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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 It was still more fortunate for him that there was one in the house to whom the treatment of such a wound as his was an everyday matter, and who was guided in his practice less by the rules of the faculty than by those of experience and common sense.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was a time, when he was at his weakest, when his breath, in the old phrase, would not raise a feather, and those about his bed despaired of detaining the spirit fluttering to be free.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was still more fortunate for him that there was one in the house to whom the treatment of such a wound as his was an everyday matter, and who was guided in his practice less by the rules of the faculty than by those of experience and common sense.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was still more fortunate for him that there was one in the house to whom the treatment of such a wound as his was an everyday matter, and who was guided in his practice less by the rules of the faculty than by those of experience and common sense.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was still more fortunate for him that there was one in the house to whom the treatment of such a wound as his was an everyday matter, and who was guided in his practice less by the rules of the faculty than by those of experience and common sense.
Asgill
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From this reading It was well for Luke Asgill, therefore, that none lived nearer than distant Tralee.
Asgill's
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From this reading Even under his care Asgill's life hung for many hours in the balance.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE PITCHER AT THE WELL The surgeon of that day was better skilled in letting blood than in staunching it, in cupping than in curing.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Even under his care Asgill's life hung for many hours in the balance.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was a time, when he was at his weakest, when his breath, in the old phrase, would not raise a feather, and those about his bed despaired of detaining the spirit fluttering to be free.
bed
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From this reading There was a time, when he was at his weakest, when his breath, in the old phrase, would not raise a feather, and those about his bed despaired of detaining the spirit fluttering to be free.
better
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From this reading THE PITCHER AT THE WELL The surgeon of that day was better skilled in letting blood than in staunching it, in cupping than in curing.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PITCHER AT THE WELL The surgeon of that day was better skilled in letting blood than in staunching it, in cupping than in curing.
breath
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From this reading There was a time, when he was at his weakest, when his breath, in the old phrase, would not raise a feather, and those about his bed despaired of detaining the spirit fluttering to be free.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was still more fortunate for him that there was one in the house to whom the treatment of such a wound as his was an everyday matter, and who was guided in his practice less by the rules of the faculty than by those of experience and common sense.
care
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From this reading Even under his care Asgill's life hung for many hours in the balance.
common
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From this reading It was still more fortunate for him that there was one in the house to whom the treatment of such a wound as his was an everyday matter, and who was guided in his practice less by the rules of the faculty than by those of experience and common sense.
cupping
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From this reading THE PITCHER AT THE WELL The surgeon of that day was better skilled in letting blood than in staunching it, in cupping than in curing.
curing
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From this reading THE PITCHER AT THE WELL The surgeon of that day was better skilled in letting blood than in staunching it, in cupping than in curing.
day
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From this reading THE PITCHER AT THE WELL The surgeon of that day was better skilled in letting blood than in staunching it, in cupping than in curing.
despaired
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From this reading There was a time, when he was at his weakest, when his breath, in the old phrase, would not raise a feather, and those about his bed despaired of detaining the spirit fluttering to be free.
detaining
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From this reading There was a time, when he was at his weakest, when his breath, in the old phrase, would not raise a feather, and those about his bed despaired of detaining the spirit fluttering to be free.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading It was well for Luke Asgill, therefore, that none lived nearer than distant Tralee.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even under his care Asgill's life hung for many hours in the balance.
everyday
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From this reading It was still more fortunate for him that there was one in the house to whom the treatment of such a wound as his was an everyday matter, and who was guided in his practice less by the rules of the faculty than by those of experience and common sense.
experience
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From this reading It was still more fortunate for him that there was one in the house to whom the treatment of such a wound as his was an everyday matter, and who was guided in his practice less by the rules of the faculty than by those of experience and common sense.
faculty
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From this reading It was still more fortunate for him that there was one in the house to whom the treatment of such a wound as his was an everyday matter, and who was guided in his practice less by the rules of the faculty than by those of experience and common sense.
feather
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From this reading There was a time, when he was at his weakest, when his breath, in the old phrase, would not raise a feather, and those about his bed despaired of detaining the spirit fluttering to be free.
flutteringverbUS /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/
moving with quick light beats or trembles
From this reading There was a time, when he was at his weakest, when his breath, in the old phrase, would not raise a feather, and those about his bed despaired of detaining the spirit fluttering to be free.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was well for Luke Asgill, therefore, that none lived nearer than distant Tralee.
