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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 Very slowly the days pass at Donaghmore; a detachment of the constabulary keeps strict guard over the old house, the master of which lies sick unto death.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Honor goes about like a ghost; she looks pitifully changed; but there is only faithful old Aileen to be troubled by her looks.
Aileen
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From this reading Honor goes about like a ghost; she looks pitifully changed; but there is only faithful old Aileen to be troubled by her looks.
Aldershot
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From this reading Launce has gone back to Dublin and Horace has joined his regiment at Aldershot.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The shot that entered his arm shattered the bone immediately below the elbow, and, the wound not healing, this, together with the shock and excitement of that night's work, is telling on him.
arm
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From this reading The shot that entered his arm shattered the bone immediately below the elbow, and, the wound not healing, this, together with the shock and excitement of that night's work, is telling on him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seems as if the old man's life is fading with the year.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Very slowly the days pass at Donaghmore; a detachment of the constabulary keeps strict guard over the old house, the master of which lies sick unto death.
back
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From this reading Launce has gone back to Dublin and Horace has joined his regiment at Aldershot.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Honor goes about like a ghost; she looks pitifully changed; but there is only faithful old Aileen to be troubled by her looks.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The shot that entered his arm shattered the bone immediately below the elbow, and, the wound not healing, this, together with the shock and excitement of that night's work, is telling on him.
bone
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From this reading The shot that entered his arm shattered the bone immediately below the elbow, and, the wound not healing, this, together with the shock and excitement of that night's work, is telling on him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Honor goes about like a ghost; she looks pitifully changed; but there is only faithful old Aileen to be troubled by her looks.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Honor goes about like a ghost; she looks pitifully changed; but there is only faithful old Aileen to be troubled by her looks.
changed
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From this reading Honor goes about like a ghost; she looks pitifully changed; but there is only faithful old Aileen to be troubled by her looks.
constabulary
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From this reading Very slowly the days pass at Donaghmore; a detachment of the constabulary keeps strict guard over the old house, the master of which lies sick unto death.
days
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From this reading Very slowly the days pass at Donaghmore; a detachment of the constabulary keeps strict guard over the old house, the master of which lies sick unto death.
death
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From this reading Very slowly the days pass at Donaghmore; a detachment of the constabulary keeps strict guard over the old house, the master of which lies sick unto death.
detachment
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From this reading Very slowly the days pass at Donaghmore; a detachment of the constabulary keeps strict guard over the old house, the master of which lies sick unto death.
Donaghmore
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From this reading Very slowly the days pass at Donaghmore; a detachment of the constabulary keeps strict guard over the old house, the master of which lies sick unto death.
Dublin
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From this reading Launce has gone back to Dublin and Horace has joined his regiment at Aldershot.
elbow
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From this reading The shot that entered his arm shattered the bone immediately below the elbow, and, the wound not healing, this, together with the shock and excitement of that night's work, is telling on him.
entered
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From this reading The shot that entered his arm shattered the bone immediately below the elbow, and, the wound not healing, this, together with the shock and excitement of that night's work, is telling on him.
excitement
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From this reading The shot that entered his arm shattered the bone immediately below the elbow, and, the wound not healing, this, together with the shock and excitement of that night's work, is telling on him.
fading
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From this reading It seems as if the old man's life is fading with the year.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Honor goes about like a ghost; she looks pitifully changed; but there is only faithful old Aileen to be troubled by her looks.
ghost
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From this reading Honor goes about like a ghost; she looks pitifully changed; but there is only faithful old Aileen to be troubled by her looks.
goes
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From this reading Honor goes about like a ghost; she looks pitifully changed; but there is only faithful old Aileen to be troubled by her looks.
gone
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From this reading Launce has gone back to Dublin and Horace has joined his regiment at Aldershot.
guard
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From this reading Very slowly the days pass at Donaghmore; a detachment of the constabulary keeps strict guard over the old house, the master of which lies sick unto death.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Launce has gone back to Dublin and Horace has joined his regiment at Aldershot.
healing
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From this reading The shot that entered his arm shattered the bone immediately below the elbow, and, the wound not healing, this, together with the shock and excitement of that night's work, is telling on him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Honor goes about like a ghost; she looks pitifully changed; but there is only faithful old Aileen to be troubled by her looks.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The shot that entered his arm shattered the bone immediately below the elbow, and, the wound not healing, this, together with the shock and excitement of that night's work, is telling on him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The shot that entered his arm shattered the bone immediately below the elbow, and, the wound not healing, this, together with the shock and excitement of that night's work, is telling on him.
Honor
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From this reading Honor goes about like a ghost; she looks pitifully changed; but there is only faithful old Aileen to be troubled by her looks.
Horace
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From this reading Launce has gone back to Dublin and Horace has joined his regiment at Aldershot.
house
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From this reading Very slowly the days pass at Donaghmore; a detachment of the constabulary keeps strict guard over the old house, the master of which lies sick unto death.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seems as if the old man's life is fading with the year.
immediately
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From this reading The shot that entered his arm shattered the bone immediately below the elbow, and, the wound not healing, this, together with the shock and excitement of that night's work, is telling on him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It seems as if the old man's life is fading with the year.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems as if the old man's life is fading with the year.
joined
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From this reading Launce has gone back to Dublin and Horace has joined his regiment at Aldershot.
keeps
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From this reading Very slowly the days pass at Donaghmore; a detachment of the constabulary keeps strict guard over the old house, the master of which lies sick unto death.
