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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 HOSPITAL SEATTLE It was a long way from the students' barracks to the pathology sector where Black Doctor Arnquist lived.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was after midnight, and even though the message had said "regardless of hour," Dal shrank from the thought of awakening a physician of the Black Service at two o'clock in the morning.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was already later arriving at Hospital Seattle than he had expected to be, and quite possibly Black Doctor Arnquist would be retiring.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was after midnight, and even though the message had said "regardless of hour," Dal shrank from the thought of awakening a physician of the Black Service at two o'clock in the morning.
Arnquist
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From this reading HOSPITAL SEATTLE It was a long way from the students' barracks to the pathology sector where Black Doctor Arnquist lived.
arriving
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From this reading He was already later arriving at Hospital Seattle than he had expected to be, and quite possibly Black Doctor Arnquist would be retiring.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was after midnight, and even though the message had said "regardless of hour," Dal shrank from the thought of awakening a physician of the Black Service at two o'clock in the morning.
awakening
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From this reading It was after midnight, and even though the message had said "regardless of hour," Dal shrank from the thought of awakening a physician of the Black Service at two o'clock in the morning.
barracks
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From this reading HOSPITAL SEATTLE It was a long way from the students' barracks to the pathology sector where Black Doctor Arnquist lived.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was already later arriving at Hospital Seattle than he had expected to be, and quite possibly Black Doctor Arnquist would be retiring.
better
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From this reading It seemed better to go there without delay.
Black
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From this reading HOSPITAL SEATTLE It was a long way from the students' barracks to the pathology sector where Black Doctor Arnquist lived.
Dal
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From this reading Dal Timgar decided not to try to go to the barracks first.
decided
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From this reading Dal Timgar decided not to try to go to the barracks first.
delay
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From this reading It seemed better to go there without delay.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOSPITAL SEATTLE It was a long way from the students' barracks to the pathology sector where Black Doctor Arnquist lived.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was after midnight, and even though the message had said "regardless of hour," Dal shrank from the thought of awakening a physician of the Black Service at two o'clock in the morning.
expected
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From this reading He was already later arriving at Hospital Seattle than he had expected to be, and quite possibly Black Doctor Arnquist would be retiring.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dal Timgar decided not to try to go to the barracks first.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HOSPITAL SEATTLE It was a long way from the students' barracks to the pathology sector where Black Doctor Arnquist lived.
go
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From this reading Dal Timgar decided not to try to go to the barracks first.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was after midnight, and even though the message had said "regardless of hour," Dal shrank from the thought of awakening a physician of the Black Service at two o'clock in the morning.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was already later arriving at Hospital Seattle than he had expected to be, and quite possibly Black Doctor Arnquist would be retiring.
HOSPITAL
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From this reading HOSPITAL SEATTLE It was a long way from the students' barracks to the pathology sector where Black Doctor Arnquist lived.
hour
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From this reading It was after midnight, and even though the message had said "regardless of hour," Dal shrank from the thought of awakening a physician of the Black Service at two o'clock in the morning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was after midnight, and even though the message had said "regardless of hour," Dal shrank from the thought of awakening a physician of the Black Service at two o'clock in the morning.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOSPITAL SEATTLE It was a long way from the students' barracks to the pathology sector where Black Doctor Arnquist lived.
later
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From this reading He was already later arriving at Hospital Seattle than he had expected to be, and quite possibly Black Doctor Arnquist would be retiring.
lived
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From this reading HOSPITAL SEATTLE It was a long way from the students' barracks to the pathology sector where Black Doctor Arnquist lived.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOSPITAL SEATTLE It was a long way from the students' barracks to the pathology sector where Black Doctor Arnquist lived.
message
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From this reading It was after midnight, and even though the message had said "regardless of hour," Dal shrank from the thought of awakening a physician of the Black Service at two o'clock in the morning.
