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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 Upwards of a week had gone by since the return of Mr. Sheldon and his family from Harold's Hill: and as yet Philip Sheldon knew not what the issue of events was to be.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Three days elapsed after the delivery of this letter.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The physician of Burlington Row took care that his feeble colleague should not fall alone and defenceless into the pathway of Philip Sheldon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Upwards of a week had gone by since the return of Mr. Sheldon and his family from Harold's Hill: and as yet Philip Sheldon knew not what the issue of events was to be.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Upwards of a week had gone by since the return of Mr. Sheldon and his family from Harold's Hill: and as yet Philip Sheldon knew not what the issue of events was to be.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Upwards of a week had gone by since the return of Mr. Sheldon and his family from Harold's Hill: and as yet Philip Sheldon knew not what the issue of events was to be.
BEGINNINGnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
Burlington
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From this reading The physician of Burlington Row took care that his feeble colleague should not fall alone and defenceless into the pathway of Philip Sheldon.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Upwards of a week had gone by since the return of Mr. Sheldon and his family from Harold's Hill: and as yet Philip Sheldon knew not what the issue of events was to be.
care
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From this reading The physician of Burlington Row took care that his feeble colleague should not fall alone and defenceless into the pathway of Philip Sheldon.
colleague
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From this reading The physician of Burlington Row took care that his feeble colleague should not fall alone and defenceless into the pathway of Philip Sheldon.
days
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From this reading Three days elapsed after the delivery of this letter.
defenceless
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From this reading The physician of Burlington Row took care that his feeble colleague should not fall alone and defenceless into the pathway of Philip Sheldon.
delivery
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From this reading Three days elapsed after the delivery of this letter.
Doddleson
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From this reading Very vague were the oracular sentences which his questioning extorted from Dr. Jedd, and he had tried in vain to obtain a _tete-a-tete_ interview with Dr. Doddleson.
Dr
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From this reading Very vague were the oracular sentences which his questioning extorted from Dr. Jedd, and he had tried in vain to obtain a _tete-a-tete_ interview with Dr. Doddleson.
elapsed
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From this reading Three days elapsed after the delivery of this letter.
END
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
events
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From this reading Upwards of a week had gone by since the return of Mr. Sheldon and his family from Harold's Hill: and as yet Philip Sheldon knew not what the issue of events was to be.
extorted
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From this reading Very vague were the oracular sentences which his questioning extorted from Dr. Jedd, and he had tried in vain to obtain a _tete-a-tete_ interview with Dr. Doddleson.
fall
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From this reading The physician of Burlington Row took care that his feeble colleague should not fall alone and defenceless into the pathway of Philip Sheldon.
family
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From this reading Upwards of a week had gone by since the return of Mr. Sheldon and his family from Harold's Hill: and as yet Philip Sheldon knew not what the issue of events was to be.
feeble
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From this reading The physician of Burlington Row took care that his feeble colleague should not fall alone and defenceless into the pathway of Philip Sheldon.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Upwards of a week had gone by since the return of Mr. Sheldon and his family from Harold's Hill: and as yet Philip Sheldon knew not what the issue of events was to be.
gone
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From this reading Upwards of a week had gone by since the return of Mr. Sheldon and his family from Harold's Hill: and as yet Philip Sheldon knew not what the issue of events was to be.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Upwards of a week had gone by since the return of Mr. Sheldon and his family from Harold's Hill: and as yet Philip Sheldon knew not what the issue of events was to be.
Harold's
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From this reading Upwards of a week had gone by since the return of Mr. Sheldon and his family from Harold's Hill: and as yet Philip Sheldon knew not what the issue of events was to be.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Very vague were the oracular sentences which his questioning extorted from Dr. Jedd, and he had tried in vain to obtain a _tete-a-tete_ interview with Dr. Doddleson.
Hill
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From this reading Upwards of a week had gone by since the return of Mr. Sheldon and his family from Harold's Hill: and as yet Philip Sheldon knew not what the issue of events was to be.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Upwards of a week had gone by since the return of Mr. Sheldon and his family from Harold's Hill: and as yet Philip Sheldon knew not what the issue of events was to be.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Very vague were the oracular sentences which his questioning extorted from Dr. Jedd, and he had tried in vain to obtain a _tete-a-tete_ interview with Dr. Doddleson.
interview
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From this reading Very vague were the oracular sentences which his questioning extorted from Dr. Jedd, and he had tried in vain to obtain a _tete-a-tete_ interview with Dr. Doddleson.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The physician of Burlington Row took care that his feeble colleague should not fall alone and defenceless into the pathway of Philip Sheldon.
issue
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From this reading Upwards of a week had gone by since the return of Mr. Sheldon and his family from Harold's Hill: and as yet Philip Sheldon knew not what the issue of events was to be.
Jedd
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From this reading Very vague were the oracular sentences which his questioning extorted from Dr. Jedd, and he had tried in vain to obtain a _tete-a-tete_ interview with Dr. Doddleson.
knew
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From this reading Upwards of a week had gone by since the return of Mr. Sheldon and his family from Harold's Hill: and as yet Philip Sheldon knew not what the issue of events was to be.
letter
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From this reading Three days elapsed after the delivery of this letter.
