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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 There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
admit
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From this reading He himself made light of his sickness, and would not admit that there was anything seriously the matter with him.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
anxiety
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From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He himself made light of his sickness, and would not admit that there was anything seriously the matter with him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
attended
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From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
attention
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From this reading They made no endeavor to impress this upon him, but he gathered it from the evidences of care and attention by which he was surrounded.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They made no endeavor to impress this upon him, but he gathered it from the evidences of care and attention by which he was surrounded.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They made no endeavor to impress this upon him, but he gathered it from the evidences of care and attention by which he was surrounded.
care
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From this reading They made no endeavor to impress this upon him, but he gathered it from the evidences of care and attention by which he was surrounded.
chosen
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From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
circumstances
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From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
days
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From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
deliberately
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From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
devotion
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From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
displayed
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From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
endeavor
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From this reading They made no endeavor to impress this upon him, but he gathered it from the evidences of care and attention by which he was surrounded.
endured
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From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
evidences
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From this reading They made no endeavor to impress this upon him, but he gathered it from the evidences of care and attention by which he was surrounded.
excitement
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From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
fashionable
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From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
fees
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From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
followed
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From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
gathered
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From this reading They made no endeavor to impress this upon him, but he gathered it from the evidences of care and attention by which he was surrounded.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
health
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From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
high
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From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
highest
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From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He himself made light of his sickness, and would not admit that there was anything seriously the matter with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
house
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From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
impress
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From this reading They made no endeavor to impress this upon him, but he gathered it from the evidences of care and attention by which he was surrounded.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They made no endeavor to impress this upon him, but he gathered it from the evidences of care and attention by which he was surrounded.
Kingsley's
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From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
land
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From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
leave
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From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
less
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From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
light
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From this reading He himself made light of his sickness, and would not admit that there was anything seriously the matter with him.
loved
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From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
made
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From this reading He himself made light of his sickness, and would not admit that there was anything seriously the matter with him.
matter
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From this reading He himself made light of his sickness, and would not admit that there was anything seriously the matter with him.
much
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From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
Nansie
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From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
neighborhood
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From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They made no endeavor to impress this upon him, but he gathered it from the evidences of care and attention by which he was surrounded.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He himself made light of his sickness, and would not admit that there was anything seriously the matter with him.
now
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From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
pecuniary
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From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
position
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From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
practised
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From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
privations
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From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
quarters
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From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
remain
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From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
reunion
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From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
seriously
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From this reading He himself made light of his sickness, and would not admit that there was anything seriously the matter with him.
sickness
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From this reading He himself made light of his sickness, and would not admit that there was anything seriously the matter with him.
skill
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From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
some
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From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
springing
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From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
state
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From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
successfully
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From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
sufferings
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From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
surrounded
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From this reading They made no endeavor to impress this upon him, but he gathered it from the evidences of care and attention by which he was surrounded.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
there
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From this reading He himself made light of his sickness, and would not admit that there was anything seriously the matter with him.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They made no endeavor to impress this upon him, but he gathered it from the evidences of care and attention by which he was surrounded.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They made no endeavor to impress this upon him, but he gathered it from the evidences of care and attention by which he was surrounded.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
too
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From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
weak
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From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
week
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From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They made no endeavor to impress this upon him, but he gathered it from the evidences of care and attention by which he was surrounded.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
wife
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From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He himself made light of his sickness, and would not admit that there was anything seriously the matter with him.
