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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 He knew that in this case care and skill would for a time continue in demand.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Morphine now seemed proper to the backwoods physician; after this had done its work, so that his patient slept, he left the room and wandered discontentedly about in the great house, too tired to wake, too strained to sleep.
accorded
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From this reading Little sleep was accorded him during his first night.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Morphine now seemed proper to the backwoods physician; after this had done its work, so that his patient slept, he left the room and wandered discontentedly about in the great house, too tired to wake, too strained to sleep.
alive
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From this reading Ammonia--whisky--what he had, he used to keep his patient alive; but morning came, and Dunwody still was living.
Ammonia
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From this reading Ammonia--whisky--what he had, he used to keep his patient alive; but morning came, and Dunwody still was living.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He knew that in this case care and skill would for a time continue in demand.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE PAYMENT Doctor Jamieson did not at once return to his other duties.
backwoods
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From this reading Morphine now seemed proper to the backwoods physician; after this had done its work, so that his patient slept, he left the room and wandered discontentedly about in the great house, too tired to wake, too strained to sleep.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ammonia--whisky--what he had, he used to keep his patient alive; but morning came, and Dunwody still was living.
came
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From this reading Ammonia--whisky--what he had, he used to keep his patient alive; but morning came, and Dunwody still was living.
care
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From this reading He knew that in this case care and skill would for a time continue in demand.
case
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From this reading He knew that in this case care and skill would for a time continue in demand.
continue
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From this reading He knew that in this case care and skill would for a time continue in demand.
demand
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From this reading He knew that in this case care and skill would for a time continue in demand.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE PAYMENT Doctor Jamieson did not at once return to his other duties.
discontentedly
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From this reading Morphine now seemed proper to the backwoods physician; after this had done its work, so that his patient slept, he left the room and wandered discontentedly about in the great house, too tired to wake, too strained to sleep.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PAYMENT Doctor Jamieson did not at once return to his other duties.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morphine now seemed proper to the backwoods physician; after this had done its work, so that his patient slept, he left the room and wandered discontentedly about in the great house, too tired to wake, too strained to sleep.
Dunwody
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From this reading Ammonia--whisky--what he had, he used to keep his patient alive; but morning came, and Dunwody still was living.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Little sleep was accorded him during his first night.
duties
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From this reading THE PAYMENT Doctor Jamieson did not at once return to his other duties.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little sleep was accorded him during his first night.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He knew that in this case care and skill would for a time continue in demand.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morphine now seemed proper to the backwoods physician; after this had done its work, so that his patient slept, he left the room and wandered discontentedly about in the great house, too tired to wake, too strained to sleep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ammonia--whisky--what he had, he used to keep his patient alive; but morning came, and Dunwody still was living.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew that in this case care and skill would for a time continue in demand.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Little sleep was accorded him during his first night.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PAYMENT Doctor Jamieson did not at once return to his other duties.
house
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From this reading Morphine now seemed proper to the backwoods physician; after this had done its work, so that his patient slept, he left the room and wandered discontentedly about in the great house, too tired to wake, too strained to sleep.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He knew that in this case care and skill would for a time continue in demand.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Morphine now seemed proper to the backwoods physician; after this had done its work, so that his patient slept, he left the room and wandered discontentedly about in the great house, too tired to wake, too strained to sleep.
Jamieson
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From this reading THE PAYMENT Doctor Jamieson did not at once return to his other duties.
keep
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From this reading Ammonia--whisky--what he had, he used to keep his patient alive; but morning came, and Dunwody still was living.
knew
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From this reading He knew that in this case care and skill would for a time continue in demand.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morphine now seemed proper to the backwoods physician; after this had done its work, so that his patient slept, he left the room and wandered discontentedly about in the great house, too tired to wake, too strained to sleep.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little sleep was accorded him during his first night.
living
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From this reading Ammonia--whisky--what he had, he used to keep his patient alive; but morning came, and Dunwody still was living.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ammonia--whisky--what he had, he used to keep his patient alive; but morning came, and Dunwody still was living.
