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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 An overdose acts as an emetic, and would not remain a moment's time on the stomach.
act
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From this reading "The toothache drops you speak of were compounded by me," he declared, "and they certainly do not act as you describe.
acts
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From this reading An overdose acts as an emetic, and would not remain a moment's time on the stomach.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An overdose acts as an emetic, and would not remain a moment's time on the stomach.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner looked fearfully and eagerly into the face of the stern-countenanced old doctor who had just entered and had stepped up hurriedly to his patient's bedside.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The toothache drops you speak of were compounded by me," he declared, "and they certainly do not act as you describe.
balmy
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From this reading Ten drops would produce balmy sleep.
bedside
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From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner looked fearfully and eagerly into the face of the stern-countenanced old doctor who had just entered and had stepped up hurriedly to his patient's bedside.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "The toothache drops you speak of were compounded by me," he declared, "and they certainly do not act as you describe.
certainly
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From this reading "The toothache drops you speak of were compounded by me," he declared, "and they certainly do not act as you describe.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had heard from the messenger who had come for him just what had occurred to Jay Gardiner, and he was greatly puzzled.
compounded
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From this reading "The toothache drops you speak of were compounded by me," he declared, "and they certainly do not act as you describe.
declared
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From this reading "The toothache drops you speak of were compounded by me," he declared, "and they certainly do not act as you describe.
describe
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From this reading "The toothache drops you speak of were compounded by me," he declared, "and they certainly do not act as you describe.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "The toothache drops you speak of were compounded by me," he declared, "and they certainly do not act as you describe.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner looked fearfully and eagerly into the face of the stern-countenanced old doctor who had just entered and had stepped up hurriedly to his patient's bedside.
drops
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From this reading "The toothache drops you speak of were compounded by me," he declared, "and they certainly do not act as you describe.
eagerly
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From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner looked fearfully and eagerly into the face of the stern-countenanced old doctor who had just entered and had stepped up hurriedly to his patient's bedside.
emetic
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From this reading An overdose acts as an emetic, and would not remain a moment's time on the stomach.
entered
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From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner looked fearfully and eagerly into the face of the stern-countenanced old doctor who had just entered and had stepped up hurriedly to his patient's bedside.
face
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From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner looked fearfully and eagerly into the face of the stern-countenanced old doctor who had just entered and had stepped up hurriedly to his patient's bedside.
fearfully
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From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner looked fearfully and eagerly into the face of the stern-countenanced old doctor who had just entered and had stepped up hurriedly to his patient's bedside.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had heard from the messenger who had come for him just what had occurred to Jay Gardiner, and he was greatly puzzled.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had heard from the messenger who had come for him just what had occurred to Jay Gardiner, and he was greatly puzzled.
Gardiner
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From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner looked fearfully and eagerly into the face of the stern-countenanced old doctor who had just entered and had stepped up hurriedly to his patient's bedside.
greatly
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From this reading He had heard from the messenger who had come for him just what had occurred to Jay Gardiner, and he was greatly puzzled.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner looked fearfully and eagerly into the face of the stern-countenanced old doctor who had just entered and had stepped up hurriedly to his patient's bedside.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had heard from the messenger who had come for him just what had occurred to Jay Gardiner, and he was greatly puzzled.
heard
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From this reading He had heard from the messenger who had come for him just what had occurred to Jay Gardiner, and he was greatly puzzled.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had heard from the messenger who had come for him just what had occurred to Jay Gardiner, and he was greatly puzzled.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner looked fearfully and eagerly into the face of the stern-countenanced old doctor who had just entered and had stepped up hurriedly to his patient's bedside.
hurriedly
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From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner looked fearfully and eagerly into the face of the stern-countenanced old doctor who had just entered and had stepped up hurriedly to his patient's bedside.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner looked fearfully and eagerly into the face of the stern-countenanced old doctor who had just entered and had stepped up hurriedly to his patient's bedside.
