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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 The snows disappeared, except on the hills, the roads were knee-deep tracts of mud, and Colonel Zazarin, having escaped the typhus, was down with typhoid, and was a very sick man.
all
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From this reading Pavlof had laboured mightily all through the winter on such necessary sanitary improvements as might check, to some extent, the recurrence of the fever when the warmer weather came.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They both detested the man, Hope for sufficient reason, and Anna by instinct, but neither was the woman to leave even an enemy in extremity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW THE CUP SPILLED So the winter waxed and waned, and the skies began to brighten to the spring.
Anna
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From this reading They both detested the man, Hope for sufficient reason, and Anna by instinct, but neither was the woman to leave even an enemy in extremity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Pavlof had laboured mightily all through the winter on such necessary sanitary improvements as might check, to some extent, the recurrence of the fever when the warmer weather came.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW THE CUP SPILLED So the winter waxed and waned, and the skies began to brighten to the spring.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading They both detested the man, Hope for sufficient reason, and Anna by instinct, but neither was the woman to leave even an enemy in extremity.
brighten
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From this reading HOW THE CUP SPILLED So the winter waxed and waned, and the skies began to brighten to the spring.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Pavlof prevailed on Hope and Madame Roskova to take charge of him, since nothing but the most careful nursing could save his life.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They both detested the man, Hope for sufficient reason, and Anna by instinct, but neither was the woman to leave even an enemy in extremity.
came
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From this reading Pavlof had laboured mightily all through the winter on such necessary sanitary improvements as might check, to some extent, the recurrence of the fever when the warmer weather came.
careful
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From this reading Pavlof prevailed on Hope and Madame Roskova to take charge of him, since nothing but the most careful nursing could save his life.
charge
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From this reading Pavlof prevailed on Hope and Madame Roskova to take charge of him, since nothing but the most careful nursing could save his life.
check
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From this reading Pavlof had laboured mightily all through the winter on such necessary sanitary improvements as might check, to some extent, the recurrence of the fever when the warmer weather came.
Colonel
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From this reading The snows disappeared, except on the hills, the roads were knee-deep tracts of mud, and Colonel Zazarin, having escaped the typhus, was down with typhoid, and was a very sick man.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Pavlof prevailed on Hope and Madame Roskova to take charge of him, since nothing but the most careful nursing could save his life.
CUP
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From this reading HOW THE CUP SPILLED So the winter waxed and waned, and the skies began to brighten to the spring.
detested
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From this reading They both detested the man, Hope for sufficient reason, and Anna by instinct, but neither was the woman to leave even an enemy in extremity.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The snows disappeared, except on the hills, the roads were knee-deep tracts of mud, and Colonel Zazarin, having escaped the typhus, was down with typhoid, and was a very sick man.
down
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From this reading The snows disappeared, except on the hills, the roads were knee-deep tracts of mud, and Colonel Zazarin, having escaped the typhus, was down with typhoid, and was a very sick man.
enemy
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From this reading They both detested the man, Hope for sufficient reason, and Anna by instinct, but neither was the woman to leave even an enemy in extremity.
escaped
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From this reading The snows disappeared, except on the hills, the roads were knee-deep tracts of mud, and Colonel Zazarin, having escaped the typhus, was down with typhoid, and was a very sick man.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They both detested the man, Hope for sufficient reason, and Anna by instinct, but neither was the woman to leave even an enemy in extremity.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The snows disappeared, except on the hills, the roads were knee-deep tracts of mud, and Colonel Zazarin, having escaped the typhus, was down with typhoid, and was a very sick man.
extent
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From this reading Pavlof had laboured mightily all through the winter on such necessary sanitary improvements as might check, to some extent, the recurrence of the fever when the warmer weather came.
extremity
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From this reading They both detested the man, Hope for sufficient reason, and Anna by instinct, but neither was the woman to leave even an enemy in extremity.
fever
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From this reading Pavlof had laboured mightily all through the winter on such necessary sanitary improvements as might check, to some extent, the recurrence of the fever when the warmer weather came.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They both detested the man, Hope for sufficient reason, and Anna by instinct, but neither was the woman to leave even an enemy in extremity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pavlof had laboured mightily all through the winter on such necessary sanitary improvements as might check, to some extent, the recurrence of the fever when the warmer weather came.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The snows disappeared, except on the hills, the roads were knee-deep tracts of mud, and Colonel Zazarin, having escaped the typhus, was down with typhoid, and was a very sick man.
hills
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From this reading The snows disappeared, except on the hills, the roads were knee-deep tracts of mud, and Colonel Zazarin, having escaped the typhus, was down with typhoid, and was a very sick man.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pavlof prevailed on Hope and Madame Roskova to take charge of him, since nothing but the most careful nursing could save his life.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pavlof prevailed on Hope and Madame Roskova to take charge of him, since nothing but the most careful nursing could save his life.
