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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 He went through a fit of illness.
achieve
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From this reading His thin cheeks became round; his delicate little hand, so spiritually fashioned to achieve fairy task-work, grew plumper than the hand of a thriving infant.
act
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From this reading His aspect had a childishness such as might have induced a stranger to pat him on the head—pausing, however, in the act, to wonder what manner of child was here.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After his recovery his small and slender frame assumed an obtuser garniture of flesh than it had ever before worn.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After his recovery his small and slender frame assumed an obtuser garniture of flesh than it had ever before worn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After his recovery his small and slender frame assumed an obtuser garniture of flesh than it had ever before worn.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His aspect had a childishness such as might have induced a stranger to pat him on the head—pausing, however, in the act, to wonder what manner of child was here.
aspect
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From this reading His aspect had a childishness such as might have induced a stranger to pat him on the head—pausing, however, in the act, to wonder what manner of child was here.
assumed
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From this reading After his recovery his small and slender frame assumed an obtuser garniture of flesh than it had ever before worn.
became
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From this reading His thin cheeks became round; his delicate little hand, so spiritually fashioned to achieve fairy task-work, grew plumper than the hand of a thriving infant.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading After his recovery his small and slender frame assumed an obtuser garniture of flesh than it had ever before worn.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was as if the spirit had gone out of him, leaving the body to flourish in a sort of vegetable existence.
cheeks
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From this reading His thin cheeks became round; his delicate little hand, so spiritually fashioned to achieve fairy task-work, grew plumper than the hand of a thriving infant.
child
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From this reading His aspect had a childishness such as might have induced a stranger to pat him on the head—pausing, however, in the act, to wonder what manner of child was here.
childishness
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From this reading His aspect had a childishness such as might have induced a stranger to pat him on the head—pausing, however, in the act, to wonder what manner of child was here.
delicate
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From this reading His thin cheeks became round; his delicate little hand, so spiritually fashioned to achieve fairy task-work, grew plumper than the hand of a thriving infant.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After his recovery his small and slender frame assumed an obtuser garniture of flesh than it had ever before worn.
existence
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From this reading It was as if the spirit had gone out of him, leaving the body to flourish in a sort of vegetable existence.
fairy
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From this reading His thin cheeks became round; his delicate little hand, so spiritually fashioned to achieve fairy task-work, grew plumper than the hand of a thriving infant.
fashioned
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From this reading His thin cheeks became round; his delicate little hand, so spiritually fashioned to achieve fairy task-work, grew plumper than the hand of a thriving infant.
fit
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From this reading He went through a fit of illness.
flesh
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From this reading After his recovery his small and slender frame assumed an obtuser garniture of flesh than it had ever before worn.
flourish
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From this reading It was as if the spirit had gone out of him, leaving the body to flourish in a sort of vegetable existence.
frame
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From this reading After his recovery his small and slender frame assumed an obtuser garniture of flesh than it had ever before worn.
garniture
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From this reading After his recovery his small and slender frame assumed an obtuser garniture of flesh than it had ever before worn.
gone
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From this reading It was as if the spirit had gone out of him, leaving the body to flourish in a sort of vegetable existence.
grew
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From this reading His thin cheeks became round; his delicate little hand, so spiritually fashioned to achieve fairy task-work, grew plumper than the hand of a thriving infant.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After his recovery his small and slender frame assumed an obtuser garniture of flesh than it had ever before worn.
hand
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From this reading His thin cheeks became round; his delicate little hand, so spiritually fashioned to achieve fairy task-work, grew plumper than the hand of a thriving infant.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His aspect had a childishness such as might have induced a stranger to pat him on the head—pausing, however, in the act, to wonder what manner of child was here.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went through a fit of illness.
head
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From this reading His aspect had a childishness such as might have induced a stranger to pat him on the head—pausing, however, in the act, to wonder what manner of child was here.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His aspect had a childishness such as might have induced a stranger to pat him on the head—pausing, however, in the act, to wonder what manner of child was here.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His aspect had a childishness such as might have induced a stranger to pat him on the head—pausing, however, in the act, to wonder what manner of child was here.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After his recovery his small and slender frame assumed an obtuser garniture of flesh than it had ever before worn.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading His aspect had a childishness such as might have induced a stranger to pat him on the head—pausing, however, in the act, to wonder what manner of child was here.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was as if the spirit had gone out of him, leaving the body to flourish in a sort of vegetable existence.
illness
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From this reading He went through a fit of illness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His aspect had a childishness such as might have induced a stranger to pat him on the head—pausing, however, in the act, to wonder what manner of child was here.
