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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 hard day's paddling had left him tired and sleepy, but the swarm of pain-devils in his slashed foot destroyed his rest.
ache
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From this reading When he got up at daylight and examined the wound again he found himself afflicted with a badly swollen foot and ankle, and a steady dull ache that extended upward past the knee.
acute
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From this reading He was next to helpless since every movement produced the most acute sort of pain--sufficiently so that when he had made shift to get some breakfast he could scarcely eat.
afflicted
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From this reading When he got up at daylight and examined the wound again he found himself afflicted with a badly swollen foot and ankle, and a steady dull ache that extended upward past the knee.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he got up at daylight and examined the wound again he found himself afflicted with a badly swollen foot and ankle, and a steady dull ache that extended upward past the knee.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --AND THE FRUITS THEREOF Mr. Thompson slept fitfully that night.
ankle
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From this reading When he got up at daylight and examined the wound again he found himself afflicted with a badly swollen foot and ankle, and a steady dull ache that extended upward past the knee.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When he got up at daylight and examined the wound again he found himself afflicted with a badly swollen foot and ankle, and a steady dull ache that extended upward past the knee.
back
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From this reading In the course of his experiments in self-aid he discovered that to lie flat on his back with the slashed foot raised higher than his body gave a measure of ease.
badly
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From this reading When he got up at daylight and examined the wound again he found himself afflicted with a badly swollen foot and ankle, and a steady dull ache that extended upward past the knee.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of his experiments in self-aid he discovered that to lie flat on his back with the slashed foot raised higher than his body gave a measure of ease.
breakfast
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From this reading He was next to helpless since every movement produced the most acute sort of pain--sufficiently so that when he had made shift to get some breakfast he could scarcely eat.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A hard day's paddling had left him tired and sleepy, but the swarm of pain-devils in his slashed foot destroyed his rest.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was next to helpless since every movement produced the most acute sort of pain--sufficiently so that when he had made shift to get some breakfast he could scarcely eat.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of his experiments in self-aid he discovered that to lie flat on his back with the slashed foot raised higher than his body gave a measure of ease.
day's
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From this reading A hard day's paddling had left him tired and sleepy, but the swarm of pain-devils in his slashed foot destroyed his rest.
daylight
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From this reading When he got up at daylight and examined the wound again he found himself afflicted with a badly swollen foot and ankle, and a steady dull ache that extended upward past the knee.
destroyed
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From this reading A hard day's paddling had left him tired and sleepy, but the swarm of pain-devils in his slashed foot destroyed his rest.
discovered
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From this reading In the course of his experiments in self-aid he discovered that to lie flat on his back with the slashed foot raised higher than his body gave a measure of ease.
dull
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From this reading When he got up at daylight and examined the wound again he found himself afflicted with a badly swollen foot and ankle, and a steady dull ache that extended upward past the knee.
ease
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From this reading In the course of his experiments in self-aid he discovered that to lie flat on his back with the slashed foot raised higher than his body gave a measure of ease.
eat
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From this reading He was next to helpless since every movement produced the most acute sort of pain--sufficiently so that when he had made shift to get some breakfast he could scarcely eat.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He was next to helpless since every movement produced the most acute sort of pain--sufficiently so that when he had made shift to get some breakfast he could scarcely eat.
examined
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From this reading When he got up at daylight and examined the wound again he found himself afflicted with a badly swollen foot and ankle, and a steady dull ache that extended upward past the knee.
experiments
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From this reading In the course of his experiments in self-aid he discovered that to lie flat on his back with the slashed foot raised higher than his body gave a measure of ease.
extended
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From this reading When he got up at daylight and examined the wound again he found himself afflicted with a badly swollen foot and ankle, and a steady dull ache that extended upward past the knee.
fitfully
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From this reading --AND THE FRUITS THEREOF Mr. Thompson slept fitfully that night.
flat
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From this reading In the course of his experiments in self-aid he discovered that to lie flat on his back with the slashed foot raised higher than his body gave a measure of ease.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A hard day's paddling had left him tired and sleepy, but the swarm of pain-devils in his slashed foot destroyed his rest.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he got up at daylight and examined the wound again he found himself afflicted with a badly swollen foot and ankle, and a steady dull ache that extended upward past the knee.
