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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 priest had been a true prophet and a good doctor, and perhaps it was well for all parties concerned that the dispensary M.D. had been dispensed with.
all
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From this reading The priest had been a true prophet and a good doctor, and perhaps it was well for all parties concerned that the dispensary M.D. had been dispensed with.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Father Farrell had procured him a permanent job of some weeks, at rather an increase of wages from what was "going" at the time, for the spring business was now over and work was slack.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The priest had been a true prophet and a good doctor, and perhaps it was well for all parties concerned that the dispensary M.D. had been dispensed with.
aside
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From this reading There was scarcely a mark left of where it had been, unless you blew his beautiful soft hair aside, when a slight hard ridge was just perceptible.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Father Farrell had procured him a permanent job of some weeks, at rather an increase of wages from what was "going" at the time, for the spring business was now over and work was slack.
beautiful
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From this reading There was scarcely a mark left of where it had been, unless you blew his beautiful soft hair aside, when a slight hard ridge was just perceptible.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The priest had been a true prophet and a good doctor, and perhaps it was well for all parties concerned that the dispensary M.D. had been dispensed with.
blew
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From this reading There was scarcely a mark left of where it had been, unless you blew his beautiful soft hair aside, when a slight hard ridge was just perceptible.
business
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From this reading Father Farrell had procured him a permanent job of some weeks, at rather an increase of wages from what was "going" at the time, for the spring business was now over and work was slack.
completely
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From this reading The wound in his head had completely healed.
concerned
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From this reading The priest had been a true prophet and a good doctor, and perhaps it was well for all parties concerned that the dispensary M.D. had been dispensed with.
D
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From this reading The priest had been a true prophet and a good doctor, and perhaps it was well for all parties concerned that the dispensary M.D. had been dispensed with.
day
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From this reading Emon now recovered his strength every day more and more.
dispensary
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From this reading The priest had been a true prophet and a good doctor, and perhaps it was well for all parties concerned that the dispensary M.D. had been dispensed with.
dispensed
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From this reading The priest had been a true prophet and a good doctor, and perhaps it was well for all parties concerned that the dispensary M.D. had been dispensed with.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The priest had been a true prophet and a good doctor, and perhaps it was well for all parties concerned that the dispensary M.D. had been dispensed with.
Emon
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From this reading Emon now recovered his strength every day more and more.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Emon now recovered his strength every day more and more.
Farrell
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From this reading Father Farrell had procured him a permanent job of some weeks, at rather an increase of wages from what was "going" at the time, for the spring business was now over and work was slack.
Father
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From this reading Father Farrell had procured him a permanent job of some weeks, at rather an increase of wages from what was "going" at the time, for the spring business was now over and work was slack.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The priest had been a true prophet and a good doctor, and perhaps it was well for all parties concerned that the dispensary M.D. had been dispensed with.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Father Farrell had procured him a permanent job of some weeks, at rather an increase of wages from what was "going" at the time, for the spring business was now over and work was slack.
going
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From this reading Father Farrell had procured him a permanent job of some weeks, at rather an increase of wages from what was "going" at the time, for the spring business was now over and work was slack.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The priest had been a true prophet and a good doctor, and perhaps it was well for all parties concerned that the dispensary M.D. had been dispensed with.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The priest had been a true prophet and a good doctor, and perhaps it was well for all parties concerned that the dispensary M.D. had been dispensed with.
hair
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From this reading There was scarcely a mark left of where it had been, unless you blew his beautiful soft hair aside, when a slight hard ridge was just perceptible.
hard
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From this reading There was scarcely a mark left of where it had been, unless you blew his beautiful soft hair aside, when a slight hard ridge was just perceptible.
head
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From this reading The wound in his head had completely healed.
healed
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From this reading The wound in his head had completely healed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Father Farrell had procured him a permanent job of some weeks, at rather an increase of wages from what was "going" at the time, for the spring business was now over and work was slack.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Emon now recovered his strength every day more and more.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wound in his head had completely healed.
increase
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From this reading Father Farrell had procured him a permanent job of some weeks, at rather an increase of wages from what was "going" at the time, for the spring business was now over and work was slack.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The priest had been a true prophet and a good doctor, and perhaps it was well for all parties concerned that the dispensary M.D. had been dispensed with.
job
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From this reading Father Farrell had procured him a permanent job of some weeks, at rather an increase of wages from what was "going" at the time, for the spring business was now over and work was slack.
just
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From this reading There was scarcely a mark left of where it had been, unless you blew his beautiful soft hair aside, when a slight hard ridge was just perceptible.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was scarcely a mark left of where it had been, unless you blew his beautiful soft hair aside, when a slight hard ridge was just perceptible.
