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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 Here was Alured's eighth birthday, and he had never been ill at all, but was as fine-looking healthy a boy as could be seen.
age
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From this reading We took him to London, and showed him to Dr. Hart, and he said that the old tendency was entirely outgrown, and that Lord Trevorsham was as likely to live and thrive as any child of his age in England.
all
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From this reading Here was Alured's eighth birthday, and he had never been ill at all, but was as fine-looking healthy a boy as could be seen.
Alured's
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From this reading Here was Alured's eighth birthday, and he had never been ill at all, but was as fine-looking healthy a boy as could be seen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here was Alured's eighth birthday, and he had never been ill at all, but was as fine-looking healthy a boy as could be seen.
any
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From this reading We took him to London, and showed him to Dr. Hart, and he said that the old tendency was entirely outgrown, and that Lord Trevorsham was as likely to live and thrive as any child of his age in England.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here was Alured's eighth birthday, and he had never been ill at all, but was as fine-looking healthy a boy as could be seen.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Here was Alured's eighth birthday, and he had never been ill at all, but was as fine-looking healthy a boy as could be seen.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Here was Alured's eighth birthday, and he had never been ill at all, but was as fine-looking healthy a boy as could be seen.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Here was Alured's eighth birthday, and he had never been ill at all, but was as fine-looking healthy a boy as could be seen.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It really seemed the beginning of a new life, not to have that dreadful fear hanging over us any longer!
Bertram
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From this reading We felt settled, that was one thing; not as if we should do as Bertram expected, have to come off to New Zealand.
birthday
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From this reading Here was Alured's eighth birthday, and he had never been ill at all, but was as fine-looking healthy a boy as could be seen.
boy
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From this reading Here was Alured's eighth birthday, and he had never been ill at all, but was as fine-looking healthy a boy as could be seen.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Here was Alured's eighth birthday, and he had never been ill at all, but was as fine-looking healthy a boy as could be seen.
child
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From this reading We took him to London, and showed him to Dr. Hart, and he said that the old tendency was entirely outgrown, and that Lord Trevorsham was as likely to live and thrive as any child of his age in England.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We felt settled, that was one thing; not as if we should do as Bertram expected, have to come off to New Zealand.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Here was Alured's eighth birthday, and he had never been ill at all, but was as fine-looking healthy a boy as could be seen.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We felt settled, that was one thing; not as if we should do as Bertram expected, have to come off to New Zealand.
DOE'S
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From this reading THE WHITE DOE'S WARNING.
Dr
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From this reading We took him to London, and showed him to Dr. Hart, and he said that the old tendency was entirely outgrown, and that Lord Trevorsham was as likely to live and thrive as any child of his age in England.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading It really seemed the beginning of a new life, not to have that dreadful fear hanging over us any longer!
eighth
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From this reading Here was Alured's eighth birthday, and he had never been ill at all, but was as fine-looking healthy a boy as could be seen.
England
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From this reading We took him to London, and showed him to Dr. Hart, and he said that the old tendency was entirely outgrown, and that Lord Trevorsham was as likely to live and thrive as any child of his age in England.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We took him to London, and showed him to Dr. Hart, and he said that the old tendency was entirely outgrown, and that Lord Trevorsham was as likely to live and thrive as any child of his age in England.
expected
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From this reading We felt settled, that was one thing; not as if we should do as Bertram expected, have to come off to New Zealand.
fear
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From this reading It really seemed the beginning of a new life, not to have that dreadful fear hanging over us any longer!
felt
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From this reading We felt settled, that was one thing; not as if we should do as Bertram expected, have to come off to New Zealand.
fine-looking
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From this reading Here was Alured's eighth birthday, and he had never been ill at all, but was as fine-looking healthy a boy as could be seen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Here was Alured's eighth birthday, and he had never been ill at all, but was as fine-looking healthy a boy as could be seen.
hanging
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From this reading It really seemed the beginning of a new life, not to have that dreadful fear hanging over us any longer!
Hart
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From this reading We took him to London, and showed him to Dr. Hart, and he said that the old tendency was entirely outgrown, and that Lord Trevorsham was as likely to live and thrive as any child of his age in England.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It really seemed the beginning of a new life, not to have that dreadful fear hanging over us any longer!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here was Alured's eighth birthday, and he had never been ill at all, but was as fine-looking healthy a boy as could be seen.
healthy
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From this reading Here was Alured's eighth birthday, and he had never been ill at all, but was as fine-looking healthy a boy as could be seen.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was Alured's eighth birthday, and he had never been ill at all, but was as fine-looking healthy a boy as could be seen.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We took him to London, and showed him to Dr. Hart, and he said that the old tendency was entirely outgrown, and that Lord Trevorsham was as likely to live and thrive as any child of his age in England.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We took him to London, and showed him to Dr. Hart, and he said that the old tendency was entirely outgrown, and that Lord Trevorsham was as likely to live and thrive as any child of his age in England.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We felt settled, that was one thing; not as if we should do as Bertram expected, have to come off to New Zealand.
ill
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From this reading Here was Alured's eighth birthday, and he had never been ill at all, but was as fine-looking healthy a boy as could be seen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We took him to London, and showed him to Dr. Hart, and he said that the old tendency was entirely outgrown, and that Lord Trevorsham was as likely to live and thrive as any child of his age in England.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It really seemed the beginning of a new life, not to have that dreadful fear hanging over us any longer!
