Chapter II
"He complained of no pain during the evening, I suppose?" the doctor inquired. "Not to my knowledge," Beck answered, and this statement I was compelled to endorse. "He dined here?" Dr Allenby exclaimed, turning to Mrs Laing. "Yes."
Whoso Findeth a Wife
Chapter II
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"He
complained
of
no
pain
during
the
evening,
I
suppose?"
the
doctor
inquired.
"Not
to
my
knowledge,"
Beck
answered,
and
this
statement
I
was
compelled
to
endorse.
"He
dined
here?"
Dr
Allenby
exclaimed,
turning
to
Mrs
Laing.
"Yes."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"He
complained
of
no
pain
during
the
evening,
I
suppose?"
the
doctor
inquired.
Line 2
"Not
to
my
knowledge,"
Beck
answered,
and
this
statement
I
was
compelled
to
endorse.
Line 3
"He
dined
here?"
Line 4
Dr
Allenby
exclaimed,
turning
to
Mrs
Laing.
Line 5
"Yes."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Not to my knowledge," Beck answered, and this statement I was compelled to endorse.”
Doctor
noun
US /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He complained of no pain during the evening, I suppose?" the doctor inquired.”
During
preposition
US /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “"He complained of no pain during the evening, I suppose?" the doctor inquired.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He dined here?"”
Inquired
noun
US /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"He complained of no pain during the evening, I suppose?" the doctor inquired.”
Suppose
noun
US /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"He complained of no pain during the evening, I suppose?" the doctor inquired.”
All words in this reading · 33
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Allenby
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From this reading Dr Allenby exclaimed, turning to Mrs Laing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Not to my knowledge," Beck answered, and this statement I was compelled to endorse.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Not to my knowledge," Beck answered, and this statement I was compelled to endorse.
Beck
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From this reading "Not to my knowledge," Beck answered, and this statement I was compelled to endorse.
compelled
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From this reading "Not to my knowledge," Beck answered, and this statement I was compelled to endorse.
complained
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From this reading "He complained of no pain during the evening, I suppose?" the doctor inquired.
dined
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From this reading "He dined here?"
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He complained of no pain during the evening, I suppose?" the doctor inquired.
Dr
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From this reading Dr Allenby exclaimed, turning to Mrs Laing.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading "He complained of no pain during the evening, I suppose?" the doctor inquired.
endorse
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From this reading "Not to my knowledge," Beck answered, and this statement I was compelled to endorse.
evening
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From this reading "He complained of no pain during the evening, I suppose?" the doctor inquired.
exclaimed
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From this reading Dr Allenby exclaimed, turning to Mrs Laing.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He complained of no pain during the evening, I suppose?" the doctor inquired.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He dined here?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He complained of no pain during the evening, I suppose?" the doctor inquired.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "He complained of no pain during the evening, I suppose?" the doctor inquired.
knowledge
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From this reading "Not to my knowledge," Beck answered, and this statement I was compelled to endorse.
Laing
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From this reading Dr Allenby exclaimed, turning to Mrs Laing.
Mrs
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From this reading Dr Allenby exclaimed, turning to Mrs Laing.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Not to my knowledge," Beck answered, and this statement I was compelled to endorse.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "He complained of no pain during the evening, I suppose?" the doctor inquired.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not to my knowledge," Beck answered, and this statement I was compelled to endorse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He complained of no pain during the evening, I suppose?" the doctor inquired.
pain
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From this reading "He complained of no pain during the evening, I suppose?" the doctor inquired.
statement
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From this reading "Not to my knowledge," Beck answered, and this statement I was compelled to endorse.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "He complained of no pain during the evening, I suppose?" the doctor inquired.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He complained of no pain during the evening, I suppose?" the doctor inquired.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Not to my knowledge," Beck answered, and this statement I was compelled to endorse.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Not to my knowledge," Beck answered, and this statement I was compelled to endorse.
turning
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From this reading Dr Allenby exclaimed, turning to Mrs Laing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Not to my knowledge," Beck answered, and this statement I was compelled to endorse.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes."