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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 The patient, an old-fashioned man, thought the nurse made a mistake in keeping both of the windows open, and her sprightly disregard of his protests added something to his hatred of her.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The patient, an old-fashioned man, thought the nurse made a mistake in keeping both of the windows open, and her sprightly disregard of his protests added something to his hatred of her.
air
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From this reading Every evening he told her that anybody with ordinary gumption ought to realize that night air was bad for the human frame.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The patient, an old-fashioned man, thought the nurse made a mistake in keeping both of the windows open, and her sprightly disregard of his protests added something to his hatred of her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The patient, an old-fashioned man, thought the nurse made a mistake in keeping both of the windows open, and her sprightly disregard of his protests added something to his hatred of her.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading Every evening he told her that anybody with ordinary gumption ought to realize that night air was bad for the human frame.
bad
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From this reading Every evening he told her that anybody with ordinary gumption ought to realize that night air was bad for the human frame.
blow
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From this reading “Even a child, if it had just ordinary gumption, ought to know enough not to let the night air blow on sick people yes, nor well people, either!
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The patient, an old-fashioned man, thought the nurse made a mistake in keeping both of the windows open, and her sprightly disregard of his protests added something to his hatred of her.
child
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From this reading “Even a child, if it had just ordinary gumption, ought to know enough not to let the night air blow on sick people yes, nor well people, either!
disregard
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From this reading The patient, an old-fashioned man, thought the nurse made a mistake in keeping both of the windows open, and her sprightly disregard of his protests added something to his hatred of her.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading “Even a child, if it had just ordinary gumption, ought to know enough not to let the night air blow on sick people yes, nor well people, either!
enough
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From this reading “Even a child, if it had just ordinary gumption, ought to know enough not to let the night air blow on sick people yes, nor well people, either!
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even a child, if it had just ordinary gumption, ought to know enough not to let the night air blow on sick people yes, nor well people, either!
evening
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From this reading Every evening he told her that anybody with ordinary gumption ought to realize that night air was bad for the human frame.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every evening he told her that anybody with ordinary gumption ought to realize that night air was bad for the human frame.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “The human frame won't stand everything, Miss Perry,” he warned her, resentfully.
feel
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From this reading 'Keep out of the night air, no matter how well you feel.'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Every evening he told her that anybody with ordinary gumption ought to realize that night air was bad for the human frame.
frame
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From this reading Every evening he told her that anybody with ordinary gumption ought to realize that night air was bad for the human frame.
gumption
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From this reading Every evening he told her that anybody with ordinary gumption ought to realize that night air was bad for the human frame.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Even a child, if it had just ordinary gumption, ought to know enough not to let the night air blow on sick people yes, nor well people, either!
hatred
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From this reading The patient, an old-fashioned man, thought the nurse made a mistake in keeping both of the windows open, and her sprightly disregard of his protests added something to his hatred of her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every evening he told her that anybody with ordinary gumption ought to realize that night air was bad for the human frame.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The patient, an old-fashioned man, thought the nurse made a mistake in keeping both of the windows open, and her sprightly disregard of his protests added something to his hatred of her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The patient, an old-fashioned man, thought the nurse made a mistake in keeping both of the windows open, and her sprightly disregard of his protests added something to his hatred of her.
how
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From this reading 'Keep out of the night air, no matter how well you feel.'
human
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From this reading Every evening he told her that anybody with ordinary gumption ought to realize that night air was bad for the human frame.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Even a child, if it had just ordinary gumption, ought to know enough not to let the night air blow on sick people yes, nor well people, either!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The patient, an old-fashioned man, thought the nurse made a mistake in keeping both of the windows open, and her sprightly disregard of his protests added something to his hatred of her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Even a child, if it had just ordinary gumption, ought to know enough not to let the night air blow on sick people yes, nor well people, either!
just
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From this reading “Even a child, if it had just ordinary gumption, ought to know enough not to let the night air blow on sick people yes, nor well people, either!
Keep
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From this reading 'Keep out of the night air, no matter how well you feel.'
keeping
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From this reading The patient, an old-fashioned man, thought the nurse made a mistake in keeping both of the windows open, and her sprightly disregard of his protests added something to his hatred of her.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even a child, if it had just ordinary gumption, ought to know enough not to let the night air blow on sick people yes, nor well people, either!
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Even a child, if it had just ordinary gumption, ought to know enough not to let the night air blow on sick people yes, nor well people, either!
made
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From this reading The patient, an old-fashioned man, thought the nurse made a mistake in keeping both of the windows open, and her sprightly disregard of his protests added something to his hatred of her.
man
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From this reading The patient, an old-fashioned man, thought the nurse made a mistake in keeping both of the windows open, and her sprightly disregard of his protests added something to his hatred of her.
matter
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From this reading 'Keep out of the night air, no matter how well you feel.'
Miss
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From this reading “The human frame won't stand everything, Miss Perry,” he warned her, resentfully.
mistake
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From this reading The patient, an old-fashioned man, thought the nurse made a mistake in keeping both of the windows open, and her sprightly disregard of his protests added something to his hatred of her.
night
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From this reading Every evening he told her that anybody with ordinary gumption ought to realize that night air was bad for the human frame.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 'Keep out of the night air, no matter how well you feel.'
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “Even a child, if it had just ordinary gumption, ought to know enough not to let the night air blow on sick people yes, nor well people, either!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Even a child, if it had just ordinary gumption, ought to know enough not to let the night air blow on sick people yes, nor well people, either!
nurse
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From this reading The patient, an old-fashioned man, thought the nurse made a mistake in keeping both of the windows open, and her sprightly disregard of his protests added something to his hatred of her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The patient, an old-fashioned man, thought the nurse made a mistake in keeping both of the windows open, and her sprightly disregard of his protests added something to his hatred of her.
old-fashioned
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From this reading The patient, an old-fashioned man, thought the nurse made a mistake in keeping both of the windows open, and her sprightly disregard of his protests added something to his hatred of her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Even a child, if it had just ordinary gumption, ought to know enough not to let the night air blow on sick people yes, nor well people, either!
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The patient, an old-fashioned man, thought the nurse made a mistake in keeping both of the windows open, and her sprightly disregard of his protests added something to his hatred of her.
ordinary
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From this reading Every evening he told her that anybody with ordinary gumption ought to realize that night air was bad for the human frame.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Every evening he told her that anybody with ordinary gumption ought to realize that night air was bad for the human frame.
out
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From this reading 'Keep out of the night air, no matter how well you feel.'
patient
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From this reading The patient, an old-fashioned man, thought the nurse made a mistake in keeping both of the windows open, and her sprightly disregard of his protests added something to his hatred of her.
people
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From this reading “Even a child, if it had just ordinary gumption, ought to know enough not to let the night air blow on sick people yes, nor well people, either!
Perry
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From this reading “The human frame won't stand everything, Miss Perry,” he warned her, resentfully.
protests
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From this reading The patient, an old-fashioned man, thought the nurse made a mistake in keeping both of the windows open, and her sprightly disregard of his protests added something to his hatred of her.
realize
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From this reading Every evening he told her that anybody with ordinary gumption ought to realize that night air was bad for the human frame.
resentfully
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From this reading “The human frame won't stand everything, Miss Perry,” he warned her, resentfully.
sick
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From this reading “Even a child, if it had just ordinary gumption, ought to know enough not to let the night air blow on sick people yes, nor well people, either!
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The patient, an old-fashioned man, thought the nurse made a mistake in keeping both of the windows open, and her sprightly disregard of his protests added something to his hatred of her.
sprightly
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From this reading The patient, an old-fashioned man, thought the nurse made a mistake in keeping both of the windows open, and her sprightly disregard of his protests added something to his hatred of her.
stand
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From this reading “The human frame won't stand everything, Miss Perry,” he warned her, resentfully.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every evening he told her that anybody with ordinary gumption ought to realize that night air was bad for the human frame.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The patient, an old-fashioned man, thought the nurse made a mistake in keeping both of the windows open, and her sprightly disregard of his protests added something to his hatred of her.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The patient, an old-fashioned man, thought the nurse made a mistake in keeping both of the windows open, and her sprightly disregard of his protests added something to his hatred of her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The patient, an old-fashioned man, thought the nurse made a mistake in keeping both of the windows open, and her sprightly disregard of his protests added something to his hatred of her.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every evening he told her that anybody with ordinary gumption ought to realize that night air was bad for the human frame.
warned
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From this reading “The human frame won't stand everything, Miss Perry,” he warned her, resentfully.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every evening he told her that anybody with ordinary gumption ought to realize that night air was bad for the human frame.
well
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From this reading “Even a child, if it had just ordinary gumption, ought to know enough not to let the night air blow on sick people yes, nor well people, either!
windows
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From this reading The patient, an old-fashioned man, thought the nurse made a mistake in keeping both of the windows open, and her sprightly disregard of his protests added something to his hatred of her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Every evening he told her that anybody with ordinary gumption ought to realize that night air was bad for the human frame.
won't
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From this reading “The human frame won't stand everything, Miss Perry,” he warned her, resentfully.
yes
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From this reading “Even a child, if it had just ordinary gumption, ought to know enough not to let the night air blow on sick people yes, nor well people, either!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Keep out of the night air, no matter how well you feel.'
