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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 For a moment he scrutinized the stranger's face earnestly, and then asked if they had never met before.
Adah
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From this reading "Not to my knowledge," the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eying him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a moment he scrutinized the stranger's face earnestly, and then asked if they had never met before.
arrived
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From this reading THE DAY OF THE WEDDING Dr. Richards had arrived at Spring Bank.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment he scrutinized the stranger's face earnestly, and then asked if they had never met before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE DAY OF THE WEDDING Dr. Richards had arrived at Spring Bank.
Bank
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From this reading THE DAY OF THE WEDDING Dr. Richards had arrived at Spring Bank.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Once fully in the light, where Hugh could discern the features plainer, he began to be less sure of having met his guest before, for that immense mustache and those well-trimmed whiskers had changed the doctor's physiognomy materially.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading For a moment he scrutinized the stranger's face earnestly, and then asked if they had never met before.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once fully in the light, where Hugh could discern the features plainer, he began to be less sure of having met his guest before, for that immense mustache and those well-trimmed whiskers had changed the doctor's physiognomy materially.
changed
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From this reading Once fully in the light, where Hugh could discern the features plainer, he began to be less sure of having met his guest before, for that immense mustache and those well-trimmed whiskers had changed the doctor's physiognomy materially.
closely
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From this reading "Not to my knowledge," the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eying him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Once fully in the light, where Hugh could discern the features plainer, he began to be less sure of having met his guest before, for that immense mustache and those well-trimmed whiskers had changed the doctor's physiognomy materially.
DAY
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From this reading THE DAY OF THE WEDDING Dr. Richards had arrived at Spring Bank.
discern
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From this reading Once fully in the light, where Hugh could discern the features plainer, he began to be less sure of having met his guest before, for that immense mustache and those well-trimmed whiskers had changed the doctor's physiognomy materially.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not to my knowledge," the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eying him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
doctor's
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From this reading Once fully in the light, where Hugh could discern the features plainer, he began to be less sure of having met his guest before, for that immense mustache and those well-trimmed whiskers had changed the doctor's physiognomy materially.
Dr
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From this reading THE DAY OF THE WEDDING Dr. Richards had arrived at Spring Bank.
earnestly
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From this reading For a moment he scrutinized the stranger's face earnestly, and then asked if they had never met before.
eying
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From this reading "Not to my knowledge," the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eying him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
face
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From this reading For a moment he scrutinized the stranger's face earnestly, and then asked if they had never met before.
faith
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From this reading "Not to my knowledge," the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eying him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
features
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From this reading Once fully in the light, where Hugh could discern the features plainer, he began to be less sure of having met his guest before, for that immense mustache and those well-trimmed whiskers had changed the doctor's physiognomy materially.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hugh was the first to meet him.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment he scrutinized the stranger's face earnestly, and then asked if they had never met before.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading "Not to my knowledge," the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eying him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
fully
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From this reading Once fully in the light, where Hugh could discern the features plainer, he began to be less sure of having met his guest before, for that immense mustache and those well-trimmed whiskers had changed the doctor's physiognomy materially.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not to my knowledge," the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eying him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
guest
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From this reading Once fully in the light, where Hugh could discern the features plainer, he began to be less sure of having met his guest before, for that immense mustache and those well-trimmed whiskers had changed the doctor's physiognomy materially.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE DAY OF THE WEDDING Dr. Richards had arrived at Spring Bank.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Once fully in the light, where Hugh could discern the features plainer, he began to be less sure of having met his guest before, for that immense mustache and those well-trimmed whiskers had changed the doctor's physiognomy materially.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a moment he scrutinized the stranger's face earnestly, and then asked if they had never met before.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hugh was the first to meet him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Not to my knowledge," the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eying him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
Hugh
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From this reading Hugh was the first to meet him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For a moment he scrutinized the stranger's face earnestly, and then asked if they had never met before.
immense
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From this reading Once fully in the light, where Hugh could discern the features plainer, he began to be less sure of having met his guest before, for that immense mustache and those well-trimmed whiskers had changed the doctor's physiognomy materially.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Not to my knowledge," the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eying him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
knowledge
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From this reading "Not to my knowledge," the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eying him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
less
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From this reading Once fully in the light, where Hugh could discern the features plainer, he began to be less sure of having met his guest before, for that immense mustache and those well-trimmed whiskers had changed the doctor's physiognomy materially.
