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Doctor Grimshawe's Secret — a Romance
Doctor Grimshawe's Secret — a Romance

Chapter XXVII

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_Note 1.
Author’s note_.--“They had got up in remarkably good case that morning.”
_Note 2.
Author’s note_.--“The stranger may be the future master of the Hospital.--Describe the winter day.”
_Note 3.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Doctor Grimshawe's Secret — a Romance

Chapter XXVII

Reading 1/2 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Note 1.
Line 2
Author’s note_.--“They had got up in remarkably good case that morning.”
Line 3
_Note 2.
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Author’s note_.--“The stranger may be the future master of the Hospital.--Describe the winter day.”
Line 5
_Note 3.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Author’s note_.--“They had got up in remarkably good case that morning.””

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “Author’s note_.--“The stranger may be the future master of the Hospital.--Describe the winter day.””

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Author’s note_.--“They had got up in remarkably good case that morning.””

All words in this reading · 26

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1

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From this reading _Note 1.

2

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From this reading _Note 2.

3

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From this reading _Note 3.

Author's

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From this reading Author’s note_.--“They had got up in remarkably good case that morning.”

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Author’s note_.--“The stranger may be the future master of the Hospital.--Describe the winter day.”

case

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From this reading Author’s note_.--“They had got up in remarkably good case that morning.”

day

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From this reading Author’s note_.--“The stranger may be the future master of the Hospital.--Describe the winter day.”

Describe

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From this reading Author’s note_.--“The stranger may be the future master of the Hospital.--Describe the winter day.”

future

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From this reading Author’s note_.--“The stranger may be the future master of the Hospital.--Describe the winter day.”

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Author’s note_.--“They had got up in remarkably good case that morning.”

got

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From this reading Author’s note_.--“They had got up in remarkably good case that morning.”

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Author’s note_.--“They had got up in remarkably good case that morning.”

Hospital

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From this reading Author’s note_.--“The stranger may be the future master of the Hospital.--Describe the winter day.”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Author’s note_.--“They had got up in remarkably good case that morning.”

master

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From this reading Author’s note_.--“The stranger may be the future master of the Hospital.--Describe the winter day.”

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Author’s note_.--“The stranger may be the future master of the Hospital.--Describe the winter day.”

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Author’s note_.--“They had got up in remarkably good case that morning.”

Note

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From this reading _Note 1.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author’s note_.--“The stranger may be the future master of the Hospital.--Describe the winter day.”

remarkably

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From this reading Author’s note_.--“They had got up in remarkably good case that morning.”

stranger

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From this reading Author’s note_.--“The stranger may be the future master of the Hospital.--Describe the winter day.”

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Author’s note_.--“They had got up in remarkably good case that morning.”

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Author’s note_.--“The stranger may be the future master of the Hospital.--Describe the winter day.”

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Author’s note_.--“They had got up in remarkably good case that morning.”

up

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From this reading Author’s note_.--“They had got up in remarkably good case that morning.”

winter

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From this reading Author’s note_.--“The stranger may be the future master of the Hospital.--Describe the winter day.”