adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The blow he had struck her on the side of the head turned out to be more serious than was at first anticipated, and Selina deemed it advisable that a doctor should be called in.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Dr Gollipeck was tall and lank, with an unfinished look about him, as if Nature in some sudden freak had seized an incomplete skeleton from a museum and hastily covered it with parchment.
advisableadjectiveUS /ədˈvaɪzəbəl/
worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise
From this reading The blow he had struck her on the side of the head turned out to be more serious than was at first anticipated, and Selina deemed it advisable that a doctor should be called in.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So Archie went into Ballarat, and returned to the Pactolus with Dr Gollipeck, an eccentric medical practitioner, whose peculiarities were the talk of the city.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The blow he had struck her on the side of the head turned out to be more serious than was at first anticipated, and Selina deemed it advisable that a doctor should be called in.
anticipatedadjectiveUS /ænˈtɪsəpeɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading The blow he had struck her on the side of the head turned out to be more serious than was at first anticipated, and Selina deemed it advisable that a doctor should be called in.
Archie
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From this reading So Archie went into Ballarat, and returned to the Pactolus with Dr Gollipeck, an eccentric medical practitioner, whose peculiarities were the talk of the city.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dr Gollipeck was tall and lank, with an unfinished look about him, as if Nature in some sudden freak had seized an incomplete skeleton from a museum and hastily covered it with parchment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The blow he had struck her on the side of the head turned out to be more serious than was at first anticipated, and Selina deemed it advisable that a doctor should be called in.
Ballarat
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From this reading So Archie went into Ballarat, and returned to the Pactolus with Dr Gollipeck, an eccentric medical practitioner, whose peculiarities were the talk of the city.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The blow he had struck her on the side of the head turned out to be more serious than was at first anticipated, and Selina deemed it advisable that a doctor should be called in.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading MCINTOSH SPEAKS HIS MIND It was some time before Mrs Villiers recovered from the shock caused by her encounter with her husband.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading He dressed in rusty black, wore dingy cotton gloves, carried a large white umbrella, and surveyed the world through the medium of a pair of huge spectacles.
blowverbUS /bloʊ/
exhale hard
From this reading The blow he had struck her on the side of the head turned out to be more serious than was at first anticipated, and Selina deemed it advisable that a doctor should be called in.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MCINTOSH SPEAKS HIS MIND It was some time before Mrs Villiers recovered from the shock caused by her encounter with her husband.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The blow he had struck her on the side of the head turned out to be more serious than was at first anticipated, and Selina deemed it advisable that a doctor should be called in.
carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading He dressed in rusty black, wore dingy cotton gloves, carried a large white umbrella, and surveyed the world through the medium of a pair of huge spectacles.
causedverbUS /kɑːzd/
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading MCINTOSH SPEAKS HIS MIND It was some time before Mrs Villiers recovered from the shock caused by her encounter with her husband.
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading So Archie went into Ballarat, and returned to the Pactolus with Dr Gollipeck, an eccentric medical practitioner, whose peculiarities were the talk of the city.
cottonnounUS /ˈkɑːtən/
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
From this reading He dressed in rusty black, wore dingy cotton gloves, carried a large white umbrella, and surveyed the world through the medium of a pair of huge spectacles.
coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Dr Gollipeck was tall and lank, with an unfinished look about him, as if Nature in some sudden freak had seized an incomplete skeleton from a museum and hastily covered it with parchment.
deemedverbUS /diːmd/
past form of “deem” — keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
From this reading The blow he had struck her on the side of the head turned out to be more serious than was at first anticipated, and Selina deemed it advisable that a doctor should be called in.
dingyadjectiveUS /ˈdɪndʒi/
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading He dressed in rusty black, wore dingy cotton gloves, carried a large white umbrella, and surveyed the world through the medium of a pair of huge spectacles.
doctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The blow he had struck her on the side of the head turned out to be more serious than was at first anticipated, and Selina deemed it advisable that a doctor should be called in.
