Chapter XXVII
_Note 1. Author’s note_.--“They had got up in remarkably good case that morning.” _Note 2. Author’s note_.--“The stranger may be the future master of the Hospital.--Describe the winter day.” _Note 3.
Doctor Grimshawe's Secret — a Romance
Chapter XXVII
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_Note
1.
Author’s
note_.--“They
had
got
up
in
remarkably
good
case
that
morning.”
_Note
2.
Author’s
note_.--“The
stranger
may
be
the
future
master
of
the
Hospital.--Describe
the
winter
day.”
_Note
3.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Author’s
note_.--“They
had
got
up
in
remarkably
good
case
that
morning.”
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2.
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Author’s
note_.--“The
stranger
may
be
the
future
master
of
the
Hospital.--Describe
the
winter
day.”
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Learner Dictionary
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Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Author’s note_.--“They had got up in remarkably good case that morning.””
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Author’s note_.--“The stranger may be the future master of the Hospital.--Describe the winter day.””
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Author’s note_.--“They had got up in remarkably good case that morning.””
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1
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From this reading _Note 1.
2
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From this reading _Note 2.
3
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Author's
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From this reading Author’s note_.--“They had got up in remarkably good case that morning.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Author’s note_.--“The stranger may be the future master of the Hospital.--Describe the winter day.”
case
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From this reading Author’s note_.--“They had got up in remarkably good case that morning.”
day
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Describe
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future
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From this reading Author’s note_.--“The stranger may be the future master of the Hospital.--Describe the winter day.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Author’s note_.--“They had got up in remarkably good case that morning.”
got
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From this reading Author’s note_.--“They had got up in remarkably good case that morning.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Author’s note_.--“They had got up in remarkably good case that morning.”
Hospital
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From this reading Author’s note_.--“The stranger may be the future master of the Hospital.--Describe the winter day.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Author’s note_.--“They had got up in remarkably good case that morning.”
master
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From this reading Author’s note_.--“The stranger may be the future master of the Hospital.--Describe the winter day.”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Author’s note_.--“The stranger may be the future master of the Hospital.--Describe the winter day.”
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Author’s note_.--“They had got up in remarkably good case that morning.”
Note
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From this reading _Note 1.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author’s note_.--“The stranger may be the future master of the Hospital.--Describe the winter day.”
remarkably
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From this reading Author’s note_.--“They had got up in remarkably good case that morning.”
stranger
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From this reading Author’s note_.--“The stranger may be the future master of the Hospital.--Describe the winter day.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Author’s note_.--“They had got up in remarkably good case that morning.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author’s note_.--“The stranger may be the future master of the Hospital.--Describe the winter day.”
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Author’s note_.--“They had got up in remarkably good case that morning.”
up
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From this reading Author’s note_.--“They had got up in remarkably good case that morning.”
winter
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From this reading Author’s note_.--“The stranger may be the future master of the Hospital.--Describe the winter day.”