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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 There are illnesses that take possession of their victims slowly and quietly, with an imperceptible start, and a gradual crescendo of envelopment; others there are, that strike, sudden as a hawk, or a bullet.
also
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From this reading And this is true also of that other illness, the fever of the mind and heart that is called Love.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There are illnesses that take possession of their victims slowly and quietly, with an imperceptible start, and a gradual crescendo of envelopment; others there are, that strike, sudden as a hawk, or a bullet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are illnesses that take possession of their victims slowly and quietly, with an imperceptible start, and a gradual crescendo of envelopment; others there are, that strike, sudden as a hawk, or a bullet.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are illnesses that take possession of their victims slowly and quietly, with an imperceptible start, and a gradual crescendo of envelopment; others there are, that strike, sudden as a hawk, or a bullet.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There are illnesses that take possession of their victims slowly and quietly, with an imperceptible start, and a gradual crescendo of envelopment; others there are, that strike, sudden as a hawk, or a bullet.
attempt
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From this reading An old song says, and says, for the most part, truly, "I attempt from Love's sickness to fly in vain."
bullet
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From this reading There are illnesses that take possession of their victims slowly and quietly, with an imperceptible start, and a gradual crescendo of envelopment; others there are, that strike, sudden as a hawk, or a bullet.
called
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From this reading And this is true also of that other illness, the fever of the mind and heart that is called Love.
Coppinger
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From this reading Larry Coppinger did not attempt to fly, even though he knew as precisely the moment when the fever struck him, as did Peter's wife's mother when her fever left her.
crescendo
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From this reading There are illnesses that take possession of their victims slowly and quietly, with an imperceptible start, and a gradual crescendo of envelopment; others there are, that strike, sudden as a hawk, or a bullet.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Larry Coppinger did not attempt to fly, even though he knew as precisely the moment when the fever struck him, as did Peter's wife's mother when her fever left her.
envelopment
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From this reading There are illnesses that take possession of their victims slowly and quietly, with an imperceptible start, and a gradual crescendo of envelopment; others there are, that strike, sudden as a hawk, or a bullet.
escape
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From this reading Perhaps he might then have tried to escape; he knew it was too late now.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Larry Coppinger did not attempt to fly, even though he knew as precisely the moment when the fever struck him, as did Peter's wife's mother when her fever left her.
fever
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From this reading And this is true also of that other illness, the fever of the mind and heart that is called Love.
fly
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From this reading An old song says, and says, for the most part, truly, "I attempt from Love's sickness to fly in vain."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading An old song says, and says, for the most part, truly, "I attempt from Love's sickness to fly in vain."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An old song says, and says, for the most part, truly, "I attempt from Love's sickness to fly in vain."
gradual
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From this reading There are illnesses that take possession of their victims slowly and quietly, with an imperceptible start, and a gradual crescendo of envelopment; others there are, that strike, sudden as a hawk, or a bullet.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps he might then have tried to escape; he knew it was too late now.
hawk
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From this reading There are illnesses that take possession of their victims slowly and quietly, with an imperceptible start, and a gradual crescendo of envelopment; others there are, that strike, sudden as a hawk, or a bullet.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Larry Coppinger did not attempt to fly, even though he knew as precisely the moment when the fever struck him, as did Peter's wife's mother when her fever left her.
heart
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From this reading And this is true also of that other illness, the fever of the mind and heart that is called Love.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Larry Coppinger did not attempt to fly, even though he knew as precisely the moment when the fever struck him, as did Peter's wife's mother when her fever left her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Larry Coppinger did not attempt to fly, even though he knew as precisely the moment when the fever struck him, as did Peter's wife's mother when her fever left her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading An old song says, and says, for the most part, truly, "I attempt from Love's sickness to fly in vain."
illness
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From this reading And this is true also of that other illness, the fever of the mind and heart that is called Love.
illnesses
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From this reading There are illnesses that take possession of their victims slowly and quietly, with an imperceptible start, and a gradual crescendo of envelopment; others there are, that strike, sudden as a hawk, or a bullet.
imperceptible
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From this reading There are illnesses that take possession of their victims slowly and quietly, with an imperceptible start, and a gradual crescendo of envelopment; others there are, that strike, sudden as a hawk, or a bullet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An old song says, and says, for the most part, truly, "I attempt from Love's sickness to fly in vain."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And this is true also of that other illness, the fever of the mind and heart that is called Love.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps he might then have tried to escape; he knew it was too late now.
knew
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From this reading Larry Coppinger did not attempt to fly, even though he knew as precisely the moment when the fever struck him, as did Peter's wife's mother when her fever left her.
Larry
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From this reading Larry Coppinger did not attempt to fly, even though he knew as precisely the moment when the fever struck him, as did Peter's wife's mother when her fever left her.
late
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From this reading Perhaps he might then have tried to escape; he knew it was too late now.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Larry Coppinger did not attempt to fly, even though he knew as precisely the moment when the fever struck him, as did Peter's wife's mother when her fever left her.
Love
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From this reading And this is true also of that other illness, the fever of the mind and heart that is called Love.
Love's
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From this reading An old song says, and says, for the most part, truly, "I attempt from Love's sickness to fly in vain."
