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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 That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He then returned to the subject immediately under observation, pinched its foot again, the frog again “resenting the stimulation.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
animal
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From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The limbs are now flaccid,” observed the experimenter; “we may wait as long as we please, but a pinch of the toes will never again cause the limbs of this animal to move.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The limbs are now flaccid,” observed the experimenter; “we may wait as long as we please, but a pinch of the toes will never again cause the limbs of this animal to move.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
bounded
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From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “The limbs are now flaccid,” observed the experimenter; “we may wait as long as we please, but a pinch of the toes will never again cause the limbs of this animal to move.”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Here is where congratulations can come in for _la grenouille_.
cause
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From this reading “The limbs are now flaccid,” observed the experimenter; “we may wait as long as we please, but a pinch of the toes will never again cause the limbs of this animal to move.”
circumstance
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From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here is where congratulations can come in for _la grenouille_.
congratulations
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From this reading Here is where congratulations can come in for _la grenouille_.
consciousness
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From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
cord
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From this reading He then thrust a needle down the spinal cord.
decapitated
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From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
delicately
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From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
doubt
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From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
down
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From this reading He then thrust a needle down the spinal cord.
experimenter
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From this reading “The limbs are now flaccid,” observed the experimenter; “we may wait as long as we please, but a pinch of the toes will never again cause the limbs of this animal to move.”
feel
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From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
flaccid
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From this reading “The limbs are now flaccid,” observed the experimenter; “we may wait as long as we please, but a pinch of the toes will never again cause the limbs of this animal to move.”
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He then returned to the subject immediately under observation, pinched its foot again, the frog again “resenting the stimulation.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
frog
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From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
grenouille
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From this reading Here is where congratulations can come in for _la grenouille_.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He then returned to the subject immediately under observation, pinched its foot again, the frog again “resenting the stimulation.”
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here is where congratulations can come in for _la grenouille_.
hinted
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From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
immediately
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From this reading He then returned to the subject immediately under observation, pinched its foot again, the frog again “resenting the stimulation.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here is where congratulations can come in for _la grenouille_.
indicated
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From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here is where congratulations can come in for _la grenouille_.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He then returned to the subject immediately under observation, pinched its foot again, the frog again “resenting the stimulation.”
kind
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From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
la
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From this reading Here is where congratulations can come in for _la grenouille_.
limbs
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From this reading “The limbs are now flaccid,” observed the experimenter; “we may wait as long as we please, but a pinch of the toes will never again cause the limbs of this animal to move.”
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The limbs are now flaccid,” observed the experimenter; “we may wait as long as we please, but a pinch of the toes will never again cause the limbs of this animal to move.”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “The limbs are now flaccid,” observed the experimenter; “we may wait as long as we please, but a pinch of the toes will never again cause the limbs of this animal to move.”
move
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From this reading “The limbs are now flaccid,” observed the experimenter; “we may wait as long as we please, but a pinch of the toes will never again cause the limbs of this animal to move.”
movement
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From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
needle
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From this reading He then thrust a needle down the spinal cord.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The limbs are now flaccid,” observed the experimenter; “we may wait as long as we please, but a pinch of the toes will never again cause the limbs of this animal to move.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
now
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From this reading “The limbs are now flaccid,” observed the experimenter; “we may wait as long as we please, but a pinch of the toes will never again cause the limbs of this animal to move.”
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He then returned to the subject immediately under observation, pinched its foot again, the frog again “resenting the stimulation.”
observed
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From this reading “The limbs are now flaccid,” observed the experimenter; “we may wait as long as we please, but a pinch of the toes will never again cause the limbs of this animal to move.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
once
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From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
pinch
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From this reading “The limbs are now flaccid,” observed the experimenter; “we may wait as long as we please, but a pinch of the toes will never again cause the limbs of this animal to move.”
pinchednounUS /ˈpinched/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He then returned to the subject immediately under observation, pinched its foot again, the frog again “resenting the stimulation.”
please
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From this reading “The limbs are now flaccid,” observed the experimenter; “we may wait as long as we please, but a pinch of the toes will never again cause the limbs of this animal to move.”
presumably
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From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
Professor
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From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
related
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From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
resenting
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From this reading He then returned to the subject immediately under observation, pinched its foot again, the frog again “resenting the stimulation.”
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He then returned to the subject immediately under observation, pinched its foot again, the frog again “resenting the stimulation.”
room
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From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
Rutherford
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From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
seems
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From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
spinal
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From this reading He then thrust a needle down the spinal cord.
stimulation
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From this reading He then returned to the subject immediately under observation, pinched its foot again, the frog again “resenting the stimulation.”
subject
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From this reading He then returned to the subject immediately under observation, pinched its foot again, the frog again “resenting the stimulation.”
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
table
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From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
then
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From this reading He then returned to the subject immediately under observation, pinched its foot again, the frog again “resenting the stimulation.”
there
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From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “The limbs are now flaccid,” observed the experimenter; “we may wait as long as we please, but a pinch of the toes will never again cause the limbs of this animal to move.”
thrust
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From this reading He then thrust a needle down the spinal cord.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That the frog did feel, and delicately hinted at the circumstance, there seems to be no room to doubt, for Professor Rutherford related that having once decapitated a frog, the animal suddenly bounded from the table, a movement that presumably indicated a kind of consciousness.
toes
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From this reading “The limbs are now flaccid,” observed the experimenter; “we may wait as long as we please, but a pinch of the toes will never again cause the limbs of this animal to move.”
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He then returned to the subject immediately under observation, pinched its foot again, the frog again “resenting the stimulation.”
wait
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From this reading “The limbs are now flaccid,” observed the experimenter; “we may wait as long as we please, but a pinch of the toes will never again cause the limbs of this animal to move.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “The limbs are now flaccid,” observed the experimenter; “we may wait as long as we please, but a pinch of the toes will never again cause the limbs of this animal to move.”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Here is where congratulations can come in for _la grenouille_.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “The limbs are now flaccid,” observed the experimenter; “we may wait as long as we please, but a pinch of the toes will never again cause the limbs of this animal to move.”
