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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 DELIRIUM--A RECOGNITION--A DEPARTURE AND A RETURN.
able
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From this reading He was a clever fellow, able to turn his hand to anything; and before he had been a week in the house he had brought himself to be looked upon as quite a member of the family.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DELIRIUM--A RECOGNITION--A DEPARTURE AND A RETURN.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He was a clever fellow, able to turn his hand to anything; and before he had been a week in the house he had brought himself to be looked upon as quite a member of the family.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was a clever fellow, able to turn his hand to anything; and before he had been a week in the house he had brought himself to be looked upon as quite a member of the family.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not only was his cheerful nature calculated to counteract the horrors of the patient's delirium, but without being asked he took upon himself the invalid's work and made himself invaluable in the store.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was a clever fellow, able to turn his hand to anything; and before he had been a week in the house he had brought himself to be looked upon as quite a member of the family.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was a clever fellow, able to turn his hand to anything; and before he had been a week in the house he had brought himself to be looked upon as quite a member of the family.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was a clever fellow, able to turn his hand to anything; and before he had been a week in the house he had brought himself to be looked upon as quite a member of the family.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Not only was his cheerful nature calculated to counteract the horrors of the patient's delirium, but without being asked he took upon himself the invalid's work and made himself invaluable in the store.
bless
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From this reading Many times during Murkard's illness Ellison found cause to bless Merton's coming.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading His singing was a great source of delight to both his host and hostess.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was a clever fellow, able to turn his hand to anything; and before he had been a week in the house he had brought himself to be looked upon as quite a member of the family.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not only was his cheerful nature calculated to counteract the horrors of the patient's delirium, but without being asked he took upon himself the invalid's work and made himself invaluable in the store.
calculated
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From this reading Not only was his cheerful nature calculated to counteract the horrors of the patient's delirium, but without being asked he took upon himself the invalid's work and made himself invaluable in the store.
cause
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From this reading Many times during Murkard's illness Ellison found cause to bless Merton's coming.
cheerful
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From this reading Not only was his cheerful nature calculated to counteract the horrors of the patient's delirium, but without being asked he took upon himself the invalid's work and made himself invaluable in the store.
clever
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From this reading He was a clever fellow, able to turn his hand to anything; and before he had been a week in the house he had brought himself to be looked upon as quite a member of the family.
coming
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From this reading Many times during Murkard's illness Ellison found cause to bless Merton's coming.
counteract
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From this reading Not only was his cheerful nature calculated to counteract the horrors of the patient's delirium, but without being asked he took upon himself the invalid's work and made himself invaluable in the store.
delight
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From this reading His singing was a great source of delight to both his host and hostess.
DELIRIUM
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From this reading DELIRIUM--A RECOGNITION--A DEPARTURE AND A RETURN.
DEPARTURE
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From this reading DELIRIUM--A RECOGNITION--A DEPARTURE AND A RETURN.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Many times during Murkard's illness Ellison found cause to bless Merton's coming.
Ellison
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From this reading Many times during Murkard's illness Ellison found cause to bless Merton's coming.
family
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From this reading He was a clever fellow, able to turn his hand to anything; and before he had been a week in the house he had brought himself to be looked upon as quite a member of the family.
fellow
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From this reading He was a clever fellow, able to turn his hand to anything; and before he had been a week in the house he had brought himself to be looked upon as quite a member of the family.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many times during Murkard's illness Ellison found cause to bless Merton's coming.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His singing was a great source of delight to both his host and hostess.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was a clever fellow, able to turn his hand to anything; and before he had been a week in the house he had brought himself to be looked upon as quite a member of the family.
hand
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From this reading He was a clever fellow, able to turn his hand to anything; and before he had been a week in the house he had brought himself to be looked upon as quite a member of the family.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not only was his cheerful nature calculated to counteract the horrors of the patient's delirium, but without being asked he took upon himself the invalid's work and made himself invaluable in the store.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Not only was his cheerful nature calculated to counteract the horrors of the patient's delirium, but without being asked he took upon himself the invalid's work and made himself invaluable in the store.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not only was his cheerful nature calculated to counteract the horrors of the patient's delirium, but without being asked he took upon himself the invalid's work and made himself invaluable in the store.
horrors
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From this reading Not only was his cheerful nature calculated to counteract the horrors of the patient's delirium, but without being asked he took upon himself the invalid's work and made himself invaluable in the store.
host
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From this reading His singing was a great source of delight to both his host and hostess.
