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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 REVEALED IN A VISION Mary Lys stood in the great hall of the East End Hospital, where she had worked for three years.
Abraham
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From this reading Some of the women were crying quietly, and the great visiting surgeon, Sir Abraham Jones himself, alternately tugged at his grey, pointed beard or polished the glasses of his pince-nez.
alert
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From this reading A little group of men and women stood round her--the men mostly young, clean-shaven, alert, and capable in expression; the women in the uniform of hospital nurses.
alternately
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From this reading Some of the women were crying quietly, and the great visiting surgeon, Sir Abraham Jones himself, alternately tugged at his grey, pointed beard or polished the glasses of his pince-nez.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A little group of men and women stood round her--the men mostly young, clean-shaven, alert, and capable in expression; the women in the uniform of hospital nurses.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Some of the women were crying quietly, and the great visiting surgeon, Sir Abraham Jones himself, alternately tugged at his grey, pointed beard or polished the glasses of his pince-nez.
beard
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From this reading Some of the women were crying quietly, and the great visiting surgeon, Sir Abraham Jones himself, alternately tugged at his grey, pointed beard or polished the glasses of his pince-nez.
capable
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From this reading A little group of men and women stood round her--the men mostly young, clean-shaven, alert, and capable in expression; the women in the uniform of hospital nurses.
clean-shaven
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From this reading A little group of men and women stood round her--the men mostly young, clean-shaven, alert, and capable in expression; the women in the uniform of hospital nurses.
crying
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From this reading Some of the women were crying quietly, and the great visiting surgeon, Sir Abraham Jones himself, alternately tugged at his grey, pointed beard or polished the glasses of his pince-nez.
East
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From this reading REVEALED IN A VISION Mary Lys stood in the great hall of the East End Hospital, where she had worked for three years.
End
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From this reading REVEALED IN A VISION Mary Lys stood in the great hall of the East End Hospital, where she had worked for three years.
expression
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From this reading A little group of men and women stood round her--the men mostly young, clean-shaven, alert, and capable in expression; the women in the uniform of hospital nurses.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading REVEALED IN A VISION Mary Lys stood in the great hall of the East End Hospital, where she had worked for three years.
glasses
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From this reading Some of the women were crying quietly, and the great visiting surgeon, Sir Abraham Jones himself, alternately tugged at his grey, pointed beard or polished the glasses of his pince-nez.
go
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From this reading "Well, nurse," said the great man, "I must go.
good-bye
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From this reading She was saying good-bye.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading REVEALED IN A VISION Mary Lys stood in the great hall of the East End Hospital, where she had worked for three years.
grey
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From this reading Some of the women were crying quietly, and the great visiting surgeon, Sir Abraham Jones himself, alternately tugged at his grey, pointed beard or polished the glasses of his pince-nez.
group
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From this reading A little group of men and women stood round her--the men mostly young, clean-shaven, alert, and capable in expression; the women in the uniform of hospital nurses.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading REVEALED IN A VISION Mary Lys stood in the great hall of the East End Hospital, where she had worked for three years.
hall
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From this reading REVEALED IN A VISION Mary Lys stood in the great hall of the East End Hospital, where she had worked for three years.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A little group of men and women stood round her--the men mostly young, clean-shaven, alert, and capable in expression; the women in the uniform of hospital nurses.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Some of the women were crying quietly, and the great visiting surgeon, Sir Abraham Jones himself, alternately tugged at his grey, pointed beard or polished the glasses of his pince-nez.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some of the women were crying quietly, and the great visiting surgeon, Sir Abraham Jones himself, alternately tugged at his grey, pointed beard or polished the glasses of his pince-nez.
Hospital
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From this reading REVEALED IN A VISION Mary Lys stood in the great hall of the East End Hospital, where she had worked for three years.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, nurse," said the great man, "I must go.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading REVEALED IN A VISION Mary Lys stood in the great hall of the East End Hospital, where she had worked for three years.
Jones
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From this reading Some of the women were crying quietly, and the great visiting surgeon, Sir Abraham Jones himself, alternately tugged at his grey, pointed beard or polished the glasses of his pince-nez.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little group of men and women stood round her--the men mostly young, clean-shaven, alert, and capable in expression; the women in the uniform of hospital nurses.
Lys
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From this reading REVEALED IN A VISION Mary Lys stood in the great hall of the East End Hospital, where she had worked for three years.
man
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From this reading "Well, nurse," said the great man, "I must go.
