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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 Young Doctor had had a trying day.
air
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From this reading As the Young Doctor drew his chair up to the supper-table and looked at his food with a critical air, he was very brittle.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For one born in Enniskillen he had an even nature, but its evenness was more the result of mental control than temperament.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
anxiety
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From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the Young Doctor drew his chair up to the supper-table and looked at his food with a critical air, he was very brittle.
askance
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From this reading He sighed as he looked at the marrow bones which, as a rule, gave him joy when their turn came in the weekly menu; he eyed askance the baked potatoes; and the salad waiting for his skilled hand only gave him an extra feeling of fatigue.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
baked
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From this reading He sighed as he looked at the marrow bones which, as a rule, gave him joy when their turn came in the weekly menu; he eyed askance the baked potatoes; and the salad waiting for his skilled hand only gave him an extra feeling of fatigue.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
bones
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From this reading He sighed as he looked at the marrow bones which, as a rule, gave him joy when their turn came in the weekly menu; he eyed askance the baked potatoes; and the salad waiting for his skilled hand only gave him an extra feeling of fatigue.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For one born in Enniskillen he had an even nature, but its evenness was more the result of mental control than temperament.
break
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From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
brittleadjectiveUS /ˈbrɪtəl/
hard but easily broken
From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For one born in Enniskillen he had an even nature, but its evenness was more the result of mental control than temperament.
called
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From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
came
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From this reading He sighed as he looked at the marrow bones which, as a rule, gave him joy when their turn came in the weekly menu; he eyed askance the baked potatoes; and the salad waiting for his skilled hand only gave him an extra feeling of fatigue.
cases
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From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
Certain
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From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
chair
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From this reading As the Young Doctor drew his chair up to the supper-table and looked at his food with a critical air, he was very brittle.
condition
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From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
control
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From this reading For one born in Enniskillen he had an even nature, but its evenness was more the result of mental control than temperament.
critical
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From this reading As the Young Doctor drew his chair up to the supper-table and looked at his food with a critical air, he was very brittle.
day
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From this reading The Young Doctor had had a trying day.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Young Doctor had had a trying day.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the Young Doctor drew his chair up to the supper-table and looked at his food with a critical air, he was very brittle.
drives
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From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
Enniskillen
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From this reading For one born in Enniskillen he had an even nature, but its evenness was more the result of mental control than temperament.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For one born in Enniskillen he had an even nature, but its evenness was more the result of mental control than temperament.
evenness
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From this reading For one born in Enniskillen he had an even nature, but its evenness was more the result of mental control than temperament.
extra
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From this reading He sighed as he looked at the marrow bones which, as a rule, gave him joy when their turn came in the weekly menu; he eyed askance the baked potatoes; and the salad waiting for his skilled hand only gave him an extra feeling of fatigue.
eyed
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From this reading He sighed as he looked at the marrow bones which, as a rule, gave him joy when their turn came in the weekly menu; he eyed askance the baked potatoes; and the salad waiting for his skilled hand only gave him an extra feeling of fatigue.
fatigue
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From this reading He sighed as he looked at the marrow bones which, as a rule, gave him joy when their turn came in the weekly menu; he eyed askance the baked potatoes; and the salad waiting for his skilled hand only gave him an extra feeling of fatigue.
fatiguing
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From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He sighed as he looked at the marrow bones which, as a rule, gave him joy when their turn came in the weekly menu; he eyed askance the baked potatoes; and the salad waiting for his skilled hand only gave him an extra feeling of fatigue.
food
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From this reading As the Young Doctor drew his chair up to the supper-table and looked at his food with a critical air, he was very brittle.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
gave
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From this reading He sighed as he looked at the marrow bones which, as a rule, gave him joy when their turn came in the weekly menu; he eyed askance the baked potatoes; and the salad waiting for his skilled hand only gave him an extra feeling of fatigue.
given
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From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Young Doctor had had a trying day.
hand
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From this reading He sighed as he looked at the marrow bones which, as a rule, gave him joy when their turn came in the weekly menu; he eyed askance the baked potatoes; and the salad waiting for his skilled hand only gave him an extra feeling of fatigue.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
I'll
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From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
I'm
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From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For one born in Enniskillen he had an even nature, but its evenness was more the result of mental control than temperament.
joy
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From this reading He sighed as he looked at the marrow bones which, as a rule, gave him joy when their turn came in the weekly menu; he eyed askance the baked potatoes; and the salad waiting for his skilled hand only gave him an extra feeling of fatigue.
