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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 Upon a narrow cot, in the Hospital apartment of the jail, they laid Rodney, and immediately prepared the medicines suited to his case.
administered
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From this reading The medicines were at length administered, and, with a pleasant consciousness of comfort and attention, he fell asleep.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Upon a narrow cot, in the Hospital apartment of the jail, they laid Rodney, and immediately prepared the medicines suited to his case.
apartment
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From this reading Upon a narrow cot, in the Hospital apartment of the jail, they laid Rodney, and immediately prepared the medicines suited to his case.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He looked around him, and saw a line of cots on each side of him.
asleep
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From this reading The medicines were at length administered, and, with a pleasant consciousness of comfort and attention, he fell asleep.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The medicines were at length administered, and, with a pleasant consciousness of comfort and attention, he fell asleep.
attention
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From this reading The medicines were at length administered, and, with a pleasant consciousness of comfort and attention, he fell asleep.
awoke
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From this reading When he awoke, it was evening; he was perfectly conscious, and felt better; but it was a long time before he could recall his thoughts, and understand where he was, and how he had come thither.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When he awoke, it was evening; he was perfectly conscious, and felt better; but it was a long time before he could recall his thoughts, and understand where he was, and how he had come thither.
better
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From this reading When he awoke, it was evening; he was perfectly conscious, and felt better; but it was a long time before he could recall his thoughts, and understand where he was, and how he had come thither.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When he awoke, it was evening; he was perfectly conscious, and felt better; but it was a long time before he could recall his thoughts, and understand where he was, and how he had come thither.
case
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From this reading Upon a narrow cot, in the Hospital apartment of the jail, they laid Rodney, and immediately prepared the medicines suited to his case.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he awoke, it was evening; he was perfectly conscious, and felt better; but it was a long time before he could recall his thoughts, and understand where he was, and how he had come thither.
comfort
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From this reading The medicines were at length administered, and, with a pleasant consciousness of comfort and attention, he fell asleep.
conscious
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From this reading When he awoke, it was evening; he was perfectly conscious, and felt better; but it was a long time before he could recall his thoughts, and understand where he was, and how he had come thither.
consciousness
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From this reading The medicines were at length administered, and, with a pleasant consciousness of comfort and attention, he fell asleep.
cot
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From this reading Upon a narrow cot, in the Hospital apartment of the jail, they laid Rodney, and immediately prepared the medicines suited to his case.
cots
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From this reading He looked around him, and saw a line of cots on each side of him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When he awoke, it was evening; he was perfectly conscious, and felt better; but it was a long time before he could recall his thoughts, and understand where he was, and how he had come thither.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He looked around him, and saw a line of cots on each side of him.
evening
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From this reading When he awoke, it was evening; he was perfectly conscious, and felt better; but it was a long time before he could recall his thoughts, and understand where he was, and how he had come thither.
fell
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From this reading The medicines were at length administered, and, with a pleasant consciousness of comfort and attention, he fell asleep.
felt
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From this reading When he awoke, it was evening; he was perfectly conscious, and felt better; but it was a long time before he could recall his thoughts, and understand where he was, and how he had come thither.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he awoke, it was evening; he was perfectly conscious, and felt better; but it was a long time before he could recall his thoughts, and understand where he was, and how he had come thither.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The medicines were at length administered, and, with a pleasant consciousness of comfort and attention, he fell asleep.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked around him, and saw a line of cots on each side of him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Upon a narrow cot, in the Hospital apartment of the jail, they laid Rodney, and immediately prepared the medicines suited to his case.
