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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 My mother had the reputation of being a skilful person in sickness, or in any emergency.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I tried again to devise some explanation of the singular visit of Grace at our house, and of the violent emotion which agitated her.
agitated
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From this reading I tried again to devise some explanation of the singular visit of Grace at our house, and of the violent emotion which agitated her.
alarmed
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From this reading I could not help looking at her, alarmed as I was, while she lay pale and beautiful on the sofa.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I could not help looking at her, alarmed as I was, while she lay pale and beautiful on the sofa.
any
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From this reading My mother had the reputation of being a skilful person in sickness, or in any emergency.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I could not help looking at her, alarmed as I was, while she lay pale and beautiful on the sofa.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I could not help looking at her, alarmed as I was, while she lay pale and beautiful on the sofa.
beautiful
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From this reading I could not help looking at her, alarmed as I was, while she lay pale and beautiful on the sofa.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading My mother had the reputation of being a skilful person in sickness, or in any emergency.
belonged
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From this reading Captain Portman manifested a deep interest in the sufferer, though he knew that she belonged to the family of my persecutor, for the male members of which he had strongly expressed his contempt and disgust.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Portman manifested a deep interest in the sufferer, though he knew that she belonged to the family of my persecutor, for the male members of which he had strongly expressed his contempt and disgust.
contempt
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From this reading Captain Portman manifested a deep interest in the sufferer, though he knew that she belonged to the family of my persecutor, for the male members of which he had strongly expressed his contempt and disgust.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not help looking at her, alarmed as I was, while she lay pale and beautiful on the sofa.
deep
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From this reading Captain Portman manifested a deep interest in the sufferer, though he knew that she belonged to the family of my persecutor, for the male members of which he had strongly expressed his contempt and disgust.
devise
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From this reading I tried again to devise some explanation of the singular visit of Grace at our house, and of the violent emotion which agitated her.
devoted
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From this reading She devoted herself earnestly to the restoration of Grace.
disgustnounUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading Captain Portman manifested a deep interest in the sufferer, though he knew that she belonged to the family of my persecutor, for the male members of which he had strongly expressed his contempt and disgust.
earnestly
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From this reading She devoted herself earnestly to the restoration of Grace.
emergency
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From this reading My mother had the reputation of being a skilful person in sickness, or in any emergency.
emotion
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From this reading I tried again to devise some explanation of the singular visit of Grace at our house, and of the violent emotion which agitated her.
explanation
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From this reading I tried again to devise some explanation of the singular visit of Grace at our house, and of the violent emotion which agitated her.
expressed
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From this reading Captain Portman manifested a deep interest in the sufferer, though he knew that she belonged to the family of my persecutor, for the male members of which he had strongly expressed his contempt and disgust.
family
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From this reading Captain Portman manifested a deep interest in the sufferer, though he knew that she belonged to the family of my persecutor, for the male members of which he had strongly expressed his contempt and disgust.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Captain Portman manifested a deep interest in the sufferer, though he knew that she belonged to the family of my persecutor, for the male members of which he had strongly expressed his contempt and disgust.
Grace
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From this reading She devoted herself earnestly to the restoration of Grace.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My mother had the reputation of being a skilful person in sickness, or in any emergency.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Captain Portman manifested a deep interest in the sufferer, though he knew that she belonged to the family of my persecutor, for the male members of which he had strongly expressed his contempt and disgust.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could not help looking at her, alarmed as I was, while she lay pale and beautiful on the sofa.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I could not help looking at her, alarmed as I was, while she lay pale and beautiful on the sofa.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She devoted herself earnestly to the restoration of Grace.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain Portman manifested a deep interest in the sufferer, though he knew that she belonged to the family of my persecutor, for the male members of which he had strongly expressed his contempt and disgust.
house
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From this reading I tried again to devise some explanation of the singular visit of Grace at our house, and of the violent emotion which agitated her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could not help looking at her, alarmed as I was, while she lay pale and beautiful on the sofa.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My mother had the reputation of being a skilful person in sickness, or in any emergency.
interest
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From this reading Captain Portman manifested a deep interest in the sufferer, though he knew that she belonged to the family of my persecutor, for the male members of which he had strongly expressed his contempt and disgust.
