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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 Like Stevenson, she had “a soul of flame in a body of gauze,” a body to be guarded through the spirit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She worked continuously at her singing and undoubtedly overdid herself.
arrange
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From this reading Her health did not improve, and when Katie Leary went to Hartford to arrange for their departure she was startled at the change in her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She worked continuously at her singing and undoubtedly overdid herself.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Just how much or how little Susy was helped by this treatment cannot be known.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like Stevenson, she had “a soul of flame in a body of gauze,” a body to be guarded through the spirit.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Just how much or how little Susy was helped by this treatment cannot be known.
cannot
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change
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From this reading Her health did not improve, and when Katie Leary went to Hartford to arrange for their departure she was startled at the change in her.
Charles
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From this reading Early in the year she went over to Hartford to pay some good-by visit, remaining most of the time in the home of Charles Dudley Warner, working hard at her singing.
continuously
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From this reading She worked continuously at her singing and undoubtedly overdid herself.
departure
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From this reading Her health did not improve, and when Katie Leary went to Hartford to arrange for their departure she was startled at the change in her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Her health did not improve, and when Katie Leary went to Hartford to arrange for their departure she was startled at the change in her.
Dudley
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From this reading Early in the year she went over to Hartford to pay some good-by visit, remaining most of the time in the home of Charles Dudley Warner, working hard at her singing.
Early
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From this reading Early in the year she went over to Hartford to pay some good-by visit, remaining most of the time in the home of Charles Dudley Warner, working hard at her singing.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Like Stevenson, she had “a soul of flame in a body of gauze,” a body to be guarded through the spirit.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her health did not improve, and when Katie Leary went to Hartford to arrange for their departure she was startled at the change in her.
gauze
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From this reading Like Stevenson, she had “a soul of flame in a body of gauze,” a body to be guarded through the spirit.
good-by
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From this reading Early in the year she went over to Hartford to pay some good-by visit, remaining most of the time in the home of Charles Dudley Warner, working hard at her singing.
guarded
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From this reading Like Stevenson, she had “a soul of flame in a body of gauze,” a body to be guarded through the spirit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Like Stevenson, she had “a soul of flame in a body of gauze,” a body to be guarded through the spirit.
hard
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From this reading Early in the year she went over to Hartford to pay some good-by visit, remaining most of the time in the home of Charles Dudley Warner, working hard at her singing.
Hartford
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From this reading Early in the year she went over to Hartford to pay some good-by visit, remaining most of the time in the home of Charles Dudley Warner, working hard at her singing.
health
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From this reading Her health did not improve, and when Katie Leary went to Hartford to arrange for their departure she was startled at the change in her.
helped
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From this reading Just how much or how little Susy was helped by this treatment cannot be known.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She worked continuously at her singing and undoubtedly overdid herself.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She worked continuously at her singing and undoubtedly overdid herself.
home
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From this reading Early in the year she went over to Hartford to pay some good-by visit, remaining most of the time in the home of Charles Dudley Warner, working hard at her singing.
how
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improve
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From this reading Her health did not improve, and when Katie Leary went to Hartford to arrange for their departure she was startled at the change in her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Like Stevenson, she had “a soul of flame in a body of gauze,” a body to be guarded through the spirit.
Just
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Katie
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From this reading Her health did not improve, and when Katie Leary went to Hartford to arrange for their departure she was startled at the change in her.
known
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Leary
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From this reading Her health did not improve, and when Katie Leary went to Hartford to arrange for their departure she was startled at the change in her.
Like
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From this reading Like Stevenson, she had “a soul of flame in a body of gauze,” a body to be guarded through the spirit.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just how much or how little Susy was helped by this treatment cannot be known.
most
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From this reading Early in the year she went over to Hartford to pay some good-by visit, remaining most of the time in the home of Charles Dudley Warner, working hard at her singing.
much
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From this reading Just how much or how little Susy was helped by this treatment cannot be known.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her health did not improve, and when Katie Leary went to Hartford to arrange for their departure she was startled at the change in her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Like Stevenson, she had “a soul of flame in a body of gauze,” a body to be guarded through the spirit.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Just how much or how little Susy was helped by this treatment cannot be known.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Early in the year she went over to Hartford to pay some good-by visit, remaining most of the time in the home of Charles Dudley Warner, working hard at her singing.
overdid
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From this reading She worked continuously at her singing and undoubtedly overdid herself.
pay
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From this reading Early in the year she went over to Hartford to pay some good-by visit, remaining most of the time in the home of Charles Dudley Warner, working hard at her singing.
remaining
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From this reading Early in the year she went over to Hartford to pay some good-by visit, remaining most of the time in the home of Charles Dudley Warner, working hard at her singing.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Like Stevenson, she had “a soul of flame in a body of gauze,” a body to be guarded through the spirit.
singing
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From this reading She worked continuously at her singing and undoubtedly overdid herself.
some
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From this reading Early in the year she went over to Hartford to pay some good-by visit, remaining most of the time in the home of Charles Dudley Warner, working hard at her singing.
soul
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From this reading Like Stevenson, she had “a soul of flame in a body of gauze,” a body to be guarded through the spirit.
spirit
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From this reading Like Stevenson, she had “a soul of flame in a body of gauze,” a body to be guarded through the spirit.
startled
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From this reading Her health did not improve, and when Katie Leary went to Hartford to arrange for their departure she was startled at the change in her.
Stevenson
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From this reading Like Stevenson, she had “a soul of flame in a body of gauze,” a body to be guarded through the spirit.
Susy
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From this reading Just how much or how little Susy was helped by this treatment cannot be known.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Like Stevenson, she had “a soul of flame in a body of gauze,” a body to be guarded through the spirit.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Her health did not improve, and when Katie Leary went to Hartford to arrange for their departure she was startled at the change in her.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Just how much or how little Susy was helped by this treatment cannot be known.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Like Stevenson, she had “a soul of flame in a body of gauze,” a body to be guarded through the spirit.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early in the year she went over to Hartford to pay some good-by visit, remaining most of the time in the home of Charles Dudley Warner, working hard at her singing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Like Stevenson, she had “a soul of flame in a body of gauze,” a body to be guarded through the spirit.
treatment
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From this reading Just how much or how little Susy was helped by this treatment cannot be known.
undoubtedly
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From this reading She worked continuously at her singing and undoubtedly overdid herself.
visit
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From this reading Early in the year she went over to Hartford to pay some good-by visit, remaining most of the time in the home of Charles Dudley Warner, working hard at her singing.
Warner
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From this reading Early in the year she went over to Hartford to pay some good-by visit, remaining most of the time in the home of Charles Dudley Warner, working hard at her singing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just how much or how little Susy was helped by this treatment cannot be known.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early in the year she went over to Hartford to pay some good-by visit, remaining most of the time in the home of Charles Dudley Warner, working hard at her singing.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Her health did not improve, and when Katie Leary went to Hartford to arrange for their departure she was startled at the change in her.
worked
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From this reading She worked continuously at her singing and undoubtedly overdid herself.
working
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From this reading Early in the year she went over to Hartford to pay some good-by visit, remaining most of the time in the home of Charles Dudley Warner, working hard at her singing.
year
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From this reading Early in the year she went over to Hartford to pay some good-by visit, remaining most of the time in the home of Charles Dudley Warner, working hard at her singing.
