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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 The old physician was not dissatisfied with the condition of his patient, but ordered the widow to lie down for a time and to leave the care of her for a few hours to her young friend.
all
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From this reading Tell me how you found them all there.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Mary was alone with the sick girl and had laid the fresh cold handkerchief in its place, Selene turned her face towards her and said:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dame Hannah had watched by Selene till sunrise and indefatigably cooled both her injured foot and the wound in her head.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Then you were at Lochias yesterday.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Dame Hannah had watched by Selene till sunrise and indefatigably cooled both her injured foot and the wound in her head.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The old physician was not dissatisfied with the condition of his patient, but ordered the widow to lie down for a time and to leave the care of her for a few hours to her young friend.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dame Hannah had watched by Selene till sunrise and indefatigably cooled both her injured foot and the wound in her head.
care
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From this reading The old physician was not dissatisfied with the condition of his patient, but ordered the widow to lie down for a time and to leave the care of her for a few hours to her young friend.
cold
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From this reading When Mary was alone with the sick girl and had laid the fresh cold handkerchief in its place, Selene turned her face towards her and said:
condition
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From this reading The old physician was not dissatisfied with the condition of his patient, but ordered the widow to lie down for a time and to leave the care of her for a few hours to her young friend.
cooled
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From this reading Dame Hannah had watched by Selene till sunrise and indefatigably cooled both her injured foot and the wound in her head.
Dame
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From this reading Dame Hannah had watched by Selene till sunrise and indefatigably cooled both her injured foot and the wound in her head.
dissatisfied
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From this reading The old physician was not dissatisfied with the condition of his patient, but ordered the widow to lie down for a time and to leave the care of her for a few hours to her young friend.
down
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From this reading The old physician was not dissatisfied with the condition of his patient, but ordered the widow to lie down for a time and to leave the care of her for a few hours to her young friend.
face
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From this reading When Mary was alone with the sick girl and had laid the fresh cold handkerchief in its place, Selene turned her face towards her and said:
few
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From this reading The old physician was not dissatisfied with the condition of his patient, but ordered the widow to lie down for a time and to leave the care of her for a few hours to her young friend.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dame Hannah had watched by Selene till sunrise and indefatigably cooled both her injured foot and the wound in her head.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The old physician was not dissatisfied with the condition of his patient, but ordered the widow to lie down for a time and to leave the care of her for a few hours to her young friend.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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fresh
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From this reading When Mary was alone with the sick girl and had laid the fresh cold handkerchief in its place, Selene turned her face towards her and said:
friend
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From this reading The old physician was not dissatisfied with the condition of his patient, but ordered the widow to lie down for a time and to leave the care of her for a few hours to her young friend.
girl
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From this reading When Mary was alone with the sick girl and had laid the fresh cold handkerchief in its place, Selene turned her face towards her and said:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dame Hannah had watched by Selene till sunrise and indefatigably cooled both her injured foot and the wound in her head.
handkerchief
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From this reading When Mary was alone with the sick girl and had laid the fresh cold handkerchief in its place, Selene turned her face towards her and said:
Hannah
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From this reading Dame Hannah had watched by Selene till sunrise and indefatigably cooled both her injured foot and the wound in her head.
head
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From this reading Dame Hannah had watched by Selene till sunrise and indefatigably cooled both her injured foot and the wound in her head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dame Hannah had watched by Selene till sunrise and indefatigably cooled both her injured foot and the wound in her head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old physician was not dissatisfied with the condition of his patient, but ordered the widow to lie down for a time and to leave the care of her for a few hours to her young friend.
hours
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From this reading The old physician was not dissatisfied with the condition of his patient, but ordered the widow to lie down for a time and to leave the care of her for a few hours to her young friend.
how
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From this reading Tell me how you found them all there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dame Hannah had watched by Selene till sunrise and indefatigably cooled both her injured foot and the wound in her head.
indefatigably
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From this reading Dame Hannah had watched by Selene till sunrise and indefatigably cooled both her injured foot and the wound in her head.
injured
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From this reading Dame Hannah had watched by Selene till sunrise and indefatigably cooled both her injured foot and the wound in her head.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading When Mary was alone with the sick girl and had laid the fresh cold handkerchief in its place, Selene turned her face towards her and said:
laid
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From this reading When Mary was alone with the sick girl and had laid the fresh cold handkerchief in its place, Selene turned her face towards her and said:
leave
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From this reading The old physician was not dissatisfied with the condition of his patient, but ordered the widow to lie down for a time and to leave the care of her for a few hours to her young friend.
lie
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From this reading The old physician was not dissatisfied with the condition of his patient, but ordered the widow to lie down for a time and to leave the care of her for a few hours to her young friend.
