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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 This was his prelude, as he counted my pulse by a large gold watch, which he held conspicuously before me.
all
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From this reading I was introduced, and the doctor swelled up with his own importance, and said, impressively,-- "Those physicians--amiable men, no doubt--who have treated your case-ah have been all wrong in their diagnosis-ah."
amiable
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From this reading I was introduced, and the doctor swelled up with his own importance, and said, impressively,-- "Those physicians--amiable men, no doubt--who have treated your case-ah have been all wrong in their diagnosis-ah."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was introduced, and the doctor swelled up with his own importance, and said, impressively,-- "Those physicians--amiable men, no doubt--who have treated your case-ah have been all wrong in their diagnosis-ah."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This was his prelude, as he counted my pulse by a large gold watch, which he held conspicuously before me.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I was introduced, and the doctor swelled up with his own importance, and said, impressively,-- "Those physicians--amiable men, no doubt--who have treated your case-ah have been all wrong in their diagnosis-ah."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading This was his prelude, as he counted my pulse by a large gold watch, which he held conspicuously before me.
benefactress
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From this reading "Your kind friend and benefactress has saved your life-ah, by conducting you to me before too late-ah."
bid
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From this reading He stopped to watch the effect of this bid for a high fee before proceeding.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was his prelude, as he counted my pulse by a large gold watch, which he held conspicuously before me.
case-ah
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From this reading I was introduced, and the doctor swelled up with his own importance, and said, impressively,-- "Those physicians--amiable men, no doubt--who have treated your case-ah have been all wrong in their diagnosis-ah."
conducting
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From this reading "Your kind friend and benefactress has saved your life-ah, by conducting you to me before too late-ah."
confidence
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From this reading "Notwithstanding my friend's lavish praise of her doctor, the first sight of him failed to inspire me with confidence.
conspicuously
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From this reading This was his prelude, as he counted my pulse by a large gold watch, which he held conspicuously before me.
counted
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From this reading This was his prelude, as he counted my pulse by a large gold watch, which he held conspicuously before me.
diagnosis-ah
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From this reading I was introduced, and the doctor swelled up with his own importance, and said, impressively,-- "Those physicians--amiable men, no doubt--who have treated your case-ah have been all wrong in their diagnosis-ah."
doctor
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From this reading "Notwithstanding my friend's lavish praise of her doctor, the first sight of him failed to inspire me with confidence.
doubt
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From this reading I was introduced, and the doctor swelled up with his own importance, and said, impressively,-- "Those physicians--amiable men, no doubt--who have treated your case-ah have been all wrong in their diagnosis-ah."
effect
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From this reading He stopped to watch the effect of this bid for a high fee before proceeding.
failed
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From this reading "Notwithstanding my friend's lavish praise of her doctor, the first sight of him failed to inspire me with confidence.
fee
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From this reading He stopped to watch the effect of this bid for a high fee before proceeding.
first
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From this reading "Notwithstanding my friend's lavish praise of her doctor, the first sight of him failed to inspire me with confidence.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He stopped to watch the effect of this bid for a high fee before proceeding.
friend
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From this reading "Your kind friend and benefactress has saved your life-ah, by conducting you to me before too late-ah."
friend's
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From this reading "Notwithstanding my friend's lavish praise of her doctor, the first sight of him failed to inspire me with confidence.
gold
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From this reading This was his prelude, as he counted my pulse by a large gold watch, which he held conspicuously before me.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Your kind friend and benefactress has saved your life-ah, by conducting you to me before too late-ah."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I was introduced, and the doctor swelled up with his own importance, and said, impressively,-- "Those physicians--amiable men, no doubt--who have treated your case-ah have been all wrong in their diagnosis-ah."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was his prelude, as he counted my pulse by a large gold watch, which he held conspicuously before me.
held
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From this reading This was his prelude, as he counted my pulse by a large gold watch, which he held conspicuously before me.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Notwithstanding my friend's lavish praise of her doctor, the first sight of him failed to inspire me with confidence.
high
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From this reading He stopped to watch the effect of this bid for a high fee before proceeding.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Notwithstanding my friend's lavish praise of her doctor, the first sight of him failed to inspire me with confidence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I was introduced, and the doctor swelled up with his own importance, and said, impressively,-- "Those physicians--amiable men, no doubt--who have treated your case-ah have been all wrong in their diagnosis-ah."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was introduced, and the doctor swelled up with his own importance, and said, impressively,-- "Those physicians--amiable men, no doubt--who have treated your case-ah have been all wrong in their diagnosis-ah."
importance
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From this reading I was introduced, and the doctor swelled up with his own importance, and said, impressively,-- "Those physicians--amiable men, no doubt--who have treated your case-ah have been all wrong in their diagnosis-ah."
impressively
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From this reading I was introduced, and the doctor swelled up with his own importance, and said, impressively,-- "Those physicians--amiable men, no doubt--who have treated your case-ah have been all wrong in their diagnosis-ah."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was introduced, and the doctor swelled up with his own importance, and said, impressively,-- "Those physicians--amiable men, no doubt--who have treated your case-ah have been all wrong in their diagnosis-ah."
inspire
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From this reading "Notwithstanding my friend's lavish praise of her doctor, the first sight of him failed to inspire me with confidence.
introduced
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From this reading I was introduced, and the doctor swelled up with his own importance, and said, impressively,-- "Those physicians--amiable men, no doubt--who have treated your case-ah have been all wrong in their diagnosis-ah."
