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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 Although I hope you will have nothing more than a bad cold, yet I think I could cure a pretty sick man out here."
alternating
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From this reading La Salle examined the condition of his patient, and found his tongue furred, his pulse quick and feverish, his tonsils badly inflamed, and the chills alternating with flushes of fever heat.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although I hope you will have nothing more than a bad cold, yet I think I could cure a pretty sick man out here."
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading DOCTORING UNDER DIFFICULTIES.--AN ANXIOUS NIGHT.--FROZEN UP.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading La Salle examined the condition of his patient, and found his tongue furred, his pulse quick and feverish, his tonsils badly inflamed, and the chills alternating with flushes of fever heat.
ANXIOUS
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From this reading DOCTORING UNDER DIFFICULTIES.--AN ANXIOUS NIGHT.--FROZEN UP.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The mind of the patient, too, was anxious; for at the close of the brief examination he said, "I hope I shan't be sick, for there isn't much show for me out here on the ice."
bad
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From this reading Although I hope you will have nothing more than a bad cold, yet I think I could cure a pretty sick man out here."
badly
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From this reading La Salle examined the condition of his patient, and found his tongue furred, his pulse quick and feverish, his tonsils badly inflamed, and the chills alternating with flushes of fever heat.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The mind of the patient, too, was anxious; for at the close of the brief examination he said, "I hope I shan't be sick, for there isn't much show for me out here on the ice."
brief
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From this reading The mind of the patient, too, was anxious; for at the close of the brief examination he said, "I hope I shan't be sick, for there isn't much show for me out here on the ice."
chills
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From this reading La Salle examined the condition of his patient, and found his tongue furred, his pulse quick and feverish, his tonsils badly inflamed, and the chills alternating with flushes of fever heat.
close
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From this reading The mind of the patient, too, was anxious; for at the close of the brief examination he said, "I hope I shan't be sick, for there isn't much show for me out here on the ice."
cold
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From this reading Although I hope you will have nothing more than a bad cold, yet I think I could cure a pretty sick man out here."
condition
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From this reading La Salle examined the condition of his patient, and found his tongue furred, his pulse quick and feverish, his tonsils badly inflamed, and the chills alternating with flushes of fever heat.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Although I hope you will have nothing more than a bad cold, yet I think I could cure a pretty sick man out here."
cure
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From this reading Although I hope you will have nothing more than a bad cold, yet I think I could cure a pretty sick man out here."
DIFFICULTIES
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From this reading DOCTORING UNDER DIFFICULTIES.--AN ANXIOUS NIGHT.--FROZEN UP.
DOCTORING
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From this reading DOCTORING UNDER DIFFICULTIES.--AN ANXIOUS NIGHT.--FROZEN UP.
examination
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From this reading The mind of the patient, too, was anxious; for at the close of the brief examination he said, "I hope I shan't be sick, for there isn't much show for me out here on the ice."
examined
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From this reading La Salle examined the condition of his patient, and found his tongue furred, his pulse quick and feverish, his tonsils badly inflamed, and the chills alternating with flushes of fever heat.
fever
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From this reading La Salle examined the condition of his patient, and found his tongue furred, his pulse quick and feverish, his tonsils badly inflamed, and the chills alternating with flushes of fever heat.
feverish
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From this reading La Salle examined the condition of his patient, and found his tongue furred, his pulse quick and feverish, his tonsils badly inflamed, and the chills alternating with flushes of fever heat.
flushes
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From this reading La Salle examined the condition of his patient, and found his tongue furred, his pulse quick and feverish, his tonsils badly inflamed, and the chills alternating with flushes of fever heat.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The mind of the patient, too, was anxious; for at the close of the brief examination he said, "I hope I shan't be sick, for there isn't much show for me out here on the ice."
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading La Salle examined the condition of his patient, and found his tongue furred, his pulse quick and feverish, his tonsils badly inflamed, and the chills alternating with flushes of fever heat.
FROZEN
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From this reading DOCTORING UNDER DIFFICULTIES.--AN ANXIOUS NIGHT.--FROZEN UP.
furred
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From this reading La Salle examined the condition of his patient, and found his tongue furred, his pulse quick and feverish, his tonsils badly inflamed, and the chills alternating with flushes of fever heat.
George
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From this reading "And why not, George?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Although I hope you will have nothing more than a bad cold, yet I think I could cure a pretty sick man out here."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The mind of the patient, too, was anxious; for at the close of the brief examination he said, "I hope I shan't be sick, for there isn't much show for me out here on the ice."
heat
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From this reading La Salle examined the condition of his patient, and found his tongue furred, his pulse quick and feverish, his tonsils badly inflamed, and the chills alternating with flushes of fever heat.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mind of the patient, too, was anxious; for at the close of the brief examination he said, "I hope I shan't be sick, for there isn't much show for me out here on the ice."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading La Salle examined the condition of his patient, and found his tongue furred, his pulse quick and feverish, his tonsils badly inflamed, and the chills alternating with flushes of fever heat.
hope
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From this reading The mind of the patient, too, was anxious; for at the close of the brief examination he said, "I hope I shan't be sick, for there isn't much show for me out here on the ice."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The mind of the patient, too, was anxious; for at the close of the brief examination he said, "I hope I shan't be sick, for there isn't much show for me out here on the ice."
ice
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From this reading The mind of the patient, too, was anxious; for at the close of the brief examination he said, "I hope I shan't be sick, for there isn't much show for me out here on the ice."
inflamed
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From this reading La Salle examined the condition of his patient, and found his tongue furred, his pulse quick and feverish, his tonsils badly inflamed, and the chills alternating with flushes of fever heat.
isn't
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From this reading The mind of the patient, too, was anxious; for at the close of the brief examination he said, "I hope I shan't be sick, for there isn't much show for me out here on the ice."
