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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 good work took a brisk start, now, and went on swiftly.
absent
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From this reading Under the powerful influence of the near treatment and the absent treatment together, my bones were gradually retreating inward and disappearing from view.
accommodate
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From this reading My body was diligently straining and stretching, this way and that, to accommodate the processes of restoration, and every minute or two I heard a dull click inside and knew that the two ends of a fracture had been successfully joined.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
all
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From this reading This muffled clicking and gritting and grinding and rasping continued during the next three hours, and then stopped--the connections had all been made.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Under the powerful influence of the near treatment and the absent treatment together, my bones were gradually retreating inward and disappearing from view.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My body was diligently straining and stretching, this way and that, to accommodate the processes of restoration, and every minute or two I heard a dull click inside and knew that the two ends of a fracture had been successfully joined.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My body was diligently straining and stretching, this way and that, to accommodate the processes of restoration, and every minute or two I heard a dull click inside and knew that the two ends of a fracture had been successfully joined.
bones
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From this reading Under the powerful influence of the near treatment and the absent treatment together, my bones were gradually retreating inward and disappearing from view.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
energetic and quick
From this reading The good work took a brisk start, now, and went on swiftly.
click
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From this reading My body was diligently straining and stretching, this way and that, to accommodate the processes of restoration, and every minute or two I heard a dull click inside and knew that the two ends of a fracture had been successfully joined.
clicking
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From this reading This muffled clicking and gritting and grinding and rasping continued during the next three hours, and then stopped--the connections had all been made.
connections
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From this reading This muffled clicking and gritting and grinding and rasping continued during the next three hours, and then stopped--the connections had all been made.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This muffled clicking and gritting and grinding and rasping continued during the next three hours, and then stopped--the connections had all been made.
cork
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From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
diligently
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From this reading My body was diligently straining and stretching, this way and that, to accommodate the processes of restoration, and every minute or two I heard a dull click inside and knew that the two ends of a fracture had been successfully joined.
disappearing
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From this reading Under the powerful influence of the near treatment and the absent treatment together, my bones were gradually retreating inward and disappearing from view.
dislocations
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From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
dull
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From this reading My body was diligently straining and stretching, this way and that, to accommodate the processes of restoration, and every minute or two I heard a dull click inside and knew that the two ends of a fracture had been successfully joined.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading This muffled clicking and gritting and grinding and rasping continued during the next three hours, and then stopped--the connections had all been made.
ends
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From this reading My body was diligently straining and stretching, this way and that, to accommodate the processes of restoration, and every minute or two I heard a dull click inside and knew that the two ends of a fracture had been successfully joined.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading My body was diligently straining and stretching, this way and that, to accommodate the processes of restoration, and every minute or two I heard a dull click inside and knew that the two ends of a fracture had been successfully joined.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
fracture
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From this reading My body was diligently straining and stretching, this way and that, to accommodate the processes of restoration, and every minute or two I heard a dull click inside and knew that the two ends of a fracture had been successfully joined.
framework
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From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Under the powerful influence of the near treatment and the absent treatment together, my bones were gradually retreating inward and disappearing from view.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The good work took a brisk start, now, and went on swiftly.
gradually
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From this reading Under the powerful influence of the near treatment and the absent treatment together, my bones were gradually retreating inward and disappearing from view.
grinding
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From this reading This muffled clicking and gritting and grinding and rasping continued during the next three hours, and then stopped--the connections had all been made.
gritting
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From this reading This muffled clicking and gritting and grinding and rasping continued during the next three hours, and then stopped--the connections had all been made.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My body was diligently straining and stretching, this way and that, to accommodate the processes of restoration, and every minute or two I heard a dull click inside and knew that the two ends of a fracture had been successfully joined.
heard
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From this reading My body was diligently straining and stretching, this way and that, to accommodate the processes of restoration, and every minute or two I heard a dull click inside and knew that the two ends of a fracture had been successfully joined.
hips
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From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
horse-doctor
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From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
hours
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From this reading This muffled clicking and gritting and grinding and rasping continued during the next three hours, and then stopped--the connections had all been made.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My body was diligently straining and stretching, this way and that, to accommodate the processes of restoration, and every minute or two I heard a dull click inside and knew that the two ends of a fracture had been successfully joined.
influence
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From this reading Under the powerful influence of the near treatment and the absent treatment together, my bones were gradually retreating inward and disappearing from view.
inside
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From this reading My body was diligently straining and stretching, this way and that, to accommodate the processes of restoration, and every minute or two I heard a dull click inside and knew that the two ends of a fracture had been successfully joined.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
inward
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From this reading Under the powerful influence of the near treatment and the absent treatment together, my bones were gradually retreating inward and disappearing from view.
joined
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From this reading My body was diligently straining and stretching, this way and that, to accommodate the processes of restoration, and every minute or two I heard a dull click inside and knew that the two ends of a fracture had been successfully joined.
jumped
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From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
knees
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From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
knew
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From this reading My body was diligently straining and stretching, this way and that, to accommodate the processes of restoration, and every minute or two I heard a dull click inside and knew that the two ends of a fracture had been successfully joined.
like
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From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
made
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From this reading This muffled clicking and gritting and grinding and rasping continued during the next three hours, and then stopped--the connections had all been made.
