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Chapter XVII
WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN? Nurse's news astonished the Doctor very much. He was not a man, however, to show all he felt. He saw that Nurse was on the verge of hysterics, and he knew that if he did not take this startling and unpleasant piece of information in the most matter-of-fact way, he would get nothing out of her. "I hope matters are not as bad as you fear," he said.
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very surprised
From this reading “Nurse's news astonished the Doctor very much.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nurse's news astonished the Doctor very much.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “He was not a man, however, to show all he felt.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “He saw that Nurse was on the verge of hysterics, and he knew that if he did not take this startling and unpleasant piece of information in the most matter-of-fact way, he would get nothing out of her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He saw that Nurse was on the verge of hysterics, and he knew that if he did not take this startling and unpleasant piece of information in the most matter-of-fact way, he would get nothing out of her.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He saw that Nurse was on the verge of hysterics, and he knew that if he did not take this startling and unpleasant piece of information in the most matter-of-fact way, he would get nothing out of 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 He was not a man, however, to show all he felt.
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From this reading He was not a man, however, to show all he felt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He saw that Nurse was on the verge of hysterics, and he knew that if he did not take this startling and unpleasant piece of information in the most matter-of-fact way, he would get nothing out of her.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I hope matters are not as bad as you fear," he said.
very surprised
From this reading Nurse's news astonished the Doctor very much.
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From this reading "I hope matters are not as bad as you fear," he said.
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From this reading WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He saw that Nurse was on the verge of hysterics, and he knew that if he did not take this startling and unpleasant piece of information in the most matter-of-fact way, he would get nothing out of her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nurse's news astonished the Doctor very much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I hope matters are not as bad as you fear," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was not a man, however, to show all he felt.
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From this reading He saw that Nurse was on the verge of hysterics, and he knew that if he did not take this startling and unpleasant piece of information in the most matter-of-fact way, he would get nothing out of her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not a man, however, to show all he felt.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He saw that Nurse was on the verge of hysterics, and he knew that if he did not take this startling and unpleasant piece of information in the most matter-of-fact way, he would get nothing out of her.
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From this reading "I hope matters are not as bad as you fear," he said.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He was not a man, however, to show all he felt.
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From this reading He saw that Nurse was on the verge of hysterics, and he knew that if he did not take this startling and unpleasant piece of information in the most matter-of-fact way, he would get nothing out of her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hope matters are not as bad as you fear," he said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He saw that Nurse was on the verge of hysterics, and he knew that if he did not take this startling and unpleasant piece of information in the most matter-of-fact way, he would get nothing out of her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He saw that Nurse was on the verge of hysterics, and he knew that if he did not take this startling and unpleasant piece of information in the most matter-of-fact way, he would get nothing out of her.
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From this reading He saw that Nurse was on the verge of hysterics, and he knew that if he did not take this startling and unpleasant piece of information in the most matter-of-fact way, he would get nothing out of her.
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From this reading He saw that Nurse was on the verge of hysterics, and he knew that if he did not take this startling and unpleasant piece of information in the most matter-of-fact way, he would get nothing out of her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was not a man, however, to show all he felt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw that Nurse was on the verge of hysterics, and he knew that if he did not take this startling and unpleasant piece of information in the most matter-of-fact way, he would get nothing out of her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I hope matters are not as bad as you fear," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw that Nurse was on the verge of hysterics, and he knew that if he did not take this startling and unpleasant piece of information in the most matter-of-fact way, he would get nothing out of her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nurse's news astonished the Doctor very much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nurse's news astonished the Doctor very much.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not a man, however, to show all he felt.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He saw that Nurse was on the verge of hysterics, and he knew that if he did not take this startling and unpleasant piece of information in the most matter-of-fact way, he would get nothing out of her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw that Nurse was on the verge of hysterics, and he knew that if he did not take this startling and unpleasant piece of information in the most matter-of-fact way, he would get nothing out of her.
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From this reading Nurse's news astonished the Doctor very much.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He saw that Nurse was on the verge of hysterics, and he knew that if he did not take this startling and unpleasant piece of information in the most matter-of-fact way, he would get nothing out of her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He saw that Nurse was on the verge of hysterics, and he knew that if he did not take this startling and unpleasant piece of information in the most matter-of-fact way, he would get nothing out of her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw that Nurse was on the verge of hysterics, and he knew that if he did not take this startling and unpleasant piece of information in the most matter-of-fact way, he would get nothing out of her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw that Nurse was on the verge of hysterics, and he knew that if he did not take this startling and unpleasant piece of information in the most matter-of-fact way, he would get nothing out of her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I hope matters are not as bad as you fear," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw that Nurse was on the verge of hysterics, and he knew that if he did not take this startling and unpleasant piece of information in the most matter-of-fact way, he would get nothing out of her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was not a man, however, to show all he felt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw that Nurse was on the verge of hysterics, and he knew that if he did not take this startling and unpleasant piece of information in the most matter-of-fact way, he would get nothing out of her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw that Nurse was on the verge of hysterics, and he knew that if he did not take this startling and unpleasant piece of information in the most matter-of-fact way, he would get nothing out of her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He saw that Nurse was on the verge of hysterics, and he knew that if he did not take this startling and unpleasant piece of information in the most matter-of-fact way, he would get nothing out of her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He saw that Nurse was on the verge of hysterics, and he knew that if he did not take this startling and unpleasant piece of information in the most matter-of-fact way, he would get nothing out of her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was not a man, however, to show all he felt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw that Nurse was on the verge of hysterics, and he knew that if he did not take this startling and unpleasant piece of information in the most matter-of-fact way, he would get nothing out of her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw that Nurse was on the verge of hysterics, and he knew that if he did not take this startling and unpleasant piece of information in the most matter-of-fact way, he would get nothing out of her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nurse's news astonished the Doctor very much.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not a man, however, to show all he felt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw that Nurse was on the verge of hysterics, and he knew that if he did not take this startling and unpleasant piece of information in the most matter-of-fact way, he would get nothing out of her.
in or at the place that
From this reading WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He saw that Nurse was on the verge of hysterics, and he knew that if he did not take this startling and unpleasant piece of information in the most matter-of-fact way, he would get nothing out of her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I hope matters are not as bad as you fear," he said.
