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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 HIS STORY FINISHED IT was not long before Rufus called upon Mrs. Warren, who was a gentle, fragile old lady, and reminded him much of Greta's mother.
always
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From this reading She assured him he would always be welcome at her house, and he was soon a constant visitor there.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "She makes me more comfortable than any one else, and I fear I am selfish in keeping her from London gaiety, but I do not think it will be for very long."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HIS STORY FINISHED IT was not long before Rufus called upon Mrs. Warren, who was a gentle, fragile old lady, and reminded him much of Greta's mother.
any
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From this reading "She makes me more comfortable than any one else, and I fear I am selfish in keeping her from London gaiety, but I do not think it will be for very long."
assured
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From this reading She assured him he would always be welcome at her house, and he was soon a constant visitor there.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She assured him he would always be welcome at her house, and he was soon a constant visitor there.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She assured him he would always be welcome at her house, and he was soon a constant visitor there.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading HIS STORY FINISHED IT was not long before Rufus called upon Mrs. Warren, who was a gentle, fragile old lady, and reminded him much of Greta's mother.
better
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From this reading "You will be better soon," the young man said, cheerfully.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "She makes me more comfortable than any one else, and I fear I am selfish in keeping her from London gaiety, but I do not think it will be for very long."
called
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From this reading HIS STORY FINISHED IT was not long before Rufus called upon Mrs. Warren, who was a gentle, fragile old lady, and reminded him much of Greta's mother.
capital
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From this reading "Greta is a capital nurse," Mrs. Warren said to him one day.
cheerfully
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From this reading "You will be better soon," the young man said, cheerfully.
comfortable
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From this reading "She makes me more comfortable than any one else, and I fear I am selfish in keeping her from London gaiety, but I do not think it will be for very long."
constant
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From this reading She assured him he would always be welcome at her house, and he was soon a constant visitor there.
day
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From this reading "Greta is a capital nurse," Mrs. Warren said to him one day.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "She makes me more comfortable than any one else, and I fear I am selfish in keeping her from London gaiety, but I do not think it will be for very long."
else
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From this reading "She makes me more comfortable than any one else, and I fear I am selfish in keeping her from London gaiety, but I do not think it will be for very long."
fear
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From this reading "She makes me more comfortable than any one else, and I fear I am selfish in keeping her from London gaiety, but I do not think it will be for very long."
FINISHED
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From this reading HIS STORY FINISHED IT was not long before Rufus called upon Mrs. Warren, who was a gentle, fragile old lady, and reminded him much of Greta's mother.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "She makes me more comfortable than any one else, and I fear I am selfish in keeping her from London gaiety, but I do not think it will be for very long."
fragile
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From this reading HIS STORY FINISHED IT was not long before Rufus called upon Mrs. Warren, who was a gentle, fragile old lady, and reminded him much of Greta's mother.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "She makes me more comfortable than any one else, and I fear I am selfish in keeping her from London gaiety, but I do not think it will be for very long."
gaiety
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From this reading "She makes me more comfortable than any one else, and I fear I am selfish in keeping her from London gaiety, but I do not think it will be for very long."
gentle
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From this reading HIS STORY FINISHED IT was not long before Rufus called upon Mrs. Warren, who was a gentle, fragile old lady, and reminded him much of Greta's mother.
Greta
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From this reading "Greta is a capital nurse," Mrs. Warren said to him one day.
Greta's
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From this reading HIS STORY FINISHED IT was not long before Rufus called upon Mrs. Warren, who was a gentle, fragile old lady, and reminded him much of Greta's mother.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She assured him he would always be welcome at her house, and he was soon a constant visitor there.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She assured him he would always be welcome at her house, and he was soon a constant visitor there.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HIS STORY FINISHED IT was not long before Rufus called upon Mrs. Warren, who was a gentle, fragile old lady, and reminded him much of Greta's mother.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HIS STORY FINISHED IT was not long before Rufus called upon Mrs. Warren, who was a gentle, fragile old lady, and reminded him much of Greta's mother.
house
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From this reading She assured him he would always be welcome at her house, and he was soon a constant visitor there.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "She makes me more comfortable than any one else, and I fear I am selfish in keeping her from London gaiety, but I do not think it will be for very long."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "She makes me more comfortable than any one else, and I fear I am selfish in keeping her from London gaiety, but I do not think it will be for very long."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Greta is a capital nurse," Mrs. Warren said to him one day.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HIS STORY FINISHED IT was not long before Rufus called upon Mrs. Warren, who was a gentle, fragile old lady, and reminded him much of Greta's mother.
keeping
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From this reading "She makes me more comfortable than any one else, and I fear I am selfish in keeping her from London gaiety, but I do not think it will be for very long."
lady
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From this reading HIS STORY FINISHED IT was not long before Rufus called upon Mrs. Warren, who was a gentle, fragile old lady, and reminded him much of Greta's mother.