Lochias
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From this reading "Then you were at Lochias yesterday.
Mary
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From this reading When Mary was alone with the sick girl and had laid the fresh cold handkerchief in its place, Selene turned her face towards her and said:
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell me how you found them all there.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The old physician was not dissatisfied with the condition of his patient, but ordered the widow to lie down for a time and to leave the care of her for a few hours to her young friend.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The old physician was not dissatisfied with the condition of his patient, but ordered the widow to lie down for a time and to leave the care of her for a few hours to her young friend.
old
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From this reading The old physician was not dissatisfied with the condition of his patient, but ordered the widow to lie down for a time and to leave the care of her for a few hours to her young friend.
ordered
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From this reading The old physician was not dissatisfied with the condition of his patient, but ordered the widow to lie down for a time and to leave the care of her for a few hours to her young friend.
patient
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From this reading The old physician was not dissatisfied with the condition of his patient, but ordered the widow to lie down for a time and to leave the care of her for a few hours to her young friend.
physician
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From this reading The old physician was not dissatisfied with the condition of his patient, but ordered the widow to lie down for a time and to leave the care of her for a few hours to her young friend.
place
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From this reading When Mary was alone with the sick girl and had laid the fresh cold handkerchief in its place, Selene turned her face towards her and said:
said
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From this reading When Mary was alone with the sick girl and had laid the fresh cold handkerchief in its place, Selene turned her face towards her and said:
Selene
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From this reading Dame Hannah had watched by Selene till sunrise and indefatigably cooled both her injured foot and the wound in her head.
sick
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From this reading When Mary was alone with the sick girl and had laid the fresh cold handkerchief in its place, Selene turned her face towards her and said:
sunrise
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From this reading Dame Hannah had watched by Selene till sunrise and indefatigably cooled both her injured foot and the wound in her head.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell me how you found them all there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dame Hannah had watched by Selene till sunrise and indefatigably cooled both her injured foot and the wound in her head.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Tell me how you found them all there.
Then
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From this reading "Then you were at Lochias yesterday.
there
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tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Dame Hannah had watched by Selene till sunrise and indefatigably cooled both her injured foot and the wound in her head.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old physician was not dissatisfied with the condition of his patient, but ordered the widow to lie down for a time and to leave the care of her for a few hours to her young friend.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The old physician was not dissatisfied with the condition of his patient, but ordered the widow to lie down for a time and to leave the care of her for a few hours to her young friend.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading When Mary was alone with the sick girl and had laid the fresh cold handkerchief in its place, Selene turned her face towards her and said:
turned
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From this reading When Mary was alone with the sick girl and had laid the fresh cold handkerchief in its place, Selene turned her face towards her and said:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old physician was not dissatisfied with the condition of his patient, but ordered the widow to lie down for a time and to leave the care of her for a few hours to her young friend.
watched
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From this reading Dame Hannah had watched by Selene till sunrise and indefatigably cooled both her injured foot and the wound in her head.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Then you were at Lochias yesterday.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Mary was alone with the sick girl and had laid the fresh cold handkerchief in its place, Selene turned her face towards her and said:
widow
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From this reading The old physician was not dissatisfied with the condition of his patient, but ordered the widow to lie down for a time and to leave the care of her for a few hours to her young friend.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The old physician was not dissatisfied with the condition of his patient, but ordered the widow to lie down for a time and to leave the care of her for a few hours to her young friend.
wound
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From this reading Dame Hannah had watched by Selene till sunrise and indefatigably cooled both her injured foot and the wound in her head.
yesterday
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From this reading "Then you were at Lochias yesterday.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then you were at Lochias yesterday.
young
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From this reading The old physician was not dissatisfied with the condition of his patient, but ordered the widow to lie down for a time and to leave the care of her for a few hours to her young friend.
