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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 "It is Doctor Bull, minus his spectacles, and with the addition of a very black eye," said Toney.
addition
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From this reading "It is Doctor Bull, minus his spectacles, and with the addition of a very black eye," said Toney.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "That man on the other side of the street looks like one of the belligerent doctors," said the Professor, as he and Toney stood on the pavement in front of the hotel.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "That man on the other side of the street looks like one of the belligerent doctors," said the Professor, as he and Toney stood on the pavement in front of the hotel.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "His vision seems not to be very clear!
belligerent
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From this reading "That man on the other side of the street looks like one of the belligerent doctors," said the Professor, as he and Toney stood on the pavement in front of the hotel.
bestowing
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From this reading There! he has stumbled over a dog, and is indignantly bestowing on the unlucky cur a couple of kicks," said the Professor.
black
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From this reading "It is Doctor Bull, minus his spectacles, and with the addition of a very black eye," said Toney.
Bull
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From this reading "It is Doctor Bull, minus his spectacles, and with the addition of a very black eye," said Toney.
clear
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From this reading "His vision seems not to be very clear!
couple
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From this reading There! he has stumbled over a dog, and is indignantly bestowing on the unlucky cur a couple of kicks," said the Professor.
cur
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From this reading There! he has stumbled over a dog, and is indignantly bestowing on the unlucky cur a couple of kicks," said the Professor.
Doctor
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From this reading "It is Doctor Bull, minus his spectacles, and with the addition of a very black eye," said Toney.
doctors
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From this reading "That man on the other side of the street looks like one of the belligerent doctors," said the Professor, as he and Toney stood on the pavement in front of the hotel.
dog
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From this reading There! he has stumbled over a dog, and is indignantly bestowing on the unlucky cur a couple of kicks," said the Professor.
eye
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From this reading "It is Doctor Bull, minus his spectacles, and with the addition of a very black eye," said Toney.
front
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From this reading "That man on the other side of the street looks like one of the belligerent doctors," said the Professor, as he and Toney stood on the pavement in front of the hotel.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There! he has stumbled over a dog, and is indignantly bestowing on the unlucky cur a couple of kicks," said the Professor.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That man on the other side of the street looks like one of the belligerent doctors," said the Professor, as he and Toney stood on the pavement in front of the hotel.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "It is Doctor Bull, minus his spectacles, and with the addition of a very black eye," said Toney.
hotel
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From this reading "That man on the other side of the street looks like one of the belligerent doctors," said the Professor, as he and Toney stood on the pavement in front of the hotel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "That man on the other side of the street looks like one of the belligerent doctors," said the Professor, as he and Toney stood on the pavement in front of the hotel.
indignantly
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From this reading There! he has stumbled over a dog, and is indignantly bestowing on the unlucky cur a couple of kicks," said the Professor.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is Doctor Bull, minus his spectacles, and with the addition of a very black eye," said Toney.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is Doctor Bull, minus his spectacles, and with the addition of a very black eye," said Toney.
kicks
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From this reading There! he has stumbled over a dog, and is indignantly bestowing on the unlucky cur a couple of kicks," said the Professor.
like
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From this reading "That man on the other side of the street looks like one of the belligerent doctors," said the Professor, as he and Toney stood on the pavement in front of the hotel.
looks
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From this reading "That man on the other side of the street looks like one of the belligerent doctors," said the Professor, as he and Toney stood on the pavement in front of the hotel.
man
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From this reading "That man on the other side of the street looks like one of the belligerent doctors," said the Professor, as he and Toney stood on the pavement in front of the hotel.
minus
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From this reading "It is Doctor Bull, minus his spectacles, and with the addition of a very black eye," said Toney.
near-sighted
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From this reading "Bull is very near-sighted," said Toney.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "His vision seems not to be very clear!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That man on the other side of the street looks like one of the belligerent doctors," said the Professor, as he and Toney stood on the pavement in front of the hotel.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "That man on the other side of the street looks like one of the belligerent doctors," said the Professor, as he and Toney stood on the pavement in front of the hotel.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "That man on the other side of the street looks like one of the belligerent doctors," said the Professor, as he and Toney stood on the pavement in front of the hotel.
other
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From this reading "That man on the other side of the street looks like one of the belligerent doctors," said the Professor, as he and Toney stood on the pavement in front of the hotel.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There! he has stumbled over a dog, and is indignantly bestowing on the unlucky cur a couple of kicks," said the Professor.
pavement
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From this reading "That man on the other side of the street looks like one of the belligerent doctors," said the Professor, as he and Toney stood on the pavement in front of the hotel.
Professor
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From this reading "That man on the other side of the street looks like one of the belligerent doctors," said the Professor, as he and Toney stood on the pavement in front of the hotel.
said
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From this reading "That man on the other side of the street looks like one of the belligerent doctors," said the Professor, as he and Toney stood on the pavement in front of the hotel.
seems
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From this reading "His vision seems not to be very clear!
side
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From this reading "That man on the other side of the street looks like one of the belligerent doctors," said the Professor, as he and Toney stood on the pavement in front of the hotel.
spectacles
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From this reading "It is Doctor Bull, minus his spectacles, and with the addition of a very black eye," said Toney.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading "That man on the other side of the street looks like one of the belligerent doctors," said the Professor, as he and Toney stood on the pavement in front of the hotel.
street
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From this reading "That man on the other side of the street looks like one of the belligerent doctors," said the Professor, as he and Toney stood on the pavement in front of the hotel.
stumbled
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From this reading There! he has stumbled over a dog, and is indignantly bestowing on the unlucky cur a couple of kicks," said the Professor.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That man on the other side of the street looks like one of the belligerent doctors," said the Professor, as he and Toney stood on the pavement in front of the hotel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That man on the other side of the street looks like one of the belligerent doctors," said the Professor, as he and Toney stood on the pavement in front of the hotel.
There
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From this reading There! he has stumbled over a dog, and is indignantly bestowing on the unlucky cur a couple of kicks," said the Professor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "His vision seems not to be very clear!
Toney
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From this reading "That man on the other side of the street looks like one of the belligerent doctors," said the Professor, as he and Toney stood on the pavement in front of the hotel.
unlucky
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From this reading There! he has stumbled over a dog, and is indignantly bestowing on the unlucky cur a couple of kicks," said the Professor.
very
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From this reading "It is Doctor Bull, minus his spectacles, and with the addition of a very black eye," said Toney.
vision
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From this reading "His vision seems not to be very clear!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It is Doctor Bull, minus his spectacles, and with the addition of a very black eye," said Toney.
