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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 Mr. Casaubon had no second attack of equal severity with the first, and in a few days began to recover his usual condition.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading To Mr. Casaubon’s questions about himself, he replied that the source of the illness was the common error of intellectual men—a too eager and monotonous application: the remedy was, to be satisfied with moderate work, and to seek variety of relaxation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Casaubon had no second attack of equal severity with the first, and in a few days began to recover his usual condition.
application
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From this reading To Mr. Casaubon’s questions about himself, he replied that the source of the illness was the common error of intellectual men—a too eager and monotonous application: the remedy was, to be satisfied with moderate work, and to seek variety of relaxation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He not only used his stethoscope (which had not become a matter of course in practice at that time), but sat quietly by his patient and watched him.
attack
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From this reading Mr. Casaubon had no second attack of equal severity with the first, and in a few days began to recover his usual condition.
attention
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From this reading But Lydgate seemed to think the case worth a great deal of attention.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To Mr. Casaubon’s questions about himself, he replied that the source of the illness was the common error of intellectual men—a too eager and monotonous application: the remedy was, to be satisfied with moderate work, and to seek variety of relaxation.
become
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From this reading He not only used his stethoscope (which had not become a matter of course in practice at that time), but sat quietly by his patient and watched him.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Casaubon had no second attack of equal severity with the first, and in a few days began to recover his usual condition.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Lydgate seemed to think the case worth a great deal of attention.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He not only used his stethoscope (which had not become a matter of course in practice at that time), but sat quietly by his patient and watched him.
Casaubon
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From this reading Mr. Casaubon had no second attack of equal severity with the first, and in a few days began to recover his usual condition.
Casaubon's
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From this reading To Mr. Casaubon’s questions about himself, he replied that the source of the illness was the common error of intellectual men—a too eager and monotonous application: the remedy was, to be satisfied with moderate work, and to seek variety of relaxation.
case
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From this reading But Lydgate seemed to think the case worth a great deal of attention.
common
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From this reading To Mr. Casaubon’s questions about himself, he replied that the source of the illness was the common error of intellectual men—a too eager and monotonous application: the remedy was, to be satisfied with moderate work, and to seek variety of relaxation.
condition
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From this reading Mr. Casaubon had no second attack of equal severity with the first, and in a few days began to recover his usual condition.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He not only used his stethoscope (which had not become a matter of course in practice at that time), but sat quietly by his patient and watched him.
days
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From this reading Mr. Casaubon had no second attack of equal severity with the first, and in a few days began to recover his usual condition.
de
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From this reading Qui veut délasser hors de propos, lasse.—PASCAL.
deal
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From this reading But Lydgate seemed to think the case worth a great deal of attention.
délasser
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From this reading Qui veut délasser hors de propos, lasse.—PASCAL.
eager
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From this reading To Mr. Casaubon’s questions about himself, he replied that the source of the illness was the common error of intellectual men—a too eager and monotonous application: the remedy was, to be satisfied with moderate work, and to seek variety of relaxation.
equal
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From this reading Mr. Casaubon had no second attack of equal severity with the first, and in a few days began to recover his usual condition.
error
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From this reading To Mr. Casaubon’s questions about himself, he replied that the source of the illness was the common error of intellectual men—a too eager and monotonous application: the remedy was, to be satisfied with moderate work, and to seek variety of relaxation.
few
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From this reading Mr. Casaubon had no second attack of equal severity with the first, and in a few days began to recover his usual condition.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Casaubon had no second attack of equal severity with the first, and in a few days began to recover his usual condition.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Lydgate seemed to think the case worth a great deal of attention.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Casaubon had no second attack of equal severity with the first, and in a few days began to recover his usual condition.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He not only used his stethoscope (which had not become a matter of course in practice at that time), but sat quietly by his patient and watched him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He not only used his stethoscope (which had not become a matter of course in practice at that time), but sat quietly by his patient and watched him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading To Mr. Casaubon’s questions about himself, he replied that the source of the illness was the common error of intellectual men—a too eager and monotonous application: the remedy was, to be satisfied with moderate work, and to seek variety of relaxation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Casaubon had no second attack of equal severity with the first, and in a few days began to recover his usual condition.
hors
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From this reading Qui veut délasser hors de propos, lasse.—PASCAL.
illness
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From this reading To Mr. Casaubon’s questions about himself, he replied that the source of the illness was the common error of intellectual men—a too eager and monotonous application: the remedy was, to be satisfied with moderate work, and to seek variety of relaxation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Casaubon had no second attack of equal severity with the first, and in a few days began to recover his usual condition.
intellectual
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From this reading To Mr. Casaubon’s questions about himself, he replied that the source of the illness was the common error of intellectual men—a too eager and monotonous application: the remedy was, to be satisfied with moderate work, and to seek variety of relaxation.
lasse
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From this reading Qui veut délasser hors de propos, lasse.—PASCAL.
Lydgate
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From this reading But Lydgate seemed to think the case worth a great deal of attention.
matter
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From this reading He not only used his stethoscope (which had not become a matter of course in practice at that time), but sat quietly by his patient and watched him.
men
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From this reading To Mr. Casaubon’s questions about himself, he replied that the source of the illness was the common error of intellectual men—a too eager and monotonous application: the remedy was, to be satisfied with moderate work, and to seek variety of relaxation.
moderate
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From this reading To Mr. Casaubon’s questions about himself, he replied that the source of the illness was the common error of intellectual men—a too eager and monotonous application: the remedy was, to be satisfied with moderate work, and to seek variety of relaxation.
monotonous
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From this reading To Mr. Casaubon’s questions about himself, he replied that the source of the illness was the common error of intellectual men—a too eager and monotonous application: the remedy was, to be satisfied with moderate work, and to seek variety of relaxation.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Casaubon had no second attack of equal severity with the first, and in a few days began to recover his usual condition.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mr. Casaubon had no second attack of equal severity with the first, and in a few days began to recover his usual condition.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He not only used his stethoscope (which had not become a matter of course in practice at that time), but sat quietly by his patient and watched him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Casaubon had no second attack of equal severity with the first, and in a few days began to recover his usual condition.
only
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From this reading He not only used his stethoscope (which had not become a matter of course in practice at that time), but sat quietly by his patient and watched him.
