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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 Some blows which Fate deals us are so severe and crushing that, for a time, they deprive us of the power of feeling; and of such a nature was the bereavement which Leslie had suffered.
act
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From this reading She was simply crushed and powerless to feel or to act.
addresses
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From this reading Francis Lisle had quarreled with and separated himself from his people years ago, and Leslie scarcely knew his relations by name, but she found the addresses of one or two, and the doctor wrote to them.
ago
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From this reading Francis Lisle had quarreled with and separated himself from his people years ago, and Leslie scarcely knew his relations by name, but she found the addresses of one or two, and the doctor wrote to them.
aid
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From this reading Fortunately the landlady of the London lodging-house, and the young doctor, were kind-hearted persons, and they came to her aid.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some blows which Fate deals us are so severe and crushing that, for a time, they deprive us of the power of feeling; and of such a nature was the bereavement which Leslie had suffered.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some blows which Fate deals us are so severe and crushing that, for a time, they deprive us of the power of feeling; and of such a nature was the bereavement which Leslie had suffered.
bereavement
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From this reading Some blows which Fate deals us are so severe and crushing that, for a time, they deprive us of the power of feeling; and of such a nature was the bereavement which Leslie had suffered.
blows
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From this reading Some blows which Fate deals us are so severe and crushing that, for a time, they deprive us of the power of feeling; and of such a nature was the bereavement which Leslie had suffered.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Francis Lisle had quarreled with and separated himself from his people years ago, and Leslie scarcely knew his relations by name, but she found the addresses of one or two, and the doctor wrote to them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Francis Lisle had quarreled with and separated himself from his people years ago, and Leslie scarcely knew his relations by name, but she found the addresses of one or two, and the doctor wrote to them.
came
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From this reading Fortunately the landlady of the London lodging-house, and the young doctor, were kind-hearted persons, and they came to her aid.
crushed
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From this reading She was simply crushed and powerless to feel or to act.
crushing
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From this reading Some blows which Fate deals us are so severe and crushing that, for a time, they deprive us of the power of feeling; and of such a nature was the bereavement which Leslie had suffered.
deals
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From this reading Some blows which Fate deals us are so severe and crushing that, for a time, they deprive us of the power of feeling; and of such a nature was the bereavement which Leslie had suffered.
deprive
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From this reading Some blows which Fate deals us are so severe and crushing that, for a time, they deprive us of the power of feeling; and of such a nature was the bereavement which Leslie had suffered.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fortunately the landlady of the London lodging-house, and the young doctor, were kind-hearted persons, and they came to her aid.
Fate
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From this reading Some blows which Fate deals us are so severe and crushing that, for a time, they deprive us of the power of feeling; and of such a nature was the bereavement which Leslie had suffered.
feel
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From this reading She was simply crushed and powerless to feel or to act.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some blows which Fate deals us are so severe and crushing that, for a time, they deprive us of the power of feeling; and of such a nature was the bereavement which Leslie had suffered.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some blows which Fate deals us are so severe and crushing that, for a time, they deprive us of the power of feeling; and of such a nature was the bereavement which Leslie had suffered.
Fortunately
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From this reading Fortunately the landlady of the London lodging-house, and the young doctor, were kind-hearted persons, and they came to her aid.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Francis Lisle had quarreled with and separated himself from his people years ago, and Leslie scarcely knew his relations by name, but she found the addresses of one or two, and the doctor wrote to them.
Francis
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From this reading Francis Lisle had quarreled with and separated himself from his people years ago, and Leslie scarcely knew his relations by name, but she found the addresses of one or two, and the doctor wrote to them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Francis Lisle had quarreled with and separated himself from his people years ago, and Leslie scarcely knew his relations by name, but she found the addresses of one or two, and the doctor wrote to them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some blows which Fate deals us are so severe and crushing that, for a time, they deprive us of the power of feeling; and of such a nature was the bereavement which Leslie had suffered.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Fortunately the landlady of the London lodging-house, and the young doctor, were kind-hearted persons, and they came to her aid.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Francis Lisle had quarreled with and separated himself from his people years ago, and Leslie scarcely knew his relations by name, but she found the addresses of one or two, and the doctor wrote to them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Francis Lisle had quarreled with and separated himself from his people years ago, and Leslie scarcely knew his relations by name, but she found the addresses of one or two, and the doctor wrote to them.
kind-hearted
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From this reading Fortunately the landlady of the London lodging-house, and the young doctor, were kind-hearted persons, and they came to her aid.
knew
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From this reading Francis Lisle had quarreled with and separated himself from his people years ago, and Leslie scarcely knew his relations by name, but she found the addresses of one or two, and the doctor wrote to them.
landlady
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From this reading Fortunately the landlady of the London lodging-house, and the young doctor, were kind-hearted persons, and they came to her aid.
Leslie
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From this reading Some blows which Fate deals us are so severe and crushing that, for a time, they deprive us of the power of feeling; and of such a nature was the bereavement which Leslie had suffered.
Lisle
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From this reading Francis Lisle had quarreled with and separated himself from his people years ago, and Leslie scarcely knew his relations by name, but she found the addresses of one or two, and the doctor wrote to them.
LODGER
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From this reading THE NEW LODGER.
lodging-house
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From this reading Fortunately the landlady of the London lodging-house, and the young doctor, were kind-hearted persons, and they came to her aid.
