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“Doctor Burns--” “Yes, Miss Mathewson.” “The long-distance telephone, please.” Burns excused himself to the last patient of the evening series, and shut himself in with the long-distance. When he came out he was looking at his watch. From its face he turned to that of his office nurse--the one hardly less businesslike in expression than the other.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Doctor Burns--” “Yes, Miss Mathewson.””
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Burns excused himself to the last patient of the evening series, and shut himself in with the long-distance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Burns excused himself to the last patient of the evening series, and shut himself in with the long-distance.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “From its face he turned to that of his office nurse--the one hardly less businesslike in expression than the other.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Burns excused himself to the last patient of the evening series, and shut himself in with the long-distance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When he came out he was looking at his watch.
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From this reading “Doctor Burns--” “Yes, Miss Mathewson.”
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From this reading From its face he turned to that of his office nurse--the one hardly less businesslike in expression than the other.
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From this reading When he came out he was looking at his watch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Doctor Burns--” “Yes, Miss Mathewson.”
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From this reading Burns excused himself to the last patient of the evening series, and shut himself in with the long-distance.
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From this reading Burns excused himself to the last patient of the evening series, and shut himself in with the long-distance.
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From this reading From its face he turned to that of his office nurse--the one hardly less businesslike in expression than the other.
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From this reading From its face he turned to that of his office nurse--the one hardly less businesslike in expression than the other.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From its face he turned to that of his office nurse--the one hardly less businesslike in expression than the other.
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From this reading From its face he turned to that of his office nurse--the one hardly less businesslike in expression than the other.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he came out he was looking at his watch.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Burns excused himself to the last patient of the evening series, and shut himself in with the long-distance.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he came out he was looking at his watch.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Burns excused himself to the last patient of the evening series, and shut himself in with the long-distance.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading From its face he turned to that of his office nurse--the one hardly less businesslike in expression than the other.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Burns excused himself to the last patient of the evening series, and shut himself in with the long-distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From its face he turned to that of his office nurse--the one hardly less businesslike in expression than the other.
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From this reading “The long-distance telephone, please.”
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From this reading When he came out he was looking at his watch.
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From this reading “Doctor Burns--” “Yes, Miss Mathewson.”
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From this reading “Doctor Burns--” “Yes, Miss Mathewson.”
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From this reading From its face he turned to that of his office nurse--the one hardly less businesslike in expression than the other.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Burns excused himself to the last patient of the evening series, and shut himself in with the long-distance.
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From this reading From its face he turned to that of his office nurse--the one hardly less businesslike in expression than the other.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From its face he turned to that of his office nurse--the one hardly less businesslike in expression than the other.
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From this reading From its face he turned to that of his office nurse--the one hardly less businesslike in expression than the other.
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From this reading When he came out he was looking at his watch.
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From this reading Burns excused himself to the last patient of the evening series, and shut himself in with the long-distance.
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From this reading “The long-distance telephone, please.”
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From this reading Burns excused himself to the last patient of the evening series, and shut himself in with the long-distance.
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From this reading Burns excused himself to the last patient of the evening series, and shut himself in with the long-distance.
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From this reading “The long-distance telephone, please.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading From its face he turned to that of his office nurse--the one hardly less businesslike in expression than the other.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From its face he turned to that of his office nurse--the one hardly less businesslike in expression than the other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The long-distance telephone, please.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Burns excused himself to the last patient of the evening series, and shut himself in with the long-distance.
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From this reading From its face he turned to that of his office nurse--the one hardly less businesslike in expression than the other.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he came out he was looking at his watch.
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From this reading When he came out he was looking at his watch.
at the time that
From this reading When he came out he was looking at his watch.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Burns excused himself to the last patient of the evening series, and shut himself in with the long-distance.
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From this reading “Doctor Burns--” “Yes, Miss Mathewson.”
