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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 As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "There, there," said the Professor, as he submitted to their embraces and incoherent congratulations, "it's nothing to make a fuss about.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm quite myself again, as you can see.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "SINCE THERE'S NO HELP, COME, LET US KISS AND PART!"
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
called
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From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I'm quite myself again, as you can see.
cold
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From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
COMEnounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "SINCE THERE'S NO HELP, COME, LET US KISS AND PART!"
common
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From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
condition
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From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
congratulations
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From this reading "There, there," said the Professor, as he submitted to their embraces and incoherent congratulations, "it's nothing to make a fuss about.
deal
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From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
door
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From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
embraces
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From this reading "There, there," said the Professor, as he submitted to their embraces and incoherent congratulations, "it's nothing to make a fuss about.
expected
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From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
faculties
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From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
family
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From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
fuss
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From this reading "There, there," said the Professor, as he submitted to their embraces and incoherent congratulations, "it's nothing to make a fuss about.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There, there," said the Professor, as he submitted to their embraces and incoherent congratulations, "it's nothing to make a fuss about.
head
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From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
HELPnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "SINCE THERE'S NO HELP, COME, LET US KISS AND PART!"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
Horace
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From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
I'm
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From this reading I'm quite myself again, as you can see.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
ignoble
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From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
ill-favoured
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From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
ill-temper
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From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
incoherent
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From this reading "There, there," said the Professor, as he submitted to their embraces and incoherent congratulations, "it's nothing to make a fuss about.
inconvenience
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From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
it's
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From this reading "There, there," said the Professor, as he submitted to their embraces and incoherent congratulations, "it's nothing to make a fuss about.
joy
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From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
KISS
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From this reading "SINCE THERE'S NO HELP, COME, LET US KISS AND PART!"
LETauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "SINCE THERE'S NO HELP, COME, LET US KISS AND PART!"
like
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From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There, there," said the Professor, as he submitted to their embraces and incoherent congratulations, "it's nothing to make a fuss about.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
mother
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From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I'm quite myself again, as you can see.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "SINCE THERE'S NO HELP, COME, LET US KISS AND PART!"
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "There, there," said the Professor, as he submitted to their embraces and incoherent congratulations, "it's nothing to make a fuss about.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
only
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From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
opened
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From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
outburst
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From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
overcome
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From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
PARTnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "SINCE THERE'S NO HELP, COME, LET US KISS AND PART!"
Professor
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From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
quadruped
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From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm quite myself again, as you can see.
regained
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From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
released
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From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
remedy
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From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
said
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From this reading "There, there," said the Professor, as he submitted to their embraces and incoherent congratulations, "it's nothing to make a fuss about.
see
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From this reading I'm quite myself again, as you can see.
seeing
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From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
sense
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From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
simple
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From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
SINCEprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "SINCE THERE'S NO HELP, COME, LET US KISS AND PART!"
singularly
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From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
soon
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From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
spared
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From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
sprinkling
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From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
submitted
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From this reading "There, there," said the Professor, as he submitted to their embraces and incoherent congratulations, "it's nothing to make a fuss about.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
Sylvia
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From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
taken
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From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "There, there," said the Professor, as he submitted to their embraces and incoherent congratulations, "it's nothing to make a fuss about.
There
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From this reading "There, there," said the Professor, as he submitted to their embraces and incoherent congratulations, "it's nothing to make a fuss about.
THERE'S
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From this reading "SINCE THERE'S NO HELP, COME, LET US KISS AND PART!"
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
unnecessary
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From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
unreasonable
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From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
USpronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "SINCE THERE'S NO HELP, COME, LET US KISS AND PART!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
water
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From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And," he added, with an unreasonable outburst of ill-temper, "if one of you had only had the common sense to think of such a simple remedy as sprinkling a little cold water over me when I was first taken like that, I should have been spared a great deal of unnecessary inconvenience.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As soon as the Professor seemed to have regained his faculties, Horace opened the door and called in Sylvia and her mother, who were, as was only to be expected, overcome with joy on seeing the head of the family released from his ignoble condition of a singularly ill-favoured quadruped.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm quite myself again, as you can see.
