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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 A PRISONER AND HIS VISITOR.
all
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From this reading During all the time of almost unendurable anxiety and suspense Bessie had scarcely left her.
almost
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From this reading During all the time of almost unendurable anxiety and suspense Bessie had scarcely left her.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading For more than a fortnight Olivia wandered in the valley of the shadow of death; then the crisis came and passed, and life still counted her among its subjects.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PRISONER AND HIS VISITOR.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But her recovery was so slow that another fortnight elapsed before, thin and pale, a bruised and broken lily, she was carried from her bedroom to her boudoir.
anxiety
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From this reading During all the time of almost unendurable anxiety and suspense Bessie had scarcely left her.
bedroom
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From this reading But her recovery was so slow that another fortnight elapsed before, thin and pale, a bruised and broken lily, she was carried from her bedroom to her boudoir.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But her recovery was so slow that another fortnight elapsed before, thin and pale, a bruised and broken lily, she was carried from her bedroom to her boudoir.
Bessie
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From this reading During all the time of almost unendurable anxiety and suspense Bessie had scarcely left her.
boudoir
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From this reading But her recovery was so slow that another fortnight elapsed before, thin and pale, a bruised and broken lily, she was carried from her bedroom to her boudoir.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But her recovery was so slow that another fortnight elapsed before, thin and pale, a bruised and broken lily, she was carried from her bedroom to her boudoir.
bruised
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From this reading But her recovery was so slow that another fortnight elapsed before, thin and pale, a bruised and broken lily, she was carried from her bedroom to her boudoir.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But her recovery was so slow that another fortnight elapsed before, thin and pale, a bruised and broken lily, she was carried from her bedroom to her boudoir.
came
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From this reading For more than a fortnight Olivia wandered in the valley of the shadow of death; then the crisis came and passed, and life still counted her among its subjects.
carried
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From this reading But her recovery was so slow that another fortnight elapsed before, thin and pale, a bruised and broken lily, she was carried from her bedroom to her boudoir.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No nurse could have shown more devotion, no sister more tender and self-sacrificing love.
counted
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From this reading For more than a fortnight Olivia wandered in the valley of the shadow of death; then the crisis came and passed, and life still counted her among its subjects.
crisis
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From this reading For more than a fortnight Olivia wandered in the valley of the shadow of death; then the crisis came and passed, and life still counted her among its subjects.
death
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From this reading For more than a fortnight Olivia wandered in the valley of the shadow of death; then the crisis came and passed, and life still counted her among its subjects.
devotion
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From this reading No nurse could have shown more devotion, no sister more tender and self-sacrificing love.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During all the time of almost unendurable anxiety and suspense Bessie had scarcely left her.
elapsed
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From this reading But her recovery was so slow that another fortnight elapsed before, thin and pale, a bruised and broken lily, she was carried from her bedroom to her boudoir.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For more than a fortnight Olivia wandered in the valley of the shadow of death; then the crisis came and passed, and life still counted her among its subjects.
fortnight
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From this reading For more than a fortnight Olivia wandered in the valley of the shadow of death; then the crisis came and passed, and life still counted her among its subjects.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But her recovery was so slow that another fortnight elapsed before, thin and pale, a bruised and broken lily, she was carried from her bedroom to her boudoir.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During all the time of almost unendurable anxiety and suspense Bessie had scarcely left her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No nurse could have shown more devotion, no sister more tender and self-sacrificing love.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For more than a fortnight Olivia wandered in the valley of the shadow of death; then the crisis came and passed, and life still counted her among its subjects.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A PRISONER AND HIS VISITOR.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For more than a fortnight Olivia wandered in the valley of the shadow of death; then the crisis came and passed, and life still counted her among its subjects.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For more than a fortnight Olivia wandered in the valley of the shadow of death; then the crisis came and passed, and life still counted her among its subjects.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During all the time of almost unendurable anxiety and suspense Bessie had scarcely left her.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For more than a fortnight Olivia wandered in the valley of the shadow of death; then the crisis came and passed, and life still counted her among its subjects.
lily
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From this reading But her recovery was so slow that another fortnight elapsed before, thin and pale, a bruised and broken lily, she was carried from her bedroom to her boudoir.
love
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From this reading No nurse could have shown more devotion, no sister more tender and self-sacrificing love.
more
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From this reading For more than a fortnight Olivia wandered in the valley of the shadow of death; then the crisis came and passed, and life still counted her among its subjects.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No nurse could have shown more devotion, no sister more tender and self-sacrificing love.
nurse
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From this reading No nurse could have shown more devotion, no sister more tender and self-sacrificing love.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For more than a fortnight Olivia wandered in the valley of the shadow of death; then the crisis came and passed, and life still counted her among its subjects.
