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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 In the center, presiding over the council, was a physician of the White Service, a Four-star Radiologist whose insignia gleamed on his shoulders.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He looked at the long semicircular table, and studied the impassive faces of the four-star Physicians across the table from him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE INQUISITION The interview was held in the main council chambers of Hospital Seattle, and Dal could feel the tension the moment he stepped into the room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at the long semicircular table, and studied the impassive faces of the four-star Physicians across the table from him.
Black
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From this reading There were two physicians each, representing the Red Service of Surgery, the Green Service of Medicine, the Blue Service of Diagnosis, and finally, seated at either end of the table, the representatives of the Black Service of Pathology.
Blue
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From this reading There were two physicians each, representing the Red Service of Surgery, the Green Service of Medicine, the Blue Service of Diagnosis, and finally, seated at either end of the table, the representatives of the Black Service of Pathology.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading In the center, presiding over the council, was a physician of the White Service, a Four-star Radiologist whose insignia gleamed on his shoulders.
chambers
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From this reading THE INQUISITION The interview was held in the main council chambers of Hospital Seattle, and Dal could feel the tension the moment he stepped into the room.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE INQUISITION The interview was held in the main council chambers of Hospital Seattle, and Dal could feel the tension the moment he stepped into the room.
councilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE INQUISITION The interview was held in the main council chambers of Hospital Seattle, and Dal could feel the tension the moment he stepped into the room.
Dal
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From this reading THE INQUISITION The interview was held in the main council chambers of Hospital Seattle, and Dal could feel the tension the moment he stepped into the room.
Diagnosis
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From this reading There were two physicians each, representing the Red Service of Surgery, the Green Service of Medicine, the Blue Service of Diagnosis, and finally, seated at either end of the table, the representatives of the Black Service of Pathology.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each of the major medical services was represented this morning.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading There were two physicians each, representing the Red Service of Surgery, the Green Service of Medicine, the Blue Service of Diagnosis, and finally, seated at either end of the table, the representatives of the Black Service of Pathology.
end
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From this reading There were two physicians each, representing the Red Service of Surgery, the Green Service of Medicine, the Blue Service of Diagnosis, and finally, seated at either end of the table, the representatives of the Black Service of Pathology.
faces
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From this reading He looked at the long semicircular table, and studied the impassive faces of the four-star Physicians across the table from him.
feel
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From this reading THE INQUISITION The interview was held in the main council chambers of Hospital Seattle, and Dal could feel the tension the moment he stepped into the room.
finally
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From this reading There were two physicians each, representing the Red Service of Surgery, the Green Service of Medicine, the Blue Service of Diagnosis, and finally, seated at either end of the table, the representatives of the Black Service of Pathology.
four-star
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From this reading He looked at the long semicircular table, and studied the impassive faces of the four-star Physicians across the table from him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He looked at the long semicircular table, and studied the impassive faces of the four-star Physicians across the table from him.
gleamed
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From this reading In the center, presiding over the council, was a physician of the White Service, a Four-star Radiologist whose insignia gleamed on his shoulders.
Green
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From this reading There were two physicians each, representing the Red Service of Surgery, the Green Service of Medicine, the Blue Service of Diagnosis, and finally, seated at either end of the table, the representatives of the Black Service of Pathology.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE INQUISITION The interview was held in the main council chambers of Hospital Seattle, and Dal could feel the tension the moment he stepped into the room.
held
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From this reading THE INQUISITION The interview was held in the main council chambers of Hospital Seattle, and Dal could feel the tension the moment he stepped into the room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked at the long semicircular table, and studied the impassive faces of the four-star Physicians across the table from him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the center, presiding over the council, was a physician of the White Service, a Four-star Radiologist whose insignia gleamed on his shoulders.
Hospital
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From this reading THE INQUISITION The interview was held in the main council chambers of Hospital Seattle, and Dal could feel the tension the moment he stepped into the room.
impassive
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From this reading He looked at the long semicircular table, and studied the impassive faces of the four-star Physicians across the table from him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE INQUISITION The interview was held in the main council chambers of Hospital Seattle, and Dal could feel the tension the moment he stepped into the room.
INQUISITIONnounUS /ˌɪn.kwɪˈzɪʃ.ən/
A period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation.
From this reading THE INQUISITION The interview was held in the main council chambers of Hospital Seattle, and Dal could feel the tension the moment he stepped into the room.
insignia
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From this reading In the center, presiding over the council, was a physician of the White Service, a Four-star Radiologist whose insignia gleamed on his shoulders.
interview
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From this reading THE INQUISITION The interview was held in the main council chambers of Hospital Seattle, and Dal could feel the tension the moment he stepped into the room.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE INQUISITION The interview was held in the main council chambers of Hospital Seattle, and Dal could feel the tension the moment he stepped into the room.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at the long semicircular table, and studied the impassive faces of the four-star Physicians across the table from him.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at the long semicircular table, and studied the impassive faces of the four-star Physicians across the table from him.
main
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From this reading THE INQUISITION The interview was held in the main council chambers of Hospital Seattle, and Dal could feel the tension the moment he stepped into the room.
major
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From this reading Each of the major medical services was represented this morning.
medical
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From this reading Each of the major medical services was represented this morning.