light
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From this reading Once fully in the light, where Hugh could discern the features plainer, he began to be less sure of having met his guest before, for that immense mustache and those well-trimmed whiskers had changed the doctor's physiognomy materially.
man
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From this reading "Not to my knowledge," the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eying him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
marriage
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From this reading "Not to my knowledge," the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eying him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
materially
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From this reading Once fully in the light, where Hugh could discern the features plainer, he began to be less sure of having met his guest before, for that immense mustache and those well-trimmed whiskers had changed the doctor's physiognomy materially.
meet
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From this reading Hugh was the first to meet him.
met
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From this reading For a moment he scrutinized the stranger's face earnestly, and then asked if they had never met before.
moment
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From this reading For a moment he scrutinized the stranger's face earnestly, and then asked if they had never met before.
mustache
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From this reading Once fully in the light, where Hugh could discern the features plainer, he began to be less sure of having met his guest before, for that immense mustache and those well-trimmed whiskers had changed the doctor's physiognomy materially.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Not to my knowledge," the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eying him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not to my knowledge," the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eying him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment he scrutinized the stranger's face earnestly, and then asked if they had never met before.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Not to my knowledge," the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eying him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not to my knowledge," the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eying him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
noticed
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From this reading "Not to my knowledge," the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eying him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DAY OF THE WEDDING Dr. Richards had arrived at Spring Bank.
Once
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From this reading Once fully in the light, where Hugh could discern the features plainer, he began to be less sure of having met his guest before, for that immense mustache and those well-trimmed whiskers had changed the doctor's physiognomy materially.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Not to my knowledge," the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eying him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
perfect
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From this reading "Not to my knowledge," the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eying him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
physiognomy
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From this reading Once fully in the light, where Hugh could discern the features plainer, he began to be less sure of having met his guest before, for that immense mustache and those well-trimmed whiskers had changed the doctor's physiognomy materially.
plainer
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From this reading Once fully in the light, where Hugh could discern the features plainer, he began to be less sure of having met his guest before, for that immense mustache and those well-trimmed whiskers had changed the doctor's physiognomy materially.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not to my knowledge," the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eying him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
Richards
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From this reading THE DAY OF THE WEDDING Dr. Richards had arrived at Spring Bank.
scarcely
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From this reading "Not to my knowledge," the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eying him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
scrutinized
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From this reading For a moment he scrutinized the stranger's face earnestly, and then asked if they had never met before.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Not to my knowledge," the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eying him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
Spring
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From this reading THE DAY OF THE WEDDING Dr. Richards had arrived at Spring Bank.
stranger
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From this reading "Not to my knowledge," the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eying him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
stranger's
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From this reading For a moment he scrutinized the stranger's face earnestly, and then asked if they had never met before.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once fully in the light, where Hugh could discern the features plainer, he began to be less sure of having met his guest before, for that immense mustache and those well-trimmed whiskers had changed the doctor's physiognomy materially.
suspicion
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From this reading "Not to my knowledge," the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eying him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Not to my knowledge," the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eying him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DAY OF THE WEDDING Dr. Richards had arrived at Spring Bank.
then
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From this reading For a moment he scrutinized the stranger's face earnestly, and then asked if they had never met before.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a moment he scrutinized the stranger's face earnestly, and then asked if they had never met before.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Once fully in the light, where Hugh could discern the features plainer, he began to be less sure of having met his guest before, for that immense mustache and those well-trimmed whiskers had changed the doctor's physiognomy materially.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hugh was the first to meet him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hugh was the first to meet him.
WEDDING
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From this reading THE DAY OF THE WEDDING Dr. Richards had arrived at Spring Bank.
well-trimmed
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From this reading Once fully in the light, where Hugh could discern the features plainer, he began to be less sure of having met his guest before, for that immense mustache and those well-trimmed whiskers had changed the doctor's physiognomy materially.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Once fully in the light, where Hugh could discern the features plainer, he began to be less sure of having met his guest before, for that immense mustache and those well-trimmed whiskers had changed the doctor's physiognomy materially.
whiskers
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From this reading Once fully in the light, where Hugh could discern the features plainer, he began to be less sure of having met his guest before, for that immense mustache and those well-trimmed whiskers had changed the doctor's physiognomy materially.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Not to my knowledge," the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eying him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "Not to my knowledge," the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eying him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Not to my knowledge," the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eying him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
witness
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From this reading "Not to my knowledge," the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eying him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
