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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 FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I owe my life to the doctor here," I added, turning to the stranger.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I declare no one would guess from your appearance what you have been through."
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I declare no one would guess from your appearance what you have been through."
Berlin
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From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
chair
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From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
couldn't
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From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
CRISIS
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From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
decide
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From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
declare
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From this reading "I declare no one would guess from your appearance what you have been through."
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
door
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From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
feel
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From this reading "And I feel as well as I look, doctor, thanks to you and the nurses," I replied.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
gave
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From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
guess
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From this reading "I declare no one would guess from your appearance what you have been through."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I declare no one would guess from your appearance what you have been through."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I owe my life to the doctor here," I added, turning to the stranger.
Herr
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From this reading "You've picked up wonderfully, Herr Lassen, wonderfully!" said the doctor.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
jumped
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From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
with sharp attention or strong interest
From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
Lassen
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From this reading "You've picked up wonderfully, Herr Lassen, wonderfully!" said the doctor.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I owe my life to the doctor here," I added, turning to the stranger.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And I feel as well as I look, doctor, thanks to you and the nurses," I replied.
man
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From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I owe my life to the doctor here," I added, turning to the stranger.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "I declare no one would guess from your appearance what you have been through."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
nurses
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From this reading "And I feel as well as I look, doctor, thanks to you and the nurses," I replied.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I declare no one would guess from your appearance what you have been through."
opened
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From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
owe
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From this reading "I owe my life to the doctor here," I added, turning to the stranger.
picked
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From this reading "You've picked up wonderfully, Herr Lassen, wonderfully!" said the doctor.
recognized
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From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And I feel as well as I look, doctor, thanks to you and the nurses," I replied.
said
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From this reading "You've picked up wonderfully, Herr Lassen, wonderfully!" said the doctor.
stared
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From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
stranger
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From this reading "I owe my life to the doctor here," I added, turning to the stranger.
surprise
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From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
thanks
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From this reading "And I feel as well as I look, doctor, thanks to you and the nurses," I replied.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
then
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From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I declare no one would guess from your appearance what you have been through."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
turning
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From this reading "I owe my life to the doctor here," I added, turning to the stranger.
up
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From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
well
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From this reading "And I feel as well as I look, doctor, thanks to you and the nurses," I replied.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I declare no one would guess from your appearance what you have been through."
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading THE FIRST CRISIS As I opened the door the doctor jumped up to help me to a chair, and the man from Berlin gave a start of surprise and then stared at me keenly; but whether he recognized me or not, I couldn't decide.
wonderfully
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From this reading "You've picked up wonderfully, Herr Lassen, wonderfully!" said the doctor.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I declare no one would guess from your appearance what you have been through."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I declare no one would guess from your appearance what you have been through."
You've
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From this reading "You've picked up wonderfully, Herr Lassen, wonderfully!" said the doctor.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I declare no one would guess from your appearance what you have been through."
