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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 Mrs. Lessways, often slightly indisposed, was never seriously ill; she possessed one of those constitutions which do not go to extremes of disease; if a malady overtook her, she invariably 'had' it in a mild form.
account
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From this reading She felt no real alarm on her mother's account.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doubtless Sarah Gailey, preoccupied and worried by new responsibilities, desired to avoid the added care of nursing the sick.
alarm
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From this reading She felt no real alarm on her mother's account.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Doubtless Sarah Gailey, preoccupied and worried by new responsibilities, desired to avoid the added care of nursing the sick.
avoid
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From this reading Doubtless Sarah Gailey, preoccupied and worried by new responsibilities, desired to avoid the added care of nursing the sick.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading HILDA'S WORLD I The conversation in the inner room promised to be interminable.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Doubtless Sarah Gailey, preoccupied and worried by new responsibilities, desired to avoid the added care of nursing the sick.
care
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From this reading Doubtless Sarah Gailey, preoccupied and worried by new responsibilities, desired to avoid the added care of nursing the sick.
constitutions
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From this reading Mrs. Lessways, often slightly indisposed, was never seriously ill; she possessed one of those constitutions which do not go to extremes of disease; if a malady overtook her, she invariably 'had' it in a mild form.
conversation
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From this reading HILDA'S WORLD I The conversation in the inner room promised to be interminable.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Hilda could not decide what to do.
decide
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From this reading Hilda could not decide what to do.
desired
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From this reading Doubtless Sarah Gailey, preoccupied and worried by new responsibilities, desired to avoid the added care of nursing the sick.
disease
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From this reading Mrs. Lessways, often slightly indisposed, was never seriously ill; she possessed one of those constitutions which do not go to extremes of disease; if a malady overtook her, she invariably 'had' it in a mild form.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Hilda could not decide what to do.
Doubtless
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From this reading Doubtless Sarah Gailey, preoccupied and worried by new responsibilities, desired to avoid the added care of nursing the sick.
extremes
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From this reading Mrs. Lessways, often slightly indisposed, was never seriously ill; she possessed one of those constitutions which do not go to extremes of disease; if a malady overtook her, she invariably 'had' it in a mild form.
felt
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From this reading She felt no real alarm on her mother's account.
form
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From this reading Mrs. Lessways, often slightly indisposed, was never seriously ill; she possessed one of those constitutions which do not go to extremes of disease; if a malady overtook her, she invariably 'had' it in a mild form.
Gailey
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From this reading Doubtless Sarah Gailey, preoccupied and worried by new responsibilities, desired to avoid the added care of nursing the sick.
go
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From this reading Mrs. Lessways, often slightly indisposed, was never seriously ill; she possessed one of those constitutions which do not go to extremes of disease; if a malady overtook her, she invariably 'had' it in a mild form.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Lessways, often slightly indisposed, was never seriously ill; she possessed one of those constitutions which do not go to extremes of disease; if a malady overtook her, she invariably 'had' it in a mild form.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She felt no real alarm on her mother's account.
Hilda
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From this reading Hilda could not decide what to do.
HILDA'S
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From this reading HILDA'S WORLD I The conversation in the inner room promised to be interminable.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HILDA'S WORLD I The conversation in the inner room promised to be interminable.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mrs. Lessways, often slightly indisposed, was never seriously ill; she possessed one of those constitutions which do not go to extremes of disease; if a malady overtook her, she invariably 'had' it in a mild form.
ill
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From this reading Mrs. Lessways, often slightly indisposed, was never seriously ill; she possessed one of those constitutions which do not go to extremes of disease; if a malady overtook her, she invariably 'had' it in a mild form.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HILDA'S WORLD I The conversation in the inner room promised to be interminable.
indisposed
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From this reading Mrs. Lessways, often slightly indisposed, was never seriously ill; she possessed one of those constitutions which do not go to extremes of disease; if a malady overtook her, she invariably 'had' it in a mild form.
inner
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From this reading HILDA'S WORLD I The conversation in the inner room promised to be interminable.
interminable
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From this reading HILDA'S WORLD I The conversation in the inner room promised to be interminable.
invariably
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From this reading Mrs. Lessways, often slightly indisposed, was never seriously ill; she possessed one of those constitutions which do not go to extremes of disease; if a malady overtook her, she invariably 'had' it in a mild form.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Lessways, often slightly indisposed, was never seriously ill; she possessed one of those constitutions which do not go to extremes of disease; if a malady overtook her, she invariably 'had' it in a mild form.