Launce
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From this reading Launce has gone back to Dublin and Horace has joined his regiment at Aldershot.
lies
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From this reading Very slowly the days pass at Donaghmore; a detachment of the constabulary keeps strict guard over the old house, the master of which lies sick unto death.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seems as if the old man's life is fading with the year.
like
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From this reading Honor goes about like a ghost; she looks pitifully changed; but there is only faithful old Aileen to be troubled by her looks.
looks
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From this reading Honor goes about like a ghost; she looks pitifully changed; but there is only faithful old Aileen to be troubled by her looks.
man's
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From this reading It seems as if the old man's life is fading with the year.
master
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From this reading Very slowly the days pass at Donaghmore; a detachment of the constabulary keeps strict guard over the old house, the master of which lies sick unto death.
night's
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From this reading The shot that entered his arm shattered the bone immediately below the elbow, and, the wound not healing, this, together with the shock and excitement of that night's work, is telling on him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The shot that entered his arm shattered the bone immediately below the elbow, and, the wound not healing, this, together with the shock and excitement of that night's work, is telling on him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Very slowly the days pass at Donaghmore; a detachment of the constabulary keeps strict guard over the old house, the master of which lies sick unto death.
old
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From this reading Very slowly the days pass at Donaghmore; a detachment of the constabulary keeps strict guard over the old house, the master of which lies sick unto death.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The shot that entered his arm shattered the bone immediately below the elbow, and, the wound not healing, this, together with the shock and excitement of that night's work, is telling on him.
only
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From this reading Honor goes about like a ghost; she looks pitifully changed; but there is only faithful old Aileen to be troubled by her looks.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Very slowly the days pass at Donaghmore; a detachment of the constabulary keeps strict guard over the old house, the master of which lies sick unto death.
pass
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From this reading Very slowly the days pass at Donaghmore; a detachment of the constabulary keeps strict guard over the old house, the master of which lies sick unto death.
pitifully
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From this reading Honor goes about like a ghost; she looks pitifully changed; but there is only faithful old Aileen to be troubled by her looks.
regiment
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From this reading Launce has gone back to Dublin and Horace has joined his regiment at Aldershot.
seems
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From this reading It seems as if the old man's life is fading with the year.
shattered
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From this reading The shot that entered his arm shattered the bone immediately below the elbow, and, the wound not healing, this, together with the shock and excitement of that night's work, is telling on him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Honor goes about like a ghost; she looks pitifully changed; but there is only faithful old Aileen to be troubled by her looks.
shock
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From this reading The shot that entered his arm shattered the bone immediately below the elbow, and, the wound not healing, this, together with the shock and excitement of that night's work, is telling on him.
shot
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From this reading The shot that entered his arm shattered the bone immediately below the elbow, and, the wound not healing, this, together with the shock and excitement of that night's work, is telling on him.
sick
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From this reading Very slowly the days pass at Donaghmore; a detachment of the constabulary keeps strict guard over the old house, the master of which lies sick unto death.
slowly
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From this reading Very slowly the days pass at Donaghmore; a detachment of the constabulary keeps strict guard over the old house, the master of which lies sick unto death.
strict
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From this reading Very slowly the days pass at Donaghmore; a detachment of the constabulary keeps strict guard over the old house, the master of which lies sick unto death.
telling
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From this reading The shot that entered his arm shattered the bone immediately below the elbow, and, the wound not healing, this, together with the shock and excitement of that night's work, is telling on him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The shot that entered his arm shattered the bone immediately below the elbow, and, the wound not healing, this, together with the shock and excitement of that night's work, is telling on him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Very slowly the days pass at Donaghmore; a detachment of the constabulary keeps strict guard over the old house, the master of which lies sick unto death.
there
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From this reading Honor goes about like a ghost; she looks pitifully changed; but there is only faithful old Aileen to be troubled by her looks.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The shot that entered his arm shattered the bone immediately below the elbow, and, the wound not healing, this, together with the shock and excitement of that night's work, is telling on him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Honor goes about like a ghost; she looks pitifully changed; but there is only faithful old Aileen to be troubled by her looks.
together
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From this reading The shot that entered his arm shattered the bone immediately below the elbow, and, the wound not healing, this, together with the shock and excitement of that night's work, is telling on him.
troubled
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From this reading Honor goes about like a ghost; she looks pitifully changed; but there is only faithful old Aileen to be troubled by her looks.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading Very slowly the days pass at Donaghmore; a detachment of the constabulary keeps strict guard over the old house, the master of which lies sick unto death.
Very
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From this reading Very slowly the days pass at Donaghmore; a detachment of the constabulary keeps strict guard over the old house, the master of which lies sick unto death.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Very slowly the days pass at Donaghmore; a detachment of the constabulary keeps strict guard over the old house, the master of which lies sick unto death.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It seems as if the old man's life is fading with the year.
work
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From this reading The shot that entered his arm shattered the bone immediately below the elbow, and, the wound not healing, this, together with the shock and excitement of that night's work, is telling on him.
wound
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From this reading The shot that entered his arm shattered the bone immediately below the elbow, and, the wound not healing, this, together with the shock and excitement of that night's work, is telling on him.
year
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From this reading It seems as if the old man's life is fading with the year.