fortunate
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From this reading It was still more fortunate for him that there was one in the house to whom the treatment of such a wound as his was an everyday matter, and who was guided in his practice less by the rules of the faculty than by those of experience and common sense.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading There was a time, when he was at his weakest, when his breath, in the old phrase, would not raise a feather, and those about his bed despaired of detaining the spirit fluttering to be free.
guided
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From this reading It was still more fortunate for him that there was one in the house to whom the treatment of such a wound as his was an everyday matter, and who was guided in his practice less by the rules of the faculty than by those of experience and common sense.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a time, when he was at his weakest, when his breath, in the old phrase, would not raise a feather, and those about his bed despaired of detaining the spirit fluttering to be free.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was still more fortunate for him that there was one in the house to whom the treatment of such a wound as his was an everyday matter, and who was guided in his practice less by the rules of the faculty than by those of experience and common sense.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was still more fortunate for him that there was one in the house to whom the treatment of such a wound as his was an everyday matter, and who was guided in his practice less by the rules of the faculty than by those of experience and common sense.
hours
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From this reading Even under his care Asgill's life hung for many hours in the balance.
house
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From this reading It was still more fortunate for him that there was one in the house to whom the treatment of such a wound as his was an everyday matter, and who was guided in his practice less by the rules of the faculty than by those of experience and common sense.
hung
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From this reading Even under his care Asgill's life hung for many hours in the balance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PITCHER AT THE WELL The surgeon of that day was better skilled in letting blood than in staunching it, in cupping than in curing.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE PITCHER AT THE WELL The surgeon of that day was better skilled in letting blood than in staunching it, in cupping than in curing.
less
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From this reading It was still more fortunate for him that there was one in the house to whom the treatment of such a wound as his was an everyday matter, and who was guided in his practice less by the rules of the faculty than by those of experience and common sense.
letting
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From this reading THE PITCHER AT THE WELL The surgeon of that day was better skilled in letting blood than in staunching it, in cupping than in curing.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even under his care Asgill's life hung for many hours in the balance.
lived
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From this reading It was well for Luke Asgill, therefore, that none lived nearer than distant Tralee.
Luke
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From this reading It was well for Luke Asgill, therefore, that none lived nearer than distant Tralee.
many
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From this reading Even under his care Asgill's life hung for many hours in the balance.
matter
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From this reading It was still more fortunate for him that there was one in the house to whom the treatment of such a wound as his was an everyday matter, and who was guided in his practice less by the rules of the faculty than by those of experience and common sense.
more
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From this reading It was still more fortunate for him that there was one in the house to whom the treatment of such a wound as his was an everyday matter, and who was guided in his practice less by the rules of the faculty than by those of experience and common sense.
nearer
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From this reading It was well for Luke Asgill, therefore, that none lived nearer than distant Tralee.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading It was well for Luke Asgill, therefore, that none lived nearer than distant Tralee.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was a time, when he was at his weakest, when his breath, in the old phrase, would not raise a feather, and those about his bed despaired of detaining the spirit fluttering to be free.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PITCHER AT THE WELL The surgeon of that day was better skilled in letting blood than in staunching it, in cupping than in curing.
old
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From this reading There was a time, when he was at his weakest, when his breath, in the old phrase, would not raise a feather, and those about his bed despaired of detaining the spirit fluttering to be free.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was still more fortunate for him that there was one in the house to whom the treatment of such a wound as his was an everyday matter, and who was guided in his practice less by the rules of the faculty than by those of experience and common sense.
phrase
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From this reading There was a time, when he was at his weakest, when his breath, in the old phrase, would not raise a feather, and those about his bed despaired of detaining the spirit fluttering to be free.
