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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 "Like a vaccination mark in the wrong place; that's all.
air's
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From this reading "This air's setting me up," said Putney, as Archie inspected the crippled shoulder.
all
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From this reading "Like a vaccination mark in the wrong place; that's all.
announced
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From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.
Archie
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From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.
arm
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From this reading "The doctor told me to begin exercising that arm as soon as the soreness left it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.
assisted
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From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.
bed
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From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.
begin
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From this reading "The doctor told me to begin exercising that arm as soon as the soreness left it.
Congdon
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From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.
crippled
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From this reading "This air's setting me up," said Putney, as Archie inspected the crippled shoulder.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The doctor told me to begin exercising that arm as soon as the soreness left it.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How does the wound look?"
exercising
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From this reading "The doctor told me to begin exercising that arm as soon as the soreness left it.
going
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From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.
How
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From this reading How does the wound look?"
III
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From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Like a vaccination mark in the wrong place; that's all.
inspected
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From this reading "This air's setting me up," said Putney, as Archie inspected the crippled shoulder.
intention
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From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The doctor told me to begin exercising that arm as soon as the soreness left it.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The doctor told me to begin exercising that arm as soon as the soreness left it.
Like
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From this reading "Like a vaccination mark in the wrong place; that's all.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How does the wound look?"
mark
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From this reading "Like a vaccination mark in the wrong place; that's all.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "This air's setting me up," said Putney, as Archie inspected the crippled shoulder.
nine
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From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.
place
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From this reading "Like a vaccination mark in the wrong place; that's all.
Putney
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From this reading "This air's setting me up," said Putney, as Archie inspected the crippled shoulder.
said
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From this reading "This air's setting me up," said Putney, as Archie inspected the crippled shoulder.
setting
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From this reading "This air's setting me up," said Putney, as Archie inspected the crippled shoulder.
shoulder
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From this reading "This air's setting me up," said Putney, as Archie inspected the crippled shoulder.
soon
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From this reading "The doctor told me to begin exercising that arm as soon as the soreness left it.
soreness
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From this reading "The doctor told me to begin exercising that arm as soon as the soreness left it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The doctor told me to begin exercising that arm as soon as the soreness left it.
that's
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From this reading "Like a vaccination mark in the wrong place; that's all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "This air's setting me up," said Putney, as Archie inspected the crippled shoulder.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This air's setting me up," said Putney, as Archie inspected the crippled shoulder.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The doctor told me to begin exercising that arm as soon as the soreness left it.
up
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From this reading "This air's setting me up," said Putney, as Archie inspected the crippled shoulder.
usual
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From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.
vaccination
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From this reading "Like a vaccination mark in the wrong place; that's all.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.
wound
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From this reading How does the wound look?"
wrong
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From this reading "Like a vaccination mark in the wrong place; that's all.