Kernaghan
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From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the Young Doctor drew his chair up to the supper-table and looked at his food with a critical air, he was very brittle.
marrow
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From this reading He sighed as he looked at the marrow bones which, as a rule, gave him joy when their turn came in the weekly menu; he eyed askance the baked potatoes; and the salad waiting for his skilled hand only gave him an extra feeling of fatigue.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
mental
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From this reading For one born in Enniskillen he had an even nature, but its evenness was more the result of mental control than temperament.
menu
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From this reading He sighed as he looked at the marrow bones which, as a rule, gave him joy when their turn came in the weekly menu; he eyed askance the baked potatoes; and the salad waiting for his skilled hand only gave him an extra feeling of fatigue.
more
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From this reading For one born in Enniskillen he had an even nature, but its evenness was more the result of mental control than temperament.
nature
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From this reading For one born in Enniskillen he had an even nature, but its evenness was more the result of mental control than temperament.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one born in Enniskillen he had an even nature, but its evenness was more the result of mental control than temperament.
only
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From this reading He sighed as he looked at the marrow bones which, as a rule, gave him joy when their turn came in the weekly menu; he eyed askance the baked potatoes; and the salad waiting for his skilled hand only gave him an extra feeling of fatigue.
Patsy
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From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
potatoes
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From this reading He sighed as he looked at the marrow bones which, as a rule, gave him joy when their turn came in the weekly menu; he eyed askance the baked potatoes; and the salad waiting for his skilled hand only gave him an extra feeling of fatigue.
result
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From this reading For one born in Enniskillen he had an even nature, but its evenness was more the result of mental control than temperament.
rule
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From this reading He sighed as he looked at the marrow bones which, as a rule, gave him joy when their turn came in the weekly menu; he eyed askance the baked potatoes; and the salad waiting for his skilled hand only gave him an extra feeling of fatigue.
salad
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From this reading He sighed as he looked at the marrow bones which, as a rule, gave him joy when their turn came in the weekly menu; he eyed askance the baked potatoes; and the salad waiting for his skilled hand only gave him an extra feeling of fatigue.
say
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From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
several
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From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
sighed
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From this reading He sighed as he looked at the marrow bones which, as a rule, gave him joy when their turn came in the weekly menu; he eyed askance the baked potatoes; and the salad waiting for his skilled hand only gave him an extra feeling of fatigue.
skilled
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From this reading He sighed as he looked at the marrow bones which, as a rule, gave him joy when their turn came in the weekly menu; he eyed askance the baked potatoes; and the salad waiting for his skilled hand only gave him an extra feeling of fatigue.
sleep
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From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
supper-table
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From this reading As the Young Doctor drew his chair up to the supper-table and looked at his food with a critical air, he was very brittle.
temperament
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From this reading For one born in Enniskillen he had an even nature, but its evenness was more the result of mental control than temperament.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For one born in Enniskillen he had an even nature, but its evenness was more the result of mental control than temperament.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Young Doctor had had a trying day.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He sighed as he looked at the marrow bones which, as a rule, gave him joy when their turn came in the weekly menu; he eyed askance the baked potatoes; and the salad waiting for his skilled hand only gave him an extra feeling of fatigue.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
trying
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From this reading The Young Doctor had had a trying day.
turn
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From this reading He sighed as he looked at the marrow bones which, as a rule, gave him joy when their turn came in the weekly menu; he eyed askance the baked potatoes; and the salad waiting for his skilled hand only gave him an extra feeling of fatigue.
up
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From this reading As the Young Doctor drew his chair up to the supper-table and looked at his food with a critical air, he was very brittle.
used
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From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
very
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From this reading As the Young Doctor drew his chair up to the supper-table and looked at his food with a critical air, he was very brittle.
vexed
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From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
waiting
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From this reading He sighed as he looked at the marrow bones which, as a rule, gave him joy when their turn came in the weekly menu; he eyed askance the baked potatoes; and the salad waiting for his skilled hand only gave him an extra feeling of fatigue.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
weekly
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From this reading He sighed as he looked at the marrow bones which, as a rule, gave him joy when their turn came in the weekly menu; he eyed askance the baked potatoes; and the salad waiting for his skilled hand only gave him an extra feeling of fatigue.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He sighed as he looked at the marrow bones which, as a rule, gave him joy when their turn came in the weekly menu; he eyed askance the baked potatoes; and the salad waiting for his skilled hand only gave him an extra feeling of fatigue.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As the Young Doctor drew his chair up to the supper-table and looked at his food with a critical air, he was very brittle.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Certain of his cases had given him anxiety; his drives had been long and fatiguing; he had had little sleep for several nights; and he was what Patsy Kernaghan had called “brittle”; for when Patsy was in a vexed condition, he used to say, “I’m so brittle I’ll break if you look at me.”
Young
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From this reading The Young Doctor had had a trying day.
