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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 A CALL, AND ITS CONSEQUENCE MY visitor evidently noticed my stupefaction.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I judged her to be about twenty, and the manner in which she entered the dingy consulting-room that reeked with the pungent odour of iodoform showed that, although not well dressed, she was nevertheless modest and well bred.
account
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From this reading The reason of my sudden surprise was not because I recognized her, but on account of her perfect and amazing beauty.
all
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From this reading Every doctor sees some pretty faces in the course of practise, but having been asked to set down the chief details of this romance, I must here confess that never in all my life had I set eyes upon such a sweet and charming countenance.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I judged her to be about twenty, and the manner in which she entered the dingy consulting-room that reeked with the pungent odour of iodoform showed that, although not well dressed, she was nevertheless modest and well bred.
amazing
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From this reading The reason of my sudden surprise was not because I recognized her, but on account of her perfect and amazing beauty.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A CALL, AND ITS CONSEQUENCE MY visitor evidently noticed my stupefaction.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every doctor sees some pretty faces in the course of practise, but having been asked to set down the chief details of this romance, I must here confess that never in all my life had I set eyes upon such a sweet and charming countenance.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I judged her to be about twenty, and the manner in which she entered the dingy consulting-room that reeked with the pungent odour of iodoform showed that, although not well dressed, she was nevertheless modest and well bred.
beauty
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From this reading The reason of my sudden surprise was not because I recognized her, but on account of her perfect and amazing beauty.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The reason of my sudden surprise was not because I recognized her, but on account of her perfect and amazing beauty.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She must have done, or she would not have been a woman.
bred
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From this reading I judged her to be about twenty, and the manner in which she entered the dingy consulting-room that reeked with the pungent odour of iodoform showed that, although not well dressed, she was nevertheless modest and well bred.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The reason of my sudden surprise was not because I recognized her, but on account of her perfect and amazing beauty.
CALL
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From this reading A CALL, AND ITS CONSEQUENCE MY visitor evidently noticed my stupefaction.
charming
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From this reading Every doctor sees some pretty faces in the course of practise, but having been asked to set down the chief details of this romance, I must here confess that never in all my life had I set eyes upon such a sweet and charming countenance.
chief
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From this reading Every doctor sees some pretty faces in the course of practise, but having been asked to set down the chief details of this romance, I must here confess that never in all my life had I set eyes upon such a sweet and charming countenance.
confess
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From this reading Every doctor sees some pretty faces in the course of practise, but having been asked to set down the chief details of this romance, I must here confess that never in all my life had I set eyes upon such a sweet and charming countenance.
CONSEQUENCE
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From this reading A CALL, AND ITS CONSEQUENCE MY visitor evidently noticed my stupefaction.
consulting-room
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From this reading I judged her to be about twenty, and the manner in which she entered the dingy consulting-room that reeked with the pungent odour of iodoform showed that, although not well dressed, she was nevertheless modest and well bred.
countenance
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From this reading Every doctor sees some pretty faces in the course of practise, but having been asked to set down the chief details of this romance, I must here confess that never in all my life had I set eyes upon such a sweet and charming countenance.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every doctor sees some pretty faces in the course of practise, but having been asked to set down the chief details of this romance, I must here confess that never in all my life had I set eyes upon such a sweet and charming countenance.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Every doctor sees some pretty faces in the course of practise, but having been asked to set down the chief details of this romance, I must here confess that never in all my life had I set eyes upon such a sweet and charming countenance.
dingy
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From this reading I judged her to be about twenty, and the manner in which she entered the dingy consulting-room that reeked with the pungent odour of iodoform showed that, although not well dressed, she was nevertheless modest and well bred.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every doctor sees some pretty faces in the course of practise, but having been asked to set down the chief details of this romance, I must here confess that never in all my life had I set eyes upon such a sweet and charming countenance.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She must have done, or she would not have been a woman.
down
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From this reading Every doctor sees some pretty faces in the course of practise, but having been asked to set down the chief details of this romance, I must here confess that never in all my life had I set eyes upon such a sweet and charming countenance.
dressed
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From this reading I judged her to be about twenty, and the manner in which she entered the dingy consulting-room that reeked with the pungent odour of iodoform showed that, although not well dressed, she was nevertheless modest and well bred.
