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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 A real surgeon, skilful and audacious, came very close to vivisecting him as he radically repaired the ruin of a shoulder, doing things he would not have dared with a human but which proved to be correct for Michael.
All
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From this reading "All the healing, and there's plenty of it, will have to be by first intention.
always
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From this reading "He'll always be lame," the surgeon said, wiping his hands and gazing down at Michael, who lay, for the most part of him, a motionless prisoner set in plaster of Paris.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A real surgeon, skilful and audacious, came very close to vivisecting him as he radically repaired the ruin of a shoulder, doing things he would not have dared with a human but which proved to be correct for Michael.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A real surgeon, skilful and audacious, came very close to vivisecting him as he radically repaired the ruin of a shoulder, doing things he would not have dared with a human but which proved to be correct for Michael.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No rough-and-ready surgery of the Del Mar sort obtained at Cedarwild, else Michael would not have lived.
audacious
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From this reading A real surgeon, skilful and audacious, came very close to vivisecting him as he radically repaired the ruin of a shoulder, doing things he would not have dared with a human but which proved to be correct for Michael.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A real surgeon, skilful and audacious, came very close to vivisecting him as he radically repaired the ruin of a shoulder, doing things he would not have dared with a human but which proved to be correct for Michael.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A real surgeon, skilful and audacious, came very close to vivisecting him as he radically repaired the ruin of a shoulder, doing things he would not have dared with a human but which proved to be correct for Michael.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "All the healing, and there's plenty of it, will have to be by first intention.
came
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From this reading A real surgeon, skilful and audacious, came very close to vivisecting him as he radically repaired the ruin of a shoulder, doing things he would not have dared with a human but which proved to be correct for Michael.
Cedarwild
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From this reading No rough-and-ready surgery of the Del Mar sort obtained at Cedarwild, else Michael would not have lived.
close
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From this reading A real surgeon, skilful and audacious, came very close to vivisecting him as he radically repaired the ruin of a shoulder, doing things he would not have dared with a human but which proved to be correct for Michael.
correct
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From this reading A real surgeon, skilful and audacious, came very close to vivisecting him as he radically repaired the ruin of a shoulder, doing things he would not have dared with a human but which proved to be correct for Michael.
dared
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From this reading A real surgeon, skilful and audacious, came very close to vivisecting him as he radically repaired the ruin of a shoulder, doing things he would not have dared with a human but which proved to be correct for Michael.
Del
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From this reading No rough-and-ready surgery of the Del Mar sort obtained at Cedarwild, else Michael would not have lived.
doing
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From this reading A real surgeon, skilful and audacious, came very close to vivisecting him as he radically repaired the ruin of a shoulder, doing things he would not have dared with a human but which proved to be correct for Michael.
down
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From this reading "He'll always be lame," the surgeon said, wiping his hands and gazing down at Michael, who lay, for the most part of him, a motionless prisoner set in plaster of Paris.
else
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From this reading No rough-and-ready surgery of the Del Mar sort obtained at Cedarwild, else Michael would not have lived.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "All the healing, and there's plenty of it, will have to be by first intention.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A real surgeon, skilful and audacious, came very close to vivisecting him as he radically repaired the ruin of a shoulder, doing things he would not have dared with a human but which proved to be correct for Michael.
gazing
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From this reading "He'll always be lame," the surgeon said, wiping his hands and gazing down at Michael, who lay, for the most part of him, a motionless prisoner set in plaster of Paris.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "He'll always be lame," the surgeon said, wiping his hands and gazing down at Michael, who lay, for the most part of him, a motionless prisoner set in plaster of Paris.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No rough-and-ready surgery of the Del Mar sort obtained at Cedarwild, else Michael would not have lived.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A real surgeon, skilful and audacious, came very close to vivisecting him as he radically repaired the ruin of a shoulder, doing things he would not have dared with a human but which proved to be correct for Michael.
