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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 There was a window not far from his bed, which commanded a charming view of the lawn and one of the surrounding streets, and through this he would gaze by the hour, wondering how the world was getting on without him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Little by little he had been obliged to give up his various duties about the place; finally he was obliged to take to his bed.
act
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From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
affairs
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From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
attended
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From this reading He lay in his room, devotedly attended by Jennie and visited constantly by Vesta, and occasionally by Lester.
bed
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From this reading Little by little he had been obliged to give up his various duties about the place; finally he was obliged to take to his bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gerhardt’s health began rapidly to fail.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Little by little he had been obliged to give up his various duties about the place; finally he was obliged to take to his bed.
charming
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From this reading There was a window not far from his bed, which commanded a charming view of the lawn and one of the surrounding streets, and through this he would gaze by the hour, wondering how the world was getting on without him.
commanded
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From this reading There was a window not far from his bed, which commanded a charming view of the lawn and one of the surrounding streets, and through this he would gaze by the hour, wondering how the world was getting on without him.
complicate
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From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
constantly
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From this reading He lay in his room, devotedly attended by Jennie and visited constantly by Vesta, and occasionally by Lester.
devotedly
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From this reading He lay in his room, devotedly attended by Jennie and visited constantly by Vesta, and occasionally by Lester.
disrupting
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From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
domicile
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From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
duties
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From this reading Little by little he had been obliged to give up his various duties about the place; finally he was obliged to take to his bed.
earnestly
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From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
enough
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From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
entered
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From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
fail
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From this reading Gerhardt’s health began rapidly to fail.
far
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From this reading There was a window not far from his bed, which commanded a charming view of the lawn and one of the surrounding streets, and through this he would gaze by the hour, wondering how the world was getting on without him.
finally
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From this reading Little by little he had been obliged to give up his various duties about the place; finally he was obliged to take to his bed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a window not far from his bed, which commanded a charming view of the lawn and one of the surrounding streets, and through this he would gaze by the hour, wondering how the world was getting on without him.
gaze
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From this reading There was a window not far from his bed, which commanded a charming view of the lawn and one of the surrounding streets, and through this he would gaze by the hour, wondering how the world was getting on without him.
Gerhardt's
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From this reading Gerhardt’s health began rapidly to fail.
getting
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From this reading There was a window not far from his bed, which commanded a charming view of the lawn and one of the surrounding streets, and through this he would gaze by the hour, wondering how the world was getting on without him.
give
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From this reading Little by little he had been obliged to give up his various duties about the place; finally he was obliged to take to his bed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
health
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From this reading Gerhardt’s health began rapidly to fail.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was a window not far from his bed, which commanded a charming view of the lawn and one of the surrounding streets, and through this he would gaze by the hour, wondering how the world was getting on without him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
hour
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From this reading There was a window not far from his bed, which commanded a charming view of the lawn and one of the surrounding streets, and through this he would gaze by the hour, wondering how the world was getting on without him.
how
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From this reading There was a window not far from his bed, which commanded a charming view of the lawn and one of the surrounding streets, and through this he would gaze by the hour, wondering how the world was getting on without him.
Hyde
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From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He lay in his room, devotedly attended by Jennie and visited constantly by Vesta, and occasionally by Lester.
influences
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From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
Jennie
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From this reading He lay in his room, devotedly attended by Jennie and visited constantly by Vesta, and occasionally by Lester.
lawn
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From this reading There was a window not far from his bed, which commanded a charming view of the lawn and one of the surrounding streets, and through this he would gaze by the hour, wondering how the world was getting on without him.
lay
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From this reading He lay in his room, devotedly attended by Jennie and visited constantly by Vesta, and occasionally by Lester.
Lester
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From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little by little he had been obliged to give up his various duties about the place; finally he was obliged to take to his bed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
obliged
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From this reading Little by little he had been obliged to give up his various duties about the place; finally he was obliged to take to his bed.
occasionally
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From this reading He lay in his room, devotedly attended by Jennie and visited constantly by Vesta, and occasionally by Lester.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a window not far from his bed, which commanded a charming view of the lawn and one of the surrounding streets, and through this he would gaze by the hour, wondering how the world was getting on without him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
Park
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From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
place
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From this reading Little by little he had been obliged to give up his various duties about the place; finally he was obliged to take to his bed.
predicament
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From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
rapidly
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From this reading Gerhardt’s health began rapidly to fail.
room
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From this reading He lay in his room, devotedly attended by Jennie and visited constantly by Vesta, and occasionally by Lester.
satisfied
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From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
sometimes
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From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
soon
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From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
streets
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From this reading There was a window not far from his bed, which commanded a charming view of the lawn and one of the surrounding streets, and through this he would gaze by the hour, wondering how the world was getting on without him.
surrounding
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From this reading There was a window not far from his bed, which commanded a charming view of the lawn and one of the surrounding streets, and through this he would gaze by the hour, wondering how the world was getting on without him.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little by little he had been obliged to give up his various duties about the place; finally he was obliged to take to his bed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Little by little he had been obliged to give up his various duties about the place; finally he was obliged to take to his bed.
There
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From this reading There was a window not far from his bed, which commanded a charming view of the lawn and one of the surrounding streets, and through this he would gaze by the hour, wondering how the world was getting on without him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was a window not far from his bed, which commanded a charming view of the lawn and one of the surrounding streets, and through this he would gaze by the hour, wondering how the world was getting on without him.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a window not far from his bed, which commanded a charming view of the lawn and one of the surrounding streets, and through this he would gaze by the hour, wondering how the world was getting on without him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
up
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From this reading Little by little he had been obliged to give up his various duties about the place; finally he was obliged to take to his bed.
various
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From this reading Little by little he had been obliged to give up his various duties about the place; finally he was obliged to take to his bed.
Vesta
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From this reading He lay in his room, devotedly attended by Jennie and visited constantly by Vesta, and occasionally by Lester.
view
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From this reading There was a window not far from his bed, which commanded a charming view of the lawn and one of the surrounding streets, and through this he would gaze by the hour, wondering how the world was getting on without him.
visited
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From this reading He lay in his room, devotedly attended by Jennie and visited constantly by Vesta, and occasionally by Lester.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Little by little he had been obliged to give up his various duties about the place; finally he was obliged to take to his bed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
window
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From this reading There was a window not far from his bed, which commanded a charming view of the lawn and one of the surrounding streets, and through this he would gaze by the hour, wondering how the world was getting on without him.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There was a window not far from his bed, which commanded a charming view of the lawn and one of the surrounding streets, and through this he would gaze by the hour, wondering how the world was getting on without him.
wondering
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From this reading There was a window not far from his bed, which commanded a charming view of the lawn and one of the surrounding streets, and through this he would gaze by the hour, wondering how the world was getting on without him.
world
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From this reading There was a window not far from his bed, which commanded a charming view of the lawn and one of the surrounding streets, and through this he would gaze by the hour, wondering how the world was getting on without him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lester had thought of his predicament earnestly enough, and he would have been satisfied to act soon if it had not been that one of those disrupting influences which sometimes complicate our affairs entered into his Hyde Park domicile.