kind
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From this reading "Your kind friend and benefactress has saved your life-ah, by conducting you to me before too late-ah."
large
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From this reading This was his prelude, as he counted my pulse by a large gold watch, which he held conspicuously before me.
late-ah
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From this reading "Your kind friend and benefactress has saved your life-ah, by conducting you to me before too late-ah."
lavish
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From this reading "Notwithstanding my friend's lavish praise of her doctor, the first sight of him failed to inspire me with confidence.
life-ah
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From this reading "Your kind friend and benefactress has saved your life-ah, by conducting you to me before too late-ah."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Notwithstanding my friend's lavish praise of her doctor, the first sight of him failed to inspire me with confidence.
men
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From this reading I was introduced, and the doctor swelled up with his own importance, and said, impressively,-- "Those physicians--amiable men, no doubt--who have treated your case-ah have been all wrong in their diagnosis-ah."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Notwithstanding my friend's lavish praise of her doctor, the first sight of him failed to inspire me with confidence.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I was introduced, and the doctor swelled up with his own importance, and said, impressively,-- "Those physicians--amiable men, no doubt--who have treated your case-ah have been all wrong in their diagnosis-ah."
Notwithstanding
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From this reading "Notwithstanding my friend's lavish praise of her doctor, the first sight of him failed to inspire me with confidence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Notwithstanding my friend's lavish praise of her doctor, the first sight of him failed to inspire me with confidence.
own
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From this reading I was introduced, and the doctor swelled up with his own importance, and said, impressively,-- "Those physicians--amiable men, no doubt--who have treated your case-ah have been all wrong in their diagnosis-ah."
physicians
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From this reading I was introduced, and the doctor swelled up with his own importance, and said, impressively,-- "Those physicians--amiable men, no doubt--who have treated your case-ah have been all wrong in their diagnosis-ah."
praise
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From this reading "Notwithstanding my friend's lavish praise of her doctor, the first sight of him failed to inspire me with confidence.
prelude
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From this reading This was his prelude, as he counted my pulse by a large gold watch, which he held conspicuously before me.
proceeding
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From this reading He stopped to watch the effect of this bid for a high fee before proceeding.
pulse
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From this reading This was his prelude, as he counted my pulse by a large gold watch, which he held conspicuously before me.
said
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From this reading I was introduced, and the doctor swelled up with his own importance, and said, impressively,-- "Those physicians--amiable men, no doubt--who have treated your case-ah have been all wrong in their diagnosis-ah."
saved
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From this reading "Your kind friend and benefactress has saved your life-ah, by conducting you to me before too late-ah."
sight
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From this reading "Notwithstanding my friend's lavish praise of her doctor, the first sight of him failed to inspire me with confidence.
stopped
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From this reading He stopped to watch the effect of this bid for a high fee before proceeding.
swelled
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From this reading I was introduced, and the doctor swelled up with his own importance, and said, impressively,-- "Those physicians--amiable men, no doubt--who have treated your case-ah have been all wrong in their diagnosis-ah."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Notwithstanding my friend's lavish praise of her doctor, the first sight of him failed to inspire me with confidence.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I was introduced, and the doctor swelled up with his own importance, and said, impressively,-- "Those physicians--amiable men, no doubt--who have treated your case-ah have been all wrong in their diagnosis-ah."
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was his prelude, as he counted my pulse by a large gold watch, which he held conspicuously before me.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I was introduced, and the doctor swelled up with his own importance, and said, impressively,-- "Those physicians--amiable men, no doubt--who have treated your case-ah have been all wrong in their diagnosis-ah."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Notwithstanding my friend's lavish praise of her doctor, the first sight of him failed to inspire me with confidence.
too
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From this reading "Your kind friend and benefactress has saved your life-ah, by conducting you to me before too late-ah."
treated
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From this reading I was introduced, and the doctor swelled up with his own importance, and said, impressively,-- "Those physicians--amiable men, no doubt--who have treated your case-ah have been all wrong in their diagnosis-ah."
up
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From this reading I was introduced, and the doctor swelled up with his own importance, and said, impressively,-- "Those physicians--amiable men, no doubt--who have treated your case-ah have been all wrong in their diagnosis-ah."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was introduced, and the doctor swelled up with his own importance, and said, impressively,-- "Those physicians--amiable men, no doubt--who have treated your case-ah have been all wrong in their diagnosis-ah."
watch
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From this reading This was his prelude, as he counted my pulse by a large gold watch, which he held conspicuously before me.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This was his prelude, as he counted my pulse by a large gold watch, which he held conspicuously before me.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I was introduced, and the doctor swelled up with his own importance, and said, impressively,-- "Those physicians--amiable men, no doubt--who have treated your case-ah have been all wrong in their diagnosis-ah."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Notwithstanding my friend's lavish praise of her doctor, the first sight of him failed to inspire me with confidence.
wrong
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From this reading I was introduced, and the doctor swelled up with his own importance, and said, impressively,-- "Those physicians--amiable men, no doubt--who have treated your case-ah have been all wrong in their diagnosis-ah."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your kind friend and benefactress has saved your life-ah, by conducting you to me before too late-ah."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I was introduced, and the doctor swelled up with his own importance, and said, impressively,-- "Those physicians--amiable men, no doubt--who have treated your case-ah have been all wrong in their diagnosis-ah."