Hope
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From this reading Pavlof prevailed on Hope and Madame Roskova to take charge of him, since nothing but the most careful nursing could save his life.
HOW
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From this reading HOW THE CUP SPILLED So the winter waxed and waned, and the skies began to brighten to the spring.
improvements
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From this reading Pavlof had laboured mightily all through the winter on such necessary sanitary improvements as might check, to some extent, the recurrence of the fever when the warmer weather came.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They both detested the man, Hope for sufficient reason, and Anna by instinct, but neither was the woman to leave even an enemy in extremity.
instinct
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From this reading They both detested the man, Hope for sufficient reason, and Anna by instinct, but neither was the woman to leave even an enemy in extremity.
knee-deep
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From this reading The snows disappeared, except on the hills, the roads were knee-deep tracts of mud, and Colonel Zazarin, having escaped the typhus, was down with typhoid, and was a very sick man.
laboured
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From this reading Pavlof had laboured mightily all through the winter on such necessary sanitary improvements as might check, to some extent, the recurrence of the fever when the warmer weather came.
leave
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From this reading They both detested the man, Hope for sufficient reason, and Anna by instinct, but neither was the woman to leave even an enemy in extremity.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pavlof prevailed on Hope and Madame Roskova to take charge of him, since nothing but the most careful nursing could save his life.
Madame
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From this reading Pavlof prevailed on Hope and Madame Roskova to take charge of him, since nothing but the most careful nursing could save his life.
man
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From this reading The snows disappeared, except on the hills, the roads were knee-deep tracts of mud, and Colonel Zazarin, having escaped the typhus, was down with typhoid, and was a very sick man.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Pavlof had laboured mightily all through the winter on such necessary sanitary improvements as might check, to some extent, the recurrence of the fever when the warmer weather came.
mightily
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From this reading Pavlof had laboured mightily all through the winter on such necessary sanitary improvements as might check, to some extent, the recurrence of the fever when the warmer weather came.
most
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From this reading Pavlof prevailed on Hope and Madame Roskova to take charge of him, since nothing but the most careful nursing could save his life.
mud
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From this reading The snows disappeared, except on the hills, the roads were knee-deep tracts of mud, and Colonel Zazarin, having escaped the typhus, was down with typhoid, and was a very sick man.
necessary
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From this reading Pavlof had laboured mightily all through the winter on such necessary sanitary improvements as might check, to some extent, the recurrence of the fever when the warmer weather came.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading They both detested the man, Hope for sufficient reason, and Anna by instinct, but neither was the woman to leave even an enemy in extremity.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Pavlof prevailed on Hope and Madame Roskova to take charge of him, since nothing but the most careful nursing could save his life.
nursing
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From this reading Pavlof prevailed on Hope and Madame Roskova to take charge of him, since nothing but the most careful nursing could save his life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The snows disappeared, except on the hills, the roads were knee-deep tracts of mud, and Colonel Zazarin, having escaped the typhus, was down with typhoid, and was a very sick man.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The snows disappeared, except on the hills, the roads were knee-deep tracts of mud, and Colonel Zazarin, having escaped the typhus, was down with typhoid, and was a very sick man.
Pavlof
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From this reading Pavlof prevailed on Hope and Madame Roskova to take charge of him, since nothing but the most careful nursing could save his life.
prevailed
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From this reading Pavlof prevailed on Hope and Madame Roskova to take charge of him, since nothing but the most careful nursing could save his life.
reason
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From this reading They both detested the man, Hope for sufficient reason, and Anna by instinct, but neither was the woman to leave even an enemy in extremity.
recurrence
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From this reading Pavlof had laboured mightily all through the winter on such necessary sanitary improvements as might check, to some extent, the recurrence of the fever when the warmer weather came.
roads
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From this reading The snows disappeared, except on the hills, the roads were knee-deep tracts of mud, and Colonel Zazarin, having escaped the typhus, was down with typhoid, and was a very sick man.
