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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 The physician who spoke thus was a man of great height, with a great bulging forehead and deep-set and piercing eyes.
All
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From this reading All this blood-letting has weakened the poor fellow terribly; but he will live, never fear!
Aloyse
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From this reading THE HOROSCOPE "The sick man will live, Dame Aloyse!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The danger has been very great, and his convalescence will be very slow.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The danger has been very great, and his convalescence will be very slow.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The danger has been very great, and his convalescence will be very slow.
blood-letting
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From this reading All this blood-letting has weakened the poor fellow terribly; but he will live, never fear!
blow
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From this reading And thank God that the extreme debilitation of the body has lessened the blow that his mind has received, for we cannot cure those wounds; and this one of his might have been fatal,--indeed, it may yet be!"
body
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From this reading And thank God that the extreme debilitation of the body has lessened the blow that his mind has received, for we cannot cure those wounds; and this one of his might have been fatal,--indeed, it may yet be!"
bulging
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From this reading The physician who spoke thus was a man of great height, with a great bulging forehead and deep-set and piercing eyes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All this blood-letting has weakened the poor fellow terribly; but he will live, never fear!
cannot
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From this reading And thank God that the extreme debilitation of the body has lessened the blow that his mind has received, for we cannot cure those wounds; and this one of his might have been fatal,--indeed, it may yet be!"
convalescence
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From this reading The danger has been very great, and his convalescence will be very slow.
cure
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From this reading And thank God that the extreme debilitation of the body has lessened the blow that his mind has received, for we cannot cure those wounds; and this one of his might have been fatal,--indeed, it may yet be!"
Dame
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From this reading THE HOROSCOPE "The sick man will live, Dame Aloyse!
danger
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From this reading The danger has been very great, and his convalescence will be very slow.
debilitation
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From this reading And thank God that the extreme debilitation of the body has lessened the blow that his mind has received, for we cannot cure those wounds; and this one of his might have been fatal,--indeed, it may yet be!"
deep-set
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From this reading The physician who spoke thus was a man of great height, with a great bulging forehead and deep-set and piercing eyes.
extreme
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From this reading And thank God that the extreme debilitation of the body has lessened the blow that his mind has received, for we cannot cure those wounds; and this one of his might have been fatal,--indeed, it may yet be!"
eyes
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From this reading The physician who spoke thus was a man of great height, with a great bulging forehead and deep-set and piercing eyes.
fatal
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From this reading And thank God that the extreme debilitation of the body has lessened the blow that his mind has received, for we cannot cure those wounds; and this one of his might have been fatal,--indeed, it may yet be!"
fear
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From this reading All this blood-letting has weakened the poor fellow terribly; but he will live, never fear!
fellow
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From this reading All this blood-letting has weakened the poor fellow terribly; but he will live, never fear!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And thank God that the extreme debilitation of the body has lessened the blow that his mind has received, for we cannot cure those wounds; and this one of his might have been fatal,--indeed, it may yet be!"
forehead
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From this reading The physician who spoke thus was a man of great height, with a great bulging forehead and deep-set and piercing eyes.
God
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From this reading And thank God that the extreme debilitation of the body has lessened the blow that his mind has received, for we cannot cure those wounds; and this one of his might have been fatal,--indeed, it may yet be!"
great
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From this reading The danger has been very great, and his convalescence will be very slow.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The danger has been very great, and his convalescence will be very slow.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And thank God that the extreme debilitation of the body has lessened the blow that his mind has received, for we cannot cure those wounds; and this one of his might have been fatal,--indeed, it may yet be!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All this blood-letting has weakened the poor fellow terribly; but he will live, never fear!
height
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From this reading The physician who spoke thus was a man of great height, with a great bulging forehead and deep-set and piercing eyes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The danger has been very great, and his convalescence will be very slow.
