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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 At some period between eleven and twelve (she could not be positive as to the exact hour) a patient called upon the doctor and was unable to get any reply from him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Woods looked at the clock as she returned to her room, and it was then half-past eleven.
answer
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From this reading "I thought I heard you calling, sir," she explained, but no answer was given to her.
any
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From this reading At some period between eleven and twelve (she could not be positive as to the exact hour) a patient called upon the doctor and was unable to get any reply from him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Woods looked at the clock as she returned to her room, and it was then half-past eleven.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dr. Lana had asked her to look in the last thing and let him know how her husband was progressing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Woods looked at the clock as she returned to her room, and it was then half-past eleven.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At some period between eleven and twelve (she could not be positive as to the exact hour) a patient called upon the doctor and was unable to get any reply from him.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading At some period between eleven and twelve (she could not be positive as to the exact hour) a patient called upon the doctor and was unable to get any reply from him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I thought I heard you calling, sir," she explained, but no answer was given to her.
called
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From this reading At some period between eleven and twelve (she could not be positive as to the exact hour) a patient called upon the doctor and was unable to get any reply from him.
calling
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From this reading "I thought I heard you calling, sir," she explained, but no answer was given to her.
clock
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From this reading Mrs. Woods looked at the clock as she returned to her room, and it was then half-past eleven.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At some period between eleven and twelve (she could not be positive as to the exact hour) a patient called upon the doctor and was unable to get any reply from him.
dangerouslyadverbUS /ˈdeɪn.dʒər.əs.li/
In a way that involves danger or risk.
From this reading This late visitor was Mrs. Madding, the wife of the village grocer, who was dangerously ill of typhoid fever.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At some period between eleven and twelve (she could not be positive as to the exact hour) a patient called upon the doctor and was unable to get any reply from him.
Dr
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From this reading Dr. Lana had asked her to look in the last thing and let him know how her husband was progressing.
eleven
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From this reading Mrs. Woods looked at the clock as she returned to her room, and it was then half-past eleven.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading At some period between eleven and twelve (she could not be positive as to the exact hour) a patient called upon the doctor and was unable to get any reply from him.
explained
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From this reading "I thought I heard you calling, sir," she explained, but no answer was given to her.
fever
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From this reading This late visitor was Mrs. Madding, the wife of the village grocer, who was dangerously ill of typhoid fever.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At some period between eleven and twelve (she could not be positive as to the exact hour) a patient called upon the doctor and was unable to get any reply from him.
get
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From this reading At some period between eleven and twelve (she could not be positive as to the exact hour) a patient called upon the doctor and was unable to get any reply from him.
given
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From this reading "I thought I heard you calling, sir," she explained, but no answer was given to her.
grocer
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From this reading This late visitor was Mrs. Madding, the wife of the village grocer, who was dangerously ill of typhoid fever.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dr. Lana had asked her to look in the last thing and let him know how her husband was progressing.
half-past
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From this reading Mrs. Woods looked at the clock as she returned to her room, and it was then half-past eleven.
heard
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From this reading "I thought I heard you calling, sir," she explained, but no answer was given to her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I thought I heard you calling, sir," she explained, but no answer was given to her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At some period between eleven and twelve (she could not be positive as to the exact hour) a patient called upon the doctor and was unable to get any reply from him.
hour
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From this reading At some period between eleven and twelve (she could not be positive as to the exact hour) a patient called upon the doctor and was unable to get any reply from him.
how
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From this reading Dr. Lana had asked her to look in the last thing and let him know how her husband was progressing.
husband
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From this reading Dr. Lana had asked her to look in the last thing and let him know how her husband was progressing.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought I heard you calling, sir," she explained, but no answer was given to her.
ill
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From this reading This late visitor was Mrs. Madding, the wife of the village grocer, who was dangerously ill of typhoid fever.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dr. Lana had asked her to look in the last thing and let him know how her husband was progressing.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Woods looked at the clock as she returned to her room, and it was then half-past eleven.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dr. Lana had asked her to look in the last thing and let him know how her husband was progressing.
