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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 And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Certainly, Colonel Seaborough," said the Doctor rather nervously, but he spoke firmly directly after.
all
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From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
ask
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From this reading "I thought it my duty first to ask you to come, as I naturally was most loth to proceed to extremities."
attention
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From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
back
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From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
boy
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From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
Browne
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From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
business
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From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Certainly, Colonel Seaborough," said the Doctor rather nervously, but he spoke firmly directly after.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
Certainly
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From this reading "Certainly, Colonel Seaborough," said the Doctor rather nervously, but he spoke firmly directly after.
Colonel
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From this reading "Certainly, Colonel Seaborough," said the Doctor rather nervously, but he spoke firmly directly after.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought it my duty first to ask you to come, as I naturally was most loth to proceed to extremities."
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Certainly, Colonel Seaborough," said the Doctor rather nervously, but he spoke firmly directly after.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading "I thought it my duty first to ask you to come, as I naturally was most loth to proceed to extremities."
extremities
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From this reading "I thought it my duty first to ask you to come, as I naturally was most loth to proceed to extremities."
firmly
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From this reading "Certainly, Colonel Seaborough," said the Doctor rather nervously, but he spoke firmly directly after.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought it my duty first to ask you to come, as I naturally was most loth to proceed to extremities."
hand
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From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Certainly, Colonel Seaborough," said the Doctor rather nervously, but he spoke firmly directly after.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I thought it my duty first to ask you to come, as I naturally was most loth to proceed to extremities."
loth
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From this reading "I thought it my duty first to ask you to come, as I naturally was most loth to proceed to extremities."
military
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From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
miserable
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From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
most
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From this reading "I thought it my duty first to ask you to come, as I naturally was most loth to proceed to extremities."
mother
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From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
Mrs
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From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
naturally
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From this reading "I thought it my duty first to ask you to come, as I naturally was most loth to proceed to extremities."
nervously
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From this reading "Certainly, Colonel Seaborough," said the Doctor rather nervously, but he spoke firmly directly after.
Now
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From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
please
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From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
proceed
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From this reading "I thought it my duty first to ask you to come, as I naturally was most loth to proceed to extremities."
quick
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From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
rather
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From this reading "Certainly, Colonel Seaborough," said the Doctor rather nervously, but he spoke firmly directly after.
said
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From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
sank
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From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
saw
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From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
Seaborough
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From this reading "Certainly, Colonel Seaborough," said the Doctor rather nervously, but he spoke firmly directly after.
seat
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From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
sharp
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From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Naturally, sir, naturally," said my uncle sharply.
side
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From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
sir
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From this reading "Naturally, sir, naturally," said my uncle sharply.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
spoke
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From this reading "Certainly, Colonel Seaborough," said the Doctor rather nervously, but he spoke firmly directly after.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
then
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From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought it my duty first to ask you to come, as I naturally was most loth to proceed to extremities."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
truth
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From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
uncle
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From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
want
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From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I thought it my duty first to ask you to come, as I naturally was most loth to proceed to extremities."
way
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From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
whisper
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From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