Lessways
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From this reading Mrs. Lessways, often slightly indisposed, was never seriously ill; she possessed one of those constitutions which do not go to extremes of disease; if a malady overtook her, she invariably 'had' it in a mild form.
malady
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From this reading Mrs. Lessways, often slightly indisposed, was never seriously ill; she possessed one of those constitutions which do not go to extremes of disease; if a malady overtook her, she invariably 'had' it in a mild form.
mild
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From this reading Mrs. Lessways, often slightly indisposed, was never seriously ill; she possessed one of those constitutions which do not go to extremes of disease; if a malady overtook her, she invariably 'had' it in a mild form.
mother's
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From this reading She felt no real alarm on her mother's account.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Lessways, often slightly indisposed, was never seriously ill; she possessed one of those constitutions which do not go to extremes of disease; if a malady overtook her, she invariably 'had' it in a mild form.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Lessways, often slightly indisposed, was never seriously ill; she possessed one of those constitutions which do not go to extremes of disease; if a malady overtook her, she invariably 'had' it in a mild form.
new
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From this reading Doubtless Sarah Gailey, preoccupied and worried by new responsibilities, desired to avoid the added care of nursing the sick.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She felt no real alarm on her mother's account.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hilda could not decide what to do.
nursing
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From this reading Doubtless Sarah Gailey, preoccupied and worried by new responsibilities, desired to avoid the added care of nursing the sick.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Lessways, often slightly indisposed, was never seriously ill; she possessed one of those constitutions which do not go to extremes of disease; if a malady overtook her, she invariably 'had' it in a mild form.
often
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From this reading Mrs. Lessways, often slightly indisposed, was never seriously ill; she possessed one of those constitutions which do not go to extremes of disease; if a malady overtook her, she invariably 'had' it in a mild form.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She felt no real alarm on her mother's account.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mrs. Lessways, often slightly indisposed, was never seriously ill; she possessed one of those constitutions which do not go to extremes of disease; if a malady overtook her, she invariably 'had' it in a mild form.
overtook
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From this reading Mrs. Lessways, often slightly indisposed, was never seriously ill; she possessed one of those constitutions which do not go to extremes of disease; if a malady overtook her, she invariably 'had' it in a mild form.
possessed
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From this reading Mrs. Lessways, often slightly indisposed, was never seriously ill; she possessed one of those constitutions which do not go to extremes of disease; if a malady overtook her, she invariably 'had' it in a mild form.
preoccupied
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From this reading Doubtless Sarah Gailey, preoccupied and worried by new responsibilities, desired to avoid the added care of nursing the sick.
promised
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From this reading HILDA'S WORLD I The conversation in the inner room promised to be interminable.
real
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From this reading She felt no real alarm on her mother's account.
responsibilities
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From this reading Doubtless Sarah Gailey, preoccupied and worried by new responsibilities, desired to avoid the added care of nursing the sick.
room
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From this reading HILDA'S WORLD I The conversation in the inner room promised to be interminable.
Sarah
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From this reading Doubtless Sarah Gailey, preoccupied and worried by new responsibilities, desired to avoid the added care of nursing the sick.
seriously
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From this reading Mrs. Lessways, often slightly indisposed, was never seriously ill; she possessed one of those constitutions which do not go to extremes of disease; if a malady overtook her, she invariably 'had' it in a mild form.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt no real alarm on her mother's account.
sick
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From this reading Doubtless Sarah Gailey, preoccupied and worried by new responsibilities, desired to avoid the added care of nursing the sick.
slightly
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From this reading Mrs. Lessways, often slightly indisposed, was never seriously ill; she possessed one of those constitutions which do not go to extremes of disease; if a malady overtook her, she invariably 'had' it in a mild form.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HILDA'S WORLD I The conversation in the inner room promised to be interminable.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Mrs. Lessways, often slightly indisposed, was never seriously ill; she possessed one of those constitutions which do not go to extremes of disease; if a malady overtook her, she invariably 'had' it in a mild form.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HILDA'S WORLD I The conversation in the inner room promised to be interminable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Lessways, often slightly indisposed, was never seriously ill; she possessed one of those constitutions which do not go to extremes of disease; if a malady overtook her, she invariably 'had' it in a mild form.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Hilda could not decide what to do.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Lessways, often slightly indisposed, was never seriously ill; she possessed one of those constitutions which do not go to extremes of disease; if a malady overtook her, she invariably 'had' it in a mild form.
WORLD
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From this reading HILDA'S WORLD I The conversation in the inner room promised to be interminable.
worried
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From this reading Doubtless Sarah Gailey, preoccupied and worried by new responsibilities, desired to avoid the added care of nursing the sick.
