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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 She had wrapped him up in a heavy overcoat, and was kneeling beside his chair with her arms about him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had wrapped him up in a heavy overcoat, and was kneeling beside his chair with her arms about him.
Acht
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From this reading “O Freude, habe Acht!
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
arms
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From this reading She had wrapped him up in a heavy overcoat, and was kneeling beside his chair with her arms about him.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading She had wrapped him up in a heavy overcoat, and was kneeling beside his chair with her arms about him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
care
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From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
chair
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From this reading She had wrapped him up in a heavy overcoat, and was kneeling beside his chair with her arms about him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
Dass
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From this reading Sprich leise, Dass nicht der Schmerz erwacht!”
David
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From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
day
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From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
der
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From this reading Sprich leise, Dass nicht der Schmerz erwacht!”
erwacht
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From this reading Sprich leise, Dass nicht der Schmerz erwacht!”
exercise
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From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
father
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From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
Freude
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From this reading “O Freude, habe Acht!
go
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From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
going
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From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
habe
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From this reading “O Freude, habe Acht!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
health
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From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
heavy
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From this reading She had wrapped him up in a heavy overcoat, and was kneeling beside his chair with her arms about him.
Helen
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From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
Helen's
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From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had wrapped him up in a heavy overcoat, and was kneeling beside his chair with her arms about him.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had wrapped him up in a heavy overcoat, and was kneeling beside his chair with her arms about him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
home
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From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had wrapped him up in a heavy overcoat, and was kneeling beside his chair with her arms about him.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
kneeling
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From this reading She had wrapped him up in a heavy overcoat, and was kneeling beside his chair with her arms about him.
late
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From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
leise
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From this reading Sprich leise, Dass nicht der Schmerz erwacht!”
letters
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From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
mail
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From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
matters
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From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
nicht
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From this reading Sprich leise, Dass nicht der Schmerz erwacht!”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
O
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From this reading “O Freude, habe Acht!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
other
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From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
overcoat
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From this reading She had wrapped him up in a heavy overcoat, and was kneeling beside his chair with her arms about him.
Schmerz
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From this reading Sprich leise, Dass nicht der Schmerz erwacht!”
scrupulous
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From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
some
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From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
Sprich
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From this reading Sprich leise, Dass nicht der Schmerz erwacht!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
up
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From this reading She had wrapped him up in a heavy overcoat, and was kneeling beside his chair with her arms about him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
very
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From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
village
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From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
watched
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From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
well
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From this reading Helen was not feeling very well herself and could not go, but she insisted upon his going, for she watched over his exercise and other matters of health with scrupulous care.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was late on the afternoon of the day that Helen's father had left for home, and David was going into the village with some letters to mail.
wrapped
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From this reading She had wrapped him up in a heavy overcoat, and was kneeling beside his chair with her arms about him.