FRUITS
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From this reading --AND THE FRUITS THEREOF Mr. Thompson slept fitfully that night.
gave
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From this reading In the course of his experiments in self-aid he discovered that to lie flat on his back with the slashed foot raised higher than his body gave a measure of ease.
get
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From this reading He was next to helpless since every movement produced the most acute sort of pain--sufficiently so that when he had made shift to get some breakfast he could scarcely eat.
got
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From this reading When he got up at daylight and examined the wound again he found himself afflicted with a badly swollen foot and ankle, and a steady dull ache that extended upward past the knee.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A hard day's paddling had left him tired and sleepy, but the swarm of pain-devils in his slashed foot destroyed his rest.
hard
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From this reading A hard day's paddling had left him tired and sleepy, but the swarm of pain-devils in his slashed foot destroyed his rest.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he got up at daylight and examined the wound again he found himself afflicted with a badly swollen foot and ankle, and a steady dull ache that extended upward past the knee.
helpless
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From this reading He was next to helpless since every movement produced the most acute sort of pain--sufficiently so that when he had made shift to get some breakfast he could scarcely eat.
higher
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From this reading In the course of his experiments in self-aid he discovered that to lie flat on his back with the slashed foot raised higher than his body gave a measure of ease.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A hard day's paddling had left him tired and sleepy, but the swarm of pain-devils in his slashed foot destroyed his rest.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When he got up at daylight and examined the wound again he found himself afflicted with a badly swollen foot and ankle, and a steady dull ache that extended upward past the knee.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A hard day's paddling had left him tired and sleepy, but the swarm of pain-devils in his slashed foot destroyed his rest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A hard day's paddling had left him tired and sleepy, but the swarm of pain-devils in his slashed foot destroyed his rest.
knee
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From this reading When he got up at daylight and examined the wound again he found himself afflicted with a badly swollen foot and ankle, and a steady dull ache that extended upward past the knee.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A hard day's paddling had left him tired and sleepy, but the swarm of pain-devils in his slashed foot destroyed his rest.
lie
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From this reading In the course of his experiments in self-aid he discovered that to lie flat on his back with the slashed foot raised higher than his body gave a measure of ease.
made
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From this reading He was next to helpless since every movement produced the most acute sort of pain--sufficiently so that when he had made shift to get some breakfast he could scarcely eat.
measure
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From this reading In the course of his experiments in self-aid he discovered that to lie flat on his back with the slashed foot raised higher than his body gave a measure of ease.
most
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From this reading He was next to helpless since every movement produced the most acute sort of pain--sufficiently so that when he had made shift to get some breakfast he could scarcely eat.
movement
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From this reading He was next to helpless since every movement produced the most acute sort of pain--sufficiently so that when he had made shift to get some breakfast he could scarcely eat.
Mr
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From this reading --AND THE FRUITS THEREOF Mr. Thompson slept fitfully that night.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was next to helpless since every movement produced the most acute sort of pain--sufficiently so that when he had made shift to get some breakfast he could scarcely eat.
night
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From this reading --AND THE FRUITS THEREOF Mr. Thompson slept fitfully that night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A hard day's paddling had left him tired and sleepy, but the swarm of pain-devils in his slashed foot destroyed his rest.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the course of his experiments in self-aid he discovered that to lie flat on his back with the slashed foot raised higher than his body gave a measure of ease.
paddling
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From this reading A hard day's paddling had left him tired and sleepy, but the swarm of pain-devils in his slashed foot destroyed his rest.
pain
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From this reading He was next to helpless since every movement produced the most acute sort of pain--sufficiently so that when he had made shift to get some breakfast he could scarcely eat.
pain-devils
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From this reading A hard day's paddling had left him tired and sleepy, but the swarm of pain-devils in his slashed foot destroyed his rest.
past
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From this reading When he got up at daylight and examined the wound again he found himself afflicted with a badly swollen foot and ankle, and a steady dull ache that extended upward past the knee.
