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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 Such was Doctor Campbell's verdict on Marion's case after a long consultation with Doctor Fenn and a particular examination of the patient.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "And about these lessons, now?" said Aunt Baby, who always entertained a lurking suspicion of lessons as inimical to the health of children in general.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Such was Doctor Campbell's verdict on Marion's case after a long consultation with Doctor Fenn and a particular examination of the patient.
always
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From this reading "And about these lessons, now?" said Aunt Baby, who always entertained a lurking suspicion of lessons as inimical to the health of children in general.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I SEE no reason why you should not get quite well, but you must have patience and be particularly careful not to try your strength or to strain yourself in any way."
any
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From this reading "I SEE no reason why you should not get quite well, but you must have patience and be particularly careful not to try your strength or to strain yourself in any way."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And about these lessons, now?" said Aunt Baby, who always entertained a lurking suspicion of lessons as inimical to the health of children in general.
Aunt
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From this reading "And about these lessons, now?" said Aunt Baby, who always entertained a lurking suspicion of lessons as inimical to the health of children in general.
Baby
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From this reading "And about these lessons, now?" said Aunt Baby, who always entertained a lurking suspicion of lessons as inimical to the health of children in general.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I SEE no reason why you should not get quite well, but you must have patience and be particularly careful not to try your strength or to strain yourself in any way."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I SEE no reason why you should not get quite well, but you must have patience and be particularly careful not to try your strength or to strain yourself in any way."
Campbell's
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From this reading Such was Doctor Campbell's verdict on Marion's case after a long consultation with Doctor Fenn and a particular examination of the patient.
careful
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From this reading "I SEE no reason why you should not get quite well, but you must have patience and be particularly careful not to try your strength or to strain yourself in any way."
case
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From this reading Such was Doctor Campbell's verdict on Marion's case after a long consultation with Doctor Fenn and a particular examination of the patient.
children
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From this reading "And about these lessons, now?" said Aunt Baby, who always entertained a lurking suspicion of lessons as inimical to the health of children in general.
consultation
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From this reading Such was Doctor Campbell's verdict on Marion's case after a long consultation with Doctor Fenn and a particular examination of the patient.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such was Doctor Campbell's verdict on Marion's case after a long consultation with Doctor Fenn and a particular examination of the patient.
doing
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From this reading "Don't you think Marion is doing rather too much head-work?"
Don't
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From this reading "Don't you think Marion is doing rather too much head-work?"
entertained
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From this reading "And about these lessons, now?" said Aunt Baby, who always entertained a lurking suspicion of lessons as inimical to the health of children in general.
examination
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From this reading Such was Doctor Campbell's verdict on Marion's case after a long consultation with Doctor Fenn and a particular examination of the patient.
Fenn
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From this reading Such was Doctor Campbell's verdict on Marion's case after a long consultation with Doctor Fenn and a particular examination of the patient.
general
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From this reading "And about these lessons, now?" said Aunt Baby, who always entertained a lurking suspicion of lessons as inimical to the health of children in general.
get
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From this reading "I SEE no reason why you should not get quite well, but you must have patience and be particularly careful not to try your strength or to strain yourself in any way."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I SEE no reason why you should not get quite well, but you must have patience and be particularly careful not to try your strength or to strain yourself in any way."
head-work
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From this reading "Don't you think Marion is doing rather too much head-work?"
health
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From this reading "And about these lessons, now?" said Aunt Baby, who always entertained a lurking suspicion of lessons as inimical to the health of children in general.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I SEE no reason why you should not get quite well, but you must have patience and be particularly careful not to try your strength or to strain yourself in any way."
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WINTER IN THE VALLEY.
inimical
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From this reading "And about these lessons, now?" said Aunt Baby, who always entertained a lurking suspicion of lessons as inimical to the health of children in general.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Don't you think Marion is doing rather too much head-work?"
lessons
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From this reading "And about these lessons, now?" said Aunt Baby, who always entertained a lurking suspicion of lessons as inimical to the health of children in general.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such was Doctor Campbell's verdict on Marion's case after a long consultation with Doctor Fenn and a particular examination of the patient.
lurking
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From this reading "And about these lessons, now?" said Aunt Baby, who always entertained a lurking suspicion of lessons as inimical to the health of children in general.
Marion
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From this reading "Don't you think Marion is doing rather too much head-work?"
Marion's
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From this reading Such was Doctor Campbell's verdict on Marion's case after a long consultation with Doctor Fenn and a particular examination of the patient.
much
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From this reading "Don't you think Marion is doing rather too much head-work?"
