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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 There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had married late in life, and his wife had died very soon after the birth of this son.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading John Gilbert was an elderly man, with a young son.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was for this reason, most likely, that the surgeon loved his child as children are rarely loved by their fathers--with an earnest, over-anxious devotion, which from the very first had been something womanly in its character, and which grew with the child's growth.
aristocratic
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was for this reason, most likely, that the surgeon loved his child as children are rarely loved by their fathers--with an earnest, over-anxious devotion, which from the very first had been something womanly in its character, and which grew with the child's growth.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was for this reason, most likely, that the surgeon loved his child as children are rarely loved by their fathers--with an earnest, over-anxious devotion, which from the very first had been something womanly in its character, and which grew with the child's growth.
big
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
birth
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From this reading He had married late in life, and his wife had died very soon after the birth of this son.
brazen-faced
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was for this reason, most likely, that the surgeon loved his child as children are rarely loved by their fathers--with an earnest, over-anxious devotion, which from the very first had been something womanly in its character, and which grew with the child's growth.
character
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From this reading It was for this reason, most likely, that the surgeon loved his child as children are rarely loved by their fathers--with an earnest, over-anxious devotion, which from the very first had been something womanly in its character, and which grew with the child's growth.
child
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From this reading It was for this reason, most likely, that the surgeon loved his child as children are rarely loved by their fathers--with an earnest, over-anxious devotion, which from the very first had been something womanly in its character, and which grew with the child's growth.
child's
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From this reading It was for this reason, most likely, that the surgeon loved his child as children are rarely loved by their fathers--with an earnest, over-anxious devotion, which from the very first had been something womanly in its character, and which grew with the child's growth.
children
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From this reading It was for this reason, most likely, that the surgeon loved his child as children are rarely loved by their fathers--with an earnest, over-anxious devotion, which from the very first had been something womanly in its character, and which grew with the child's growth.
circle
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From this reading Mr. Gilbert's mind was narrowed by the circle in which he lived.
derived
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
devotion
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From this reading It was for this reason, most likely, that the surgeon loved his child as children are rarely loved by their fathers--with an earnest, over-anxious devotion, which from the very first had been something womanly in its character, and which grew with the child's growth.
died
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From this reading He had married late in life, and his wife had died very soon after the birth of this son.
doctor
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
earnest
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From this reading It was for this reason, most likely, that the surgeon loved his child as children are rarely loved by their fathers--with an earnest, over-anxious devotion, which from the very first had been something womanly in its character, and which grew with the child's growth.
elderly
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From this reading John Gilbert was an elderly man, with a young son.
fathers
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From this reading It was for this reason, most likely, that the surgeon loved his child as children are rarely loved by their fathers--with an earnest, over-anxious devotion, which from the very first had been something womanly in its character, and which grew with the child's growth.
first
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From this reading It was for this reason, most likely, that the surgeon loved his child as children are rarely loved by their fathers--with an earnest, over-anxious devotion, which from the very first had been something womanly in its character, and which grew with the child's growth.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
Gilbert
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
Gilbert's
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From this reading Mr. Gilbert's mind was narrowed by the circle in which he lived.
Graybridge
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
grew
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From this reading It was for this reason, most likely, that the surgeon loved his child as children are rarely loved by their fathers--with an earnest, over-anxious devotion, which from the very first had been something womanly in its character, and which grew with the child's growth.
growth
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From this reading It was for this reason, most likely, that the surgeon loved his child as children are rarely loved by their fathers--with an earnest, over-anxious devotion, which from the very first had been something womanly in its character, and which grew with the child's growth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had married late in life, and his wife had died very soon after the birth of this son.
hard
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had married late in life, and his wife had died very soon after the birth of this son.
High
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
house
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
income
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was for this reason, most likely, that the surgeon loved his child as children are rarely loved by their fathers--with an earnest, over-anxious devotion, which from the very first had been something womanly in its character, and which grew with the child's growth.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was for this reason, most likely, that the surgeon loved his child as children are rarely loved by their fathers--with an earnest, over-anxious devotion, which from the very first had been something womanly in its character, and which grew with the child's growth.
John
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
late
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From this reading He had married late in life, and his wife had died very soon after the birth of this son.
life
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From this reading He had married late in life, and his wife had died very soon after the birth of this son.
likely
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From this reading It was for this reason, most likely, that the surgeon loved his child as children are rarely loved by their fathers--with an earnest, over-anxious devotion, which from the very first had been something womanly in its character, and which grew with the child's growth.
little
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
lived
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
loved
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From this reading It was for this reason, most likely, that the surgeon loved his child as children are rarely loved by their fathers--with an earnest, over-anxious devotion, which from the very first had been something womanly in its character, and which grew with the child's growth.
man
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From this reading John Gilbert was an elderly man, with a young son.
married
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From this reading He had married late in life, and his wife had died very soon after the birth of this son.
middle
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
Midlandshire
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Mr. Gilbert's mind was narrowed by the circle in which he lived.
most
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From this reading It was for this reason, most likely, that the surgeon loved his child as children are rarely loved by their fathers--with an earnest, over-anxious devotion, which from the very first had been something womanly in its character, and which grew with the child's growth.
Mr
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
narrowed
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From this reading Mr. Gilbert's mind was narrowed by the circle in which he lived.
new
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
old
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
outskirts
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
over-anxious
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From this reading It was for this reason, most likely, that the surgeon loved his child as children are rarely loved by their fathers--with an earnest, over-anxious devotion, which from the very first had been something womanly in its character, and which grew with the child's growth.
own
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
parish
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
pastoral
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
patients
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
Pawlkatt
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
pretty
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
queer
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
rarely
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From this reading It was for this reason, most likely, that the surgeon loved his child as children are rarely loved by their fathers--with an earnest, over-anxious devotion, which from the very first had been something womanly in its character, and which grew with the child's growth.
reason
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From this reading It was for this reason, most likely, that the surgeon loved his child as children are rarely loved by their fathers--with an earnest, over-anxious devotion, which from the very first had been something womanly in its character, and which grew with the child's growth.
smaller
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It was for this reason, most likely, that the surgeon loved his child as children are rarely loved by their fathers--with an earnest, over-anxious devotion, which from the very first had been something womanly in its character, and which grew with the child's growth.
son
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From this reading John Gilbert was an elderly man, with a young son.
soon
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From this reading He had married late in life, and his wife had died very soon after the birth of this son.
Street
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
stylish
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
surgeon
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From this reading It was for this reason, most likely, that the surgeon loved his child as children are rarely loved by their fathers--with an earnest, over-anxious devotion, which from the very first had been something womanly in its character, and which grew with the child's growth.
surgeons
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was for this reason, most likely, that the surgeon loved his child as children are rarely loved by their fathers--with an earnest, over-anxious devotion, which from the very first had been something womanly in its character, and which grew with the child's growth.
There
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had married late in life, and his wife had died very soon after the birth of this son.
town
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
two
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
very
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John Gilbert was an elderly man, with a young son.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
wife
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From this reading He had married late in life, and his wife had died very soon after the birth of this son.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading John Gilbert was an elderly man, with a young son.
womanly
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From this reading It was for this reason, most likely, that the surgeon loved his child as children are rarely loved by their fathers--with an earnest, over-anxious devotion, which from the very first had been something womanly in its character, and which grew with the child's growth.
worked
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From this reading There were two surgeons in the little town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,--Mr. Pawlkatt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Graybridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients.
young
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From this reading John Gilbert was an elderly man, with a young son.
