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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 Dr. Ed had breakfasted an hour before, and had already attended, with much profanity on the part of the patient, to a boil on the back of Mr. Rosenfeld's neck.
adhesive
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From this reading “Better change your laundry,” cheerfully advised Dr. Ed, cutting a strip of adhesive plaster.
advised
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From this reading “Better change your laundry,” cheerfully advised Dr. Ed, cutting a strip of adhesive plaster.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the morning after Sidney had invited K. Le Moyne to take her to walk, Max Wilson came down to breakfast rather late.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dr. Ed had breakfasted an hour before, and had already attended, with much profanity on the part of the patient, to a boil on the back of Mr. Rosenfeld's neck.
also
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From this reading Rosenfeld eyed him suspiciously, but, possessing a sense of humor also, he grinned.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Dr. Ed had breakfasted an hour before, and had already attended, with much profanity on the part of the patient, to a boil on the back of Mr. Rosenfeld's neck.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dr. Ed had breakfasted an hour before, and had already attended, with much profanity on the part of the patient, to a boil on the back of Mr. Rosenfeld's neck.
attended
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From this reading Dr. Ed had breakfasted an hour before, and had already attended, with much profanity on the part of the patient, to a boil on the back of Mr. Rosenfeld's neck.
back
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From this reading Dr. Ed had breakfasted an hour before, and had already attended, with much profanity on the part of the patient, to a boil on the back of Mr. Rosenfeld's neck.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Dr. Ed had breakfasted an hour before, and had already attended, with much profanity on the part of the patient, to a boil on the back of Mr. Rosenfeld's neck.
Better
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From this reading “Better change your laundry,” cheerfully advised Dr. Ed, cutting a strip of adhesive plaster.
boil
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From this reading Dr. Ed had breakfasted an hour before, and had already attended, with much profanity on the part of the patient, to a boil on the back of Mr. Rosenfeld's neck.
breakfast
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From this reading On the morning after Sidney had invited K. Le Moyne to take her to walk, Max Wilson came down to breakfast rather late.
breakfasted
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From this reading Dr. Ed had breakfasted an hour before, and had already attended, with much profanity on the part of the patient, to a boil on the back of Mr. Rosenfeld's neck.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Rosenfeld eyed him suspiciously, but, possessing a sense of humor also, he grinned.
came
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From this reading On the morning after Sidney had invited K. Le Moyne to take her to walk, Max Wilson came down to breakfast rather late.
change
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From this reading “Better change your laundry,” cheerfully advised Dr. Ed, cutting a strip of adhesive plaster.
cheerfully
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From this reading “Better change your laundry,” cheerfully advised Dr. Ed, cutting a strip of adhesive plaster.
collars
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From this reading “Your neck's irritated from your white collars.”
cutting
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From this reading “Better change your laundry,” cheerfully advised Dr. Ed, cutting a strip of adhesive plaster.
down
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From this reading On the morning after Sidney had invited K. Le Moyne to take her to walk, Max Wilson came down to breakfast rather late.
Dr
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From this reading Dr. Ed had breakfasted an hour before, and had already attended, with much profanity on the part of the patient, to a boil on the back of Mr. Rosenfeld's neck.
Ed
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From this reading Dr. Ed had breakfasted an hour before, and had already attended, with much profanity on the part of the patient, to a boil on the back of Mr. Rosenfeld's neck.
eyed
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From this reading Rosenfeld eyed him suspiciously, but, possessing a sense of humor also, he grinned.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Your neck's irritated from your white collars.”
grinned
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From this reading Rosenfeld eyed him suspiciously, but, possessing a sense of humor also, he grinned.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the morning after Sidney had invited K. Le Moyne to take her to walk, Max Wilson came down to breakfast rather late.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rosenfeld eyed him suspiciously, but, possessing a sense of humor also, he grinned.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the morning after Sidney had invited K. Le Moyne to take her to walk, Max Wilson came down to breakfast rather late.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rosenfeld eyed him suspiciously, but, possessing a sense of humor also, he grinned.
hour
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From this reading Dr. Ed had breakfasted an hour before, and had already attended, with much profanity on the part of the patient, to a boil on the back of Mr. Rosenfeld's neck.
humor
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From this reading Rosenfeld eyed him suspiciously, but, possessing a sense of humor also, he grinned.
invited
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From this reading On the morning after Sidney had invited K. Le Moyne to take her to walk, Max Wilson came down to breakfast rather late.
irritated
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From this reading “Your neck's irritated from your white collars.”