midnight
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From this reading It was after midnight, and even though the message had said "regardless of hour," Dal shrank from the thought of awakening a physician of the Black Service at two o'clock in the morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was after midnight, and even though the message had said "regardless of hour," Dal shrank from the thought of awakening a physician of the Black Service at two o'clock in the morning.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dal Timgar decided not to try to go to the barracks first.
o'clock
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From this reading It was after midnight, and even though the message had said "regardless of hour," Dal shrank from the thought of awakening a physician of the Black Service at two o'clock in the morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was after midnight, and even though the message had said "regardless of hour," Dal shrank from the thought of awakening a physician of the Black Service at two o'clock in the morning.
pathology
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From this reading HOSPITAL SEATTLE It was a long way from the students' barracks to the pathology sector where Black Doctor Arnquist lived.
physician
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From this reading It was after midnight, and even though the message had said "regardless of hour," Dal shrank from the thought of awakening a physician of the Black Service at two o'clock in the morning.
possibly
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From this reading He was already later arriving at Hospital Seattle than he had expected to be, and quite possibly Black Doctor Arnquist would be retiring.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was already later arriving at Hospital Seattle than he had expected to be, and quite possibly Black Doctor Arnquist would be retiring.
regardless
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From this reading It was after midnight, and even though the message had said "regardless of hour," Dal shrank from the thought of awakening a physician of the Black Service at two o'clock in the morning.
retiring
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From this reading He was already later arriving at Hospital Seattle than he had expected to be, and quite possibly Black Doctor Arnquist would be retiring.
said
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From this reading It was after midnight, and even though the message had said "regardless of hour," Dal shrank from the thought of awakening a physician of the Black Service at two o'clock in the morning.
SEATTLE
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From this reading HOSPITAL SEATTLE It was a long way from the students' barracks to the pathology sector where Black Doctor Arnquist lived.
sector
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From this reading HOSPITAL SEATTLE It was a long way from the students' barracks to the pathology sector where Black Doctor Arnquist lived.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed better to go there without delay.
Service
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From this reading It was after midnight, and even though the message had said "regardless of hour," Dal shrank from the thought of awakening a physician of the Black Service at two o'clock in the morning.
shrank
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From this reading It was after midnight, and even though the message had said "regardless of hour," Dal shrank from the thought of awakening a physician of the Black Service at two o'clock in the morning.
students
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From this reading HOSPITAL SEATTLE It was a long way from the students' barracks to the pathology sector where Black Doctor Arnquist lived.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was already later arriving at Hospital Seattle than he had expected to be, and quite possibly Black Doctor Arnquist would be retiring.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOSPITAL SEATTLE It was a long way from the students' barracks to the pathology sector where Black Doctor Arnquist lived.
there
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From this reading It seemed better to go there without delay.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was after midnight, and even though the message had said "regardless of hour," Dal shrank from the thought of awakening a physician of the Black Service at two o'clock in the morning.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was after midnight, and even though the message had said "regardless of hour," Dal shrank from the thought of awakening a physician of the Black Service at two o'clock in the morning.
Timgar
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From this reading Dal Timgar decided not to try to go to the barracks first.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOSPITAL SEATTLE It was a long way from the students' barracks to the pathology sector where Black Doctor Arnquist lived.
try
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From this reading Dal Timgar decided not to try to go to the barracks first.
two
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From this reading It was after midnight, and even though the message had said "regardless of hour," Dal shrank from the thought of awakening a physician of the Black Service at two o'clock in the morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOSPITAL SEATTLE It was a long way from the students' barracks to the pathology sector where Black Doctor Arnquist lived.
way
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From this reading HOSPITAL SEATTLE It was a long way from the students' barracks to the pathology sector where Black Doctor Arnquist lived.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading HOSPITAL SEATTLE It was a long way from the students' barracks to the pathology sector where Black Doctor Arnquist lived.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It seemed better to go there without delay.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was already later arriving at Hospital Seattle than he had expected to be, and quite possibly Black Doctor Arnquist would be retiring.