induced
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From this reading His aspect had a childishness such as might have induced a stranger to pat him on the head—pausing, however, in the act, to wonder what manner of child was here.
infant
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From this reading His thin cheeks became round; his delicate little hand, so spiritually fashioned to achieve fairy task-work, grew plumper than the hand of a thriving infant.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After his recovery his small and slender frame assumed an obtuser garniture of flesh than it had ever before worn.
leaving
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From this reading It was as if the spirit had gone out of him, leaving the body to flourish in a sort of vegetable existence.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His thin cheeks became round; his delicate little hand, so spiritually fashioned to achieve fairy task-work, grew plumper than the hand of a thriving infant.
manner
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From this reading His aspect had a childishness such as might have induced a stranger to pat him on the head—pausing, however, in the act, to wonder what manner of child was here.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading His aspect had a childishness such as might have induced a stranger to pat him on the head—pausing, however, in the act, to wonder what manner of child was here.
obtuser
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From this reading After his recovery his small and slender frame assumed an obtuser garniture of flesh than it had ever before worn.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He went through a fit of illness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His aspect had a childishness such as might have induced a stranger to pat him on the head—pausing, however, in the act, to wonder what manner of child was here.
out
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From this reading It was as if the spirit had gone out of him, leaving the body to flourish in a sort of vegetable existence.
pat
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From this reading His aspect had a childishness such as might have induced a stranger to pat him on the head—pausing, however, in the act, to wonder what manner of child was here.
pausing
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From this reading His aspect had a childishness such as might have induced a stranger to pat him on the head—pausing, however, in the act, to wonder what manner of child was here.
plumper
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From this reading His thin cheeks became round; his delicate little hand, so spiritually fashioned to achieve fairy task-work, grew plumper than the hand of a thriving infant.
recovery
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From this reading After his recovery his small and slender frame assumed an obtuser garniture of flesh than it had ever before worn.
round
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From this reading His thin cheeks became round; his delicate little hand, so spiritually fashioned to achieve fairy task-work, grew plumper than the hand of a thriving infant.
slender
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From this reading After his recovery his small and slender frame assumed an obtuser garniture of flesh than it had ever before worn.
small
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From this reading After his recovery his small and slender frame assumed an obtuser garniture of flesh than it had ever before worn.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His thin cheeks became round; his delicate little hand, so spiritually fashioned to achieve fairy task-work, grew plumper than the hand of a thriving infant.
sort
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From this reading It was as if the spirit had gone out of him, leaving the body to flourish in a sort of vegetable existence.
spirit
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From this reading It was as if the spirit had gone out of him, leaving the body to flourish in a sort of vegetable existence.
spiritually
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From this reading His thin cheeks became round; his delicate little hand, so spiritually fashioned to achieve fairy task-work, grew plumper than the hand of a thriving infant.
stranger
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From this reading His aspect had a childishness such as might have induced a stranger to pat him on the head—pausing, however, in the act, to wonder what manner of child was here.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading His aspect had a childishness such as might have induced a stranger to pat him on the head—pausing, however, in the act, to wonder what manner of child was here.
task-work
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From this reading His thin cheeks became round; his delicate little hand, so spiritually fashioned to achieve fairy task-work, grew plumper than the hand of a thriving infant.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading After his recovery his small and slender frame assumed an obtuser garniture of flesh than it had ever before worn.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His thin cheeks became round; his delicate little hand, so spiritually fashioned to achieve fairy task-work, grew plumper than the hand of a thriving infant.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading His thin cheeks became round; his delicate little hand, so spiritually fashioned to achieve fairy task-work, grew plumper than the hand of a thriving infant.
thriving
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From this reading His thin cheeks became round; his delicate little hand, so spiritually fashioned to achieve fairy task-work, grew plumper than the hand of a thriving infant.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He went through a fit of illness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His thin cheeks became round; his delicate little hand, so spiritually fashioned to achieve fairy task-work, grew plumper than the hand of a thriving infant.
vegetable
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From this reading It was as if the spirit had gone out of him, leaving the body to flourish in a sort of vegetable existence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His aspect had a childishness such as might have induced a stranger to pat him on the head—pausing, however, in the act, to wonder what manner of child was here.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went through a fit of illness.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading His aspect had a childishness such as might have induced a stranger to pat him on the head—pausing, however, in the act, to wonder what manner of child was here.
wonder
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From this reading His aspect had a childishness such as might have induced a stranger to pat him on the head—pausing, however, in the act, to wonder what manner of child was here.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading After his recovery his small and slender frame assumed an obtuser garniture of flesh than it had ever before worn.