Dr
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From this reading So Archie went into Ballarat, and returned to the Pactolus with Dr Gollipeck, an eccentric medical practitioner, whose peculiarities were the talk of the city.
dressedadjectiveUS /drest/
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading He dressed in rusty black, wore dingy cotton gloves, carried a large white umbrella, and surveyed the world through the medium of a pair of huge spectacles.
eccentricadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsentrɪk/
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
From this reading So Archie went into Ballarat, and returned to the Pactolus with Dr Gollipeck, an eccentric medical practitioner, whose peculiarities were the talk of the city.
encounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading MCINTOSH SPEAKS HIS MIND It was some time before Mrs Villiers recovered from the shock caused by her encounter with her husband.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The blow he had struck her on the side of the head turned out to be more serious than was at first anticipated, and Selina deemed it advisable that a doctor should be called in.
freaknounUS /friːk/
a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
From this reading Dr Gollipeck was tall and lank, with an unfinished look about him, as if Nature in some sudden freak had seized an incomplete skeleton from a museum and hastily covered it with parchment.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MCINTOSH SPEAKS HIS MIND It was some time before Mrs Villiers recovered from the shock caused by her encounter with her husband.
glovesnounUS /ɡlʌvz/
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading He dressed in rusty black, wore dingy cotton gloves, carried a large white umbrella, and surveyed the world through the medium of a pair of huge spectacles.
Gollipeck
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From this reading So Archie went into Ballarat, and returned to the Pactolus with Dr Gollipeck, an eccentric medical practitioner, whose peculiarities were the talk of the city.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The blow he had struck her on the side of the head turned out to be more serious than was at first anticipated, and Selina deemed it advisable that a doctor should be called in.
hastilyadverbUS /ˈheɪstəli/
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Dr Gollipeck was tall and lank, with an unfinished look about him, as if Nature in some sudden freak had seized an incomplete skeleton from a museum and hastily covered it with parchment.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The blow he had struck her on the side of the head turned out to be more serious than was at first anticipated, and Selina deemed it advisable that a doctor should be called in.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The blow he had struck her on the side of the head turned out to be more serious than was at first anticipated, and Selina deemed it advisable that a doctor should be called in.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MCINTOSH SPEAKS HIS MIND It was some time before Mrs Villiers recovered from the shock caused by her encounter with her husband.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dr Gollipeck was tall and lank, with an unfinished look about him, as if Nature in some sudden freak had seized an incomplete skeleton from a museum and hastily covered it with parchment.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MCINTOSH SPEAKS HIS MIND It was some time before Mrs Villiers recovered from the shock caused by her encounter with her husband.
hugeadjectiveUS /hjuːdʒ/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading He dressed in rusty black, wore dingy cotton gloves, carried a large white umbrella, and surveyed the world through the medium of a pair of huge spectacles.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading MCINTOSH SPEAKS HIS MIND It was some time before Mrs Villiers recovered from the shock caused by her encounter with her husband.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Dr Gollipeck was tall and lank, with an unfinished look about him, as if Nature in some sudden freak had seized an incomplete skeleton from a museum and hastily covered it with parchment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The blow he had struck her on the side of the head turned out to be more serious than was at first anticipated, and Selina deemed it advisable that a doctor should be called in.
incompleteadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkəmˈpliːt/
not complete or total; not completed
From this reading Dr Gollipeck was tall and lank, with an unfinished look about him, as if Nature in some sudden freak had seized an incomplete skeleton from a museum and hastily covered it with parchment.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So Archie went into Ballarat, and returned to the Pactolus with Dr Gollipeck, an eccentric medical practitioner, whose peculiarities were the talk of the city.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MCINTOSH SPEAKS HIS MIND It was some time before Mrs Villiers recovered from the shock caused by her encounter with her husband.
lankadjectiveUS /læŋk/
long and thin and often limp
From this reading Dr Gollipeck was tall and lank, with an unfinished look about him, as if Nature in some sudden freak had seized an incomplete skeleton from a museum and hastily covered it with parchment.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He dressed in rusty black, wore dingy cotton gloves, carried a large white umbrella, and surveyed the world through the medium of a pair of huge spectacles.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Dr Gollipeck was tall and lank, with an unfinished look about him, as if Nature in some sudden freak had seized an incomplete skeleton from a museum and hastily covered it with parchment.
MCINTOSHnounUS /ˈmækəntɔːʃ/
early-ripening apple popular in the northeastern United States; primarily eaten raw but suitable for applesauce
From this reading MCINTOSH SPEAKS HIS MIND It was some time before Mrs Villiers recovered from the shock caused by her encounter with her husband.
medicaladjectiveUS /ˈmedəkəl/
relating to the study or practice of medicine
From this reading So Archie went into Ballarat, and returned to the Pactolus with Dr Gollipeck, an eccentric medical practitioner, whose peculiarities were the talk of the city.
mediumnounUS /ˈmiːdiəm/
a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
From this reading He dressed in rusty black, wore dingy cotton gloves, carried a large white umbrella, and surveyed the world through the medium of a pair of huge spectacles.
MINDnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading MCINTOSH SPEAKS HIS MIND It was some time before Mrs Villiers recovered from the shock caused by her encounter with her husband.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The blow he had struck her on the side of the head turned out to be more serious than was at first anticipated, and Selina deemed it advisable that a doctor should be called in.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MCINTOSH SPEAKS HIS MIND It was some time before Mrs Villiers recovered from the shock caused by her encounter with her husband.
museumnounUS /mjuːˈziːəm/
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading Dr Gollipeck was tall and lank, with an unfinished look about him, as if Nature in some sudden freak had seized an incomplete skeleton from a museum and hastily covered it with parchment.
NaturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Dr Gollipeck was tall and lank, with an unfinished look about him, as if Nature in some sudden freak had seized an incomplete skeleton from a museum and hastily covered it with parchment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The blow he had struck her on the side of the head turned out to be more serious than was at first anticipated, and Selina deemed it advisable that a doctor should be called in.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The blow he had struck her on the side of the head turned out to be more serious than was at first anticipated, and Selina deemed it advisable that a doctor should be called in.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The blow he had struck her on the side of the head turned out to be more serious than was at first anticipated, and Selina deemed it advisable that a doctor should be called in.
Pactolus
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From this reading So Archie went into Ballarat, and returned to the Pactolus with Dr Gollipeck, an eccentric medical practitioner, whose peculiarities were the talk of the city.
pairnounUS /per/
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading He dressed in rusty black, wore dingy cotton gloves, carried a large white umbrella, and surveyed the world through the medium of a pair of huge spectacles.
parchmentnounUS /ˈpɑːrtʃ.mənt/
A stiff, flat, thin material made from the prepared skin of an animal, used for writing.
From this reading Dr Gollipeck was tall and lank, with an unfinished look about him, as if Nature in some sudden freak had seized an incomplete skeleton from a museum and hastily covered it with parchment.
peculiaritiesnounUS /pɪˌkjuːliˈerətiz/
plural of “peculiarity” — an odd or unusual characteristic
From this reading So Archie went into Ballarat, and returned to the Pactolus with Dr Gollipeck, an eccentric medical practitioner, whose peculiarities were the talk of the city.
practitionernounUS /prækˈtɪʃənər/
someone who practices a learned profession
From this reading So Archie went into Ballarat, and returned to the Pactolus with Dr Gollipeck, an eccentric medical practitioner, whose peculiarities were the talk of the city.
recoveredadjectiveUS /rəˈkʌvərd/
freed from illness or injury
From this reading MCINTOSH SPEAKS HIS MIND It was some time before Mrs Villiers recovered from the shock caused by her encounter with her husband.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading So Archie went into Ballarat, and returned to the Pactolus with Dr Gollipeck, an eccentric medical practitioner, whose peculiarities were the talk of the city.
rustyadjectiveUS /ˈrʌsti/
covered with or consisting of rust
From this reading He dressed in rusty black, wore dingy cotton gloves, carried a large white umbrella, and surveyed the world through the medium of a pair of huge spectacles.
seizedverbUS /siːzd/
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Dr Gollipeck was tall and lank, with an unfinished look about him, as if Nature in some sudden freak had seized an incomplete skeleton from a museum and hastily covered it with parchment.
Selina
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From this reading The blow he had struck her on the side of the head turned out to be more serious than was at first anticipated, and Selina deemed it advisable that a doctor should be called in.
seriousadjectiveUS /ˈsɪriəs/
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading The blow he had struck her on the side of the head turned out to be more serious than was at first anticipated, and Selina deemed it advisable that a doctor should be called in.
shocknounUS /ʃɑːk/
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading MCINTOSH SPEAKS HIS MIND It was some time before Mrs Villiers recovered from the shock caused by her encounter with her husband.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The blow he had struck her on the side of the head turned out to be more serious than was at first anticipated, and Selina deemed it advisable that a doctor should be called in.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The blow he had struck her on the side of the head turned out to be more serious than was at first anticipated, and Selina deemed it advisable that a doctor should be called in.
skeletonnounUS /ˈskelətən/
something reduced to its minimal form
From this reading Dr Gollipeck was tall and lank, with an unfinished look about him, as if Nature in some sudden freak had seized an incomplete skeleton from a museum and hastily covered it with parchment.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Archie went into Ballarat, and returned to the Pactolus with Dr Gollipeck, an eccentric medical practitioner, whose peculiarities were the talk of the city.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading MCINTOSH SPEAKS HIS MIND It was some time before Mrs Villiers recovered from the shock caused by her encounter with her husband.