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I SEE no reason why you should not get quite well, but you must have patience and be particularly careful not to try your strength or to strain yourself in any way."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "I SEE no reason why you should not get quite well, but you must have patience and be particularly careful not to try your strength or to strain yourself in any way."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I SEE no reason why you should not get quite well, but you must have patience and be particularly careful not to try your strength or to strain yourself in any way."
now
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From this reading "And about these lessons, now?" said Aunt Baby, who always entertained a lurking suspicion of lessons as inimical to the health of children in general.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such was Doctor Campbell's verdict on Marion's case after a long consultation with Doctor Fenn and a particular examination of the patient.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Such was Doctor Campbell's verdict on Marion's case after a long consultation with Doctor Fenn and a particular examination of the patient.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I SEE no reason why you should not get quite well, but you must have patience and be particularly careful not to try your strength or to strain yourself in any way."
particular
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From this reading Such was Doctor Campbell's verdict on Marion's case after a long consultation with Doctor Fenn and a particular examination of the patient.
particularly
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From this reading "I SEE no reason why you should not get quite well, but you must have patience and be particularly careful not to try your strength or to strain yourself in any way."
patience
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From this reading "I SEE no reason why you should not get quite well, but you must have patience and be particularly careful not to try your strength or to strain yourself in any way."
patient
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From this reading Such was Doctor Campbell's verdict on Marion's case after a long consultation with Doctor Fenn and a particular examination of the patient.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I SEE no reason why you should not get quite well, but you must have patience and be particularly careful not to try your strength or to strain yourself in any way."
rather
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From this reading "Don't you think Marion is doing rather too much head-work?"
reason
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From this reading "I SEE no reason why you should not get quite well, but you must have patience and be particularly careful not to try your strength or to strain yourself in any way."
said
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From this reading "And about these lessons, now?" said Aunt Baby, who always entertained a lurking suspicion of lessons as inimical to the health of children in general.
SEE
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From this reading "I SEE no reason why you should not get quite well, but you must have patience and be particularly careful not to try your strength or to strain yourself in any way."
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I SEE no reason why you should not get quite well, but you must have patience and be particularly careful not to try your strength or to strain yourself in any way."
strain
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From this reading "I SEE no reason why you should not get quite well, but you must have patience and be particularly careful not to try your strength or to strain yourself in any way."
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I SEE no reason why you should not get quite well, but you must have patience and be particularly careful not to try your strength or to strain yourself in any way."
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was Doctor Campbell's verdict on Marion's case after a long consultation with Doctor Fenn and a particular examination of the patient.
suspicion
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From this reading "And about these lessons, now?" said Aunt Baby, who always entertained a lurking suspicion of lessons as inimical to the health of children in general.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WINTER IN THE VALLEY.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "And about these lessons, now?" said Aunt Baby, who always entertained a lurking suspicion of lessons as inimical to the health of children in general.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't you think Marion is doing rather too much head-work?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I SEE no reason why you should not get quite well, but you must have patience and be particularly careful not to try your strength or to strain yourself in any way."
too
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From this reading "Don't you think Marion is doing rather too much head-work?"
try
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From this reading "I SEE no reason why you should not get quite well, but you must have patience and be particularly careful not to try your strength or to strain yourself in any way."
VALLEY
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From this reading WINTER IN THE VALLEY.
verdict
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From this reading Such was Doctor Campbell's verdict on Marion's case after a long consultation with Doctor Fenn and a particular examination of the patient.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such was Doctor Campbell's verdict on Marion's case after a long consultation with Doctor Fenn and a particular examination of the patient.
way
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From this reading "I SEE no reason why you should not get quite well, but you must have patience and be particularly careful not to try your strength or to strain yourself in any way."
well
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From this reading "I SEE no reason why you should not get quite well, but you must have patience and be particularly careful not to try your strength or to strain yourself in any way."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "And about these lessons, now?" said Aunt Baby, who always entertained a lurking suspicion of lessons as inimical to the health of children in general.
why
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From this reading "I SEE no reason why you should not get quite well, but you must have patience and be particularly careful not to try your strength or to strain yourself in any way."
WINTER
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From this reading WINTER IN THE VALLEY.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Such was Doctor Campbell's verdict on Marion's case after a long consultation with Doctor Fenn and a particular examination of the patient.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I SEE no reason why you should not get quite well, but you must have patience and be particularly careful not to try your strength or to strain yourself in any way."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I SEE no reason why you should not get quite well, but you must have patience and be particularly careful not to try your strength or to strain yourself in any way."
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "I SEE no reason why you should not get quite well, but you must have patience and be particularly careful not to try your strength or to strain yourself in any way."