Jay
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From this reading He had heard from the messenger who had come for him just what had occurred to Jay Gardiner, and he was greatly puzzled.
just
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From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner looked fearfully and eagerly into the face of the stern-countenanced old doctor who had just entered and had stepped up hurriedly to his patient's bedside.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner looked fearfully and eagerly into the face of the stern-countenanced old doctor who had just entered and had stepped up hurriedly to his patient's bedside.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The toothache drops you speak of were compounded by me," he declared, "and they certainly do not act as you describe.
messenger
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From this reading He had heard from the messenger who had come for him just what had occurred to Jay Gardiner, and he was greatly puzzled.
moment's
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From this reading An overdose acts as an emetic, and would not remain a moment's time on the stomach.
Mrs
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From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner looked fearfully and eagerly into the face of the stern-countenanced old doctor who had just entered and had stepped up hurriedly to his patient's bedside.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "The toothache drops you speak of were compounded by me," he declared, "and they certainly do not act as you describe.
occurred
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From this reading He had heard from the messenger who had come for him just what had occurred to Jay Gardiner, and he was greatly puzzled.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner looked fearfully and eagerly into the face of the stern-countenanced old doctor who had just entered and had stepped up hurriedly to his patient's bedside.
old
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From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner looked fearfully and eagerly into the face of the stern-countenanced old doctor who had just entered and had stepped up hurriedly to his patient's bedside.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading An overdose acts as an emetic, and would not remain a moment's time on the stomach.
overdose
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From this reading An overdose acts as an emetic, and would not remain a moment's time on the stomach.
patient's
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From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner looked fearfully and eagerly into the face of the stern-countenanced old doctor who had just entered and had stepped up hurriedly to his patient's bedside.
produce
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From this reading Ten drops would produce balmy sleep.
puzzled
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From this reading He had heard from the messenger who had come for him just what had occurred to Jay Gardiner, and he was greatly puzzled.
remain
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From this reading An overdose acts as an emetic, and would not remain a moment's time on the stomach.
sleep
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From this reading Ten drops would produce balmy sleep.
speak
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From this reading "The toothache drops you speak of were compounded by me," he declared, "and they certainly do not act as you describe.
stepped
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From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner looked fearfully and eagerly into the face of the stern-countenanced old doctor who had just entered and had stepped up hurriedly to his patient's bedside.
stern-countenanced
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From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner looked fearfully and eagerly into the face of the stern-countenanced old doctor who had just entered and had stepped up hurriedly to his patient's bedside.
stomach
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From this reading An overdose acts as an emetic, and would not remain a moment's time on the stomach.
Ten
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From this reading Ten drops would produce balmy sleep.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner looked fearfully and eagerly into the face of the stern-countenanced old doctor who had just entered and had stepped up hurriedly to his patient's bedside.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The toothache drops you speak of were compounded by me," he declared, "and they certainly do not act as you describe.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An overdose acts as an emetic, and would not remain a moment's time on the stomach.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner looked fearfully and eagerly into the face of the stern-countenanced old doctor who had just entered and had stepped up hurriedly to his patient's bedside.
toothache
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From this reading "The toothache drops you speak of were compounded by me," he declared, "and they certainly do not act as you describe.
up
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From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner looked fearfully and eagerly into the face of the stern-countenanced old doctor who had just entered and had stepped up hurriedly to his patient's bedside.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had heard from the messenger who had come for him just what had occurred to Jay Gardiner, and he was greatly puzzled.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The toothache drops you speak of were compounded by me," he declared, "and they certainly do not act as you describe.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had heard from the messenger who had come for him just what had occurred to Jay Gardiner, and he was greatly puzzled.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner looked fearfully and eagerly into the face of the stern-countenanced old doctor who had just entered and had stepped up hurriedly to his patient's bedside.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ten drops would produce balmy sleep.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The toothache drops you speak of were compounded by me," he declared, "and they certainly do not act as you describe.
Young
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From this reading Young Mrs. Gardiner looked fearfully and eagerly into the face of the stern-countenanced old doctor who had just entered and had stepped up hurriedly to his patient's bedside.
