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able
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From this reading He thought Andre would be able to talk to her by the next day; but he feared the patient would not be well enough to resume his place in the shop for weeks, and perhaps months.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The doctor had given him some medicine before he was removed from the banker's house, and the sick man went to sleep soon after he was put to bed in his own room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He thought Andre would be able to talk to her by the next day; but he feared the patient would not be well enough to resume his place in the shop for weeks, and perhaps months.
Andre
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From this reading He thought Andre would be able to talk to her by the next day; but he feared the patient would not be well enough to resume his place in the shop for weeks, and perhaps months.
answer
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From this reading Maggie plied the kind-hearted physician with questions in regard to her father's condition--with questions which no man with merely human knowledge could answer.
appeared
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From this reading Andre appeared to be quite comfortable, and did not seem to be suffering very severely.
banker's
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From this reading The doctor had given him some medicine before he was removed from the banker's house, and the sick man went to sleep soon after he was put to bed in his own room.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He thought Andre would be able to talk to her by the next day; but he feared the patient would not be well enough to resume his place in the shop for weeks, and perhaps months.
bed
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From this reading The doctor had given him some medicine before he was removed from the banker's house, and the sick man went to sleep soon after he was put to bed in his own room.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The doctor had given him some medicine before he was removed from the banker's house, and the sick man went to sleep soon after he was put to bed in his own room.
BREAK
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From this reading MAKE OR BREAK.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He thought Andre would be able to talk to her by the next day; but he feared the patient would not be well enough to resume his place in the shop for weeks, and perhaps months.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He thought Andre would be able to talk to her by the next day; but he feared the patient would not be well enough to resume his place in the shop for weeks, and perhaps months.
comfortable
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From this reading Andre appeared to be quite comfortable, and did not seem to be suffering very severely.
condition
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From this reading Maggie plied the kind-hearted physician with questions in regard to her father's condition--with questions which no man with merely human knowledge could answer.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Maggie plied the kind-hearted physician with questions in regard to her father's condition--with questions which no man with merely human knowledge could answer.
day
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From this reading He thought Andre would be able to talk to her by the next day; but he feared the patient would not be well enough to resume his place in the shop for weeks, and perhaps months.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Andre appeared to be quite comfortable, and did not seem to be suffering very severely.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor had given him some medicine before he was removed from the banker's house, and the sick man went to sleep soon after he was put to bed in his own room.
enough
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From this reading He thought Andre would be able to talk to her by the next day; but he feared the patient would not be well enough to resume his place in the shop for weeks, and perhaps months.
father's
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From this reading Maggie plied the kind-hearted physician with questions in regard to her father's condition--with questions which no man with merely human knowledge could answer.
feared
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From this reading He thought Andre would be able to talk to her by the next day; but he feared the patient would not be well enough to resume his place in the shop for weeks, and perhaps months.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He thought Andre would be able to talk to her by the next day; but he feared the patient would not be well enough to resume his place in the shop for weeks, and perhaps months.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The doctor had given him some medicine before he was removed from the banker's house, and the sick man went to sleep soon after he was put to bed in his own room.
given
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From this reading The doctor had given him some medicine before he was removed from the banker's house, and the sick man went to sleep soon after he was put to bed in his own room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The doctor had given him some medicine before he was removed from the banker's house, and the sick man went to sleep soon after he was put to bed in his own room.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought Andre would be able to talk to her by the next day; but he feared the patient would not be well enough to resume his place in the shop for weeks, and perhaps months.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Maggie plied the kind-hearted physician with questions in regard to her father's condition--with questions which no man with merely human knowledge could answer.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The doctor had given him some medicine before he was removed from the banker's house, and the sick man went to sleep soon after he was put to bed in his own room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He thought Andre would be able to talk to her by the next day; but he feared the patient would not be well enough to resume his place in the shop for weeks, and perhaps months.
house
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From this reading The doctor had given him some medicine before he was removed from the banker's house, and the sick man went to sleep soon after he was put to bed in his own room.
human
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From this reading Maggie plied the kind-hearted physician with questions in regard to her father's condition--with questions which no man with merely human knowledge could answer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Maggie plied the kind-hearted physician with questions in regard to her father's condition--with questions which no man with merely human knowledge could answer.
kind-hearted
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From this reading Maggie plied the kind-hearted physician with questions in regard to her father's condition--with questions which no man with merely human knowledge could answer.
knowledge
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From this reading Maggie plied the kind-hearted physician with questions in regard to her father's condition--with questions which no man with merely human knowledge could answer.
Maggie
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From this reading Maggie plied the kind-hearted physician with questions in regard to her father's condition--with questions which no man with merely human knowledge could answer.
MAKEnounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAKE OR BREAK.
man
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From this reading Maggie plied the kind-hearted physician with questions in regard to her father's condition--with questions which no man with merely human knowledge could answer.
medicine
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From this reading The doctor had given him some medicine before he was removed from the banker's house, and the sick man went to sleep soon after he was put to bed in his own room.
merely
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From this reading Maggie plied the kind-hearted physician with questions in regard to her father's condition--with questions which no man with merely human knowledge could answer.
months
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From this reading He thought Andre would be able to talk to her by the next day; but he feared the patient would not be well enough to resume his place in the shop for weeks, and perhaps months.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought Andre would be able to talk to her by the next day; but he feared the patient would not be well enough to resume his place in the shop for weeks, and perhaps months.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Maggie plied the kind-hearted physician with questions in regard to her father's condition--with questions which no man with merely human knowledge could answer.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He thought Andre would be able to talk to her by the next day; but he feared the patient would not be well enough to resume his place in the shop for weeks, and perhaps months.
ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading MAKE OR BREAK.
own
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From this reading The doctor had given him some medicine before he was removed from the banker's house, and the sick man went to sleep soon after he was put to bed in his own room.
patient
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From this reading He thought Andre would be able to talk to her by the next day; but he feared the patient would not be well enough to resume his place in the shop for weeks, and perhaps months.
perhaps
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From this reading He thought Andre would be able to talk to her by the next day; but he feared the patient would not be well enough to resume his place in the shop for weeks, and perhaps months.
physician
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From this reading Maggie plied the kind-hearted physician with questions in regard to her father's condition--with questions which no man with merely human knowledge could answer.
place
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From this reading He thought Andre would be able to talk to her by the next day; but he feared the patient would not be well enough to resume his place in the shop for weeks, and perhaps months.
plied
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From this reading Maggie plied the kind-hearted physician with questions in regard to her father's condition--with questions which no man with merely human knowledge could answer.
put
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From this reading The doctor had given him some medicine before he was removed from the banker's house, and the sick man went to sleep soon after he was put to bed in his own room.
questions
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From this reading Maggie plied the kind-hearted physician with questions in regard to her father's condition--with questions which no man with merely human knowledge could answer.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andre appeared to be quite comfortable, and did not seem to be suffering very severely.
regard
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From this reading Maggie plied the kind-hearted physician with questions in regard to her father's condition--with questions which no man with merely human knowledge could answer.
removed
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From this reading The doctor had given him some medicine before he was removed from the banker's house, and the sick man went to sleep soon after he was put to bed in his own room.
resume
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From this reading He thought Andre would be able to talk to her by the next day; but he feared the patient would not be well enough to resume his place in the shop for weeks, and perhaps months.
room
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From this reading The doctor had given him some medicine before he was removed from the banker's house, and the sick man went to sleep soon after he was put to bed in his own room.
seem
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From this reading Andre appeared to be quite comfortable, and did not seem to be suffering very severely.
severely
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From this reading Andre appeared to be quite comfortable, and did not seem to be suffering very severely.
shop
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From this reading He thought Andre would be able to talk to her by the next day; but he feared the patient would not be well enough to resume his place in the shop for weeks, and perhaps months.
sick
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From this reading The doctor had given him some medicine before he was removed from the banker's house, and the sick man went to sleep soon after he was put to bed in his own room.
sleep
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From this reading The doctor had given him some medicine before he was removed from the banker's house, and the sick man went to sleep soon after he was put to bed in his own room.
some
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From this reading The doctor had given him some medicine before he was removed from the banker's house, and the sick man went to sleep soon after he was put to bed in his own room.
soon
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From this reading The doctor had given him some medicine before he was removed from the banker's house, and the sick man went to sleep soon after he was put to bed in his own room.
suffering
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From this reading Andre appeared to be quite comfortable, and did not seem to be suffering very severely.
talk
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From this reading He thought Andre would be able to talk to her by the next day; but he feared the patient would not be well enough to resume his place in the shop for weeks, and perhaps months.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Maggie plied the kind-hearted physician with questions in regard to her father's condition--with questions which no man with merely human knowledge could answer.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought Andre would be able to talk to her by the next day; but he feared the patient would not be well enough to resume his place in the shop for weeks, and perhaps months.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Maggie plied the kind-hearted physician with questions in regard to her father's condition--with questions which no man with merely human knowledge could answer.
very
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From this reading Andre appeared to be quite comfortable, and did not seem to be suffering very severely.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The doctor had given him some medicine before he was removed from the banker's house, and the sick man went to sleep soon after he was put to bed in his own room.
weeks
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From this reading He thought Andre would be able to talk to her by the next day; but he feared the patient would not be well enough to resume his place in the shop for weeks, and perhaps months.
well
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From this reading He thought Andre would be able to talk to her by the next day; but he feared the patient would not be well enough to resume his place in the shop for weeks, and perhaps months.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor had given him some medicine before he was removed from the banker's house, and the sick man went to sleep soon after he was put to bed in his own room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Maggie plied the kind-hearted physician with questions in regard to her father's condition--with questions which no man with merely human knowledge could answer.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Maggie plied the kind-hearted physician with questions in regard to her father's condition--with questions which no man with merely human knowledge could answer.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He thought Andre would be able to talk to her by the next day; but he feared the patient would not be well enough to resume his place in the shop for weeks, and perhaps months.
