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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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account
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all
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aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
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already
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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Bastien
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I wish, madame, that you could see in me a physician who is devoting himself to a dangerous but by no means hopeless case.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I wish, madame, that you could see in me a physician who is devoting himself to a dangerous but by no means hopeless case.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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case
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change
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character
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collect
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companion
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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dangerous
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David
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devoting
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distresses
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Doctor
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doubtless
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Dufour
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earnestly
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enlighten
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events
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first
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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friend
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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full
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given
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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Henri
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himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I wish, madame, that you could see in me a physician who is devoting himself to a dangerous but by no means hopeless case.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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hopeless
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish, madame, that you could see in me a physician who is devoting himself to a dangerous but by no means hopeless case.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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information
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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Left
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like
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Madame
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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means
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minutes
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more
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much
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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noticed
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
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physician
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place
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receive
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remained
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said
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see
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several
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
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silent
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sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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some
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son's
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still
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subject
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taken
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tell
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I wish, madame, that you could see in me a physician who is devoting himself to a dangerous but by no means hopeless case.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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then
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thoughts
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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turning
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whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what you can tell me, madame, will doubtless enlighten me still more."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But what you can tell me, madame, will doubtless enlighten me still more."
wish
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
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