London
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From this reading Fortunately the landlady of the London lodging-house, and the young doctor, were kind-hearted persons, and they came to her aid.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Francis Lisle had quarreled with and separated himself from his people years ago, and Leslie scarcely knew his relations by name, but she found the addresses of one or two, and the doctor wrote to them.
nature
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From this reading Some blows which Fate deals us are so severe and crushing that, for a time, they deprive us of the power of feeling; and of such a nature was the bereavement which Leslie had suffered.
NEW
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From this reading THE NEW LODGER.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some blows which Fate deals us are so severe and crushing that, for a time, they deprive us of the power of feeling; and of such a nature was the bereavement which Leslie had suffered.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Francis Lisle had quarreled with and separated himself from his people years ago, and Leslie scarcely knew his relations by name, but she found the addresses of one or two, and the doctor wrote to them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She was simply crushed and powerless to feel or to act.
people
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From this reading Francis Lisle had quarreled with and separated himself from his people years ago, and Leslie scarcely knew his relations by name, but she found the addresses of one or two, and the doctor wrote to them.
persons
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From this reading Fortunately the landlady of the London lodging-house, and the young doctor, were kind-hearted persons, and they came to her aid.
power
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From this reading Some blows which Fate deals us are so severe and crushing that, for a time, they deprive us of the power of feeling; and of such a nature was the bereavement which Leslie had suffered.
powerless
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From this reading She was simply crushed and powerless to feel or to act.
quarreled
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From this reading Francis Lisle had quarreled with and separated himself from his people years ago, and Leslie scarcely knew his relations by name, but she found the addresses of one or two, and the doctor wrote to them.
relations
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From this reading Francis Lisle had quarreled with and separated himself from his people years ago, and Leslie scarcely knew his relations by name, but she found the addresses of one or two, and the doctor wrote to them.
scarcely
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From this reading Francis Lisle had quarreled with and separated himself from his people years ago, and Leslie scarcely knew his relations by name, but she found the addresses of one or two, and the doctor wrote to them.
separated
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From this reading Francis Lisle had quarreled with and separated himself from his people years ago, and Leslie scarcely knew his relations by name, but she found the addresses of one or two, and the doctor wrote to them.
severe
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From this reading Some blows which Fate deals us are so severe and crushing that, for a time, they deprive us of the power of feeling; and of such a nature was the bereavement which Leslie had suffered.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was simply crushed and powerless to feel or to act.
simply
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From this reading She was simply crushed and powerless to feel or to act.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Some blows which Fate deals us are so severe and crushing that, for a time, they deprive us of the power of feeling; and of such a nature was the bereavement which Leslie had suffered.
Some
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From this reading Some blows which Fate deals us are so severe and crushing that, for a time, they deprive us of the power of feeling; and of such a nature was the bereavement which Leslie had suffered.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Some blows which Fate deals us are so severe and crushing that, for a time, they deprive us of the power of feeling; and of such a nature was the bereavement which Leslie had suffered.
suffered
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From this reading Some blows which Fate deals us are so severe and crushing that, for a time, they deprive us of the power of feeling; and of such a nature was the bereavement which Leslie had suffered.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Some blows which Fate deals us are so severe and crushing that, for a time, they deprive us of the power of feeling; and of such a nature was the bereavement which Leslie had suffered.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW LODGER.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Francis Lisle had quarreled with and separated himself from his people years ago, and Leslie scarcely knew his relations by name, but she found the addresses of one or two, and the doctor wrote to them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some blows which Fate deals us are so severe and crushing that, for a time, they deprive us of the power of feeling; and of such a nature was the bereavement which Leslie had suffered.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some blows which Fate deals us are so severe and crushing that, for a time, they deprive us of the power of feeling; and of such a nature was the bereavement which Leslie had suffered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was simply crushed and powerless to feel or to act.
two
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From this reading Francis Lisle had quarreled with and separated himself from his people years ago, and Leslie scarcely knew his relations by name, but she found the addresses of one or two, and the doctor wrote to them.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some blows which Fate deals us are so severe and crushing that, for a time, they deprive us of the power of feeling; and of such a nature was the bereavement which Leslie had suffered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some blows which Fate deals us are so severe and crushing that, for a time, they deprive us of the power of feeling; and of such a nature was the bereavement which Leslie had suffered.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Fortunately the landlady of the London lodging-house, and the young doctor, were kind-hearted persons, and they came to her aid.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Some blows which Fate deals us are so severe and crushing that, for a time, they deprive us of the power of feeling; and of such a nature was the bereavement which Leslie had suffered.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Francis Lisle had quarreled with and separated himself from his people years ago, and Leslie scarcely knew his relations by name, but she found the addresses of one or two, and the doctor wrote to them.
wrote
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From this reading Francis Lisle had quarreled with and separated himself from his people years ago, and Leslie scarcely knew his relations by name, but she found the addresses of one or two, and the doctor wrote to them.
years
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From this reading Francis Lisle had quarreled with and separated himself from his people years ago, and Leslie scarcely knew his relations by name, but she found the addresses of one or two, and the doctor wrote to them.
young
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From this reading Fortunately the landlady of the London lodging-house, and the young doctor, were kind-hearted persons, and they came to her aid.
