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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 I therefore left them as soon as possible; and in my way towards Mr. Jarvie's, whose dinner hour was now approaching, I stopped at a small unpretending shop, the sign of which intimated the indweller to be Christopher Neilson, surgeon and apothecary.
accomplished
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adjust
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From this reading My first care was to adjust my dress and reassume my cloak, disposing it so as to conceal the blood which flowed down my right side.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I requested of a little boy who was pounding some stuff in a mortar, that he would procure me an audience of this learned pharmacopolist.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He turned upon his heel, and left me to meditate on the singular events which had befallen me.
apothecary
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approaching
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My first care was to adjust my dress and reassume my cloak, disposing it so as to conceal the blood which flowed down my right side.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I therefore left them as soon as possible; and in my way towards Mr. Jarvie's, whose dinner hour was now approaching, I stopped at a small unpretending shop, the sign of which intimated the indweller to be Christopher Neilson, surgeon and apothecary.
audience
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had scarcely accomplished this, when, the classes of the college being dismissed, the gardens began to be filled with parties of the students.
befallen
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From this reading He turned upon his heel, and left me to meditate on the singular events which had befallen me.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had scarcely accomplished this, when, the classes of the college being dismissed, the gardens began to be filled with parties of the students.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I had scarcely accomplished this, when, the classes of the college being dismissed, the gardens began to be filled with parties of the students.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My first care was to adjust my dress and reassume my cloak, disposing it so as to conceal the blood which flowed down my right side.
boy
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From this reading I requested of a little boy who was pounding some stuff in a mortar, that he would procure me an audience of this learned pharmacopolist.
care
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From this reading My first care was to adjust my dress and reassume my cloak, disposing it so as to conceal the blood which flowed down my right side.
Christopher
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classes
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cloak
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From this reading My first care was to adjust my dress and reassume my cloak, disposing it so as to conceal the blood which flowed down my right side.
college
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conceal
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From this reading My first care was to adjust my dress and reassume my cloak, disposing it so as to conceal the blood which flowed down my right side.
dinner
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dismissed
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disposing
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From this reading My first care was to adjust my dress and reassume my cloak, disposing it so as to conceal the blood which flowed down my right side.
down
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From this reading My first care was to adjust my dress and reassume my cloak, disposing it so as to conceal the blood which flowed down my right side.
dress
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From this reading My first care was to adjust my dress and reassume my cloak, disposing it so as to conceal the blood which flowed down my right side.
events
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filled
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My first care was to adjust my dress and reassume my cloak, disposing it so as to conceal the blood which flowed down my right side.
flowed
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From this reading My first care was to adjust my dress and reassume my cloak, disposing it so as to conceal the blood which flowed down my right side.
gardens
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From this reading I had scarcely accomplished this, when, the classes of the college being dismissed, the gardens began to be filled with parties of the students.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He turned upon his heel, and left me to meditate on the singular events which had befallen me.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned upon his heel, and left me to meditate on the singular events which had befallen me.
heel
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From this reading He turned upon his heel, and left me to meditate on the singular events which had befallen me.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He turned upon his heel, and left me to meditate on the singular events which had befallen me.
hour
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From this reading I therefore left them as soon as possible; and in my way towards Mr. Jarvie's, whose dinner hour was now approaching, I stopped at a small unpretending shop, the sign of which intimated the indweller to be Christopher Neilson, surgeon and apothecary.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had scarcely accomplished this, when, the classes of the college being dismissed, the gardens began to be filled with parties of the students.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I therefore left them as soon as possible; and in my way towards Mr. Jarvie's, whose dinner hour was now approaching, I stopped at a small unpretending shop, the sign of which intimated the indweller to be Christopher Neilson, surgeon and apothecary.
indweller
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From this reading I therefore left them as soon as possible; and in my way towards Mr. Jarvie's, whose dinner hour was now approaching, I stopped at a small unpretending shop, the sign of which intimated the indweller to be Christopher Neilson, surgeon and apothecary.
intimated
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My first care was to adjust my dress and reassume my cloak, disposing it so as to conceal the blood which flowed down my right side.
Jarvie's
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From this reading I therefore left them as soon as possible; and in my way towards Mr. Jarvie's, whose dinner hour was now approaching, I stopped at a small unpretending shop, the sign of which intimated the indweller to be Christopher Neilson, surgeon and apothecary.
learned
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From this reading I requested of a little boy who was pounding some stuff in a mortar, that he would procure me an audience of this learned pharmacopolist.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He turned upon his heel, and left me to meditate on the singular events which had befallen me.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I requested of a little boy who was pounding some stuff in a mortar, that he would procure me an audience of this learned pharmacopolist.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He turned upon his heel, and left me to meditate on the singular events which had befallen me.
meditate
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From this reading He turned upon his heel, and left me to meditate on the singular events which had befallen me.
mortar
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Mr
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From this reading I therefore left them as soon as possible; and in my way towards Mr. Jarvie's, whose dinner hour was now approaching, I stopped at a small unpretending shop, the sign of which intimated the indweller to be Christopher Neilson, surgeon and apothecary.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My first care was to adjust my dress and reassume my cloak, disposing it so as to conceal the blood which flowed down my right side.
