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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 That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "It's a man's eye," declared the doctor, after long and very careful scrutiny.
anatomy
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From this reading "It was removed by somebody unskilled in anatomy, and has been treated with some preservative.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It was removed by somebody unskilled in anatomy, and has been treated with some preservative.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
bloodshot
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From this reading It was a horrid thing, the white bloodshot, and the pupil a dark leaden grey.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "It was removed by somebody unskilled in anatomy, and has been treated with some preservative.
careful
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From this reading "It's a man's eye," declared the doctor, after long and very careful scrutiny.
carefully
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From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
contained
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From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
curious
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From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
dark
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From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
declared
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From this reading "It's a man's eye," declared the doctor, after long and very careful scrutiny.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
examined
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From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
eye
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From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
grey
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From this reading It was a horrid thing, the white bloodshot, and the pupil a dark leaden grey.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was removed by somebody unskilled in anatomy, and has been treated with some preservative.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
horrid
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From this reading It was a horrid thing, the white bloodshot, and the pupil a dark leaden grey.
human
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From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It was removed by somebody unskilled in anatomy, and has been treated with some preservative.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
It's
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From this reading "It's a man's eye," declared the doctor, after long and very careful scrutiny.
jewel-case
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From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
leadenadjectiveUS /ˈlɛdən/
heavy, dull, or grey in appearance or movement
From this reading It was a horrid thing, the white bloodshot, and the pupil a dark leaden grey.
leaving
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From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
light
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From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
man's
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From this reading "It's a man's eye," declared the doctor, after long and very careful scrutiny.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
most
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From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
object
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From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
pince-nez
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From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
preservative
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From this reading "It was removed by somebody unskilled in anatomy, and has been treated with some preservative.
pupil
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From this reading It was a horrid thing, the white bloodshot, and the pupil a dark leaden grey.
putting
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From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
removed
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From this reading "It was removed by somebody unskilled in anatomy, and has been treated with some preservative.
scrutiny
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From this reading "It's a man's eye," declared the doctor, after long and very careful scrutiny.
shrivelled
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From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
side
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From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
some
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From this reading "It was removed by somebody unskilled in anatomy, and has been treated with some preservative.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading "It was removed by somebody unskilled in anatomy, and has been treated with some preservative.
somewhat
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From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a horrid thing, the white bloodshot, and the pupil a dark leaden grey.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
treated
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From this reading "It was removed by somebody unskilled in anatomy, and has been treated with some preservative.
uncommon
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From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
unconscious
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From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
unskilled
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From this reading "It was removed by somebody unskilled in anatomy, and has been treated with some preservative.
very
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From this reading "It's a man's eye," declared the doctor, after long and very careful scrutiny.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a horrid thing, the white bloodshot, and the pupil a dark leaden grey.
well-preserved
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From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
white
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From this reading It was a horrid thing, the white bloodshot, and the pupil a dark leaden grey.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It was removed by somebody unskilled in anatomy, and has been treated with some preservative.
woman's
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From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