PITCHERnounUS /ˈpɪtʃər/
a container with a handle and a lip, used for holding and pouring liquids
From this reading THE PITCHER AT THE WELL The surgeon of that day was better skilled in letting blood than in staunching it, in cupping than in curing.
practice
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From this reading It was still more fortunate for him that there was one in the house to whom the treatment of such a wound as his was an everyday matter, and who was guided in his practice less by the rules of the faculty than by those of experience and common sense.
raise
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From this reading There was a time, when he was at his weakest, when his breath, in the old phrase, would not raise a feather, and those about his bed despaired of detaining the spirit fluttering to be free.
rules
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From this reading It was still more fortunate for him that there was one in the house to whom the treatment of such a wound as his was an everyday matter, and who was guided in his practice less by the rules of the faculty than by those of experience and common sense.
sense
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From this reading It was still more fortunate for him that there was one in the house to whom the treatment of such a wound as his was an everyday matter, and who was guided in his practice less by the rules of the faculty than by those of experience and common sense.
skilled
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From this reading THE PITCHER AT THE WELL The surgeon of that day was better skilled in letting blood than in staunching it, in cupping than in curing.
spirit
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From this reading There was a time, when he was at his weakest, when his breath, in the old phrase, would not raise a feather, and those about his bed despaired of detaining the spirit fluttering to be free.
staunching
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From this reading THE PITCHER AT THE WELL The surgeon of that day was better skilled in letting blood than in staunching it, in cupping than in curing.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was still more fortunate for him that there was one in the house to whom the treatment of such a wound as his was an everyday matter, and who was guided in his practice less by the rules of the faculty than by those of experience and common sense.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was still more fortunate for him that there was one in the house to whom the treatment of such a wound as his was an everyday matter, and who was guided in his practice less by the rules of the faculty than by those of experience and common sense.
surgeon
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From this reading THE PITCHER AT THE WELL The surgeon of that day was better skilled in letting blood than in staunching it, in cupping than in curing.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE PITCHER AT THE WELL The surgeon of that day was better skilled in letting blood than in staunching it, in cupping than in curing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE PITCHER AT THE WELL The surgeon of that day was better skilled in letting blood than in staunching it, in cupping than in curing.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PITCHER AT THE WELL The surgeon of that day was better skilled in letting blood than in staunching it, in cupping than in curing.
there
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From this reading It was still more fortunate for him that there was one in the house to whom the treatment of such a wound as his was an everyday matter, and who was guided in his practice less by the rules of the faculty than by those of experience and common sense.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading It was well for Luke Asgill, therefore, that none lived nearer than distant Tralee.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was still more fortunate for him that there was one in the house to whom the treatment of such a wound as his was an everyday matter, and who was guided in his practice less by the rules of the faculty than by those of experience and common sense.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a time, when he was at his weakest, when his breath, in the old phrase, would not raise a feather, and those about his bed despaired of detaining the spirit fluttering to be free.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was still more fortunate for him that there was one in the house to whom the treatment of such a wound as his was an everyday matter, and who was guided in his practice less by the rules of the faculty than by those of experience and common sense.
Tralee
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From this reading It was well for Luke Asgill, therefore, that none lived nearer than distant Tralee.
treatment
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From this reading It was still more fortunate for him that there was one in the house to whom the treatment of such a wound as his was an everyday matter, and who was guided in his practice less by the rules of the faculty than by those of experience and common sense.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Even under his care Asgill's life hung for many hours in the balance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PITCHER AT THE WELL The surgeon of that day was better skilled in letting blood than in staunching it, in cupping than in curing.
weakest
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From this reading There was a time, when he was at his weakest, when his breath, in the old phrase, would not raise a feather, and those about his bed despaired of detaining the spirit fluttering to be free.
WELL
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From this reading THE PITCHER AT THE WELL The surgeon of that day was better skilled in letting blood than in staunching it, in cupping than in curing.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was a time, when he was at his weakest, when his breath, in the old phrase, would not raise a feather, and those about his bed despaired of detaining the spirit fluttering to be free.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was still more fortunate for him that there was one in the house to whom the treatment of such a wound as his was an everyday matter, and who was guided in his practice less by the rules of the faculty than by those of experience and common sense.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was still more fortunate for him that there was one in the house to whom the treatment of such a wound as his was an everyday matter, and who was guided in his practice less by the rules of the faculty than by those of experience and common sense.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was a time, when he was at his weakest, when his breath, in the old phrase, would not raise a feather, and those about his bed despaired of detaining the spirit fluttering to be free.
wound
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From this reading It was still more fortunate for him that there was one in the house to whom the treatment of such a wound as his was an everyday matter, and who was guided in his practice less by the rules of the faculty than by those of experience and common sense.