minute
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From this reading My body was diligently straining and stretching, this way and that, to accommodate the processes of restoration, and every minute or two I heard a dull click inside and knew that the two ends of a fracture had been successfully joined.
muffled
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From this reading This muffled clicking and gritting and grinding and rasping continued during the next three hours, and then stopped--the connections had all been made.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Under the powerful influence of the near treatment and the absent treatment together, my bones were gradually retreating inward and disappearing from view.
near
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From this reading Under the powerful influence of the near treatment and the absent treatment together, my bones were gradually retreating inward and disappearing from view.
neck
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From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
new
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From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This muffled clicking and gritting and grinding and rasping continued during the next three hours, and then stopped--the connections had all been made.
now
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From this reading The good work took a brisk start, now, and went on swiftly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Under the powerful influence of the near treatment and the absent treatment together, my bones were gradually retreating inward and disappearing from view.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The good work took a brisk start, now, and went on swiftly.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
only
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From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading My body was diligently straining and stretching, this way and that, to accommodate the processes of restoration, and every minute or two I heard a dull click inside and knew that the two ends of a fracture had been successfully joined.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
powerful
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From this reading Under the powerful influence of the near treatment and the absent treatment together, my bones were gradually retreating inward and disappearing from view.
processes
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From this reading My body was diligently straining and stretching, this way and that, to accommodate the processes of restoration, and every minute or two I heard a dull click inside and knew that the two ends of a fracture had been successfully joined.
pulling
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From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
rasping
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From this reading This muffled clicking and gritting and grinding and rasping continued during the next three hours, and then stopped--the connections had all been made.
restoration
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From this reading My body was diligently straining and stretching, this way and that, to accommodate the processes of restoration, and every minute or two I heard a dull click inside and knew that the two ends of a fracture had been successfully joined.
retreating
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From this reading Under the powerful influence of the near treatment and the absent treatment together, my bones were gradually retreating inward and disappearing from view.
sent
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From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
seven
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From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
shoulders
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From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
slipped
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From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
sockets
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From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
soon
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From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
sound
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From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The good work took a brisk start, now, and went on swiftly.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This muffled clicking and gritting and grinding and rasping continued during the next three hours, and then stopped--the connections had all been made.
straining
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From this reading My body was diligently straining and stretching, this way and that, to accommodate the processes of restoration, and every minute or two I heard a dull click inside and knew that the two ends of a fracture had been successfully joined.
stretching
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From this reading My body was diligently straining and stretching, this way and that, to accommodate the processes of restoration, and every minute or two I heard a dull click inside and knew that the two ends of a fracture had been successfully joined.
successfully
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From this reading My body was diligently straining and stretching, this way and that, to accommodate the processes of restoration, and every minute or two I heard a dull click inside and knew that the two ends of a fracture had been successfully joined.
swiftly
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From this reading The good work took a brisk start, now, and went on swiftly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My body was diligently straining and stretching, this way and that, to accommodate the processes of restoration, and every minute or two I heard a dull click inside and knew that the two ends of a fracture had been successfully joined.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Under the powerful influence of the near treatment and the absent treatment together, my bones were gradually retreating inward and disappearing from view.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
then
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From this reading This muffled clicking and gritting and grinding and rasping continued during the next three hours, and then stopped--the connections had all been made.
there
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From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My body was diligently straining and stretching, this way and that, to accommodate the processes of restoration, and every minute or two I heard a dull click inside and knew that the two ends of a fracture had been successfully joined.
three
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From this reading This muffled clicking and gritting and grinding and rasping continued during the next three hours, and then stopped--the connections had all been made.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My body was diligently straining and stretching, this way and that, to accommodate the processes of restoration, and every minute or two I heard a dull click inside and knew that the two ends of a fracture had been successfully joined.
together
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From this reading Under the powerful influence of the near treatment and the absent treatment together, my bones were gradually retreating inward and disappearing from view.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The good work took a brisk start, now, and went on swiftly.
treatment
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From this reading Under the powerful influence of the near treatment and the absent treatment together, my bones were gradually retreating inward and disappearing from view.
two
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From this reading My body was diligently straining and stretching, this way and that, to accommodate the processes of restoration, and every minute or two I heard a dull click inside and knew that the two ends of a fracture had been successfully joined.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the powerful influence of the near treatment and the absent treatment together, my bones were gradually retreating inward and disappearing from view.
up
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From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
view
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From this reading Under the powerful influence of the near treatment and the absent treatment together, my bones were gradually retreating inward and disappearing from view.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My body was diligently straining and stretching, this way and that, to accommodate the processes of restoration, and every minute or two I heard a dull click inside and knew that the two ends of a fracture had been successfully joined.
way
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From this reading My body was diligently straining and stretching, this way and that, to accommodate the processes of restoration, and every minute or two I heard a dull click inside and knew that the two ends of a fracture had been successfully joined.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The good work took a brisk start, now, and went on swiftly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Under the powerful influence of the near treatment and the absent treatment together, my bones were gradually retreating inward and disappearing from view.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All except dislocations; there were only seven of these: hips, shoulders, knees, neck; so that was soon over; one after another they slipped into their sockets with a sound like pulling a distant cork, and I jumped up as good as new, as to framework, and sent for the horse-doctor.
work
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From this reading The good work took a brisk start, now, and went on swiftly.
