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able
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From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
affected
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From this reading Lord Chetwynde was perplexed by this devotion, yet he would not have been human if he had not been affected by it.
also
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From this reading Hilda also grew stronger, and something like her former vigor began to come back.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EXPLANATION.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Time passed away, and Lord Chetwynde steadily recovered.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
away
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From this reading Time passed away, and Lord Chetwynde steadily recovered.
back
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From this reading Hilda also grew stronger, and something like her former vigor began to come back.
banish
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From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
bedside
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From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lord Chetwynde was perplexed by this devotion, yet he would not have been human if he had not been affected by it.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hilda also grew stronger, and something like her former vigor began to come back.
benefit
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From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lord Chetwynde was perplexed by this devotion, yet he would not have been human if he had not been affected by it.
Chetwynde
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From this reading Time passed away, and Lord Chetwynde steadily recovered.
Chetwynde's
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From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hilda also grew stronger, and something like her former vigor began to come back.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
death
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From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
declared
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From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
devotion
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From this reading Lord Chetwynde was perplexed by this devotion, yet he would not have been human if he had not been affected by it.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
doom
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From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
EXPLANATION
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From this reading AN EXPLANATION.
former
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From this reading Hilda also grew stronger, and something like her former vigor began to come back.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
gain
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From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
grew
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From this reading Hilda also grew stronger, and something like her former vigor began to come back.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lord Chetwynde was perplexed by this devotion, yet he would not have been human if he had not been affected by it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Lord Chetwynde was perplexed by this devotion, yet he would not have been human if he had not been affected by it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lord Chetwynde was perplexed by this devotion, yet he would not have been human if he had not been affected by it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hilda also grew stronger, and something like her former vigor began to come back.
Hilda
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From this reading Hilda also grew stronger, and something like her former vigor began to come back.
human
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From this reading Lord Chetwynde was perplexed by this devotion, yet he would not have been human if he had not been affected by it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Lord Chetwynde was perplexed by this devotion, yet he would not have been human if he had not been affected by it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
keep
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From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
like
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From this reading Hilda also grew stronger, and something like her former vigor began to come back.
Lord
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From this reading Time passed away, and Lord Chetwynde steadily recovered.
most
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From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lord Chetwynde was perplexed by this devotion, yet he would not have been human if he had not been affected by it.
nurse
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From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
own
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From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time passed away, and Lord Chetwynde steadily recovered.
perplexed
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From this reading Lord Chetwynde was perplexed by this devotion, yet he would not have been human if he had not been affected by it.
piteously
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From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
place
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From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
position
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From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
recovered
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From this reading Time passed away, and Lord Chetwynde steadily recovered.
remonstrated
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From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Hilda also grew stronger, and something like her former vigor began to come back.
spite
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From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
steadily
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From this reading Time passed away, and Lord Chetwynde steadily recovered.
stronger
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From this reading Hilda also grew stronger, and something like her former vigor began to come back.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Lord Chetwynde was perplexed by this devotion, yet he would not have been human if he had not been affected by it.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time passed away, and Lord Chetwynde steadily recovered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hilda also grew stronger, and something like her former vigor began to come back.
up
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From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
vigor
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From this reading Hilda also grew stronger, and something like her former vigor began to come back.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was able, in spite of her own weakness, to keep up her position as nurse; and when the doctor remonstrated she declared, piteously, that Lord Chetwynde's bedside was the place where she could gain the most benefit, and that to banish her from it would be to doom her to death.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Lord Chetwynde was perplexed by this devotion, yet he would not have been human if he had not been affected by it.
