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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 TRIP INTO THE COUNTRY.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Sixty-four days exactly after my taking charge of the health of the settlement, the last patient was discharged from the hospital, cured.
Alie
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From this reading Alie alone, of all the workers, seemed untouched.
all
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From this reading Alie alone, of all the workers, seemed untouched.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alie alone, of all the workers, seemed untouched.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Out of one hundred and ninety-five cases treated, one hundred and thirty-three had recovered; the rest lay in the little graveyard on the hillside to the eastward of the town.
anticipated
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From this reading It had been a weary, harassing time from beginning to end, and the strain and responsibility had had a more severe effect upon me than I should have anticipated.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been a weary, harassing time from beginning to end, and the strain and responsibility had had a more severe effect upon me than I should have anticipated.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had been a weary, harassing time from beginning to end, and the strain and responsibility had had a more severe effect upon me than I should have anticipated.
cases
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From this reading Out of one hundred and ninety-five cases treated, one hundred and thirty-three had recovered; the rest lay in the little graveyard on the hillside to the eastward of the town.
charge
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From this reading Sixty-four days exactly after my taking charge of the health of the settlement, the last patient was discharged from the hospital, cured.
COUNTRY
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From this reading A TRIP INTO THE COUNTRY.
cured
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From this reading Sixty-four days exactly after my taking charge of the health of the settlement, the last patient was discharged from the hospital, cured.
days
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From this reading Sixty-four days exactly after my taking charge of the health of the settlement, the last patient was discharged from the hospital, cured.
dischargedverbUS /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒd/
released from a duty or job
From this reading Sixty-four days exactly after my taking charge of the health of the settlement, the last patient was discharged from the hospital, cured.
eastward
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From this reading Out of one hundred and ninety-five cases treated, one hundred and thirty-three had recovered; the rest lay in the little graveyard on the hillside to the eastward of the town.
effect
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From this reading It had been a weary, harassing time from beginning to end, and the strain and responsibility had had a more severe effect upon me than I should have anticipated.
end
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From this reading It had been a weary, harassing time from beginning to end, and the strain and responsibility had had a more severe effect upon me than I should have anticipated.
exactly
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From this reading Sixty-four days exactly after my taking charge of the health of the settlement, the last patient was discharged from the hospital, cured.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sixty-four days exactly after my taking charge of the health of the settlement, the last patient was discharged from the hospital, cured.
graveyard
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From this reading Out of one hundred and ninety-five cases treated, one hundred and thirty-three had recovered; the rest lay in the little graveyard on the hillside to the eastward of the town.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Out of one hundred and ninety-five cases treated, one hundred and thirty-three had recovered; the rest lay in the little graveyard on the hillside to the eastward of the town.
harassing
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From this reading It had been a weary, harassing time from beginning to end, and the strain and responsibility had had a more severe effect upon me than I should have anticipated.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It had been a weary, harassing time from beginning to end, and the strain and responsibility had had a more severe effect upon me than I should have anticipated.
health
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From this reading Sixty-four days exactly after my taking charge of the health of the settlement, the last patient was discharged from the hospital, cured.
hillside
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From this reading Out of one hundred and ninety-five cases treated, one hundred and thirty-three had recovered; the rest lay in the little graveyard on the hillside to the eastward of the town.
hospital
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From this reading Sixty-four days exactly after my taking charge of the health of the settlement, the last patient was discharged from the hospital, cured.
hundred
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From this reading Out of one hundred and ninety-five cases treated, one hundred and thirty-three had recovered; the rest lay in the little graveyard on the hillside to the eastward of the town.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It had been a weary, harassing time from beginning to end, and the strain and responsibility had had a more severe effect upon me than I should have anticipated.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Out of one hundred and ninety-five cases treated, one hundred and thirty-three had recovered; the rest lay in the little graveyard on the hillside to the eastward of the town.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A TRIP INTO THE COUNTRY.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been a weary, harassing time from beginning to end, and the strain and responsibility had had a more severe effect upon me than I should have anticipated.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sixty-four days exactly after my taking charge of the health of the settlement, the last patient was discharged from the hospital, cured.
