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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 Sir Ludovic was glad to see the neighbor who was more intelligent than most of his neighbors, and with whom he could have a little talk.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The doctor was a plain man of homely Scotch manners and speech; but he knew all about the county and everybody in it, and was not unacquainted with books.
alarm
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From this reading But he could perceive nothing to justify John’s alarm.
all
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From this reading The doctor was a plain man of homely Scotch manners and speech; but he knew all about the county and everybody in it, and was not unacquainted with books.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Ludovic was glad to see the neighbor who was more intelligent than most of his neighbors, and with whom he could have a little talk.
any
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From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The doctor came, very careful to explain that he had come to call out of friendship only, because it was so long since he had seen Sir Ludovic.
bodies
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From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading The doctor was a plain man of homely Scotch manners and speech; but he knew all about the county and everybody in it, and was not unacquainted with books.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he could perceive nothing to justify John’s alarm.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
call
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From this reading The doctor came, very careful to explain that he had come to call out of friendship only, because it was so long since he had seen Sir Ludovic.
came
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From this reading The doctor came, very careful to explain that he had come to call out of friendship only, because it was so long since he had seen Sir Ludovic.
careful
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From this reading The doctor came, very careful to explain that he had come to call out of friendship only, because it was so long since he had seen Sir Ludovic.
carried
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From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
come
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From this reading The doctor came, very careful to explain that he had come to call out of friendship only, because it was so long since he had seen Sir Ludovic.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But he could perceive nothing to justify John’s alarm.
county
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From this reading The doctor was a plain man of homely Scotch manners and speech; but he knew all about the county and everybody in it, and was not unacquainted with books.
delivered
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From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
detained
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From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
doctor
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From this reading The doctor came, very careful to explain that he had come to call out of friendship only, because it was so long since he had seen Sir Ludovic.
Dr
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From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
easier
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From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
escape
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From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading The doctor was a plain man of homely Scotch manners and speech; but he knew all about the county and everybody in it, and was not unacquainted with books.
explain
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From this reading The doctor came, very careful to explain that he had come to call out of friendship only, because it was so long since he had seen Sir Ludovic.
found
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From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
friendship
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From this reading The doctor came, very careful to explain that he had come to call out of friendship only, because it was so long since he had seen Sir Ludovic.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
give
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From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
glad
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From this reading Sir Ludovic was glad to see the neighbor who was more intelligent than most of his neighbors, and with whom he could have a little talk.
gossip
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From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The doctor came, very careful to explain that he had come to call out of friendship only, because it was so long since he had seen Sir Ludovic.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Sir Ludovic was glad to see the neighbor who was more intelligent than most of his neighbors, and with whom he could have a little talk.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The doctor came, very careful to explain that he had come to call out of friendship only, because it was so long since he had seen Sir Ludovic.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Ludovic was glad to see the neighbor who was more intelligent than most of his neighbors, and with whom he could have a little talk.
homely
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From this reading The doctor was a plain man of homely Scotch manners and speech; but he knew all about the county and everybody in it, and was not unacquainted with books.
Hume
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From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The doctor was a plain man of homely Scotch manners and speech; but he knew all about the county and everybody in it, and was not unacquainted with books.
intelligent
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From this reading Sir Ludovic was glad to see the neighbor who was more intelligent than most of his neighbors, and with whom he could have a little talk.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The doctor came, very careful to explain that he had come to call out of friendship only, because it was so long since he had seen Sir Ludovic.
John's
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From this reading But he could perceive nothing to justify John’s alarm.
jokes
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From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
justify
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From this reading But he could perceive nothing to justify John’s alarm.
knew
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From this reading The doctor was a plain man of homely Scotch manners and speech; but he knew all about the county and everybody in it, and was not unacquainted with books.
laugh
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From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
listened
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From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
little
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From this reading Sir Ludovic was glad to see the neighbor who was more intelligent than most of his neighbors, and with whom he could have a little talk.
long
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From this reading The doctor came, very careful to explain that he had come to call out of friendship only, because it was so long since he had seen Sir Ludovic.
