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Chapter II
THE YOUNG DOCTOR "And he certainly is a remarkable young man!" said Miss Phoebe Blyth. "Is he not, Sister Vesta?" Miss Vesta came out of her reverie; not with a start,--she never started,--but with the quiet awakening, like that of a baby in the morning, that was peculiar to her. "Yes! oh, yes!" she said. "I consider him so.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE YOUNG DOCTOR "And he certainly is a remarkable young man!" said Miss Phoebe Blyth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miss Vesta came out of her reverie; not with a start,--she never started,--but with the quiet awakening, like that of a baby in the morning, that was peculiar to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miss Vesta came out of her reverie; not with a start,--she never started,--but with the quiet awakening, like that of a baby in the morning, that was peculiar to her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE YOUNG DOCTOR "And he certainly is a remarkable young man!" said Miss Phoebe Blyth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miss Vesta came out of her reverie; not with a start,--she never started,--but with the quiet awakening, like that of a baby in the morning, that was peculiar to her.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE YOUNG DOCTOR "And he certainly is a remarkable young man!" said Miss Phoebe Blyth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE YOUNG DOCTOR "And he certainly is a remarkable young man!" said Miss Phoebe Blyth.
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From this reading Miss Vesta came out of her reverie; not with a start,--she never started,--but with the quiet awakening, like that of a baby in the morning, that was peculiar to her.
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From this reading Miss Vesta came out of her reverie; not with a start,--she never started,--but with the quiet awakening, like that of a baby in the morning, that was peculiar to her.
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From this reading THE YOUNG DOCTOR "And he certainly is a remarkable young man!" said Miss Phoebe Blyth.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Miss Vesta came out of her reverie; not with a start,--she never started,--but with the quiet awakening, like that of a baby in the morning, that was peculiar to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Vesta came out of her reverie; not with a start,--she never started,--but with the quiet awakening, like that of a baby in the morning, that was peculiar to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE YOUNG DOCTOR "And he certainly is a remarkable young man!" said Miss Phoebe Blyth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I consider him so.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE YOUNG DOCTOR "And he certainly is a remarkable young man!" said Miss Phoebe Blyth.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE YOUNG DOCTOR "And he certainly is a remarkable young man!" said Miss Phoebe Blyth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Vesta came out of her reverie; not with a start,--she never started,--but with the quiet awakening, like that of a baby in the morning, that was peculiar to her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I consider him so.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I consider him so.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Vesta came out of her reverie; not with a start,--she never started,--but with the quiet awakening, like that of a baby in the morning, that was peculiar to her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE YOUNG DOCTOR "And he certainly is a remarkable young man!" said Miss Phoebe Blyth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Vesta came out of her reverie; not with a start,--she never started,--but with the quiet awakening, like that of a baby in the morning, that was peculiar to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE YOUNG DOCTOR "And he certainly is a remarkable young man!" said Miss Phoebe Blyth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE YOUNG DOCTOR "And he certainly is a remarkable young man!" said Miss Phoebe Blyth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Vesta came out of her reverie; not with a start,--she never started,--but with the quiet awakening, like that of a baby in the morning, that was peculiar to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Vesta came out of her reverie; not with a start,--she never started,--but with the quiet awakening, like that of a baby in the morning, that was peculiar to her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Is he not, Sister Vesta?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Vesta came out of her reverie; not with a start,--she never started,--but with the quiet awakening, like that of a baby in the morning, that was peculiar to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes! oh, yes!" she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Vesta came out of her reverie; not with a start,--she never started,--but with the quiet awakening, like that of a baby in the morning, that was peculiar to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Vesta came out of her reverie; not with a start,--she never started,--but with the quiet awakening, like that of a baby in the morning, that was peculiar to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE YOUNG DOCTOR "And he certainly is a remarkable young man!" said Miss Phoebe Blyth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Vesta came out of her reverie; not with a start,--she never started,--but with the quiet awakening, like that of a baby in the morning, that was peculiar to her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE YOUNG DOCTOR "And he certainly is a remarkable young man!" said Miss Phoebe Blyth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Vesta came out of her reverie; not with a start,--she never started,--but with the quiet awakening, like that of a baby in the morning, that was peculiar to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE YOUNG DOCTOR "And he certainly is a remarkable young man!" said Miss Phoebe Blyth.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Vesta came out of her reverie; not with a start,--she never started,--but with the quiet awakening, like that of a baby in the morning, that was peculiar to her.
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From this reading "Is he not, Sister Vesta?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I consider him so.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Vesta came out of her reverie; not with a start,--she never started,--but with the quiet awakening, like that of a baby in the morning, that was peculiar to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Vesta came out of her reverie; not with a start,--she never started,--but with the quiet awakening, like that of a baby in the morning, that was peculiar to her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Miss Vesta came out of her reverie; not with a start,--she never started,--but with the quiet awakening, like that of a baby in the morning, that was peculiar to her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE YOUNG DOCTOR "And he certainly is a remarkable young man!" said Miss Phoebe Blyth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Vesta came out of her reverie; not with a start,--she never started,--but with the quiet awakening, like that of a baby in the morning, that was peculiar to her.
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From this reading "Is he not, Sister Vesta?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Vesta came out of her reverie; not with a start,--she never started,--but with the quiet awakening, like that of a baby in the morning, that was peculiar to her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Vesta came out of her reverie; not with a start,--she never started,--but with the quiet awakening, like that of a baby in the morning, that was peculiar to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes! oh, yes!" she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE YOUNG DOCTOR "And he certainly is a remarkable young man!" said Miss Phoebe Blyth.
