was impossible at the present moment, Jen left the patient to the tender attention of Anne, and withdrew to seek David.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Exhausted by the few words which he had spoken, Jaggard fell back on his pillows in a dead faint.
once
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From this reading But the first words of the major at once undeceived him.
pacing
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From this reading He found him in a melancholy mood, pacing up and down the lawn before the window of the smoking-room.
pale
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From this reading On perceiving his guardian, Sarby turned pale, for he thought that Jen had come to continue their previous conversation, and so force his confidence.
patient
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From this reading Seeing that further conversation was impossible at the present moment, Jen left the patient to the tender attention of Anne, and withdrew to seek David.
perceiving
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From this reading On perceiving his guardian, Sarby turned pale, for he thought that Jen had come to continue their previous conversation, and so force his confidence.
pillows
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From this reading Exhausted by the few words which he had spoken, Jaggard fell back on his pillows in a dead faint.
present
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From this reading Seeing that further conversation was impossible at the present moment, Jen left the patient to the tender attention of Anne, and withdrew to seek David.
previous
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From this reading On perceiving his guardian, Sarby turned pale, for he thought that Jen had come to continue their previous conversation, and so force his confidence.
Sarby
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From this reading On perceiving his guardian, Sarby turned pale, for he thought that Jen had come to continue their previous conversation, and so force his confidence.
Seeing
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From this reading Seeing that further conversation was impossible at the present moment, Jen left the patient to the tender attention of Anne, and withdrew to seek David.
seek
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From this reading Seeing that further conversation was impossible at the present moment, Jen left the patient to the tender attention of Anne, and withdrew to seek David.
smoking-room
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From this reading He found him in a melancholy mood, pacing up and down the lawn before the window of the smoking-room.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On perceiving his guardian, Sarby turned pale, for he thought that Jen had come to continue their previous conversation, and so force his confidence.
spoken
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From this reading Exhausted by the few words which he had spoken, Jaggard fell back on his pillows in a dead faint.
tender
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From this reading Seeing that further conversation was impossible at the present moment, Jen left the patient to the tender attention of Anne, and withdrew to seek David.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Seeing that further conversation was impossible at the present moment, Jen left the patient to the tender attention of Anne, and withdrew to seek David.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Exhausted by the few words which he had spoken, Jaggard fell back on his pillows in a dead faint.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On perceiving his guardian, Sarby turned pale, for he thought that Jen had come to continue their previous conversation, and so force his confidence.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On perceiving his guardian, Sarby turned pale, for he thought that Jen had come to continue their previous conversation, and so force his confidence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Seeing that further conversation was impossible at the present moment, Jen left the patient to the tender attention of Anne, and withdrew to seek David.
turned
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From this reading On perceiving his guardian, Sarby turned pale, for he thought that Jen had come to continue their previous conversation, and so force his confidence.
undeceived
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From this reading But the first words of the major at once undeceived him.
up
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From this reading He found him in a melancholy mood, pacing up and down the lawn before the window of the smoking-room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Seeing that further conversation was impossible at the present moment, Jen left the patient to the tender attention of Anne, and withdrew to seek David.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Exhausted by the few words which he had spoken, Jaggard fell back on his pillows in a dead faint.
window
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From this reading He found him in a melancholy mood, pacing up and down the lawn before the window of the smoking-room.
withdrew
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From this reading Seeing that further conversation was impossible at the present moment, Jen left the patient to the tender attention of Anne, and withdrew to seek David.
words
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From this reading Exhausted by the few words which he had spoken, Jaggard fell back on his pillows in a dead faint.