PASCAL
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From this reading Qui veut délasser hors de propos, lasse.—PASCAL.
patient
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From this reading He not only used his stethoscope (which had not become a matter of course in practice at that time), but sat quietly by his patient and watched him.
practice
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From this reading He not only used his stethoscope (which had not become a matter of course in practice at that time), but sat quietly by his patient and watched him.
propos
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From this reading Qui veut délasser hors de propos, lasse.—PASCAL.
questions
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From this reading To Mr. Casaubon’s questions about himself, he replied that the source of the illness was the common error of intellectual men—a too eager and monotonous application: the remedy was, to be satisfied with moderate work, and to seek variety of relaxation.
Qui
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From this reading Qui veut délasser hors de propos, lasse.—PASCAL.
quietly
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From this reading He not only used his stethoscope (which had not become a matter of course in practice at that time), but sat quietly by his patient and watched him.
recover
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From this reading Mr. Casaubon had no second attack of equal severity with the first, and in a few days began to recover his usual condition.
relaxation
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From this reading To Mr. Casaubon’s questions about himself, he replied that the source of the illness was the common error of intellectual men—a too eager and monotonous application: the remedy was, to be satisfied with moderate work, and to seek variety of relaxation.
remedy
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From this reading To Mr. Casaubon’s questions about himself, he replied that the source of the illness was the common error of intellectual men—a too eager and monotonous application: the remedy was, to be satisfied with moderate work, and to seek variety of relaxation.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Mr. Casaubon’s questions about himself, he replied that the source of the illness was the common error of intellectual men—a too eager and monotonous application: the remedy was, to be satisfied with moderate work, and to seek variety of relaxation.
sat
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From this reading He not only used his stethoscope (which had not become a matter of course in practice at that time), but sat quietly by his patient and watched him.
satisfied
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From this reading To Mr. Casaubon’s questions about himself, he replied that the source of the illness was the common error of intellectual men—a too eager and monotonous application: the remedy was, to be satisfied with moderate work, and to seek variety of relaxation.
second
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From this reading Mr. Casaubon had no second attack of equal severity with the first, and in a few days began to recover his usual condition.
seek
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From this reading To Mr. Casaubon’s questions about himself, he replied that the source of the illness was the common error of intellectual men—a too eager and monotonous application: the remedy was, to be satisfied with moderate work, and to seek variety of relaxation.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Lydgate seemed to think the case worth a great deal of attention.
severity
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From this reading Mr. Casaubon had no second attack of equal severity with the first, and in a few days began to recover his usual condition.
source
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From this reading To Mr. Casaubon’s questions about himself, he replied that the source of the illness was the common error of intellectual men—a too eager and monotonous application: the remedy was, to be satisfied with moderate work, and to seek variety of relaxation.
stethoscope
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From this reading He not only used his stethoscope (which had not become a matter of course in practice at that time), but sat quietly by his patient and watched him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He not only used his stethoscope (which had not become a matter of course in practice at that time), but sat quietly by his patient and watched him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Casaubon had no second attack of equal severity with the first, and in a few days began to recover his usual condition.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Lydgate seemed to think the case worth a great deal of attention.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He not only used his stethoscope (which had not become a matter of course in practice at that time), but sat quietly by his patient and watched him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Casaubon had no second attack of equal severity with the first, and in a few days began to recover his usual condition.
too
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From this reading To Mr. Casaubon’s questions about himself, he replied that the source of the illness was the common error of intellectual men—a too eager and monotonous application: the remedy was, to be satisfied with moderate work, and to seek variety of relaxation.
used
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From this reading He not only used his stethoscope (which had not become a matter of course in practice at that time), but sat quietly by his patient and watched him.
usual
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From this reading Mr. Casaubon had no second attack of equal severity with the first, and in a few days began to recover his usual condition.
variety
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From this reading To Mr. Casaubon’s questions about himself, he replied that the source of the illness was the common error of intellectual men—a too eager and monotonous application: the remedy was, to be satisfied with moderate work, and to seek variety of relaxation.
veut
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From this reading Qui veut délasser hors de propos, lasse.—PASCAL.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To Mr. Casaubon’s questions about himself, he replied that the source of the illness was the common error of intellectual men—a too eager and monotonous application: the remedy was, to be satisfied with moderate work, and to seek variety of relaxation.
watched
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From this reading He not only used his stethoscope (which had not become a matter of course in practice at that time), but sat quietly by his patient and watched him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He not only used his stethoscope (which had not become a matter of course in practice at that time), but sat quietly by his patient and watched him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Casaubon had no second attack of equal severity with the first, and in a few days began to recover his usual condition.
work
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From this reading To Mr. Casaubon’s questions about himself, he replied that the source of the illness was the common error of intellectual men—a too eager and monotonous application: the remedy was, to be satisfied with moderate work, and to seek variety of relaxation.
worth
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From this reading But Lydgate seemed to think the case worth a great deal of attention.
