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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 played with the child as if he had been a child himself, and so grew better day by day, and got out of bed again, and save for a little dragging of one leg as he limped along, brought no external sign of his “stroke” out of his sick-room.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He played with the child as if he had been a child himself, and so grew better day by day, and got out of bed again, and save for a little dragging of one leg as he limped along, brought no external sign of his “stroke” out of his sick-room.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He played with the child as if he had been a child himself, and so grew better day by day, and got out of bed again, and save for a little dragging of one leg as he limped along, brought no external sign of his “stroke” out of his sick-room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He played with the child as if he had been a child himself, and so grew better day by day, and got out of bed again, and save for a little dragging of one leg as he limped along, brought no external sign of his “stroke” out of his sick-room.
any
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From this reading John Musgrave settled down without any commotion into his natural place in his father’s house.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He played with the child as if he had been a child himself, and so grew better day by day, and got out of bed again, and save for a little dragging of one leg as he limped along, brought no external sign of his “stroke” out of his sick-room.
bed
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From this reading He played with the child as if he had been a child himself, and so grew better day by day, and got out of bed again, and save for a little dragging of one leg as he limped along, brought no external sign of his “stroke” out of his sick-room.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He played with the child as if he had been a child himself, and so grew better day by day, and got out of bed again, and save for a little dragging of one leg as he limped along, brought no external sign of his “stroke” out of his sick-room.
better
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From this reading He played with the child as if he had been a child himself, and so grew better day by day, and got out of bed again, and save for a little dragging of one leg as he limped along, brought no external sign of his “stroke” out of his sick-room.
brave
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From this reading The old Squire himself mended from the day when Nello, very timid, but yet brave to repress the signs of his reluctance, was brought into his room.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The old Squire himself mended from the day when Nello, very timid, but yet brave to repress the signs of his reluctance, was brought into his room.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The old Squire himself mended from the day when Nello, very timid, but yet brave to repress the signs of his reluctance, was brought into his room.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He played with the child as if he had been a child himself, and so grew better day by day, and got out of bed again, and save for a little dragging of one leg as he limped along, brought no external sign of his “stroke” out of his sick-room.
child
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From this reading He played with the child as if he had been a child himself, and so grew better day by day, and got out of bed again, and save for a little dragging of one leg as he limped along, brought no external sign of his “stroke” out of his sick-room.
commotion
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From this reading John Musgrave settled down without any commotion into his natural place in his father’s house.
CONCLUSION
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From this reading CONCLUSION.
day
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From this reading The old Squire himself mended from the day when Nello, very timid, but yet brave to repress the signs of his reluctance, was brought into his room.
down
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From this reading John Musgrave settled down without any commotion into his natural place in his father’s house.
dragging
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From this reading He played with the child as if he had been a child himself, and so grew better day by day, and got out of bed again, and save for a little dragging of one leg as he limped along, brought no external sign of his “stroke” out of his sick-room.
external
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From this reading He played with the child as if he had been a child himself, and so grew better day by day, and got out of bed again, and save for a little dragging of one leg as he limped along, brought no external sign of his “stroke” out of his sick-room.
father's
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From this reading John Musgrave settled down without any commotion into his natural place in his father’s house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He played with the child as if he had been a child himself, and so grew better day by day, and got out of bed again, and save for a little dragging of one leg as he limped along, brought no external sign of his “stroke” out of his sick-room.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The old Squire himself mended from the day when Nello, very timid, but yet brave to repress the signs of his reluctance, was brought into his room.
got
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From this reading He played with the child as if he had been a child himself, and so grew better day by day, and got out of bed again, and save for a little dragging of one leg as he limped along, brought no external sign of his “stroke” out of his sick-room.
grew
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From this reading He played with the child as if he had been a child himself, and so grew better day by day, and got out of bed again, and save for a little dragging of one leg as he limped along, brought no external sign of his “stroke” out of his sick-room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He played with the child as if he had been a child himself, and so grew better day by day, and got out of bed again, and save for a little dragging of one leg as he limped along, brought no external sign of his “stroke” out of his sick-room.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He played with the child as if he had been a child himself, and so grew better day by day, and got out of bed again, and save for a little dragging of one leg as he limped along, brought no external sign of his “stroke” out of his sick-room.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The old Squire himself mended from the day when Nello, very timid, but yet brave to repress the signs of his reluctance, was brought into his room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading John Musgrave settled down without any commotion into his natural place in his father’s house.
house
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From this reading John Musgrave settled down without any commotion into his natural place in his father’s house.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He played with the child as if he had been a child himself, and so grew better day by day, and got out of bed again, and save for a little dragging of one leg as he limped along, brought no external sign of his “stroke” out of his sick-room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading John Musgrave settled down without any commotion into his natural place in his father’s house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading John Musgrave settled down without any commotion into his natural place in his father’s house.