Olivia
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From this reading For more than a fortnight Olivia wandered in the valley of the shadow of death; then the crisis came and passed, and life still counted her among its subjects.
pale
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From this reading But her recovery was so slow that another fortnight elapsed before, thin and pale, a bruised and broken lily, she was carried from her bedroom to her boudoir.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For more than a fortnight Olivia wandered in the valley of the shadow of death; then the crisis came and passed, and life still counted her among its subjects.
PRISONER
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From this reading A PRISONER AND HIS VISITOR.
recovery
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From this reading But her recovery was so slow that another fortnight elapsed before, thin and pale, a bruised and broken lily, she was carried from her bedroom to her boudoir.
scarcely
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From this reading During all the time of almost unendurable anxiety and suspense Bessie had scarcely left her.
self-sacrificing
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From this reading No nurse could have shown more devotion, no sister more tender and self-sacrificing love.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading For more than a fortnight Olivia wandered in the valley of the shadow of death; then the crisis came and passed, and life still counted her among its subjects.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But her recovery was so slow that another fortnight elapsed before, thin and pale, a bruised and broken lily, she was carried from her bedroom to her boudoir.
shown
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From this reading No nurse could have shown more devotion, no sister more tender and self-sacrificing love.
sister
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From this reading No nurse could have shown more devotion, no sister more tender and self-sacrificing love.
slow
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From this reading But her recovery was so slow that another fortnight elapsed before, thin and pale, a bruised and broken lily, she was carried from her bedroom to her boudoir.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But her recovery was so slow that another fortnight elapsed before, thin and pale, a bruised and broken lily, she was carried from her bedroom to her boudoir.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For more than a fortnight Olivia wandered in the valley of the shadow of death; then the crisis came and passed, and life still counted her among its subjects.
subjects
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From this reading For more than a fortnight Olivia wandered in the valley of the shadow of death; then the crisis came and passed, and life still counted her among its subjects.
suspense
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From this reading During all the time of almost unendurable anxiety and suspense Bessie had scarcely left her.
tender
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From this reading No nurse could have shown more devotion, no sister more tender and self-sacrificing love.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For more than a fortnight Olivia wandered in the valley of the shadow of death; then the crisis came and passed, and life still counted her among its subjects.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But her recovery was so slow that another fortnight elapsed before, thin and pale, a bruised and broken lily, she was carried from her bedroom to her boudoir.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For more than a fortnight Olivia wandered in the valley of the shadow of death; then the crisis came and passed, and life still counted her among its subjects.
then
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From this reading For more than a fortnight Olivia wandered in the valley of the shadow of death; then the crisis came and passed, and life still counted her among its subjects.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading But her recovery was so slow that another fortnight elapsed before, thin and pale, a bruised and broken lily, she was carried from her bedroom to her boudoir.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During all the time of almost unendurable anxiety and suspense Bessie had scarcely left her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But her recovery was so slow that another fortnight elapsed before, thin and pale, a bruised and broken lily, she was carried from her bedroom to her boudoir.
unendurable
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From this reading During all the time of almost unendurable anxiety and suspense Bessie had scarcely left her.
valley
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From this reading For more than a fortnight Olivia wandered in the valley of the shadow of death; then the crisis came and passed, and life still counted her among its subjects.
VISITOR
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From this reading A PRISONER AND HIS VISITOR.
wandered
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From this reading For more than a fortnight Olivia wandered in the valley of the shadow of death; then the crisis came and passed, and life still counted her among its subjects.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But her recovery was so slow that another fortnight elapsed before, thin and pale, a bruised and broken lily, she was carried from her bedroom to her boudoir.