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It really seemed the beginning of a new life, not to have that dreadful fear hanging over us any longer!
likely
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From this reading We took him to London, and showed him to Dr. Hart, and he said that the old tendency was entirely outgrown, and that Lord Trevorsham was as likely to live and thrive as any child of his age in England.
live
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From this reading We took him to London, and showed him to Dr. Hart, and he said that the old tendency was entirely outgrown, and that Lord Trevorsham was as likely to live and thrive as any child of his age in England.
London
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From this reading We took him to London, and showed him to Dr. Hart, and he said that the old tendency was entirely outgrown, and that Lord Trevorsham was as likely to live and thrive as any child of his age in England.
longer
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From this reading It really seemed the beginning of a new life, not to have that dreadful fear hanging over us any longer!
Lord
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From this reading We took him to London, and showed him to Dr. Hart, and he said that the old tendency was entirely outgrown, and that Lord Trevorsham was as likely to live and thrive as any child of his age in England.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was Alured's eighth birthday, and he had never been ill at all, but was as fine-looking healthy a boy as could be seen.
new
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From this reading It really seemed the beginning of a new life, not to have that dreadful fear hanging over us any longer!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It really seemed the beginning of a new life, not to have that dreadful fear hanging over us any longer!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We took him to London, and showed him to Dr. Hart, and he said that the old tendency was entirely outgrown, and that Lord Trevorsham was as likely to live and thrive as any child of his age in England.
off
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From this reading We felt settled, that was one thing; not as if we should do as Bertram expected, have to come off to New Zealand.
old
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From this reading We took him to London, and showed him to Dr. Hart, and he said that the old tendency was entirely outgrown, and that Lord Trevorsham was as likely to live and thrive as any child of his age in England.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We felt settled, that was one thing; not as if we should do as Bertram expected, have to come off to New Zealand.
outgrown
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From this reading We took him to London, and showed him to Dr. Hart, and he said that the old tendency was entirely outgrown, and that Lord Trevorsham was as likely to live and thrive as any child of his age in England.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It really seemed the beginning of a new life, not to have that dreadful fear hanging over us any longer!
really
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From this reading It really seemed the beginning of a new life, not to have that dreadful fear hanging over us any longer!
said
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From this reading We took him to London, and showed him to Dr. Hart, and he said that the old tendency was entirely outgrown, and that Lord Trevorsham was as likely to live and thrive as any child of his age in England.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It really seemed the beginning of a new life, not to have that dreadful fear hanging over us any longer!
seen
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From this reading Here was Alured's eighth birthday, and he had never been ill at all, but was as fine-looking healthy a boy as could be seen.
settled
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From this reading We felt settled, that was one thing; not as if we should do as Bertram expected, have to come off to New Zealand.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We felt settled, that was one thing; not as if we should do as Bertram expected, have to come off to New Zealand.
showed
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From this reading We took him to London, and showed him to Dr. Hart, and he said that the old tendency was entirely outgrown, and that Lord Trevorsham was as likely to live and thrive as any child of his age in England.
tendency
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From this reading We took him to London, and showed him to Dr. Hart, and he said that the old tendency was entirely outgrown, and that Lord Trevorsham was as likely to live and thrive as any child of his age in England.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We took him to London, and showed him to Dr. Hart, and he said that the old tendency was entirely outgrown, and that Lord Trevorsham was as likely to live and thrive as any child of his age in England.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WHITE DOE'S WARNING.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We felt settled, that was one thing; not as if we should do as Bertram expected, have to come off to New Zealand.
thrive
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From this reading We took him to London, and showed him to Dr. Hart, and he said that the old tendency was entirely outgrown, and that Lord Trevorsham was as likely to live and thrive as any child of his age in England.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We took him to London, and showed him to Dr. Hart, and he said that the old tendency was entirely outgrown, and that Lord Trevorsham was as likely to live and thrive as any child of his age in England.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We took him to London, and showed him to Dr. Hart, and he said that the old tendency was entirely outgrown, and that Lord Trevorsham was as likely to live and thrive as any child of his age in England.
Trevorsham
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From this reading We took him to London, and showed him to Dr. Hart, and he said that the old tendency was entirely outgrown, and that Lord Trevorsham was as likely to live and thrive as any child of his age in England.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It really seemed the beginning of a new life, not to have that dreadful fear hanging over us any longer!
WARNING
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From this reading THE WHITE DOE'S WARNING.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here was Alured's eighth birthday, and he had never been ill at all, but was as fine-looking healthy a boy as could be seen.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We took him to London, and showed him to Dr. Hart, and he said that the old tendency was entirely outgrown, and that Lord Trevorsham was as likely to live and thrive as any child of his age in England.
WHITE
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From this reading THE WHITE DOE'S WARNING.
Zealand
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From this reading We felt settled, that was one thing; not as if we should do as Bertram expected, have to come off to New Zealand.