Neilson
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From this reading I therefore left them as soon as possible; and in my way towards Mr. Jarvie's, whose dinner hour was now approaching, I stopped at a small unpretending shop, the sign of which intimated the indweller to be Christopher Neilson, surgeon and apothecary.
now
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From this reading I therefore left them as soon as possible; and in my way towards Mr. Jarvie's, whose dinner hour was now approaching, I stopped at a small unpretending shop, the sign of which intimated the indweller to be Christopher Neilson, surgeon and apothecary.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had scarcely accomplished this, when, the classes of the college being dismissed, the gardens began to be filled with parties of the students.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He turned upon his heel, and left me to meditate on the singular events which had befallen me.
parties
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pharmacopolist
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From this reading I requested of a little boy who was pounding some stuff in a mortar, that he would procure me an audience of this learned pharmacopolist.
possible
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From this reading I therefore left them as soon as possible; and in my way towards Mr. Jarvie's, whose dinner hour was now approaching, I stopped at a small unpretending shop, the sign of which intimated the indweller to be Christopher Neilson, surgeon and apothecary.
pounding
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procure
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From this reading I requested of a little boy who was pounding some stuff in a mortar, that he would procure me an audience of this learned pharmacopolist.
reassume
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From this reading My first care was to adjust my dress and reassume my cloak, disposing it so as to conceal the blood which flowed down my right side.
requested
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From this reading I requested of a little boy who was pounding some stuff in a mortar, that he would procure me an audience of this learned pharmacopolist.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My first care was to adjust my dress and reassume my cloak, disposing it so as to conceal the blood which flowed down my right side.
scarcely
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From this reading I had scarcely accomplished this, when, the classes of the college being dismissed, the gardens began to be filled with parties of the students.
shop
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side
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From this reading My first care was to adjust my dress and reassume my cloak, disposing it so as to conceal the blood which flowed down my right side.
sign
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singular
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From this reading He turned upon his heel, and left me to meditate on the singular events which had befallen me.
small
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From this reading I therefore left them as soon as possible; and in my way towards Mr. Jarvie's, whose dinner hour was now approaching, I stopped at a small unpretending shop, the sign of which intimated the indweller to be Christopher Neilson, surgeon and apothecary.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My first care was to adjust my dress and reassume my cloak, disposing it so as to conceal the blood which flowed down my right side.
some
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From this reading I requested of a little boy who was pounding some stuff in a mortar, that he would procure me an audience of this learned pharmacopolist.
soon
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From this reading I therefore left them as soon as possible; and in my way towards Mr. Jarvie's, whose dinner hour was now approaching, I stopped at a small unpretending shop, the sign of which intimated the indweller to be Christopher Neilson, surgeon and apothecary.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I therefore left them as soon as possible; and in my way towards Mr. Jarvie's, whose dinner hour was now approaching, I stopped at a small unpretending shop, the sign of which intimated the indweller to be Christopher Neilson, surgeon and apothecary.
students
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From this reading I had scarcely accomplished this, when, the classes of the college being dismissed, the gardens began to be filled with parties of the students.
stuff
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From this reading I requested of a little boy who was pounding some stuff in a mortar, that he would procure me an audience of this learned pharmacopolist.
surgeon
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From this reading I therefore left them as soon as possible; and in my way towards Mr. Jarvie's, whose dinner hour was now approaching, I stopped at a small unpretending shop, the sign of which intimated the indweller to be Christopher Neilson, surgeon and apothecary.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I requested of a little boy who was pounding some stuff in a mortar, that he would procure me an audience of this learned pharmacopolist.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He turned upon his heel, and left me to meditate on the singular events which had befallen me.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I therefore left them as soon as possible; and in my way towards Mr. Jarvie's, whose dinner hour was now approaching, I stopped at a small unpretending shop, the sign of which intimated the indweller to be Christopher Neilson, surgeon and apothecary.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading I therefore left them as soon as possible; and in my way towards Mr. Jarvie's, whose dinner hour was now approaching, I stopped at a small unpretending shop, the sign of which intimated the indweller to be Christopher Neilson, surgeon and apothecary.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I had scarcely accomplished this, when, the classes of the college being dismissed, the gardens began to be filled with parties of the students.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He turned upon his heel, and left me to meditate on the singular events which had befallen me.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading I therefore left them as soon as possible; and in my way towards Mr. Jarvie's, whose dinner hour was now approaching, I stopped at a small unpretending shop, the sign of which intimated the indweller to be Christopher Neilson, surgeon and apothecary.
turned
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From this reading He turned upon his heel, and left me to meditate on the singular events which had befallen me.
unpretending
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From this reading I therefore left them as soon as possible; and in my way towards Mr. Jarvie's, whose dinner hour was now approaching, I stopped at a small unpretending shop, the sign of which intimated the indweller to be Christopher Neilson, surgeon and apothecary.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He turned upon his heel, and left me to meditate on the singular events which had befallen me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My first care was to adjust my dress and reassume my cloak, disposing it so as to conceal the blood which flowed down my right side.
way
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From this reading I therefore left them as soon as possible; and in my way towards Mr. Jarvie's, whose dinner hour was now approaching, I stopped at a small unpretending shop, the sign of which intimated the indweller to be Christopher Neilson, surgeon and apothecary.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I had scarcely accomplished this, when, the classes of the college being dismissed, the gardens began to be filled with parties of the students.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He turned upon his heel, and left me to meditate on the singular events which had befallen me.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I requested of a little boy who was pounding some stuff in a mortar, that he would procure me an audience of this learned pharmacopolist.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading I therefore left them as soon as possible; and in my way towards Mr. Jarvie's, whose dinner hour was now approaching, I stopped at a small unpretending shop, the sign of which intimated the indweller to be Christopher Neilson, surgeon and apothecary.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had scarcely accomplished this, when, the classes of the college being dismissed, the gardens began to be filled with parties of the students.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I requested of a little boy who was pounding some stuff in a mortar, that he would procure me an audience of this learned pharmacopolist.