Ludovic
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From this reading The doctor came, very careful to explain that he had come to call out of friendship only, because it was so long since he had seen Sir Ludovic.
man
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From this reading The doctor was a plain man of homely Scotch manners and speech; but he knew all about the county and everybody in it, and was not unacquainted with books.
manners
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From this reading The doctor was a plain man of homely Scotch manners and speech; but he knew all about the county and everybody in it, and was not unacquainted with books.
means
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From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
more
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From this reading Sir Ludovic was glad to see the neighbor who was more intelligent than most of his neighbors, and with whom he could have a little talk.
most
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From this reading Sir Ludovic was glad to see the neighbor who was more intelligent than most of his neighbors, and with whom he could have a little talk.
much
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From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
neighbor
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From this reading Sir Ludovic was glad to see the neighbor who was more intelligent than most of his neighbors, and with whom he could have a little talk.
neighbors
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From this reading Sir Ludovic was glad to see the neighbor who was more intelligent than most of his neighbors, and with whom he could have a little talk.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The doctor was a plain man of homely Scotch manners and speech; but he knew all about the county and everybody in it, and was not unacquainted with books.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But he could perceive nothing to justify John’s alarm.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The doctor came, very careful to explain that he had come to call out of friendship only, because it was so long since he had seen Sir Ludovic.
only
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From this reading The doctor came, very careful to explain that he had come to call out of friendship only, because it was so long since he had seen Sir Ludovic.
oppressed
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From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
other
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From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
out
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From this reading The doctor came, very careful to explain that he had come to call out of friendship only, because it was so long since he had seen Sir Ludovic.
parish
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From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
patience
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From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
patient
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From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
perceive
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From this reading But he could perceive nothing to justify John’s alarm.
plain
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From this reading The doctor was a plain man of homely Scotch manners and speech; but he knew all about the county and everybody in it, and was not unacquainted with books.
poor
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From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
prospect
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From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
said
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From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
Scotch
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From this reading The doctor was a plain man of homely Scotch manners and speech; but he knew all about the county and everybody in it, and was not unacquainted with books.
see
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From this reading Sir Ludovic was glad to see the neighbor who was more intelligent than most of his neighbors, and with whom he could have a little talk.
seen
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From this reading The doctor came, very careful to explain that he had come to call out of friendship only, because it was so long since he had seen Sir Ludovic.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The doctor came, very careful to explain that he had come to call out of friendship only, because it was so long since he had seen Sir Ludovic.
Sir
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From this reading The doctor came, very careful to explain that he had come to call out of friendship only, because it was so long since he had seen Sir Ludovic.
smiled
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From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The doctor came, very careful to explain that he had come to call out of friendship only, because it was so long since he had seen Sir Ludovic.
society
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From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
speech
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From this reading The doctor was a plain man of homely Scotch manners and speech; but he knew all about the county and everybody in it, and was not unacquainted with books.
talk
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From this reading Sir Ludovic was glad to see the neighbor who was more intelligent than most of his neighbors, and with whom he could have a little talk.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Sir Ludovic was glad to see the neighbor who was more intelligent than most of his neighbors, and with whom he could have a little talk.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The doctor came, very careful to explain that he had come to call out of friendship only, because it was so long since he had seen Sir Ludovic.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doctor came, very careful to explain that he had come to call out of friendship only, because it was so long since he had seen Sir Ludovic.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The doctor came, very careful to explain that he had come to call out of friendship only, because it was so long since he had seen Sir Ludovic.
unacquainted
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From this reading The doctor was a plain man of homely Scotch manners and speech; but he knew all about the county and everybody in it, and was not unacquainted with books.
usual
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From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
very
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From this reading The doctor came, very careful to explain that he had come to call out of friendship only, because it was so long since he had seen Sir Ludovic.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The doctor came, very careful to explain that he had come to call out of friendship only, because it was so long since he had seen Sir Ludovic.
way
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From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sir Ludovic, who was glad to be delivered from himself, and who found it easier to escape from the prospect which oppressed him, by means of society than in any other way, detained the doctor as long as he could, and listened with much more patience than usual to the gossip of the parish, and smiled at the jokes which Dr. Hume carried about from patient to patient to “give the poor bodies a laugh,” he said.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Sir Ludovic was glad to see the neighbor who was more intelligent than most of his neighbors, and with whom he could have a little talk.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sir Ludovic was glad to see the neighbor who was more intelligent than most of his neighbors, and with whom he could have a little talk.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sir Ludovic was glad to see the neighbor who was more intelligent than most of his neighbors, and with whom he could have a little talk.