lay
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From this reading Out of one hundred and ninety-five cases treated, one hundred and thirty-three had recovered; the rest lay in the little graveyard on the hillside to the eastward of the town.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Out of one hundred and ninety-five cases treated, one hundred and thirty-three had recovered; the rest lay in the little graveyard on the hillside to the eastward of the town.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had been a weary, harassing time from beginning to end, and the strain and responsibility had had a more severe effect upon me than I should have anticipated.
more
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From this reading It had been a weary, harassing time from beginning to end, and the strain and responsibility had had a more severe effect upon me than I should have anticipated.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sixty-four days exactly after my taking charge of the health of the settlement, the last patient was discharged from the hospital, cured.
ninety-five
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From this reading Out of one hundred and ninety-five cases treated, one hundred and thirty-three had recovered; the rest lay in the little graveyard on the hillside to the eastward of the town.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sixty-four days exactly after my taking charge of the health of the settlement, the last patient was discharged from the hospital, cured.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Out of one hundred and ninety-five cases treated, one hundred and thirty-three had recovered; the rest lay in the little graveyard on the hillside to the eastward of the town.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Out of one hundred and ninety-five cases treated, one hundred and thirty-three had recovered; the rest lay in the little graveyard on the hillside to the eastward of the town.
Out
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From this reading Out of one hundred and ninety-five cases treated, one hundred and thirty-three had recovered; the rest lay in the little graveyard on the hillside to the eastward of the town.
patient
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From this reading Sixty-four days exactly after my taking charge of the health of the settlement, the last patient was discharged from the hospital, cured.
recovered
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From this reading Out of one hundred and ninety-five cases treated, one hundred and thirty-three had recovered; the rest lay in the little graveyard on the hillside to the eastward of the town.
responsibility
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From this reading It had been a weary, harassing time from beginning to end, and the strain and responsibility had had a more severe effect upon me than I should have anticipated.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Out of one hundred and ninety-five cases treated, one hundred and thirty-three had recovered; the rest lay in the little graveyard on the hillside to the eastward of the town.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alie alone, of all the workers, seemed untouched.
settlement
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From this reading Sixty-four days exactly after my taking charge of the health of the settlement, the last patient was discharged from the hospital, cured.
severe
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From this reading It had been a weary, harassing time from beginning to end, and the strain and responsibility had had a more severe effect upon me than I should have anticipated.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It had been a weary, harassing time from beginning to end, and the strain and responsibility had had a more severe effect upon me than I should have anticipated.
Sixty-four
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From this reading Sixty-four days exactly after my taking charge of the health of the settlement, the last patient was discharged from the hospital, cured.
strain
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From this reading It had been a weary, harassing time from beginning to end, and the strain and responsibility had had a more severe effect upon me than I should have anticipated.
taking
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From this reading Sixty-four days exactly after my taking charge of the health of the settlement, the last patient was discharged from the hospital, cured.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It had been a weary, harassing time from beginning to end, and the strain and responsibility had had a more severe effect upon me than I should have anticipated.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TRIP INTO THE COUNTRY.
thirty-three
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From this reading Out of one hundred and ninety-five cases treated, one hundred and thirty-three had recovered; the rest lay in the little graveyard on the hillside to the eastward of the town.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been a weary, harassing time from beginning to end, and the strain and responsibility had had a more severe effect upon me than I should have anticipated.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Out of one hundred and ninety-five cases treated, one hundred and thirty-three had recovered; the rest lay in the little graveyard on the hillside to the eastward of the town.
town
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From this reading Out of one hundred and ninety-five cases treated, one hundred and thirty-three had recovered; the rest lay in the little graveyard on the hillside to the eastward of the town.
treated
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From this reading Out of one hundred and ninety-five cases treated, one hundred and thirty-three had recovered; the rest lay in the little graveyard on the hillside to the eastward of the town.
TRIP
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From this reading A TRIP INTO THE COUNTRY.
untouched
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From this reading Alie alone, of all the workers, seemed untouched.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It had been a weary, harassing time from beginning to end, and the strain and responsibility had had a more severe effect upon me than I should have anticipated.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sixty-four days exactly after my taking charge of the health of the settlement, the last patient was discharged from the hospital, cured.
weary
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From this reading It had been a weary, harassing time from beginning to end, and the strain and responsibility had had a more severe effect upon me than I should have anticipated.
workers
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From this reading Alie alone, of all the workers, seemed untouched.
