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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 HOSPITAL STUFF Every time I see a thermometer, a watch, and a egg my temperature aviates to about a hundred and ninety-eight in the shade--and if they's nobody lookin' I bust 'em!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading HOSPITAL STUFF Every time I see a thermometer, a watch, and a egg my temperature aviates to about a hundred and ninety-eight in the shade--and if they's nobody lookin' I bust 'em!
all
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From this reading The right cross and the double cross has been little pals of mine for years, and I once got throwed out of school for pullin' that "How to make a maltese cross" thing, but the _red_ one was all new to me up to last month.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOSPITAL STUFF Every time I see a thermometer, a watch, and a egg my temperature aviates to about a hundred and ninety-eight in the shade--and if they's nobody lookin' I bust 'em!
aviates
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From this reading HOSPITAL STUFF Every time I see a thermometer, a watch, and a egg my temperature aviates to about a hundred and ninety-eight in the shade--and if they's nobody lookin' I bust 'em!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I just been Red-Crossed to within a inch of my life and I'm off that "take-two-once-every-twice, and don't-eat-any-this-or-drink-any-that" stuff!
bucks
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bust
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From this reading HOSPITAL STUFF Every time I see a thermometer, a watch, and a egg my temperature aviates to about a hundred and ninety-eight in the shade--and if they's nobody lookin' I bust 'em!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The right cross and the double cross has been little pals of mine for years, and I once got throwed out of school for pullin' that "How to make a maltese cross" thing, but the _red_ one was all new to me up to last month.
comin
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From this reading The next time I feel a vacation comin' on, I'm goin' to Russia and holler, "Hooray for the Czar!"
cross
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Czar
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From this reading The next time I feel a vacation comin' on, I'm goin' to Russia and holler, "Hooray for the Czar!"
don't-eat-any-this-or-drink-any-that
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double
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From this reading The right cross and the double cross has been little pals of mine for years, and I once got throwed out of school for pullin' that "How to make a maltese cross" thing, but the _red_ one was all new to me up to last month.
egg
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From this reading HOSPITAL STUFF Every time I see a thermometer, a watch, and a egg my temperature aviates to about a hundred and ninety-eight in the shade--and if they's nobody lookin' I bust 'em!
eight
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em
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From this reading HOSPITAL STUFF Every time I see a thermometer, a watch, and a egg my temperature aviates to about a hundred and ninety-eight in the shade--and if they's nobody lookin' I bust 'em!
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading HOSPITAL STUFF Every time I see a thermometer, a watch, and a egg my temperature aviates to about a hundred and ninety-eight in the shade--and if they's nobody lookin' I bust 'em!
feel
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From this reading The next time I feel a vacation comin' on, I'm goin' to Russia and holler, "Hooray for the Czar!"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next time I feel a vacation comin' on, I'm goin' to Russia and holler, "Hooray for the Czar!"
goin
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From this reading The next time I feel a vacation comin' on, I'm goin' to Russia and holler, "Hooray for the Czar!"
got
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From this reading The right cross and the double cross has been little pals of mine for years, and I once got throwed out of school for pullin' that "How to make a maltese cross" thing, but the _red_ one was all new to me up to last month.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The right cross and the double cross has been little pals of mine for years, and I once got throwed out of school for pullin' that "How to make a maltese cross" thing, but the _red_ one was all new to me up to last month.
holler
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From this reading The next time I feel a vacation comin' on, I'm goin' to Russia and holler, "Hooray for the Czar!"
Hooray
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From this reading The next time I feel a vacation comin' on, I'm goin' to Russia and holler, "Hooray for the Czar!"
HOSPITAL
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From this reading HOSPITAL STUFF Every time I see a thermometer, a watch, and a egg my temperature aviates to about a hundred and ninety-eight in the shade--and if they's nobody lookin' I bust 'em!
How
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From this reading The right cross and the double cross has been little pals of mine for years, and I once got throwed out of school for pullin' that "How to make a maltese cross" thing, but the _red_ one was all new to me up to last month.
hundred
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From this reading HOSPITAL STUFF Every time I see a thermometer, a watch, and a egg my temperature aviates to about a hundred and ninety-eight in the shade--and if they's nobody lookin' I bust 'em!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOSPITAL STUFF Every time I see a thermometer, a watch, and a egg my temperature aviates to about a hundred and ninety-eight in the shade--and if they's nobody lookin' I bust 'em!
