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The parson started, and so did Leonard. The homoeopathist did not at first notice either. With an unobservant bow to the visitors, he went straight to the patient, and asked, "How go the symptoms?" Therewith the captain commenced, in a tone of voice like a schoolboy reciting the catalogue of the ships in Homer. He had been evidently conning the symptoms, and learning them by heart.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With an unobservant bow to the visitors, he went straight to the patient, and asked, "How go the symptoms?"”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had been evidently conning the symptoms, and learning them by heart.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Therewith the captain commenced, in a tone of voice like a schoolboy reciting the catalogue of the ships in Homer.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “The homoeopathist did not at first notice either.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The homoeopathist did not at first notice either.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With an unobservant bow to the visitors, he went straight to the patient, and asked, "How go the symptoms?"”
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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 Therewith the captain commenced, in a tone of voice like a schoolboy reciting the catalogue of the ships in Homer.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With an unobservant bow to the visitors, he went straight to the patient, and asked, "How go the symptoms?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The parson started, and so did Leonard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With an unobservant bow to the visitors, he went straight to the patient, and asked, "How go the symptoms?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The homoeopathist did not at first notice either.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been evidently conning the symptoms, and learning them by heart.
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From this reading With an unobservant bow to the visitors, he went straight to the patient, and asked, "How go the symptoms?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had been evidently conning the symptoms, and learning them by heart.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Therewith the captain commenced, in a tone of voice like a schoolboy reciting the catalogue of the ships in Homer.
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From this reading Therewith the captain commenced, in a tone of voice like a schoolboy reciting the catalogue of the ships in Homer.
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From this reading Therewith the captain commenced, in a tone of voice like a schoolboy reciting the catalogue of the ships in Homer.
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From this reading He had been evidently conning the symptoms, and learning them by heart.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The parson started, and so did Leonard.
one or the other of two
From this reading The homoeopathist did not at first notice either.
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From this reading He had been evidently conning the symptoms, and learning them by heart.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The homoeopathist did not at first notice either.
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From this reading With an unobservant bow to the visitors, he went straight to the patient, and asked, "How go the symptoms?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been evidently conning the symptoms, and learning them by heart.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With an unobservant bow to the visitors, he went straight to the patient, and asked, "How go the symptoms?"
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From this reading He had been evidently conning the symptoms, and learning them by heart.
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From this reading Therewith the captain commenced, in a tone of voice like a schoolboy reciting the catalogue of the ships in Homer.
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From this reading The homoeopathist did not at first notice either.
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From this reading With an unobservant bow to the visitors, he went straight to the patient, and asked, "How go the symptoms?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Therewith the captain commenced, in a tone of voice like a schoolboy reciting the catalogue of the ships in Homer.
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From this reading He had been evidently conning the symptoms, and learning them by heart.
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From this reading The parson started, and so did Leonard.
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From this reading Therewith the captain commenced, in a tone of voice like a schoolboy reciting the catalogue of the ships in Homer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The homoeopathist did not at first notice either.
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From this reading The homoeopathist did not at first notice either.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Therewith the captain commenced, in a tone of voice like a schoolboy reciting the catalogue of the ships in Homer.
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From this reading The parson started, and so did Leonard.
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From this reading With an unobservant bow to the visitors, he went straight to the patient, and asked, "How go the symptoms?"
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From this reading Therewith the captain commenced, in a tone of voice like a schoolboy reciting the catalogue of the ships in Homer.
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From this reading Therewith the captain commenced, in a tone of voice like a schoolboy reciting the catalogue of the ships in Homer.
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From this reading Therewith the captain commenced, in a tone of voice like a schoolboy reciting the catalogue of the ships in Homer.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The parson started, and so did Leonard.
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From this reading The parson started, and so did Leonard.
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From this reading With an unobservant bow to the visitors, he went straight to the patient, and asked, "How go the symptoms?"
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From this reading With an unobservant bow to the visitors, he went straight to the patient, and asked, "How go the symptoms?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The parson started, and so did Leonard.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had been evidently conning the symptoms, and learning them by heart.
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From this reading Therewith the captain commenced, in a tone of voice like a schoolboy reciting the catalogue of the ships in Homer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With an unobservant bow to the visitors, he went straight to the patient, and asked, "How go the symptoms?"
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From this reading Therewith the captain commenced, in a tone of voice like a schoolboy reciting the catalogue of the ships in Homer.
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From this reading With an unobservant bow to the visitors, he went straight to the patient, and asked, "How go the symptoms?"
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From this reading With an unobservant bow to the visitors, he went straight to the patient, and asked, "How go the symptoms?"
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From this reading Therewith the captain commenced, in a tone of voice like a schoolboy reciting the catalogue of the ships in Homer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With an unobservant bow to the visitors, he went straight to the patient, and asked, "How go the symptoms?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading With an unobservant bow to the visitors, he went straight to the patient, and asked, "How go the symptoms?"
