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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 A fire was blazing in front of Hosea's tent, and he sat alone before it, gazing mournfully now into the flames and anon over the distant country.
alarmed
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From this reading The surgeon who attended the soldiers had bandaged the youth's wounds, given him an invigorating cordial, and commanded him to keep still; for the violence with which the fever had attacked the lad alarmed him.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fire was blazing in front of Hosea's tent, and he sat alone before it, gazing mournfully now into the flames and anon over the distant country.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The surgeon who attended the soldiers had bandaged the youth's wounds, given him an invigorating cordial, and commanded him to keep still; for the violence with which the fever had attacked the lad alarmed him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A fire was blazing in front of Hosea's tent, and he sat alone before it, gazing mournfully now into the flames and anon over the distant country.
anon
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From this reading A fire was blazing in front of Hosea's tent, and he sat alone before it, gazing mournfully now into the flames and anon over the distant country.
attacked
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From this reading The surgeon who attended the soldiers had bandaged the youth's wounds, given him an invigorating cordial, and commanded him to keep still; for the violence with which the fever had attacked the lad alarmed him.
attended
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From this reading The surgeon who attended the soldiers had bandaged the youth's wounds, given him an invigorating cordial, and commanded him to keep still; for the violence with which the fever had attacked the lad alarmed him.
bandaged
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From this reading The surgeon who attended the soldiers had bandaged the youth's wounds, given him an invigorating cordial, and commanded him to keep still; for the violence with which the fever had attacked the lad alarmed him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A fire was blazing in front of Hosea's tent, and he sat alone before it, gazing mournfully now into the flames and anon over the distant country.
blazing
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From this reading A fire was blazing in front of Hosea's tent, and he sat alone before it, gazing mournfully now into the flames and anon over the distant country.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in spite of the leech's prescription Ephraim continued restless.
camp-bed
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From this reading Inside the canvas walls Ephraim was lying on his uncle's camp-bed.
canvas
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From this reading Inside the canvas walls Ephraim was lying on his uncle's camp-bed.
commanded
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From this reading The surgeon who attended the soldiers had bandaged the youth's wounds, given him an invigorating cordial, and commanded him to keep still; for the violence with which the fever had attacked the lad alarmed him.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But in spite of the leech's prescription Ephraim continued restless.
cordialnounUS /cordial/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The surgeon who attended the soldiers had bandaged the youth's wounds, given him an invigorating cordial, and commanded him to keep still; for the violence with which the fever had attacked the lad alarmed him.
country
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From this reading A fire was blazing in front of Hosea's tent, and he sat alone before it, gazing mournfully now into the flames and anon over the distant country.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading A fire was blazing in front of Hosea's tent, and he sat alone before it, gazing mournfully now into the flames and anon over the distant country.
Ephraim
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From this reading Inside the canvas walls Ephraim was lying on his uncle's camp-bed.
fever
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From this reading The surgeon who attended the soldiers had bandaged the youth's wounds, given him an invigorating cordial, and commanded him to keep still; for the violence with which the fever had attacked the lad alarmed him.
fire
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From this reading A fire was blazing in front of Hosea's tent, and he sat alone before it, gazing mournfully now into the flames and anon over the distant country.
flames
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From this reading A fire was blazing in front of Hosea's tent, and he sat alone before it, gazing mournfully now into the flames and anon over the distant country.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The surgeon who attended the soldiers had bandaged the youth's wounds, given him an invigorating cordial, and commanded him to keep still; for the violence with which the fever had attacked the lad alarmed him.
front
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From this reading A fire was blazing in front of Hosea's tent, and he sat alone before it, gazing mournfully now into the flames and anon over the distant country.
gazing
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From this reading A fire was blazing in front of Hosea's tent, and he sat alone before it, gazing mournfully now into the flames and anon over the distant country.
given
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From this reading The surgeon who attended the soldiers had bandaged the youth's wounds, given him an invigorating cordial, and commanded him to keep still; for the violence with which the fever had attacked the lad alarmed him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The surgeon who attended the soldiers had bandaged the youth's wounds, given him an invigorating cordial, and commanded him to keep still; for the violence with which the fever had attacked the lad alarmed him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A fire was blazing in front of Hosea's tent, and he sat alone before it, gazing mournfully now into the flames and anon over the distant country.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The surgeon who attended the soldiers had bandaged the youth's wounds, given him an invigorating cordial, and commanded him to keep still; for the violence with which the fever had attacked the lad alarmed him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Inside the canvas walls Ephraim was lying on his uncle's camp-bed.