London
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From this reading "She makes me more comfortable than any one else, and I fear I am selfish in keeping her from London gaiety, but I do not think it will be for very long."
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HIS STORY FINISHED IT was not long before Rufus called upon Mrs. Warren, who was a gentle, fragile old lady, and reminded him much of Greta's mother.
makes
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From this reading "She makes me more comfortable than any one else, and I fear I am selfish in keeping her from London gaiety, but I do not think it will be for very long."
man
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From this reading "You will be better soon," the young man said, cheerfully.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "She makes me more comfortable than any one else, and I fear I am selfish in keeping her from London gaiety, but I do not think it will be for very long."
more
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From this reading "She makes me more comfortable than any one else, and I fear I am selfish in keeping her from London gaiety, but I do not think it will be for very long."
mother
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From this reading HIS STORY FINISHED IT was not long before Rufus called upon Mrs. Warren, who was a gentle, fragile old lady, and reminded him much of Greta's mother.
Mrs
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From this reading HIS STORY FINISHED IT was not long before Rufus called upon Mrs. Warren, who was a gentle, fragile old lady, and reminded him much of Greta's mother.
much
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From this reading HIS STORY FINISHED IT was not long before Rufus called upon Mrs. Warren, who was a gentle, fragile old lady, and reminded him much of Greta's mother.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading HIS STORY FINISHED IT was not long before Rufus called upon Mrs. Warren, who was a gentle, fragile old lady, and reminded him much of Greta's mother.
nurse
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From this reading "Greta is a capital nurse," Mrs. Warren said to him one day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HIS STORY FINISHED IT was not long before Rufus called upon Mrs. Warren, who was a gentle, fragile old lady, and reminded him much of Greta's mother.
old
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From this reading HIS STORY FINISHED IT was not long before Rufus called upon Mrs. Warren, who was a gentle, fragile old lady, and reminded him much of Greta's mother.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Greta is a capital nurse," Mrs. Warren said to him one day.
reminded
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From this reading HIS STORY FINISHED IT was not long before Rufus called upon Mrs. Warren, who was a gentle, fragile old lady, and reminded him much of Greta's mother.
Rufus
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From this reading HIS STORY FINISHED IT was not long before Rufus called upon Mrs. Warren, who was a gentle, fragile old lady, and reminded him much of Greta's mother.
said
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From this reading "Greta is a capital nurse," Mrs. Warren said to him one day.
selfish
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From this reading "She makes me more comfortable than any one else, and I fear I am selfish in keeping her from London gaiety, but I do not think it will be for very long."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She assured him he would always be welcome at her house, and he was soon a constant visitor there.
soon
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From this reading She assured him he would always be welcome at her house, and he was soon a constant visitor there.
STORY
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From this reading HIS STORY FINISHED IT was not long before Rufus called upon Mrs. Warren, who was a gentle, fragile old lady, and reminded him much of Greta's mother.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "She makes me more comfortable than any one else, and I fear I am selfish in keeping her from London gaiety, but I do not think it will be for very long."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You will be better soon," the young man said, cheerfully.
there
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From this reading She assured him he would always be welcome at her house, and he was soon a constant visitor there.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She makes me more comfortable than any one else, and I fear I am selfish in keeping her from London gaiety, but I do not think it will be for very long."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Greta is a capital nurse," Mrs. Warren said to him one day.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading HIS STORY FINISHED IT was not long before Rufus called upon Mrs. Warren, who was a gentle, fragile old lady, and reminded him much of Greta's mother.
very
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From this reading "She makes me more comfortable than any one else, and I fear I am selfish in keeping her from London gaiety, but I do not think it will be for very long."
visitor
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From this reading She assured him he would always be welcome at her house, and he was soon a constant visitor there.
Warren
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From this reading HIS STORY FINISHED IT was not long before Rufus called upon Mrs. Warren, who was a gentle, fragile old lady, and reminded him much of Greta's mother.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HIS STORY FINISHED IT was not long before Rufus called upon Mrs. Warren, who was a gentle, fragile old lady, and reminded him much of Greta's mother.
welcome
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From this reading She assured him he would always be welcome at her house, and he was soon a constant visitor there.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading HIS STORY FINISHED IT was not long before Rufus called upon Mrs. Warren, who was a gentle, fragile old lady, and reminded him much of Greta's mother.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "She makes me more comfortable than any one else, and I fear I am selfish in keeping her from London gaiety, but I do not think it will be for very long."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She assured him he would always be welcome at her house, and he was soon a constant visitor there.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You will be better soon," the young man said, cheerfully.
young
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From this reading "You will be better soon," the young man said, cheerfully.
