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Doctor Bonamy wagged his head as though to say that such an _ensemble_ of testimony could leave no room for doubt. Forthwith, he subjected the patient to a prolonged auscultation. And he murmured: “I hear nothing--I hear nothing.” Then, correcting himself, he added: “At least I hear scarcely anything.” Finally he turned towards the five-and-twenty or thirty doctors who were assembled there in silence.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then, correcting himself, he added: “At least I hear scarcely anything.””
any thing at all
From this reading “Then, correcting himself, he added: “At least I hear scarcely anything.””
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Doctor Bonamy wagged his head as though to say that such an _ensemble_ of testimony could leave no room for doubt.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Doctor Bonamy wagged his head as though to say that such an _ensemble_ of testimony could leave no room for doubt.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And he murmured: “I hear nothing--I hear nothing.””
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Then, correcting himself, he added: “At least I hear scarcely anything.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then, correcting himself, he added: “At least I hear scarcely anything.””
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “And he murmured: “I hear nothing--I hear nothing.””
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Finally he turned towards the five-and-twenty or thirty doctors who were assembled there in silence.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Doctor Bonamy wagged his head as though to say that such an _ensemble_ of testimony could leave no room for doubt.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Finally he turned towards the five-and-twenty or thirty doctors who were assembled there in silence.”
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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 Forthwith, he subjected the patient to a prolonged auscultation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, correcting himself, he added: “At least I hear scarcely anything.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Doctor Bonamy wagged his head as though to say that such an _ensemble_ of testimony could leave no room for doubt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he murmured: “I hear nothing--I hear nothing.”
any thing at all
From this reading Then, correcting himself, he added: “At least I hear scarcely anything.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Doctor Bonamy wagged his head as though to say that such an _ensemble_ of testimony could leave no room for doubt.
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From this reading Finally he turned towards the five-and-twenty or thirty doctors who were assembled there in silence.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then, correcting himself, he added: “At least I hear scarcely anything.”
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From this reading Forthwith, he subjected the patient to a prolonged auscultation.
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From this reading Doctor Bonamy wagged his head as though to say that such an _ensemble_ of testimony could leave no room for doubt.
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From this reading Then, correcting himself, he added: “At least I hear scarcely anything.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Doctor Bonamy wagged his head as though to say that such an _ensemble_ of testimony could leave no room for doubt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doctor Bonamy wagged his head as though to say that such an _ensemble_ of testimony could leave no room for doubt.
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From this reading Finally he turned towards the five-and-twenty or thirty doctors who were assembled there in silence.
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From this reading Doctor Bonamy wagged his head as though to say that such an _ensemble_ of testimony could leave no room for doubt.
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From this reading Doctor Bonamy wagged his head as though to say that such an _ensemble_ of testimony could leave no room for doubt.
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From this reading Finally he turned towards the five-and-twenty or thirty doctors who were assembled there in silence.
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From this reading Finally he turned towards the five-and-twenty or thirty doctors who were assembled there in silence.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Doctor Bonamy wagged his head as though to say that such an _ensemble_ of testimony could leave no room for doubt.
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From this reading Forthwith, he subjected the patient to a prolonged auscultation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Forthwith, he subjected the patient to a prolonged auscultation.
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From this reading Doctor Bonamy wagged his head as though to say that such an _ensemble_ of testimony could leave no room for doubt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he murmured: “I hear nothing--I hear nothing.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then, correcting himself, he added: “At least I hear scarcely anything.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Doctor Bonamy wagged his head as though to say that such an _ensemble_ of testimony could leave no room for doubt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And he murmured: “I hear nothing--I hear nothing.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Finally he turned towards the five-and-twenty or thirty doctors who were assembled there in silence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, correcting himself, he added: “At least I hear scarcely anything.”
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From this reading Doctor Bonamy wagged his head as though to say that such an _ensemble_ of testimony could leave no room for doubt.
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From this reading And he murmured: “I hear nothing--I hear nothing.”
not any; not one
From this reading Doctor Bonamy wagged his head as though to say that such an _ensemble_ of testimony could leave no room for doubt.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading And he murmured: “I hear nothing--I hear nothing.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Doctor Bonamy wagged his head as though to say that such an _ensemble_ of testimony could leave no room for doubt.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Finally he turned towards the five-and-twenty or thirty doctors who were assembled there in silence.
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From this reading Forthwith, he subjected the patient to a prolonged auscultation.
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From this reading Forthwith, he subjected the patient to a prolonged auscultation.
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From this reading Doctor Bonamy wagged his head as though to say that such an _ensemble_ of testimony could leave no room for doubt.
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From this reading Doctor Bonamy wagged his head as though to say that such an _ensemble_ of testimony could leave no room for doubt.
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From this reading Then, correcting himself, he added: “At least I hear scarcely anything.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Finally he turned towards the five-and-twenty or thirty doctors who were assembled there in silence.
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From this reading Forthwith, he subjected the patient to a prolonged auscultation.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Doctor Bonamy wagged his head as though to say that such an _ensemble_ of testimony could leave no room for doubt.
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From this reading Doctor Bonamy wagged his head as though to say that such an _ensemble_ of testimony could leave no room for doubt.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Doctor Bonamy wagged his head as though to say that such an _ensemble_ of testimony could leave no room for doubt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Forthwith, he subjected the patient to a prolonged auscultation.
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From this reading Then, correcting himself, he added: “At least I hear scarcely anything.”
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From this reading Finally he turned towards the five-and-twenty or thirty doctors who were assembled there in silence.
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From this reading Finally he turned towards the five-and-twenty or thirty doctors who were assembled there in silence.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Doctor Bonamy wagged his head as though to say that such an _ensemble_ of testimony could leave no room for doubt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Doctor Bonamy wagged his head as though to say that such an _ensemble_ of testimony could leave no room for doubt.
in the direction of
From this reading Finally he turned towards the five-and-twenty or thirty doctors who were assembled there in silence.
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From this reading Finally he turned towards the five-and-twenty or thirty doctors who were assembled there in silence.
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From this reading Doctor Bonamy wagged his head as though to say that such an _ensemble_ of testimony could leave no room for doubt.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Finally he turned towards the five-and-twenty or thirty doctors who were assembled there in silence.
which person or people
From this reading Finally he turned towards the five-and-twenty or thirty doctors who were assembled there in silence.