Mr
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From this reading Upwards of a week had gone by since the return of Mr. Sheldon and his family from Harold's Hill: and as yet Philip Sheldon knew not what the issue of events was to be.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Upwards of a week had gone by since the return of Mr. Sheldon and his family from Harold's Hill: and as yet Philip Sheldon knew not what the issue of events was to be.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading Very vague were the oracular sentences which his questioning extorted from Dr. Jedd, and he had tried in vain to obtain a _tete-a-tete_ interview with Dr. Doddleson.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
oracular
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From this reading Very vague were the oracular sentences which his questioning extorted from Dr. Jedd, and he had tried in vain to obtain a _tete-a-tete_ interview with Dr. Doddleson.
pathway
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From this reading The physician of Burlington Row took care that his feeble colleague should not fall alone and defenceless into the pathway of Philip Sheldon.
Philip
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From this reading Upwards of a week had gone by since the return of Mr. Sheldon and his family from Harold's Hill: and as yet Philip Sheldon knew not what the issue of events was to be.
physician
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From this reading The physician of Burlington Row took care that his feeble colleague should not fall alone and defenceless into the pathway of Philip Sheldon.
questioning
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From this reading Very vague were the oracular sentences which his questioning extorted from Dr. Jedd, and he had tried in vain to obtain a _tete-a-tete_ interview with Dr. Doddleson.
return
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From this reading Upwards of a week had gone by since the return of Mr. Sheldon and his family from Harold's Hill: and as yet Philip Sheldon knew not what the issue of events was to be.
Row
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From this reading The physician of Burlington Row took care that his feeble colleague should not fall alone and defenceless into the pathway of Philip Sheldon.
sentences
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From this reading Very vague were the oracular sentences which his questioning extorted from Dr. Jedd, and he had tried in vain to obtain a _tete-a-tete_ interview with Dr. Doddleson.
Sheldon
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From this reading Upwards of a week had gone by since the return of Mr. Sheldon and his family from Harold's Hill: and as yet Philip Sheldon knew not what the issue of events was to be.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The physician of Burlington Row took care that his feeble colleague should not fall alone and defenceless into the pathway of Philip Sheldon.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Upwards of a week had gone by since the return of Mr. Sheldon and his family from Harold's Hill: and as yet Philip Sheldon knew not what the issue of events was to be.
tete-a-tete
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From this reading Very vague were the oracular sentences which his questioning extorted from Dr. Jedd, and he had tried in vain to obtain a _tete-a-tete_ interview with Dr. Doddleson.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The physician of Burlington Row took care that his feeble colleague should not fall alone and defenceless into the pathway of Philip Sheldon.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Three days elapsed after the delivery of this letter.
Three
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From this reading Three days elapsed after the delivery of this letter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Upwards of a week had gone by since the return of Mr. Sheldon and his family from Harold's Hill: and as yet Philip Sheldon knew not what the issue of events was to be.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The physician of Burlington Row took care that his feeble colleague should not fall alone and defenceless into the pathway of Philip Sheldon.
tried
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From this reading Very vague were the oracular sentences which his questioning extorted from Dr. Jedd, and he had tried in vain to obtain a _tete-a-tete_ interview with Dr. Doddleson.
Upwards
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From this reading Upwards of a week had gone by since the return of Mr. Sheldon and his family from Harold's Hill: and as yet Philip Sheldon knew not what the issue of events was to be.
vague
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From this reading Very vague were the oracular sentences which his questioning extorted from Dr. Jedd, and he had tried in vain to obtain a _tete-a-tete_ interview with Dr. Doddleson.
vain
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From this reading Very vague were the oracular sentences which his questioning extorted from Dr. Jedd, and he had tried in vain to obtain a _tete-a-tete_ interview with Dr. Doddleson.
Very
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From this reading Very vague were the oracular sentences which his questioning extorted from Dr. Jedd, and he had tried in vain to obtain a _tete-a-tete_ interview with Dr. Doddleson.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Upwards of a week had gone by since the return of Mr. Sheldon and his family from Harold's Hill: and as yet Philip Sheldon knew not what the issue of events was to be.
week
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From this reading Upwards of a week had gone by since the return of Mr. Sheldon and his family from Harold's Hill: and as yet Philip Sheldon knew not what the issue of events was to be.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Very vague were the oracular sentences which his questioning extorted from Dr. Jedd, and he had tried in vain to obtain a _tete-a-tete_ interview with Dr. Doddleson.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Upwards of a week had gone by since the return of Mr. Sheldon and his family from Harold's Hill: and as yet Philip Sheldon knew not what the issue of events was to be.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Very vague were the oracular sentences which his questioning extorted from Dr. Jedd, and he had tried in vain to obtain a _tete-a-tete_ interview with Dr. Doddleson.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Very vague were the oracular sentences which his questioning extorted from Dr. Jedd, and he had tried in vain to obtain a _tete-a-tete_ interview with Dr. Doddleson.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Upwards of a week had gone by since the return of Mr. Sheldon and his family from Harold's Hill: and as yet Philip Sheldon knew not what the issue of events was to be.