I'm
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From this reading The next time I feel a vacation comin' on, I'm goin' to Russia and holler, "Hooray for the Czar!"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading HOSPITAL STUFF Every time I see a thermometer, a watch, and a egg my temperature aviates to about a hundred and ninety-eight in the shade--and if they's nobody lookin' I bust 'em!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOSPITAL STUFF Every time I see a thermometer, a watch, and a egg my temperature aviates to about a hundred and ninety-eight in the shade--and if they's nobody lookin' I bust 'em!
inch
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From this reading I just been Red-Crossed to within a inch of my life and I'm off that "take-two-once-every-twice, and don't-eat-any-this-or-drink-any-that" stuff!
just
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lady
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The right cross and the double cross has been little pals of mine for years, and I once got throwed out of school for pullin' that "How to make a maltese cross" thing, but the _red_ one was all new to me up to last month.
layout
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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I just been Red-Crossed to within a inch of my life and I'm off that "take-two-once-every-twice, and don't-eat-any-this-or-drink-any-that" stuff!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The right cross and the double cross has been little pals of mine for years, and I once got throwed out of school for pullin' that "How to make a maltese cross" thing, but the _red_ one was all new to me up to last month.
lookin
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From this reading HOSPITAL STUFF Every time I see a thermometer, a watch, and a egg my temperature aviates to about a hundred and ninety-eight in the shade--and if they's nobody lookin' I bust 'em!
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The right cross and the double cross has been little pals of mine for years, and I once got throwed out of school for pullin' that "How to make a maltese cross" thing, but the _red_ one was all new to me up to last month.
maltese
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From this reading The right cross and the double cross has been little pals of mine for years, and I once got throwed out of school for pullin' that "How to make a maltese cross" thing, but the _red_ one was all new to me up to last month.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The right cross and the double cross has been little pals of mine for years, and I once got throwed out of school for pullin' that "How to make a maltese cross" thing, but the _red_ one was all new to me up to last month.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The right cross and the double cross has been little pals of mine for years, and I once got throwed out of school for pullin' that "How to make a maltese cross" thing, but the _red_ one was all new to me up to last month.
month
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From this reading The right cross and the double cross has been little pals of mine for years, and I once got throwed out of school for pullin' that "How to make a maltese cross" thing, but the _red_ one was all new to me up to last month.
months
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading HOSPITAL STUFF Every time I see a thermometer, a watch, and a egg my temperature aviates to about a hundred and ninety-eight in the shade--and if they's nobody lookin' I bust 'em!
new
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From this reading The right cross and the double cross has been little pals of mine for years, and I once got throwed out of school for pullin' that "How to make a maltese cross" thing, but the _red_ one was all new to me up to last month.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next time I feel a vacation comin' on, I'm goin' to Russia and holler, "Hooray for the Czar!"
ninety-eight
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From this reading HOSPITAL STUFF Every time I see a thermometer, a watch, and a egg my temperature aviates to about a hundred and ninety-eight in the shade--and if they's nobody lookin' I bust 'em!
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading HOSPITAL STUFF Every time I see a thermometer, a watch, and a egg my temperature aviates to about a hundred and ninety-eight in the shade--and if they's nobody lookin' I bust 'em!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I just been Red-Crossed to within a inch of my life and I'm off that "take-two-once-every-twice, and don't-eat-any-this-or-drink-any-that" stuff!
off
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oh
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next time I feel a vacation comin' on, I'm goin' to Russia and holler, "Hooray for the Czar!"
once
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The right cross and the double cross has been little pals of mine for years, and I once got throwed out of school for pullin' that "How to make a maltese cross" thing, but the _red_ one was all new to me up to last month.
out
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From this reading The right cross and the double cross has been little pals of mine for years, and I once got throwed out of school for pullin' that "How to make a maltese cross" thing, but the _red_ one was all new to me up to last month.
pals
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From this reading The right cross and the double cross has been little pals of mine for years, and I once got throwed out of school for pullin' that "How to make a maltese cross" thing, but the _red_ one was all new to me up to last month.
pullin
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From this reading The right cross and the double cross has been little pals of mine for years, and I once got throwed out of school for pullin' that "How to make a maltese cross" thing, but the _red_ one was all new to me up to last month.
red
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From this reading The right cross and the double cross has been little pals of mine for years, and I once got throwed out of school for pullin' that "How to make a maltese cross" thing, but the _red_ one was all new to me up to last month.