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Perhaps he might then have tried to escape; he knew it was too late now.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And this is true also of that other illness, the fever of the mind and heart that is called Love.
moment
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From this reading Larry Coppinger did not attempt to fly, even though he knew as precisely the moment when the fever struck him, as did Peter's wife's mother when her fever left her.
most
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From this reading An old song says, and says, for the most part, truly, "I attempt from Love's sickness to fly in vain."
mother
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From this reading Larry Coppinger did not attempt to fly, even though he knew as precisely the moment when the fever struck him, as did Peter's wife's mother when her fever left her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Larry Coppinger did not attempt to fly, even though he knew as precisely the moment when the fever struck him, as did Peter's wife's mother when her fever left her.
now
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From this reading Perhaps he might then have tried to escape; he knew it was too late now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are illnesses that take possession of their victims slowly and quietly, with an imperceptible start, and a gradual crescendo of envelopment; others there are, that strike, sudden as a hawk, or a bullet.
old
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From this reading An old song says, and says, for the most part, truly, "I attempt from Love's sickness to fly in vain."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There are illnesses that take possession of their victims slowly and quietly, with an imperceptible start, and a gradual crescendo of envelopment; others there are, that strike, sudden as a hawk, or a bullet.
other
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From this reading And this is true also of that other illness, the fever of the mind and heart that is called Love.
others
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From this reading There are illnesses that take possession of their victims slowly and quietly, with an imperceptible start, and a gradual crescendo of envelopment; others there are, that strike, sudden as a hawk, or a bullet.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An old song says, and says, for the most part, truly, "I attempt from Love's sickness to fly in vain."
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps he might then have tried to escape; he knew it was too late now.
Peter's
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From this reading Larry Coppinger did not attempt to fly, even though he knew as precisely the moment when the fever struck him, as did Peter's wife's mother when her fever left her.
possession
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From this reading There are illnesses that take possession of their victims slowly and quietly, with an imperceptible start, and a gradual crescendo of envelopment; others there are, that strike, sudden as a hawk, or a bullet.
precisely
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From this reading Larry Coppinger did not attempt to fly, even though he knew as precisely the moment when the fever struck him, as did Peter's wife's mother when her fever left her.
quietly
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From this reading There are illnesses that take possession of their victims slowly and quietly, with an imperceptible start, and a gradual crescendo of envelopment; others there are, that strike, sudden as a hawk, or a bullet.
says
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From this reading An old song says, and says, for the most part, truly, "I attempt from Love's sickness to fly in vain."
sickness
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From this reading An old song says, and says, for the most part, truly, "I attempt from Love's sickness to fly in vain."
slowly
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From this reading There are illnesses that take possession of their victims slowly and quietly, with an imperceptible start, and a gradual crescendo of envelopment; others there are, that strike, sudden as a hawk, or a bullet.
song
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From this reading An old song says, and says, for the most part, truly, "I attempt from Love's sickness to fly in vain."
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are illnesses that take possession of their victims slowly and quietly, with an imperceptible start, and a gradual crescendo of envelopment; others there are, that strike, sudden as a hawk, or a bullet.
strike
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From this reading There are illnesses that take possession of their victims slowly and quietly, with an imperceptible start, and a gradual crescendo of envelopment; others there are, that strike, sudden as a hawk, or a bullet.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Larry Coppinger did not attempt to fly, even though he knew as precisely the moment when the fever struck him, as did Peter's wife's mother when her fever left her.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are illnesses that take possession of their victims slowly and quietly, with an imperceptible start, and a gradual crescendo of envelopment; others there are, that strike, sudden as a hawk, or a bullet.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are illnesses that take possession of their victims slowly and quietly, with an imperceptible start, and a gradual crescendo of envelopment; others there are, that strike, sudden as a hawk, or a bullet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There are illnesses that take possession of their victims slowly and quietly, with an imperceptible start, and a gradual crescendo of envelopment; others there are, that strike, sudden as a hawk, or a bullet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And this is true also of that other illness, the fever of the mind and heart that is called Love.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There are illnesses that take possession of their victims slowly and quietly, with an imperceptible start, and a gradual crescendo of envelopment; others there are, that strike, sudden as a hawk, or a bullet.
then
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From this reading Perhaps he might then have tried to escape; he knew it was too late now.
There
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From this reading There are illnesses that take possession of their victims slowly and quietly, with an imperceptible start, and a gradual crescendo of envelopment; others there are, that strike, sudden as a hawk, or a bullet.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this is true also of that other illness, the fever of the mind and heart that is called Love.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Larry Coppinger did not attempt to fly, even though he knew as precisely the moment when the fever struck him, as did Peter's wife's mother when her fever left her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An old song says, and says, for the most part, truly, "I attempt from Love's sickness to fly in vain."
too
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From this reading Perhaps he might then have tried to escape; he knew it was too late now.
tried
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From this reading Perhaps he might then have tried to escape; he knew it was too late now.
true
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From this reading And this is true also of that other illness, the fever of the mind and heart that is called Love.
truly
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From this reading An old song says, and says, for the most part, truly, "I attempt from Love's sickness to fly in vain."
vain
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From this reading An old song says, and says, for the most part, truly, "I attempt from Love's sickness to fly in vain."
victims
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From this reading There are illnesses that take possession of their victims slowly and quietly, with an imperceptible start, and a gradual crescendo of envelopment; others there are, that strike, sudden as a hawk, or a bullet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps he might then have tried to escape; he knew it was too late now.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Larry Coppinger did not attempt to fly, even though he knew as precisely the moment when the fever struck him, as did Peter's wife's mother when her fever left her.
wife's
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From this reading Larry Coppinger did not attempt to fly, even though he knew as precisely the moment when the fever struck him, as did Peter's wife's mother when her fever left her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There are illnesses that take possession of their victims slowly and quietly, with an imperceptible start, and a gradual crescendo of envelopment; others there are, that strike, sudden as a hawk, or a bullet.