produced
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From this reading He was next to helpless since every movement produced the most acute sort of pain--sufficiently so that when he had made shift to get some breakfast he could scarcely eat.
raised
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From this reading In the course of his experiments in self-aid he discovered that to lie flat on his back with the slashed foot raised higher than his body gave a measure of ease.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A hard day's paddling had left him tired and sleepy, but the swarm of pain-devils in his slashed foot destroyed his rest.
scarcely
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From this reading He was next to helpless since every movement produced the most acute sort of pain--sufficiently so that when he had made shift to get some breakfast he could scarcely eat.
self-aid
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From this reading In the course of his experiments in self-aid he discovered that to lie flat on his back with the slashed foot raised higher than his body gave a measure of ease.
shift
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From this reading He was next to helpless since every movement produced the most acute sort of pain--sufficiently so that when he had made shift to get some breakfast he could scarcely eat.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He was next to helpless since every movement produced the most acute sort of pain--sufficiently so that when he had made shift to get some breakfast he could scarcely eat.
slashed
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From this reading A hard day's paddling had left him tired and sleepy, but the swarm of pain-devils in his slashed foot destroyed his rest.
sleepy
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From this reading A hard day's paddling had left him tired and sleepy, but the swarm of pain-devils in his slashed foot destroyed his rest.
slept
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From this reading --AND THE FRUITS THEREOF Mr. Thompson slept fitfully that night.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was next to helpless since every movement produced the most acute sort of pain--sufficiently so that when he had made shift to get some breakfast he could scarcely eat.
some
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From this reading He was next to helpless since every movement produced the most acute sort of pain--sufficiently so that when he had made shift to get some breakfast he could scarcely eat.
sort
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From this reading He was next to helpless since every movement produced the most acute sort of pain--sufficiently so that when he had made shift to get some breakfast he could scarcely eat.
steady
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From this reading When he got up at daylight and examined the wound again he found himself afflicted with a badly swollen foot and ankle, and a steady dull ache that extended upward past the knee.
sufficiently
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From this reading He was next to helpless since every movement produced the most acute sort of pain--sufficiently so that when he had made shift to get some breakfast he could scarcely eat.
swarm
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From this reading A hard day's paddling had left him tired and sleepy, but the swarm of pain-devils in his slashed foot destroyed his rest.
swollen
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From this reading When he got up at daylight and examined the wound again he found himself afflicted with a badly swollen foot and ankle, and a steady dull ache that extended upward past the knee.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In the course of his experiments in self-aid he discovered that to lie flat on his back with the slashed foot raised higher than his body gave a measure of ease.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading --AND THE FRUITS THEREOF Mr. Thompson slept fitfully that night.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --AND THE FRUITS THEREOF Mr. Thompson slept fitfully that night.
THEREOF
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From this reading --AND THE FRUITS THEREOF Mr. Thompson slept fitfully that night.
Thompson
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From this reading --AND THE FRUITS THEREOF Mr. Thompson slept fitfully that night.
tired
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From this reading A hard day's paddling had left him tired and sleepy, but the swarm of pain-devils in his slashed foot destroyed his rest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was next to helpless since every movement produced the most acute sort of pain--sufficiently so that when he had made shift to get some breakfast he could scarcely eat.
up
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From this reading When he got up at daylight and examined the wound again he found himself afflicted with a badly swollen foot and ankle, and a steady dull ache that extended upward past the knee.
upward
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From this reading When he got up at daylight and examined the wound again he found himself afflicted with a badly swollen foot and ankle, and a steady dull ache that extended upward past the knee.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was next to helpless since every movement produced the most acute sort of pain--sufficiently so that when he had made shift to get some breakfast he could scarcely eat.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he got up at daylight and examined the wound again he found himself afflicted with a badly swollen foot and ankle, and a steady dull ache that extended upward past the knee.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When he got up at daylight and examined the wound again he found himself afflicted with a badly swollen foot and ankle, and a steady dull ache that extended upward past the knee.
wound
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From this reading When he got up at daylight and examined the wound again he found himself afflicted with a badly swollen foot and ankle, and a steady dull ache that extended upward past the knee.
