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104
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From this reading I took my temperature, which I was pleased to find 104.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For two weeks I lay on my back feeling like a Hindoo widow on a burning ghat.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One afternoon I ordered Atasca to vamose, and got up and dressed carefully.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Old Atasca, an untrained Indian nurse, sat near the door like a petrified statue of What's-the-Use, attending to her duties, which were, mainly, to see that time went by without slipping a cog.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One afternoon I ordered Atasca to vamose, and got up and dressed carefully.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sometimes I would fancy myself back in the Philippines, or, at worse times, sliding off the horsehair sofa in Sleepytown.
Atasca
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From this reading Old Atasca, an untrained Indian nurse, sat near the door like a petrified statue of What's-the-Use, attending to her duties, which were, mainly, to see that time went by without slipping a cog.
attending
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From this reading Old Atasca, an untrained Indian nurse, sat near the door like a petrified statue of What's-the-Use, attending to her duties, which were, mainly, to see that time went by without slipping a cog.
back
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From this reading For two weeks I lay on my back feeling like a Hindoo widow on a burning ghat.
burning
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From this reading For two weeks I lay on my back feeling like a Hindoo widow on a burning ghat.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Old Atasca, an untrained Indian nurse, sat near the door like a petrified statue of What's-the-Use, attending to her duties, which were, mainly, to see that time went by without slipping a cog.
carefully
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From this reading One afternoon I ordered Atasca to vamose, and got up and dressed carefully.
cog
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From this reading Old Atasca, an untrained Indian nurse, sat near the door like a petrified statue of What's-the-Use, attending to her duties, which were, mainly, to see that time went by without slipping a cog.
door
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From this reading Old Atasca, an untrained Indian nurse, sat near the door like a petrified statue of What's-the-Use, attending to her duties, which were, mainly, to see that time went by without slipping a cog.
dressed
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From this reading One afternoon I ordered Atasca to vamose, and got up and dressed carefully.
duties
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From this reading Old Atasca, an untrained Indian nurse, sat near the door like a petrified statue of What's-the-Use, attending to her duties, which were, mainly, to see that time went by without slipping a cog.
fancy
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From this reading Sometimes I would fancy myself back in the Philippines, or, at worse times, sliding off the horsehair sofa in Sleepytown.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For two weeks I lay on my back feeling like a Hindoo widow on a burning ghat.
find
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From this reading I took my temperature, which I was pleased to find 104.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For two weeks I lay on my back feeling like a Hindoo widow on a burning ghat.
ghat
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From this reading For two weeks I lay on my back feeling like a Hindoo widow on a burning ghat.
got
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From this reading One afternoon I ordered Atasca to vamose, and got up and dressed carefully.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Atasca, an untrained Indian nurse, sat near the door like a petrified statue of What's-the-Use, attending to her duties, which were, mainly, to see that time went by without slipping a cog.
Hindoo
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From this reading For two weeks I lay on my back feeling like a Hindoo widow on a burning ghat.
horsehair
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From this reading Sometimes I would fancy myself back in the Philippines, or, at worse times, sliding off the horsehair sofa in Sleepytown.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For two weeks I lay on my back feeling like a Hindoo widow on a burning ghat.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sometimes I would fancy myself back in the Philippines, or, at worse times, sliding off the horsehair sofa in Sleepytown.
Indian
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From this reading Old Atasca, an untrained Indian nurse, sat near the door like a petrified statue of What's-the-Use, attending to her duties, which were, mainly, to see that time went by without slipping a cog.
lay
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From this reading For two weeks I lay on my back feeling like a Hindoo widow on a burning ghat.
like
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From this reading For two weeks I lay on my back feeling like a Hindoo widow on a burning ghat.
mainly
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From this reading Old Atasca, an untrained Indian nurse, sat near the door like a petrified statue of What's-the-Use, attending to her duties, which were, mainly, to see that time went by without slipping a cog.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For two weeks I lay on my back feeling like a Hindoo widow on a burning ghat.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Sometimes I would fancy myself back in the Philippines, or, at worse times, sliding off the horsehair sofa in Sleepytown.
near
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From this reading Old Atasca, an untrained Indian nurse, sat near the door like a petrified statue of What's-the-Use, attending to her duties, which were, mainly, to see that time went by without slipping a cog.
nurse
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From this reading Old Atasca, an untrained Indian nurse, sat near the door like a petrified statue of What's-the-Use, attending to her duties, which were, mainly, to see that time went by without slipping a cog.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Old Atasca, an untrained Indian nurse, sat near the door like a petrified statue of What's-the-Use, attending to her duties, which were, mainly, to see that time went by without slipping a cog.
off
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From this reading Sometimes I would fancy myself back in the Philippines, or, at worse times, sliding off the horsehair sofa in Sleepytown.