He'll
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From this reading "He'll always be lame," the surgeon said, wiping his hands and gazing down at Michael, who lay, for the most part of him, a motionless prisoner set in plaster of Paris.
healing
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From this reading "All the healing, and there's plenty of it, will have to be by first intention.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A real surgeon, skilful and audacious, came very close to vivisecting him as he radically repaired the ruin of a shoulder, doing things he would not have dared with a human but which proved to be correct for Michael.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He'll always be lame," the surgeon said, wiping his hands and gazing down at Michael, who lay, for the most part of him, a motionless prisoner set in plaster of Paris.
human
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From this reading A real surgeon, skilful and audacious, came very close to vivisecting him as he radically repaired the ruin of a shoulder, doing things he would not have dared with a human but which proved to be correct for Michael.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If his temperature shoots up we'll have to put him out of his misery.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He'll always be lame," the surgeon said, wiping his hands and gazing down at Michael, who lay, for the most part of him, a motionless prisoner set in plaster of Paris.
intention
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From this reading "All the healing, and there's plenty of it, will have to be by first intention.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "All the healing, and there's plenty of it, will have to be by first intention.
lame
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From this reading "He'll always be lame," the surgeon said, wiping his hands and gazing down at Michael, who lay, for the most part of him, a motionless prisoner set in plaster of Paris.
lay
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From this reading "He'll always be lame," the surgeon said, wiping his hands and gazing down at Michael, who lay, for the most part of him, a motionless prisoner set in plaster of Paris.
lived
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From this reading No rough-and-ready surgery of the Del Mar sort obtained at Cedarwild, else Michael would not have lived.
Mar
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From this reading No rough-and-ready surgery of the Del Mar sort obtained at Cedarwild, else Michael would not have lived.
Michael
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From this reading No rough-and-ready surgery of the Del Mar sort obtained at Cedarwild, else Michael would not have lived.
misery
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From this reading If his temperature shoots up we'll have to put him out of his misery.
most
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From this reading "He'll always be lame," the surgeon said, wiping his hands and gazing down at Michael, who lay, for the most part of him, a motionless prisoner set in plaster of Paris.
motionless
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From this reading "He'll always be lame," the surgeon said, wiping his hands and gazing down at Michael, who lay, for the most part of him, a motionless prisoner set in plaster of Paris.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No rough-and-ready surgery of the Del Mar sort obtained at Cedarwild, else Michael would not have lived.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No rough-and-ready surgery of the Del Mar sort obtained at Cedarwild, else Michael would not have lived.
obtained
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From this reading No rough-and-ready surgery of the Del Mar sort obtained at Cedarwild, else Michael would not have lived.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No rough-and-ready surgery of the Del Mar sort obtained at Cedarwild, else Michael would not have lived.
out
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From this reading If his temperature shoots up we'll have to put him out of his misery.
Paris
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From this reading "He'll always be lame," the surgeon said, wiping his hands and gazing down at Michael, who lay, for the most part of him, a motionless prisoner set in plaster of Paris.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He'll always be lame," the surgeon said, wiping his hands and gazing down at Michael, who lay, for the most part of him, a motionless prisoner set in plaster of Paris.
plasternounUS /ˈplæstər/
a soft material used to cover and protect a wound
From this reading "He'll always be lame," the surgeon said, wiping his hands and gazing down at Michael, who lay, for the most part of him, a motionless prisoner set in plaster of Paris.
plenty
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From this reading "All the healing, and there's plenty of it, will have to be by first intention.
prisoner
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From this reading "He'll always be lame," the surgeon said, wiping his hands and gazing down at Michael, who lay, for the most part of him, a motionless prisoner set in plaster of Paris.
proved
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From this reading A real surgeon, skilful and audacious, came very close to vivisecting him as he radically repaired the ruin of a shoulder, doing things he would not have dared with a human but which proved to be correct for Michael.
put
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From this reading If his temperature shoots up we'll have to put him out of his misery.
radically
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From this reading A real surgeon, skilful and audacious, came very close to vivisecting him as he radically repaired the ruin of a shoulder, doing things he would not have dared with a human but which proved to be correct for Michael.