knew
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From this reading Captain Portman manifested a deep interest in the sufferer, though he knew that she belonged to the family of my persecutor, for the male members of which he had strongly expressed his contempt and disgust.
lay
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From this reading I could not help looking at her, alarmed as I was, while she lay pale and beautiful on the sofa.
looking
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From this reading I could not help looking at her, alarmed as I was, while she lay pale and beautiful on the sofa.
male
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From this reading Captain Portman manifested a deep interest in the sufferer, though he knew that she belonged to the family of my persecutor, for the male members of which he had strongly expressed his contempt and disgust.
manifested
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From this reading Captain Portman manifested a deep interest in the sufferer, though he knew that she belonged to the family of my persecutor, for the male members of which he had strongly expressed his contempt and disgust.
members
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From this reading Captain Portman manifested a deep interest in the sufferer, though he knew that she belonged to the family of my persecutor, for the male members of which he had strongly expressed his contempt and disgust.
mother
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From this reading My mother had the reputation of being a skilful person in sickness, or in any emergency.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My mother had the reputation of being a skilful person in sickness, or in any emergency.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not help looking at her, alarmed as I was, while she lay pale and beautiful on the sofa.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My mother had the reputation of being a skilful person in sickness, or in any emergency.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I could not help looking at her, alarmed as I was, while she lay pale and beautiful on the sofa.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading My mother had the reputation of being a skilful person in sickness, or in any emergency.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I tried again to devise some explanation of the singular visit of Grace at our house, and of the violent emotion which agitated her.
pale
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From this reading I could not help looking at her, alarmed as I was, while she lay pale and beautiful on the sofa.
persecutor
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From this reading Captain Portman manifested a deep interest in the sufferer, though he knew that she belonged to the family of my persecutor, for the male members of which he had strongly expressed his contempt and disgust.
person
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From this reading My mother had the reputation of being a skilful person in sickness, or in any emergency.
Portman
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From this reading Captain Portman manifested a deep interest in the sufferer, though he knew that she belonged to the family of my persecutor, for the male members of which he had strongly expressed his contempt and disgust.
reputation
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From this reading My mother had the reputation of being a skilful person in sickness, or in any emergency.
restoration
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From this reading She devoted herself earnestly to the restoration of Grace.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She devoted herself earnestly to the restoration of Grace.
sickness
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From this reading My mother had the reputation of being a skilful person in sickness, or in any emergency.
singular
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From this reading I tried again to devise some explanation of the singular visit of Grace at our house, and of the violent emotion which agitated her.
skilful
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From this reading My mother had the reputation of being a skilful person in sickness, or in any emergency.
sofa
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From this reading I could not help looking at her, alarmed as I was, while she lay pale and beautiful on the sofa.
some
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From this reading I tried again to devise some explanation of the singular visit of Grace at our house, and of the violent emotion which agitated her.
strongly
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From this reading Captain Portman manifested a deep interest in the sufferer, though he knew that she belonged to the family of my persecutor, for the male members of which he had strongly expressed his contempt and disgust.
sufferer
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From this reading Captain Portman manifested a deep interest in the sufferer, though he knew that she belonged to the family of my persecutor, for the male members of which he had strongly expressed his contempt and disgust.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Captain Portman manifested a deep interest in the sufferer, though he knew that she belonged to the family of my persecutor, for the male members of which he had strongly expressed his contempt and disgust.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My mother had the reputation of being a skilful person in sickness, or in any emergency.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Captain Portman manifested a deep interest in the sufferer, though he knew that she belonged to the family of my persecutor, for the male members of which he had strongly expressed his contempt and disgust.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She devoted herself earnestly to the restoration of Grace.
tried
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From this reading I tried again to devise some explanation of the singular visit of Grace at our house, and of the violent emotion which agitated her.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I tried again to devise some explanation of the singular visit of Grace at our house, and of the violent emotion which agitated her.
visit
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From this reading I tried again to devise some explanation of the singular visit of Grace at our house, and of the violent emotion which agitated her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I could not help looking at her, alarmed as I was, while she lay pale and beautiful on the sofa.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Captain Portman manifested a deep interest in the sufferer, though he knew that she belonged to the family of my persecutor, for the male members of which he had strongly expressed his contempt and disgust.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I could not help looking at her, alarmed as I was, while she lay pale and beautiful on the sofa.