Red-Crossed
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rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The right cross and the double cross has been little pals of mine for years, and I once got throwed out of school for pullin' that "How to make a maltese cross" thing, but the _red_ one was all new to me up to last month.
Russia
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From this reading The next time I feel a vacation comin' on, I'm goin' to Russia and holler, "Hooray for the Czar!"
Say
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school
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see
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From this reading HOSPITAL STUFF Every time I see a thermometer, a watch, and a egg my temperature aviates to about a hundred and ninety-eight in the shade--and if they's nobody lookin' I bust 'em!
shade
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From this reading HOSPITAL STUFF Every time I see a thermometer, a watch, and a egg my temperature aviates to about a hundred and ninety-eight in the shade--and if they's nobody lookin' I bust 'em!
spent
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STUFF
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From this reading HOSPITAL STUFF Every time I see a thermometer, a watch, and a egg my temperature aviates to about a hundred and ninety-eight in the shade--and if they's nobody lookin' I bust 'em!
take-two-once-every-twice
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From this reading I just been Red-Crossed to within a inch of my life and I'm off that "take-two-once-every-twice, and don't-eat-any-this-or-drink-any-that" stuff!
temperature
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From this reading HOSPITAL STUFF Every time I see a thermometer, a watch, and a egg my temperature aviates to about a hundred and ninety-eight in the shade--and if they's nobody lookin' I bust 'em!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I spent two months and eight hundred bucks with that layout once and, oh, lady!--Say!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOSPITAL STUFF Every time I see a thermometer, a watch, and a egg my temperature aviates to about a hundred and ninety-eight in the shade--and if they's nobody lookin' I bust 'em!
thermometer
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From this reading HOSPITAL STUFF Every time I see a thermometer, a watch, and a egg my temperature aviates to about a hundred and ninety-eight in the shade--and if they's nobody lookin' I bust 'em!
they's
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From this reading HOSPITAL STUFF Every time I see a thermometer, a watch, and a egg my temperature aviates to about a hundred and ninety-eight in the shade--and if they's nobody lookin' I bust 'em!
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The right cross and the double cross has been little pals of mine for years, and I once got throwed out of school for pullin' that "How to make a maltese cross" thing, but the _red_ one was all new to me up to last month.
throwed
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From this reading The right cross and the double cross has been little pals of mine for years, and I once got throwed out of school for pullin' that "How to make a maltese cross" thing, but the _red_ one was all new to me up to last month.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOSPITAL STUFF Every time I see a thermometer, a watch, and a egg my temperature aviates to about a hundred and ninety-eight in the shade--and if they's nobody lookin' I bust 'em!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOSPITAL STUFF Every time I see a thermometer, a watch, and a egg my temperature aviates to about a hundred and ninety-eight in the shade--and if they's nobody lookin' I bust 'em!
two
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up
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From this reading The right cross and the double cross has been little pals of mine for years, and I once got throwed out of school for pullin' that "How to make a maltese cross" thing, but the _red_ one was all new to me up to last month.
vacation
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From this reading The next time I feel a vacation comin' on, I'm goin' to Russia and holler, "Hooray for the Czar!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The right cross and the double cross has been little pals of mine for years, and I once got throwed out of school for pullin' that "How to make a maltese cross" thing, but the _red_ one was all new to me up to last month.
watch
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From this reading HOSPITAL STUFF Every time I see a thermometer, a watch, and a egg my temperature aviates to about a hundred and ninety-eight in the shade--and if they's nobody lookin' I bust 'em!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I spent two months and eight hundred bucks with that layout once and, oh, lady!--Say!
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading I just been Red-Crossed to within a inch of my life and I'm off that "take-two-once-every-twice, and don't-eat-any-this-or-drink-any-that" stuff!
years
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From this reading The right cross and the double cross has been little pals of mine for years, and I once got throwed out of school for pullin' that "How to make a maltese cross" thing, but the _red_ one was all new to me up to last month.