Lana
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From this reading Dr. Lana had asked her to look in the last thing and let him know how her husband was progressing.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dr. Lana had asked her to look in the last thing and let him know how her husband was progressing.
late
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From this reading This late visitor was Mrs. Madding, the wife of the village grocer, who was dangerously ill of typhoid fever.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Dr. Lana had asked her to look in the last thing and let him know how her husband was progressing.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dr. Lana had asked her to look in the last thing and let him know how her husband was progressing.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Woods looked at the clock as she returned to her room, and it was then half-past eleven.
Madding
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From this reading This late visitor was Mrs. Madding, the wife of the village grocer, who was dangerously ill of typhoid fever.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Woods looked at the clock as she returned to her room, and it was then half-past eleven.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "I thought I heard you calling, sir," she explained, but no answer was given to her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At some period between eleven and twelve (she could not be positive as to the exact hour) a patient called upon the doctor and was unable to get any reply from him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This late visitor was Mrs. Madding, the wife of the village grocer, who was dangerously ill of typhoid fever.
patient
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From this reading At some period between eleven and twelve (she could not be positive as to the exact hour) a patient called upon the doctor and was unable to get any reply from him.
period
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From this reading At some period between eleven and twelve (she could not be positive as to the exact hour) a patient called upon the doctor and was unable to get any reply from him.
positive
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From this reading At some period between eleven and twelve (she could not be positive as to the exact hour) a patient called upon the doctor and was unable to get any reply from him.
progressing
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From this reading Dr. Lana had asked her to look in the last thing and let him know how her husband was progressing.
reply
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From this reading At some period between eleven and twelve (she could not be positive as to the exact hour) a patient called upon the doctor and was unable to get any reply from him.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Woods looked at the clock as she returned to her room, and it was then half-past eleven.
room
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From this reading Mrs. Woods looked at the clock as she returned to her room, and it was then half-past eleven.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I thought I heard you calling, sir," she explained, but no answer was given to her.
sir
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From this reading "I thought I heard you calling, sir," she explained, but no answer was given to her.
some
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From this reading At some period between eleven and twelve (she could not be positive as to the exact hour) a patient called upon the doctor and was unable to get any reply from him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Woods looked at the clock as she returned to her room, and it was then half-past eleven.
then
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From this reading Mrs. Woods looked at the clock as she returned to her room, and it was then half-past eleven.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dr. Lana had asked her to look in the last thing and let him know how her husband was progressing.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This late visitor was Mrs. Madding, the wife of the village grocer, who was dangerously ill of typhoid fever.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought I heard you calling, sir," she explained, but no answer was given to her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I thought I heard you calling, sir," she explained, but no answer was given to her.
twelve
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From this reading At some period between eleven and twelve (she could not be positive as to the exact hour) a patient called upon the doctor and was unable to get any reply from him.
typhoid
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From this reading This late visitor was Mrs. Madding, the wife of the village grocer, who was dangerously ill of typhoid fever.
unable
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From this reading At some period between eleven and twelve (she could not be positive as to the exact hour) a patient called upon the doctor and was unable to get any reply from him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At some period between eleven and twelve (she could not be positive as to the exact hour) a patient called upon the doctor and was unable to get any reply from him.
village
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From this reading This late visitor was Mrs. Madding, the wife of the village grocer, who was dangerously ill of typhoid fever.
visitor
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From this reading This late visitor was Mrs. Madding, the wife of the village grocer, who was dangerously ill of typhoid fever.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I thought I heard you calling, sir," she explained, but no answer was given to her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This late visitor was Mrs. Madding, the wife of the village grocer, who was dangerously ill of typhoid fever.
wife
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From this reading This late visitor was Mrs. Madding, the wife of the village grocer, who was dangerously ill of typhoid fever.
Woods
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From this reading Mrs. Woods looked at the clock as she returned to her room, and it was then half-past eleven.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I thought I heard you calling, sir," she explained, but no answer was given to her.
