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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 _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
accent
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From this reading He speaks with a slight Southern accent, soft and slurring._ Doctor Simms _is a tall, angular young man with a long sallow face and a sheepish, self-conscious grin._ Mr. Sloan _is fifty, short and stout, well dressed--one of the successful business men whose endowments have made the Hill Farm a possibility._
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
all
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From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
angular
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From this reading He speaks with a slight Southern accent, soft and slurring._ Doctor Simms _is a tall, angular young man with a long sallow face and a sheepish, self-conscious grin._ Mr. Sloan _is fifty, short and stout, well dressed--one of the successful business men whose endowments have made the Hill Farm a possibility._
assistant
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From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
business
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From this reading He speaks with a slight Southern accent, soft and slurring._ Doctor Simms _is a tall, angular young man with a long sallow face and a sheepish, self-conscious grin._ Mr. Sloan _is fifty, short and stout, well dressed--one of the successful business men whose endowments have made the Hill Farm a possibility._
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
care-lined
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From this reading Doctor Stanton _is a handsome man of forty-five or so with a grave, care-lined, studious face lightened by a kindly, humorous smile.
clatter
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From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
comes
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From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
companionship
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From this reading The look they give is full of companionship, the courage-renewing, human companionship of a hope which is shared.
confused
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From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
courage-renewing
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From this reading The look they give is full of companionship, the courage-renewing, human companionship of a hope which is shared.
crowd
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From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
curtain
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From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
dining-room
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From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
dishes
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From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
dressed
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From this reading He speaks with a slight Southern accent, soft and slurring._ Doctor Simms _is a tall, angular young man with a long sallow face and a sheepish, self-conscious grin._ Mr. Sloan _is fifty, short and stout, well dressed--one of the successful business men whose endowments have made the Hill Farm a possibility._
endowments
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From this reading He speaks with a slight Southern accent, soft and slurring._ Doctor Simms _is a tall, angular young man with a long sallow face and a sheepish, self-conscious grin._ Mr. Sloan _is fifty, short and stout, well dressed--one of the successful business men whose endowments have made the Hill Farm a possibility._
enters
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From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
eyes
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From this reading His grey eyes, saddened by the suffering they have witnessed, have the sympathetic quality of real understanding.
face
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From this reading Doctor Stanton _is a handsome man of forty-five or so with a grave, care-lined, studious face lightened by a kindly, humorous smile.
Farm
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From this reading He speaks with a slight Southern accent, soft and slurring._ Doctor Simms _is a tall, angular young man with a long sallow face and a sheepish, self-conscious grin._ Mr. Sloan _is fifty, short and stout, well dressed--one of the successful business men whose endowments have made the Hill Farm a possibility._
female
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From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
fifty
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From this reading He speaks with a slight Southern accent, soft and slurring._ Doctor Simms _is a tall, angular young man with a long sallow face and a sheepish, self-conscious grin._ Mr. Sloan _is fifty, short and stout, well dressed--one of the successful business men whose endowments have made the Hill Farm a possibility._
followed
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From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
forty-five
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From this reading Doctor Stanton _is a handsome man of forty-five or so with a grave, care-lined, studious face lightened by a kindly, humorous smile.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
full
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From this reading The look they give is full of companionship, the courage-renewing, human companionship of a hope which is shared.
give
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From this reading The look they give is full of companionship, the courage-renewing, human companionship of a hope which is shared.
grave
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From this reading Doctor Stanton _is a handsome man of forty-five or so with a grave, care-lined, studious face lightened by a kindly, humorous smile.
grey
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From this reading His grey eyes, saddened by the suffering they have witnessed, have the sympathetic quality of real understanding.
grin
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From this reading He speaks with a slight Southern accent, soft and slurring._ Doctor Simms _is a tall, angular young man with a long sallow face and a sheepish, self-conscious grin._ Mr. Sloan _is fifty, short and stout, well dressed--one of the successful business men whose endowments have made the Hill Farm a possibility._
hall
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From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Doctor Stanton _is a handsome man of forty-five or so with a grave, care-lined, studious face lightened by a kindly, humorous smile.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His grey eyes, saddened by the suffering they have witnessed, have the sympathetic quality of real understanding.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He speaks with a slight Southern accent, soft and slurring._ Doctor Simms _is a tall, angular young man with a long sallow face and a sheepish, self-conscious grin._ Mr. Sloan _is fifty, short and stout, well dressed--one of the successful business men whose endowments have made the Hill Farm a possibility._
Hill
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From this reading He speaks with a slight Southern accent, soft and slurring._ Doctor Simms _is a tall, angular young man with a long sallow face and a sheepish, self-conscious grin._ Mr. Sloan _is fifty, short and stout, well dressed--one of the successful business men whose endowments have made the Hill Farm a possibility._
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His grey eyes, saddened by the suffering they have witnessed, have the sympathetic quality of real understanding.
