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The Danger Mark
The Danger Mark

Chapter XXIII

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SINE DIE The message ran: "My sister badly hurt in an accident; concussion, intermittent consciousness.
We fear spinal and internal injury.
What train can you catch?
SCOTT SEAGRAVE."
Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Danger Mark

Chapter XXIII

Reading 1/60 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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SINE DIE The message ran: "My sister badly hurt in an accident; concussion, intermittent consciousness.
Line 2
We fear spinal and internal injury.
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What train can you catch?
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SCOTT SEAGRAVE."
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Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

Learner Dictionary

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Toward preposition US /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading “Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.”

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.”

All words in this reading · 65

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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 Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

accident

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From this reading SINE DIE The message ran: "My sister badly hurt in an accident; concussion, intermittent consciousness.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading SINE DIE The message ran: "My sister badly hurt in an accident; concussion, intermittent consciousness.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading We fear spinal and internal injury.

badly

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From this reading SINE DIE The message ran: "My sister badly hurt in an accident; concussion, intermittent consciousness.

Bailey

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From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

brilliancy

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From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading What train can you catch?

catch

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From this reading What train can you catch?

company

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From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

concussion

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From this reading SINE DIE The message ran: "My sister badly hurt in an accident; concussion, intermittent consciousness.

consciousness

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From this reading SINE DIE The message ran: "My sister badly hurt in an accident; concussion, intermittent consciousness.

D

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From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

DIE

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From this reading SINE DIE The message ran: "My sister badly hurt in an accident; concussion, intermittent consciousness.

doing

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From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

Dr

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From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

eminent

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From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

fear

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From this reading We fear spinal and internal injury.

general

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From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

Goss

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From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

hurt

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From this reading SINE DIE The message ran: "My sister badly hurt in an accident; concussion, intermittent consciousness.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading SINE DIE The message ran: "My sister badly hurt in an accident; concussion, intermittent consciousness.

injury

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From this reading We fear spinal and internal injury.

interfere

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From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

intermittent

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From this reading SINE DIE The message ran: "My sister badly hurt in an accident; concussion, intermittent consciousness.

internal

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From this reading We fear spinal and internal injury.

Josiah

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From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

M

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From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

message

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From this reading SINE DIE The message ran: "My sister badly hurt in an accident; concussion, intermittent consciousness.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading SINE DIE The message ran: "My sister badly hurt in an accident; concussion, intermittent consciousness.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

practitioner

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From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

ran

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From this reading SINE DIE The message ran: "My sister badly hurt in an accident; concussion, intermittent consciousness.

Roya-Neh

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From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

SCOTT

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From this reading SCOTT SEAGRAVE."

SEAGRAVE

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From this reading SCOTT SEAGRAVE."

self-restraint

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From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

SINE

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From this reading SINE DIE The message ran: "My sister badly hurt in an accident; concussion, intermittent consciousness.

sister

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From this reading SINE DIE The message ran: "My sister badly hurt in an accident; concussion, intermittent consciousness.

skill

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From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

spinal

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From this reading We fear spinal and internal injury.

started

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From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

surgeon

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From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

telegram

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From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading SINE DIE The message ran: "My sister badly hurt in an accident; concussion, intermittent consciousness.

there

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From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

things

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From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

train

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From this reading What train can you catch?

two

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From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

ways

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From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We fear spinal and internal injury.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What train can you catch?

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading What train can you catch?

young

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From this reading Which telegram to Josiah Bailey, M.D., started that eminent general practitioner toward Roya-Neh in company with young Dr. Goss, a surgeon whose brilliancy and skill did not interfere with his self-restraint when there were two ways of doing things.