Hosea's
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From this reading A fire was blazing in front of Hosea's tent, and he sat alone before it, gazing mournfully now into the flames and anon over the distant country.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A fire was blazing in front of Hosea's tent, and he sat alone before it, gazing mournfully now into the flames and anon over the distant country.
Inside
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From this reading Inside the canvas walls Ephraim was lying on his uncle's camp-bed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A fire was blazing in front of Hosea's tent, and he sat alone before it, gazing mournfully now into the flames and anon over the distant country.
invigorating
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From this reading The surgeon who attended the soldiers had bandaged the youth's wounds, given him an invigorating cordial, and commanded him to keep still; for the violence with which the fever had attacked the lad alarmed him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was midnight.
keep
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From this reading The surgeon who attended the soldiers had bandaged the youth's wounds, given him an invigorating cordial, and commanded him to keep still; for the violence with which the fever had attacked the lad alarmed him.
lad
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From this reading The surgeon who attended the soldiers had bandaged the youth's wounds, given him an invigorating cordial, and commanded him to keep still; for the violence with which the fever had attacked the lad alarmed him.
leech's
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From this reading But in spite of the leech's prescription Ephraim continued restless.
lying
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From this reading Inside the canvas walls Ephraim was lying on his uncle's camp-bed.
midnight
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From this reading It was midnight.
mournfully
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From this reading A fire was blazing in front of Hosea's tent, and he sat alone before it, gazing mournfully now into the flames and anon over the distant country.
now
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From this reading A fire was blazing in front of Hosea's tent, and he sat alone before it, gazing mournfully now into the flames and anon over the distant country.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A fire was blazing in front of Hosea's tent, and he sat alone before it, gazing mournfully now into the flames and anon over the distant country.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Inside the canvas walls Ephraim was lying on his uncle's camp-bed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A fire was blazing in front of Hosea's tent, and he sat alone before it, gazing mournfully now into the flames and anon over the distant country.
prescription
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From this reading But in spite of the leech's prescription Ephraim continued restless.
restless
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From this reading But in spite of the leech's prescription Ephraim continued restless.
sat
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From this reading A fire was blazing in front of Hosea's tent, and he sat alone before it, gazing mournfully now into the flames and anon over the distant country.
soldiers
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From this reading The surgeon who attended the soldiers had bandaged the youth's wounds, given him an invigorating cordial, and commanded him to keep still; for the violence with which the fever had attacked the lad alarmed him.
spite
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From this reading But in spite of the leech's prescription Ephraim continued restless.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The surgeon who attended the soldiers had bandaged the youth's wounds, given him an invigorating cordial, and commanded him to keep still; for the violence with which the fever had attacked the lad alarmed him.
surgeon
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From this reading The surgeon who attended the soldiers had bandaged the youth's wounds, given him an invigorating cordial, and commanded him to keep still; for the violence with which the fever had attacked the lad alarmed him.
tent
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From this reading A fire was blazing in front of Hosea's tent, and he sat alone before it, gazing mournfully now into the flames and anon over the distant country.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A fire was blazing in front of Hosea's tent, and he sat alone before it, gazing mournfully now into the flames and anon over the distant country.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The surgeon who attended the soldiers had bandaged the youth's wounds, given him an invigorating cordial, and commanded him to keep still; for the violence with which the fever had attacked the lad alarmed him.
uncle's
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From this reading Inside the canvas walls Ephraim was lying on his uncle's camp-bed.
violence
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From this reading The surgeon who attended the soldiers had bandaged the youth's wounds, given him an invigorating cordial, and commanded him to keep still; for the violence with which the fever had attacked the lad alarmed him.
walls
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From this reading Inside the canvas walls Ephraim was lying on his uncle's camp-bed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was midnight.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The surgeon who attended the soldiers had bandaged the youth's wounds, given him an invigorating cordial, and commanded him to keep still; for the violence with which the fever had attacked the lad alarmed him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The surgeon who attended the soldiers had bandaged the youth's wounds, given him an invigorating cordial, and commanded him to keep still; for the violence with which the fever had attacked the lad alarmed him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The surgeon who attended the soldiers had bandaged the youth's wounds, given him an invigorating cordial, and commanded him to keep still; for the violence with which the fever had attacked the lad alarmed him.
wounds
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From this reading The surgeon who attended the soldiers had bandaged the youth's wounds, given him an invigorating cordial, and commanded him to keep still; for the violence with which the fever had attacked the lad alarmed him.
youth's
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From this reading The surgeon who attended the soldiers had bandaged the youth's wounds, given him an invigorating cordial, and commanded him to keep still; for the violence with which the fever had attacked the lad alarmed him.