hostess
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From this reading His singing was a great source of delight to both his host and hostess.
house
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From this reading He was a clever fellow, able to turn his hand to anything; and before he had been a week in the house he had brought himself to be looked upon as quite a member of the family.
illness
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From this reading Many times during Murkard's illness Ellison found cause to bless Merton's coming.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not only was his cheerful nature calculated to counteract the horrors of the patient's delirium, but without being asked he took upon himself the invalid's work and made himself invaluable in the store.
invalid's
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From this reading Not only was his cheerful nature calculated to counteract the horrors of the patient's delirium, but without being asked he took upon himself the invalid's work and made himself invaluable in the store.
invaluable
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From this reading Not only was his cheerful nature calculated to counteract the horrors of the patient's delirium, but without being asked he took upon himself the invalid's work and made himself invaluable in the store.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a clever fellow, able to turn his hand to anything; and before he had been a week in the house he had brought himself to be looked upon as quite a member of the family.
made
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From this reading Not only was his cheerful nature calculated to counteract the horrors of the patient's delirium, but without being asked he took upon himself the invalid's work and made himself invaluable in the store.
Many
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From this reading Many times during Murkard's illness Ellison found cause to bless Merton's coming.
member
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From this reading He was a clever fellow, able to turn his hand to anything; and before he had been a week in the house he had brought himself to be looked upon as quite a member of the family.
Merton's
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From this reading Many times during Murkard's illness Ellison found cause to bless Merton's coming.
Murkard's
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From this reading Many times during Murkard's illness Ellison found cause to bless Merton's coming.
nature
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From this reading Not only was his cheerful nature calculated to counteract the horrors of the patient's delirium, but without being asked he took upon himself the invalid's work and made himself invaluable in the store.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not only was his cheerful nature calculated to counteract the horrors of the patient's delirium, but without being asked he took upon himself the invalid's work and made himself invaluable in the store.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not only was his cheerful nature calculated to counteract the horrors of the patient's delirium, but without being asked he took upon himself the invalid's work and made himself invaluable in the store.
only
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From this reading Not only was his cheerful nature calculated to counteract the horrors of the patient's delirium, but without being asked he took upon himself the invalid's work and made himself invaluable in the store.
patient's
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From this reading Not only was his cheerful nature calculated to counteract the horrors of the patient's delirium, but without being asked he took upon himself the invalid's work and made himself invaluable in the store.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a clever fellow, able to turn his hand to anything; and before he had been a week in the house he had brought himself to be looked upon as quite a member of the family.
RECOGNITION
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From this reading DELIRIUM--A RECOGNITION--A DEPARTURE AND A RETURN.
RETURN
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From this reading DELIRIUM--A RECOGNITION--A DEPARTURE AND A RETURN.
singing
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From this reading His singing was a great source of delight to both his host and hostess.
source
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From this reading His singing was a great source of delight to both his host and hostess.
store
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From this reading Not only was his cheerful nature calculated to counteract the horrors of the patient's delirium, but without being asked he took upon himself the invalid's work and made himself invaluable in the store.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not only was his cheerful nature calculated to counteract the horrors of the patient's delirium, but without being asked he took upon himself the invalid's work and made himself invaluable in the store.
times
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From this reading Many times during Murkard's illness Ellison found cause to bless Merton's coming.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Many times during Murkard's illness Ellison found cause to bless Merton's coming.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not only was his cheerful nature calculated to counteract the horrors of the patient's delirium, but without being asked he took upon himself the invalid's work and made himself invaluable in the store.
turn
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From this reading He was a clever fellow, able to turn his hand to anything; and before he had been a week in the house he had brought himself to be looked upon as quite a member of the family.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Not only was his cheerful nature calculated to counteract the horrors of the patient's delirium, but without being asked he took upon himself the invalid's work and made himself invaluable in the store.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not only was his cheerful nature calculated to counteract the horrors of the patient's delirium, but without being asked he took upon himself the invalid's work and made himself invaluable in the store.
week
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From this reading He was a clever fellow, able to turn his hand to anything; and before he had been a week in the house he had brought himself to be looked upon as quite a member of the family.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Not only was his cheerful nature calculated to counteract the horrors of the patient's delirium, but without being asked he took upon himself the invalid's work and made himself invaluable in the store.
work
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From this reading Not only was his cheerful nature calculated to counteract the horrors of the patient's delirium, but without being asked he took upon himself the invalid's work and made himself invaluable in the store.
