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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 doctor was a man about forty years of age, robust, with every appearance of a strong character.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The doctor was a man about forty years of age, robust, with every appearance of a strong character.
age
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From this reading The doctor was a man about forty years of age, robust, with every appearance of a strong character.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Confused and nervous as George was, he got a vague impression of the physician’s richly furnished office, with its bronzes, marbles and tapestries.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The doctor was a man about forty years of age, robust, with every appearance of a strong character.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Confused and nervous as George was, he got a vague impression of the physician’s richly furnished office, with its bronzes, marbles and tapestries.
away
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From this reading George complied, and then, as he wiped away the perspiration from his forehead, stammered out a few words, explaining his errand.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The doctor signaled to the young man to be seated in the chair before his desk.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The doctor signaled to the young man to be seated in the chair before his desk.
bronzes
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From this reading Confused and nervous as George was, he got a vague impression of the physician’s richly furnished office, with its bronzes, marbles and tapestries.
buttonhole
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From this reading In the buttonhole of the frock coat he wore was a red rosette, the decoration of some order.
chair
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From this reading The doctor signaled to the young man to be seated in the chair before his desk.
character
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From this reading The doctor was a man about forty years of age, robust, with every appearance of a strong character.
coat
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From this reading In the buttonhole of the frock coat he wore was a red rosette, the decoration of some order.
complied
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From this reading George complied, and then, as he wiped away the perspiration from his forehead, stammered out a few words, explaining his errand.
Confused
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From this reading Confused and nervous as George was, he got a vague impression of the physician’s richly furnished office, with its bronzes, marbles and tapestries.
decoration
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From this reading In the buttonhole of the frock coat he wore was a red rosette, the decoration of some order.
desk
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From this reading The doctor signaled to the young man to be seated in the chair before his desk.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor was a man about forty years of age, robust, with every appearance of a strong character.
errand
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From this reading George complied, and then, as he wiped away the perspiration from his forehead, stammered out a few words, explaining his errand.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The doctor was a man about forty years of age, robust, with every appearance of a strong character.
explaining
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From this reading George complied, and then, as he wiped away the perspiration from his forehead, stammered out a few words, explaining his errand.
few
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From this reading George complied, and then, as he wiped away the perspiration from his forehead, stammered out a few words, explaining his errand.
forehead
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From this reading George complied, and then, as he wiped away the perspiration from his forehead, stammered out a few words, explaining his errand.
forty
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From this reading The doctor was a man about forty years of age, robust, with every appearance of a strong character.
frock
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From this reading In the buttonhole of the frock coat he wore was a red rosette, the decoration of some order.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading George complied, and then, as he wiped away the perspiration from his forehead, stammered out a few words, explaining his errand.
furnished
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From this reading Confused and nervous as George was, he got a vague impression of the physician’s richly furnished office, with its bronzes, marbles and tapestries.
George
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From this reading Confused and nervous as George was, he got a vague impression of the physician’s richly furnished office, with its bronzes, marbles and tapestries.
got
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From this reading Confused and nervous as George was, he got a vague impression of the physician’s richly furnished office, with its bronzes, marbles and tapestries.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the buttonhole of the frock coat he wore was a red rosette, the decoration of some order.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The doctor signaled to the young man to be seated in the chair before his desk.
impression
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From this reading Confused and nervous as George was, he got a vague impression of the physician’s richly furnished office, with its bronzes, marbles and tapestries.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the buttonhole of the frock coat he wore was a red rosette, the decoration of some order.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Confused and nervous as George was, he got a vague impression of the physician’s richly furnished office, with its bronzes, marbles and tapestries.
man
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From this reading The doctor was a man about forty years of age, robust, with every appearance of a strong character.
marbles
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From this reading Confused and nervous as George was, he got a vague impression of the physician’s richly furnished office, with its bronzes, marbles and tapestries.
nervous
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From this reading Confused and nervous as George was, he got a vague impression of the physician’s richly furnished office, with its bronzes, marbles and tapestries.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The doctor was a man about forty years of age, robust, with every appearance of a strong character.
office
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From this reading Confused and nervous as George was, he got a vague impression of the physician’s richly furnished office, with its bronzes, marbles and tapestries.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the buttonhole of the frock coat he wore was a red rosette, the decoration of some order.
out
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From this reading George complied, and then, as he wiped away the perspiration from his forehead, stammered out a few words, explaining his errand.
perspirationnounUS /ˌpɜːrspəˈreɪʃən/
sweat produced by the body
From this reading George complied, and then, as he wiped away the perspiration from his forehead, stammered out a few words, explaining his errand.
physician's
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From this reading Confused and nervous as George was, he got a vague impression of the physician’s richly furnished office, with its bronzes, marbles and tapestries.
red
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From this reading In the buttonhole of the frock coat he wore was a red rosette, the decoration of some order.
richly
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From this reading Confused and nervous as George was, he got a vague impression of the physician’s richly furnished office, with its bronzes, marbles and tapestries.
robust
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From this reading The doctor was a man about forty years of age, robust, with every appearance of a strong character.
rosette
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From this reading In the buttonhole of the frock coat he wore was a red rosette, the decoration of some order.
seated
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From this reading The doctor signaled to the young man to be seated in the chair before his desk.
signaled
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From this reading The doctor signaled to the young man to be seated in the chair before his desk.
some
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From this reading In the buttonhole of the frock coat he wore was a red rosette, the decoration of some order.
stammered
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From this reading George complied, and then, as he wiped away the perspiration from his forehead, stammered out a few words, explaining his errand.
strong
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From this reading The doctor was a man about forty years of age, robust, with every appearance of a strong character.
tapestries
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From this reading Confused and nervous as George was, he got a vague impression of the physician’s richly furnished office, with its bronzes, marbles and tapestries.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doctor was a man about forty years of age, robust, with every appearance of a strong character.
then
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From this reading George complied, and then, as he wiped away the perspiration from his forehead, stammered out a few words, explaining his errand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The doctor signaled to the young man to be seated in the chair before his desk.
vague
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From this reading Confused and nervous as George was, he got a vague impression of the physician’s richly furnished office, with its bronzes, marbles and tapestries.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The doctor was a man about forty years of age, robust, with every appearance of a strong character.
wiped
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From this reading George complied, and then, as he wiped away the perspiration from his forehead, stammered out a few words, explaining his errand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The doctor was a man about forty years of age, robust, with every appearance of a strong character.
words
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From this reading George complied, and then, as he wiped away the perspiration from his forehead, stammered out a few words, explaining his errand.
wore
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From this reading In the buttonhole of the frock coat he wore was a red rosette, the decoration of some order.
years
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From this reading The doctor was a man about forty years of age, robust, with every appearance of a strong character.
young
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From this reading The doctor signaled to the young man to be seated in the chair before his desk.
