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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 No one doubts--certainly not I--that the mind exercises a powerful influence over the body.
all
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From this reading They have all recognized the potency and availability of that force.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the beginning of time, the sorcerer, the interpreter of dreams, the fortune-teller, the charlatan, the quack, the wild medicine-man, the educated physician, the mesmerist, and the hypnotist have made use of the client's imagination to help them in their work.
availability
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From this reading They have all recognized the potency and availability of that force.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From the beginning of time, the sorcerer, the interpreter of dreams, the fortune-teller, the charlatan, the quack, the wild medicine-man, the educated physician, the mesmerist, and the hypnotist have made use of the client's imagination to help them in their work.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one doubts--certainly not I--that the mind exercises a powerful influence over the body.
bread
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From this reading Physicians cure many patients with a bread pill; they know that where the disease is only a fancy, the patient's confidence in the doctor will make the bread pill effective.
certainly
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From this reading No one doubts--certainly not I--that the mind exercises a powerful influence over the body.
charlatan
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From this reading From the beginning of time, the sorcerer, the interpreter of dreams, the fortune-teller, the charlatan, the quack, the wild medicine-man, the educated physician, the mesmerist, and the hypnotist have made use of the client's imagination to help them in their work.
client's
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From this reading From the beginning of time, the sorcerer, the interpreter of dreams, the fortune-teller, the charlatan, the quack, the wild medicine-man, the educated physician, the mesmerist, and the hypnotist have made use of the client's imagination to help them in their work.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Physicians cure many patients with a bread pill; they know that where the disease is only a fancy, the patient's confidence in the doctor will make the bread pill effective.
cure
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From this reading Physicians cure many patients with a bread pill; they know that where the disease is only a fancy, the patient's confidence in the doctor will make the bread pill effective.
disease
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From this reading Physicians cure many patients with a bread pill; they know that where the disease is only a fancy, the patient's confidence in the doctor will make the bread pill effective.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Physicians cure many patients with a bread pill; they know that where the disease is only a fancy, the patient's confidence in the doctor will make the bread pill effective.
doubts
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From this reading No one doubts--certainly not I--that the mind exercises a powerful influence over the body.
dreams
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From this reading From the beginning of time, the sorcerer, the interpreter of dreams, the fortune-teller, the charlatan, the quack, the wild medicine-man, the educated physician, the mesmerist, and the hypnotist have made use of the client's imagination to help them in their work.
educated
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From this reading From the beginning of time, the sorcerer, the interpreter of dreams, the fortune-teller, the charlatan, the quack, the wild medicine-man, the educated physician, the mesmerist, and the hypnotist have made use of the client's imagination to help them in their work.
effective
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From this reading Physicians cure many patients with a bread pill; they know that where the disease is only a fancy, the patient's confidence in the doctor will make the bread pill effective.
exercises
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From this reading No one doubts--certainly not I--that the mind exercises a powerful influence over the body.
Faith
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From this reading Faith in the doctor.
fancy
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From this reading Physicians cure many patients with a bread pill; they know that where the disease is only a fancy, the patient's confidence in the doctor will make the bread pill effective.
force
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From this reading They have all recognized the potency and availability of that force.
fortune-teller
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From this reading From the beginning of time, the sorcerer, the interpreter of dreams, the fortune-teller, the charlatan, the quack, the wild medicine-man, the educated physician, the mesmerist, and the hypnotist have made use of the client's imagination to help them in their work.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the beginning of time, the sorcerer, the interpreter of dreams, the fortune-teller, the charlatan, the quack, the wild medicine-man, the educated physician, the mesmerist, and the hypnotist have made use of the client's imagination to help them in their work.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading From the beginning of time, the sorcerer, the interpreter of dreams, the fortune-teller, the charlatan, the quack, the wild medicine-man, the educated physician, the mesmerist, and the hypnotist have made use of the client's imagination to help them in their work.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the beginning of time, the sorcerer, the interpreter of dreams, the fortune-teller, the charlatan, the quack, the wild medicine-man, the educated physician, the mesmerist, and the hypnotist have made use of the client's imagination to help them in their work.
hypnotist
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From this reading From the beginning of time, the sorcerer, the interpreter of dreams, the fortune-teller, the charlatan, the quack, the wild medicine-man, the educated physician, the mesmerist, and the hypnotist have made use of the client's imagination to help them in their work.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No one doubts--certainly not I--that the mind exercises a powerful influence over the body.
imagination
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From this reading From the beginning of time, the sorcerer, the interpreter of dreams, the fortune-teller, the charlatan, the quack, the wild medicine-man, the educated physician, the mesmerist, and the hypnotist have made use of the client's imagination to help them in their work.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From the beginning of time, the sorcerer, the interpreter of dreams, the fortune-teller, the charlatan, the quack, the wild medicine-man, the educated physician, the mesmerist, and the hypnotist have made use of the client's imagination to help them in their work.
influence
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From this reading No one doubts--certainly not I--that the mind exercises a powerful influence over the body.
interpreter
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From this reading From the beginning of time, the sorcerer, the interpreter of dreams, the fortune-teller, the charlatan, the quack, the wild medicine-man, the educated physician, the mesmerist, and the hypnotist have made use of the client's imagination to help them in their work.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Physicians cure many patients with a bread pill; they know that where the disease is only a fancy, the patient's confidence in the doctor will make the bread pill effective.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Physicians cure many patients with a bread pill; they know that where the disease is only a fancy, the patient's confidence in the doctor will make the bread pill effective.