HOROSCOPE
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From this reading THE HOROSCOPE "The sick man will live, Dame Aloyse!
indeed
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From this reading And thank God that the extreme debilitation of the body has lessened the blow that his mind has received, for we cannot cure those wounds; and this one of his might have been fatal,--indeed, it may yet be!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And thank God that the extreme debilitation of the body has lessened the blow that his mind has received, for we cannot cure those wounds; and this one of his might have been fatal,--indeed, it may yet be!"
lessened
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From this reading And thank God that the extreme debilitation of the body has lessened the blow that his mind has received, for we cannot cure those wounds; and this one of his might have been fatal,--indeed, it may yet be!"
live
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From this reading THE HOROSCOPE "The sick man will live, Dame Aloyse!
man
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From this reading THE HOROSCOPE "The sick man will live, Dame Aloyse!
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And thank God that the extreme debilitation of the body has lessened the blow that his mind has received, for we cannot cure those wounds; and this one of his might have been fatal,--indeed, it may yet be!"
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And thank God that the extreme debilitation of the body has lessened the blow that his mind has received, for we cannot cure those wounds; and this one of his might have been fatal,--indeed, it may yet be!"
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading And thank God that the extreme debilitation of the body has lessened the blow that his mind has received, for we cannot cure those wounds; and this one of his might have been fatal,--indeed, it may yet be!"
never
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From this reading All this blood-letting has weakened the poor fellow terribly; but he will live, never fear!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And thank God that the extreme debilitation of the body has lessened the blow that his mind has received, for we cannot cure those wounds; and this one of his might have been fatal,--indeed, it may yet be!"
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And thank God that the extreme debilitation of the body has lessened the blow that his mind has received, for we cannot cure those wounds; and this one of his might have been fatal,--indeed, it may yet be!"
physician
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From this reading The physician who spoke thus was a man of great height, with a great bulging forehead and deep-set and piercing eyes.
piercing
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From this reading The physician who spoke thus was a man of great height, with a great bulging forehead and deep-set and piercing eyes.
poor
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From this reading All this blood-letting has weakened the poor fellow terribly; but he will live, never fear!
received
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From this reading And thank God that the extreme debilitation of the body has lessened the blow that his mind has received, for we cannot cure those wounds; and this one of his might have been fatal,--indeed, it may yet be!"
sick
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From this reading THE HOROSCOPE "The sick man will live, Dame Aloyse!
slow
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From this reading The danger has been very great, and his convalescence will be very slow.
spoke
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From this reading The physician who spoke thus was a man of great height, with a great bulging forehead and deep-set and piercing eyes.
terribly
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From this reading All this blood-letting has weakened the poor fellow terribly; but he will live, never fear!
thank
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From this reading And thank God that the extreme debilitation of the body has lessened the blow that his mind has received, for we cannot cure those wounds; and this one of his might have been fatal,--indeed, it may yet be!"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And thank God that the extreme debilitation of the body has lessened the blow that his mind has received, for we cannot cure those wounds; and this one of his might have been fatal,--indeed, it may yet be!"
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOROSCOPE "The sick man will live, Dame Aloyse!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this blood-letting has weakened the poor fellow terribly; but he will live, never fear!
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And thank God that the extreme debilitation of the body has lessened the blow that his mind has received, for we cannot cure those wounds; and this one of his might have been fatal,--indeed, it may yet be!"
thus
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From this reading The physician who spoke thus was a man of great height, with a great bulging forehead and deep-set and piercing eyes.
very
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From this reading The danger has been very great, and his convalescence will be very slow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The physician who spoke thus was a man of great height, with a great bulging forehead and deep-set and piercing eyes.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And thank God that the extreme debilitation of the body has lessened the blow that his mind has received, for we cannot cure those wounds; and this one of his might have been fatal,--indeed, it may yet be!"
weakened
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From this reading All this blood-letting has weakened the poor fellow terribly; but he will live, never fear!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The physician who spoke thus was a man of great height, with a great bulging forehead and deep-set and piercing eyes.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE HOROSCOPE "The sick man will live, Dame Aloyse!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The physician who spoke thus was a man of great height, with a great bulging forehead and deep-set and piercing eyes.
wounds
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From this reading And thank God that the extreme debilitation of the body has lessened the blow that his mind has received, for we cannot cure those wounds; and this one of his might have been fatal,--indeed, it may yet be!"
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And thank God that the extreme debilitation of the body has lessened the blow that his mind has received, for we cannot cure those wounds; and this one of his might have been fatal,--indeed, it may yet be!"