HOSPITAL
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From this reading THE HOSPITAL.
how
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From this reading When he awoke, it was evening; he was perfectly conscious, and felt better; but it was a long time before he could recall his thoughts, and understand where he was, and how he had come thither.
immediately
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From this reading Upon a narrow cot, in the Hospital apartment of the jail, they laid Rodney, and immediately prepared the medicines suited to his case.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Upon a narrow cot, in the Hospital apartment of the jail, they laid Rodney, and immediately prepared the medicines suited to his case.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When he awoke, it was evening; he was perfectly conscious, and felt better; but it was a long time before he could recall his thoughts, and understand where he was, and how he had come thither.
jail
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From this reading Upon a narrow cot, in the Hospital apartment of the jail, they laid Rodney, and immediately prepared the medicines suited to his case.
laid
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From this reading Upon a narrow cot, in the Hospital apartment of the jail, they laid Rodney, and immediately prepared the medicines suited to his case.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading The medicines were at length administered, and, with a pleasant consciousness of comfort and attention, he fell asleep.
line
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From this reading He looked around him, and saw a line of cots on each side of him.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he awoke, it was evening; he was perfectly conscious, and felt better; but it was a long time before he could recall his thoughts, and understand where he was, and how he had come thither.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked around him, and saw a line of cots on each side of him.
medicines
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From this reading Upon a narrow cot, in the Hospital apartment of the jail, they laid Rodney, and immediately prepared the medicines suited to his case.
narrow
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From this reading Upon a narrow cot, in the Hospital apartment of the jail, they laid Rodney, and immediately prepared the medicines suited to his case.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Upon a narrow cot, in the Hospital apartment of the jail, they laid Rodney, and immediately prepared the medicines suited to his case.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He looked around him, and saw a line of cots on each side of him.
perfectly
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From this reading When he awoke, it was evening; he was perfectly conscious, and felt better; but it was a long time before he could recall his thoughts, and understand where he was, and how he had come thither.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The medicines were at length administered, and, with a pleasant consciousness of comfort and attention, he fell asleep.
prepared
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From this reading Upon a narrow cot, in the Hospital apartment of the jail, they laid Rodney, and immediately prepared the medicines suited to his case.
recall
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From this reading When he awoke, it was evening; he was perfectly conscious, and felt better; but it was a long time before he could recall his thoughts, and understand where he was, and how he had come thither.
Rodney
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From this reading Upon a narrow cot, in the Hospital apartment of the jail, they laid Rodney, and immediately prepared the medicines suited to his case.
saw
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From this reading He looked around him, and saw a line of cots on each side of him.
side
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From this reading He looked around him, and saw a line of cots on each side of him.
suited
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From this reading Upon a narrow cot, in the Hospital apartment of the jail, they laid Rodney, and immediately prepared the medicines suited to his case.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOSPITAL.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Upon a narrow cot, in the Hospital apartment of the jail, they laid Rodney, and immediately prepared the medicines suited to his case.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading When he awoke, it was evening; he was perfectly conscious, and felt better; but it was a long time before he could recall his thoughts, and understand where he was, and how he had come thither.
thoughts
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From this reading When he awoke, it was evening; he was perfectly conscious, and felt better; but it was a long time before he could recall his thoughts, and understand where he was, and how he had come thither.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he awoke, it was evening; he was perfectly conscious, and felt better; but it was a long time before he could recall his thoughts, and understand where he was, and how he had come thither.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Upon a narrow cot, in the Hospital apartment of the jail, they laid Rodney, and immediately prepared the medicines suited to his case.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he awoke, it was evening; he was perfectly conscious, and felt better; but it was a long time before he could recall his thoughts, and understand where he was, and how he had come thither.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon a narrow cot, in the Hospital apartment of the jail, they laid Rodney, and immediately prepared the medicines suited to his case.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he awoke, it was evening; he was perfectly conscious, and felt better; but it was a long time before he could recall his thoughts, and understand where he was, and how he had come thither.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The medicines were at length administered, and, with a pleasant consciousness of comfort and attention, he fell asleep.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he awoke, it was evening; he was perfectly conscious, and felt better; but it was a long time before he could recall his thoughts, and understand where he was, and how he had come thither.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading When he awoke, it was evening; he was perfectly conscious, and felt better; but it was a long time before he could recall his thoughts, and understand where he was, and how he had come thither.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The medicines were at length administered, and, with a pleasant consciousness of comfort and attention, he fell asleep.
