Chapter IV
MOSTLY PROFESSIONAL. "I fear Doctor Strong will be very much put out!" said Miss Phoebe Blyth. Miss Vesta sighed, and stirred her coffee delicately. "It is unfortunate!" she said. "Unfortunate! my dearest Vesta, it is calamitous.
Geoffrey Strong
Chapter IV
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MOSTLY
PROFESSIONAL.
"I
fear
Doctor
Strong
will
be
very
much
put
out!"
said
Miss
Phoebe
Blyth.
Miss
Vesta
sighed,
and
stirred
her
coffee
delicately.
"It
is
unfortunate!"
she
said.
"Unfortunate!
my
dearest
Vesta,
it
is
calamitous.
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Line 1
MOSTLY
PROFESSIONAL.
Line 2
"I
fear
Doctor
Strong
will
be
very
much
put
out!"
said
Miss
Phoebe
Blyth.
Line 3
Miss
Vesta
sighed,
and
stirred
her
coffee
delicately.
Line 4
"It
is
unfortunate!"
she
said.
Line 5
"Unfortunate!
my
dearest
Vesta,
it
is
calamitous.
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Doctor
noun
US /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I fear Doctor Strong will be very much put out!" said Miss Phoebe Blyth.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Vesta sighed, and stirred her coffee delicately.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I fear Doctor Strong will be very much put out!" said Miss Phoebe Blyth.
Blyth
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calamitous
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From this reading "Unfortunate! my dearest Vesta, it is calamitous.
coffee
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From this reading Miss Vesta sighed, and stirred her coffee delicately.
dearest
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delicately
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From this reading Miss Vesta sighed, and stirred her coffee delicately.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I fear Doctor Strong will be very much put out!" said Miss Phoebe Blyth.
fear
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From this reading "I fear Doctor Strong will be very much put out!" said Miss Phoebe Blyth.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Vesta sighed, and stirred her coffee delicately.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I fear Doctor Strong will be very much put out!" said Miss Phoebe Blyth.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is unfortunate!" she said.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is unfortunate!" she said.
Miss
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From this reading "I fear Doctor Strong will be very much put out!" said Miss Phoebe Blyth.
MOSTLY
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From this reading MOSTLY PROFESSIONAL.
much
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From this reading "I fear Doctor Strong will be very much put out!" said Miss Phoebe Blyth.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Unfortunate! my dearest Vesta, it is calamitous.
out
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Phoebe
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PROFESSIONAL
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From this reading MOSTLY PROFESSIONAL.
put
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said
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It is unfortunate!" she said.
sighed
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From this reading Miss Vesta sighed, and stirred her coffee delicately.
stirred
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From this reading Miss Vesta sighed, and stirred her coffee delicately.
Strong
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unfortunate
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very
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From this reading "I fear Doctor Strong will be very much put out!" said Miss Phoebe Blyth.
Vesta
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From this reading Miss Vesta sighed, and stirred her coffee delicately.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I fear Doctor Strong will be very much put out!" said Miss Phoebe Blyth.