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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 This time it was a head-on collision, two boys riding at each other round a corner, as if for a wager.
accident
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From this reading BROKEN BONES Another bicycle accident!
all
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From this reading Here was one of the great benefactions of modern civilisation, a health-and-pleasure-giving apparatus within the reach of all, and often turned into an engine of destruction by senseless stupidity.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Here was one of the great benefactions of modern civilisation, a health-and-pleasure-giving apparatus within the reach of all, and often turned into an engine of destruction by senseless stupidity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young doctor had patched them both up, there being no broken bones, only a dislocated shoulder and many bruises, and was now riding home, reflecting upon the carelessness of the human race in general, and of boys in particular.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BROKEN BONES Another bicycle accident!
apparatus
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From this reading Here was one of the great benefactions of modern civilisation, a health-and-pleasure-giving apparatus within the reach of all, and often turned into an engine of destruction by senseless stupidity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This time it was a head-on collision, two boys riding at each other round a corner, as if for a wager.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This time it was a head-on collision, two boys riding at each other round a corner, as if for a wager.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The young doctor had patched them both up, there being no broken bones, only a dislocated shoulder and many bruises, and was now riding home, reflecting upon the carelessness of the human race in general, and of boys in particular.
benefactions
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From this reading Here was one of the great benefactions of modern civilisation, a health-and-pleasure-giving apparatus within the reach of all, and often turned into an engine of destruction by senseless stupidity.
bicycle
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From this reading BROKEN BONES Another bicycle accident!
bicycles
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From this reading Mrs. Tree would burn all bicycles if she could have her way; not that Mrs. Tree was stupid, far from it!
BONES
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From this reading BROKEN BONES Another bicycle accident!
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The young doctor had patched them both up, there being no broken bones, only a dislocated shoulder and many bruises, and was now riding home, reflecting upon the carelessness of the human race in general, and of boys in particular.
boys
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From this reading This time it was a head-on collision, two boys riding at each other round a corner, as if for a wager.
BROKENnounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BROKEN BONES Another bicycle accident!
bruises
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From this reading The young doctor had patched them both up, there being no broken bones, only a dislocated shoulder and many bruises, and was now riding home, reflecting upon the carelessness of the human race in general, and of boys in particular.
burnverbUS /bɜːrn/
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading Mrs. Tree would burn all bicycles if she could have her way; not that Mrs. Tree was stupid, far from it!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Here was one of the great benefactions of modern civilisation, a health-and-pleasure-giving apparatus within the reach of all, and often turned into an engine of destruction by senseless stupidity.
carelessness
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From this reading The young doctor had patched them both up, there being no broken bones, only a dislocated shoulder and many bruises, and was now riding home, reflecting upon the carelessness of the human race in general, and of boys in particular.
civilisation
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From this reading Here was one of the great benefactions of modern civilisation, a health-and-pleasure-giving apparatus within the reach of all, and often turned into an engine of destruction by senseless stupidity.
collision
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From this reading This time it was a head-on collision, two boys riding at each other round a corner, as if for a wager.
corner
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From this reading This time it was a head-on collision, two boys riding at each other round a corner, as if for a wager.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mrs. Tree would burn all bicycles if she could have her way; not that Mrs. Tree was stupid, far from it!
destruction
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From this reading Here was one of the great benefactions of modern civilisation, a health-and-pleasure-giving apparatus within the reach of all, and often turned into an engine of destruction by senseless stupidity.
dislocated
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From this reading The young doctor had patched them both up, there being no broken bones, only a dislocated shoulder and many bruises, and was now riding home, reflecting upon the carelessness of the human race in general, and of boys in particular.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young doctor had patched them both up, there being no broken bones, only a dislocated shoulder and many bruises, and was now riding home, reflecting upon the carelessness of the human race in general, and of boys in particular.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading This time it was a head-on collision, two boys riding at each other round a corner, as if for a wager.
engine
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From this reading Here was one of the great benefactions of modern civilisation, a health-and-pleasure-giving apparatus within the reach of all, and often turned into an engine of destruction by senseless stupidity.