Mary
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From this reading REVEALED IN A VISION Mary Lys stood in the great hall of the East End Hospital, where she had worked for three years.
men
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From this reading A little group of men and women stood round her--the men mostly young, clean-shaven, alert, and capable in expression; the women in the uniform of hospital nurses.
mostly
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From this reading A little group of men and women stood round her--the men mostly young, clean-shaven, alert, and capable in expression; the women in the uniform of hospital nurses.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Well, nurse," said the great man, "I must go.
nurse
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From this reading "Well, nurse," said the great man, "I must go.
nurses
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From this reading A little group of men and women stood round her--the men mostly young, clean-shaven, alert, and capable in expression; the women in the uniform of hospital nurses.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading REVEALED IN A VISION Mary Lys stood in the great hall of the East End Hospital, where she had worked for three years.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Some of the women were crying quietly, and the great visiting surgeon, Sir Abraham Jones himself, alternately tugged at his grey, pointed beard or polished the glasses of his pince-nez.
pince-nez
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From this reading Some of the women were crying quietly, and the great visiting surgeon, Sir Abraham Jones himself, alternately tugged at his grey, pointed beard or polished the glasses of his pince-nez.
pointed
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From this reading Some of the women were crying quietly, and the great visiting surgeon, Sir Abraham Jones himself, alternately tugged at his grey, pointed beard or polished the glasses of his pince-nez.
polished
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From this reading Some of the women were crying quietly, and the great visiting surgeon, Sir Abraham Jones himself, alternately tugged at his grey, pointed beard or polished the glasses of his pince-nez.
quietly
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From this reading Some of the women were crying quietly, and the great visiting surgeon, Sir Abraham Jones himself, alternately tugged at his grey, pointed beard or polished the glasses of his pince-nez.
REVEALED
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From this reading REVEALED IN A VISION Mary Lys stood in the great hall of the East End Hospital, where she had worked for three years.
round
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From this reading A little group of men and women stood round her--the men mostly young, clean-shaven, alert, and capable in expression; the women in the uniform of hospital nurses.
said
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From this reading "Well, nurse," said the great man, "I must go.
saying
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From this reading She was saying good-bye.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading REVEALED IN A VISION Mary Lys stood in the great hall of the East End Hospital, where she had worked for three years.
Sir
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From this reading Some of the women were crying quietly, and the great visiting surgeon, Sir Abraham Jones himself, alternately tugged at his grey, pointed beard or polished the glasses of his pince-nez.
Some
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From this reading Some of the women were crying quietly, and the great visiting surgeon, Sir Abraham Jones himself, alternately tugged at his grey, pointed beard or polished the glasses of his pince-nez.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading REVEALED IN A VISION Mary Lys stood in the great hall of the East End Hospital, where she had worked for three years.
surgeon
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From this reading Some of the women were crying quietly, and the great visiting surgeon, Sir Abraham Jones himself, alternately tugged at his grey, pointed beard or polished the glasses of his pince-nez.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading REVEALED IN A VISION Mary Lys stood in the great hall of the East End Hospital, where she had worked for three years.
three
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From this reading REVEALED IN A VISION Mary Lys stood in the great hall of the East End Hospital, where she had worked for three years.
tugged
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From this reading Some of the women were crying quietly, and the great visiting surgeon, Sir Abraham Jones himself, alternately tugged at his grey, pointed beard or polished the glasses of his pince-nez.
uniform
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From this reading A little group of men and women stood round her--the men mostly young, clean-shaven, alert, and capable in expression; the women in the uniform of hospital nurses.
VISION
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From this reading REVEALED IN A VISION Mary Lys stood in the great hall of the East End Hospital, where she had worked for three years.
visiting
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From this reading Some of the women were crying quietly, and the great visiting surgeon, Sir Abraham Jones himself, alternately tugged at his grey, pointed beard or polished the glasses of his pince-nez.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was saying good-bye.
Well
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From this reading "Well, nurse," said the great man, "I must go.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of the women were crying quietly, and the great visiting surgeon, Sir Abraham Jones himself, alternately tugged at his grey, pointed beard or polished the glasses of his pince-nez.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading REVEALED IN A VISION Mary Lys stood in the great hall of the East End Hospital, where she had worked for three years.
women
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From this reading A little group of men and women stood round her--the men mostly young, clean-shaven, alert, and capable in expression; the women in the uniform of hospital nurses.
worked
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From this reading REVEALED IN A VISION Mary Lys stood in the great hall of the East End Hospital, where she had worked for three years.
years
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From this reading REVEALED IN A VISION Mary Lys stood in the great hall of the East End Hospital, where she had worked for three years.
young
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From this reading A little group of men and women stood round her--the men mostly young, clean-shaven, alert, and capable in expression; the women in the uniform of hospital nurses.