hope
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From this reading The look they give is full of companionship, the courage-renewing, human companionship of a hope which is shared.
human
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From this reading The look they give is full of companionship, the courage-renewing, human companionship of a hope which is shared.
humorous
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From this reading Doctor Stanton _is a handsome man of forty-five or so with a grave, care-lined, studious face lightened by a kindly, humorous smile.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Doctor Stanton _is a handsome man of forty-five or so with a grave, care-lined, studious face lightened by a kindly, humorous smile.
kindly
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From this reading Doctor Stanton _is a handsome man of forty-five or so with a grave, care-lined, studious face lightened by a kindly, humorous smile.
lightened
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From this reading Doctor Stanton _is a handsome man of forty-five or so with a grave, care-lined, studious face lightened by a kindly, humorous smile.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He speaks with a slight Southern accent, soft and slurring._ Doctor Simms _is a tall, angular young man with a long sallow face and a sheepish, self-conscious grin._ Mr. Sloan _is fifty, short and stout, well dressed--one of the successful business men whose endowments have made the Hill Farm a possibility._
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The look they give is full of companionship, the courage-renewing, human companionship of a hope which is shared.
made
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From this reading He speaks with a slight Southern accent, soft and slurring._ Doctor Simms _is a tall, angular young man with a long sallow face and a sheepish, self-conscious grin._ Mr. Sloan _is fifty, short and stout, well dressed--one of the successful business men whose endowments have made the Hill Farm a possibility._
male
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From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
man
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From this reading Doctor Stanton _is a handsome man of forty-five or so with a grave, care-lined, studious face lightened by a kindly, humorous smile.
many
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From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
meal
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From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
men
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From this reading He speaks with a slight Southern accent, soft and slurring._ Doctor Simms _is a tall, angular young man with a long sallow face and a sheepish, self-conscious grin._ Mr. Sloan _is fifty, short and stout, well dressed--one of the successful business men whose endowments have made the Hill Farm a possibility._
mingled
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From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
Mr
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From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
murmur
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From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He speaks with a slight Southern accent, soft and slurring._ Doctor Simms _is a tall, angular young man with a long sallow face and a sheepish, self-conscious grin._ Mr. Sloan _is fifty, short and stout, well dressed--one of the successful business men whose endowments have made the Hill Farm a possibility._
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Doctor Stanton _is a handsome man of forty-five or so with a grave, care-lined, studious face lightened by a kindly, humorous smile.
people
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From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
physician
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From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
possibility
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From this reading He speaks with a slight Southern accent, soft and slurring._ Doctor Simms _is a tall, angular young man with a long sallow face and a sheepish, self-conscious grin._ Mr. Sloan _is fifty, short and stout, well dressed--one of the successful business men whose endowments have made the Hill Farm a possibility._
quality
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From this reading His grey eyes, saddened by the suffering they have witnessed, have the sympathetic quality of real understanding.
real
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From this reading His grey eyes, saddened by the suffering they have witnessed, have the sympathetic quality of real understanding.
rises
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From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
saddened
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From this reading His grey eyes, saddened by the suffering they have witnessed, have the sympathetic quality of real understanding.
sallow
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From this reading He speaks with a slight Southern accent, soft and slurring._ Doctor Simms _is a tall, angular young man with a long sallow face and a sheepish, self-conscious grin._ Mr. Sloan _is fifty, short and stout, well dressed--one of the successful business men whose endowments have made the Hill Farm a possibility._
self-conscious
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From this reading He speaks with a slight Southern accent, soft and slurring._ Doctor Simms _is a tall, angular young man with a long sallow face and a sheepish, self-conscious grin._ Mr. Sloan _is fifty, short and stout, well dressed--one of the successful business men whose endowments have made the Hill Farm a possibility._
shared
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From this reading The look they give is full of companionship, the courage-renewing, human companionship of a hope which is shared.
sheepish
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From this reading He speaks with a slight Southern accent, soft and slurring._ Doctor Simms _is a tall, angular young man with a long sallow face and a sheepish, self-conscious grin._ Mr. Sloan _is fifty, short and stout, well dressed--one of the successful business men whose endowments have made the Hill Farm a possibility._
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading He speaks with a slight Southern accent, soft and slurring._ Doctor Simms _is a tall, angular young man with a long sallow face and a sheepish, self-conscious grin._ Mr. Sloan _is fifty, short and stout, well dressed--one of the successful business men whose endowments have made the Hill Farm a possibility._
Simms
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From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
slight
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From this reading He speaks with a slight Southern accent, soft and slurring._ Doctor Simms _is a tall, angular young man with a long sallow face and a sheepish, self-conscious grin._ Mr. Sloan _is fifty, short and stout, well dressed--one of the successful business men whose endowments have made the Hill Farm a possibility._
Sloan
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From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
slurring
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From this reading He speaks with a slight Southern accent, soft and slurring._ Doctor Simms _is a tall, angular young man with a long sallow face and a sheepish, self-conscious grin._ Mr. Sloan _is fifty, short and stout, well dressed--one of the successful business men whose endowments have made the Hill Farm a possibility._
smile
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From this reading Doctor Stanton _is a handsome man of forty-five or so with a grave, care-lined, studious face lightened by a kindly, humorous smile.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Doctor Stanton _is a handsome man of forty-five or so with a grave, care-lined, studious face lightened by a kindly, humorous smile.
