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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 They referred the improvement at once, and directly, to a higher hand, and were glad, poor children, to think that no means had been necessary, but that God had done it simply by willing it, in that miraculous simple way which seems so natural to the primitive soul.
all
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From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
asserted
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From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They referred the improvement at once, and directly, to a higher hand, and were glad, poor children, to think that no means had been necessary, but that God had done it simply by willing it, in that miraculous simple way which seems so natural to the primitive soul.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They referred the improvement at once, and directly, to a higher hand, and were glad, poor children, to think that no means had been necessary, but that God had done it simply by willing it, in that miraculous simple way which seems so natural to the primitive soul.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I do not think that Reine and Herbert, being half English, had much faith in the pines.
better
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From this reading Herbert continued much better next day.
boldly
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From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They referred the improvement at once, and directly, to a higher hand, and were glad, poor children, to think that no means had been necessary, but that God had done it simply by willing it, in that miraculous simple way which seems so natural to the primitive soul.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They referred the improvement at once, and directly, to a higher hand, and were glad, poor children, to think that no means had been necessary, but that God had done it simply by willing it, in that miraculous simple way which seems so natural to the primitive soul.
came
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From this reading The doctor, when he came next day upon his weekly visit from Thun or Interlaken, was entirely taken by surprise.
children
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From this reading They referred the improvement at once, and directly, to a higher hand, and were glad, poor children, to think that no means had been necessary, but that God had done it simply by willing it, in that miraculous simple way which seems so natural to the primitive soul.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
continental
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From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Herbert continued much better next day.
day
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From this reading Herbert continued much better next day.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They referred the improvement at once, and directly, to a higher hand, and were glad, poor children, to think that no means had been necessary, but that God had done it simply by willing it, in that miraculous simple way which seems so natural to the primitive soul.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not think that Reine and Herbert, being half English, had much faith in the pines.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor, when he came next day upon his weekly visit from Thun or Interlaken, was entirely taken by surprise.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
English
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From this reading I do not think that Reine and Herbert, being half English, had much faith in the pines.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The doctor, when he came next day upon his weekly visit from Thun or Interlaken, was entirely taken by surprise.
faith
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From this reading I do not think that Reine and Herbert, being half English, had much faith in the pines.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
François
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From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
French
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From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The doctor, when he came next day upon his weekly visit from Thun or Interlaken, was entirely taken by surprise.
glad
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From this reading They referred the improvement at once, and directly, to a higher hand, and were glad, poor children, to think that no means had been necessary, but that God had done it simply by willing it, in that miraculous simple way which seems so natural to the primitive soul.
God
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From this reading They referred the improvement at once, and directly, to a higher hand, and were glad, poor children, to think that no means had been necessary, but that God had done it simply by willing it, in that miraculous simple way which seems so natural to the primitive soul.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not think that Reine and Herbert, being half English, had much faith in the pines.
hand
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From this reading They referred the improvement at once, and directly, to a higher hand, and were glad, poor children, to think that no means had been necessary, but that God had done it simply by willing it, in that miraculous simple way which seems so natural to the primitive soul.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The doctor, when he came next day upon his weekly visit from Thun or Interlaken, was entirely taken by surprise.
Herbert
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From this reading Herbert continued much better next day.
higher
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From this reading They referred the improvement at once, and directly, to a higher hand, and were glad, poor children, to think that no means had been necessary, but that God had done it simply by willing it, in that miraculous simple way which seems so natural to the primitive soul.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not think that Reine and Herbert, being half English, had much faith in the pines.
improvement
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From this reading They referred the improvement at once, and directly, to a higher hand, and were glad, poor children, to think that no means had been necessary, but that God had done it simply by willing it, in that miraculous simple way which seems so natural to the primitive soul.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
indeed
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From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
Interlaken
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From this reading The doctor, when he came next day upon his weekly visit from Thun or Interlaken, was entirely taken by surprise.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
master
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From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
means
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From this reading They referred the improvement at once, and directly, to a higher hand, and were glad, poor children, to think that no means had been necessary, but that God had done it simply by willing it, in that miraculous simple way which seems so natural to the primitive soul.
miraculous
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From this reading They referred the improvement at once, and directly, to a higher hand, and were glad, poor children, to think that no means had been necessary, but that God had done it simply by willing it, in that miraculous simple way which seems so natural to the primitive soul.