Medicine
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From this reading There were two physicians each, representing the Red Service of Surgery, the Green Service of Medicine, the Blue Service of Diagnosis, and finally, seated at either end of the table, the representatives of the Black Service of Pathology.
moment
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From this reading THE INQUISITION The interview was held in the main council chambers of Hospital Seattle, and Dal could feel the tension the moment he stepped into the room.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each of the major medical services was represented this morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE INQUISITION The interview was held in the main council chambers of Hospital Seattle, and Dal could feel the tension the moment he stepped into the room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the center, presiding over the council, was a physician of the White Service, a Four-star Radiologist whose insignia gleamed on his shoulders.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In the center, presiding over the council, was a physician of the White Service, a Four-star Radiologist whose insignia gleamed on his shoulders.
Pathology
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From this reading There were two physicians each, representing the Red Service of Surgery, the Green Service of Medicine, the Blue Service of Diagnosis, and finally, seated at either end of the table, the representatives of the Black Service of Pathology.
physician
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From this reading In the center, presiding over the council, was a physician of the White Service, a Four-star Radiologist whose insignia gleamed on his shoulders.
Physicians
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From this reading He looked at the long semicircular table, and studied the impassive faces of the four-star Physicians across the table from him.
presiding
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From this reading In the center, presiding over the council, was a physician of the White Service, a Four-star Radiologist whose insignia gleamed on his shoulders.
Radiologist
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From this reading In the center, presiding over the council, was a physician of the White Service, a Four-star Radiologist whose insignia gleamed on his shoulders.
Red
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From this reading There were two physicians each, representing the Red Service of Surgery, the Green Service of Medicine, the Blue Service of Diagnosis, and finally, seated at either end of the table, the representatives of the Black Service of Pathology.
representatives
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From this reading There were two physicians each, representing the Red Service of Surgery, the Green Service of Medicine, the Blue Service of Diagnosis, and finally, seated at either end of the table, the representatives of the Black Service of Pathology.
represented
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From this reading Each of the major medical services was represented this morning.
representing
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From this reading There were two physicians each, representing the Red Service of Surgery, the Green Service of Medicine, the Blue Service of Diagnosis, and finally, seated at either end of the table, the representatives of the Black Service of Pathology.
room
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From this reading THE INQUISITION The interview was held in the main council chambers of Hospital Seattle, and Dal could feel the tension the moment he stepped into the room.
seated
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From this reading There were two physicians each, representing the Red Service of Surgery, the Green Service of Medicine, the Blue Service of Diagnosis, and finally, seated at either end of the table, the representatives of the Black Service of Pathology.
Seattle
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From this reading THE INQUISITION The interview was held in the main council chambers of Hospital Seattle, and Dal could feel the tension the moment he stepped into the room.
semicircular
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From this reading He looked at the long semicircular table, and studied the impassive faces of the four-star Physicians across the table from him.
Service
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From this reading In the center, presiding over the council, was a physician of the White Service, a Four-star Radiologist whose insignia gleamed on his shoulders.
services
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From this reading Each of the major medical services was represented this morning.
shoulders
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From this reading In the center, presiding over the council, was a physician of the White Service, a Four-star Radiologist whose insignia gleamed on his shoulders.
stepped
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From this reading THE INQUISITION The interview was held in the main council chambers of Hospital Seattle, and Dal could feel the tension the moment he stepped into the room.
studied
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From this reading He looked at the long semicircular table, and studied the impassive faces of the four-star Physicians across the table from him.
Surgery
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From this reading There were two physicians each, representing the Red Service of Surgery, the Green Service of Medicine, the Blue Service of Diagnosis, and finally, seated at either end of the table, the representatives of the Black Service of Pathology.
table
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From this reading He looked at the long semicircular table, and studied the impassive faces of the four-star Physicians across the table from him.
tension
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From this reading THE INQUISITION The interview was held in the main council chambers of Hospital Seattle, and Dal could feel the tension the moment he stepped into the room.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INQUISITION The interview was held in the main council chambers of Hospital Seattle, and Dal could feel the tension the moment he stepped into the room.
There
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From this reading There were two physicians each, representing the Red Service of Surgery, the Green Service of Medicine, the Blue Service of Diagnosis, and finally, seated at either end of the table, the representatives of the Black Service of Pathology.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Each of the major medical services was represented this morning.
two
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From this reading There were two physicians each, representing the Red Service of Surgery, the Green Service of Medicine, the Blue Service of Diagnosis, and finally, seated at either end of the table, the representatives of the Black Service of Pathology.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE INQUISITION The interview was held in the main council chambers of Hospital Seattle, and Dal could feel the tension the moment he stepped into the room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were two physicians each, representing the Red Service of Surgery, the Green Service of Medicine, the Blue Service of Diagnosis, and finally, seated at either end of the table, the representatives of the Black Service of Pathology.
White
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From this reading In the center, presiding over the council, was a physician of the White Service, a Four-star Radiologist whose insignia gleamed on his shoulders.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading In the center, presiding over the council, was a physician of the White Service, a Four-star Radiologist whose insignia gleamed on his shoulders.