M
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From this reading The priest had been a true prophet and a good doctor, and perhaps it was well for all parties concerned that the dispensary M.D. had been dispensed with.
mark
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From this reading There was scarcely a mark left of where it had been, unless you blew his beautiful soft hair aside, when a slight hard ridge was just perceptible.
more
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From this reading Emon now recovered his strength every day more and more.
now
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From this reading Emon now recovered his strength every day more and more.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was scarcely a mark left of where it had been, unless you blew his beautiful soft hair aside, when a slight hard ridge was just perceptible.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Father Farrell had procured him a permanent job of some weeks, at rather an increase of wages from what was "going" at the time, for the spring business was now over and work was slack.
parties
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From this reading The priest had been a true prophet and a good doctor, and perhaps it was well for all parties concerned that the dispensary M.D. had been dispensed with.
perceptible
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From this reading There was scarcely a mark left of where it had been, unless you blew his beautiful soft hair aside, when a slight hard ridge was just perceptible.
perhaps
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From this reading The priest had been a true prophet and a good doctor, and perhaps it was well for all parties concerned that the dispensary M.D. had been dispensed with.
permanent
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From this reading Father Farrell had procured him a permanent job of some weeks, at rather an increase of wages from what was "going" at the time, for the spring business was now over and work was slack.
priest
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From this reading The priest had been a true prophet and a good doctor, and perhaps it was well for all parties concerned that the dispensary M.D. had been dispensed with.
procured
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From this reading Father Farrell had procured him a permanent job of some weeks, at rather an increase of wages from what was "going" at the time, for the spring business was now over and work was slack.
prophet
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From this reading The priest had been a true prophet and a good doctor, and perhaps it was well for all parties concerned that the dispensary M.D. had been dispensed with.
rather
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From this reading Father Farrell had procured him a permanent job of some weeks, at rather an increase of wages from what was "going" at the time, for the spring business was now over and work was slack.
recovered
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From this reading Emon now recovered his strength every day more and more.
ridge
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From this reading There was scarcely a mark left of where it had been, unless you blew his beautiful soft hair aside, when a slight hard ridge was just perceptible.
scarcely
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From this reading There was scarcely a mark left of where it had been, unless you blew his beautiful soft hair aside, when a slight hard ridge was just perceptible.
slack
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From this reading Father Farrell had procured him a permanent job of some weeks, at rather an increase of wages from what was "going" at the time, for the spring business was now over and work was slack.
slight
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From this reading There was scarcely a mark left of where it had been, unless you blew his beautiful soft hair aside, when a slight hard ridge was just perceptible.
soft
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From this reading There was scarcely a mark left of where it had been, unless you blew his beautiful soft hair aside, when a slight hard ridge was just perceptible.
some
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From this reading Father Farrell had procured him a permanent job of some weeks, at rather an increase of wages from what was "going" at the time, for the spring business was now over and work was slack.
spring
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From this reading Father Farrell had procured him a permanent job of some weeks, at rather an increase of wages from what was "going" at the time, for the spring business was now over and work was slack.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Emon now recovered his strength every day more and more.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The priest had been a true prophet and a good doctor, and perhaps it was well for all parties concerned that the dispensary M.D. had been dispensed with.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The priest had been a true prophet and a good doctor, and perhaps it was well for all parties concerned that the dispensary M.D. had been dispensed with.
There
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From this reading There was scarcely a mark left of where it had been, unless you blew his beautiful soft hair aside, when a slight hard ridge was just perceptible.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Father Farrell had procured him a permanent job of some weeks, at rather an increase of wages from what was "going" at the time, for the spring business was now over and work was slack.
true
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From this reading The priest had been a true prophet and a good doctor, and perhaps it was well for all parties concerned that the dispensary M.D. had been dispensed with.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading There was scarcely a mark left of where it had been, unless you blew his beautiful soft hair aside, when a slight hard ridge was just perceptible.
wagesplural nounUS /ˈweɪdʒɪz/
money or a reward earned for work
From this reading Father Farrell had procured him a permanent job of some weeks, at rather an increase of wages from what was "going" at the time, for the spring business was now over and work was slack.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The priest had been a true prophet and a good doctor, and perhaps it was well for all parties concerned that the dispensary M.D. had been dispensed with.
weeks
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From this reading Father Farrell had procured him a permanent job of some weeks, at rather an increase of wages from what was "going" at the time, for the spring business was now over and work was slack.
well
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From this reading The priest had been a true prophet and a good doctor, and perhaps it was well for all parties concerned that the dispensary M.D. had been dispensed with.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Father Farrell had procured him a permanent job of some weeks, at rather an increase of wages from what was "going" at the time, for the spring business was now over and work was slack.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was scarcely a mark left of where it had been, unless you blew his beautiful soft hair aside, when a slight hard ridge was just perceptible.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There was scarcely a mark left of where it had been, unless you blew his beautiful soft hair aside, when a slight hard ridge was just perceptible.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The priest had been a true prophet and a good doctor, and perhaps it was well for all parties concerned that the dispensary M.D. had been dispensed with.
work
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From this reading Father Farrell had procured him a permanent job of some weeks, at rather an increase of wages from what was "going" at the time, for the spring business was now over and work was slack.
wound
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From this reading The wound in his head had completely healed.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There was scarcely a mark left of where it had been, unless you blew his beautiful soft hair aside, when a slight hard ridge was just perceptible.