made
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From this reading From the beginning of time, the sorcerer, the interpreter of dreams, the fortune-teller, the charlatan, the quack, the wild medicine-man, the educated physician, the mesmerist, and the hypnotist have made use of the client's imagination to help them in their work.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Physicians cure many patients with a bread pill; they know that where the disease is only a fancy, the patient's confidence in the doctor will make the bread pill effective.
many
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From this reading Physicians cure many patients with a bread pill; they know that where the disease is only a fancy, the patient's confidence in the doctor will make the bread pill effective.
medicine-man
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From this reading From the beginning of time, the sorcerer, the interpreter of dreams, the fortune-teller, the charlatan, the quack, the wild medicine-man, the educated physician, the mesmerist, and the hypnotist have made use of the client's imagination to help them in their work.
mesmerist
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From this reading From the beginning of time, the sorcerer, the interpreter of dreams, the fortune-teller, the charlatan, the quack, the wild medicine-man, the educated physician, the mesmerist, and the hypnotist have made use of the client's imagination to help them in their work.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one doubts--certainly not I--that the mind exercises a powerful influence over the body.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one doubts--certainly not I--that the mind exercises a powerful influence over the body.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No one doubts--certainly not I--that the mind exercises a powerful influence over the body.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the beginning of time, the sorcerer, the interpreter of dreams, the fortune-teller, the charlatan, the quack, the wild medicine-man, the educated physician, the mesmerist, and the hypnotist have made use of the client's imagination to help them in their work.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one doubts--certainly not I--that the mind exercises a powerful influence over the body.
only
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From this reading Physicians cure many patients with a bread pill; they know that where the disease is only a fancy, the patient's confidence in the doctor will make the bread pill effective.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading No one doubts--certainly not I--that the mind exercises a powerful influence over the body.
patient's
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From this reading Physicians cure many patients with a bread pill; they know that where the disease is only a fancy, the patient's confidence in the doctor will make the bread pill effective.
patients
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From this reading Physicians cure many patients with a bread pill; they know that where the disease is only a fancy, the patient's confidence in the doctor will make the bread pill effective.
physician
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From this reading From the beginning of time, the sorcerer, the interpreter of dreams, the fortune-teller, the charlatan, the quack, the wild medicine-man, the educated physician, the mesmerist, and the hypnotist have made use of the client's imagination to help them in their work.
Physicians
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From this reading Physicians cure many patients with a bread pill; they know that where the disease is only a fancy, the patient's confidence in the doctor will make the bread pill effective.
pill
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From this reading Physicians cure many patients with a bread pill; they know that where the disease is only a fancy, the patient's confidence in the doctor will make the bread pill effective.
potency
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From this reading They have all recognized the potency and availability of that force.
powerful
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From this reading No one doubts--certainly not I--that the mind exercises a powerful influence over the body.
quack
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From this reading From the beginning of time, the sorcerer, the interpreter of dreams, the fortune-teller, the charlatan, the quack, the wild medicine-man, the educated physician, the mesmerist, and the hypnotist have made use of the client's imagination to help them in their work.
recognized
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From this reading They have all recognized the potency and availability of that force.
sorcerernounUS /ˈsɔːr.sər.ər/
A person who claims or is believed to have magical powers; a wizard of dark enchantments.
From this reading From the beginning of time, the sorcerer, the interpreter of dreams, the fortune-teller, the charlatan, the quack, the wild medicine-man, the educated physician, the mesmerist, and the hypnotist have made use of the client's imagination to help them in their work.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No one doubts--certainly not I--that the mind exercises a powerful influence over the body.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No one doubts--certainly not I--that the mind exercises a powerful influence over the body.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading From the beginning of time, the sorcerer, the interpreter of dreams, the fortune-teller, the charlatan, the quack, the wild medicine-man, the educated physician, the mesmerist, and the hypnotist have made use of the client's imagination to help them in their work.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading From the beginning of time, the sorcerer, the interpreter of dreams, the fortune-teller, the charlatan, the quack, the wild medicine-man, the educated physician, the mesmerist, and the hypnotist have made use of the client's imagination to help them in their work.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have all recognized the potency and availability of that force.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the beginning of time, the sorcerer, the interpreter of dreams, the fortune-teller, the charlatan, the quack, the wild medicine-man, the educated physician, the mesmerist, and the hypnotist have made use of the client's imagination to help them in their work.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the beginning of time, the sorcerer, the interpreter of dreams, the fortune-teller, the charlatan, the quack, the wild medicine-man, the educated physician, the mesmerist, and the hypnotist have made use of the client's imagination to help them in their work.
use
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From this reading From the beginning of time, the sorcerer, the interpreter of dreams, the fortune-teller, the charlatan, the quack, the wild medicine-man, the educated physician, the mesmerist, and the hypnotist have made use of the client's imagination to help them in their work.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Physicians cure many patients with a bread pill; they know that where the disease is only a fancy, the patient's confidence in the doctor will make the bread pill effective.
wild
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From this reading From the beginning of time, the sorcerer, the interpreter of dreams, the fortune-teller, the charlatan, the quack, the wild medicine-man, the educated physician, the mesmerist, and the hypnotist have made use of the client's imagination to help them in their work.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Physicians cure many patients with a bread pill; they know that where the disease is only a fancy, the patient's confidence in the doctor will make the bread pill effective.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Physicians cure many patients with a bread pill; they know that where the disease is only a fancy, the patient's confidence in the doctor will make the bread pill effective.
work
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From this reading From the beginning of time, the sorcerer, the interpreter of dreams, the fortune-teller, the charlatan, the quack, the wild medicine-man, the educated physician, the mesmerist, and the hypnotist have made use of the client's imagination to help them in their work.