K
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From this reading On the morning after Sidney had invited K. Le Moyne to take her to walk, Max Wilson came down to breakfast rather late.
late
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From this reading On the morning after Sidney had invited K. Le Moyne to take her to walk, Max Wilson came down to breakfast rather late.
laundry
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From this reading “Better change your laundry,” cheerfully advised Dr. Ed, cutting a strip of adhesive plaster.
Le
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From this reading On the morning after Sidney had invited K. Le Moyne to take her to walk, Max Wilson came down to breakfast rather late.
Max
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From this reading On the morning after Sidney had invited K. Le Moyne to take her to walk, Max Wilson came down to breakfast rather late.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning after Sidney had invited K. Le Moyne to take her to walk, Max Wilson came down to breakfast rather late.
Moyne
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From this reading On the morning after Sidney had invited K. Le Moyne to take her to walk, Max Wilson came down to breakfast rather late.
Mr
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From this reading Dr. Ed had breakfasted an hour before, and had already attended, with much profanity on the part of the patient, to a boil on the back of Mr. Rosenfeld's neck.
much
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From this reading Dr. Ed had breakfasted an hour before, and had already attended, with much profanity on the part of the patient, to a boil on the back of Mr. Rosenfeld's neck.
neck
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From this reading Dr. Ed had breakfasted an hour before, and had already attended, with much profanity on the part of the patient, to a boil on the back of Mr. Rosenfeld's neck.
neck's
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From this reading “Your neck's irritated from your white collars.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dr. Ed had breakfasted an hour before, and had already attended, with much profanity on the part of the patient, to a boil on the back of Mr. Rosenfeld's neck.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morning after Sidney had invited K. Le Moyne to take her to walk, Max Wilson came down to breakfast rather late.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dr. Ed had breakfasted an hour before, and had already attended, with much profanity on the part of the patient, to a boil on the back of Mr. Rosenfeld's neck.
patient
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From this reading Dr. Ed had breakfasted an hour before, and had already attended, with much profanity on the part of the patient, to a boil on the back of Mr. Rosenfeld's neck.
plasternounUS /ˈplæstər/
a soft material used to cover and protect a wound
From this reading “Better change your laundry,” cheerfully advised Dr. Ed, cutting a strip of adhesive plaster.
possessing
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From this reading Rosenfeld eyed him suspiciously, but, possessing a sense of humor also, he grinned.
profanity
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From this reading Dr. Ed had breakfasted an hour before, and had already attended, with much profanity on the part of the patient, to a boil on the back of Mr. Rosenfeld's neck.
rather
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From this reading On the morning after Sidney had invited K. Le Moyne to take her to walk, Max Wilson came down to breakfast rather late.
Rosenfeld
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From this reading Rosenfeld eyed him suspiciously, but, possessing a sense of humor also, he grinned.
Rosenfeld's
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From this reading Dr. Ed had breakfasted an hour before, and had already attended, with much profanity on the part of the patient, to a boil on the back of Mr. Rosenfeld's neck.
sense
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From this reading Rosenfeld eyed him suspiciously, but, possessing a sense of humor also, he grinned.
Sidney
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From this reading On the morning after Sidney had invited K. Le Moyne to take her to walk, Max Wilson came down to breakfast rather late.
strip
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From this reading “Better change your laundry,” cheerfully advised Dr. Ed, cutting a strip of adhesive plaster.
suspiciously
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From this reading Rosenfeld eyed him suspiciously, but, possessing a sense of humor also, he grinned.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning after Sidney had invited K. Le Moyne to take her to walk, Max Wilson came down to breakfast rather late.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the morning after Sidney had invited K. Le Moyne to take her to walk, Max Wilson came down to breakfast rather late.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the morning after Sidney had invited K. Le Moyne to take her to walk, Max Wilson came down to breakfast rather late.
walk
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From this reading On the morning after Sidney had invited K. Le Moyne to take her to walk, Max Wilson came down to breakfast rather late.
white
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From this reading “Your neck's irritated from your white collars.”
Wilson
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From this reading On the morning after Sidney had invited K. Le Moyne to take her to walk, Max Wilson came down to breakfast rather late.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dr. Ed had breakfasted an hour before, and had already attended, with much profanity on the part of the patient, to a boil on the back of Mr. Rosenfeld's neck.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Better change your laundry,” cheerfully advised Dr. Ed, cutting a strip of adhesive plaster.
