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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 MAN who had been bitten by a Dog went about in quest of someone who might heal him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A MAN who had been bitten by a Dog went about in quest of someone who might heal him.
advice
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From this reading The Man who had been bitten laughed at this advice and said, “Why?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, “If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If I should do so, it would be as if I should beg every Dog in the town to bite me.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Man who had been bitten laughed at this advice and said, “Why?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, “If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A MAN who had been bitten by a Dog went about in quest of someone who might heal him.
beg
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From this reading If I should do so, it would be as if I should beg every Dog in the town to bite me.”
Benefits
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From this reading Benefits bestowed upon the evil-disposed increase their means of injuring you.
bestowed
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From this reading Benefits bestowed upon the evil-disposed increase their means of injuring you.
bit
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From this reading A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, “If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you.”
bite
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From this reading If I should do so, it would be as if I should beg every Dog in the town to bite me.”
bitten
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From this reading A MAN who had been bitten by a Dog went about in quest of someone who might heal him.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, “If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you.”
bread
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From this reading A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, “If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A MAN who had been bitten by a Dog went about in quest of someone who might heal him.
cured
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From this reading A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, “If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you.”
dip
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From this reading A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, “If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If I should do so, it would be as if I should beg every Dog in the town to bite me.”
Dog
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From this reading A MAN who had been bitten by a Dog went about in quest of someone who might heal him.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading If I should do so, it would be as if I should beg every Dog in the town to bite me.”
evil-disposed
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From this reading Benefits bestowed upon the evil-disposed increase their means of injuring you.
friend
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From this reading A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, “If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, “If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you.”
give
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From this reading A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, “If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you.”
go
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From this reading A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, “If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A MAN who had been bitten by a Dog went about in quest of someone who might heal him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, “If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you.”
heal
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From this reading A MAN who had been bitten by a Dog went about in quest of someone who might heal him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A MAN who had been bitten by a Dog went about in quest of someone who might heal him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I should do so, it would be as if I should beg every Dog in the town to bite me.”
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, “If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MAN who had been bitten by a Dog went about in quest of someone who might heal him.
increase
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From this reading Benefits bestowed upon the evil-disposed increase their means of injuring you.
injuring
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From this reading Benefits bestowed upon the evil-disposed increase their means of injuring you.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, “If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you.”
laughed
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From this reading The Man who had been bitten laughed at this advice and said, “Why?
learning
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From this reading A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, “If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you.”
MAN
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From this reading A MAN who had been bitten by a Dog went about in quest of someone who might heal him.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If I should do so, it would be as if I should beg every Dog in the town to bite me.”
means
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From this reading Benefits bestowed upon the evil-disposed increase their means of injuring you.
meeting
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From this reading A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, “If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you.”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A MAN who had been bitten by a Dog went about in quest of someone who might heal him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MAN who had been bitten by a Dog went about in quest of someone who might heal him.
piece
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From this reading A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, “If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you.”
quest
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From this reading A MAN who had been bitten by a Dog went about in quest of someone who might heal him.
said
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From this reading A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, “If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you.”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If I should do so, it would be as if I should beg every Dog in the town to bite me.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If I should do so, it would be as if I should beg every Dog in the town to bite me.”
someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading A MAN who had been bitten by a Dog went about in quest of someone who might heal him.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, “If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, “If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, “If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Benefits bestowed upon the evil-disposed increase their means of injuring you.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Man who had been bitten laughed at this advice and said, “Why?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, “If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you.”
town
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From this reading If I should do so, it would be as if I should beg every Dog in the town to bite me.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Benefits bestowed upon the evil-disposed increase their means of injuring you.
wanted
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From this reading A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, “If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you.”
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MAN who had been bitten by a Dog went about in quest of someone who might heal him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, “If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A MAN who had been bitten by a Dog went about in quest of someone who might heal him.
Why
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From this reading The Man who had been bitten laughed at this advice and said, “Why?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, “If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you.”
wound
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From this reading A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, “If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, “If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, “If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you.”