more
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From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
much
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From this reading Herbert continued much better next day.
nations
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From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
natural
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From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
necessary
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From this reading They referred the improvement at once, and directly, to a higher hand, and were glad, poor children, to think that no means had been necessary, but that God had done it simply by willing it, in that miraculous simple way which seems so natural to the primitive soul.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Herbert continued much better next day.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They referred the improvement at once, and directly, to a higher hand, and were glad, poor children, to think that no means had been necessary, but that God had done it simply by willing it, in that miraculous simple way which seems so natural to the primitive soul.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not think that Reine and Herbert, being half English, had much faith in the pines.
once
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From this reading They referred the improvement at once, and directly, to a higher hand, and were glad, poor children, to think that no means had been necessary, but that God had done it simply by willing it, in that miraculous simple way which seems so natural to the primitive soul.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The doctor, when he came next day upon his weekly visit from Thun or Interlaken, was entirely taken by surprise.
out
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From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
pines
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From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They referred the improvement at once, and directly, to a higher hand, and were glad, poor children, to think that no means had been necessary, but that God had done it simply by willing it, in that miraculous simple way which seems so natural to the primitive soul.
primitive
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From this reading They referred the improvement at once, and directly, to a higher hand, and were glad, poor children, to think that no means had been necessary, but that God had done it simply by willing it, in that miraculous simple way which seems so natural to the primitive soul.
referred
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From this reading They referred the improvement at once, and directly, to a higher hand, and were glad, poor children, to think that no means had been necessary, but that God had done it simply by willing it, in that miraculous simple way which seems so natural to the primitive soul.
Reine
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From this reading I do not think that Reine and Herbert, being half English, had much faith in the pines.
remedies
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From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
seems
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From this reading They referred the improvement at once, and directly, to a higher hand, and were glad, poor children, to think that no means had been necessary, but that God had done it simply by willing it, in that miraculous simple way which seems so natural to the primitive soul.
simple
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From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
simply
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From this reading They referred the improvement at once, and directly, to a higher hand, and were glad, poor children, to think that no means had been necessary, but that God had done it simply by willing it, in that miraculous simple way which seems so natural to the primitive soul.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
soul
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From this reading They referred the improvement at once, and directly, to a higher hand, and were glad, poor children, to think that no means had been necessary, but that God had done it simply by willing it, in that miraculous simple way which seems so natural to the primitive soul.
strongly
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From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
surprise
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From this reading The doctor, when he came next day upon his weekly visit from Thun or Interlaken, was entirely taken by surprise.
taken
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From this reading The doctor, when he came next day upon his weekly visit from Thun or Interlaken, was entirely taken by surprise.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They referred the improvement at once, and directly, to a higher hand, and were glad, poor children, to think that no means had been necessary, but that God had done it simply by willing it, in that miraculous simple way which seems so natural to the primitive soul.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not think that Reine and Herbert, being half English, had much faith in the pines.
Thun
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From this reading The doctor, when he came next day upon his weekly visit from Thun or Interlaken, was entirely taken by surprise.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The doctor, when he came next day upon his weekly visit from Thun or Interlaken, was entirely taken by surprise.
visit
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From this reading The doctor, when he came next day upon his weekly visit from Thun or Interlaken, was entirely taken by surprise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
way
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From this reading They referred the improvement at once, and directly, to a higher hand, and were glad, poor children, to think that no means had been necessary, but that God had done it simply by willing it, in that miraculous simple way which seems so natural to the primitive soul.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
weekly
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From this reading The doctor, when he came next day upon his weekly visit from Thun or Interlaken, was entirely taken by surprise.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They referred the improvement at once, and directly, to a higher hand, and were glad, poor children, to think that no means had been necessary, but that God had done it simply by willing it, in that miraculous simple way which seems so natural to the primitive soul.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The doctor, when he came next day upon his weekly visit from Thun or Interlaken, was entirely taken by surprise.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
willing
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From this reading They referred the improvement at once, and directly, to a higher hand, and were glad, poor children, to think that no means had been necessary, but that God had done it simply by willing it, in that miraculous simple way which seems so natural to the primitive soul.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
young
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From this reading It had done him good to be out, and already François, with that confidence in all simple natural remedies which the French, and indeed all continental nations, have so much more strongly than we, asserted boldly that it was the pines which had already done so much for his young master.