John
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From this reading John Musgrave settled down without any commotion into his natural place in his father’s house.
leg
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From this reading He played with the child as if he had been a child himself, and so grew better day by day, and got out of bed again, and save for a little dragging of one leg as he limped along, brought no external sign of his “stroke” out of his sick-room.
limped
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From this reading He played with the child as if he had been a child himself, and so grew better day by day, and got out of bed again, and save for a little dragging of one leg as he limped along, brought no external sign of his “stroke” out of his sick-room.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He played with the child as if he had been a child himself, and so grew better day by day, and got out of bed again, and save for a little dragging of one leg as he limped along, brought no external sign of his “stroke” out of his sick-room.
mended
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From this reading The old Squire himself mended from the day when Nello, very timid, but yet brave to repress the signs of his reluctance, was brought into his room.
Monographs
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From this reading But he wrote no more Monographs, studied no more.
more
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From this reading But he wrote no more Monographs, studied no more.
Musgrave
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From this reading John Musgrave settled down without any commotion into his natural place in his father’s house.
natural
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From this reading John Musgrave settled down without any commotion into his natural place in his father’s house.
Nello
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From this reading The old Squire himself mended from the day when Nello, very timid, but yet brave to repress the signs of his reluctance, was brought into his room.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He played with the child as if he had been a child himself, and so grew better day by day, and got out of bed again, and save for a little dragging of one leg as he limped along, brought no external sign of his “stroke” out of his sick-room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The old Squire himself mended from the day when Nello, very timid, but yet brave to repress the signs of his reluctance, was brought into his room.
old
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From this reading The old Squire himself mended from the day when Nello, very timid, but yet brave to repress the signs of his reluctance, was brought into his room.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He played with the child as if he had been a child himself, and so grew better day by day, and got out of bed again, and save for a little dragging of one leg as he limped along, brought no external sign of his “stroke” out of his sick-room.
out
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From this reading He played with the child as if he had been a child himself, and so grew better day by day, and got out of bed again, and save for a little dragging of one leg as he limped along, brought no external sign of his “stroke” out of his sick-room.
place
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From this reading John Musgrave settled down without any commotion into his natural place in his father’s house.
played
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From this reading He played with the child as if he had been a child himself, and so grew better day by day, and got out of bed again, and save for a little dragging of one leg as he limped along, brought no external sign of his “stroke” out of his sick-room.
reluctance
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From this reading The old Squire himself mended from the day when Nello, very timid, but yet brave to repress the signs of his reluctance, was brought into his room.
repress
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From this reading The old Squire himself mended from the day when Nello, very timid, but yet brave to repress the signs of his reluctance, was brought into his room.
room
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From this reading The old Squire himself mended from the day when Nello, very timid, but yet brave to repress the signs of his reluctance, was brought into his room.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading He played with the child as if he had been a child himself, and so grew better day by day, and got out of bed again, and save for a little dragging of one leg as he limped along, brought no external sign of his “stroke” out of his sick-room.
settled
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From this reading John Musgrave settled down without any commotion into his natural place in his father’s house.
sick-room
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From this reading He played with the child as if he had been a child himself, and so grew better day by day, and got out of bed again, and save for a little dragging of one leg as he limped along, brought no external sign of his “stroke” out of his sick-room.
sign
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From this reading He played with the child as if he had been a child himself, and so grew better day by day, and got out of bed again, and save for a little dragging of one leg as he limped along, brought no external sign of his “stroke” out of his sick-room.
signs
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From this reading The old Squire himself mended from the day when Nello, very timid, but yet brave to repress the signs of his reluctance, was brought into his room.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He played with the child as if he had been a child himself, and so grew better day by day, and got out of bed again, and save for a little dragging of one leg as he limped along, brought no external sign of his “stroke” out of his sick-room.
Squire
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From this reading The old Squire himself mended from the day when Nello, very timid, but yet brave to repress the signs of his reluctance, was brought into his room.
stroke
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From this reading He played with the child as if he had been a child himself, and so grew better day by day, and got out of bed again, and save for a little dragging of one leg as he limped along, brought no external sign of his “stroke” out of his sick-room.
studied
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From this reading But he wrote no more Monographs, studied no more.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old Squire himself mended from the day when Nello, very timid, but yet brave to repress the signs of his reluctance, was brought into his room.
timid
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From this reading The old Squire himself mended from the day when Nello, very timid, but yet brave to repress the signs of his reluctance, was brought into his room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The old Squire himself mended from the day when Nello, very timid, but yet brave to repress the signs of his reluctance, was brought into his room.
very
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From this reading The old Squire himself mended from the day when Nello, very timid, but yet brave to repress the signs of his reluctance, was brought into his room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old Squire himself mended from the day when Nello, very timid, but yet brave to repress the signs of his reluctance, was brought into his room.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The old Squire himself mended from the day when Nello, very timid, but yet brave to repress the signs of his reluctance, was brought into his room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He played with the child as if he had been a child himself, and so grew better day by day, and got out of bed again, and save for a little dragging of one leg as he limped along, brought no external sign of his “stroke” out of his sick-room.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading John Musgrave settled down without any commotion into his natural place in his father’s house.
wrote
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From this reading But he wrote no more Monographs, studied no more.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The old Squire himself mended from the day when Nello, very timid, but yet brave to repress the signs of his reluctance, was brought into his room.
