adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “It is utter collapse from severe mental strain,” he said after a minute.
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE MYSTERY ABOUT SYDNEY The boys stood by in anxious suspense while the doctor made his examination.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “It is utter collapse from severe mental strain,” he said after a minute.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He wrote out a prescription and gave it to Scott to take out for him and then turned to Rex.
anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/
eagerly desirous
From this reading THE MYSTERY ABOUT SYDNEY The boys stood by in anxious suspense while the doctor made his examination.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are Mr. Pell’s brother, I believe?” he said.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “He will come around presently.”
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “You are Mr. Pell’s brother, I believe?” he said.
boysnounUS /bɔɪz/
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE MYSTERY ABOUT SYDNEY The boys stood by in anxious suspense while the doctor made his examination.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “You are Mr. Pell’s brother, I believe?” he said.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE MYSTERY ABOUT SYDNEY The boys stood by in anxious suspense while the doctor made his examination.
collapsenounUS /kəˈlæps/
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
From this reading “It is utter collapse from severe mental strain,” he said after a minute.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “He will come around presently.”
doctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading THE MYSTERY ABOUT SYDNEY The boys stood by in anxious suspense while the doctor made his examination.
examinationnounUS /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading THE MYSTERY ABOUT SYDNEY The boys stood by in anxious suspense while the doctor made his examination.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He wrote out a prescription and gave it to Scott to take out for him and then turned to Rex.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “It is utter collapse from severe mental strain,” he said after a minute.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He wrote out a prescription and gave it to Scott to take out for him and then turned to Rex.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It is utter collapse from severe mental strain,” he said after a minute.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He wrote out a prescription and gave it to Scott to take out for him and then turned to Rex.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MYSTERY ABOUT SYDNEY The boys stood by in anxious suspense while the doctor made his examination.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You are Mr. Pell’s brother, I believe?” he said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MYSTERY ABOUT SYDNEY The boys stood by in anxious suspense while the doctor made his examination.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is utter collapse from severe mental strain,” he said after a minute.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is utter collapse from severe mental strain,” he said after a minute.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE MYSTERY ABOUT SYDNEY The boys stood by in anxious suspense while the doctor made his examination.
mentaladjectiveUS /ˈmentəl/
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading “It is utter collapse from severe mental strain,” he said after a minute.
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “It is utter collapse from severe mental strain,” he said after a minute.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading “You are Mr. Pell’s brother, I believe?” he said.
MYSTERYnounUS /ˈmɪstəri/
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading THE MYSTERY ABOUT SYDNEY The boys stood by in anxious suspense while the doctor made his examination.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He wrote out a prescription and gave it to Scott to take out for him and then turned to Rex.
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From this reading “You are Mr. Pell’s brother, I believe?” he said.
prescriptionnounUS /prəˈskrɪpʃən/
directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions
From this reading He wrote out a prescription and gave it to Scott to take out for him and then turned to Rex.
presentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/
in the near future
From this reading “He will come around presently.”
RexnounUS /reks/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading He wrote out a prescription and gave it to Scott to take out for him and then turned to Rex.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It is utter collapse from severe mental strain,” he said after a minute.
ScottnounUS /skɑːt/
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading He wrote out a prescription and gave it to Scott to take out for him and then turned to Rex.
severeadjectiveUS /səˈvɪr/
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading “It is utter collapse from severe mental strain,” he said after a minute.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE MYSTERY ABOUT SYDNEY The boys stood by in anxious suspense while the doctor made his examination.
strainnounUS /streɪn/
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading “It is utter collapse from severe mental strain,” he said after a minute.
suspensenounUS /səˈspens/
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading THE MYSTERY ABOUT SYDNEY The boys stood by in anxious suspense while the doctor made his examination.
SYDNEYnounUS /ˈsɪdni/
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading THE MYSTERY ABOUT SYDNEY The boys stood by in anxious suspense while the doctor made his examination.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading He wrote out a prescription and gave it to Scott to take out for him and then turned to Rex.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERY ABOUT SYDNEY The boys stood by in anxious suspense while the doctor made his examination.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He wrote out a prescription and gave it to Scott to take out for him and then turned to Rex.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He wrote out a prescription and gave it to Scott to take out for him and then turned to Rex.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He wrote out a prescription and gave it to Scott to take out for him and then turned to Rex.
utterverbUS /ˈʌtər/
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading “It is utter collapse from severe mental strain,” he said after a minute.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE MYSTERY ABOUT SYDNEY The boys stood by in anxious suspense while the doctor made his examination.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “He will come around presently.”
wroteverbUS /roʊt/
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading He wrote out a prescription and gave it to Scott to take out for him and then turned to Rex.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are Mr. Pell’s brother, I believe?” he said.