SPEAKSverbUS /spiːks/
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading MCINTOSH SPEAKS HIS MIND It was some time before Mrs Villiers recovered from the shock caused by her encounter with her husband.
spectaclesnounUS /ˈspektəkəlz/
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading He dressed in rusty black, wore dingy cotton gloves, carried a large white umbrella, and surveyed the world through the medium of a pair of huge spectacles.
struckadjectiveUS /strʌk/
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The blow he had struck her on the side of the head turned out to be more serious than was at first anticipated, and Selina deemed it advisable that a doctor should be called in.
suddenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Dr Gollipeck was tall and lank, with an unfinished look about him, as if Nature in some sudden freak had seized an incomplete skeleton from a museum and hastily covered it with parchment.
surveyedverbUS /sərˈveɪd/
past form of “survey” — consider in a comprehensive way
From this reading He dressed in rusty black, wore dingy cotton gloves, carried a large white umbrella, and surveyed the world through the medium of a pair of huge spectacles.
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading So Archie went into Ballarat, and returned to the Pactolus with Dr Gollipeck, an eccentric medical practitioner, whose peculiarities were the talk of the city.
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Dr Gollipeck was tall and lank, with an unfinished look about him, as if Nature in some sudden freak had seized an incomplete skeleton from a museum and hastily covered it with parchment.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The blow he had struck her on the side of the head turned out to be more serious than was at first anticipated, and Selina deemed it advisable that a doctor should be called in.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The blow he had struck her on the side of the head turned out to be more serious than was at first anticipated, and Selina deemed it advisable that a doctor should be called in.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MCINTOSH SPEAKS HIS MIND It was some time before Mrs Villiers recovered from the shock caused by her encounter with her husband.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He dressed in rusty black, wore dingy cotton gloves, carried a large white umbrella, and surveyed the world through the medium of a pair of huge spectacles.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading MCINTOSH SPEAKS HIS MIND It was some time before Mrs Villiers recovered from the shock caused by her encounter with her husband.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The blow he had struck her on the side of the head turned out to be more serious than was at first anticipated, and Selina deemed it advisable that a doctor should be called in.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The blow he had struck her on the side of the head turned out to be more serious than was at first anticipated, and Selina deemed it advisable that a doctor should be called in.
umbrellanounUS /əmˈbrelə/
a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
From this reading He dressed in rusty black, wore dingy cotton gloves, carried a large white umbrella, and surveyed the world through the medium of a pair of huge spectacles.
unfinishedadjectiveUS /ənˈfɪnɪʃt/
not brought to the desired final state
From this reading Dr Gollipeck was tall and lank, with an unfinished look about him, as if Nature in some sudden freak had seized an incomplete skeleton from a museum and hastily covered it with parchment.
Villiers
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From this reading MCINTOSH SPEAKS HIS MIND It was some time before Mrs Villiers recovered from the shock caused by her encounter with her husband.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MCINTOSH SPEAKS HIS MIND It was some time before Mrs Villiers recovered from the shock caused by her encounter with her husband.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading So Archie went into Ballarat, and returned to the Pactolus with Dr Gollipeck, an eccentric medical practitioner, whose peculiarities were the talk of the city.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So Archie went into Ballarat, and returned to the Pactolus with Dr Gollipeck, an eccentric medical practitioner, whose peculiarities were the talk of the city.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading He dressed in rusty black, wore dingy cotton gloves, carried a large white umbrella, and surveyed the world through the medium of a pair of huge spectacles.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading So Archie went into Ballarat, and returned to the Pactolus with Dr Gollipeck, an eccentric medical practitioner, whose peculiarities were the talk of the city.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MCINTOSH SPEAKS HIS MIND It was some time before Mrs Villiers recovered from the shock caused by her encounter with her husband.
woreverbUS /wɔːr/
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading He dressed in rusty black, wore dingy cotton gloves, carried a large white umbrella, and surveyed the world through the medium of a pair of huge spectacles.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading He dressed in rusty black, wore dingy cotton gloves, carried a large white umbrella, and surveyed the world through the medium of a pair of huge spectacles.