real
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From this reading A real surgeon, skilful and audacious, came very close to vivisecting him as he radically repaired the ruin of a shoulder, doing things he would not have dared with a human but which proved to be correct for Michael.
repaired
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From this reading A real surgeon, skilful and audacious, came very close to vivisecting him as he radically repaired the ruin of a shoulder, doing things he would not have dared with a human but which proved to be correct for Michael.
rough-and-ready
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From this reading No rough-and-ready surgery of the Del Mar sort obtained at Cedarwild, else Michael would not have lived.
ruin
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From this reading A real surgeon, skilful and audacious, came very close to vivisecting him as he radically repaired the ruin of a shoulder, doing things he would not have dared with a human but which proved to be correct for Michael.
said
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From this reading "He'll always be lame," the surgeon said, wiping his hands and gazing down at Michael, who lay, for the most part of him, a motionless prisoner set in plaster of Paris.
set
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From this reading "He'll always be lame," the surgeon said, wiping his hands and gazing down at Michael, who lay, for the most part of him, a motionless prisoner set in plaster of Paris.
shoots
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From this reading If his temperature shoots up we'll have to put him out of his misery.
shoulder
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From this reading A real surgeon, skilful and audacious, came very close to vivisecting him as he radically repaired the ruin of a shoulder, doing things he would not have dared with a human but which proved to be correct for Michael.
skilful
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From this reading A real surgeon, skilful and audacious, came very close to vivisecting him as he radically repaired the ruin of a shoulder, doing things he would not have dared with a human but which proved to be correct for Michael.
sort
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From this reading No rough-and-ready surgery of the Del Mar sort obtained at Cedarwild, else Michael would not have lived.
surgeon
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From this reading A real surgeon, skilful and audacious, came very close to vivisecting him as he radically repaired the ruin of a shoulder, doing things he would not have dared with a human but which proved to be correct for Michael.
surgery
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From this reading No rough-and-ready surgery of the Del Mar sort obtained at Cedarwild, else Michael would not have lived.
temperature
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From this reading If his temperature shoots up we'll have to put him out of his misery.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No rough-and-ready surgery of the Del Mar sort obtained at Cedarwild, else Michael would not have lived.
there's
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From this reading "All the healing, and there's plenty of it, will have to be by first intention.
things
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From this reading A real surgeon, skilful and audacious, came very close to vivisecting him as he radically repaired the ruin of a shoulder, doing things he would not have dared with a human but which proved to be correct for Michael.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A real surgeon, skilful and audacious, came very close to vivisecting him as he radically repaired the ruin of a shoulder, doing things he would not have dared with a human but which proved to be correct for Michael.
up
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From this reading If his temperature shoots up we'll have to put him out of his misery.
very
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From this reading A real surgeon, skilful and audacious, came very close to vivisecting him as he radically repaired the ruin of a shoulder, doing things he would not have dared with a human but which proved to be correct for Michael.
vivisecting
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From this reading A real surgeon, skilful and audacious, came very close to vivisecting him as he radically repaired the ruin of a shoulder, doing things he would not have dared with a human but which proved to be correct for Michael.
we'll
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From this reading If his temperature shoots up we'll have to put him out of his misery.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A real surgeon, skilful and audacious, came very close to vivisecting him as he radically repaired the ruin of a shoulder, doing things he would not have dared with a human but which proved to be correct for Michael.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "He'll always be lame," the surgeon said, wiping his hands and gazing down at Michael, who lay, for the most part of him, a motionless prisoner set in plaster of Paris.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "All the healing, and there's plenty of it, will have to be by first intention.
wiping
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From this reading "He'll always be lame," the surgeon said, wiping his hands and gazing down at Michael, who lay, for the most part of him, a motionless prisoner set in plaster of Paris.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A real surgeon, skilful and audacious, came very close to vivisecting him as he radically repaired the ruin of a shoulder, doing things he would not have dared with a human but which proved to be correct for Michael.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No rough-and-ready surgery of the Del Mar sort obtained at Cedarwild, else Michael would not have lived.
