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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 The medical man at Stamford would have rubbed it with a carefully prepared and secret ointment.
All
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From this reading All different, and all good, because each did something to reassure the patient, to prove that big things were doing on his behalf, and each helped the process of nature by frequent massage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If Rolf had been at home with his mother, she would have rubbed his black and swollen ankle with goose grease.
ankle
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From this reading If Rolf had been at home with his mother, she would have rubbed his black and swollen ankle with goose grease.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If Rolf had been at home with his mother, she would have rubbed his black and swollen ankle with goose grease.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading All different, and all good, because each did something to reassure the patient, to prove that big things were doing on his behalf, and each helped the process of nature by frequent massage.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If Rolf had been at home with his mother, she would have rubbed his black and swollen ankle with goose grease.
behalf
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From this reading All different, and all good, because each did something to reassure the patient, to prove that big things were doing on his behalf, and each helped the process of nature by frequent massage.
big
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From this reading All different, and all good, because each did something to reassure the patient, to prove that big things were doing on his behalf, and each helped the process of nature by frequent massage.
black
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From this reading If Rolf had been at home with his mother, she would have rubbed his black and swollen ankle with goose grease.
blackenedadjectiveUS /ˈblækənd/
made dark by burning or soot made dark by soot, burning, or black marks
From this reading Three times a day, Quonab rubbed that blackened ankle.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All different, and all good, because each did something to reassure the patient, to prove that big things were doing on his behalf, and each helped the process of nature by frequent massage.
carefully
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From this reading The medical man at Stamford would have rubbed it with a carefully prepared and secret ointment.
crooning
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From this reading His Indian friend sang a little crooning song and rubbed it with deer's fat.
day
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From this reading Three times a day, Quonab rubbed that blackened ankle.
deer's
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From this reading His Indian friend sang a little crooning song and rubbed it with deer's fat.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading All different, and all good, because each did something to reassure the patient, to prove that big things were doing on his behalf, and each helped the process of nature by frequent massage.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All different, and all good, because each did something to reassure the patient, to prove that big things were doing on his behalf, and each helped the process of nature by frequent massage.
doing
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From this reading All different, and all good, because each did something to reassure the patient, to prove that big things were doing on his behalf, and each helped the process of nature by frequent massage.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading All different, and all good, because each did something to reassure the patient, to prove that big things were doing on his behalf, and each helped the process of nature by frequent massage.
fat
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From this reading His Indian friend sang a little crooning song and rubbed it with deer's fat.
frequent
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From this reading All different, and all good, because each did something to reassure the patient, to prove that big things were doing on his behalf, and each helped the process of nature by frequent massage.
friend
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From this reading His Indian friend sang a little crooning song and rubbed it with deer's fat.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All different, and all good, because each did something to reassure the patient, to prove that big things were doing on his behalf, and each helped the process of nature by frequent massage.
goose
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From this reading If Rolf had been at home with his mother, she would have rubbed his black and swollen ankle with goose grease.
grease
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From this reading If Rolf had been at home with his mother, she would have rubbed his black and swollen ankle with goose grease.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If Rolf had been at home with his mother, she would have rubbed his black and swollen ankle with goose grease.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If Rolf had been at home with his mother, she would have rubbed his black and swollen ankle with goose grease.
helped
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From this reading All different, and all good, because each did something to reassure the patient, to prove that big things were doing on his behalf, and each helped the process of nature by frequent massage.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If Rolf had been at home with his mother, she would have rubbed his black and swollen ankle with goose grease.
home
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From this reading If Rolf had been at home with his mother, she would have rubbed his black and swollen ankle with goose grease.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Rolf had been at home with his mother, she would have rubbed his black and swollen ankle with goose grease.
Indian
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From this reading His Indian friend sang a little crooning song and rubbed it with deer's fat.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The medical man at Stamford would have rubbed it with a carefully prepared and secret ointment.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His Indian friend sang a little crooning song and rubbed it with deer's fat.
man
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From this reading The medical man at Stamford would have rubbed it with a carefully prepared and secret ointment.
massage
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From this reading All different, and all good, because each did something to reassure the patient, to prove that big things were doing on his behalf, and each helped the process of nature by frequent massage.
medical
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From this reading The medical man at Stamford would have rubbed it with a carefully prepared and secret ointment.
mother
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From this reading If Rolf had been at home with his mother, she would have rubbed his black and swollen ankle with goose grease.
nature
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From this reading All different, and all good, because each did something to reassure the patient, to prove that big things were doing on his behalf, and each helped the process of nature by frequent massage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All different, and all good, because each did something to reassure the patient, to prove that big things were doing on his behalf, and each helped the process of nature by frequent massage.
ointment
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From this reading The medical man at Stamford would have rubbed it with a carefully prepared and secret ointment.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All different, and all good, because each did something to reassure the patient, to prove that big things were doing on his behalf, and each helped the process of nature by frequent massage.
patient
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From this reading All different, and all good, because each did something to reassure the patient, to prove that big things were doing on his behalf, and each helped the process of nature by frequent massage.
prepared
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From this reading The medical man at Stamford would have rubbed it with a carefully prepared and secret ointment.
process
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From this reading All different, and all good, because each did something to reassure the patient, to prove that big things were doing on his behalf, and each helped the process of nature by frequent massage.
prove
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From this reading All different, and all good, because each did something to reassure the patient, to prove that big things were doing on his behalf, and each helped the process of nature by frequent massage.
Quonab
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From this reading Three times a day, Quonab rubbed that blackened ankle.
reassure
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From this reading All different, and all good, because each did something to reassure the patient, to prove that big things were doing on his behalf, and each helped the process of nature by frequent massage.
Rolf
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From this reading If Rolf had been at home with his mother, she would have rubbed his black and swollen ankle with goose grease.
rubbed
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From this reading If Rolf had been at home with his mother, she would have rubbed his black and swollen ankle with goose grease.
sang
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From this reading His Indian friend sang a little crooning song and rubbed it with deer's fat.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The medical man at Stamford would have rubbed it with a carefully prepared and secret ointment.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Rolf had been at home with his mother, she would have rubbed his black and swollen ankle with goose grease.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading All different, and all good, because each did something to reassure the patient, to prove that big things were doing on his behalf, and each helped the process of nature by frequent massage.
song
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From this reading His Indian friend sang a little crooning song and rubbed it with deer's fat.
Stamford
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From this reading The medical man at Stamford would have rubbed it with a carefully prepared and secret ointment.
swollen
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From this reading If Rolf had been at home with his mother, she would have rubbed his black and swollen ankle with goose grease.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All different, and all good, because each did something to reassure the patient, to prove that big things were doing on his behalf, and each helped the process of nature by frequent massage.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The medical man at Stamford would have rubbed it with a carefully prepared and secret ointment.
things
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From this reading All different, and all good, because each did something to reassure the patient, to prove that big things were doing on his behalf, and each helped the process of nature by frequent massage.
Three
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From this reading Three times a day, Quonab rubbed that blackened ankle.
times
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From this reading Three times a day, Quonab rubbed that blackened ankle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All different, and all good, because each did something to reassure the patient, to prove that big things were doing on his behalf, and each helped the process of nature by frequent massage.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All different, and all good, because each did something to reassure the patient, to prove that big things were doing on his behalf, and each helped the process of nature by frequent massage.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If Rolf had been at home with his mother, she would have rubbed his black and swollen ankle with goose grease.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If Rolf had been at home with his mother, she would have rubbed his black and swollen ankle with goose grease.