far
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From this reading Mrs. Tree would burn all bicycles if she could have her way; not that Mrs. Tree was stupid, far from it!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This time it was a head-on collision, two boys riding at each other round a corner, as if for a wager.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Tree would burn all bicycles if she could have her way; not that Mrs. Tree was stupid, far from it!
general
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From this reading The young doctor had patched them both up, there being no broken bones, only a dislocated shoulder and many bruises, and was now riding home, reflecting upon the carelessness of the human race in general, and of boys in particular.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was one of the great benefactions of modern civilisation, a health-and-pleasure-giving apparatus within the reach of all, and often turned into an engine of destruction by senseless stupidity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The young doctor had patched them both up, there being no broken bones, only a dislocated shoulder and many bruises, and was now riding home, reflecting upon the carelessness of the human race in general, and of boys in particular.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mrs. Tree would burn all bicycles if she could have her way; not that Mrs. Tree was stupid, far from it!
head-on
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From this reading This time it was a head-on collision, two boys riding at each other round a corner, as if for a wager.
health-and-pleasure-giving
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From this reading Here was one of the great benefactions of modern civilisation, a health-and-pleasure-giving apparatus within the reach of all, and often turned into an engine of destruction by senseless stupidity.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Tree would burn all bicycles if she could have her way; not that Mrs. Tree was stupid, far from it!
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was one of the great benefactions of modern civilisation, a health-and-pleasure-giving apparatus within the reach of all, and often turned into an engine of destruction by senseless stupidity.
home
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From this reading The young doctor had patched them both up, there being no broken bones, only a dislocated shoulder and many bruises, and was now riding home, reflecting upon the carelessness of the human race in general, and of boys in particular.
human
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From this reading The young doctor had patched them both up, there being no broken bones, only a dislocated shoulder and many bruises, and was now riding home, reflecting upon the carelessness of the human race in general, and of boys in particular.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading This time it was a head-on collision, two boys riding at each other round a corner, as if for a wager.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The young doctor had patched them both up, there being no broken bones, only a dislocated shoulder and many bruises, and was now riding home, reflecting upon the carelessness of the human race in general, and of boys in particular.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Here was one of the great benefactions of modern civilisation, a health-and-pleasure-giving apparatus within the reach of all, and often turned into an engine of destruction by senseless stupidity.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This time it was a head-on collision, two boys riding at each other round a corner, as if for a wager.
many
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From this reading The young doctor had patched them both up, there being no broken bones, only a dislocated shoulder and many bruises, and was now riding home, reflecting upon the carelessness of the human race in general, and of boys in particular.
modern
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From this reading Here was one of the great benefactions of modern civilisation, a health-and-pleasure-giving apparatus within the reach of all, and often turned into an engine of destruction by senseless stupidity.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Tree would burn all bicycles if she could have her way; not that Mrs. Tree was stupid, far from it!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The young doctor had patched them both up, there being no broken bones, only a dislocated shoulder and many bruises, and was now riding home, reflecting upon the carelessness of the human race in general, and of boys in particular.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Tree would burn all bicycles if she could have her way; not that Mrs. Tree was stupid, far from it!
now
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From this reading The young doctor had patched them both up, there being no broken bones, only a dislocated shoulder and many bruises, and was now riding home, reflecting upon the carelessness of the human race in general, and of boys in particular.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The young doctor had patched them both up, there being no broken bones, only a dislocated shoulder and many bruises, and was now riding home, reflecting upon the carelessness of the human race in general, and of boys in particular.
often
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From this reading Here was one of the great benefactions of modern civilisation, a health-and-pleasure-giving apparatus within the reach of all, and often turned into an engine of destruction by senseless stupidity.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Here was one of the great benefactions of modern civilisation, a health-and-pleasure-giving apparatus within the reach of all, and often turned into an engine of destruction by senseless stupidity.
only
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From this reading The young doctor had patched them both up, there being no broken bones, only a dislocated shoulder and many bruises, and was now riding home, reflecting upon the carelessness of the human race in general, and of boys in particular.
other
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From this reading This time it was a head-on collision, two boys riding at each other round a corner, as if for a wager.
particular
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From this reading The young doctor had patched them both up, there being no broken bones, only a dislocated shoulder and many bruises, and was now riding home, reflecting upon the carelessness of the human race in general, and of boys in particular.
