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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 TAKES A COURSE IN A MEDICAL COLLEGE.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A medical education, too, would be an embellishment that every one could not boast of.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I would take a medical course and would then know for myself whether I suffered from a complication of diseases or whether it was true, as many had tried to convince me, that there was nothing the matter with me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I would take a medical course and would then know for myself whether I suffered from a complication of diseases or whether it was true, as many had tried to convince me, that there was nothing the matter with me.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A medical education, too, would be an embellishment that every one could not boast of.
boast
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From this reading A medical education, too, would be an embellishment that every one could not boast of.
COLLEGE
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From this reading TAKES A COURSE IN A MEDICAL COLLEGE.
complication
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From this reading I would take a medical course and would then know for myself whether I suffered from a complication of diseases or whether it was true, as many had tried to convince me, that there was nothing the matter with me.
convince
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From this reading I would take a medical course and would then know for myself whether I suffered from a complication of diseases or whether it was true, as many had tried to convince me, that there was nothing the matter with me.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A medical education, too, would be an embellishment that every one could not boast of.
COURSE
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From this reading TAKES A COURSE IN A MEDICAL COLLEGE.
dependent
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From this reading I had the necessary time and means to take a course in medicine, having no one dependent upon me.
diseases
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From this reading I would take a medical course and would then know for myself whether I suffered from a complication of diseases or whether it was true, as many had tried to convince me, that there was nothing the matter with me.
education
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From this reading A medical education, too, would be an embellishment that every one could not boast of.
embellishment
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From this reading A medical education, too, would be an embellishment that every one could not boast of.
entirely
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From this reading Yes, I had thought of something entirely new.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A medical education, too, would be an embellishment that every one could not boast of.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I would take a medical course and would then know for myself whether I suffered from a complication of diseases or whether it was true, as many had tried to convince me, that there was nothing the matter with me.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I would take a medical course and would then know for myself whether I suffered from a complication of diseases or whether it was true, as many had tried to convince me, that there was nothing the matter with me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yes, I had thought of something entirely new.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I had the necessary time and means to take a course in medicine, having no one dependent upon me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yes, I had thought of something entirely new.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TAKES A COURSE IN A MEDICAL COLLEGE.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I would take a medical course and would then know for myself whether I suffered from a complication of diseases or whether it was true, as many had tried to convince me, that there was nothing the matter with me.
know
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From this reading I would take a medical course and would then know for myself whether I suffered from a complication of diseases or whether it was true, as many had tried to convince me, that there was nothing the matter with me.
many
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From this reading I would take a medical course and would then know for myself whether I suffered from a complication of diseases or whether it was true, as many had tried to convince me, that there was nothing the matter with me.
matter
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From this reading I would take a medical course and would then know for myself whether I suffered from a complication of diseases or whether it was true, as many had tried to convince me, that there was nothing the matter with me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I would take a medical course and would then know for myself whether I suffered from a complication of diseases or whether it was true, as many had tried to convince me, that there was nothing the matter with me.
means
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From this reading I had the necessary time and means to take a course in medicine, having no one dependent upon me.
MEDICAL
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From this reading TAKES A COURSE IN A MEDICAL COLLEGE.
medicine
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From this reading I had the necessary time and means to take a course in medicine, having no one dependent upon me.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I would take a medical course and would then know for myself whether I suffered from a complication of diseases or whether it was true, as many had tried to convince me, that there was nothing the matter with me.
necessary
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From this reading I had the necessary time and means to take a course in medicine, having no one dependent upon me.
new
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From this reading Yes, I had thought of something entirely new.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I had the necessary time and means to take a course in medicine, having no one dependent upon me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A medical education, too, would be an embellishment that every one could not boast of.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I would take a medical course and would then know for myself whether I suffered from a complication of diseases or whether it was true, as many had tried to convince me, that there was nothing the matter with me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yes, I had thought of something entirely new.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A medical education, too, would be an embellishment that every one could not boast of.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I would take a medical course and would then know for myself whether I suffered from a complication of diseases or whether it was true, as many had tried to convince me, that there was nothing the matter with me.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Yes, I had thought of something entirely new.
suffered
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From this reading I would take a medical course and would then know for myself whether I suffered from a complication of diseases or whether it was true, as many had tried to convince me, that there was nothing the matter with me.
take
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From this reading I would take a medical course and would then know for myself whether I suffered from a complication of diseases or whether it was true, as many had tried to convince me, that there was nothing the matter with me.
TAKES
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From this reading TAKES A COURSE IN A MEDICAL COLLEGE.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I would take a medical course and would then know for myself whether I suffered from a complication of diseases or whether it was true, as many had tried to convince me, that there was nothing the matter with me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I would take a medical course and would then know for myself whether I suffered from a complication of diseases or whether it was true, as many had tried to convince me, that there was nothing the matter with me.
then
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From this reading I would take a medical course and would then know for myself whether I suffered from a complication of diseases or whether it was true, as many had tried to convince me, that there was nothing the matter with me.
there
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From this reading I would take a medical course and would then know for myself whether I suffered from a complication of diseases or whether it was true, as many had tried to convince me, that there was nothing the matter with me.
thought
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From this reading Yes, I had thought of something entirely new.
time
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From this reading I had the necessary time and means to take a course in medicine, having no one dependent upon me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I would take a medical course and would then know for myself whether I suffered from a complication of diseases or whether it was true, as many had tried to convince me, that there was nothing the matter with me.
too
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From this reading A medical education, too, would be an embellishment that every one could not boast of.
tried
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From this reading I would take a medical course and would then know for myself whether I suffered from a complication of diseases or whether it was true, as many had tried to convince me, that there was nothing the matter with me.
true
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From this reading I would take a medical course and would then know for myself whether I suffered from a complication of diseases or whether it was true, as many had tried to convince me, that there was nothing the matter with me.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I had the necessary time and means to take a course in medicine, having no one dependent upon me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I would take a medical course and would then know for myself whether I suffered from a complication of diseases or whether it was true, as many had tried to convince me, that there was nothing the matter with me.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I would take a medical course and would then know for myself whether I suffered from a complication of diseases or whether it was true, as many had tried to convince me, that there was nothing the matter with me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I would take a medical course and would then know for myself whether I suffered from a complication of diseases or whether it was true, as many had tried to convince me, that there was nothing the matter with me.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would take a medical course and would then know for myself whether I suffered from a complication of diseases or whether it was true, as many had tried to convince me, that there was nothing the matter with me.
Yes
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From this reading Yes, I had thought of something entirely new.