entered
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From this reading I judged her to be about twenty, and the manner in which she entered the dingy consulting-room that reeked with the pungent odour of iodoform showed that, although not well dressed, she was nevertheless modest and well bred.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every doctor sees some pretty faces in the course of practise, but having been asked to set down the chief details of this romance, I must here confess that never in all my life had I set eyes upon such a sweet and charming countenance.
evidently
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From this reading A CALL, AND ITS CONSEQUENCE MY visitor evidently noticed my stupefaction.
eyes
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From this reading Every doctor sees some pretty faces in the course of practise, but having been asked to set down the chief details of this romance, I must here confess that never in all my life had I set eyes upon such a sweet and charming countenance.
faces
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From this reading Every doctor sees some pretty faces in the course of practise, but having been asked to set down the chief details of this romance, I must here confess that never in all my life had I set eyes upon such a sweet and charming countenance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every doctor sees some pretty faces in the course of practise, but having been asked to set down the chief details of this romance, I must here confess that never in all my life had I set eyes upon such a sweet and charming countenance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She must have done, or she would not have been a woman.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Every doctor sees some pretty faces in the course of practise, but having been asked to set down the chief details of this romance, I must here confess that never in all my life had I set eyes upon such a sweet and charming countenance.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The reason of my sudden surprise was not because I recognized her, but on account of her perfect and amazing beauty.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every doctor sees some pretty faces in the course of practise, but having been asked to set down the chief details of this romance, I must here confess that never in all my life had I set eyes upon such a sweet and charming countenance.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The reason of my sudden surprise was not because I recognized her, but on account of her perfect and amazing beauty.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every doctor sees some pretty faces in the course of practise, but having been asked to set down the chief details of this romance, I must here confess that never in all my life had I set eyes upon such a sweet and charming countenance.
iodoform
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From this reading I judged her to be about twenty, and the manner in which she entered the dingy consulting-room that reeked with the pungent odour of iodoform showed that, although not well dressed, she was nevertheless modest and well bred.
ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A CALL, AND ITS CONSEQUENCE MY visitor evidently noticed my stupefaction.
judged
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From this reading I judged her to be about twenty, and the manner in which she entered the dingy consulting-room that reeked with the pungent odour of iodoform showed that, although not well dressed, she was nevertheless modest and well bred.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every doctor sees some pretty faces in the course of practise, but having been asked to set down the chief details of this romance, I must here confess that never in all my life had I set eyes upon such a sweet and charming countenance.
manner
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From this reading I judged her to be about twenty, and the manner in which she entered the dingy consulting-room that reeked with the pungent odour of iodoform showed that, although not well dressed, she was nevertheless modest and well bred.
modest
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From this reading I judged her to be about twenty, and the manner in which she entered the dingy consulting-room that reeked with the pungent odour of iodoform showed that, although not well dressed, she was nevertheless modest and well bred.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must have done, or she would not have been a woman.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A CALL, AND ITS CONSEQUENCE MY visitor evidently noticed my stupefaction.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every doctor sees some pretty faces in the course of practise, but having been asked to set down the chief details of this romance, I must here confess that never in all my life had I set eyes upon such a sweet and charming countenance.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading I judged her to be about twenty, and the manner in which she entered the dingy consulting-room that reeked with the pungent odour of iodoform showed that, although not well dressed, she was nevertheless modest and well bred.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She must have done, or she would not have been a woman.
noticed
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From this reading A CALL, AND ITS CONSEQUENCE MY visitor evidently noticed my stupefaction.
odour
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From this reading I judged her to be about twenty, and the manner in which she entered the dingy consulting-room that reeked with the pungent odour of iodoform showed that, although not well dressed, she was nevertheless modest and well bred.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The reason of my sudden surprise was not because I recognized her, but on account of her perfect and amazing beauty.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The reason of my sudden surprise was not because I recognized her, but on account of her perfect and amazing beauty.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She must have done, or she would not have been a woman.
perfect
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From this reading The reason of my sudden surprise was not because I recognized her, but on account of her perfect and amazing beauty.
practise
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From this reading Every doctor sees some pretty faces in the course of practise, but having been asked to set down the chief details of this romance, I must here confess that never in all my life had I set eyes upon such a sweet and charming countenance.
