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Chapter VII
I said that the patients were very homely. Any one who is over-starched might well come here to be unstiffened. I confess that I did not quite fall in with it at once. When on one of my first mornings a club patient with his bottle under his arm came up to me and asked me if I were the doctor’s man, I sent him on to see the groom in the stable. But soon one falls into the humour of it.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When on one of my first mornings a club patient with his bottle under his arm came up to me and asked me if I were the doctor’s man, I sent him on to see the groom in the stable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Any one who is over-starched might well come here to be unstiffened.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When on one of my first mornings a club patient with his bottle under his arm came up to me and asked me if I were the doctor’s man, I sent him on to see the groom in the stable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Any one who is over-starched might well come here to be unstiffened.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Any one who is over-starched might well come here to be unstiffened.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I confess that I did not quite fall in with it at once.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Any one who is over-starched might well come here to be unstiffened.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I confess that I did not quite fall in with it at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But soon one falls into the humour of it.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “When on one of my first mornings a club patient with his bottle under his arm came up to me and asked me if I were the doctor’s man, I sent him on to see the groom in the stable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Any one who is over-starched might well come here to be unstiffened.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When on one of my first mornings a club patient with his bottle under his arm came up to me and asked me if I were the doctor’s man, I sent him on to see the groom in the stable.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When on one of my first mornings a club patient with his bottle under his arm came up to me and asked me if I were the doctor’s man, I sent him on to see the groom in the stable.
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From this reading Any one who is over-starched might well come here to be unstiffened.
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From this reading When on one of my first mornings a club patient with his bottle under his arm came up to me and asked me if I were the doctor’s man, I sent him on to see the groom in the stable.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When on one of my first mornings a club patient with his bottle under his arm came up to me and asked me if I were the doctor’s man, I sent him on to see the groom in the stable.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I confess that I did not quite fall in with it at once.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Any one who is over-starched might well come here to be unstiffened.
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From this reading When on one of my first mornings a club patient with his bottle under his arm came up to me and asked me if I were the doctor’s man, I sent him on to see the groom in the stable.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But soon one falls into the humour of it.
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From this reading When on one of my first mornings a club patient with his bottle under his arm came up to me and asked me if I were the doctor’s man, I sent him on to see the groom in the stable.
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From this reading When on one of my first mornings a club patient with his bottle under his arm came up to me and asked me if I were the doctor’s man, I sent him on to see the groom in the stable.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Any one who is over-starched might well come here to be unstiffened.
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From this reading I confess that I did not quite fall in with it at once.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I confess that I did not quite fall in with it at once.
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From this reading When on one of my first mornings a club patient with his bottle under his arm came up to me and asked me if I were the doctor’s man, I sent him on to see the groom in the stable.
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From this reading I confess that I did not quite fall in with it at once.
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From this reading But soon one falls into the humour of it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When on one of my first mornings a club patient with his bottle under his arm came up to me and asked me if I were the doctor’s man, I sent him on to see the groom in the stable.
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From this reading When on one of my first mornings a club patient with his bottle under his arm came up to me and asked me if I were the doctor’s man, I sent him on to see the groom in the stable.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Any one who is over-starched might well come here to be unstiffened.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When on one of my first mornings a club patient with his bottle under his arm came up to me and asked me if I were the doctor’s man, I sent him on to see the groom in the stable.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When on one of my first mornings a club patient with his bottle under his arm came up to me and asked me if I were the doctor’s man, I sent him on to see the groom in the stable.
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From this reading I said that the patients were very homely.
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From this reading But soon one falls into the humour of it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said that the patients were very homely.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When on one of my first mornings a club patient with his bottle under his arm came up to me and asked me if I were the doctor’s man, I sent him on to see the groom in the stable.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I confess that I did not quite fall in with it at once.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But soon one falls into the humour of it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Any one who is over-starched might well come here to be unstiffened.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I confess that I did not quite fall in with it at once.
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From this reading When on one of my first mornings a club patient with his bottle under his arm came up to me and asked me if I were the doctor’s man, I sent him on to see the groom in the stable.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When on one of my first mornings a club patient with his bottle under his arm came up to me and asked me if I were the doctor’s man, I sent him on to see the groom in the stable.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Any one who is over-starched might well come here to be unstiffened.
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From this reading When on one of my first mornings a club patient with his bottle under his arm came up to me and asked me if I were the doctor’s man, I sent him on to see the groom in the stable.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When on one of my first mornings a club patient with his bottle under his arm came up to me and asked me if I were the doctor’s man, I sent him on to see the groom in the stable.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I confess that I did not quite fall in with it at once.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When on one of my first mornings a club patient with his bottle under his arm came up to me and asked me if I were the doctor’s man, I sent him on to see the groom in the stable.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When on one of my first mornings a club patient with his bottle under his arm came up to me and asked me if I were the doctor’s man, I sent him on to see the groom in the stable.
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From this reading I confess that I did not quite fall in with it at once.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Any one who is over-starched might well come here to be unstiffened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Any one who is over-starched might well come here to be unstiffened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When on one of my first mornings a club patient with his bottle under his arm came up to me and asked me if I were the doctor’s man, I sent him on to see the groom in the stable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said that the patients were very homely.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I confess that I did not quite fall in with it at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said that the patients were very homely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When on one of my first mornings a club patient with his bottle under his arm came up to me and asked me if I were the doctor’s man, I sent him on to see the groom in the stable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When on one of my first mornings a club patient with his bottle under his arm came up to me and asked me if I were the doctor’s man, I sent him on to see the groom in the stable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But soon one falls into the humour of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When on one of my first mornings a club patient with his bottle under his arm came up to me and asked me if I were the doctor’s man, I sent him on to see the groom in the stable.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I said that the patients were very homely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I said that the patients were very homely.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Any one who is over-starched might well come here to be unstiffened.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading When on one of my first mornings a club patient with his bottle under his arm came up to me and asked me if I were the doctor’s man, I sent him on to see the groom in the stable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Any one who is over-starched might well come here to be unstiffened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When on one of my first mornings a club patient with his bottle under his arm came up to me and asked me if I were the doctor’s man, I sent him on to see the groom in the stable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said that the patients were very homely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Any one who is over-starched might well come here to be unstiffened.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I said that the patients were very homely.
at the time that
From this reading When on one of my first mornings a club patient with his bottle under his arm came up to me and asked me if I were the doctor’s man, I sent him on to see the groom in the stable.
which person or people
From this reading Any one who is over-starched might well come here to be unstiffened.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I confess that I did not quite fall in with it at once.
