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Ann Boyd: A Novel
Ann Boyd: A Novel

Chapter V

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Evans stroked his bushy beard wisely.
"Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.
"I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.
Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."
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Ann Boyd: A Novel

Chapter V

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Evans stroked his bushy beard wisely.
Line 2
"Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.
Line 3
"I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
Line 4
A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.
Line 5
Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “"Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.”

Blood noun US /blood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.”

Course noun US /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.”

Mine pronoun US /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.”

Repeated noun US /repeated/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.”

Yourself pronoun US /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading “Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."”

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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 "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.

Atlanta

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From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."

back

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From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.

beard

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From this reading Evans stroked his bushy beard wisely.

best

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From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."

better

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From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."

bloodnounUS /blood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

board

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From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.

bushy

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From this reading Evans stroked his bushy beard wisely.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

button

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From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.

cancer

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From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."

case

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.

chair

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.

coursenounUS /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

decide

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From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.

developments

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From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

discoveries

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From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

diseases

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From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.

doctors

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From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

domestic

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From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.

down

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From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."

Dr

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From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."

dress

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From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.

Evans

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From this reading Evans stroked his bushy beard wisely.

expert

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From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."

far

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From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."

fingers

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From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.

fumbling

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From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.

get

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."

gives

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.

going

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.

ground

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From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.

he's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.

Hemingway

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Evans stroked his bushy beard wisely.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

I'd

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

I'm

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

interest

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.

knife

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From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.

land

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From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."

leaving

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From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.

like

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From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

man

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From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.

market

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From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

medical

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From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.

mought

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From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

noted

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From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."

Now

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From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

ordinary

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From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.

own

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From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

patient

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From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.

purifier

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From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

put

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

Putnam

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From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."

reckon

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From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.

regular

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From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

remedies

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From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.

repeatednounUS /repeated/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.

resk

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

run

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From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

safe

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From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.

science

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

shoulders

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From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

Sister

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From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

steady

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From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.

stiff

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From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.

stroked

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From this reading Evans stroked his bushy beard wisely.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.

train

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From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."

treating

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From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."

wait

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From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.

wide

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From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."

wisely

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From this reading Evans stroked his bushy beard wisely.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.

you'd

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From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."

yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."