Old
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From this reading Old Atasca, an untrained Indian nurse, sat near the door like a petrified statue of What's-the-Use, attending to her duties, which were, mainly, to see that time went by without slipping a cog.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For two weeks I lay on my back feeling like a Hindoo widow on a burning ghat.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One afternoon I ordered Atasca to vamose, and got up and dressed carefully.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Sometimes I would fancy myself back in the Philippines, or, at worse times, sliding off the horsehair sofa in Sleepytown.
ordered
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From this reading One afternoon I ordered Atasca to vamose, and got up and dressed carefully.
petrified
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From this reading Old Atasca, an untrained Indian nurse, sat near the door like a petrified statue of What's-the-Use, attending to her duties, which were, mainly, to see that time went by without slipping a cog.
Philippines
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From this reading Sometimes I would fancy myself back in the Philippines, or, at worse times, sliding off the horsehair sofa in Sleepytown.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I took my temperature, which I was pleased to find 104.
sat
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From this reading Old Atasca, an untrained Indian nurse, sat near the door like a petrified statue of What's-the-Use, attending to her duties, which were, mainly, to see that time went by without slipping a cog.
see
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From this reading Old Atasca, an untrained Indian nurse, sat near the door like a petrified statue of What's-the-Use, attending to her duties, which were, mainly, to see that time went by without slipping a cog.
Sleepytown
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From this reading Sometimes I would fancy myself back in the Philippines, or, at worse times, sliding off the horsehair sofa in Sleepytown.
sliding
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From this reading Sometimes I would fancy myself back in the Philippines, or, at worse times, sliding off the horsehair sofa in Sleepytown.
slipping
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From this reading Old Atasca, an untrained Indian nurse, sat near the door like a petrified statue of What's-the-Use, attending to her duties, which were, mainly, to see that time went by without slipping a cog.
sofa
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From this reading Sometimes I would fancy myself back in the Philippines, or, at worse times, sliding off the horsehair sofa in Sleepytown.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes I would fancy myself back in the Philippines, or, at worse times, sliding off the horsehair sofa in Sleepytown.
statue
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From this reading Old Atasca, an untrained Indian nurse, sat near the door like a petrified statue of What's-the-Use, attending to her duties, which were, mainly, to see that time went by without slipping a cog.
temperature
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From this reading I took my temperature, which I was pleased to find 104.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Old Atasca, an untrained Indian nurse, sat near the door like a petrified statue of What's-the-Use, attending to her duties, which were, mainly, to see that time went by without slipping a cog.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Old Atasca, an untrained Indian nurse, sat near the door like a petrified statue of What's-the-Use, attending to her duties, which were, mainly, to see that time went by without slipping a cog.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Atasca, an untrained Indian nurse, sat near the door like a petrified statue of What's-the-Use, attending to her duties, which were, mainly, to see that time went by without slipping a cog.
times
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From this reading Sometimes I would fancy myself back in the Philippines, or, at worse times, sliding off the horsehair sofa in Sleepytown.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Old Atasca, an untrained Indian nurse, sat near the door like a petrified statue of What's-the-Use, attending to her duties, which were, mainly, to see that time went by without slipping a cog.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took my temperature, which I was pleased to find 104.
two
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From this reading For two weeks I lay on my back feeling like a Hindoo widow on a burning ghat.
untrained
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From this reading Old Atasca, an untrained Indian nurse, sat near the door like a petrified statue of What's-the-Use, attending to her duties, which were, mainly, to see that time went by without slipping a cog.
up
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From this reading One afternoon I ordered Atasca to vamose, and got up and dressed carefully.
vamose
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From this reading One afternoon I ordered Atasca to vamose, and got up and dressed carefully.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I took my temperature, which I was pleased to find 104.
weeks
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From this reading For two weeks I lay on my back feeling like a Hindoo widow on a burning ghat.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Atasca, an untrained Indian nurse, sat near the door like a petrified statue of What's-the-Use, attending to her duties, which were, mainly, to see that time went by without slipping a cog.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Old Atasca, an untrained Indian nurse, sat near the door like a petrified statue of What's-the-Use, attending to her duties, which were, mainly, to see that time went by without slipping a cog.
What's-the-Use
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From this reading Old Atasca, an untrained Indian nurse, sat near the door like a petrified statue of What's-the-Use, attending to her duties, which were, mainly, to see that time went by without slipping a cog.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Old Atasca, an untrained Indian nurse, sat near the door like a petrified statue of What's-the-Use, attending to her duties, which were, mainly, to see that time went by without slipping a cog.
widow
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From this reading For two weeks I lay on my back feeling like a Hindoo widow on a burning ghat.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Old Atasca, an untrained Indian nurse, sat near the door like a petrified statue of What's-the-Use, attending to her duties, which were, mainly, to see that time went by without slipping a cog.
worse
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From this reading Sometimes I would fancy myself back in the Philippines, or, at worse times, sliding off the horsehair sofa in Sleepytown.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sometimes I would fancy myself back in the Philippines, or, at worse times, sliding off the horsehair sofa in Sleepytown.
