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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
all
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From this reading "Dr. Twelves, to think of your coming to see me after all these years!"
altered
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR In appearance the doctor had altered but little since we saw him last.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR In appearance the doctor had altered but little since we saw him last.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was the same little wizened old man, with the slight stoop, and the sunken eyes which looked out so keenly from under the thick, overhanging thatch of his shaggy eyebrows.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR In appearance the doctor had altered but little since we saw him last.
arms
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From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR In appearance the doctor had altered but little since we saw him last.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And whose fault is it that I haven't come before? whose fault I'd like to know?"
coming
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From this reading "Dr. Twelves, to think of your coming to see me after all these years!"
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR In appearance the doctor had altered but little since we saw him last.
Dr
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From this reading "Dr. Twelves, to think of your coming to see me after all these years!"
easily
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From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
eyebrows
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From this reading He was the same little wizened old man, with the slight stoop, and the sunken eyes which looked out so keenly from under the thick, overhanging thatch of his shaggy eyebrows.
eyes
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From this reading He was the same little wizened old man, with the slight stoop, and the sunken eyes which looked out so keenly from under the thick, overhanging thatch of his shaggy eyebrows.
fault
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From this reading "And whose fault is it that I haven't come before? whose fault I'd like to know?"
fixedly
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From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was the same little wizened old man, with the slight stoop, and the sunken eyes which looked out so keenly from under the thick, overhanging thatch of his shaggy eyebrows.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR In appearance the doctor had altered but little since we saw him last.
Harry
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From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
haven't
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From this reading "And whose fault is it that I haven't come before? whose fault I'd like to know?"
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was the same little wizened old man, with the slight stoop, and the sunken eyes which looked out so keenly from under the thick, overhanging thatch of his shaggy eyebrows.
heard
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From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR In appearance the doctor had altered but little since we saw him last.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was the same little wizened old man, with the slight stoop, and the sunken eyes which looked out so keenly from under the thick, overhanging thatch of his shaggy eyebrows.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And whose fault is it that I haven't come before? whose fault I'd like to know?"
I'd
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From this reading "And whose fault is it that I haven't come before? whose fault I'd like to know?"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR In appearance the doctor had altered but little since we saw him last.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And whose fault is it that I haven't come before? whose fault I'd like to know?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
with sharp attention or strong interest
From this reading He was the same little wizened old man, with the slight stoop, and the sunken eyes which looked out so keenly from under the thick, overhanging thatch of his shaggy eyebrows.
kissed
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From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And whose fault is it that I haven't come before? whose fault I'd like to know?"
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR In appearance the doctor had altered but little since we saw him last.
like
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From this reading "And whose fault is it that I haven't come before? whose fault I'd like to know?"
lips
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From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR In appearance the doctor had altered but little since we saw him last.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was the same little wizened old man, with the slight stoop, and the sunken eyes which looked out so keenly from under the thick, overhanging thatch of his shaggy eyebrows.
looking
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From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
man
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From this reading He was the same little wizened old man, with the slight stoop, and the sunken eyes which looked out so keenly from under the thick, overhanging thatch of his shaggy eyebrows.
Margaret
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From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Dr. Twelves, to think of your coming to see me after all these years!"
neck
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From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was the same little wizened old man, with the slight stoop, and the sunken eyes which looked out so keenly from under the thick, overhanging thatch of his shaggy eyebrows.
old
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From this reading He was the same little wizened old man, with the slight stoop, and the sunken eyes which looked out so keenly from under the thick, overhanging thatch of his shaggy eyebrows.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
out
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From this reading He was the same little wizened old man, with the slight stoop, and the sunken eyes which looked out so keenly from under the thick, overhanging thatch of his shaggy eyebrows.
overhanging
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From this reading He was the same little wizened old man, with the slight stoop, and the sunken eyes which looked out so keenly from under the thick, overhanging thatch of his shaggy eyebrows.
put
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From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was the same little wizened old man, with the slight stoop, and the sunken eyes which looked out so keenly from under the thick, overhanging thatch of his shaggy eyebrows.
saw
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR In appearance the doctor had altered but little since we saw him last.
see
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From this reading "Dr. Twelves, to think of your coming to see me after all these years!"
servant
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From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
shaggy
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From this reading He was the same little wizened old man, with the slight stoop, and the sunken eyes which looked out so keenly from under the thick, overhanging thatch of his shaggy eyebrows.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
shorter
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From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR In appearance the doctor had altered but little since we saw him last.
slight
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From this reading He was the same little wizened old man, with the slight stoop, and the sunken eyes which looked out so keenly from under the thick, overhanging thatch of his shaggy eyebrows.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was the same little wizened old man, with the slight stoop, and the sunken eyes which looked out so keenly from under the thick, overhanging thatch of his shaggy eyebrows.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
stoop
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From this reading He was the same little wizened old man, with the slight stoop, and the sunken eyes which looked out so keenly from under the thick, overhanging thatch of his shaggy eyebrows.
sunken
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From this reading He was the same little wizened old man, with the slight stoop, and the sunken eyes which looked out so keenly from under the thick, overhanging thatch of his shaggy eyebrows.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
thatch
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From this reading He was the same little wizened old man, with the slight stoop, and the sunken eyes which looked out so keenly from under the thick, overhanging thatch of his shaggy eyebrows.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR In appearance the doctor had altered but little since we saw him last.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Dr. Twelves, to think of your coming to see me after all these years!"
thick
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From this reading He was the same little wizened old man, with the slight stoop, and the sunken eyes which looked out so keenly from under the thick, overhanging thatch of his shaggy eyebrows.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dr. Twelves, to think of your coming to see me after all these years!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
Twelves
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From this reading "Dr. Twelves, to think of your coming to see me after all these years!"
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He was the same little wizened old man, with the slight stoop, and the sunken eyes which looked out so keenly from under the thick, overhanging thatch of his shaggy eyebrows.
UNEXPECTED
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR In appearance the doctor had altered but little since we saw him last.
VISITOR
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR In appearance the doctor had altered but little since we saw him last.
voice
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From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was the same little wizened old man, with the slight stoop, and the sunken eyes which looked out so keenly from under the thick, overhanging thatch of his shaggy eyebrows.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR In appearance the doctor had altered but little since we saw him last.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she heard his voice, and saw him, Margaret, running to him--before Harry, before the servant--put her arms about his neck (she could easily do it, since he was the shorter), and, after looking at him fixedly, as if to make sure that he was still the same man, kissed him on the lips.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was the same little wizened old man, with the slight stoop, and the sunken eyes which looked out so keenly from under the thick, overhanging thatch of his shaggy eyebrows.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "And whose fault is it that I haven't come before? whose fault I'd like to know?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was the same little wizened old man, with the slight stoop, and the sunken eyes which looked out so keenly from under the thick, overhanging thatch of his shaggy eyebrows.
wizened
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From this reading He was the same little wizened old man, with the slight stoop, and the sunken eyes which looked out so keenly from under the thick, overhanging thatch of his shaggy eyebrows.
years
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From this reading "Dr. Twelves, to think of your coming to see me after all these years!"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dr. Twelves, to think of your coming to see me after all these years!"