patched
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From this reading The young doctor had patched them both up, there being no broken bones, only a dislocated shoulder and many bruises, and was now riding home, reflecting upon the carelessness of the human race in general, and of boys in particular.
race
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From this reading The young doctor had patched them both up, there being no broken bones, only a dislocated shoulder and many bruises, and was now riding home, reflecting upon the carelessness of the human race in general, and of boys in particular.
reach
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From this reading Here was one of the great benefactions of modern civilisation, a health-and-pleasure-giving apparatus within the reach of all, and often turned into an engine of destruction by senseless stupidity.
reflecting
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From this reading The young doctor had patched them both up, there being no broken bones, only a dislocated shoulder and many bruises, and was now riding home, reflecting upon the carelessness of the human race in general, and of boys in particular.
riding
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From this reading This time it was a head-on collision, two boys riding at each other round a corner, as if for a wager.
round
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From this reading This time it was a head-on collision, two boys riding at each other round a corner, as if for a wager.
senseless
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From this reading Here was one of the great benefactions of modern civilisation, a health-and-pleasure-giving apparatus within the reach of all, and often turned into an engine of destruction by senseless stupidity.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Tree would burn all bicycles if she could have her way; not that Mrs. Tree was stupid, far from it!
shoulder
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From this reading The young doctor had patched them both up, there being no broken bones, only a dislocated shoulder and many bruises, and was now riding home, reflecting upon the carelessness of the human race in general, and of boys in particular.
stupid
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From this reading Mrs. Tree would burn all bicycles if she could have her way; not that Mrs. Tree was stupid, far from it!
stupidity
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From this reading Here was one of the great benefactions of modern civilisation, a health-and-pleasure-giving apparatus within the reach of all, and often turned into an engine of destruction by senseless stupidity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. Tree would burn all bicycles if she could have her way; not that Mrs. Tree was stupid, far from it!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young doctor had patched them both up, there being no broken bones, only a dislocated shoulder and many bruises, and was now riding home, reflecting upon the carelessness of the human race in general, and of boys in particular.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The young doctor had patched them both up, there being no broken bones, only a dislocated shoulder and many bruises, and was now riding home, reflecting upon the carelessness of the human race in general, and of boys in particular.
there
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From this reading The young doctor had patched them both up, there being no broken bones, only a dislocated shoulder and many bruises, and was now riding home, reflecting upon the carelessness of the human race in general, and of boys in particular.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time it was a head-on collision, two boys riding at each other round a corner, as if for a wager.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time it was a head-on collision, two boys riding at each other round a corner, as if for a wager.
Tree
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From this reading Mrs. Tree would burn all bicycles if she could have her way; not that Mrs. Tree was stupid, far from it!
turned
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From this reading Here was one of the great benefactions of modern civilisation, a health-and-pleasure-giving apparatus within the reach of all, and often turned into an engine of destruction by senseless stupidity.
two
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From this reading This time it was a head-on collision, two boys riding at each other round a corner, as if for a wager.
up
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From this reading The young doctor had patched them both up, there being no broken bones, only a dislocated shoulder and many bruises, and was now riding home, reflecting upon the carelessness of the human race in general, and of boys in particular.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The young doctor had patched them both up, there being no broken bones, only a dislocated shoulder and many bruises, and was now riding home, reflecting upon the carelessness of the human race in general, and of boys in particular.
wager
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From this reading This time it was a head-on collision, two boys riding at each other round a corner, as if for a wager.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This time it was a head-on collision, two boys riding at each other round a corner, as if for a wager.
way
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From this reading Mrs. Tree would burn all bicycles if she could have her way; not that Mrs. Tree was stupid, far from it!
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Here was one of the great benefactions of modern civilisation, a health-and-pleasure-giving apparatus within the reach of all, and often turned into an engine of destruction by senseless stupidity.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mrs. Tree would burn all bicycles if she could have her way; not that Mrs. Tree was stupid, far from it!
young
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From this reading The young doctor had patched them both up, there being no broken bones, only a dislocated shoulder and many bruises, and was now riding home, reflecting upon the carelessness of the human race in general, and of boys in particular.