Morphine
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From this reading Morphine now seemed proper to the backwoods physician; after this had done its work, so that his patient slept, he left the room and wandered discontentedly about in the great house, too tired to wake, too strained to sleep.
night
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From this reading Little sleep was accorded him during his first night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE PAYMENT Doctor Jamieson did not at once return to his other duties.
now
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From this reading Morphine now seemed proper to the backwoods physician; after this had done its work, so that his patient slept, he left the room and wandered discontentedly about in the great house, too tired to wake, too strained to sleep.
once
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From this reading THE PAYMENT Doctor Jamieson did not at once return to his other duties.
other
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From this reading THE PAYMENT Doctor Jamieson did not at once return to his other duties.
patient
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From this reading Ammonia--whisky--what he had, he used to keep his patient alive; but morning came, and Dunwody still was living.
PAYMENT
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From this reading THE PAYMENT Doctor Jamieson did not at once return to his other duties.
physician
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From this reading Morphine now seemed proper to the backwoods physician; after this had done its work, so that his patient slept, he left the room and wandered discontentedly about in the great house, too tired to wake, too strained to sleep.
proper
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From this reading Morphine now seemed proper to the backwoods physician; after this had done its work, so that his patient slept, he left the room and wandered discontentedly about in the great house, too tired to wake, too strained to sleep.
return
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From this reading THE PAYMENT Doctor Jamieson did not at once return to his other duties.
room
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From this reading Morphine now seemed proper to the backwoods physician; after this had done its work, so that his patient slept, he left the room and wandered discontentedly about in the great house, too tired to wake, too strained to sleep.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morphine now seemed proper to the backwoods physician; after this had done its work, so that his patient slept, he left the room and wandered discontentedly about in the great house, too tired to wake, too strained to sleep.
skill
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From this reading He knew that in this case care and skill would for a time continue in demand.
sleep
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From this reading Little sleep was accorded him during his first night.
slept
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From this reading Morphine now seemed proper to the backwoods physician; after this had done its work, so that his patient slept, he left the room and wandered discontentedly about in the great house, too tired to wake, too strained to sleep.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Morphine now seemed proper to the backwoods physician; after this had done its work, so that his patient slept, he left the room and wandered discontentedly about in the great house, too tired to wake, too strained to sleep.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ammonia--whisky--what he had, he used to keep his patient alive; but morning came, and Dunwody still was living.
strained
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From this reading Morphine now seemed proper to the backwoods physician; after this had done its work, so that his patient slept, he left the room and wandered discontentedly about in the great house, too tired to wake, too strained to sleep.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He knew that in this case care and skill would for a time continue in demand.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PAYMENT Doctor Jamieson did not at once return to his other duties.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He knew that in this case care and skill would for a time continue in demand.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew that in this case care and skill would for a time continue in demand.
tired
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From this reading Morphine now seemed proper to the backwoods physician; after this had done its work, so that his patient slept, he left the room and wandered discontentedly about in the great house, too tired to wake, too strained to sleep.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PAYMENT Doctor Jamieson did not at once return to his other duties.
too
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From this reading Morphine now seemed proper to the backwoods physician; after this had done its work, so that his patient slept, he left the room and wandered discontentedly about in the great house, too tired to wake, too strained to sleep.
used
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From this reading Ammonia--whisky--what he had, he used to keep his patient alive; but morning came, and Dunwody still was living.
wake
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From this reading Morphine now seemed proper to the backwoods physician; after this had done its work, so that his patient slept, he left the room and wandered discontentedly about in the great house, too tired to wake, too strained to sleep.
wandered
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From this reading Morphine now seemed proper to the backwoods physician; after this had done its work, so that his patient slept, he left the room and wandered discontentedly about in the great house, too tired to wake, too strained to sleep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Little sleep was accorded him during his first night.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Ammonia--whisky--what he had, he used to keep his patient alive; but morning came, and Dunwody still was living.
whisky
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From this reading Ammonia--whisky--what he had, he used to keep his patient alive; but morning came, and Dunwody still was living.
work
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From this reading Morphine now seemed proper to the backwoods physician; after this had done its work, so that his patient slept, he left the room and wandered discontentedly about in the great house, too tired to wake, too strained to sleep.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He knew that in this case care and skill would for a time continue in demand.