La
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From this reading La Salle examined the condition of his patient, and found his tongue furred, his pulse quick and feverish, his tonsils badly inflamed, and the chills alternating with flushes of fever heat.
man
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From this reading Although I hope you will have nothing more than a bad cold, yet I think I could cure a pretty sick man out here."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The mind of the patient, too, was anxious; for at the close of the brief examination he said, "I hope I shan't be sick, for there isn't much show for me out here on the ice."
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mind of the patient, too, was anxious; for at the close of the brief examination he said, "I hope I shan't be sick, for there isn't much show for me out here on the ice."
more
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From this reading Although I hope you will have nothing more than a bad cold, yet I think I could cure a pretty sick man out here."
much
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From this reading The mind of the patient, too, was anxious; for at the close of the brief examination he said, "I hope I shan't be sick, for there isn't much show for me out here on the ice."
NIGHT
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From this reading DOCTORING UNDER DIFFICULTIES.--AN ANXIOUS NIGHT.--FROZEN UP.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "And why not, George?
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Although I hope you will have nothing more than a bad cold, yet I think I could cure a pretty sick man out here."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading La Salle examined the condition of his patient, and found his tongue furred, his pulse quick and feverish, his tonsils badly inflamed, and the chills alternating with flushes of fever heat.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The mind of the patient, too, was anxious; for at the close of the brief examination he said, "I hope I shan't be sick, for there isn't much show for me out here on the ice."
out
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From this reading The mind of the patient, too, was anxious; for at the close of the brief examination he said, "I hope I shan't be sick, for there isn't much show for me out here on the ice."
patient
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From this reading La Salle examined the condition of his patient, and found his tongue furred, his pulse quick and feverish, his tonsils badly inflamed, and the chills alternating with flushes of fever heat.
pretty
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From this reading Although I hope you will have nothing more than a bad cold, yet I think I could cure a pretty sick man out here."
pulse
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From this reading La Salle examined the condition of his patient, and found his tongue furred, his pulse quick and feverish, his tonsils badly inflamed, and the chills alternating with flushes of fever heat.
quick
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From this reading La Salle examined the condition of his patient, and found his tongue furred, his pulse quick and feverish, his tonsils badly inflamed, and the chills alternating with flushes of fever heat.
said
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From this reading The mind of the patient, too, was anxious; for at the close of the brief examination he said, "I hope I shan't be sick, for there isn't much show for me out here on the ice."
Salle
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From this reading La Salle examined the condition of his patient, and found his tongue furred, his pulse quick and feverish, his tonsils badly inflamed, and the chills alternating with flushes of fever heat.
shan't
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From this reading The mind of the patient, too, was anxious; for at the close of the brief examination he said, "I hope I shan't be sick, for there isn't much show for me out here on the ice."
show
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From this reading The mind of the patient, too, was anxious; for at the close of the brief examination he said, "I hope I shan't be sick, for there isn't much show for me out here on the ice."
sick
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From this reading The mind of the patient, too, was anxious; for at the close of the brief examination he said, "I hope I shan't be sick, for there isn't much show for me out here on the ice."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Although I hope you will have nothing more than a bad cold, yet I think I could cure a pretty sick man out here."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading La Salle examined the condition of his patient, and found his tongue furred, his pulse quick and feverish, his tonsils badly inflamed, and the chills alternating with flushes of fever heat.
there
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From this reading The mind of the patient, too, was anxious; for at the close of the brief examination he said, "I hope I shan't be sick, for there isn't much show for me out here on the ice."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although I hope you will have nothing more than a bad cold, yet I think I could cure a pretty sick man out here."
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading La Salle examined the condition of his patient, and found his tongue furred, his pulse quick and feverish, his tonsils badly inflamed, and the chills alternating with flushes of fever heat.
tonsils
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From this reading La Salle examined the condition of his patient, and found his tongue furred, his pulse quick and feverish, his tonsils badly inflamed, and the chills alternating with flushes of fever heat.
too
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From this reading The mind of the patient, too, was anxious; for at the close of the brief examination he said, "I hope I shan't be sick, for there isn't much show for me out here on the ice."
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading DOCTORING UNDER DIFFICULTIES.--AN ANXIOUS NIGHT.--FROZEN UP.
UP
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From this reading DOCTORING UNDER DIFFICULTIES.--AN ANXIOUS NIGHT.--FROZEN UP.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The mind of the patient, too, was anxious; for at the close of the brief examination he said, "I hope I shan't be sick, for there isn't much show for me out here on the ice."
why
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From this reading "And why not, George?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Although I hope you will have nothing more than a bad cold, yet I think I could cure a pretty sick man out here."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading La Salle examined the condition of his patient, and found his tongue furred, his pulse quick and feverish, his tonsils badly inflamed, and the chills alternating with flushes of fever heat.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Although I hope you will have nothing more than a bad cold, yet I think I could cure a pretty sick man out here."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Although I hope you will have nothing more than a bad cold, yet I think I could cure a pretty sick man out here."