soft
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From this reading He speaks with a slight Southern accent, soft and slurring._ Doctor Simms _is a tall, angular young man with a long sallow face and a sheepish, self-conscious grin._ Mr. Sloan _is fifty, short and stout, well dressed--one of the successful business men whose endowments have made the Hill Farm a possibility._
sounds
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From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
Southern
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From this reading He speaks with a slight Southern accent, soft and slurring._ Doctor Simms _is a tall, angular young man with a long sallow face and a sheepish, self-conscious grin._ Mr. Sloan _is fifty, short and stout, well dressed--one of the successful business men whose endowments have made the Hill Farm a possibility._
speaks
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From this reading He speaks with a slight Southern accent, soft and slurring._ Doctor Simms _is a tall, angular young man with a long sallow face and a sheepish, self-conscious grin._ Mr. Sloan _is fifty, short and stout, well dressed--one of the successful business men whose endowments have made the Hill Farm a possibility._
Stanton
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From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
stout
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From this reading He speaks with a slight Southern accent, soft and slurring._ Doctor Simms _is a tall, angular young man with a long sallow face and a sheepish, self-conscious grin._ Mr. Sloan _is fifty, short and stout, well dressed--one of the successful business men whose endowments have made the Hill Farm a possibility._
studious
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From this reading Doctor Stanton _is a handsome man of forty-five or so with a grave, care-lined, studious face lightened by a kindly, humorous smile.
successful
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From this reading He speaks with a slight Southern accent, soft and slurring._ Doctor Simms _is a tall, angular young man with a long sallow face and a sheepish, self-conscious grin._ Mr. Sloan _is fifty, short and stout, well dressed--one of the successful business men whose endowments have made the Hill Farm a possibility._
suffering
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From this reading His grey eyes, saddened by the suffering they have witnessed, have the sympathetic quality of real understanding.
sympathetic
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From this reading His grey eyes, saddened by the suffering they have witnessed, have the sympathetic quality of real understanding.
tall
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From this reading He speaks with a slight Southern accent, soft and slurring._ Doctor Simms _is a tall, angular young man with a long sallow face and a sheepish, self-conscious grin._ Mr. Sloan _is fifty, short and stout, well dressed--one of the successful business men whose endowments have made the Hill Farm a possibility._
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His grey eyes, saddened by the suffering they have witnessed, have the sympathetic quality of real understanding.
understanding
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From this reading His grey eyes, saddened by the suffering they have witnessed, have the sympathetic quality of real understanding.
visitor
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From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
voices
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From this reading _From the dining-room comes the clatter of dishes, the confused murmur of many voices, male and female--all the mingled sounds of a crowd of people at a meal._ _After the curtain rises,_ Doctor Stanton _enters from the hall, followed by a visitor,_ Mr. Sloan, _and the assistant physician,_ Doctor Simms.
well
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From this reading He speaks with a slight Southern accent, soft and slurring._ Doctor Simms _is a tall, angular young man with a long sallow face and a sheepish, self-conscious grin._ Mr. Sloan _is fifty, short and stout, well dressed--one of the successful business men whose endowments have made the Hill Farm a possibility._
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The look they give is full of companionship, the courage-renewing, human companionship of a hope which is shared.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He speaks with a slight Southern accent, soft and slurring._ Doctor Simms _is a tall, angular young man with a long sallow face and a sheepish, self-conscious grin._ Mr. Sloan _is fifty, short and stout, well dressed--one of the successful business men whose endowments have made the Hill Farm a possibility._
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Doctor Stanton _is a handsome man of forty-five or so with a grave, care-lined, studious face lightened by a kindly, humorous smile.
witnessed
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From this reading His grey eyes, saddened by the suffering they have witnessed, have the sympathetic quality of real understanding.
young
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From this reading He speaks with a slight Southern accent, soft and slurring._ Doctor Simms _is a tall, angular young man with a long sallow face and a sheepish, self-conscious grin._ Mr. Sloan _is fifty, short and stout, well dressed--one of the successful business men whose endowments have made the Hill Farm a possibility._