Roskova
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From this reading Pavlof prevailed on Hope and Madame Roskova to take charge of him, since nothing but the most careful nursing could save his life.
sanitary
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From this reading Pavlof had laboured mightily all through the winter on such necessary sanitary improvements as might check, to some extent, the recurrence of the fever when the warmer weather came.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Pavlof prevailed on Hope and Madame Roskova to take charge of him, since nothing but the most careful nursing could save his life.
sick
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From this reading The snows disappeared, except on the hills, the roads were knee-deep tracts of mud, and Colonel Zazarin, having escaped the typhus, was down with typhoid, and was a very sick man.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Pavlof prevailed on Hope and Madame Roskova to take charge of him, since nothing but the most careful nursing could save his life.
skies
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From this reading HOW THE CUP SPILLED So the winter waxed and waned, and the skies began to brighten to the spring.
snows
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From this reading The snows disappeared, except on the hills, the roads were knee-deep tracts of mud, and Colonel Zazarin, having escaped the typhus, was down with typhoid, and was a very sick man.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading HOW THE CUP SPILLED So the winter waxed and waned, and the skies began to brighten to the spring.
some
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From this reading Pavlof had laboured mightily all through the winter on such necessary sanitary improvements as might check, to some extent, the recurrence of the fever when the warmer weather came.
SPILLED
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From this reading HOW THE CUP SPILLED So the winter waxed and waned, and the skies began to brighten to the spring.
spring
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From this reading HOW THE CUP SPILLED So the winter waxed and waned, and the skies began to brighten to the spring.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Pavlof had laboured mightily all through the winter on such necessary sanitary improvements as might check, to some extent, the recurrence of the fever when the warmer weather came.
sufficient
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From this reading They both detested the man, Hope for sufficient reason, and Anna by instinct, but neither was the woman to leave even an enemy in extremity.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pavlof prevailed on Hope and Madame Roskova to take charge of him, since nothing but the most careful nursing could save his life.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE CUP SPILLED So the winter waxed and waned, and the skies began to brighten to the spring.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They both detested the man, Hope for sufficient reason, and Anna by instinct, but neither was the woman to leave even an enemy in extremity.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Pavlof had laboured mightily all through the winter on such necessary sanitary improvements as might check, to some extent, the recurrence of the fever when the warmer weather came.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW THE CUP SPILLED So the winter waxed and waned, and the skies began to brighten to the spring.
tracts
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From this reading The snows disappeared, except on the hills, the roads were knee-deep tracts of mud, and Colonel Zazarin, having escaped the typhus, was down with typhoid, and was a very sick man.
typhoid
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From this reading The snows disappeared, except on the hills, the roads were knee-deep tracts of mud, and Colonel Zazarin, having escaped the typhus, was down with typhoid, and was a very sick man.
typhus
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From this reading The snows disappeared, except on the hills, the roads were knee-deep tracts of mud, and Colonel Zazarin, having escaped the typhus, was down with typhoid, and was a very sick man.
very
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From this reading The snows disappeared, except on the hills, the roads were knee-deep tracts of mud, and Colonel Zazarin, having escaped the typhus, was down with typhoid, and was a very sick man.
waned
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From this reading HOW THE CUP SPILLED So the winter waxed and waned, and the skies began to brighten to the spring.
warmer
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From this reading Pavlof had laboured mightily all through the winter on such necessary sanitary improvements as might check, to some extent, the recurrence of the fever when the warmer weather came.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The snows disappeared, except on the hills, the roads were knee-deep tracts of mud, and Colonel Zazarin, having escaped the typhus, was down with typhoid, and was a very sick man.
waxed
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From this reading HOW THE CUP SPILLED So the winter waxed and waned, and the skies began to brighten to the spring.
weather
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From this reading Pavlof had laboured mightily all through the winter on such necessary sanitary improvements as might check, to some extent, the recurrence of the fever when the warmer weather came.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The snows disappeared, except on the hills, the roads were knee-deep tracts of mud, and Colonel Zazarin, having escaped the typhus, was down with typhoid, and was a very sick man.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Pavlof had laboured mightily all through the winter on such necessary sanitary improvements as might check, to some extent, the recurrence of the fever when the warmer weather came.
winter
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From this reading HOW THE CUP SPILLED So the winter waxed and waned, and the skies began to brighten to the spring.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The snows disappeared, except on the hills, the roads were knee-deep tracts of mud, and Colonel Zazarin, having escaped the typhus, was down with typhoid, and was a very sick man.
woman
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From this reading They both detested the man, Hope for sufficient reason, and Anna by instinct, but neither was the woman to leave even an enemy in extremity.
Zazarin
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From this reading The snows disappeared, except on the hills, the roads were knee-deep tracts of mud, and Colonel Zazarin, having escaped the typhus, was down with typhoid, and was a very sick man.
