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acutely
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From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
Alstine
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From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meantime, Marion was undressed and laid in her mother's bed.
anxious
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From this reading She was very patient, keeping herself as quiet as possible, and only anxious that nobody should blame Bram.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was very patient, keeping herself as quiet as possible, and only anxious that nobody should blame Bram.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
bed
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From this reading Meantime, Marion was undressed and laid in her mother's bed.
best
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From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
blame
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From this reading She was very patient, keeping herself as quiet as possible, and only anxious that nobody should blame Bram.
Bram
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From this reading She was very patient, keeping herself as quiet as possible, and only anxious that nobody should blame Bram.
bring
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From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
bruised
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From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
collar-bone
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From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
driving
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From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
eye
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From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
father
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From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Meantime, Marion was undressed and laid in her mother's bed.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was very patient, keeping herself as quiet as possible, and only anxious that nobody should blame Bram.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
immediately
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From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN MOTHER'S ROOM.
just
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From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
keeping
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From this reading She was very patient, keeping herself as quiet as possible, and only anxious that nobody should blame Bram.
lacerated
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From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
laid
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From this reading Meantime, Marion was undressed and laid in her mother's bed.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
Marion
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From this reading Meantime, Marion was undressed and laid in her mother's bed.
master
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From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
MeantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading Meantime, Marion was undressed and laid in her mother's bed.
miles
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From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
missing
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From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
MOTHER'S
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From this reading IN MOTHER'S ROOM.
movement
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From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
much
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From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading She was very patient, keeping herself as quiet as possible, and only anxious that nobody should blame Bram.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
off
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From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
once
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From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
only
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From this reading She was very patient, keeping herself as quiet as possible, and only anxious that nobody should blame Bram.
Overbeck's
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From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
patient
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From this reading She was very patient, keeping herself as quiet as possible, and only anxious that nobody should blame Bram.
possible
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From this reading She was very patient, keeping herself as quiet as possible, and only anxious that nobody should blame Bram.
pronounced
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From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
quiet
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From this reading She was very patient, keeping herself as quiet as possible, and only anxious that nobody should blame Bram.
ROOM
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From this reading IN MOTHER'S ROOM.
scratch
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From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She was very patient, keeping herself as quiet as possible, and only anxious that nobody should blame Bram.
six
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From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
suffered
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From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
trotter
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From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
undressed
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From this reading Meantime, Marion was undressed and laid in her mother's bed.
Van
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From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
very
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From this reading She was very patient, keeping herself as quiet as possible, and only anxious that nobody should blame Bram.
village
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From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
