Chapter XVII
DOCTORS TO THE RESCUE! Just as he reached the door it was opened. A very tall, and very stout, old gentleman entered. He had a black bag in his hand. But he did not seem to be the least in a hurry.
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Chapter XVII
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DOCTORS
TO
THE
RESCUE!
Just
as
he
reached
the
door
it
was
opened.
A
very
tall,
and
very
stout,
old
gentleman
entered.
He
had
a
black
bag
in
his
hand.
But
he
did
not
seem
to
be
the
least
in
a
hurry.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
DOCTORS
TO
THE
RESCUE!
Line 2
Just
as
he
reached
the
door
it
was
opened.
Line 3
A
very
tall,
and
very
stout,
old
gentleman
entered.
Line 4
He
had
a
black
bag
in
his
hand.
Line 5
But
he
did
not
seem
to
be
the
least
in
a
hurry.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Gentleman
noun
US /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A very tall, and very stout, old gentleman entered.”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had a black bag in his hand.”
Least
noun
US /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But he did not seem to be the least in a hurry.”
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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 A very tall, and very stout, old gentleman entered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A very tall, and very stout, old gentleman entered.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just as he reached the door it was opened.
bag
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From this reading He had a black bag in his hand.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But he did not seem to be the least in a hurry.
black
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From this reading He had a black bag in his hand.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he did not seem to be the least in a hurry.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But he did not seem to be the least in a hurry.
DOCTORS
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From this reading DOCTORS TO THE RESCUE!
door
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From this reading Just as he reached the door it was opened.
entered
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From this reading A very tall, and very stout, old gentleman entered.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A very tall, and very stout, old gentleman entered.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a black bag in his hand.
hand
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From this reading He had a black bag in his hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just as he reached the door it was opened.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had a black bag in his hand.
hurry
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From this reading But he did not seem to be the least in a hurry.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had a black bag in his hand.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Just as he reached the door it was opened.
Just
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From this reading Just as he reached the door it was opened.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he did not seem to be the least in a hurry.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he did not seem to be the least in a hurry.
old
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From this reading A very tall, and very stout, old gentleman entered.
opened
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reached
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From this reading Just as he reached the door it was opened.
RESCUE
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seem
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From this reading But he did not seem to be the least in a hurry.
stout
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From this reading A very tall, and very stout, old gentleman entered.
tall
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From this reading A very tall, and very stout, old gentleman entered.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DOCTORS TO THE RESCUE!
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DOCTORS TO THE RESCUE!
very
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From this reading A very tall, and very stout, old gentleman entered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just as he reached the door it was opened.