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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 IN the dark days of December, Mr. Namby, the family practitioner and parish doctor of Little Yafford, was agreeably surprised by a summons to the Water House.
account
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From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
agreeably
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From this reading IN the dark days of December, Mr. Namby, the family practitioner and parish doctor of Little Yafford, was agreeably surprised by a summons to the Water House.
all
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From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN the dark days of December, Mr. Namby, the family practitioner and parish doctor of Little Yafford, was agreeably surprised by a summons to the Water House.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
benevolent
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From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
blank
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From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading IN the dark days of December, Mr. Namby, the family practitioner and parish doctor of Little Yafford, was agreeably surprised by a summons to the Water House.
cares
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From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
Christmas
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From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
creatures
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From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
dark
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From this reading IN the dark days of December, Mr. Namby, the family practitioner and parish doctor of Little Yafford, was agreeably surprised by a summons to the Water House.
days
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From this reading IN the dark days of December, Mr. Namby, the family practitioner and parish doctor of Little Yafford, was agreeably surprised by a summons to the Water House.
December
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From this reading IN the dark days of December, Mr. Namby, the family practitioner and parish doctor of Little Yafford, was agreeably surprised by a summons to the Water House.
desire
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From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
diary
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From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
disorders
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From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN the dark days of December, Mr. Namby, the family practitioner and parish doctor of Little Yafford, was agreeably surprised by a summons to the Water House.
dolefully
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From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
employed
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From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
exempted
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From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
faculty
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From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
family
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From this reading IN the dark days of December, Mr. Namby, the family practitioner and parish doctor of Little Yafford, was agreeably surprised by a summons to the Water House.
favoured
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From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
fellow
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From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
greater
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From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
Harefield
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From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
House
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From this reading IN the dark days of December, Mr. Namby, the family practitioner and parish doctor of Little Yafford, was agreeably surprised by a summons to the Water House.
impecunious
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From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN the dark days of December, Mr. Namby, the family practitioner and parish doctor of Little Yafford, was agreeably surprised by a summons to the Water House.
inconveniently
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From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
keep
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From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
leaf
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From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN the dark days of December, Mr. Namby, the family practitioner and parish doctor of Little Yafford, was agreeably surprised by a summons to the Water House.
looking
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From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
majority
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From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
man
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From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
misfortune
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From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
MR
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From this reading MR.
much
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From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
Namby
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From this reading IN the dark days of December, Mr. Namby, the family practitioner and parish doctor of Little Yafford, was agreeably surprised by a summons to the Water House.
NAMBY'S
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From this reading NAMBY’S PRESCRIPTION.
nervous
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From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN the dark days of December, Mr. Namby, the family practitioner and parish doctor of Little Yafford, was agreeably surprised by a summons to the Water House.
ones
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From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
parish
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From this reading IN the dark days of December, Mr. Namby, the family practitioner and parish doctor of Little Yafford, was agreeably surprised by a summons to the Water House.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
patients
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From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
practitioner
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From this reading IN the dark days of December, Mr. Namby, the family practitioner and parish doctor of Little Yafford, was agreeably surprised by a summons to the Water House.
PRESCRIPTION
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From this reading NAMBY’S PRESCRIPTION.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
send
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From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
small
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From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
somewhat
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From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
speaking
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From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading IN the dark days of December, Mr. Namby, the family practitioner and parish doctor of Little Yafford, was agreeably surprised by a summons to the Water House.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN the dark days of December, Mr. Namby, the family practitioner and parish doctor of Little Yafford, was agreeably surprised by a summons to the Water House.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN the dark days of December, Mr. Namby, the family practitioner and parish doctor of Little Yafford, was agreeably surprised by a summons to the Water House.
there
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From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN the dark days of December, Mr. Namby, the family practitioner and parish doctor of Little Yafford, was agreeably surprised by a summons to the Water House.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
too
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From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
troubled
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From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN the dark days of December, Mr. Namby, the family practitioner and parish doctor of Little Yafford, was agreeably surprised by a summons to the Water House.
Water
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From this reading IN the dark days of December, Mr. Namby, the family practitioner and parish doctor of Little Yafford, was agreeably surprised by a summons to the Water House.
well
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From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
world
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From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
worth
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From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was much too benevolent a man to desire the misfortune of his fellow creatures; but he thought that those favoured ones of this world, whom Providence has exempted from all the cares of the impecunious majority, ought at least to be troubled with such small nervous disorders as would keep the faculty employed.
Yafford
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From this reading IN the dark days of December, Mr. Namby, the family practitioner and parish doctor of Little Yafford, was agreeably surprised by a summons to the Water House.
year
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From this reading His patients there had been inconveniently well for the greater part of the year, and he had been looking somewhat dolefully at the blank leaf in his diary which told him that he should have no account worth speaking of to send in to Mr. Harefield at Christmas.
