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The Gates Between

Chapter XI

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Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.
Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.
My emotion was so great that I could not conceal it; and she, in her own quick and delicate way, perceiving this almost before I did myself, made as if she saw it not, and lightly adding:
"Hurry, Doctor!
I will go before you.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Gates Between

Chapter XI

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.
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Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.
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My emotion was so great that I could not conceal it; and she, in her own quick and delicate way, perceiving this almost before I did myself, made as if she saw it not, and lightly adding:
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"Hurry, Doctor!
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I will go before you.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “My emotion was so great that I could not conceal it; and she, in her own quick and delicate way, perceiving this almost before I did myself, made as if she saw it not, and lightly adding:”

Below preposition US /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading “Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “My emotion was so great that I could not conceal it; and she, in her own quick and delicate way, perceiving this almost before I did myself, made as if she saw it not, and lightly adding:”

Doctor noun US /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Hurry, Doctor!”

Feeling noun US /ˈfeeling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “My emotion was so great that I could not conceal it; and she, in her own quick and delicate way, perceiving this almost before I did myself, made as if she saw it not, and lightly adding:”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.”

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.”

Neither determiner US /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading “Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.”

None pronoun US /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading “Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.”

Speak noun US /speak/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.”

Strength noun US /ˈstrength/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.”

Understand noun US /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.”

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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 Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

adding

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From this reading My emotion was so great that I could not conceal it; and she, in her own quick and delicate way, perceiving this almost before I did myself, made as if she saw it not, and lightly adding:

almost

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From this reading My emotion was so great that I could not conceal it; and she, in her own quick and delicate way, perceiving this almost before I did myself, made as if she saw it not, and lightly adding:

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading My emotion was so great that I could not conceal it; and she, in her own quick and delicate way, perceiving this almost before I did myself, made as if she saw it not, and lightly adding:

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading My emotion was so great that I could not conceal it; and she, in her own quick and delicate way, perceiving this almost before I did myself, made as if she saw it not, and lightly adding:

belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

blessed

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From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

conceal

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From this reading My emotion was so great that I could not conceal it; and she, in her own quick and delicate way, perceiving this almost before I did myself, made as if she saw it not, and lightly adding:

conception

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From this reading Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading My emotion was so great that I could not conceal it; and she, in her own quick and delicate way, perceiving this almost before I did myself, made as if she saw it not, and lightly adding:

country

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From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

court

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From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

credit

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From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

crude

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From this reading Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.

day

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From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

delicate

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From this reading My emotion was so great that I could not conceal it; and she, in her own quick and delicate way, perceiving this almost before I did myself, made as if she saw it not, and lightly adding:

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

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

From this reading My emotion was so great that I could not conceal it; and she, in her own quick and delicate way, perceiving this almost before I did myself, made as if she saw it not, and lightly adding:

DoctornounUS /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Hurry, Doctor!

doubt

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From this reading Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.

emotion

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From this reading My emotion was so great that I could not conceal it; and she, in her own quick and delicate way, perceiving this almost before I did myself, made as if she saw it not, and lightly adding:

feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.

fever

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From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

foreign

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From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.

friend

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From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

go

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From this reading I will go before you.

gone

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From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading My emotion was so great that I could not conceal it; and she, in her own quick and delicate way, perceiving this almost before I did myself, made as if she saw it not, and lightly adding:

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

hears

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From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading My emotion was so great that I could not conceal it; and she, in her own quick and delicate way, perceiving this almost before I did myself, made as if she saw it not, and lightly adding:

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

homesick

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From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

Hurry

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From this reading "Hurry, Doctor!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.

ill

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From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

inn

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From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading My emotion was so great that I could not conceal it; and she, in her own quick and delicate way, perceiving this almost before I did myself, made as if she saw it not, and lightly adding:

known

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From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

land

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From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

language

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From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

lightly

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From this reading My emotion was so great that I could not conceal it; and she, in her own quick and delicate way, perceiving this almost before I did myself, made as if she saw it not, and lightly adding:

made

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From this reading My emotion was so great that I could not conceal it; and she, in her own quick and delicate way, perceiving this almost before I did myself, made as if she saw it not, and lightly adding:

man

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From this reading Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.

manner

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From this reading Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.

neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

nonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading My emotion was so great that I could not conceal it; and she, in her own quick and delicate way, perceiving this almost before I did myself, made as if she saw it not, and lightly adding:

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

old

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From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

own

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From this reading My emotion was so great that I could not conceal it; and she, in her own quick and delicate way, perceiving this almost before I did myself, made as if she saw it not, and lightly adding:

pain

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From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

patient

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From this reading Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.

perceiving

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From this reading My emotion was so great that I could not conceal it; and she, in her own quick and delicate way, perceiving this almost before I did myself, made as if she saw it not, and lightly adding:

quick

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From this reading My emotion was so great that I could not conceal it; and she, in her own quick and delicate way, perceiving this almost before I did myself, made as if she saw it not, and lightly adding:

recognized

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From this reading Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.

remote

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From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

saw

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From this reading My emotion was so great that I could not conceal it; and she, in her own quick and delicate way, perceiving this almost before I did myself, made as if she saw it not, and lightly adding:

say

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From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading My emotion was so great that I could not conceal it; and she, in her own quick and delicate way, perceiving this almost before I did myself, made as if she saw it not, and lightly adding:

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading My emotion was so great that I could not conceal it; and she, in her own quick and delicate way, perceiving this almost before I did myself, made as if she saw it not, and lightly adding:

Some

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From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

speak

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From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

state

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From this reading Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.

strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.

taken

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From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading My emotion was so great that I could not conceal it; and she, in her own quick and delicate way, perceiving this almost before I did myself, made as if she saw it not, and lightly adding:

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.

touching

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From this reading Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.

traveller

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From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

understandnounUS /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

voice

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From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading My emotion was so great that I could not conceal it; and she, in her own quick and delicate way, perceiving this almost before I did myself, made as if she saw it not, and lightly adding:

way

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From this reading My emotion was so great that I could not conceal it; and she, in her own quick and delicate way, perceiving this almost before I did myself, made as if she saw it not, and lightly adding:

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Some homesick traveller in a foreign land, where he is known of none and can neither speak nor understand the language of the country; taken ill, let us say, at a remote inn, his strength and credit gone, and he, in pain and fever, hears, one blessed day, the voice of an old friend in the court below.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading Such a man may think he has--but I doubt if he have--some crude conception of the state of feeling in which I found myself, when recognized in this touching manner by my old patient.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I will go before you.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I will go before you.