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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 "Here's a gent that calls himself a doc," said Hank Dwight by way of an introduction.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He repeated her name, bowed, and when he straightened, blinked again.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he left them alone.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Here's a gent that calls himself a doc," said Hank Dwight by way of an introduction.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he left them alone.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
blinked
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From this reading He repeated her name, bowed, and when he straightened, blinked again.
bowed
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From this reading He repeated her name, bowed, and when he straightened, blinked again.
bright
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From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
brows
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From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Here's a gent that calls himself a doc," said Hank Dwight by way of an introduction.
Byrne
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From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
calls
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From this reading "Here's a gent that calls himself a doc," said Hank Dwight by way of an introduction.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "If you can use him, Miss Cumberland, fly to it!"
closely
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From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
cloud
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From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
Cumberland
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From this reading "If you can use him, Miss Cumberland, fly to it!"
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
doc
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From this reading "Here's a gent that calls himself a doc," said Hank Dwight by way of an introduction.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
Dwight
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From this reading "Here's a gent that calls himself a doc," said Hank Dwight by way of an introduction.
eyes
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From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
fly
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From this reading "If you can use him, Miss Cumberland, fly to it!"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
gent
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From this reading "Here's a gent that calls himself a doc," said Hank Dwight by way of an introduction.
golden
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From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
hair
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From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
Hank
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From this reading "Here's a gent that calls himself a doc," said Hank Dwight by way of an introduction.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he left them alone.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
Here's
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From this reading "Here's a gent that calls himself a doc," said Hank Dwight by way of an introduction.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If you can use him, Miss Cumberland, fly to it!"
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Here's a gent that calls himself a doc," said Hank Dwight by way of an introduction.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you can use him, Miss Cumberland, fly to it!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
introduction
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From this reading "Here's a gent that calls himself a doc," said Hank Dwight by way of an introduction.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If you can use him, Miss Cumberland, fly to it!"
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
Kate
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From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
lay
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From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he left them alone.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
Miss
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From this reading "If you can use him, Miss Cumberland, fly to it!"
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He repeated her name, bowed, and when he straightened, blinked again.
nerve
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From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
Now
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From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Here's a gent that calls himself a doc," said Hank Dwight by way of an introduction.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
pucker
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From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
Randall
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From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He repeated her name, bowed, and when he straightened, blinked again.
rolled
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From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
sad
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From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
said
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From this reading "Here's a gent that calls himself a doc," said Hank Dwight by way of an introduction.
shade
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From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
sombrero
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From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
straightened
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From this reading He repeated her name, bowed, and when he straightened, blinked again.
strain
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From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
sun
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From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
sunshine
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From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Here's a gent that calls himself a doc," said Hank Dwight by way of an introduction.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And he left them alone.
there
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From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If you can use him, Miss Cumberland, fly to it!"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
use
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From this reading "If you can use him, Miss Cumberland, fly to it!"
visual
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From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
way
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From this reading "Here's a gent that calls himself a doc," said Hank Dwight by way of an introduction.
weak
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From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He repeated her name, bowed, and when he straightened, blinked again.
wide
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From this reading Now the sun lay directly behind Kate Cumberland and in order to look at her closely the doctor had to shade his weak eyes and pucker his brows; for from beneath her wide sombrero there rolled a cloud of golden hair as bright as the sunshine itself--a sad strain upon the visual nerve of Doctor Randall Byrne.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you can use him, Miss Cumberland, fly to it!"
