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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 DREAD REVELATION.
able
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From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
all
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From this reading No ignorance could be more profound than his on all points relating to the medical profession.
almost
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From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
arrived
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From this reading During the journey he had been meditating on the way in which he should set to work when he arrived in London.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The early fast train by which Valentine Hawkehurst travelled brought him into town at a quarter past nine o'clock.
away
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From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No ignorance could be more profound than his on all points relating to the medical profession.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading During the journey he had been meditating on the way in which he should set to work when he arrived in London.
best
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From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
brain
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From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The early fast train by which Valentine Hawkehurst travelled brought him into town at a quarter past nine o'clock.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The early fast train by which Valentine Hawkehurst travelled brought him into town at a quarter past nine o'clock.
celebrated
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From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
chest
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From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
cope
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From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No ignorance could be more profound than his on all points relating to the medical profession.
dear
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From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
Dimly
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From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
doctors
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From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
DREAD
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From this reading A DREAD REVELATION.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the journey he had been meditating on the way in which he should set to work when he arrived in London.
early
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From this reading The early fast train by which Valentine Hawkehurst travelled brought him into town at a quarter past nine o'clock.
ebbing
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From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
eyes
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From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
famous
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From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
fast
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From this reading The early fast train by which Valentine Hawkehurst travelled brought him into town at a quarter past nine o'clock.
floating
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From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
gradual
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From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the journey he had been meditating on the way in which he should set to work when he arrived in London.
Hawkehurst
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From this reading The early fast train by which Valentine Hawkehurst travelled brought him into town at a quarter past nine o'clock.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During the journey he had been meditating on the way in which he should set to work when he arrived in London.
heard
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From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The early fast train by which Valentine Hawkehurst travelled brought him into town at a quarter past nine o'clock.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No ignorance could be more profound than his on all points relating to the medical profession.
ignorance
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From this reading No ignorance could be more profound than his on all points relating to the medical profession.
imperceptible
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From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During the journey he had been meditating on the way in which he should set to work when he arrived in London.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The early fast train by which Valentine Hawkehurst travelled brought him into town at a quarter past nine o'clock.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading During the journey he had been meditating on the way in which he should set to work when he arrived in London.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
liver
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From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
London
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From this reading During the journey he had been meditating on the way in which he should set to work when he arrived in London.
man
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From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
medical
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From this reading No ignorance could be more profound than his on all points relating to the medical profession.
meditating
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From this reading During the journey he had been meditating on the way in which he should set to work when he arrived in London.
men
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From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
more
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From this reading No ignorance could be more profound than his on all points relating to the medical profession.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
names
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From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
nine
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From this reading The early fast train by which Valentine Hawkehurst travelled brought him into town at a quarter past nine o'clock.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No ignorance could be more profound than his on all points relating to the medical profession.
o'clock
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From this reading The early fast train by which Valentine Hawkehurst travelled brought him into town at a quarter past nine o'clock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading During the journey he had been meditating on the way in which he should set to work when he arrived in London.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
past
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From this reading The early fast train by which Valentine Hawkehurst travelled brought him into town at a quarter past nine o'clock.
points
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From this reading No ignorance could be more profound than his on all points relating to the medical profession.
profession
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From this reading No ignorance could be more profound than his on all points relating to the medical profession.
profound
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From this reading No ignorance could be more profound than his on all points relating to the medical profession.
quarter
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From this reading The early fast train by which Valentine Hawkehurst travelled brought him into town at a quarter past nine o'clock.
relating
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From this reading No ignorance could be more profound than his on all points relating to the medical profession.
REVELATION
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From this reading A DREAD REVELATION.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
set
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From this reading During the journey he had been meditating on the way in which he should set to work when he arrived in London.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading During the journey he had been meditating on the way in which he should set to work when he arrived in London.
skin
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From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No ignorance could be more profound than his on all points relating to the medical profession.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The early fast train by which Valentine Hawkehurst travelled brought him into town at a quarter past nine o'clock.
there
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From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading During the journey he had been meditating on the way in which he should set to work when he arrived in London.
town
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From this reading The early fast train by which Valentine Hawkehurst travelled brought him into town at a quarter past nine o'clock.
train
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From this reading The early fast train by which Valentine Hawkehurst travelled brought him into town at a quarter past nine o'clock.
travelled
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From this reading The early fast train by which Valentine Hawkehurst travelled brought him into town at a quarter past nine o'clock.
Valentine
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From this reading The early fast train by which Valentine Hawkehurst travelled brought him into town at a quarter past nine o'clock.
wanted
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From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
wasting
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From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
way
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From this reading During the journey he had been meditating on the way in which he should set to work when he arrived in London.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading During the journey he had been meditating on the way in which he should set to work when he arrived in London.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The early fast train by which Valentine Hawkehurst travelled brought him into town at a quarter past nine o'clock.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dimly floating in his brain there were the names of doctors whom he had heard of as celebrated men--one for the chest, another for the liver, another for the skin, another for the eyes; but, among all these famous men, who was the man best able to cope with the mysterious wasting away, the gradual, almost imperceptible ebbing of that one dear life which Valentine wanted to save?
work
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From this reading During the journey he had been meditating on the way in which he should set to work when he arrived in London.