pretty
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From this reading Every doctor sees some pretty faces in the course of practise, but having been asked to set down the chief details of this romance, I must here confess that never in all my life had I set eyes upon such a sweet and charming countenance.
pungent
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From this reading I judged her to be about twenty, and the manner in which she entered the dingy consulting-room that reeked with the pungent odour of iodoform showed that, although not well dressed, she was nevertheless modest and well bred.
reason
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From this reading The reason of my sudden surprise was not because I recognized her, but on account of her perfect and amazing beauty.
recognized
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From this reading The reason of my sudden surprise was not because I recognized her, but on account of her perfect and amazing beauty.
reeked
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From this reading I judged her to be about twenty, and the manner in which she entered the dingy consulting-room that reeked with the pungent odour of iodoform showed that, although not well dressed, she was nevertheless modest and well bred.
romance
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From this reading Every doctor sees some pretty faces in the course of practise, but having been asked to set down the chief details of this romance, I must here confess that never in all my life had I set eyes upon such a sweet and charming countenance.
sees
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From this reading Every doctor sees some pretty faces in the course of practise, but having been asked to set down the chief details of this romance, I must here confess that never in all my life had I set eyes upon such a sweet and charming countenance.
set
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From this reading Every doctor sees some pretty faces in the course of practise, but having been asked to set down the chief details of this romance, I must here confess that never in all my life had I set eyes upon such a sweet and charming countenance.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She must have done, or she would not have been a woman.
showed
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From this reading I judged her to be about twenty, and the manner in which she entered the dingy consulting-room that reeked with the pungent odour of iodoform showed that, although not well dressed, she was nevertheless modest and well bred.
some
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From this reading Every doctor sees some pretty faces in the course of practise, but having been asked to set down the chief details of this romance, I must here confess that never in all my life had I set eyes upon such a sweet and charming countenance.
stupefaction
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From this reading A CALL, AND ITS CONSEQUENCE MY visitor evidently noticed my stupefaction.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Every doctor sees some pretty faces in the course of practise, but having been asked to set down the chief details of this romance, I must here confess that never in all my life had I set eyes upon such a sweet and charming countenance.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reason of my sudden surprise was not because I recognized her, but on account of her perfect and amazing beauty.
surprise
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From this reading The reason of my sudden surprise was not because I recognized her, but on account of her perfect and amazing beauty.
sweet
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From this reading Every doctor sees some pretty faces in the course of practise, but having been asked to set down the chief details of this romance, I must here confess that never in all my life had I set eyes upon such a sweet and charming countenance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every doctor sees some pretty faces in the course of practise, but having been asked to set down the chief details of this romance, I must here confess that never in all my life had I set eyes upon such a sweet and charming countenance.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The reason of my sudden surprise was not because I recognized her, but on account of her perfect and amazing beauty.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Every doctor sees some pretty faces in the course of practise, but having been asked to set down the chief details of this romance, I must here confess that never in all my life had I set eyes upon such a sweet and charming countenance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every doctor sees some pretty faces in the course of practise, but having been asked to set down the chief details of this romance, I must here confess that never in all my life had I set eyes upon such a sweet and charming countenance.
twenty
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From this reading I judged her to be about twenty, and the manner in which she entered the dingy consulting-room that reeked with the pungent odour of iodoform showed that, although not well dressed, she was nevertheless modest and well bred.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Every doctor sees some pretty faces in the course of practise, but having been asked to set down the chief details of this romance, I must here confess that never in all my life had I set eyes upon such a sweet and charming countenance.
visitor
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From this reading A CALL, AND ITS CONSEQUENCE MY visitor evidently noticed my stupefaction.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reason of my sudden surprise was not because I recognized her, but on account of her perfect and amazing beauty.
well
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From this reading I judged her to be about twenty, and the manner in which she entered the dingy consulting-room that reeked with the pungent odour of iodoform showed that, although not well dressed, she was nevertheless modest and well bred.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I judged her to be about twenty, and the manner in which she entered the dingy consulting-room that reeked with the pungent odour of iodoform showed that, although not well dressed, she was nevertheless modest and well bred.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I judged her to be about twenty, and the manner in which she entered the dingy consulting-room that reeked with the pungent odour of iodoform showed that, although not well dressed, she was nevertheless modest and well bred.
woman
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From this reading She must have done, or she would not have been a woman.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She must have done, or she would not have been a woman.
